The Ultimate Hard and Fast debt clearing mission

Dinah93

Today's to do list
Write engagement card
Tidy lounge
Put up spare decorations
Tidy conservatory
Finish putting the washing through
Find mums photo
Tidy upstairs study
Tidy guest room
Lay out my black maxi dress for Christmas day
Relist the maternity dress NIM got my for Christmas which I'm a good foot short for
Hoover conservatory chairs
Make Christmas cake
Make NIMs pie

wendz86

Aww thanks Poddle! I do my best and find its best to go with the flow as babies (well my baby) do not do what you think they should. Sorry the baking didn't go too well, good luck next time!

The chocolate toffee pretzels sound yum Birdie, I am sure everyone will love them.

Enjoy your lunch Dinah, things will get done so don't panic! I am sure you will get some help. That made me laugh about running out of potatoes for the Irish.

Have been to music group this morning, did some nice christmassy tunes. Got a friend coming over this afternoon with her little boy whose a month older than Poppy so going to make some mince pies (cheating with ready made pastry and mince). Then my sister and her OH are coming tonight till tomorrow night or sat morning as his family live near here and my sister will come down with us to my family.

Dinah93

Bit of an issue with making the Christmas cake and NIMs pie for work tomorrow... I don't appear to have any tins. The only round tin I have is not only huge, but also missing a base....

Birdie85

Fancy a seasoned baker such as yourslef not having any pans Dinah!

Your plans for today/tomorrrow sounds lovely Wendz, much better than mine which mainly involve trying to avoid work!

Just had our second work Christmas dinner, chinese paid for by the contractors, very nice! Think I'm in trouble with OH though, despite me telling him about 6 times last week, then yesterday evening when he got home and again right before we went to sleep he was expecting me home for lunch, my phone was on silent as I wasn't expecting any calls, I checked it at the end of the meal and there were 2 texts and 4 missed calls to ask where I was! He's not replying to my texts or calls now

Dinah93

My mum keeps stealing them, somehow removing the non stick coating from them, they go rusty and she bins them. I can't work out what she does to them!

I have a big square one, but it's massive, and I don't really want a square pie!

Lol his mistake, I'd just go home all jolly, let him huff it out on his own as it's only himself he can be mad at.

missymoo81

hello, sorry I haven't posted for such a long time, have just caught up, and wow Dinah and NIM the hugest congratulations on being pregnant, my little one was born 5 weeks ago, and I have to say it is the hardest but most rewarding and enjoyable job in the world, you'll love it!

It sounds like everyone is v well prepared for Christmas, I'm petrified, I'm cooking Christmas dinner for the first time this year, I really hope it all turns out ok!

Still have some of OH's presents to wrap too, not very on top of things this year, baby seems to take up most of my time lol, bless him.

Dinah93

Dinah93 wrote: »

Today's to do list
Write engagement card Still can't find it
[STRIKE]Tidy lounge[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Put up spare decorations[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Tidy conservatory[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Finish putting the washing through[/STRIKE]
Find mums photo
[STRIKE]Tidy upstairs study [/STRIKE]
Tidy guest room I don't dare go in, there is a huge wasp in there somewhere who dive bombed me last time I opened the door
[STRIKE]Lay out my black maxi dress for Christmas day [/STRIKE]
Relist the maternity dress NIM got my for Christmas which I'm a good foot short for Can wait until after Christmas tbh
Hoover conservatory chairs
Make Christmas cake
[STRIKE]Make NIMs pie[/STRIKE]
Wrap remaining presents
Commence the battle against the bucket of socks

Shattered. Night night x

Dinah93

To do list for 23rd
Find mums photo
Tidy guest room
Hoover conservatory chairs
Wrap remaining presents
Commence the battle against the bucket of socks
Scrub conservatory floor
Hoover/sweep everywhere
Clean upstairs bathroom
Clean downstairs bathroom
Defrost chipolatas
Make Christmas cake
Make stuffing veggie
Make stuffing meaty
Make braised red cabbage
Make cranberry sauce
Make souffles

_pale_

ruby_eskimo

Wow that is some to-do list Dinah!

I am home from work and finished for Christmas!!!!! Going to pick OH up from the station soon, go get some bits for dinner tonight and then just chill. Tomorrow we have to go to Lakeside so OH can get all his Christmas presents. He usually leaves it till the last minute every year, but because I have the car this year, I have been persuaded to accompany him so he doesn't have to lug everything home on the bus. I've told him he has to be ready at 7:30 am so we can definitely get a parking space. He didn't seem to happy about that!

Dinah93

Lol might convince him to do it a bit earlier next year. I'd rather be present-less than face the Christmas eve madness! Good luck love.

List is going okay, but I always feel over confident before everything falls apart and I end up staying awake all night!