New Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2010- Santas Challenges

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Morning everyone

Feel like I've not been on here for ages! Have been at home sick all week but am officially working from home today...

The danger of being at home is that quite a lot of internet shopping seems to get done! I have been keeping an eye on the Amazon deals and there are some good bargains there if you're quick enough. I have bought quite a few presents so just need to do one last trip into town and a couple more bits off Amazon and I think I'm all done! This is the earliest I've ever been finished and it's thanks to this thread. :j

Yesterday I made some gingerbread (as a test batch) from the Waitrose recipe and it turned out really well. OH shovelled most of it down his neck when he got home from work last night so it can't have been too bad.

I have just downloaded the santa message for him, it's hilarious! :rotfl:

Well done to everyone for being so organised, and thanks to mum2one and Miss Hoodie for the challenges, will have to see what's on there that I need to sort out. Don't think I've been told to tidy my room for about 20 years!!!!

Hope everyone is well, thankfully we don't have any snow here. Have a lovely weekend.

findingmyfeet

morning all-
abdonz- sorry sent you message twice-didnt know if it had sent or not yesterday as my electric went off but now looks like you have had it twice.....im not stalking you honest.

Meadowhall was heaving yesterday.....but got all but my gift boxes...no one seems to have large ones anywhere. so still on the look out for those. everything else in the house now just needs organising.

we have a heavy thick frost once again and the odd passing cloud is sprinkling us with snow but nothing is sticking around. off to check the santa list and will be back later

mum2one- tell miss hoodie my bedrooms a tip (full of all the christmas stuff at the moment), will definately have to sort that one as soon as possible. could do with her here on my back all the time i might get more done!

elysia2003

SNOW should have been here yesterday but nothing arrived, and it's a beautifully sunny day today but still freezing!

All Avon orders are delivered, just need to deliver some books and I'm done for another two weeks. Hurray.

I sat and made about 8 handbag charms yesterday and a pair of earrings so I'm finished with those, just need to package them nicely. Have lots of bit and pieces to do now - nothing major.

I'm on here and I should be doing housework. OH's sisters are visiting anytime :eek: (in Birmingham for the weekend and arrive today). They haven't been here for two years. The house looks like a tip, I'm not joking it really does. :eek: Can someone kick me off please?

fedupandskint

No snow here yet!

Well, have spent quite a bit so far - yesterday bought 6 pairs of shoes for next summer in the sale and most cost £8 and were ones I was originally going to buy at a higher price earlier in the year!

Today did a big shop at Mr S for christmas stuff and stocking up - £103.79!!!!!!!! Then by the magic of offers, coupons, nectar points came to £35.37 to pay!

Included a present for my brother using £3.50 Tu voucher money off cost £6.50, 2 more wine for £10 (2x8.99=£10), 1L bottle Bombay Sapphire £18 (down from £23) bottle vodka on offer for £10, goose fat has 1/3 off, chestnuts are 2 for £3 (£1.99 each), grabbed last Cadburys drinking choc for £2, no coffee whitener (must have been a run on this!), big box of Jacobs cheese biscuits for £2.

Lots more to stock up now instead of fighting the crowds at Christmas eg rice, stock pots, tea bags, cleaning stuff, tinfoil, tissues. Can't face the thought of the crowds in a few weeks time. Aiming to just need a bit of fresh stuff by then!

fedupandskint

elysia2003 wrote: »

I'm on here and I should be doing housework. OH's sisters are visiting anytime :eek: (in Birmingham for the weekend and arrive today). They haven't been here for two years. The house looks like a tip, I'm not joking it really does. :eek: Can someone kick me off please?

Now c'mon, get going Jue!

