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Next christmas, I am going to ....

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janaus · 02/01/2016 15:22

Next christmas, I am going to ...

OP posts:
janaus · 02/01/2016 15:24

Next Christmas I am going to ...

Buy less presents
Be more organised
Wrap early
Buy each family "an outing" instead of heaps of smaller presents

OP posts:
FatimaShitbread · 02/01/2016 15:25

Shop before the 23rd of December.
Not fritter money away like it's going out of fashion.
Put Christmas lights up outside as the dc were disappointed with my efforts this year!
Do what's best for my family instead of fitting in with everyone else's.

Ohb0llocks · 02/01/2016 15:26

Be more organised
Not go overboard with presents
Spend it at home with DP, DS and DSS instead of running around after everyone else!

ChoclolateOrange · 02/01/2016 15:33

Buy frozen veg as well as fresh.

Buy some better tree lights.

Start everything a lot earlier and not scoff at those who are very organised.

Never shop for presents with a friend. I bought stuff which is now going back.

Pobspits · 02/01/2016 15:35

Run the kids into the ground on Christmas Eve in the vain hope they won't get up at 3am. then realise they will still get up at 3am no matter what

MNetter15 · 02/01/2016 15:38

Buy new decorations
Buy less/no alcohol, we got gifts of wine on Christmas Eve
Buy less food. Eat less.
Do Santa shopping later, dd2 changed her mind several times.

I'm never again buying anyone a 'set', after reading threads on here. Apparently they are thoughtless, and a lot of people don't like smellies or have very particular tastes. They're just generally not liked anyway Blush
Put up decorations much later.

Who am I kidding, I'll probably do the same thing again next year Grin

ClashCityRocker · 02/01/2016 15:43

Remember that christmas is an expensive month without presents - parties, days out etc - so get all presents before december.

Try and get the couple of days before Christmas Eve off so I have time to enjoy the festiveness.

Cook Christmas dinner myself - I'm going to sound like a right ungrateful cow now, but I really do enjoy doing it, it's always the highlight of the day for me and, well, I think everyone has different ideas of what goes on a Christmas dinner and I just want one of mine!

MothershipG · 02/01/2016 15:45

Not bother making a 4 bird roast, I had fun doing it and it was tasty but honestly not worth the faff! Grin

glentherednosedbattleostrich · 02/01/2016 15:48

Wrap as I buy
Buy most of lunch prepared
not have turkey
Spend more time at home

LondonStill83 · 02/01/2016 15:58

New York!

omri · 02/01/2016 16:05

Send my Christmas cards the first week of December

BloodyDogHairs · 02/01/2016 16:08

Buy a small Xmas tree, put less decorations out.
Remove packaging of toys before wrapping them
Buy less toys
Drop better hints to my DH of what I would like Smile

gamerchick · 02/01/2016 16:09

I can't think of anything. This Christmas was nearly perfect for me. Can't wait for the next one Grin

mrssmith79 · 02/01/2016 16:10

The Canaries Xmas Wink

Borka · 02/01/2016 16:10

Remember that sugared almonds are not a good gift for denture-wearers.

didireallysaythat · 02/01/2016 16:10

I want xmas at home. Please ?

girlywhirly · 02/01/2016 16:18

Approach Christmas planning and preparations with more energy and enthusiasm than this last year.

Defrost freezers earlier so that I can do advance preparation and freezing of food items earlier.

Plan meals better, normally have every day's meals planned from Christmas eve until after New Year. Bit of a fail there.

Put up less decorations, because our house interior actually looks better with less!

Go though decorations that are no longer used and decide whether to sell or keep a bit longer, DS may have his own home by then and might want some.

hownottofuckup · 02/01/2016 16:20

Buy less presents and food.
Probably not do a traditional Turkey dinner as no one is really that fussed and all the left over Turkey meals were nice, but would have been even nicer minus the Turkey.

CalmYoBadSelf · 02/01/2016 16:25

Remember to relax and enjoy it

FinallyHere · 02/01/2016 16:27

Admire the pre-lit fake tree we bought this year. After years of buying so called pot grown real trees which never make it to the summer, never mind next year I have resigned myself to fake and decided that pre-lit makes it all so much simpler. I do enjoy hanging the decorations, though.

SheGotAllDaMoves · 02/01/2016 16:28

Try to arrange a couple of nights away. Maybe 29/30th.

weaselwords · 02/01/2016 16:28

Put odd shaped presents in boxes to make them much easier to wrap. Wrapping a stuffed knitted hedgehog was the final straw for me.

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Onlytimewilltell · 02/01/2016 16:36

Not let dd1 go city shopping with friends too close to Christmas as she treated herself to some things I'd already bought and wrapped for Christmas!
Do more christmassy things as a family as both dcs did lots of christmassy activities with friends, dd2 visited santa with the brownies for example. I thought it would be nice for them but Christmas felt a bit flat for me and dh.
Buy myself a toiletries gift setGrin as I never get one and I actually like them!

LottieDoubtie · 02/01/2016 16:40

Be more organised, get the christmas stuff down from the loft on 1st December if not before and crack on with the cards/decorations early. Posting all cards on the 21st is NOT cool it turns out Wink

CharmingChampignon · 02/01/2016 16:44

Try, try, try to remember how much stuff the DCs get from other people - extended family/neighbours/friends and not add to the pile of 'filler' stuff myself. Definitely much better to buy them stocking stuff (we do useful stiff like toothbrush, toiletries etc) and trips out and one or 2 carefully chosen and wanted big presents.

I bought through the year in sales and thought I'd budgeted well but the extra events/hosting/food/meet ups/parties/days out still blew December's money plans up. I save a little each month towards birthday celebrations and am going to do the same for December to hopefully ease the inevitable splurge.

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