* It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * - It's the 2016 Christmas Chatter Thread

vulpix

Hi Folks,hope you are all well,particularly your daughter Free.

I have been out of sorts for a few days,most unlike me.Have given myself a talking to and hope it's behind me now.I have put on about 2 stone in a year and it has really brought me down.2 ops,no kitchen for months,Christmas,Birthdays etc etc etc.All excuses.so am back on the wagon.Only 6 weeks till we go away.

I am also suffering from renovation fatigue.The garden looks like the Somme.3 15 ton skips of soil have been removed.Already over budget as an extra skip was needed.

I havent been out anywhere as we had to empty a shed,move a shed and refill a shed:(

Laters Vx

pixtotts

Vulpix - Wow you've been busy! Sounds like it's one of those has to get worse before it can get better things. I keep telling myself that. I decided to tackle my wardrobe, wish I hadn't started! lol

x

newthrift

lazysheep I think that might the one :T

msgigglewick Hope the turkey was tasty Well done on nearly finishing your DD's christmas presents.

You've been busy vulpix!! Keep going, the end will be in site soon enough and the garden will look fab.

Nothing much to report here on the Christmas front.

x

FeistyFidget

mrsinvisible wrote: »

hugs to everyone who wants one. if not why not? ok l will be gentle.
It is car insurance/tax time of year, that's the trouble when we hand cars down the family, they are all due at the same time. l get clickers finger trying to get the best prices. Tried Admirable multi car but still v. pricey. Also older 2 cars both need MOTs as well, argh.
Will this rain ever stop?
Second week of the Easter break, DGS needs haircut, new shoes, longer trousers , bigger jacket!!! DD says we will get them when the rain stops. (no, he needs them this year!)
Have had a tiring few days, as my friend had to have her gall bladder removed on Sunday. Cue no beds at local hospital, so 70 mile round trip to nearest available. that was Saturday, then repeated on Sunday, to take her mam to visit, then repeated on Monday to bring her home. My back is still complaining, so not doing a lot today.
Christmas has taken a back seat until the cash flow starts flowing after paying out for car.
But l saved the best till last, my friend/neighbour has just become a grandma, to Ethan Thomas, born on Saturday. l swear she is 10feet tall.xxx

MrsI you are an absolute whirlwind! Where do you get your energy from? Congrats to the friend

princesskitty29 wrote: »

I haven't had a chance to read back yet since my last post but I just needed to come on and say that i'm feeling quite emotional today! It is my last day living in the lovely town I live in, Wiggle and I are relocating tomorrow whilst the packers pack our house up and then DH will follow on Saturday with all of our stuff. I'm really going to miss our town, it's really pretty and even though it's not massive it has a lovely array of shops, bars restaurants etc and it's on the river Thames. Where we're moving to isn't horrible but it doesn't really have a town, just a big Tesco! I think ordinarily i'd be fine but it means so much more as i'm at home with Wiggle, I know where everything is and we have our regular groups and friends we see all the time. I know that we'll get that again once we've settled into the new place but it's really daunting and i'm worried i'm going to feel quite lonely and isolated initially. DH's parents will be nearby which will be lovely, and I actually joined a 'mummy social' website and someone messaged me a few days ago and i'm meeting her next Thursday so there are already positive things, but I can't help feeling anxious. Plus I have all the memories here, this is the first house DH and I bought together, we got married whilst we were here and had Wiggle, so there are lots of memories here. I know i'll be ok in the end and we've got our reasons for moving, but i'm really going to miss this place!

I miss our old flat almost daily and we moved out last July. You will start to love your new home soon enough and as others have said, the treasured memories come with you!

freespirit66 wrote: »

Afternoon everyone, i have just forced myself out of bed and onto the sofa, i have had a bug the last couple of days, vomiting, hot and cold, etc. But the good thing is no pain ???? I feel so rotten and as if i even move i will be sick again, i dont know how i have caught it as i havent been anywhere or seen anyone since sat going to sainsburys to get my bedding!!! DD1 is now got her anxiety back with all this new job shenanigans and is really suffering, and DS told me last night that he is having counselling again as he feels his depression is coming back and wants to head it off before it takes a hold! He was really ill with it at Uni following all the trouble with my ex and how he used to speak/treat him and he now has huge confidence issues. Oh it never rains but it pours!!!

