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Advents - the final countdown! Door 24's are in sight!

Who else is excited?! :j

I have enjoyed them but I must admit I am ready for a break and cannot wait until Christmas Eve when most will be finish! :p I think I will celebrate with a large bottle of wine when I click on the last 24th door of 2013!

I haven't done too bad in them either so at least I can look back and think 'yeah they were worth the effort!' I have also been quite organised with my comping this Advent so I have written down my routine to follow again next year. I am going to chill over Christmas and drink wine :rotfl: Anyway I think my poor laptop and mouse need a rest too!
:TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
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  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
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    I'll join you bb :D & will be def celebrating with a large bottle :j
    alcool29.gif& lots of good luck winning till the end of them drinking-smiley22.gif
    please be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly. k2u58ioz4c8e.png




  • Freydis
    Freydis Posts: 354 Forumite
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    Meeeee, wahooo :j:j
  • MimiJane
    MimiJane Posts: 7,989 Forumite
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    edited 22 December 2013 at 10:54PM
    Well, just a couple more days to go and it's been great fun - even though I've been suffering from stress, anxiety, lack of sleep and flu! My husband thinks I'm totally bonkers , but no way could I miss out on the December madness.

    Can't wait to find out how we've all done ... a few more big prizes to come yet!

    x
    Wins since 2009 = £17,600

    MANY THANKS TO ALL OPS
  • LadyMorticia
    LadyMorticia Posts: 19,899 Forumite
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    I'm incredibly excited! They're good fun but I need a break!
    2019 Wins
    1/25

    £2019 in 2019
    £10/£2019
  • i`ll be glad to see the back of them! huge effort for nothing this year been a struggle fitting as many comps in around my work and for me sadly not one single win! just the way it goes tho i know some of them have had huge amounts of entries even for small prizes, i was looking forward to the advents this year aswell but been dissapointing as i say. still i`ll carry on comping tho its just what we do!! :-)
    Comping Life- wake up in morning,get excited about postie comin,bit more excited as u check emails 1st time,get deflated NO wems!,get more deflated as postie brings junk,enter comps,go to work,wonder if delivery vans brought a surprise!,come home nope no surprises!,check again for wems nope still disappointed!,enter more comps,time for bed,REPEAT!
  • The Advents have been quite good to me this year, but will be glad to relax over Xmas with a bottle or two.

    Have been thinking of having a month of as January is usually quite quiet, butttttt comping is very addicting so don't know if I will manage it or not.:xmassmile:xmassmile:xmassmile happy xmas all have a good one.
  • sidsnot
    sidsnot Posts: 2,621 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    I will be glad when they are over , I expected a big effort was going to be needed but wasn't quite prepared for just how much of an effort will know better next year, no wins for me from them but I have enjoyed doing them the majority of the time. Will definetly treat myself to an extra cocoa once they are all done.
  • Tink2
    Tink2 Posts: 2,666 Forumite
    Come on them fess up, how much hair/weight/parts of your life have you lost :rotfl:

    I only won one thing on the advents but I've enjoyed doing them and I've enjoyed bumping them with links and answers

    First couple of days were a stress but once I got rid of the pointless ones I settled into a routine

    It's gone so quick though! :eek:

    Roll on next year, only 11 months to go :rotfl:
  • I've enjoyed doing them and won a lovely skincare set (worth £30) so I'm well chuffed :) Looking forward to the next 2 days because I'm all sorted for Christmas so can relax a bit more. But it is true, a compers work is never done!

    Good luck to everyone for the last two days, although there are a few going on to the 31st/1st so must not forget them, must not forget them....
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    For me the first week of the Advents is really stressful because I am unorganised and at the same time more and more Advents are being added ! Week 2 is probably the most enjoyable week for me because I have sorted out the Advents I want to enter by now and know aprox when they open (early or late). By week 3, I am still plodding on but starting to wain and by the last week I am literally counting the days till they are over!
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
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