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Treadingonplaymobil · 23 December 2017 at 7:20AM

Week 45: Day 7

Another day, another opportunity for manic Christmas preparation! Yesterday I baked three batches of biscuits to take to relatives today (we are going to lunch with one lot and then an afternoon party with another lot), four loaves of bread to see us through until Boxing Day, iced two Christmas cakes, wrapped three chocolate salami and looked after three DC. Slightly tiring! And that was before we started present wrapping in the evening.

Anyway, today is hectic for different reasons. At least I don't have to make lunch though, since relative 1 is making it for us. Then hoping for enough nibbles at the afternoon party that the DC don't need dinner either. Will try to get home at a sensible time so we can do more present wrapping when we get back.

Am determined to relax and enjoy today - we are socialising today and tomorrow, and will have a quiet Christmas day, so it should be a nice balance. I haven't done everything I wanted to by this time, but meh. The DCs have great presents waiting for them, we have food, it will all be fine.

to do today
1. Ironing (at least enough to give everyone clean clothes to wear today!).
2. Pack up hyacinth, jam and chocolate salami to give to two lots of relatives today.
3. Probably another batch of mince pies (possibly to eat in the car).
4. Sew up the unicorn I knitted for DC3
5. Wrap more presents.

To do this week
1. Make candles.
2. Make jam. Done.
3. Make chocolate salami. Done.
4. Ice Christmas cakes (taking one to my mum's after Christmas). Done.
5. Make florentine biscuits.

To do in December
1. finish Christmas shopping! Done!
2. buy DH's birthday present while I'm doing the Christmas shopping.
3. make some more candles.
4. don't try to do too much! I already have a few client bookings and lots of work I want to do, alongside the Christmas stuff. I need to make sure I don't get overwhelmed again. Yeah, this is going abysmally, as always.
5. update debt totals at the end of the month, to ensure we know where we are as we start 2018.[/QUOTE]

Suffolk_lass · 23 December 2017 at 8:36AM

Well done you - have a great time and some decent relaxation

[Deleted User] · 23 December 2017 at 10:15AM

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas xxx

Cherryfudge · 23 December 2017 at 11:22AM

Treadingonplaymobil wrote: »

2. Make star biscuit tree to take to friends' tomorrow (like this).

Ooh, I have the cutter set for that tree! Why did I never think of it in anything else but gingerbread?

I really don't know how you manage to do so much cooking!

If it helps at all with gift wrapping: I designate one design of paper per person. Eveything with that colour on belongs to that person. Saves a lot of label writing.

Honeysucklelou2 · 23 December 2017 at 7:22PM

That's a great idea to use different wrapping paper for each person, although I'd need a few designs!!!

I bought the star cutters from Lakeland a couple of days ago so your link has given me lots of inspiration to get started - thank you!

PositiveBalance · 24 December 2017 at 6:55PM

*Dashes in*

Hi ToPM!

I just wanted to say a quick Merry Christmas before it all starts in earnest.

I hope you all have a lovely time and see you soon.

*Leaves five mince pies and dashes out*