Chrimbo Flylady Challenge

nicki_2

Well there's not much in the way of Christmas prep going on here. I spent yesterday either in bed or on the sofa ill with a bug thats going around :rolleyes: Now I've got a really sore throat and tonsils that are almost meeting :eek: but they're taking it in turns to swell up so it's not too bad :rotfl: DD is also off ill :mad: So somethings have HAD to go on hold until she's back at school. Had some, in a way, good news...all the events in school (Xmas fair, productions etc) have been cancelled on the advice of the local council as there is a bug going around and they want to keep the numbers of people in the local area congrigating to a minimum :eek: So thats just freed up ALOT of time for me, as I should have probably shown my face to something like 5 events at least between now (Xmas fair was supposed to be this afternoon) and the 20th :eek:

I have got the majority of one job done but otherwise not much change on the list front.

• Get Dad's pressie
• Make up Grandad-in-laws pressie x2
• Make up SIL/finace's pressie - household/money notebook/tips
• Address labels for cards - Just need one more address which I'm going to have to email about as OH forgot again!
• Gift tags (address labels so they don't come off )
• Copy Christmas songs to MP3 player.
• WRAP PRESSIES
• Look for images to stick onto dolls house (flowers, birds etc)
• [STRIKE]Update Christmas Card list and sort out cards for OH to write.[/STRIKE] I wrote them instead. He can do any that he needs for work.
  

Then added to the list :

• Write DD's cards with her.
• Finish painting DD's dolls house
• Varnish DD's dolls house
• Furniture for dolls house? To paint or not? Still thinking about this one.

Taking it easy again today so I'm not planning on doing anything on my lists Need to go and get some breakfast. :wave:

snoozer

Hi everyone,

Well the tree is almost finished - got a few more bows to put on it. DH is off paintballing tonight so I will finish the tree, clear all the boxes out of the room and do the rest of the decs.

This weekend will hopefully bring the last of the present buying and will try to wrap them as well. I also want to get the cards written and maybe try making some mince pies with the pastry recipe on OS. Will also start getting nuts and other nibbles.

Apart from that I want to start getting the bedrooms ready for DS and DD when they come home.

pigpen

The weekend plans.

Get the front room sorted and the tree up and the trimmings up in the backroom to vex mmy cats.. they can't walk properly when we put trimmings up they have to walk squashed to the floor.

Con my sister into having my oldest boy go stay with her so I can get the last of the wrapping done without him interfereing and getting on my nerves.

Monday I need to make mince pies for college on Tuesday.

And at some point I will be dragged christmas shopping with my mother *wail*

Nursery nativity on Thursday.

Right.. I need to de-flea the children I love weekends!

nicki_2

Would you all believe I went out today and bought MY OWN CHRISTMAS PRESSIE :eek:





OKay.... I bought a book by a local author whose work I LOVE and he was doing a booksigning today so I dragged DD along who was very excited to meet him (so much so she was chanting she was going to meet him while on the bus and walking along the road) and got it signed. :j:j:j

Thing is DD was then in a fowl mood as it was all too much for her and she threw a strop in Superdrug when I stopped in to get some medicine for us :mad: She's now in bed fast asleep and has been since 3.11pm :rotfl: or at least thats when she finally stopped crying anyway :rolleyes:

lil_me

Weekend already busy, taking the kids to see a panto and Sunday we're out with the quads (as long as the weather is ok) but in the middle of that and tonight I really need to get some more of DS1s room done, take a list of possible presents to Grandparents etc and wrap some presents we need to post.

catznine

Managed to fill a whole black bin bag with rubbish from our room! :eek: but now have room to put the pressies, until the tree is up.

Have all the goodies to make 4 hampers up, just need to make them pretty now and hide them.

Still have to do:-

blitz dd's room

Finish up the cards

Wrap all pressies

Put extra gifts into cheap crackers

Wrap some tree pressies

Make cake

Decorate cake

Clear the ironing pile

Move "happy content I am not moving away from this radiator cat" and vacumn ready for tree to go up

sure there is more to do

Catz x

pavlovs_dog

catznine wrote:

Managed to fill a whole black bin bag with rubbish from our room! :eek:

its scary how much you can get rid of when you are feeling ruthless

another thing that has helped me is having an attic full of junk for years i was a serial hoarder. then i moved in with my OH and his family who are also serial hoarders. as there wasnt room for a lot of my stuff, it was put into storage up the loft. some of that stuff i know havent seen for weeks, months, and in some cases even years.

when i was up there the other day, i found nice stuff, like things from schoolbooks from 15 years ago which i dont wish to part with because they are part of my history. then i found bedding, and crockery, which is part of our 'bottom drawer' for when we get outr own place. and then i found all the stuff that i thought i could never bring myself to part with...yet there i was questioning what on earth has possessed me to pay for it in the first place :eek: :rotfl:


probably not what flylady would advocate, but if you are a serial hoarder who cannot throw stuff out, bag/box stuff and put it in the attic. put a date on it, and go away for 6 months.

if you can come back 6 months later, not having needed it or missed it, it is safe for you to say goodbye. you dont need it, its just cluttering up the attic/basement/cupboard under the stairs.

be strong fellow flyers - it is a liberating feeling getting rid of clutter :j

pigpen

Right.. comprehensive list of the remaining christmas [STRIKE]hassle[/STRIKE].. tasks!

1. [STRIKE]Tidy front room and put up tree.[/STRIKE]
2. tidy back room and put up trimmings.
3. Sort presents.
4. [STRIKE]wrap unwrapped presents.[/STRIKE]
5. Buy gifts for my mother, my stepdad, sister 3, sister 4 and hubby. (I do know what I am getting it is the money I am having difficulty with)
6. food shop. Order meat with BIL. Tesco delivery booked for 21st (so if there is anything missing I can still find time to get it)

Right.. best make a start.. Item 1 to be ticked off today!!

catznine

Bought the tree today! A 6ft real one! Haven't had one of these for years but it is lovely! :xmastree:

Have decided to put the tree up in the conservatory as warm snuggly cat is not moving for anyone apparently especially a christmas tree!:rolleyes:

Catz x

nicki_2

I've finished my Christmas Shopping :j:j:j:j:j I bought the last 2 gifts today.

Still to do :

• Work on SIL's pressie (Household notebook with lots of OS/moneysaving tips, websites etc)
• Make up g.dad pressie
• Make up questions for other g.dads pressie
• Sort out Chocs & mugs pressies for people
• Write family cards with DD
• Write Class cards with DD
• Sort out gifts.
• Get fir cones from yard for IL's pressie (some point this week)
• Bin the catelogues - well recycle them
• Things to do on my other big project (Can't say DD is about )
• WRAP PRESSIES

Should really get on :eek::eek: