I didn't get everything done on Friday. I DID make very good progress on the shopping front, but not so much at home.
DD made excellent progress on emptying my bank account - she picked out a tracksuit we had conveniently "forgotten" to go back for a couple of weeks ago, and a sequined Snowman tshirt in M&S that was also "forgotten". She agreed to me buying a couple of pairs of running leggings for her (to avoid shorts in the depths of winter!!) - but they were "your choice Mummy" so didn't count in her tally of spends. We got a Christmas tree beanie hat and fingerless gloved in Primark, and a green tunic top for €2, but had to get green leggings as well (only found some in Zara) to turn her into a Christmas tree for the last day of hockey (they do a fancy dress thing and there are prizes - she SWEARS she'll wear the leggings again - I know she will actually wear the rest again). We got a nice navy top with an owl design on the front in Name It, which she liked and I thought we were getting for Christmas Day - and she could wear with either jeans or red trousers we already have. But no, "I didn't know that was for Christmas Day, I wanted something red, and glittery", so Zara also turned up a cool cream top with a skull and crossbones pattern in black but kinda slightly girly, and a black cardigan with a couple of bits of sparkle but not overly girly. Yay, Christmas Day outfit sorted!! No, into Next where she picked the black version (there was a red too) of a top with a big present-like bow on it and a hairband with a bow!! I've probably forgotten some of what we bought now, and I got home to find that the black trousers I thought she had, have been grown out of and donated to cousins. So I need to persuade her about the red trousers which do fit (and all 3 tops would go nicely with), or else go back out and get some black ones.
We spent an hour or so wrapping yesterday. DD wrapped a lot of the ones for her Cousins (and used half a role of tape per present!!), and for DH. I got another 6 done that I had bought, but didn't wrap the one for DH yet. I need to do that tonight or hide it somewhere. The childminder got a fright when she saw the results this morning!! (She's a Christmas Eve wrapper).
I also managed a few of the housekeeping chores - regular changing beds and doing laundry, but also irregular ones like cleaning the washing machine and dryer filters (washer ok but dryer REALLY needed it), dusting downstairs, and cleaning a couple of switches that little fingers have been making a big mess on. And I got to the post office before it closed on Saturday, so bought my stamps.
I need to update my lists this morning, but there won't be a lot more done this week. I have a lunch date with DH tomorrow (he flies home in the morning), a formal dinner tomorrow night (work related), and fly to Athens Wednesday morning for 3 days. So tonight is all about clearing up (not the worst ever but it's slightly chaotic at home) and packing my bags (suit carrier for tomorrow's dress, to change at work, and case for Wednesday).
I think the epic-ness of the post is my attempt to not get started on the jobs on my desk at work. So apologies for that, and I'd better get cracking.