My house is a bit of a tip with paper all over the place from my assignment. It's waiting until deadline day then will be flying around next week. Talking of which I'd better get off here too!

foxy219

Been in to the radio studio to talk about our win this morning, that was a great experience too, think I enjoyed that just as much!
Then went to Mr T to double up the vouchers and bought all the Christmas alcohol - got 10 bottles of wine, a bottle of Asti and a bottle of Baileys and 24 cans of Fosters, plus an SD card to go in my parent's Christmas present and was chuffed when we got to the till - £120 of stuff that cost £30! Big result.
Have just seen on Ebay an external hard drive which my sister is asking for so keeping an eye on that during the day as it finishes later and am going to do some wrapping once dropped DD at nursery school this afternoon.
No snow here but its cold enough to - don't think I'm going to move far!!!

elysia2003

Well after running around like a headless chicken since quarter past ten house is done. Anyone would think the queen is coming ( I had to hide the ironing in the airing cupboard though)

Will fly around with the Vaccuum after I've collected DD and my neice from school in a mo. Trouble is - I don't know when OH's family are due so I have to keep the house tidy all weekend. I need a miracle - arrrrggghhhhh. :eek:

Thanks Fedup - just what I needed.

TTFN xxx

Legendmum

SNOW!!! Been playing with DS all morning! Bit gutted though as the Christmas Lights are supposed to be being turned on tonight and now dont know whats happening! DS loved the snow although he did get to play in it earlier this year he is that much older now and thinks its great! Had to drag him in! Put his reindeer outfit on and attempted to get a decent photo whilst in the snow but he thought I was playing chase so have had to make do with what I have got! Just put a Vistaprint order in for Free photo Christmas cards and a desk calendar for Mum with a rubber stamp saying Thank You Love Connor for all the Thank you letters after Christmas! Cost £7.24 hopefully Topcashback will track but went through that link and it all went uo so had to retype the link with lovefilm on end to get it cheaper! I dont know how you all manage to get such good deals! Just need to do the large calendars now and will go through Quidco as £10 cashback on there! Although when you click through it changes the offers! Any advice would be greta on the mystery of Vistaprint!

foxy219

1st message from Miss Hoodie, tidy out your bedrooms, and make sure its clean - hmmm this is on the list for next week
No prescriptions needed
Healthcare checklist for home -Done
Ladies - A treat!! - Booked! .
Grocery Shopping - List is done, waiting for OH shopping vouchers before we can shop.
Any family gettogethers - PIL invited Xmas Eve, going to parents Boxing Day
Spare Presents - Sorted
Tree, Lights, Dec's - Ready for going up
Advent Calenders - bought
Present Wrapping - Kids all done, rest will be done after next week
Set yourself a countdown plan
Writing Cards - started, but will finish in earnest over the weekend in between revision
Wrapping Presents - Again, started, but once exam out the way is Christmas all the way!
Xmas Eve Plans - All in hand
POSTING- No parcels to go through post, just one card to go abroad which is ready to post bar the stamp!
Stamps - bought
Turkey - Trip to the cattle market next weekend to get
Santas Challenge December

2011 - Use which ever method you find easier, spreadsheet, notebook etc, and set up your present list and budget for Birthdays and Christmas - spreadsheet set up ready
Save Christmas cards, - reuse the fronts as tags, any good wrapping paper can be kept ready for shredding next yr - Have just dug last years out for this year lol
Xmas sales - I have done the 100 days £100 challenge for the Next sale and have £80 on my Boots points too, plus the John Lewis vouchers we won, the MSE in me will not let me spend them whilst everything is full price!
Have your Xmas treat sorted - by this time ladies and our lovely gentleman - put your feet up and enjoy everyone else doing the headless chic run - Think we had this when we went to London, have the £500 JL vouchers of course! May just have to try lots of clothes on and have a personal shopper to make my list of what I want to buy and then wait till Jan lol

Everyone is so organised, I just can't wait for Monday to be over (exam stress) then we are off to York Outlet on Tuesday for a BIG day of shopping, hopefully this will be me finished bar the wrapping!

rufusdog52

Afternoon everyone

I have got most of my presents wrapped up now and in gift bags all sorted out. Still a couple more to do but they are in the loft plus I cant find one for my friend, mus be up on my wardrobe somewhere but will have to have a better look tomorrow.

Wrote out all my Christmas cards as well and the ones that need posting are stamped ready to go.

OH has gone to London for Christmas drink with some work mates and dont know what time he will be home. Youngest daughter is out with her friends so just me for now. I have done a bit more on the shirts but too tired to do any more tonight plus it is getting so cold upstairs. Will probs have to carry on with them on Monday now as OH is off over the weekend.

Have a nice weekend everyone, Rufus xx