Just for fun - what's your score?

[Hetyanni]

Christmas shopping started - 1 point
Christmas shopping complete - 5 points
Christmas wrapping started - 2 points
Christmas wrapping complete- 5 points
Decorations up - 5 points
Tree up - 5 points
Christmas films watched - 1 point each
Turkey/equivalent in freezer - 3 points
Meal planning done - 2 points
Tub of QS/Roses etc in cupboard - 2 points
Above started on - 3 points
Started listening to Christmas music - 3 points
Christmas jumper worn - 3 points
Mince pies eaten - 1 point each
Santa visited - 5 points
Attended light switch - on - 3 points
Attended light trail - 5 points
Mulled wine drunk - 1 point per glass

Others, assign points as see fit.

My score - 17

KurtWilde

Morrisons make the best bakery mince pies imo. I've eaten 2 boxes of 6 already”

I accept Morrison’s but raise you Booths

(Don’t pass it in though, they think I make them )

6 stated shopping nearly there and wrapping

No music no decorations santa next Sat

I'll be sure to try them!

And yes, they think I make the morrisons ones too.. sshhh

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My score is zero - husband's is probably 7 or 8 as he has a love of a shit Christmas film

Christmas shopping started - 1 point

Christmas films watched - 1 point each

*The Bishop’s Wife
*Matchmaker Santa
*A Very Merry Mix Up

Turkey/equivalent in freezer - 3 points

*Gammon joint for making Delia’s blackened ham

Tub of QS/Roses etc in cupboard - 2 points

*Pandoro
*Pannettone
*Turkish Delight
*Danish butter cookies
*Danish marzipan chocolate

Above started on - 3 points

*For each item? We’ve eaten one box of Turkish delight (re-bought) and one packet of marzipan chocolate (will be re-ordered)

Started listening to Christmas music - 3 points

Mulled wine drunk - 1 point per glass

*no mulled wine yet but we’ve had mulled cider/apple juice/Calvados 4 times so far...

I’m too tired to reliably add up the points 😫

Further points needed for the following:

Turkey ordered from farm shop
Mincemeat made
Christmas pudding made
Apple and onion chutney made
Buffet sausage rolls made
Cranberry sauce made
Cranberry gin liqueur made
Apricot brandy liqueur made
Orange and poppy seed cake made - testing for serving to visitors during festive period
This year’s ornaments bought - 2, vintage
Vintage Martini jug and cocktail glasses bought
Mulled wine jug bought
Christmas cards bought (to give to neighbours and friends)
Plans made for home-made Christmas cards (to send to family)
Cross-stitch started, but not finished
Bulbs planted for Paperwhite Narcissus sideboard centrepiece
Sketch made to plan sideboard tablescape
Port had on more than one occasion (only a small glass each time...)
Sherry had on 3 or 4 occasions (ditto)
Bailey’s had on...hmmm...2 occasions (testing the Aldi Specially Selected)

Bonus points sought for being on and contributing to MN’s very own tradition, the Poncetastic thread 🎄🎄🎄

Ditto for being on and contributing to MN’s very own Christmas Chronicles (Nigel Slater) thread 🎄🎄🎄

I’m sure there’s more!

Zero

22

7 mainly due to Christmas films

An unimpressive 8.

1 point - I've started my christmas shopping and that's it 😬

Tbf my son's birthday is early December and I don't want to start christmas until after so he doesn't feel like his birthday is overshadowed by christmas. He's currently a baby so won't care, but I'm setting a precedent for future years!

I'm on 8!

3 - watched 3 films 🤣🤣

Our tree and decs are up hence the high score...and we've watched about 3 Christmas movies and listen to Xmas music on the radio too..

Nil, it's not even December

@ItsSunnyOutside my tree and decs are up too

Can I have extra points for my Christmas bedding?

I think it's time for a Christmas name change. Can I get a point for that too haha?

I think the Christmas films might tip me into the 100s. DS is obsessed with The Grinch, Alien Xmas and Home Alone so we’ve watched at least one a day since mid October. Then there’s my guilty pleasure Hallmark Christmas films

27

In that case it's about 20 for Christmas films alone. The 1 was for my Love Actually, but DC have watched Nightmare Before Christmas tons of times in the last fortnight 😂

Nil points.

@KurtWilde

I think it's time for a Christmas name change. Can I get a point for that too haha?

Oh yes I need a point for that too please!

Nil....it will remain that way......it can all f....off

I have bought one present from an artist and placed an Ocado Christmas order so effectively I’ve done a meal plan.