Organised Christmas 2008.. The countdown has begun!

hulagirl79

Hi
I am going to join, i love christmas.
So far i have all my presents [ which i started buying in may]except a main one for hubby and mum, which i know what i am getting. I am making 3 food baskets for mum, hubby and mother in law, with various yummy stuff [shortbread, fudge, oil and vinegar]. i have made my christmas cake, a little too much brandy though.
I am making my christmas stockings at the moment and cant belive how excited i am and we have 71 days left.
Everyone on here seems to be so organised and its nice that other people are just the same as me unlike hubby who thinks i am mad for being so organised.

sarahf191979

hulagirl79 wrote: »

Hi
I am going to join, i love christmas.
So far i have all my presents [ which i started buying in may]except a main one for hubby and mum, which i know what i am getting. I am making 3 food baskets for mum, hubby and mother in law, with various yummy stuff [shortbread, fudge, oil and vinegar]. i have made my christmas cake, a little too much brandy though.
I am making my christmas stockings at the moment and cant belive how excited i am and we have 71 days left.
Everyone on here seems to be so organised and its nice that other people are just the same as me unlike hubby who thinks i am mad for being so organised.

Welcome hulagirl79

You sound so organised.

Sarah
x

Dani85

Well tis my day off today. OH is off with flue today so he's going to hinder my progress. Going to the hospital this morning with my granda so I should be there til about 12 so going to have a general clean around and get some stuff posted for ebay. Alot of my auctions end this afternoon so im excited to see how much I have made.

Also I am getting REALLY excited for Saturday. There is a huge fair on at Newcastle arena called Crafts at Christmas. I went with hubby last year but he dragged his feed around as hes not too keen on stuff like that. This year I am going alone and I am going to spend all day there!!

Oh and thanks for everyone answering about Boots points. Thats what I thought happened, which I think is unfair as they are your points and you have earned them fair and square!

northernlass_2

Can i join pleeeeeessseee,
i am not organised at all this year, it has been a bad year for me, i split with my husband earlier this year and my eldest daughter has left home for uni so my house is not as full as it usually is, i still have 2 young children to keep me busy tho.
now i have found this thread i am going to sit down and go through it and sort out my christmas,
thanks for having me

Shevs

pinkladymel wrote: »

As a rocker type I can recommend a few things he might like. Has he got rock band (computer game)? If so they do some awesome accessories on there like a coffin guitar bag, a guitar stand etc. Look what sort of bands he likes and see if they have a cd out around christmas that you could get the special edition of. There are like.. B list bands too who's tickets are much cheaper. I know you say he doesn't like clothes but you can't go wrong looking in HMV and getting him a hoody or belt buckle in his fave band. Does he like games workshop things? What about some Vans or Converse shoes? How about some cinema gift vouchers and sweets.

HTHx

Thanks Mel, there some really good ideas. the max I am willing to spend on him is £20 as he never buys anybody anything for birthdays or christmas. The amount of times he has turned round to me at 10.30 at night and gone, oh s***t is it mum/dad's birthday tomorrow is untrue.

I am going to write some christmas cards out tonight, I hope at least. Still not gotten round to doing them, always omething more important crops up just as I am about to start, like watching the telly, or anything that doesnt involve hand writting anything. I think I will write them on the computer and then glue the text to the card lol. I work with computers far too much xxxxxx

scattymam1

CALLING ALL CHRISTMAS EXPERTS:

Has anyone seen nice hot water bottles with nice cover on CHEAP anywhere, in shops? I seen some but they are £15 (way too much for me). Ebay's are cheaper but by the time you add on P&P.
Help me in my hot water bottle quest...

Shevs

scattymam1 wrote: »

CALLING ALL CHRISTMAS EXPERTS:

Has anyone seen nice hot water bottles with nice cover on CHEAP anywhere, in shops? I seen some but they are £15 (way too much for me). Ebay's are cheaper but by the time you add on P&P.
Help me in my hot water bottle quest...

Scattymam1 I was in Primark yesterday and they had some really nice hot water bottles for £3. I am going to get a few myself

ellionic

Hi i have found a couple if these are any good boots have some for £12 www.boots.com

next have some from £10 http://search.next.co.uk/search?w=hot%20water%20bottle&nxti=0&nxtv=000&p=Q&ts=v5

and m&s from £9.50 http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/search/203-0804300-7114346?node=42966030&field-keywords=hot+water+bottle&viewID=all-product-search

patentgirl

Hi not been on this thread this year started looking through it over last couple of days as not at all organised money being the main problem this year as DH is being made redundant early next year and I have just heard my job is not safe at the moment will know the outcome to that in a month so fingers crossed, did everyone hampers last year which down really well but can I ask do you do them again this year if you gave someone a hamper last year?
scattymam1 I can agree with Shevs the primark ones are really nice they are mainly leopard and animal prints for £3 told my DD to get me one for xmas

findingmyfeet

hi scattymam1- i saw the hot water bottles yesterday in matalan. they had jumpers on , different colours really nice, small ones £5 and large £10. Thinking of going back for a couple myself.

does anyone else do that?? you see something cant make your mind up and go home, then wish you had bought it in the first place....!!!

well last couple of days not done much at all couldnt be bothered. Now im thinking if i dont get cracking the weeks will just disappear, but i dont know what i feel like doing today. I have 2 baskets complete but they need arranging nicely and the cellophane doing so i may do that. later im going to town but will have to buy xmas cards, had a look and i dont have quite enough, so i think i will start writing on those in the evenings whilst watching telly. going to have a look in my homebargins to see if they have the twinnings hot choc too, its lovely.

see you all later, need a cuppa.
bye