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The Thrifty Gifty Girls 'n' Guys 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions)
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Just a quick update
I have done
Game
Argos along with jammy.... bought more games :rotfl:
Play....... I had put photobox because i have to do that laterits time to go collect boys from school. So i was rushing to give you all an update:D
thats as of 12.35 none have tracked yet tho ?furrypig says:my name is Choccy and I am addicted to nose free stamps as I want to save them all and give them noses!!!:rotfl:
About me. Im Choccy or Chocolate orange depending on where i am.Yes occasionally i am a total looon who spends too long online,but no where near as much £ as her spendy elves do ..:D0 -
Hi Everyone
I think you may be right Mel, I was starting to feel better over the weekend then yesterday started feeling worse again, My Ear is still POPPED it's really bugging me (But touch wood not hurting).
Anyway on a better note just had £25 worth of Gift cards off ARGOS :j :j :j That was for the TAX Reduction, that was applied on 1st Dec and as I didn't recieve my TV til after that date so they have refunded me the difference (And I didn't even ask them;) )
That is on top of the £100 difference back that the TV Package dropped while I was waiting for it come and the £10 gift card I would have got if I had ordered it a week later So all in all I'm £135 up:j (Or will be when the other gift cards come)
Unfortunaley I have a £172 Electric Bill to pay next week :mad: Why do they send them the week before Christmas ??? :eek:
Well Feeling a little better, so I better get on and do some house work before the kiddies get home from school (and it's there last day today:eek: )
Hope you had a nice Lunch SHEVS did you go somewhere nice?
Sarah
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Where's the Coffee?? Show me the Coffee NOW!!0 -
Afternoon all
Well i went shopping after the school run and got some cookie cutters for DD1 to make shortbread. I have also made some of twinks famous hobnobs OMG they r lush!!
shevs - I got my wooden skewers from B&Q about a month ago HTHTotal Debt at LBM - £19107.03Total now - £11091.220 -
Agggghhhhhh, having a bit of a panic attack today, I shouldnt be as I know I'm organised(ish) but I'm soooooooooo busy this week out of the house.
Today I did the weekly visit to the inlaws,
Thursday I'm at the hospital with DS1 for his check up, getting my eyebrows tweezer'd & working out a Christmas dinner shopping list with my mom.
Friday I'm getting the things on the shopping list, helping my lil sis get pressies & getting my moms xmas tree down.
By the time I get home I'm exhausted & just want to flake, so am only really good for a tiny bit of housework & wrapping pressies in the evening.
Saturday I've sometime to tidy the house before going out in the evening.
Sunday I've got to pop to shops to get the cardi I've ordered in, maybe deliver my brothers familys pressies & then I'm back at my moms so the kids can decorate her tree (hopefully she'll already have any other decorations up)
Monday I've got to make the house look like a show home & get a choc cake baked, mince pies, biscuits etc all cooked
Tuesday morning the house gets a once over already for the MILs annual visit - she wouldnt mind if it was a mess but as she rarely comes over I would.
Christmas eve, deliver a few pressies & go to moms to prepare christmas veg.
Not sure if writing it down again helps or makes me tired, lol.
Ah well, better go get some housework doneYou cant take a step forward with both feet on the ground0 -
Most of you put me to shame, you're so organised!
Been ill and off work today so going to make pledges to take me up to the weekend:
- Wrap children's presents
- Buy Dad's present (Yes - I really am that far behind!)
- Last minute Amazon order
- Send off last xmas cards
See you all soon! :wave:0 -
Sammr85, Paddingtondoo, julu, jamtart6, irchy_mum, PLM, chocolate.orange
Furrypig (a permenant naughtylister nonetheless)
PM me if you feel you deserve a place on the nice list for today or tomorrow. Anyone who wants to own up to the naughty list..feel free
So I've had a busy few days and havent managed to reply to some people so here goesnothing...
JordanShannon - You need to just moan moan moan to quidco. my interflora validated last week and still no stamp :mad:
Sarahf - Great news about the vouchers..keep them for 2009 gifts as part of the money neutral challengeGet well soon
Tigger 888 - Enjoy your carol concert
Candyblue - Good luck with your tasks
Sammr85 - good luck for your pledges
Scattymam - farm sounds mucho fun!! cant wait to have kids to be able to do fun things again!!
rufusdog - sounds like you are right on top of your work well done you
Dani85 - I have seen those glasses in B+MAlso try e-bay if you get stuck
Furrypig - Nightime sounds busy in your house :rotfl::rotfl:
PLM -when is your new niece/nephew due? How excitinglove babas!
