Those December Feels
December is a very nice month. Even with the chill in the air and the few hours of daylight, there's still something that just makes it feel special. It is probably because it is a time when we are encouraged to think of our loved ones and it's a season for reaching out and catching up with people. It's the holiday spirit that can at times feel palpable in the air.
Normally, 1st of December can feel like a little of a start-over and a chance to give things a new push. This year, I regret to realise I did not have the best start to the joyous month. I'm still coughing and I have been plagued by headaches and exhaustion but now, late at night, I feel a whole lot better and I found the energy to take and write this post.
As for most university students, December isn't just about Christmas and presents and spending time with friends and family. It's exam season and it is a rather odd time. You want to chill and relax but studying is more important than ever. When you're still horribly behind like I am then it's even more nerve-inducing.
But at the same time, so many things around us inspire the chill holiday spirit. For one, the Christmas tv calendars are back and even though I am not a child anymore, I still rather like them. I sat down with my whole family and watched the two first episodes of the main ones and it was quite nice. Not only to nibble on the specially bought Christmas treats but also because it feels like such a rarity that we all gather and just spend an hour together.
There's also the glorious Christmas lights, even if they have been up for weeks at this point already. I'm not sure why everyone is so adamant about getting a head-start on the festivities as soon as Halloween has ended or sometimes even before. Perhaps, people like to be reminded about something nice and light in a time when things turn darker and colder.
Another wonderful things is the songs that you love but never really listen to out of season. It's singing off the top of your lungs to old favourites or sitting cosied up with a hot chocolate (marshmallows encouraged) and letting the feel and vibes go into the very core of your being. At the moment, I'm running the Christmas playlist in the background as I'm writing this. I like writing to familiar music but it's so nice to jump back into songs I haven't heard for eleven months.
Appropriately, we started the 1st of December with having "risengrød" for dinner, as can be seen in the photo above. You can even see my Dad almost inhaling his portion in the background, which for some reason just makes me smile as it's a recurring trait of his. We obviously also lit the candle that will help us count down the days. We actually have two candles this year but the pot to hold the other one isn't quite secure and it seems unwise to have a lit flame on something that might topple over. We'll probably get around to sorting that out.
Something that has been bringing me joy in December in more recent years have been the tradition of vloggers to do to Vlogmas. The daily vlogs counting up to Christmas always have an extra chilled and happy vibe and it's something I rather enjoy cuddling up to in the evening and just chilling out a bit while browsing and rewinding after a probably busy day. Additionally, gamingmas is back for another go this year, which makes me very happy. It was a freaking pleasure last year and I just got a notification that this year the very first video is Shelter 2, which is a game so many have been waiting to see them play.
With that in mind, I should start to wrap this up. However, before I go I need to write a little bit about something rather special. Last year I did a whole month of daily uploads of a piece of my writing, as did I in August this year. I didn't think I would be attempting it again in December this year but I have kind of changed my mind. I had so many ideas for stories and I know it might seem very ill-timed when I should be focusing on exams but the stories buzzing in my skull does not go away just because I ignore them. They just pull in my attention more. When I get them down on paper, my mind clears a bit and a sense of accomplishment and content surges through my body.
That being said, I didn't get to pre-write as much as I had hoped but I have rough drafts for half the days, which is still pretty good? Exam preparation, self-issued writing responsibilities, Christmas friends and family time, work responsibilities and more. Woof, this is going to be one busy month, especially for someone who isn't quite out of her sick bed yet.
But fuck it. December is also a time for doing what you love, right? It's about filling your days with great things and that it what I hope to do. I've tried my best to put my life on pause for these past three weeks as I recovered but I didn't really succeed too much. You can't stop the world from spinning, so I have to start moving again either way.
Normally, 1st of December can feel like a little of a start-over and a chance to give things a new push. This year, I regret to realise I did not have the best start to the joyous month. I'm still coughing and I have been plagued by headaches and exhaustion but now, late at night, I feel a whole lot better and I found the energy to take and write this post.
As for most university students, December isn't just about Christmas and presents and spending time with friends and family. It's exam season and it is a rather odd time. You want to chill and relax but studying is more important than ever. When you're still horribly behind like I am then it's even more nerve-inducing.
But at the same time, so many things around us inspire the chill holiday spirit. For one, the Christmas tv calendars are back and even though I am not a child anymore, I still rather like them. I sat down with my whole family and watched the two first episodes of the main ones and it was quite nice. Not only to nibble on the specially bought Christmas treats but also because it feels like such a rarity that we all gather and just spend an hour together.
There's also the glorious Christmas lights, even if they have been up for weeks at this point already. I'm not sure why everyone is so adamant about getting a head-start on the festivities as soon as Halloween has ended or sometimes even before. Perhaps, people like to be reminded about something nice and light in a time when things turn darker and colder.
Another wonderful things is the songs that you love but never really listen to out of season. It's singing off the top of your lungs to old favourites or sitting cosied up with a hot chocolate (marshmallows encouraged) and letting the feel and vibes go into the very core of your being. At the moment, I'm running the Christmas playlist in the background as I'm writing this. I like writing to familiar music but it's so nice to jump back into songs I haven't heard for eleven months.
Appropriately, we started the 1st of December with having "risengrød" for dinner, as can be seen in the photo above. You can even see my Dad almost inhaling his portion in the background, which for some reason just makes me smile as it's a recurring trait of his. We obviously also lit the candle that will help us count down the days. We actually have two candles this year but the pot to hold the other one isn't quite secure and it seems unwise to have a lit flame on something that might topple over. We'll probably get around to sorting that out.
Something that has been bringing me joy in December in more recent years have been the tradition of vloggers to do to Vlogmas. The daily vlogs counting up to Christmas always have an extra chilled and happy vibe and it's something I rather enjoy cuddling up to in the evening and just chilling out a bit while browsing and rewinding after a probably busy day. Additionally, gamingmas is back for another go this year, which makes me very happy. It was a freaking pleasure last year and I just got a notification that this year the very first video is Shelter 2, which is a game so many have been waiting to see them play.
With that in mind, I should start to wrap this up. However, before I go I need to write a little bit about something rather special. Last year I did a whole month of daily uploads of a piece of my writing, as did I in August this year. I didn't think I would be attempting it again in December this year but I have kind of changed my mind. I had so many ideas for stories and I know it might seem very ill-timed when I should be focusing on exams but the stories buzzing in my skull does not go away just because I ignore them. They just pull in my attention more. When I get them down on paper, my mind clears a bit and a sense of accomplishment and content surges through my body.
That being said, I didn't get to pre-write as much as I had hoped but I have rough drafts for half the days, which is still pretty good? Exam preparation, self-issued writing responsibilities, Christmas friends and family time, work responsibilities and more. Woof, this is going to be one busy month, especially for someone who isn't quite out of her sick bed yet.
But fuck it. December is also a time for doing what you love, right? It's about filling your days with great things and that it what I hope to do. I've tried my best to put my life on pause for these past three weeks as I recovered but I didn't really succeed too much. You can't stop the world from spinning, so I have to start moving again either way.
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