I’m not in the Christmas spirit.Thanksgiving was terrible & I don’t want to host it again next year.I’m burnt out. I feel myself disassociating. I stay up late, depriving myself of sleep, because I don’t get any me time. At all. At any point.95% of everything falls on me. I’m not even a real SAHM, I work 6 days on/8 days off. But it’s non-stop. I can’t even relax for an hour without thinking about everything that needs to get done.Send some spirit my way please
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I don’t have advice but I could have written your post. I understand. And I continue to stay up too late because it’s the only time I get any time for me. And that just makes me feel worse during the day. My husband is helpful but there’s only so much I’ll let him do because you know how it is, Mommy does it right. I’m so run down. Thoroughly exhausted. From one exhausted Mama to another, hugs 
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Sorry you people are so miserable, especially at Christmas. I figure that since my family got through my father’s sudden death on 12/21/59,and my grandfather 's death on Christmas day when I was 6,we can do it. It isn’t about us and things, it is about Jesus, and what He can do and has done for us.
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I feel your pain. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Make two lists. One for must do; and one for “would be nice, if there is time.” Can’t get around to displaying every decoration in the boxes? No problem. Pick one or two tasks per day. No time to bake? Buy the cookies. It’s cheaper, and stress_free. No time to wrap? Assign the older kids the task. Or, slap a bow on it, and call it a day. Give your self a gift of “mini maids” to clean the house. Well worth the $, and very inspiring. Take 15 minutes to yourself, with your bedroom door closed, “do not disturb” every day. Pray, read, or meditate. Take some time for you. Merry Christmas.
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Maybe drive around with your littles and see some Christmas lights. Or take a mental health day for yourself. Maybe take a pto day from work and do absolutely nothing or whatever helps you out of funks (I watch the Twilight Saga or Christmas Vacation lol). Drink some eggnog with some liquor in it and have a hot bath. Tomorrow is a new day, dear. Do what you need to do today to make it to tomorrow safe, happy and healthy. Grab a portable speaker and make a short playlist of Christmas songs starting with Jingle Bell Rock and Rocking Around the Christmas Tree. Take your kids and knock on elderly neighbors doors and you and the kids sing to them, with them, for them. Or if it’s better for you, drive to a low income old folks home. Ask the desk attendant if you can walk through, knock on doors, and sing a few songs to the residents with your kids. Nothing like giving to turn your frown upside down. You will light up the faces of old lonely people who also need some spirit. And your kids will learn from your example. Cut loose. Belt out those Christmas songs like you are Dolly Parton. Best wishes.
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Guess it’s just not our year… between house fire camper flooding not having a home and becoming more chronically ill than what I was here’s to a better next year…big hugs everyone
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Same I usually love Christmas but we have been hit with one thing after another. I have to wait until tomorrow to even buy anything but we are supposed to be in a blizzard. I really just want to go to sleep until Christmas is over. 
I feel you… been that way for me too… hang in there and prayers for a better year friend.
I feel the same way. For some reason this year I’m just not in the spirit to do everything. Hang in there.
same here. 100% of xmas prep falls on me. it sucks. takes joy out. im tired and sick of it already 
Not the only one I’m not either