Things I’m doing now to make December easier!

December - Will Farrell as Elf
Yes, I know it’s the 2nd today and not the 1st but I was too busy to blog properly yesterday!

People mainly the super wonderful husband, when I put the Christmas movies on! keep telling me that it’s only November and Christmas isn’t until December, but if I want to enjoy December, I need to start preparing early!

I shop all year for Christmas gifts for the kids then I start my Christmas lists for the rest of the family in September, as soon as the kids go back to school. I really ramp up the preparations, though, once November gets here 🙂
I’ve just done my Tesco order for the last of the gifts, using the Clubcard points I’ve collected all year. Their Clubcard boost starts today and I had £100.50 in vouchers. I placed an order for £200 and it was lovely not having to pay a penny!
We got the Christmas decorations down from the loft last night and checked to see what we need to buy. It’s not much, thankfully, as I stocked up on wrapping paper and Christmas cards from Asda in January so all I need to buy are gift bags and crackers 🙂
We’ve got my lovely mother in law coming for Christmas dinner and the girls are very excited. We made lists for Christmas dinner and the buffet tea we have for the family on Christmas Eve.
I have to make the list of the activities we’re going to do for our activity advent and wrap all the books for the story advent!
Kaycee wants to make a Christmas cake (but not a fruit one!) so we’re going to look through the Christmas recipe books we’ve got to find an alternative.
All these little things don’t take long to do but doing them now will mean I can spend time with the kids, doing the activities and enjoying them rather than getting stressed because there’s still lots to do 🙂
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1 Comment

  1. Kim Carberry 2nd November 2015 at 7:45 pm

    It sounds like you have some great plans!
    I was so excited to get my clubcard savings today too! £76..Yay!

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