MG - The Matrix Re-wired

Marru

Sherry, port, mulled wine, white wine, red wine...

Can anyone point me to the make 2012 in 2012 thread? Pretty please...

Ok found it: HERE

greenbee

Sounds like everyone is busy today!

I've driven home (by a very circuitous route thanks to satnav avoiding the jams), unpacked the car and started clearing the study. The tools are packed up but not put away, as we'll be needing them to do the next two shelves, and I have hoovered, so the next job is to wipe down the shelves, walls, skirtings and windowsill, and wash the floor so I can move the desk back. Then start putting stuff on the shelves and slowly get the whole room back together. Tomorrow I have to cut the curtain pole to the right length and get that and the nice interlined curtains up.

I have found a wardrobe that will work in the study, so need to go to ikea to check it out before ordering.

Tomorrow is my last day off before NY, so I want to try to spend part of it planning - meal planning, exercising and organising my social life are a priority. As well as being firm with work about travel time (I said I couldn't make breakfast in Vienna on a Monday... So they want me to get there for 11am... It takes me 4.5 hours to get there, not including getting up and getting dressed time). So that will be a no then

crickett1234

Hello Matrix!

Crickett surfacing from a fabulous Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day... just been up to MIL's house for her birthday and we are now brewing up a big pot of tea to sit down and watch some brain dead telly!

Midnight Mass was fabulous... I sang the solo for Once in Royal David's City, which i have never done before, and the rest of the music went just as swimmingly! We managed to get home for 2.10am on Christmas Day. So, we went to bed and then got up at about 7.45 to open our presents and then get ready for the inlaws coming down for food. I was thoroughly spoiled, and i have a pile of books about half as tall as I am to read! I am well happy. Then we made Christmas Dinner, which went without a hitch, and everyone ate and drank and was merry and had a fab time. MIL and FIL went home about 4 and hubby and I sparked out on the sofa for two hours and felt much better! Boxing day was a very late start, and most of it was spent in pyjamas, watching telly, reading books, snuggling under blankets with kitties...a fab day!

In fact, I can say without a doubt it was the best Christmas I have had in YEARS. Absolute magic.

Tomorrow is going to be a crafting day. I have knitting, crocheting and weaving to be doing as well as cross stitching too! I am going to be busy! Can't wait. The following day will be spent celebrating 17 years that hubby and I have been an item! :eek: Where the heck did that time go?! Then we are going to be spending New Year with our godson, godpuppy and their family!! It is going to be stupendous!!

Get well to all the poorlies in the Matrix, and have a wonderful time!

Dorastar

Wow sounds like a fabulous time Crickett - may this be just the start of many posisitve days ahead.

Seems we all have the tidy up bug. Have gutted and scrubbed our room, ds's room, re-organised half the kitchen, WM/DW x lots, and most importantly been through all my crafty stuff and found I have plenty to do for the whole year without spending a penny on new stuff.

Memory_Girl

Well today feels like a "auld claes and porridge" kind of day:D

So my big goal is to clear the ironing - then to grab my "page-a-day" diary, new calendar and lovely pink journal (thanks Mum) and do some dreaming about what this year shall bring.

What are you guys up to?

MG

Igamogam

Memory_Girl wrote: »

Well today feels like a "auld claes and porridge" kind of day:D

So my big goal is to clear the ironing - then to grab my "page-a-day" diary, new calendar and lovely pink journal (thanks Mum) and do some dreaming about what this year shall bring.

What are you guys up to?

MG

Definately a clear up the house and venture out into the world day. Followed by now lets turn our thoughts to 2012 evening. Crikey I know how to live

Bitsy_Beans

My plans today are a small declutter of Christmas cards etc, entertaining small persons and generally hiding out from horrible stinky weather this morning.

DS had a gift in the form of gross experiments (think snot, how farts are made, that sort of thing) and I fear that will form part of the day :rotfl:

Memory_Girl

Eeeewhhhh!!! - but secretly thinks DS2 would find this very funny.

January's Meal plan now done and dusted. Amazing how the baby steps makes you feel in control isn't it. DS1 has even chosen his "packed lunches" for the Spring Term.

Now to do the "house-work" list a la Flylady I suppose.

MG

chevalier

groatie_queen wrote: »

Happy Christmas one and all!

Have had a lovely phone call from my daughter in NZ so that has made Christmas for me. :j:j She only had 5 minutes left on her calling card and I couldn't get through to call her back, so she's going to buy another card tomorrow and call again, bonus . Her parcel from me had arrived and she was happy with the nonsense I'd sent . I'm one happy Mum!

Where approximately is she in new zealand groatie? I am 40km north of Auckland
chev

eta I didn't walk up a volcano today boo hiss, as I am still full of cold. I did do a little walk which left me out of breath so was good I didn't do the more strenuous thing. Tomorrow I have course work to finish and another module to finish reading. They don't stop over the holidays here. Should be a lazy day tomorrow as the boys are pretty tired from their climb today.

I too should check the frigde to see what needs using up...

groatie_queen

Chev, she's in a rental in Huapai, Auckland - no idea how that relates to you geographically - but I see from photos she's sent and comments made that she is about 10 mins from a beach, lucky girl!

Other daughter was in Whangarei for about 2 years but is now in Mount Eden, Auckland.