MotherWol I sympathise with you, it is very annoying to be given things because they’re ‘bargains’. Does your mum spend much time with you or can you just send a load back to the charity shop? It’s so hard when we have all worked so hard to declutter just to be given crap.
zingdramaqueen that diet book story is horrendous and the sort of thing my mum would do which is why we’re no contact. For my 40th birthday she bought me an electric razor as clearly she thought I was too hairy.
incessantnamechanger I’m sorry to hear about your back.
Welcome bigoldghag you made a good start.
ellieq sorry to hear you and dh are coughing. I hope it’s just a cold and you’re feeling better soon.
I had a lovely Christmas, just the four of us (me, dc and the ninjaboyfriend). Also we didn't have too many presents, just the right amount. Exh hasn't seen dd1 for weeks and she refused to buy him a present which worries me a lot - and means I never get time to myself.
I have almost finished clearing up from Christmas. The tablewear is washed and put away, the presents are largely in a box in bedrooms so not put away but at least not in the sitting room. We’ve also just about eaten the food other than some crackers and cheeses. In my ‘rags’ bag is two pairs of leggings that dd2 has made holes in.
I’m not going to take the decorations down yet because they cheer me up but I’m going to hoover and clean the kitchen floor and make the downstairs better. Unfortunately I never really finished tidying the dining room, it has a few piles of paper sitting around – but it is much better than it was before xmas and it has been lovely eating at a table every day. I might see if we can keep it up, especially when the ninjaboyfriend is here as my kitchen can be a squash.