I'm sure you've noticed the number of bloggers who have been writing about the period we are now in. I've been looking though blog posts and comments and I've found a few names for this time.
Slack water
In-between days
End of the year
Towards next year
Decenuary
Twixmas (or Twixtmas)
The late December gap
The lost week
I'm sticking with the Daft Days but does anyone have other names for them? Or maybe a favourite among the ones I have found?
In our house they would need to be called What day is it days? That’s all we seemed to have said since Christmas Day! I’ll be glad to get back to some kind of routine after Saturday 3rd when I shall put away the decorations and get the new calendar properly filled in. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI like that one!
DeleteNo names here!
ReplyDeleteWell, suggestions above!
DeleteI never know what to do this week haha! It does feel like a lost week.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how to find it!
DeleteLast days of December. That's sounds about right to me!
ReplyDeleteI suspect that it's the frequency of public holidays which is different here. From 25th December to 1st January we had three public holidays, one weekend and many people have the other three days off work anyway.
DeleteI'd go with the last week of December. Or, vacation because, when I was working, I would take the week between Christmas Day (a holiday) and NewYear's Day (a holiday) as vacation time off. My daughter does the same (in any case, she is required to take time off between Christmas and New Year, because her office is closed during that period due to budget cuts and she doesn't get paid for those days, unless she uses some of her paid vacation time off).
ReplyDeleteOoh, horrid! Workers here get paid (usually) for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New |Year's Day as those are public holidays. Some businesses want people to work the other three days but many make it possible for their staff to work minimal hours or not at all. Others, like your daughter may have to take annual leave, although when I worked in an office I was able to flex by using accrued overtime.
DeleteDefinitely Not 'twixtmas'!
ReplyDeleteBit twee, isn't it!
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