A Very MSE Advent 2025

daisy_1571

Denim blue coc@-col@ 'holidays are coming' t shirt today 💙 

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LotsOfTea

I put on my lovely bright red cashmere jumper today that I usually only wear if I'm going out. I'm going nowhere but I feel very cheery just wearing something so nice. 

foxgloves

December 3rd's Advent item has been put out - our candle arch, which is on the kitchen windowsill & almost didn't make it this year! Have already included that on today's MSE diary post so shan't repeat myself, but I am really enjoying choosing an item each day & am sure it is making us appreciate things more. I already know what is going to be put out tomorrow, as long as I can find the bowl to put them in. Couldn't find it last year either, so it obviously needs a new place to live!
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ancientmum

Yesterday I wore a sparkly jumper to choir practice.  

I've got a lot of costume jewellery in one of the dressing table drawers, some is mine, some from family and some which I inherited from Mum. Most of Mum's are presents from her children, including a few Woolworths brooches we gave her for Mother's Day when we were little.  I'm going to choose an item to wear each day, starting with a dark green bead necklace that belonged to a much loved auntie.  It will feel good to let them see the light of day.

Had a lovely but muddy walk, managed to make the most of the sunshine and saw a few rainbows before it started raining again.

Rhyddid2026

Sinsbury's click n collect could not provide the retro multicoloured tree lights I'd ordered, and tried to substitute completely different tree lights. I went into the store and picked up the last set of multicoloured and they were reduced. I've put them on my tree already and wound a battery operated string of multicoloured light around my bannister.
I don't want to put the rest of the decorations on yet, I just want to enjoy the lights, so I shan't!

greent

Wore a (very) sparkly black and silver scarf to work today as my item. Spent much of the morning whistling Xmas tunes - but forgot to go to the staff choir practice for the Carol concert:( - remembered about 6pm tonight...🤦🏻‍♀️

2 presents have arrived, so I need to open the parcel and check those 😊

Ooh - did days 1-4 (oops!) of my Advent puzzle book 😊

PennysIntoPounds

Switched to seldom worn pearl earrings to go from work to drink with friend

Returned Baileys as its now £10 (restocking will occur!)

Got a Christmas scratchcard for Mr PIP's stocking 

Blackcats

@ancientmum - using or wearing and enjoying neglected things is what makes this thread so uplifting and many of these items have sentimental attachments to the person they belonged to or the person who gave them to us.  Last Advent I wore lots of bits of my mum's jewellery and thought happy thoughts about her.

i saw a lady in b n q today in a sparkly Christmas jumper and twinkly earrings and I wondered if she was "one of us" 

Makingabobor2

Today I got out the first decoration, a light up gingerbread house we bought as our holiday souvinier back in September on our trip to the Isle of Wight. It looks really lovely in a dark corner of the book  case where I have some photos on display. One photo is of my mum, who passed away 5yrs ago on the 15th of this month. Its nice to see the light shining on her. She always loved Christmas. 

weenancyinAmerica

I just realized I could put Youtube Christmas Carols on my computer while I am working on something else. So am listening as I type.