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18 sleeps to go … how prepared are you?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Just over 2 and a half weeks to the big day!! Wheyyyy

Where are you in terms of readiness for Christmas this year?

Are you a “get it all done early” sort of person or a “lave or to the last minute” type?

Are the presents all wrapped and ready or do you not even have a clue what you’re going to get people yet!?

I’m more than half ready I’d say : most presents bought but not yet wrapped. Most non perishable foodstuffs are bought and stored safely bur haven’t yet properly worked out what we need in terms of perishables. Decorations are mostly up ..

How about you?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

* leave it to the last minute type .. I really should proof read my posts first!

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

Working 7 days a week does things to your head, I only realised it was December yesterday

I’m 0% ready. I might even be less than that

Luckily I’ve got like a decades experience in leaving it till last minute so I’m just gonna follow that pattern

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everything is on schedule. I've done fuck all... Again.

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By *wingsnroundabouts82Couple
over a year ago

Fucksville

Absolutely sweet F.A

SEND HELP!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brought 0 presents so far, hoping to get them all done in one shopping weekend.. if not, I'm hearing 'supply chain' issues are coming again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1 present bought so far, I will be ready though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spain for Christmas.

Not buying one present, not putting up one decoration. Christmas is cancelled.

I'll still accept gifts and gestures of good will though.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

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Similar to yourself OP. I've decorated the fireplace, hallway, stairs and kitchen. No tree yet, going to get that sorted over the next few days. And I've not made my wreath yet! I have ribbon, apple slices and pheasant feathers ready to go.

Present wise, almost finished; just need to get a couple of little stockings presents. And then wrap them all which I absolutely love! My aim is to be all sorted and raring to go by next weekend, then I have a nice week of relaxing and doing seasonal things.

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

My place is decorated and shopping will be left till the school hols, unfortunately the nice mums morning Xmas crafting sessions of baubles and candles etc is cancelled due to small people sickness it's been a rough night...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im one of those annoyin people that has been ready, finished and wrapped by October! Dinner has been sorted (venison been....ummm....shot and butchered for the whole family...) and all i need to do now is make desserts and get the fresh produce in!

Sorry, not sorry!

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Pretty up there this year! Most of what I've bought is wrapped tree up! And food ordered! Which I add to daily so yeah! And have 3 days of this year x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m getting

G there, be better if the kids told me some ideas!

Biggest worry is this potential Tesco strike, snd the knock on effect with other Supermarkets if it goes ahead.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just got 20 Christmas cakes to ice, 30 pork pies to make, 200 mince pies and 2 truffle topped chocolate gateux, 50 giant sausage rolls and 30 giant pasties oh and a 60th birthday cake and then I can think about the stuff for us.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Must we talk about it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We are getting there...

Majority of gifts are bought and will be wrapped on the weekend... Mr NBVN is awesome at wrapping gifts.

Non perishable food and drink is bought. Just a very small shopping trip needed for fresh, which I plan to buy from a local farm shop.

Xmas tree is up... and the tree chocolates have all been demolished by us all.

A charitable donation instead of sending Christmas cards was sorted last night.

I like being quite organised and have even given myself a break from running to spend time on crimbo prep.

NBVN x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m usually super organised but having a 4 month old has made other priorities. All gifts are ordered, waiting for some personalised items, ie foot prints for grandparents etc but otherwise all here and around 50% wrapped.

Starting to prepare Christmas dinner too. Already made and froze the gravy, going to blanch and prepare all veg so I can spend the time with the family on the day

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Not at all. Christmas doesn't mean much to me now, as I am not a person of faith, having abandoned all that four decades ago.

But it brings a smile to my face watching the delight of local children out on their new bikes.

It's a wonderful life!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Totally. Always prepared, me..

Why, what's happening..?

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

I'm on the verge of panic. I haven't done much at all, my children are being awkward and I have a puppy, not many free hours left between now and then. Eeeeeek!!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I'm on the verge of panic. I haven't done much at all, my children are being awkward and I have a puppy, not many free hours left between now and then. Eeeeeek!!!! "

Now there’s an arse I haven’t seen in a while! One of my all time Fab faves!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Scarily unprepared.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Scarily unprepared. "

At what point do you panic? I was thinking maybe Thursday?

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

Easy peasy. No family nor children. Cheap too

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By *uckslut and MCouple
over a year ago

Poole

Team early. Decs up, tree up, all prezzies brought, 90% prezzies wrapped. Already brought the pork sauage meat for my grandads receipe stuffing. - can't have Christmas if it's sold out on the shelf. I'm not cooking this year, but have to buy a few of the veggies to take for the host to cook.

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Tree up and decorating done.

Gifts for outside the immediate family tend to be nice bits of food so even if it's last minute I can go to the corner shop and buy chocolate. Stuff for the kids mostly got. Might go to the charity shops and try to pick up some more books or the odd item of clothing for them. They get so much from generous grandparents that I don't bother getting them much.

Got a duck in the freezer and will pick up veggies and pigs in blankets from the market nearer the time.

