And all through the house…….

So, the thing is…..I really don’t like holidays. I am trying to think if there is any holiday that I like, and I really don’t think there is. Oh, when I was working or in school, I liked getting a day off. That part of a holiday is good. As is having free parking on city streets. But that’s about it.

OK, if a holiday means some sort of a family or friend get together, with people I rarely see and like seeing, that’s good. But that is separately from a the holiday – it can happen at any time. But when there’s a holiday, there are additional expectations that take time and energy and that are, from my perspective, usually not necessary.

This is true for religious holidays (when expectations to attend services or take or refrain from certain actions frustrate me) and secular holidays. I like more normal life, I like what (little) I may want to do day to day, I like my habits. I don’t like them to be disrupted.

I should clarify one thing. I am not against the existence of religious or secular holidays (just like I am not against knowing that today, Nov 23, is National Espresso Day). I like thinking about them and having them in the back (or middle, or even front) of my mind as the day goes on. But I want my observance to be limited to my mind. I don’t want to have to change my use of time.

That’s it. Not much more to say on the topic. I just don’t like holidays.