An in-between phase

redofromstart

You are so right on the cannily tight. I've bought the MrT ones online before and rolled my eyes at the meanness, added them to the 'Christmas sideboard', and bought decent ones for stockings. Buy cheap, buy twice is sometimes true. 

Baileys_Babe

I buy the M&S chocolate coins as they don't have traces of gluten so are suitable for the resident coeliac.

Blackcats

Not sure if it's a blessing or a curse not to like mince pies?  Either way I can't abide them.

badmemory

There are some definite advantages to not being able to eat pastry.  Well obviously I can eat it but it just isn't worth it except on very rare occasions & I pay for it.

PennysIntoPounds

Spec work
Tidying
Admin
Comping

20 minute carpet walk
A third wussy situps

Finally got round to transferring money from lower rate savings into nationwide saver. At least I managed in the right calendar month

10 minute walk getting olio bread, pears and salad

Entered some competitions, today I'm mostly looking forward to winning 2k (and hampers)

Paid for car boot sale for in a couple of weeks time, fingers crossed we'll get some money in the flat pot

20 minute walk to meet a mate for some pre Christmas beers, and picked up a couple of pairs of nicely fitting denim shorts from olio

Dinner is leftover cottage pie

ladyholly

Thats brave doing a car boot sale at this time of year. I have done many right all through the year and even in milder weather it gets cold. Make sure you wrap up warm and take hot drinks etc.

Sun_Addict

Might be a tad chilly to do the car boot in the denim shorts though 🥶🤣

PennysIntoPounds

I'd like to pretend I was that hardy @ladyholly but they have an indoor hall in winter thank goodness!

PennysIntoPounds

They do look good though @Sun_Addict 😁

Slowdown

Can we allow ourselves pre-Christmas mince pies in November rather like PiPs pre -Christmas beers? In fact, shall we extend all seasonal goodies across the year given it’s all pre-the next Christmas?