Ahead or behind?

I have started buying gifts. Next week I will make spiced red cabbage and apples ready for the freezer. In the best Terry Wogan tradition, the sprouts are on!

I’m thinking about it already fancythat😃 bought some M&S mince pies…most eaten, some Christmas cards for friends who like them and have my eye on some lovely lights in the garden centre.

I’m currently ahead for the first time ever. Can’t speak about other people’s plans as I rarely go into town these days.

I’m a bit disconcerted this year as I have a lot less baking to do and I’ll miss it.

Ahead 👍

I like to start early getting some things ready for Christmas, I would hate to leave everything till the last minute, and I hate having to go round the shops as I can't walk far now. so most things are done online..

Too late for the sprouts Grandmabatty the late lamented Victoria Wood had hers boiling long before now.🥹

Definitely ahead. Christmas cake made, cards bought and the yearly calendar being designed.

Ahead. And behind! DGD and I made the mince for the pies this morning and I have some presents in my present box (and some cards because I bought too many last year!). But I do two Blytheswood boxes for Christmas and I haven’t bought everything for them and they have to in the collection centre by the middle of October. I usually have everything ready for them so it feels to me that I’m behind …

On a beautiful, sunny, early October day, still wearing my shorts, certainly no desire to think about Christmas cake, pudding, mince pies, presents,……

Harvest festival tomorrow.

Clocks not changing for another 3 weeks..

So most definitely behind.

Bah humbug, On Christmas Eve I put up the decoration (singular) usually a small wooden German decoration that was my mums. I buy some nice cheese and a few deli delights and enjoy with a good bottle of wine.
On boxing day morning the decoration is put away and thankfully that’s it for another year.
So all is running to schedule so far !

Not a fan of Christmas, actually really dislike it, but I go with the flow with DDs and DGSs around, although the DDs know how I feel. I have a Pandora chain and charm for DD2 already. Actually, I got it for her August birthday, then she changed her mind and asked for something else!
5 people will request gift vouchers, so just a question of getting those from wherever nearer the time - maybe late November.

Not even thinking about it.

I love Christmas and the jolly run up to it.
Not started yet though , I like to get Halloween over.

Mr kindly bought my advent calendar yesterday, I have bought three presents.
The ingredients to make a baked cheesecake, to freeze and stuffing for five families, to freeze, are in various online shopping delivery baskets for this month.
So, I'm on my very approximate target.