VULPIX im so sorry one knee hasnt worked and you are still in pain after going through that!!! Sorry that they found it is an ulcer, i didnt realise you could just take meds to heal them, good luck! Haha glad you are taking a stand no more illnesses! Your holiday sounds fab and boy do you need this! Hope the garden plans all go to plan and stays in budget :eek:

MURIE i also got DS birthday present yesterday from amazon, i got £30 cashback from doing a gas/electric switch with :money:so used it towards his birthday present to save me some money, as he is a twin it is always an expensive month in May!

PRINCESSKITTY oh honey you will be just fine, look what you have achieved friends/clubs etc wise since you were pregnant with Wiggle, you will get yourself out there and build another circle of friends in no time i am sure of that! And it wont take long to get used to the area, it will be hard for the first 6 months i always want to move back in that time but then i settle down and start getting used to things! Good Luck my lovely and hope it all goes well!

NEWTHRIFT i would love to say i am feeling better but as you just read above (moan moan moan :rotfl:) aww that was a lovely thing to do with your grandad im sure he was thrilled!

NITNURSE haha i love your DH holidays tourettes, that has made my day :rotfl:ooh i always wanted to go to malta and never got round to it! Hope you have a fab holiday!

I'm sorry you're feeling so down my lovely. I really hope that you're feeling better now?

Thank you all for DH well wishes. The hospital stay was intense and truth be told we haven't discussed it through properly (despite DH getting home very late Thursday night!) as LO is being a bit of a monster at the moment and it's hard to have such a scary discussion over screaming and exhaustion.

I hope everyone is well x

newthrift

vulpix My parents loved the fake Christmas idea, which we are going to be doing in August thank you xx

I had an email telling me there is 30% off on bodyshop using the code 14664 (it tells you when you log on to the website too). At lunch i'm going to make a list of gift ideas for this year so I can make the most of the offer if need be. I think I will do a bodyshop hamper for my SIL again. Last years lush one was nice but cost too much!

Last years xmas gift of slow cooker and recipe book for BIL & GF was well worth it as they use it basically every day. It felt nice to give something of use rather than any old gift

MoneyMission2015

Hi All


I haven't been here for a while, I kind of fell off the MSE wagon a bit so only came on the forums a few times a month and even then it was just a quick read and that was it. However, I'm well and truly back in to my moneysaving ways and already getting excited about Christmas. I even checked my Christmas countdown the other day.


Anyway, I know there's a lot going on before Christmas. We actually have all our birthdays coming up soon so have to get those out of the way first. I have been adding money to my Christmas savings pot so already have money stashed away ready to start shopping. I also have a few gifts that I bought in sales etc, which will be perfect for either birthday or Christmas presents for a few people I have thought of, so that's a bit of organisation on my account


I've also got loads of gift cards and vouchers which I want to keep to buy birthday and Christmas presents with. Plus, to keep me busy I have started doing surveys again, so I'm hoping to build up a few vouchers from that.


In other news, I've almost finished my Open University course. It is only the first module in a list of modules I need to complete to get my degree, but at the beginning of this course I was really not confident at all and at one point did wonder what the hell I was doing. However, I've just had my marks back for assignment 5 and was very pleasantly surprised. I've just got the final assignment left to do, which is marked externally, but as long as I work hard on it I think I'll be ok.


I was discussing this with my boss and he has agreed to pay for my next module too, so I can get booking that straight away. I was afraid I might have had to put it off for a few months because we have other things to pay for, but now I can enrol this week which means overall I will get the degree completed quicker.

freespirit66

Afternoon everyone, i had to cancel next weeks drs appt as i stupidly booked it thinking it was a wednesday but it was a tuesday and i have thumper then, and it was stressing me out how the heck we were going to do it, it would be ok if i manned up and could go on my own, or didnt have the dog that we cant leave for 5 mins on his own otherwise the house is wrecked, but thumpers breakfast would have been due, DD1 would have been very late for work and i just couldnt cope, so now cant see dr until the end of the month and its a later appt so DD2 has to have time off to take me grrrrrr!!! Anxiety has a lot to answer for :mad::mad: Anyway i did man up and rang drs secretary for results of bloods and everything has come back fine and clear, today it feels as if i have been kicked in the stomach i can barely walk, so i imagine it will be a scan next ?????

