I did that two years ago. It came out reasonably well, but it’s too much work for someone who lives alone. I opened up some cranberry sauce, a bagged salad, some crusty French bread and a bottle of chardonnay to go with my supermarket turkey. I had a slice of supermarket pumpkin pie afterward. Pretty much the same as last year.
I agree with you about too much work. Everything came out just fine, but I forgot the cranberry sauce....one of my favorite things. And my knees are screaming about too much standing. I think a bath with the jets going may be in order later.