To ask how Christmas prep has been for you...

[Bananabread123]

... well it's been a busy last weekend making sure everything's perfect for the official start of Christmas in 4 days, , but the tree' now up and decorated, last minute presents wrapped, cards written and ready to be posted, chest freezers all full to the brim with festive goodies, Christmas bedding on, food order done, my 6 secret santas sorted! I can now relax with mulled wine in front of the fire and my DH can get his DW back! - Each year it gets more manic but this year's been worse than I can remember despite it feeling like it's taken over my life since the kids went back in September!

I don't start feeling christmassy until at least the first weekend in December. A work colleague has her tree up and all presents bought and wrapped. She's the type to just 'get things done'. Everyone is different.

I do buy stuff in sales throughout the year to save money but we still have a birthday to sort before the end of the month.

have you got the easter eggs in yet op?

no???

why not

at Boundaries

Seriously OP - am as much of a Christmas fan as any Christmas fanatic but come on!

I'm just putting the finishing touches on my Pinterest worthy Easter table decorations...keep up OP.

Well I went to church and the advent candle was lit, so yes today is the start of advent. Not the start of Christmas though. Still around 3 weeks until the tree goes up in our house. Haven't started writing cards, although I will write the ones that need posting abroad this week. Have bought 75% of the presents but haven't started wrapping.

So pretty much on track for the end of November.

Oh darling I am all set for Christmas 2018
2016 was done and dusted a looooong time ago and 2017 is all ticketyboo too
Come on now op get a movw on daaahling you have some catching up to do

Got to love Christmas bedding. Always so tasteful.

This is a joke. It's got to be a joke.

Well I must confess my presents are bought and wrapped too! But I have 3 dcs to buy for plus a Christmas birthday, so need to start early to spread the cost

I actually had a momentary panic thinking I had somehow skipped past a three weeks...
Last minute presents? I haven't fucking got ANY yet.

Lots of bitching on here... it's not my fault I'm organised! And there's me thinking I was behind this year... seen various threads about people with trees up a fortnight ago and assumed I was behind!

I agree, Christmas does drag on... ready for St Vals and all that by the day itself. Decorations always down on Boxing Day

blimey sm thats some bedset

Whaaaaaaaat?!!

How could you be thinking you were behind?

Thats bizarre- it's November!

No, OP you are most definitely not behind.

You had best go and check the sprouts aren't boiling over or something....

I just read the OP out to DP. I didn't get a pleasant reply.

St Vals

What the actual fuck.

Nobody is that organised in real life!

DH's response was '6 Secret Santas?' and asking how many chest freezers there were.

op, I feel you're wishing your life away

life in the moment a bit more, enjoy the day etc etc

I love that 'last minute' means 'four weeks in advance'

Make sure you've got the Easter Bunny bedding in stock so you can put that on when you whip the manky Christmas bedding off on Boxing Day

No, no bitching. Just a November reality check for you. You must have a lot of time on your hands!