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**Daily Chat Thread*25th Aug 08**

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  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    I always go to in laws for christmas, but would love to be more organized for crimbo! I always end up running round on christmas eve for pressies so would like to be better prepared...

    I would love to decorate my house prettily....and be a proper mum for once.....
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    I always go to in laws for christmas, but would love to be more organized for crimbo! I always end up running round on christmas eve for pressies so would like to be better prepared...

    I would love to decorate my house prettily....and be a proper mum for once.....

    We become hermits at Christmas.

    We dont have any in laws etc (well, none that we would want to visit ;) ), so we can just stay here, keep warm, eat drink and be merry.
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,924 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    *Shakes with fear at the sight of the Christmas planner*

    Blimey.

    I couldn't sleep last night so only got up about an hour ago.

    how is everyone on this particularly grey Bank holiday?

    got so much to do before School starts..............I wonder if there is a teachers planner equlivant

    xxx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • penguin83
    penguin83 Posts: 4,817 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Yuck christmas planner - I am going to try and be more organised this year but I cant even think about christmas until after my birthday in October - it just seems wrong!

    I'm off out with the kids today lets hope the sun keeps shining - its lovely in this end of the world at the mo.

    Have a great day everyone x x
    Pay Debt by Xmas 16 - 0/12000
    There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    spud30 wrote: »
    We become hermits at Christmas.

    We dont have any in laws etc(well, none that we would want to visit ;) ), so we can just stay here, keep warm, eat drink and be merry.

    Ahh that sounds nice :) Unless there are any miraculous changes in my lifestyle before Christmas, I'll be doing my usual - not decorating the house at all, going to my parents (which is nice, don't get me wrong), briefly speaking to relatives that I only see once a year (can be awkward), and being glad once it's all over.

    Still houseworking here btw, got drawers out of chest of drawers next to me, trying to get rid of lots of paperwork and rubbish!
    Debt@16.12.09 £10,362.38, now debt free as of 29.02.2012.
    "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better."
  • mancbird
    mancbird Posts: 503 Forumite
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    LouiseJ wrote: »
    I have been looking at this organiser

    http://organizedchristmas.com/holiday-grand-plan

    *runs back out and hides

    I thnk I'm even sadder than you because I've been on this site already! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
    Mammy to 2 boys aged 5 and 2
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    spud30 wrote: »
    Soup is one of the very few things I can cook :o

    We're in the middle of a decorating domestic here - arguing about what colour of the kitchen will be :mad:

    Use this Spud!
    http://www.crownpaint.co.uk/paint-and-colour/index.htm

    it'll show you a kitchen with your chosen colour schemes at day and night!
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    Morning all! Off to work today, but at double time, I'm not complaining! :D
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think I'll be painting the kitchen later on too Spud, my massive urge to re-paint has finally got the better of me!

    Have a good day at work HBFS!
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,924 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I am hungry, all this talk of soup.

    and I printed out bits of the planner.

    xx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
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