On a scale from 1 to 10, how prepared are you?

[yorkshirepudsx]

Obviously 1 being the least prepared,
I feel like I'm a strong 5🤣🤣🤣

Merry Christmas all x

About a 2 mentally, probably a 6 physically.

Oh yes mentally, I reckon I'm about a 2 also🙈🙈

1

9 I think. I have two gifts left to wrap and some mince pies to make.

1. Had a bloody awful week with everyone getting ill and other major faffs. DH is taking DS out to his parents for the entire day tomorrow, I'm going to crack open some fizz and get the whole shebang done in a day (I hope.)

I wish I was a kid again sometimes 😫

2
Have a half day tomorrow to finish present buying, and food shop planned for 7am Xmas eve before work

I would say 7-8 been buying for months and also wearing masks in shops , nothing is going to f-up my Christmas .🎄

10
Absolutely nothing to do except collect pork pie from butchers

3
presents in but not wrapped
house not clean and tidy
no food shop done yet

actually more like a 2 really

I have some food. Went shopping this morning. Apart from that about a 1.

10, full fridge, full log store, full wine rack, all presents wrapped, hell, I’ve even set the table.

Bring it on!

Done most of the food shopping but need to cook some things this afternoon

1. Been in bed 2 days with lurgy. Not good as I have lots to do and had set this week aside for it.

Oh well! I once had flu from Christmas Eve to New Year's Eve, so nothing will be as disorganised as that year!

It’s going to be only the two of us so minimal prep etc

2.5.
I have tree but it is still outside undecorated.
I have most of the food.
I have unwrapped presents.

But nothing else is ready.

Yesterday I would have said 7/8 but I woke up today really unwell and have barely been able to get up off the sofa. Today I was meant to get about 3 loads of washing done and clean the house from top to bottom. So far I've managed to put 1 load of washing in the machine. So now I'm really behind 🤷‍♀️ ah well, I can't help being ill.

Just need to wrap mostly. Which I was going to do today but dont have wrapping paper. Must have used it all last year. Need to knock up a couple of chocolate hampers but they don't take long.

I'd now put myself at an 8 (if you'd have asked on Monday I'd have said 2).

Food shopping is done aside from the odd thing which we have on a list. The house is pretty much prepared for guests. All the gifts are done aside from one straightforward hamper to make. I've not done a single bit of wrapping however! I expect I'll do some tonight so I've at least made a start.

8-9. Everything remotely important (ie presents for the kids, a decorated tree, some food we will enjoy) is done. If some incidental extras don’t happen then so be it, no one looks back and thinks “remember that Christmas as a child where we had ordinary napkins not Christmas theme ones” or “remember how Christmas that year was ruined because we had regular roast carrots because Mum forgot to buy honey” or “God that was an awful Christmas because there were dust bunnies in the living room and the laundry basket wasn’t empty”.

8

Marks and Spencer tomorrow evening after work. A wee bit more wrapping to do.

Breakfast with friends on Saturday.

Then clean the house.

Dinner sorted for Saturday so I hope to be done mid afternoon.

Haven't got much left to do but DH is at work until Friday night. I'm sick and home with a 4yo. So progress has really halted. Have to finish wrapping and cleaning the house. Wanted it all done by the end of today but probably will still being finishing things off Saturday morning.

9.5

I am feeling so very sorry for myself. I thought I was prepared for Xmas as going to adult DS and really looking forward to not having to cook for first time in my adult life. Now car has broken and can't get garage to look at it until after Xmas. Trains are on strike so can't go by train. I am going to have to get taxi to supermarket to buy Xmas turkey and more food as did not buy much as not planning to be here. Was planning to go to MiL on Boxing Day now she will be alone all over Xmas. DH is worried about his Mum. My adult dear son will also be alone unless he drives 160 miles to me for Xmas day. Feels like Xmas is ruined. Now DH trying to find hire car so we can still go but no luck so far, everything is booked. I feel like crying but know it won't do any good. Can anyone think of other options?

Yep, this is me too. Being ill is a massive setback 🤣

A comfortable 8 I think. Almost all wrapping done, food done or for collection tomorrow, house cleaned today. That's it I think.