what's left on your to-do list ladies? what's on your done list?

[hatwoman]

in some respects I might be ahead - because we have Christmas dinner tomorrow. but I love lists. even other peoples.

my done list:

• red cabbage is braised
• parsnips are par-boiled and coated in parmesan and flour as per Delia
• everything that needs to be is out of the freezer, including the stuffing and the chestnut loaf that I made about 2 weeks ago.
• mince pies have been done for eons

my to do list:

• update my to-do list (I told you I liked lists)
• update my last minute shopping list
• ice cake (will probably get that done tonight)
• make some bruschetta (hopefully also tonight)
• poach some pears
• put cards up
• do some decorations - candles and baubles "artistically" thrown into glass bowls and vases
• pick meat up from butchers
• boil bones for stock
• mull wine
• wrap presents

not got DH a pressie... no idea what to get.

I have to:

wash the floors
clean the windows
clean the bathroom
prepare veg
finish trifle
wrap DP present
wrap remaining kids' presents from Santa
deliver card to friend
hoover
iron clothes
iron tablecloths
prepare snacks for friends for tomorrow pm

am exhausted just thinking about it!

To do:
decorate MiL's cake
ice and decorate our cake
make mince pies
make table centre decoration
prepare veg (but I won't do that until Christmas morning)

Done:
tree is up and DS and DSS decorated it - DS loves it so much he wants to kiss it
all food bought
mince pie pastry made
presents wrapped
shh stocking fillers wrapped and ready

forgot about cleaning I might show the place a duster. but I doubt it.

cake's done.

Clean (Mother is coming!) and go to work tomorrow and then come home and wrap Pressies I love that!

To do:

clean house
wrap stocking gifts
prepare veg
DE-STRESS!!

Still have some cleaning/tidying to do but not sure if I can be bothered. Did the tree and put up decorations this afternoon.
Have not yet wrapped a single present! But we only have small token gifts these days, so I'll chuck some wrappings on them some time tomorrow - hopefully before Ds and Dd arrive!

my done list:

• christmas cake is made
• mince pies are made
• everything that needs to be is out of the freezer
• nearly all the presents have been bought and wrapped
• the car is booked in for a service tomorrow

my to do list:

• Leave DH in charge of children (there'll be tears ...)
• take au-pair to station (on way to work)
• deliver car to garage
• go to work and finish a project off and do a conference call. Should only take 3 hours but will probably take 5
• collect car
• collect one last present
• Get home and clean windows in dining room and living room
• prepare ALL veg
• stuff the meat with garlic
• sort out the dining room (clean, set places, lay table, sort out decorations)
• sort out spare bedroom for guests
• collect guests from station
• wrap three presents including the one I have hopefully collected
• go to SIL's for dinner (remember champagne)
• go to midnight mass after dinner

Lists can be therapeutic or daunting. Mine is a bit daunting TBH. It has huge potential for overruns

To do

Prepare goose
Cook ham (nigella's coca-cola style)
Make smoked salmon, asparagus and crab terrine starter. (and make melba toast)
Do ivy/eucalyptus/dried fruit/cinnamon stick garlands for the back of the dinning chairs.
Try and get ds to stay in his bed ( first time in a "big boy bed" tonight- ie out of cot)

Most other things are dealt with.

To do:
Get turkey out of freezer(will do in morning)
make trifle ( tomorrow)
Mop and hoover

Everything else is done!

Done

Most of the shopping
Most of the present buying and wrapping
Some cleaning
Mince pies and cake done ages ago, ditto pud
Table centrepiece - the kind of thing dh thinks is completely pointless but which I keep looking at because I'm so chuffed with it.

To do
Bits and bobs of shopping - few last minute pressies for dh
Some laundry
Some cleaning - tho if it's not done, it doesn't matter
Some wrapping
Prepare veg
Go to midnight mass tomorrow
Drink lots of wine
Enjoy!

to do
wash floors
hoover
change bedding on all beds
clean bathroom
prepare veg

To do

Hoover ,polish,clean bathroom

Prep veg

Wet comb the dd's hair again

collect the dd's pressies from my parents where we have been hiding them

Assemble dd2's Little Tikes car

Clean out Guinea piggies

Wash hair etc

To do -
Sober up so don't speak my mind to Mum when I go tomorrow

Done -
Everything including getting drunk with good friends.

Can't wait - I've been a very good girl and Father Christmas is going to bring me a lovely pressie!

oh i forgot

Hope that dp's present arrives by courier tomorrow and wrap it.

To do

1. Go shopping and buy the last 5 presents (tomorrow am) and buy crackers
2. Go and pick up sis from airport
3. Clean bathroom so it's fit for purpose
4. Find some chairs
5. Bring in garden table
6. Dismantle football table and put it upstairs
7. Child proof downstairs for toddler/baby onslaught
8. Look at food and decide how I'm going to cook it all
9. Buy lots more booze

10. Write Christmas cards for neighbours (they all gave us a card arrghh) 11. Realise can't remember neighbours' names and can't find their cards 12. Buy children chocolate to bribe them to behave at drinks party where there will be no other children 13. Check we have enough plates/cutlery 13. Have rudimentary tidy 14. Wrap last presents 15. Go to drinks party

My done list is too long,

To do:

Clean kitchen window sill
Change our bed
Clothes on airer
Small amount of ironing
Wrap 3 presents
Take DS to GP for a horrid cough that only happens at night and really makes him cry in pain

Tomorrow night:
Prepare veg
Start trifle
Help santa find and fill stockings of 2 adorable DC's who have tried to be good

All done - but very, very bored now!!

Joash there are so many things that need doing around here that I feel sure would alleviate your boredom.

I will provide wine ...

And I absolutley dont need to buy anything else.. nothing, at all.

So I wish that when I walked passed shops their automatic doors would stay shut instead of opening and enticing me in!

Hi Quattrocento - wouldn't mind taking you up on that . But have a feeling we live hundreds of miles away from each other.
It's the first time EVER, that I've been this well organised for Chrissy.

Done:
Presents wrapped.
Tree done.
Wreath made (ds and I threw everything but the kitchen sink at it and it is mahoosive )
Ham in coke made in fridge now.
Banoffie pie base and filling made in fridge (request from dh who hates xmas pud)
table laid (dh did that, all glasses polished, silver polished etc)

need to:
go and collect dh's present tomorrow
get stocking fillers for ds
wrap granny's present (is a plant so can only be done on day)
go to drycleaners