LAZYSHEEP yes that is the programme :rotfl:thankyou,

VULPIX DD2 is ok but she is still very sore, she could have done with a couple of days off work but didnt so its just fingers crossed it has worked now as her BUPA allowance has run out and she will probably have to pay for mondays anaesthetic :eek: I hope you are feeling a bit brighter now x

FEISTY glad DH is home safe and well, there is plenty of time to sit and have a serious discussion, its amazing isnt it how something so tiny takes up so much time

PIXTOTTS yes i definitely was a taxi, but tbh i quite enjoyed it DD1 has the most gorgeous luxury work car as she works for a well known car company and it is so lovely to drive, it was quite like old times when i used to run everyone around and not think twice about it

MONEYMISSION glad the uni course is going well for you, well done! How nice to know your boss will pay for the next one too

princesskitty29

Thank you all for your lovely words. The move itself went really well and we have managed to unpack quite a lot of stuff really and most rooms are in order. I haven’t done too well, I knew it was going to be hard leaving our lovely town and my friends but it has been even harder than I thought and I’ve had a lot of tears. Sometimes I actually feel how I did when I had PND and I’m worried that it may have triggered a bit of depression, I don’t have any experience of it apart from PND so I’m not sure. I have managed to get out and go to some baby groups but it hasn’t made me feel better about the move just yet. But despite how upset I feel at times I know deep down that this move it for the best and it will be a good thing in the long run. We’ve moved into our temporary rented house, it’s nice but old so makes a lot of noise with creaking at night and the loft hatch fell open and smashed into a wall in the middle of the night the other night! We’re not far from the housing development that we’re buying in and our house is coming along nicely, they’re now putting up the breeze blocks! It’s going to take me long while to stop missing our old town and house, everything was just so familiar, but I will get there in the end. I actually feel guilty for feeling like this as there’s nothing wrong really, we’re all healthy and that’s what matters and it’s not a real problem really. I know it’s very early in the year and I wouldn’t normally but I think I’m going to self-prescribe myself a Christmas film! Christmas is my happy place. I’ve actually got Delia’s Classic Christmas on the TV whilst I’m watching this!

pixtotts ah it sounds lovely being a team captain, and the Christmas market sounds like a great idea.

vulpix I’m sorry to hear that you do have an ulcer and a hernia you didn’t know about, but hopefully now you know they can get you feeling better quicker. I used to be horrified by the idea of having a cannula in my hand, but I had to have one when I was in labour for antibiotics, but because I was in labour I didn’t really care about what was going on! As for the house renovations, it can be draining not having everything as it should be, but I am sure it will be worth it in the end. It was comforting when you said nothing lasts feeling high or low, it is so true and I know time will make me feel better.

newthrift I hope your back is ok, it sounds like you need to look after it.

feisty I’m glad to hear that DH is back home with you and I hope you both get to talk properly soon. Sometimes I don’t think DH and I even get to look at each other!

MoneyMission well done on getting near the end of your course and how great that your boss is going to pay for the next module.

freespirit I’m so sorry to hear that things haven’t been great for you and your family recently. How is your DD after her injection? These things do seem to happen at once and it sounds like there is a lot going on for you all. It is good that your DS recognises the signs and is doing something to help himself. I hope you can all get yourselves to a good place soon. I’m sorry to hear you are in so much pain and I hope they can find the root of it soon, I imagine you would have a scan if nothing came back in your bloods?

FeistyFidget

freespirit66 wrote: »

Afternoon everyone, i had to cancel next weeks drs appt as i stupidly booked it thinking it was a wednesday but it was a tuesday and i have thumper then, and it was stressing me out how the heck we were going to do it, it would be ok if i manned up and could go on my own, or didnt have the dog that we cant leave for 5 mins on his own otherwise the house is wrecked, but thumpers breakfast would have been due, DD1 would have been very late for work and i just couldnt cope, so now cant see dr until the end of the month and its a later appt so DD2 has to have time off to take me grrrrrr!!! Anxiety has a lot to answer for :mad::mad: Anyway i did man up and rang drs secretary for results of bloods and everything has come back fine and clear, today it feels as if i have been kicked in the stomach i can barely walk, so i imagine it will be a scan next ?????

