The Thrifty Gifty Girls 'n' Guys 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions)

chocolate.orange_2

jamtart6 wrote: »

Welcome chrisbethany!

chocolate.orange - I did DELL, didn't think it would track as it wasn't from the Dell home site, but worth a go and got an extra £28 in my account I don't think we will get a line

Oh wow thats great jammy

I have 2 photo ones to do.. So thought jpics and photobox
Got a list for thorntons too
The thing i wanted from Argos isnt available for home delivery :eek:
I have to order an xbox 360 game or 2 (so tesco or game )
Thats just off the top of my head

Crimbobingo will be my main job today

jamtart6

There is a 25% discount code at the moment for Thorntons. I will PM it to you C.O

I am going to a fancy dress party with my OH. I have never met any of the other people there, and it is 70s fancy dress. I'm freaking out about going badly enough because I know no one else and have the whole "will they judge me" paranoia....never mind going in blooming fancy dress. Anyone got any ideas for how I can look 70s without actually being in complete 70s fancy dress? I am NOT up for a wig!!! and I am not super skinny so all the hotpants seem to be out, as do tight flares! What is the difference between fashion in 60s and fashion in 70s??

SugarSpun

Instead of leaving early like a sensible person, I stayed here and spent 40 quid on lingerie from La Senza. My only defence is that it should have cost almost 60 but there's 40% off, and I get 12% Quidco.

chocolate.orange_2

wasnt the 60s all mods and rockers ? monocrome etc ? Beatles era ( sorry i was born in 70,so just going off pics of my mum )

Wasnt the 70s disco era ? Catsuits

Oh my i cant remember

jamtart6

i dont know! i was born in the era of the shoulder pads, grew up in the era of colour changing t-shirt and cycling shorts so far the 70s are tight catsuits or tight flares! why nothing that isnt tight?! argh!

Beki

I've officially 'jumped ship' over to here now lol

Here's my list, so i don't lose it on the other thread!

1. [STRIKE]wrap advent sweeties for nan and uncle, and add the advent poem & some gold foil, put in a jiffy and post first class today[/STRIKE]
2. Laminate personalised xmas stories, certificates etc etc for kids/nans/grandads - HALF DONE

3. wrap and basket-up dd's, ds's, dad's and OH's advent baskets :eek: feel like crying now :rotfl:

4. find out more about the elf-tradition so i can start it for the kids sometime this week (read up breifly about it last night at 1am, but was too tired to take it in, so gotta do some reading and FAST!!!)

5. write christmas cards for friends and family - have too many to do, and not sure how i'm going to do it all - HALF DONE

6. get some more presents for - ds, [STRIKE]a couple for dd[/STRIKE], a couple of small token pressies for uncle's hamper, couple more token pressies for dad's hamper, [STRIKE]present for 4 x BIL's (not all mine - some OH's! lol), present for nephew[/STRIKE]

7. [STRIKE]buy some more choclate coins for 'pots of gold' (i ate the last lot [/STRIKE]:o :rotfl: )

8. make pots of gold

9. make reindeer food

10. finish snowman soups (done a few already)

11. [STRIKE]order cello wrap & more cones[/STRIKE]

12. make up everyone's xmas eve hampers (doing mum & dad, uncle, nan, ds, dd, and a surprise one for me & OH that he doesn't know about)

13. make up everyone's hampers for xmas day

14. wrap all other presents - MOSTLY DONE

15. [STRIKE]put up ceiling decorations[/STRIKE]

16. [STRIKE]take down tree decorations and re-decorate tree (doesn't look right at the mo [/STRIKE]:rotfl: )

17. clean the house from top to bottom as it's in a right state at the mo, due to all the 'stuff' going on

18. make the 'balls of life' for mum & dad, uncle, best friend, nan, & OH

19. make up, and decorate - nan's memories jar, dd's journal jar, OH's tottenham facts jar, mum's 'special things & memories' jar, dad's 'bob marley & reggae facts' jar, uncle's 'back in the day' jar, BIL's '50 things a father-to-be should know' funny jar (him and my sister are due their first baby on may 1st)

20. think of more special things to do for people that don't cost a lot of money :rotfl:

chocolate.orange_2

Jammy i think we need to complain to quidco... if you click on our board for empire direct it wont open..... I just wanted to see what they sell. DS has informed me he would like a new phone !!! nothing wrong with the one he has just wants a different one ( he has had this 18 months tho and i can recycle it to his younger brother )

Will try to ring my mum see if she can think of anything for you

pinkladymel

Jammy I think we must be the same age(ish) as when I was little I used to have the most amazing pair of cycling shorts that I adored.. different neon coloured legs.. and colour changing t-shirts.. especially by 'Joe Bloggs' were the hottest things going. Do you remember wrap around sun glasses and bum bags? LOL When I went to a seventies party I bought a reel of sequins and sewed tacked them down the seam of my flarey bootcuts. I had a one sleeved top and a baker boy hat. Have you got any of these crazy things lying about? Don't forget the bug eye shades :D

sarahf191979

Well Managed my to do before 9.30am list

So todo this morning before 9.30am

[strike][strike]1 Load of Washing
[/strike][strike]Put Recycling out[/strike]
Clear Front room (My new TV is coming today so want to clear the corner before the delivery guy comes:o as it is probably full of dust)
Take DS2 to school[/strike]

So to do before 12.30pm list

Tidy Kitchen
Clear stairs
Evelope up School photo's to send to dad
Put Clean Washing away
Hoover stairs
Sort out something for dinner
Clean Fish tank

Hope everyone is having a great day (And Don't forget to nominate Pinkladymel for post of the month!!! Nominate Mel Here: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...3#post16442893)

Sarah
x

pinkladymel

Ok, So I said I would be staying away from here but I just had to come on this morning and check you was all OK. I don't know what is going on with me but usually I hate mornings. Now.. I am outta bed and dying to check our thread

What is going on with vote for me as Post of the month!!:o You will all be so sick of voting for me soon LOL.

I can't even tell you the way I felt this morning when I read that you wanted to vote me for post of the month. I will sound like a saddo now but I'll confess anyway.. I always wanted friends that did this sort of thing for me. Friends who you don't have to ask to support you and friends who take the time to notice when you are not around.

I want to say thank you to everyone because you have made this Christmas feel amazing for me and I am so thankful to have met friends like you. i really mean it. I have never gelled with anyone like we have on this thread x