Christmas 09 Let's Get Organised!!

sammy_kaye18

Hi ya all

Well im a keen fan of the crafting for Christmas thread already and have already been snooping around a few Xmas forums on line so am having a blast but I love Xmas and being prepared - i have lists for lists going.

I already have my Xmas list sorted for my family but i will post that later on

also have savings started as of this month - hoping i will have about £100 in it so far but im hoping Xmas presents for all my family (bar boyfriend and son) will come to about £170 maximum which will be nice but hoping i can get a bit more together to get ahead with bills and do a decent food shop so for this month im going to hope to put at least £60 away in cash and £15 in food stamps and that way i figure if i keep the same up for 6 months then come Xmas ill have £360 for Christmas gifts for son and boyfriend so £180 each and £90 for the Xmas food shop so we will see but hoping to start buying for them throughout the year still so probably wont even be that much.

will catch up on the pages i missed later but nice to meet you all!

x x x x x

mrsow

Claire_Bear wrote: »

Boyes do felt squares for something like 25p for a small one, or 40-ish pence for a bigger one, loads of colours. Can you upload a pic of your mini stocking, want some inspiration for my advent calendar

haha i will try and upload pic tomorrow but please dont laugh:p

Claire_Bear

I promise I won't, I bet it's great

Haileelu

[FONT=&quot]I haven't noticed that Christmas is coming day by day untill saw this thread. It's a big day for everybody. It seems I need to hasten my steps.
I remembered that I promised to buy a hamburger phone as the one in film Juno for my daughter as a Christmas gift. Now, it's the time to go. After many times comparison, I decided to buy from an online store whoes price is the lowest and they accept phone order. Here it is, it's cute, right?[/FONT][FONT=&#23435]　

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]And I will order it tomorrow. Ok, I finished my frist step for Christmas, what about you?


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prophecy_grrl

Hi I'd really like to join this thread, am usually v. organised but had our first baby in November so the months since then have whizzed by without a thought of Xmas!

I got my DH to get my present stash box down from the attic today, so will inventory that later hopefully. Also been through my filofax just now, cleared a section and made it up as my xmas planning section :T

I've been looking at the budgets this morning too (have done draft budgets up to and including Dec - am such a geek!) and have worked out that we'll have £550 (I save £50 a month specifically for xmas which pays out in mid Nov). I also have £20 book vouchers, £59 Mr T savings stamps, £4 ClbCard vouchers (with more to come as I save mine up and they get paid out in Nov). I have a few quid on my Boots and WHSmiths cards as well - every little helps

Am super excited for Christmas now - DS will be 13 months old so his first proper xmas, lush!

Will update again when I have inventoried (is that a word?) the gift stash x :xmassmile

lornz23

I am very pleased with myself as i have also started my christmas shopping! I have brought 3 x diesel t-shirts for dirt cheap from the house of fraser sale, a jumper from all saints that was £75 reduced to £35 for my other half, a ted baker jumper again for the other half £65 reduced to £15 a ted baker bag for my sister was £60 reduced to £15... gonna keep looking and buying on-line if your quick its where all the bargins are!

boredjellybean

oooh loving this thread !!!

I usually start my christmas planning when the children go back to school in september but having read this I am feeling inspired & have started making lists

I need to be more organised this year as I have a load of birthdays in december and all three of my children near christmas!

keep the ideas coming

BB

Claire_Bear

Just picked up a few more bits while I was in town, some glue so I can start making my ribbon star decorations, a travel sized deodorant to go in OH's advent calendar, and a Body Shop vanilla gift set which was in a charity shop for £3 and is lovely Will give it to my SIL so she can take it back on the flight to Plymouth as all the bottles are under 100ml, a few years ago everyone got them gift sets with big bottles of smellies and hair products and stuff, airport staff opened them all at the airport and threw them all in the bin because they were too big :mad: So got to be extra careful!

prophecy_grrl

Well I've been through the gift box and have a few bits and pieces in there, couple of small things I've picked up for DS cheaply. Also got some jewellry sets and smellies sets that are 'recycle-able' and will be used at christmas time. Gonna get cracking on the shopping in August I think - need pay day to come around first!

kingshir

Ooh, I could murder a slice of xmas cake right now:rotfl::rotfl: My cuppa is just too dry!;)