Countdown to Christmas 2020 (thread 13): the one with(out) the M&S vanishing gin!

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Evening!

New thread here. I'm pretty sure this one breaks all previous records!

Crazy that is not good you are feeling so poorly. Time all these cold lurgy things disappeared.

why I blame the little people DH teaches. He brings home every sniffle going but this one has really effected him (he normally has an amazing immune system and is never ill for more than about 3 days).

How did your interview go?

I think lockdown buggered our immune systems. My cold (or run of consecutive colds) is driving me mad. My head is so bunged.

I hope you feel better soon, Crazy.

I need to write cards and get my parcels sent. I have a 30 minute lunch break so need to crack on this lunchtime to get those items sorted.

Crazy the interview seemed to go ok. I think I messed one question up but the rest were good. They were supposed to call by 17.00 yesterday but nothing as yet, so not sure that is a positive to be honest.

Morning all,
Why I hope the call comes today and that it is good news. [fingers crossed] Love the piggy!!

Most sorry to hear you have resigned, but I agree with others that you needed more backup, hopefully DH's interviews go ok and that you can also get some down time for a while to let that stress that had built up to seep back out again before you need to dive back into real work.

(Socially distanced) [Hugs] to all the ill people, and hope they all get better soon.

Fluffy I hope your muscles were ok after all that digging (and that you caught up on the eating yesterday!).

I'm also in a panic - DD informed me last night that there's no evening study in school next week "because it's the last week" - !! No way it's the last week next week!! I'm still knitting and sewing and XSt-ing yet!! And a good few cards to write too. Although DD came home early from school last night (further injured the shoulder in training yesterday - wouldn't admit it to coach, kept going, [bangs head off wall] but at least did come home to rest after tea instead of suffering until 8). Which meant I didn't go crafting, but did make pastry for a test batch of mince pies (DD wanted thinner pastry as her only comment - DH comments were more on the high alcohol levels - it's 5 year matured mincemeat, so quite lush!).

Work mentally busy, but making progress. But I wiped my phone on Saturday so have to rebuild my life on it now....IT keep laughing at me and my (in)capabilities....

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you why - we all spend too much of our lives in work to keep ploughing away in a job that takes too much out of us.

I'm quite proud at how organised it am - never managed it before and I'm even more glad now I feel so rubbish!
Only things left are some presents for DH but he needs to decide what he wants, waiting for a few things to be delivered so I can wrap them and I need to finish making a snowman cushion for dsis (I've done the basic front and half the back, need to do the details (face, hat, scarf) and sort out the actual cushion / stuffing for inside but that'll be done by the end of the week.

Good morning everyone. Bit foggy this morning but now the sun is beginning to make an appearance. Just got a text from my school last night to say that my corridor, and another two corridors, should isolate from the last day we were in school.

So sorry to hear that you have been feeling stressed Most and have been unsupported during this hellish time. Good luck with the interview and new job and hopefully this one will let you take a breath. Also good luck to your DH.

You know what they say Why no news is good news, fingers crossed.

Also daughter has started coughing and gone for a test

Are you a teacher Marshmallow?

I ticked another job off my list on my lunch break. I signed up for a local Secret Santa scheme where you are provided some details (boy or girl, age, clothes size and interests) of a local child who in need or poverty and you buy them presents. I signed up for 4 and dropped the gifts off today - nice to do something good and also to get things ticked off my list!

Hoping to finish work soon ish - I'm so so tired and my voice is starting to go so even though I'm fine, I sound like I'm just about to burst into tears 🙄

That's lovely crazy

I got the job folks. He phoned me a little while ago.

Congratulations why 🎉🎉🥂

Bloody brilliant why Well done you! 🍾👏🏻

Ah that's amazing why! So pleased for you although I can't remember what it was doing. If your HR is anything like ours you might start by summer

Wreck, sounds like your HR is very similar to ours.

Thanks Boots and Woolly 🙂

Congratulations

Finally forced myself to sit down and sort our Christmas cards - DH did his siblings and friends and I did my enormous family. I'll post most of them tomorrow and the rest of them once I've made up a couple of parcels. I think I'll need to get more mailer bags in Wilko - I go through loads posting to Woolly Hugs.

I'm planning to finish wrapping on Thursday morning and I'll marzipan my cakes on Thursday afternoon if my physio doesn't knacker me 😂 so I'm happily working through my to-do list. I even cleared my ironing basket today 💪

I should be starting your hat about this time next week Wreck. Hopefully it will go in the post before Christmas. I'll message you when I post it.

Oh thanks woolly!

I've also just done my Christmas cards. All 12 of them and even that's too many of you ask me.

Ds is at football, probably finishing about now and dd has been making cards for her friends so it's been a nice evening really.

Woohoo why 🥳 When will you start the new job?

Woolly you just reminded me I'm meant to be writing DHs class cards (before anyone says, we do it as a joke - DH is a notoriously scruffy writer so it's always fun for him as he repeatedly tries to insist he wrote the neat cards while the kids try and insist otherwise.
He's a pretend grinch and is adamant every year that they won't be doing a craft day / making cards etc then he gives them a surprise (usually a random Thursday) where they play Christmas music, make stuff, play games and have a film in the afternoon and it's usually on that day that he relents and admits he didn't write the cards). Very childish but if it makes the kids laugh that's fine by me.

I love doing our cards Wreck. The ones I post every year are mostly to DHs family who live all over the country - we both love them and miss them so I have no issues with writing.
We posted 24 cards this year because there were people we normally see to hand the cards over to that we won't see because of Covid.
I think I was born older though because I've always loved sending and receiving cards 😂

I finished work on time, have done a few bits around the house (thank god DH did the majority of the housework because I feel lousy). Going to jump in a bath, use some vicks and hopefully get a good nights sleep

Well done why great news on the new job

Gorgeous guinea-pig , he looks lovely in his hat We did Christmas Eve Hats Photos with ours in exchange for vegetable trimmings .

My borough is currently high on the covid list ( London boroughs) which is worrying , we've just left Lockdown .
I finish work on the 23rd but I don'r work Fridays so I've got a couple of days to sort things ( not shopping on a Sat/Sun if I can help it )

Many congratulations Why

TA Crazy, that's such a lovely thing to do.

Trying to do a little wrapping each day Woolly did quite a few stocking fillers this morning.

Lockdown didn't seem to do much for our boroughs 70 not long out and is steadily increasing every day.

Crazy it will be February as I have to give eight weeks notice. Will be lovely to be close to home as well.

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Morning!

I'm awake. No idea why, but could do without it!

I went back to the sneezing phase of the cold yesterday. Just what I needed.

Hurrah for the job, Why! Did you resign? Roll on February!

Fluffy that is the cold that keeps on giving. Yes I did resign my boss was quite upset, made me feel upset as well briefly. I have to only ring her with good news from now on 🤣 I phoned to tell her I had hoovered a huge spider off of the boys bed, she did not appreciate it as much as he did.