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

yippee_kye_yay

hello all can i b join u all pls? im carla and im clarabella friend! hiya claire lol

clarabella23

well i didn't mean u then obv if you get a scarf next year...yours would definately have been a lovely expensive full-price 1 lol

jamtart6

hi clarabella and yipee kye yay! welcom to the crazzy thread

scuzz

Well I've another reason to be as neutral as possible. I've had my ground rent bill through today - £85 by New Year's Day. Merry Christmas my foot!!!

Oh well, had a £2 cheque through from a survey site so that will go towards that.

Think I'll try and make more gifts next year. Sadly my sister wouldn't appreciate such presents. When she heard I was making flavoured vodka for friends she said "what's the point when you can buy it ready done in the shops":rolleyes:

Looks like I'll have a couple of presents left over from this year, as it doesn't look like I'll see a friend. She's got in with a new crowd who like to be very loving with each other if you catch my meaning. Not my scene, so she doesn't really have time for me anymore. Got her a present months before any of this, so this can be put away along with the birthday present she never got. Will also have to rule out giving her son anything. I've only seen him once this year, whereas I used to see him all the time. Feel bad, but she'll have to understand I'm on the verge of financial trouble.

Found a recipe I've been looking for for weeks:T So now I can make that for Christmas

clarabella23

do you plan christmas stuff all year on here then?LOVE that idea!!!get out my snowman bowls in the middle of june...
sorry. im a bit sad like that!

JordanShannon

Hi everyone here's my list:

Wednesday 17th
Change Sheets
Visit connexions
Buy special Xmas cards
Visit boots sale
See Mrs Ralston
Go to Daves
Deliver Xmas presents(??)
Order off littlewoods

Thursday 18th
Go to town with nan to chose my Xmas presents
Go to work
Get money off my brother
Make homemade CD of love songs for OH

Friday 19th Pay Day
Wrap Cynthia's present
Wrap Day's present
Wrap mum's little presents
Deliver presents for OH family
Deliver Xmas cards
Go to work

Saturday 20th
Go to work
Deliver Xmas presents
Vax bedroom carpet
Relax

Sunday 21st
Go to work (Extra)
Go to Ashford to buy rest of presents(buy Dave, Wayne, Nan(little hamper bits), Tracey(little hamper bits), Debbie, Grandad and callum(?))
Wrap all bought presents

Monday 22nd
Go to Canterbury to pick up last Xmas bits
Wrap last Xmas bits
Buy last of special xmas cards
Deliver special xmas cards
Got to work

Wow that's long!!! lol:rotfl:still at least some of the days i get a rest
..xx

chocolate.orange_2

JordanShannon wrote: »

Hi everyone here's my list:

Wednesday 17th
Change Sheets
Visit connexions
Buy special Xmas cards
Visit boots sale
See Mrs Ralston
Go to Daves
Deliver Xmas presents(??)
Order off littlewoods

Thursday 18th
Go to town with nan to chose my Xmas presents
Go to work
Get money off my brother
Make homemade CD of love songs for OH

Friday 19th Pay Day
Wrap Cynthia's present
Wrap Day's present
Wrap mum's little presents
Deliver presents for OH family
Deliver Xmas cards
Go to work

Saturday 20th
Go to work
Deliver Xmas presents
Vax bedroom carpet
Relax

Sunday 21st
Go to work (Extra)
Go to Ashford to buy rest of presents(buy Dave, Wayne, Nan(little hamper bits), Tracey(little hamper bits), Debbie, Grandad and callum(?))
Wrap all bought presents

Monday 22nd
Go to Canterbury to pick up last Xmas bits
Wrap last Xmas bits
Buy last of special xmas cards
Deliver special xmas cards
Got to work

Wow that's long!!! lol:rotfl:still at least some of the days i get a rest
..xx

Your list just made me tired !!! :rotfl:

Notice how .... i haven't dare to write one

phunkles

Well my pledge for today
- try not to spread my germies around who ever comes round to visit

Ive been poorly and spent the last two days in bed sleeping, in between puking and coughing
Been lovely!!!

JordanShannon

:rotfl: Lol :rotfl: thanks choc, it made me tired writing it!!!:D :rolleyes: still it'll be gone before we know it!!These past few months have so i better get cracking!!:D
..xx

mum2one

Part 1 - Booked in arrangements.

Tues - Dentist - more blasted fillings, replaceing childhood ones. - Started off as having top gum numbed, 1 filling replaced, then bottom row, no numbing, replaced old filling, then found another filling needed relacing......what fun and games - its done
Wed - DD school party - Opps party was 2day, luckly my dad was orgainsed, at 7am this morning he was making ham sandwiches.
Thurs - last swimming, (figure out form for next term, y they cant just put u owe £x. I dont know),
Sat - taking dd out, to see Father xmas again - just to make sure he know she wants mamma mia dvd and the cd.
Sun - Panto

Part 2 - My to do list
1. Double check presents list to make sure we havent missed anyone out -DONE - MISSED NO ONE,
2. Book train tickets
3. Deliever presents (little shed 3/4 full) - WACK GONE, MORE TOMORROW, AIM TO HAVE ALL DELIEVERED BY SAT
4. Get rid Hand deliever xmas cards - DAD AND DD DOING THE STREET ONES 2MOR, THEN THERE ALL DONE
5. Tidy up dining rm, so it no longer looks like santas grotto thats been bombed
6. Get dad to go up in loft - got 2 boxes of presents in there (their ours) - get them wrapped - DONE AND WRAPPED - VERY PROUND
7. Sort out dds stockings, haveing small one for bedroom, so if she wakes up early, she can open them, then main stocking - ALL WRAPPED JUST TO BE ALLOCATED
8. 2 parts of prezzies to post ( tight and just posting couple bits, exchange in new yr when we meet- be money neutral using stamps from postal surveys). WILL NOW BE AVOIDING LOCAL POST OFFICE FOR A WHILE!!
9. Bulk buy batteries, the first set went on unexpected presents - DADS OFFERED TO GET SOME BATTERIES. VERY MONEY SAVING FOR ME, AS A THANK YOU FOR WRAPPING ALL THE PRESENTS - WOULD OF PREFERED A BOX OF CHOCS
10. Check camera batteries / charge camcorder
11. Pay all debits this week for credit cards, not all bills here, but due same time - ALL DEBITS SET TO GO OUT BY FRI , NO EXCUSES FOR THE BANK
12. Buy xmas prezzie dog - got one but dd likes to get her own
13, do final check, need more brandy sauce, posh cheeses, soft drinks,

Think thats it! xx


Done my updates, so very impressed, just a couple of jobs left to do. x