Organised Christmas 2008.. The countdown has begun!

sarahs999

Such a mixed day - we got told today there are loads of redundancies coming so VERY BAD at that point, but making it all better is the fact that our homes department just put huge piles of wrapping paper, ribbons, bows etc up for us all to take home, so I've got all mine sorted now. Hooray! Oh, and a nice choccy advent calendar for DS too.

furrypig

jamtart6 wrote: »

Furrypig & Pinkladymel - I have also bought at Tesco and eBay this week so hopefully the bingo card is starting to fill up! Thanks to whoever stamped Debenehams! How original are we all with our Quidco usernames by the way!!

Hi Jamtart

I did Debenhams and I have done play.com today too!

Neither of your ebay/tesco seem to have been stamped yet on my card infact I'm waiting to pay for something on ebay so will do that via ebay just in case!

Inkedkitten

Well I a happy kitty, I've just finished my truffles and they are brilliant!

I've bought advent calenders, choccies, drinks for christmas so far, so getting there slowly

SugarSpun

The wine arrived yesterday, all the gift shopping is done and either present and correct (hehe present and correct, present, get it???) or on its way, my plane ticket is bought, and the only things left to buy are the last minute tat I inevitably get the urge to purchase (this year it's budgeted for, because I'm that good), the food for Christmas dinner and the fresh things I'm bringing home, which I will pick up two weeks today.

I should also write some Christmas cards, but that won't be till the second week of December.

Hurrah!

jamtart6

Inkedkitten wrote: »

Well I a happy kitty, I've just finished my truffles and they are brilliant!

What ?? No pictures?? have you scoffed them all?!:D:rotfl:Well done to you :T

Just as I'm feeling really organised, my OH has given me a 'to buy' list which will no doubt turn into a 'to wrap' list!:eek:...right must go and find my list and add to it!

jamtart6

furrypig wrote: »

Hi Jamtart

I did Debenhams and I have done play.com today too!

Neither of your ebay/tesco seem to have been stamped yet on my card infact I'm waiting to pay for something on ebay so will do that via ebay just in case!

yep yep yep I am waiting to pay for eBay at the moment, so that should go through and doesn't look like Tesco has tracked :eek:

we SO aren't going to get a line!!! I think we need a team strategy. Places I am likely to buy from before xmas which are on the card are : avon, eBay, photobox and possibly thorntons. What about the rest of the team mates? See if we can get a strategic line?!

If any big online spender (ok, anyone!:D) who uses Quidco all the time wants to join our team we have 1 space left !!!

jamtart6

jamtart6 wrote: »

1 Originally Posted by jamtart6
1.Buy memory card
2. Get another £10 voucher so do trusted place reviews!
2. ensure xmas cards are made -
3. locate cheap metallic red curling ribbon/raffia
4. buy book (for xmas gift) using wh smith code - used amazon voucher
5. buy batteries
6. photograph eBay iems
7. Buy present #2 for Mum
8. Advertise a large item for sale in paper
9. Ring doctors
10. Pay for hotel room
11. Upload snapfish items
12. Do eBay descriptions
13. List eBay goods
14. Finalise gift lists for mine and OH's family
15. Decide what I would like for xmas
16. Get DS games organised from friend
17. Get HMV discount card organised to purchase some gifts
18. Order prints from snapfish (free) for friend's calender
19. Sort out photos for friend #2's calender
20. Order friend no. 2's calender
21. Make 'time capsule' envelope for 2009 for gift
22. Complete organised xmas list for this week
23. Complain to snapfish and pigsback about 'free' code for prints!
24. Resize photos for eBay listings
25. List 2nd batch of ebay goods, take photos and resize pics
26. Write xmas cards for work people
27. Make extra special xmas cards for family
28. Write an 'occasions and outfits' list
29. Lose 7lb before Christmas - This is saving money as all I need to be is 7lb lighter and a whole new section of my wardrobe will fit me again - 2lb down, sts, weigh saturday
30. Register with Pixum
31. sort in laws gifts
32. sort friends presents
33. Wrap friend's presents
34. Test DS Lite
34. Order Wine for hamper
35. Do a test wrap !
36. Make fimo gift tags/tree decorations
37. Make a cute box for the superlambanana
38. Source cheapest place to buy Batman
39. Order Photomug using 50% code for snapfish
40. Complete reality check list on organised.com
41. Wrap in-laws presents
42. Make in-laws calender - take photos
43. Wrap Work mates presents
44. Kick snapfish's @ss
45. Take photos for in-laws calender
Kick Snapfish's @ss more severely!!:mad:
46. Upload rest of eBay stuff
47. Order wedding gift - Saturday
48. Try a sock cupcake - trial
49. Finish Cross Stitch card
50. Stick Cross stitch into card
51.Make Wedding Card
52. Make a list of things to buy for 'treat your feet' hamper
53.Make craft hamper
54.Look for some ipod docking stations
55.Print Photos for friends calender
56. Order Calender from Tesco
57.Think of an idea for Mum's present
58. Buy Wii remote
59. Buy mamma mia
60. List last lot of eBay stuff
61.Complete reviews for Qype
62. Wrap random presents
63. Cover a large box in Christmas Paper