Also got my eldest's birthday this weekend which I'm not yet totally prepared for. Bloody pain having a birthday in December. I blame his parents.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most presents are wrapped.

Just got to buy one more thing, withdraw some money for the hard to buy for preteens and get cards.

Need to figure out what we need to buy food wise and then we're sorted.

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By *indergirlWoman
over a year ago

somewhere, someplace

Normally pretty prepared in advance, but this year its all gone to crap, still got one child's presents to get and token gifts for the adults and then wrapping them all at some point

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Decorations sorted, tree up, all presents but 1 sorted. Haven't put veggie order in yet, but meat order in at the butchers.

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By *ottom charlieMan
over a year ago

washington


"Just over 2 and a half weeks to the big day!! Wheyyyy

Where are you in terms of readiness for Christmas this year?

Are you a “get it all done early” sort of person or a “lave or to the last minute” type?

Are the presents all wrapped and ready or do you not even have a clue what you’re going to get people yet!?

I’m more than half ready I’d say : most presents bought but not yet wrapped. Most non perishable foodstuffs are bought and stored safely bur haven’t yet properly worked out what we need in terms of perishables. Decorations are mostly up ..

How about you? "
totally ignore it,,, i live on my own, no family suffer from depression so i have to treat it as just another day or very much doubt i would get to the end of the day,,, wish i could take a tablet and sleep through the whole bloody lot,,,

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I have gifts to buy, and gifts I've already bought need wrapping.

Christmas delivery slot is booked; we need to amend it nearer the time, although I already bought the turkey and pigs in blankets.

The few Christmas cards I've written will be sent when this storm buggers off.

Might put my tree up later.

I'm very laid back about it all this year.

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By *urious couple22Couple
over a year ago

Derby

We are all ready just haven't yet brought and put decorations up

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Cards done and posted. Local ones ready to take. Just a couple of presents on the way then all done.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I've not done anything yet at all

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Just been shopping for a few more things that are now sitting smugly in the freezer,

Pork joint-

Huuuuugeee chicken -

Pigs in blankets-

Cranberry stuffing-

Gammon joint-

Just need veggies, booze & cheeses

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tree up and decorating done.

Gifts for outside the immediate family tend to be nice bits of food so even if it's last minute I can go to the corner shop and buy chocolate. Stuff for the kids mostly got. Might go to the charity shops and try to pick up some more books or the odd item of clothing for them. They get so much from generous grandparents that I don't bother getting them much.

Got a duck in the freezer and will pick up veggies and pigs in blankets from the market nearer the time.

Also got my eldest's birthday this weekend which I'm not yet totally prepared for. Bloody pain having a birthday in December. I blame his parents. "

Two of my kids have birthdays in December. Their dad doesn't do anything. So I blame him

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

Decorations up.

New glassware bought.

A couple of fancy frozen desserts in.

Fizz and booze in

Need to get 2 decent presents and food for the festivities.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on the verge of panic. I haven't done much at all, my children are being awkward and I have a puppy, not many free hours left between now and then. Eeeeeek!!!! "

Bung them a bag of chocolate coins each and they will be angels next year. Don't let the puppy eat the chocolate..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Scarily unprepared.

At what point do you panic? I was thinking maybe Thursday? "

Thursday next week? Sounds a good time to panic.

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By *orraine999Woman
over a year ago

Somewhere

Tree. Nope

Decorations. Nope

Gifts. Nope

I do have gifts for friends that will be delivered a little late. Does that count as being prepared?

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By *urvySub87Woman
over a year ago

Near Wellingborough

Decs are up, gifts are bought but not wrapped. Think I'm doing quite well this year

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Absolutely nothing at all.

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By *ittleMissCaliWoman
over a year ago

all loved up

I dont panic I think about it a few days before x

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

I'm wholly ready - for the first time ever. Everything bought and wrapped

C

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Scarily unprepared.

At what point do you panic? I was thinking maybe Thursday?

Thursday next week? Sounds a good time to panic."

Next week!!!!

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By *EAT..85Woman
over a year ago

Nottingham

Oh gawd. Just no

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By *imbobaMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I’m ignoring this thread. It’s just making me stress.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pretty much fuck all done.

Just as well I work better under pressure.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Just over 2 and a half weeks to the big day!! Wheyyyy

Where are you in terms of readiness for Christmas this year?

Are you a “get it all done early” sort of person or a “lave or to the last minute” type?

Are the presents all wrapped and ready or do you not even have a clue what you’re going to get people yet!?

I’m more than half ready I’d say : most presents bought but not yet wrapped. Most non perishable foodstuffs are bought and stored safely bur haven’t yet properly worked out what we need in terms of perishables. Decorations are mostly up ..

How about you? totally ignore it,,, i live on my own, no family suffer from depression so i have to treat it as just another day or very much doubt i would get to the end of the day,,, wish i could take a tablet and sleep through the whole bloody lot,,, "

Sorry to hear that my friend, I know it can be a difficult time of year for many. Before we know it it will all be done and dusted and we can look forwards to the Spring again

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