LAZYSHEEP yes that is the programme :rotfl:thankyou,

VULPIX DD2 is ok but she is still very sore, she could have done with a couple of days off work but didnt so its just fingers crossed it has worked now as her BUPA allowance has run out and she will probably have to pay for mondays anaesthetic :eek: I hope you are feeling a bit brighter now x

FEISTY glad DH is home safe and well, there is plenty of time to sit and have a serious discussion, its amazing isnt it how something so tiny takes up so much time

PIXTOTTS yes i definitely was a taxi, but tbh i quite enjoyed it DD1 has the most gorgeous luxury work car as she works for a well known car company and it is so lovely to drive, it was quite like old times when i used to run everyone around and not think twice about it

MONEYMISSION glad the uni course is going well for you, well done! How nice to know your boss will pay for the next one too

Oh Free you poor thing! It sounds a bit similar to what my mum had a year back and she had a large fybroid that had to be removed. It was amazing how many symptoms it was causing that you wouldn't expect it too!

princesskitty29 wrote: »

Thank you all for your lovely words. The move itself went really well and we have managed to unpack quite a lot of stuff really and most rooms are in order. I haven’t done too well, I knew it was going to be hard leaving our lovely town and my friends but it has been even harder than I thought and I’ve had a lot of tears. Sometimes I actually feel how I did when I had PND and I’m worried that it may have triggered a bit of depression, I don’t have any experience of it apart from PND so I’m not sure. I have managed to get out and go to some baby groups but it hasn’t made me feel better about the move just yet. But despite how upset I feel at times I know deep down that this move it for the best and it will be a good thing in the long run. We’ve moved into our temporary rented house, it’s nice but old so makes a lot of noise with creaking at night and the loft hatch fell open and smashed into a wall in the middle of the night the other night! We’re not far from the housing development that we’re buying in and our house is coming along nicely, they’re now putting up the breeze blocks! It’s going to take me long while to stop missing our old town and house, everything was just so familiar, but I will get there in the end. I actually feel guilty for feeling like this as there’s nothing wrong really, we’re all healthy and that’s what matters and it’s not a real problem really. I know it’s very early in the year and I wouldn’t normally but I think I’m going to self-prescribe myself a Christmas film! Christmas is my happy place. I’ve actually got Delia’s Classic Christmas on the TV whilst I’m watching this!

pixtotts ah it sounds lovely being a team captain, and the Christmas market sounds like a great idea.

vulpix I’m sorry to hear that you do have an ulcer and a hernia you didn’t know about, but hopefully now you know they can get you feeling better quicker. I used to be horrified by the idea of having a cannula in my hand, but I had to have one when I was in labour for antibiotics, but because I was in labour I didn’t really care about what was going on! As for the house renovations, it can be draining not having everything as it should be, but I am sure it will be worth it in the end. It was comforting when you said nothing lasts feeling high or low, it is so true and I know time will make me feel better.

newthrift I hope your back is ok, it sounds like you need to look after it.

feisty I’m glad to hear that DH is back home with you and I hope you both get to talk properly soon. Sometimes I don’t think DH and I even get to look at each other!

MoneyMission well done on getting near the end of your course and how great that your boss is going to pay for the next module.

freespirit I’m so sorry to hear that things haven’t been great for you and your family recently. How is your DD after her injection? These things do seem to happen at once and it sounds like there is a lot going on for you all. It is good that your DS recognises the signs and is doing something to help himself. I hope you can all get yourselves to a good place soon. I’m sorry to hear you are in so much pain and I hope they can find the root of it soon, I imagine you would have a scan if nothing came back in your bloods?

Be kind to yourself lovely, don't feel guilty for feeling like this. It will take time and you are entitled to miss your old home and town! Did the Christmas film work?

We had to take Little My (her new nickname as she reminds me of the tiny angry moomins character) to the chiropractor today for her intense screaming and fits of rage. They've confirmed it's definitely not normal and commended us on keeping it together for so long. I'm now dairy free as BF until they can find a possible other cause for her pain.

Money_maker

Just butting in here to say that Christmas Monopoly is £15.26 from Amazon at the moment. Have posted on grabbit board, might be of interest to someone.