Purple is what I have achieved this week, bold is what I need to do this weekend. Quite pleased but think the list is getting quite long and I should delete some items to save thread space

Now having a small dilemma as I do each year for my Mum. I always buy her more than Dad/Grandad because they are both rubbish for buying her gifts, so the only things she has to open if things from me really and I always feel so sorry for her, when I was younger she used to wrap up her own presents to open for xmas . So...with that in mind and me being older I do now try and spoil her rotten. But every year I get stuck with her gift idea...

... this year she has a few bits and bobs which she basically knows about, also a Treat your Feet hamper (which is a suprise) and a Wine box (which she will know won't have cost me the original cost of £70!! therefore feel a bit tight giving this!)

So as usual I'm completely stumped... who has got some wisdom and inspiration for me to buy a few more gifts that won't break the bank......

chocolate.orange_2

jamtart6 wrote: »

yep yep yep I am waiting to pay for eBay at the moment, so that should go through and doesn't look like Tesco has tracked :eek:

we SO aren't going to get a line!!! I think we need a team strategy. Places I am likely to buy from before xmas which are on the card are : avon, eBay, photobox and possibly thorntons. What about the rest of the team mates? See if we can get a strategic line?!

If any big online spender (ok, anyone!:D) who uses Quidco all the time wants to join our team we have 1 space left !!!

I use Quidco alot ... Not sure how the thingy bingo works tho

I will join up if you need/want another member..

I promise to spend lots oops be a good team person i meant

mum2one

This was the last today list........did not achieve everything.

1. Empty car boot ( its full off xmas prezzies, I seem to get better bargains down in Devon), ps the car boot is full..........HELP .........Guess that is job for dad - car still not emptied
2. sort out xmas cards list and whos haveing what type of card -very organised, apart from the special cards, all wrote and posted, about 10 cards left to do
3. Do drinks inventory - done, got small list drinks to get just to top up supplies
4. Food inventory for freezer - list done, and got a batch of frozen meals cooked
5. Make mince pies - half way there, brought the mincemeat!
6. Get dd to write letter for Father Christmas (before she changes her mind for the 99th time - Started off with everything to be HSM, now it has to be Hannah Montana - not done yet!
7. Got table top booked for Sunday, nice 10am start, dd wants to come!! dad been voluntered to come with me -dont ask, sold doll of dd, she got £4.00, the rest of my sales I sold £4.00, didnt cover the table, but did well, as one table sold £1.50, another absolutely nothing!
8. Sort out hair appointment - off on the Orient Express 9th Dec - still waiting.

Not bad, considering I had dd off from school. x

mum2one

New list to last to next sunday.

1. empty car boot
2. book hair appointment
3. take dd town wed, late ngt xmas shopping, she wants to go 4 a curry for her tea
4. start the wrapping of xmas prezzies, (everyone expect mine, mums, dads, dd) exclusing family and children at school, theres 53 people to wrap for.........most of them have 3 lots of prezzies, (off mum+dad, me, dd) _ think I may be testing the baileys out..
5. as unloading car etc, need to list batteries needed for dd toys
6. Get father christmas letter wrote
7. sell leappad and games, so may be free adds
8. DO NOT GET TEMPTED TO DO CAR BOOT SALE!!
9. Start mincepies
10. upload photos from last hol - get them developed
11. Get poor dad to get all boxes from loft..........not a gd idea, 6 boxes of xmas prezzies up there.........not listed, just chucked in.

xx