So.....................how many days now until Christmas 2014?

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We need a new thread to continue the very successful countdowns of 2013 and 2012.

And before anyone does the face (or face ) take a look at some of the 'Panic Threads' at the end of December when people were "Twitching" and stressing.

Organisation is key.

(I just need to find somewhere that'll work out how many days it is )

Sorry for causing confusion!

Or 18 weeks until Christmas Eve's eve! That sounds nearer Helga

Ooooooh, that's a good start to the day.

My driving instructor is teaching his son to be come an instructor too. I offered to take my lesson today with him teaching his son to teach me.

I'm not sure who was more stressed, me or him or his dad . I got the lesson for free! £33 saved!

They are both lovely and his lad was nervous as hell, bless him.

I put some of that oil from Sainsbruys in the bowl of pinecones last night. It's called Christmas Spice from TU.

The living room smells like Christmas. Tis lovely.

I was trying to work it out because I do a countdown to Christmas "look after yourself" challenge over on the style and beauty board. I kick it off with 120 days to go so people can get organised and then start with 100 days to go.

Just in case anyone might be interested.

I'll have a look at that Helga.

I'll be looking at S&B too now - in case I have to lose enough weight to fit back into my full-length, down-filled coat because of the snow!!

A nightly reminder to moisturise me feet would be brilliant as they get very neglected during the winter months.

It will be another week before I kick things off. I'll post here when I've got the first post up.

Great, thanks!

caramel I went back to get more and they'd run out

Oh and just got back from Tesco and THEY'VE GOT CHRISTMAS SNACKS IN! Those drums of Mini Cheddars with snowmen and things on, they're called 'Cheeseonal Mini Cheddars'

Fantasic!

Thanks for that. I can start getting stuff like that in and putting it somewhere...um...the loft?

Oh. That's not good: Can't get yo Co-op till Thursday.

I like the sound of the S&B thread Helga

Is anyone else wrapping their purchases as they go?

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I'll be wrapping what I've bought so far when the kids go back to school. I can't do it now for obvious reasons.

I will def be wrapping well before xmas even this year! Last year was awful....maybe leave a few token gifts to wrap.

I don't wrap until late Nov/early Dec as the tape always comes undone. But I set myself up in the kitchen for about 3-4 nights in a row and just get stuck in after dinner. With my Christmas music on, and usually DH is out at least 2 of those nights. The vast bulk of it gets done this way, which is great. And it means the bags are ready to drop to relative locally or bring down "home" whenever we arrange it beforehand, and my parcels are ready to post before the final day too (I have 3 of my 5 siblings living overseas, and none of them are coming home this year, there's nearly always at least 1 stays abroad).

Me and DH have a present wrapping night when we wrap DD'S presents on around the 22nd December. We have a couple of bottles of cava, nibbles and a Christmas film on in the background. We really look forward to it, it's really special 'us' time in the run up to Christmas. It turns something which can be a bit of a chore into a lovely Christmassy evening

This year I have bought Christmas bag and boxes.
I need a few packs of tissue paper and ribbons.
I'm going to use the largest boxes for the Christmas Eve Hampers and the largest bags for the stocking gifts (which I do wrap).

I usually do a Wrapping Night mid December, use the ironing board to set out the paper, cup of coffee and something like the Corrie Omnibus on.
I pick a day when I'm at home and the DC are at school to get it all done (in theory )

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And some shops have got Hallowe'en stock in......double squueee

Ironing board - what a great idea!! A lot less bending and stooping!!

I'm going to go to the local posh Dept store at lunch and see if the Christmas stuff is in yet, it usually starts around now (the Irish version of Harrods or Selfridges - Brown Thomas).

18 weeks today!!

DD and I just watched "Lost Christmas" (Eddie Izzard film) aaaaaaahh 'tis our favourite Christmas film

Lost Christmas is beautiful It reminds me of my favourite ever Christmas (2011). The book is lovely too. I have it on my Nook, I think I might read it over the weekend...

We always shout at the fireman "take your jacket off and crawl along the ice" - he never listens

I've crumbled and bought some stocking fillers today. 2 watches, snaps and some other joke thing. Less than £5 all together.

I need to go in the loft again to make a list of what stocking fillers I have bought.

Decided I'm going to buy those blanket with sleeves, gum ball machines, amazon vouchers, lego minecraft and DD needs an Ipod for her main present.