Friday, 7 September 2012

Planning for Christmas

I am always quite organised buying gifts in advance for Christmas but this year I thought I would make up a food hamper in advance to cut down on the expense and running around nearer the time. It started last week when I went into a local shop and saw the shelf of reductions. Amongst other things was jars of cranberry sauce and cartons of Birds brandy sauce. The cranberry was 69p dated 2013 and the brandy sauce was 50p dated Dec 2012. This prompted me to start buying. I plan to buy something each week with the weekly shop. Last week I bought some breadsticks and tonight I got some non alcoholic beer for one of my guests which was on offer. I hope to get some of the offers ahead of December. I already had my Christmas pud in stock, a luxury one with brandy which should have been  £7 before Christmas reduced in January to £1.50. Its dated BBE Sept 2012 but I have no doubt it will be OK. It will be our first Christmas in our new home so I have invited a few family members over for lunch. Are you thinking about Christmas yet ?
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  1. Angela7 September 2012 at 22:21

    absolutely - started making [knitting and sewing] gifts, also picked up a few small stocking fillers. packets and tins with Sharpie FOR XMAS to prevent family eating them by mistake!]
    Tuesday night a group of friends are coming round to share ideas for making decorations.
    I like to get all the 'practical' bits sorted so that come Advent I can start to focus on the true reason for the Season!

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    1. Miss Piggy Bank7 September 2012 at 22:45

      thats a good idea, a craft group x hope you are well angela

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  2. DaisyChain7 September 2012 at 22:23

    That's very organised of you and I hope it means you spare yourself that supermarket madness on 24th Dec.

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    1. Miss Piggy Bank7 September 2012 at 22:47

      i like to be safely inside on 24 dec, away from all the last minute chaos !

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  3. Bryallen8 September 2012 at 12:49

    I've started keeping my eyes and ears open for things people might like as gifts. I'd definitely like to make some stuff again, like last year, so I need to give myself a much longer timescale than I had before when I was thoroughly exhausted!

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  4. Unknown8 September 2012 at 12:53

    Such a great plan! New to your blog, off for a nose around :)

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  5. Anonymous10 September 2012 at 22:03

    Been planning by saving a set amount each week,all year and I've stuck to it,yay,:) X

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