*Stop The Cavalry* It's The 2014 Christmas Chatter Thread

3forholidays

debndot Hope the decluttering and organising went well.

I need to declutter my wardrobe and chest of drawers. I might try and do a small bit this weekend as I need to make space to store all my stuff! I think I have a lot of clothes until I listen to my work colleagues talk about how many clothes they have :eek: and how they are spread over more than one room! At least my clothes are all in the one room.

BBThree Congratulations on your all clear. You will be so happy. :j

FeistyFidget

JJ great to hear from you, sending gentle hugs xxx

OMO your poor carpet

Own_My_Own

Cancer Research have a 75% sale on.

http://giftshop.cancerresearchuk.org/sale.html

I was very naughty today. The town I work in is much posher than the town I live in, but they are both under the same council. Today I saw a stall in the street giving out new recycling boxes. I asked why they were doing it and it seems some residents had complained they boxes were looking scruffy !!!
So I said ' oh so are mine' and took 2 new boxes. They are now in the corner if my bedroom with gifts in. They even have lids, which ours don't have.

The patio has been scrubbed and bleached. I just got finished before it got dark. No point cleaning the floors if Mia has to walk over a dirty patio to get in. The carpet will be shampooed first thing tomorrow then the poo will be cleared from the lawn. I have never known a dog go so often. The carpet is actually ok, as I scrubbed it last night with neat shampoo, but as FM is coming tomorrow night I think I should do it again.

I bought a couple of small gifts in Aldi this afternoon while I was getting the hard broom. I got my Dad 3 jars of different mustard ( 69p each), and 2 boxes of 4 different beers ( £2.99 each). The mustard are dated 2016 so are fine for Christmas. The beers are dated 8/14 but my Dad and DS have birthdays before then.

dropsofjupiter

Just wanted to pop in to send healing vibes to JJ, hope you're out of hospital soon.

Congratulations BBThree on your news, you must be so relieved.

And my thoughts are with His Missus and Blue Eyed Girl.

Hugs to anyone else who needs them. Quiet in the DOJ house at the moment, I'm busy working towards the self assessment deadline - not much time for anything else!

freespirit66

Own_My_Own wrote: »

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OMO at first i could only see the top and thought then i scrolled down and :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:and you made me giggle again about the recycling boxes haha, thanks for the cancer research sale link i bought some lovely cards and union jack party bits, fab prices

MissMango08 wrote: »

Hey everyone! I'm all for planning christmas presents right now. I hated having to find all the best deals at the last minute, and it's left me with a few parcels I need to return but haven't got around to doing. I'll be watching over this thread for definite

Hello and welcome to our thread

Todays challenges completed

Do something nice for a friend or a stranger, thank someone, smile, look out as well as in. Volunteer your time, join a community group. Search on the internet for your local volunteer bureau, explore local time banks, look in your local library or community centre for ways to get involved. Seeing yourself, and your happiness, linked to the wider community can be incredibly rewarding and creates connections with the people around you

1. Complete the daily sudoku challenge
2. Complete your thoughts record sheet
3. Exercise on wii fit
4. Watch episodes of your favourite sitcom

Nanamia

You ok Mrs M you don't sound like your usual self sending a hug just in case xxx
Festive Princess I hope you can feel the love must admit this mornings news knocked me for six a bit. But I know you are going to overcome this hurdle with that smile, determination that we know so well. Thinking about you my lovely xxx
Linky oooooh yuk. I am not envying you at the mo. xxx
Ruth where are you? I neeeeeed advice xxx
Freespirit sis from another mister keep it up my lovely! you are a superstar. Actually we do seem to have more than our fair share of superstars xxx
Mrsinvisible do I overdoing it??? I hope not. Please find time to be kind to yourself this weekend. That's an order xxx

3forholidays

Freespirit I really like reading your daily challenges and congratulations on completing them.

OMO I, like Nanamia, don't envy you. What a horrible and messy job!

3forholidays

Don't know if anyone has spotted these wind up meerkats. They are only £1 and might be useful as a stocking filler or a joke present. Limited stock though.

http://www.tesco.com/betadirect/how-cool-is-this-wind-up-meerkats/212-7604.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=212-7604

FeistyFidget

Thank you for the links

mrsinvisible

Good morning, well, it is going to be a good one, I have decreed it. Dearest Mrs M-P, no, not you, some stupid Member of Parliament suggested that us poor folk should stop whining about the cold and the cost of fuel, and just wear extra jumpers and gloves, sorry, should have been clearer.
OMO, lordy, what a fight with Mia ,poo, carpets and cat! I am exhausted already. Well done on the boxes, too.
Well today I took my friend to work, but she now has a car again, so she will be self- propelled as of tomorrow, DGS1s dad is going to bring her home tonight. I have printed of the DVLA forms she needs to reclaim tax on the stolen one and will go to the scrappy later to get them to fill in their bit of the dismantler declaration and get that sent off asap.
DD and I are going out for a coffee later too, not a posh one just in Wethersp00ns and a look round the shops.
I am going to declutter a wardrobe today, so I may well lose the will, but there is stuff in there that has to get rehomed this week. (then I can 'watch this space' when I open the door.) Mrs I shambles off in search of coffee and shortbread............. xxx