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What will you sacrifice?

Some give up something for lent, so perhaps we should think of something to sacrifice for the advents? Something perhaps that frees up a little extra time.

I will give up Emmerdale - and hope Fairy Compo rewards me muchly for it :D

Blu X
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  • nelie
    nelie Posts: 1,568 Forumite
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    I will give up work.

    Haha, I kid.

    Probably Faffing on youtube. Really I come here then get distracted and boom 100 cat videos later it's midnight! :(

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  • becky004
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    I'll give up sleep :rotfl:
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  • kit34
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    ill give up conversations with my hubby in the evening :D !!!
    my name is Kit and im addicted to competitions , the what if is my driving force :D !!



  • StrayCat
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    Procrastinating. I'm terrible for it.
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  • ness13
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    nelie wrote: »
    Probably Faffing on youtube. Really I come here then get distracted and boom 100 cat videos later it's midnight! :(

    Same here. You could get lost on that site for days! :D
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  • Blulu
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    StrayCat wrote: »
    Procrastinating. I'm terrible for it.

    I might give that up too, but if so, it'll have to wait till tomorrow :D

    Blu X
    I am brave, I am bruised
    I am who I'm meant to be
    I'm not scared to be seen
    I make no apology
    THIS IS ME!


    When you talk down to others it says more about you than them.
  • mclarkie
    mclarkie Posts: 14,233 Forumite
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    edited 3 November 2013 at 2:47PM
    I might give up the last remaining shred of my sanity.
  • bigbloke45
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    Probably my patience! :mad:
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    I will give up cooking from scratch and will will stock up on tins of soup and ready meals! I will heat them up in the microwave to save washing pans and cleaning the oven/hob lol! Oh how I love Advent :) Oh and I always put up my decorations on Nov 30th so I have an excuse not to dust till after new Year when I take them down!
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • Work!! done some extra OT at work due to other staff sickness and having my OT as time back so i've booked off work most of December! :D
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