How many days till Christmas 2015 then.............?

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Brace yourselves and form an orderly queue.

XMas clock.com says 357 (plus 14 hours)

Happy New Year to one and all. Hope 2015 is a good one

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Sorry, I forgot that bit

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Fifty Days.

Starting to panic a bit because I haven't bought anything much really. Couple of Stocking gifts for DD (make-up)

I am planning to go out on Friday and buy Christmas stuff from Costco (they won't be stocking it much longer)

Still doing lists.

Planning to do 90% online , but allow enough time for deliveries.

50!!! Coming round fast.
Also feeling a bit panicked. Off to Disney soon so that's been my focus. Going to try and be a bit more minimal - can so easily get out of hand. Oh for a big house though! I'd go all out!

Is this it, Biddy? www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_236020511873_-1 Cute!

I've bought the special cards (grandparents, one from/to my children from each other) and a small pack, but I barely get time to do much these days, so not sure they will get written or posted!

50? Lights in Oxford street and red cups in Starbucks! I am too late to start making chutney and have missed some posting deadlines! Obviously I need to focus

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I have never made chutney but you've still got 7 weeks. Should be enough time for some recipes (I bet Nigella has some)

You may spot me on another thread asking about quick mature chutney

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I have the Good Housekeeping Christmas issue (still wrapped up ) .

I couldn't find the Christmas Jumper I wanted (Still plenty of time though)

The Gruffalo will be at our Christmas Light Switch On.

Peace reigns .

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Planning to get the Christmas edition of Good Food

46 I have my good housekeeping and Good Food magazines here waiting for a quiet few mins yeah like that's going to happen

Got my Costco prelit garland for the staircase
Some chocolate marzipan
Some gold wrapped chocolates to go in my uber tacky giant champagne glass centrepiece

Shops weren't too busy yesterday (well it's still November) but the roads were hellish.

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less than 7 weeks!!!

DD found half the present for her morning minder yesterday - a gingerbread man mug (as A likes her morning coffee!!) and she wants to give her some chocolates, or maybe make some cookies, to go with it.

I've a lot of catching up to do, having lost the last 5.5 weeks. But this week we need to get back to normal, and I need to get back on track with my plans.

Did I answer someones' question about the onesie DD wanted? Yes it was that boys reindeer one in Debenhams.

I have 2 mags, (possibly Woman+Home and Good Housekeeping - but I could be wrong). I haven't really read them yet, flicked through them vaguely but will enjoy a peaceful coze with them one evening this week. But I have a stash from previous years as well, and some of the ideas are definitely coming back from previous ones.

I did manage to get my chocolate figures in Aldi for the advent calendar. And 2 packets of nice pegs for cards, which I will use with a nice ribbon from Dunnes Stores (not the measly string that came with the pegs!). And a big tub of mini-marshmallows for hot chocolates - yum!!

Happy Mondays!!

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Exciting

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Busy day ahead, but hopefully some quiet time at home tonight for planning, and maybe even some online shopping.

Ordered the cards from school this morning though, so have 1 Christmas prep thing done today!! Just 1 packet this year for immediate family only.

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I was ogling some Christmas Jumpers in Sainsburys yesterday, still need to make my choice

Finished my Christmas shopping today 42 days to go, the meaning of life!

Looks snake eyes at Heyhey

Proffers "The Twitch"..................................

Mwah ha ha

(You haven't finished. You think you have. But you haven't had The Twitch. )

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I ordered a book for DH this morning, that I can collect on Tuesday.

I am so far from finished it isn't even funny. (Casts second set of snake eyes at Heyhey). And I went through my annual leave sheet yesterday to fix it up, and I have one spare half day to play with until Easter (allowing 3 days over Christmas and 3 days over Easter) - I normally have at least 5-7 spare at this point in the year and plan a day just for myself. But I need to keep the half for emergencies (and I am not taking midterm off either).

But as I walked through (rather than around the outside of!!) M&S or Easons this morning (I did both and need to remember which ), I saw that they have both Spiderman and Frozen wrapping paper. I might get both for the various nieces and nephews, as nearly all of them love one or the other. Not for DD though - she might accept spiderman (although Lego, Angry Birds or Minecraft would be ok) but she DETESTS Frozen!!

The Twitch will bite you Heyhey

IMHO it is inevitable...

I had a mad dash around the Euroshop, Tiger and Claire's Accessories at lunch. I have sorted craft things for DD and the DCousins to do that will keep them occupied - DD in Advent involving paint, DD and Cousins on Christmas Eve just using ordinary colour (pencils, crayons, markers - whatever is in the house). I have found nice small ribbon bows in good colours, and an added bonus of glitter gluegun sticks!! A tin for putting small buns in at home (was looking for a while).

And the biggest PLUS of all. I am no longer contemplating a new Christmas Jumper - I will wear the whole dinner between my pudding jumper and a turkey for my head from Claire's, complete with sprouts and that the legs wave around and gobble!! O M G I will be soooooo kitsch!!!! [santa] !!!!

Honestly, no has been consumed, my staff just looked at me like I was bonkers, but it made me laugh in the shop!!

one year I twitched so badly I basically bought two lots of Christmas shopping I will be strong this year! She says, after buying three lots of fancy salt today to go in DH's stocking