The Thrifty Gifty Girls 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions) #3

The_Golden_Goose

RustyFlange wrote: »

Hi you can check your points balance here: Click Me!

Not sure about the present, does she like home made? you could make a journal in a jar? Ideas and some nice questions are here: Click me!

Huge thanks!!!! Great stuff. Very kind.

Skiergirl

Happy :rudolf: Day everyone

I've been very good this morning and spent 15 minutes clearing out old catalogues before I came on the computer. I now have a big pile for the recycling and loads of stuff to shred

scattymam1 - have sent you a pm re panelbase. Glad your dd is a bit better today

Well done everyone on getting so organised :T I have found 2 more huge bags of stashed presents :eek: that I had forgotten about so have to sort and allocate them

rainmac

jamtart6 wrote: »

Is that in North Wales?

I think it is, I got the bags mail order with an order

rainmac

I am so not as organised as most of you, can't contribute a gift list cos I don't have one but I have bought lots of bits and bobs in sales, with vouchers etc so will have a look at making a list which will help me loads to know what I've got, who it's for and what's left to get.

I'm not being crafty today either as got a friend of DS1 round after school today (with his mum and little sister) so been frantically kicking stuff under beds etc making out my house is in a tidy state

I'll try harder for Rudolph Day next month

jamtart6

rainmac wrote: »

I am so not as organised as most of you, can't contribute a gift list cos I don't have one but I have bought lots of bits and bobs in sales, with vouchers etc so will have a look at making a list which will help me loads to know what I've got, who it's for and what's left to get.

I'm not being crafty today either as got a friend of DS1 round after school today (with his mum and little sister) so been frantically kicking stuff under beds etc making out my house is in a tidy state

I'll try harder for Rudolph Day next month

Rainmac - its actually the thought that counts Basically most people dont think about xmas until September, so the fact we've even thought of it 10 months early is commendable. Go us! Thanks for the tips re: card

sarahf191979

The_Golden_Goose wrote: »

Oooooh - what is one of those?

Hi Golden Goose

The £50 Virgin Voucher was Of the Qype Review site, you had to do so many reviews of 100 words or more and they give you a Voucher. The Offer is closed now but I'm hopeing they do some more. Think they did an Amazon one before Xmas but I didn't get that one. I sure someone else can explain it a bit better than I have

Heres the link for the site

www.qype.co.uk

Sarah

RustyFlange

I haven't had my qype voucher yet

bikerchick1066

jamtart6 wrote: »

have a nice day scattymam and sylpho!

No problem furrypig, hopeflly my Mums arrives today too

I have an announcement *clears throat ahem*. It seems as though I have been confused :whistle:(surely not?!) :shocked: :idea: :doh:and actually we don't have to close a thread when it gets to 1000 posts (only on certain areas of the board)...so...we can chat to our hearts content on TGG Part #3 until a board guide decides we are too big (3000-5000 posts). Apologies to anyone who is waiting with baited breath for #4 Now off you all go to chatter and natter :silenced:
:EasterBun:EasterBun:EasterBun
(I've given up chocolate for Lent...roll on 6 weeks!:rotfl:)

Me too! Only decided to do it this morning so have just gone cold turkey, without having a chocfest the day before. Used to do it every year when DD and DS were small, but haven't done it for about five years.

Got up at 6 o'clock this morning (hour and a half earlier than usual) so did my 15 minutes of tidying. Have had kitchen, stairs and landing painted over the last week, so had to put stuff back where it came from, empty boxes, etc. It really is amazing what you can do in 15 minutes when you stop procrastinating. Just need to rehang the pictures tomorrow morning before work.

I know it is the second Rudolph day, but still haven't compiled lists! Bought a notebook on Saturday in Paperchase for that sole purpose. But it's so pretty I'm scared to write in it. I'm off work on Monday, so will make a start. Also have a date on Monday night, first one for like four years! Terrified! At least I have all day to prepare x

mhagster

woowoo bikerchick has a hot date! I hope you have fun! Are you going somewhere nice?

I am fairly organised for Christmas,
have bought and wrapped for MIL, SIL x2, friend, friends daughter x2 and friend son x1.,my mum, niece's x2.

My dd2 has her b'day next week and everything is soooo beautifully wrapped, need to buy one more thing but it will be bought with Argos voucher we got with Oh's loyalty points.


Everything has been bought at reduced prices, so although I'm not neutral I'm very thrifty with my gifties!!

bikerchick1066

Don't know where yet, it's taken two days to settle on a day, as he works nights, I work days, and I'm going away for the weekend!