Organised Christmas 2008.. The countdown has begun!

Shevs

[STRIKE]1. clean and tidy bedroom (which includes doing all my washing, ironing and putting my bedding on the bed, decluttering wardrobe & tidy under the bed)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2. sort out paper work[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]3. write them bloomin christmas cards out[/STRIKE]
4. buy mums pressie
[STRIKE]5. buy mil, fil, bil & sil their pressies[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]6. clean inside car (has only been cleaned once since I got it nearly a year ago)[/STRIKE]
7. clean outside of car (again only cleaned once the whole time I have had it so you can imgine what it looks like)

I have also bought my Dad's and best friends pressies aswell. Only mum to go but I have finally seen what I am buying her. Oh and Bf's pressies but that wont be difficult.

findingmyfeet

morning everyone,
well my get up and go at the weekend got up and walked out!!! Did real well at the weekend, worked hard then monday happened. Went to work came home made a meal for the brood and said 'i will just watch the news then get cracking'....... only i didnt i sat in the blooming chair all evening. nothing done. Have to get on today.

Shevs

[STRIKE]1. clean and tidy bedroom (which includes doing all my washing, ironing and putting my bedding on the bed, decluttering wardrobe & tidy under the bed)[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]2. sort out paper work[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]3. write them bloomin christmas cards out[/STRIKE]
[strike]4. buy mums pressie[/strike]
[STRIKE]5. buy mil, fil, bil & sil their pressies[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]6. clean inside car (has only been cleaned once since I got it nearly a year ago)[/STRIKE]
7. clean outside of car (again only cleaned once the whole time I have had it so you can imgine what it looks like)


Wooo Wooooo one more to go wooo wooo.

findingmyfeet

everyone seems to be doing real good--think i need to shift ny butt again.
SCATTYMAM- my hubby doesnt do birthdays or christmas. I do all the cards, cleaning, food shop, gifts, wrapping, the lot. He will however give me any amount of money he has to help his guilt! He hates shopping of any description always has. Sometimes it really gets at me and annoys me but then other times im glad he keeps out of my way. The worst bit is i tell him or show him each gift and say who its for. Then we go out deliver the pressies etc, and someone will open a gift and hubby will say ' oh thats nice who bought you that?'!!! then i could kick him for not listening when i told him its from us. men eh??

RoxieW

1) S[STRIKE]ort cupboard + drawer under sink boooo (also know as cupboard of doom part 2 and drawer of doom)[/STRIKE]
2) paint lounge
3) [STRIKE]change lightbulbs blown - lounge, landing, todds room (we do have other lights - not walking round in dark lol)[/STRIKE]
4) clean indoor doors
5) sort clothes out in my room
6) declutter my room
7) buy albums and put photos in
8) have canvases made and put them up
9) make halloween hampers
10) declutter bathroom

booo - only done 2. and now I've got the flu

Tigger888

We have snow!!

Okay, so we are in the rural glens of Scotland and it is on the very top of the hills behind our house and it looks like icing sugar on a cake but IT IS SNOW!!! :T

And it is freezing today!

So from my list I have done:-

1 [strike]Wrap shoebox for DD1 to take to school next week to be sent abroad.[/strike]
2.[strike] Look out bits to go in shoebox and make list of things to be bought.[/strike]
3. [strike]Make one more meal for the freezer.
[/strike]4. Clean fridge.
5.[strike] Write ten more Christmas cards.
[/strike][strike]6. Tidy daughters' bedroom (jigsaws everywhere)
[/strike]7. Tackle mountain of ironing. (and put away - do not leave lying in piles in the hallway!)
8. [strike]Write letter of apology to school for DD1's lost library book.
9. Prepare DD1's Chrismas Card list.
10. Ask DD1 to write 5 cards!
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So not too bad - Fridge is half cleaned and I did do the ironing but it has been replaced by today's pile! And no 10 - I did ask but she hasn't done it !


My next ten will be bit more challenging I think - you lot are putting me to shame with all the decorating etc which is going on!

Shevs

Tigger888 i am so jeleous. I bet it looks lovely. Will you take a pic and post it so we can all feel a bit more festive xxxx

Triggles

Oh goodness - do I just give up?? Just when I started to get things going again after I threw my back out and was finally able to move comfortably, and all 5 of us in the house got the stomach flu. So, a week later, and things are again finally getting better - and grandchild brings home lice from the nursery! I could just cry! So now it's a nightmare of checking everyone every day and extra cleaning and DD combing out his hair and me combing out DD's hair. And keeping grandchild away from our own 2 year old so HE doesn't get them. *sigh*

But on a positive note - I just found out my best friend from the states is coming to visit in the beginning of December for a month or so (her kids have grown and both have plans to be with their dad this Christmas) so she'll be spending the holidays with us! :j Of course, that means I really need to get moving and make sure everything is done by end of November, so we can relax when she gets here and enjoy the holiday! And that includes finishing the redecorating in the living room! Eeeeeek! No pressure! :eek: Nothing like a deadline to get me moving! :rotfl:

findingmyfeet

just a quick pop in to update :
my list for this week
1. put garden furniture and bbq away- done
2. write at least half xmas cards- done
3. find out when xmas markets are especially lincoln lovely evening one there.DONE
4. write xmas food list then cross off stuff already in my'box'
5. wash bathroom curtains and measure up for a new blind -done
6. decide on kids main gift and try to buy - deciced but not yet bought
7. start sorting out my bedroom, wardrobes etc.- done
8. clean at least 2 large cupborads in kitchen
9. wrap basket hampers that are complete, ready for xmas gifts.2 down 1 to go
10. get paint for starting bedroom.- got the paint and painted all but one wall, will finish today or tomorrow.

TIGGER888- lovely that you have snow. Blue skies and beatuiful sunshine here, not very wintery at all today. No hills (unless you count the molehills) or anythiong resembling a moutain here flat as a pancake for miles around, but we are rural too, lots of open countryside...nice for winter walks.(and easy).
TRIGGLES- go put the kettle on, have a biscuit or 2, enjoy.....then get planning and moving ...the end of November will be here before we know it. Hope you really enjoy your friend visiting.
Off to do something else, something easy.....working myself up to the kitchen cupboards but i hate that job...not toady

maria_and_the_imps

another one bites the dust

[strike]1, finish the baby clothes i have started making[/strike]
2, clean front room rug
3, clean hall way carpet
4, finish blind that i'm making for the hall way
5, start the imps pj bags
6, clean sofa (hate this job so need to build up to it)
[strike]7, make joshuas halloween costume[/strike]
8, sort out my wardrobe,
[strike]9, defrost both freezers and clean both and fridge[/strike]
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10, clean microwave
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