Anyone finished their Christmas shopping?

I did benefit from the Black Friday week deals, but to me that’s a good thing.

I haven’t started . Oh dear. Trying to persuade my sister that we shouldn’t buy each other or partners this year . She has no family and a rich boyfriend so it’s fine for her but I would rather spend the little I have on MY grandchildren not her and her bloomin’ boyfriend. She’s not having it though . In fact she went in a huff when I mentioned it .

I went out with a friend on Monday who said she had done all her Christmas shopping ( I hadn’t even started)!
The next day I did it all in an hour through Amazon, they all have wish lists, just the wrapping to do now.?

Normally I am among the smug, but this year a respiratory infection followed by post viral syndrome has put my whole life in a muddle. However this week I have snapped out of it and I am catching up.

I have been slowly ploughing through the Christmas cooking because that is mindless and I will probably order the Christmas cards today, but I refuse to do any present shopping until Monday because I want to avoid doing anything to encourage Black Friday. There is nothing on the present lists I have, that would benefit from these sales anyway.

Absolutely. Donation to Guide Dogs - and all done.

Half way - the difficult bit is DH as usual.

Mawbroon I'll be sitting knitting - I'm making an enormous, very complicated throw and have set myself the target of getting it finished by Christmas, so visitors can step back in amazement and say "Wow, did you make that yourself? You are very clever!" Or not.

So what are you all going to do in December?

Yep, me too Blue. I've also been sorting and using up the freezer contents, ready to start baking. Slight problem is that MrKid is being a pain in the a**e has kindly decided that he will decorate the kitchen (paint, paper etc, not festive stuff) next week!!!

Me too. I've been collecting presents through the year and now have just a couple to get. Cards written too. Now there's the dreaded wrapping... I hate it. Hey ho.

Ditto Blue, I am off to pickup some "click and collect" orders on Monday and a couple of vouchers then it's just wrapping gifts and writing cards - yippee!!!!