December 31 closes the last chapter of the 12-month-year. The bitter-sweet end of 2024 is just around the corner. Christmas, one of the biggest celebratory seasons of the year, is several weeks away. We will soon discard the old 2024 desk, wall, magnetic, and pocket calendars with 2025 replacements.
According to a YouGov survey, December is the favorite month of the year for many Americans, and I would guess Christmas has much to do with that.
I don’t know if there is such a thing as a hump month, but we’re almost at the bottom of the 2024 hill.
Wednesday, mid-week, is Hump Day or the hill of the seven-day-week. If one can climb the weekly hill and make it to Wednesday, it’s downhill from there, and the highly anticipated weekend is in sight.
Unlike Hump Week, the hump month may vary for people based on if they live in New York, Florida, somewhere else, and other factors. Some may consider February to be a hump month because it signals a waning of cold weather. People who shutter in during the winter shed their fur and fleece and are anxious for warmer weather.
February and March are usually chilly months for me. April would be my hump month relative to the weather and the hope of warmer weather.
It’s December! We are months past whatever month may be a hump month.
December closeouts are a big deal. Are you ready to close out 2024?
If you haven’t completed your 2024 to-do list by now, I’m going to be optimistic. Maybe you can get a few more things done before December 31.
I’m not going to panic; I have one remaining item. Although I’m not one to wait until the last minute, sometimes there are setbacks.
Anyway, my husband has the ball, and I’m cheering for a honey-do touchdown for one last goal before Christmas!
No, we can’t end 2024 without Christmas!
Even if I don’t like the cold weather, I love December because of Christmas. I love celebrating Christ’s birth, gift-giving, family gatherings, the glitzy décor, and other December traditions.
So, I guess, like other cold-natured people, I have a love-dislike relationship with the month of December.
You wouldn’t believe America’s least-liked month of the year, which is also on my ‘b-u-r-r-r’ list. According to the YouGov poll, January is the least favorite month.
December is a month that can catch you off guard. I told someone recently it rolls up on you, and suddenly, it’s in your face. The friend responded that we have 334 days to prepare for it. I couldn’t deny that was true, and it is on the calendar.
But sometimes we’re like sheep, nibbling or consuming the days, and they seem seamless. There are no breaks in time; it rolls on.
2024 is downhill from here!
Let’s enjoy the last month of the year.
Twenty-twenty-five is knocking at our door!
I hope you’re happy and well.