Shevs - When are you beingmade redundant? have you found a new job?? no idea about skewers to be honest, how many do you need?
RoxieW - I am sure you are superorganised you just dont know it! write a super long list and cross it off you will feel so much better
choccy - good price games at argos, wish i'd reserved a few more the lad in there was suprised at how cheap they were! i have validtaed my receipt through quidco. Can probs do eBay too today and maybe avon I'll have a look. 5 stamps for £5 is easy money and NOo saville row!!
Sylphraven and Jo_b - Pick one thing to do tonight and if you do it i'll put you both on the nice list
My final list for Christmas
:rudolf:List for organised christmas 2008:rudolf:
[strike]Buy wii remote
upload and order pics for friends calender
make calender
Make calender for MIL
wrap presents for friend
buy perfume -Tuesday - seller has sold out!
buy vouchers from topman (buy!?:eek:)
switch gifts for one person
[/strike]- deliver cards at uni
- deliver cards to friends
- wrap OH's present's
Get DS games from a friend
Test DS
List Nintendo Brain Training on eBay
Wrap gifts for Dad - TODAY
buy foot cream[/strike]- cellophane around hamper
arrange wine in said box
buy mamma mia[/strike]- [strike]wrap grandads gifts - TODAY[/strike]
- make gingy the gingerbread man
Organise OH's remaining presents for family-in-law :rolleyes:
Wrap footcream
Wrap xmas gift for boss
[/strike]- Deliver Work xmas presents
Order remaining gifts for OH
Sort out shelves
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:ABeing Thrifty Gifty again this year:A
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adding more to the freeking list - have got so much to do and no time to do it in I feel ill - well i actually am ill, have been full of cold since monday! but now OH has took himself off to bed with illness so of course the whole world stops - i on the other hand have to do twice the work despite being ill myself. on top of that, he's trying to give me more to do because apparantly i've got nothing to do all day. i really could cry with frustration right now.
[STRIKE]get d to print snowy soup/reindeer poop/pots of gold labels[/STRIKE]
sort boys bedroom (put toys away etc)
[STRIKE] write and send cards when they arrive!
buy gold backed card for pots of gold[/STRIKE]
finish cellophaning/finishing touches to gift bags
sort teachers and school friends pressies ready to take on friday
bathroom
ironing
whole house clean
clean out bunnies cage
wrap boys toys
put kitchen back.
decide on and order tiles
sometime in the future lol -
buy new table, chairs and accesories/curtains - ikea/next
decide on paint colour
decide on wall tiles
buy tiles from homebase
get quotes for floor/wall tiling
instruct builder for floor/wall tiling
finish wrapping
write and post cards
basically, due to builders in, and family commitments I've got sat and tues in which to do all this. both days oh is out galavanting on various xmas do's so i'll also have to boys to look after by myself. really on the verge of tears now and he's sooo stressing me out more by trying to get me to argue tiny things with the kitchen fitters - things that dont even matter - but he wont do it because he's at work all day blah blah blah. i know! I'm the one sat in the dust and the drilling all day with a 4 year old, 7 months preganant and ill. i'm mad but he's asleep so i cant even shout at him :mad:MANAGED TO CLEAR A 3K OVERDRAFT IN ONE FRUGAL, SUPER CHARGED MONEY EARNING MONTH!:j
£10 a day challenge Aug £408.50, Sept £90
Weekly.
155/200
"It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along."0 -
Hi all
permanent member of the naughty list here!
My coldy bug thing has got worse again and have spent all day in with the rest of the family (except taking DS to clinic appt). Still no Christmas cake for us!
Anyway wanted to pick your brains girls. DS has asked for some warhammer from Father Christmas he want the 40k space marines and I really don't have a clue what I should be getting or where from..I'm sure that someone here (was it Svevs and PML??) had hubbies who did it?? Sorry if I'm wrong was ages ago on old thread. ANy pointers for a beginner would be great
Thanks xxx0 -
it was my bday yesterday and i was given 2 presents that i wont use, so im thinking of recycling and using for my nans bday and xmas next year, is that cheeky?0
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