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Christmas is only around the corner.

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dear Father Christmas,

    My name is alex. I am a boy and I am already 22 years old!! I live in the great city of gloucester. Of course, that's in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, but I'll bet you knew that!! This year I've been so good that I should really be on the 'Nice' List!!

    Father Christmas, some things I might like for Christmas this year are:
    - large stake in e$$o;
    - capital gains tax rebate; and,
    - points taken off my provisional license

    but i'll bet you knew that!!

    Love, alex
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    I've just started making my Christmas cards :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I bought my first Christmas present yesterday :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Urgh shut up.
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    Dr PirateDr Pirate Posts: 8,303 Legendary Poster
    I've just started making my Christmas cards :D
    my mum's been making hers since April >_<
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's far too early to be thinking about Christmas...
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    Sofie wrote:
    It's far too early to be thinking about Christmas...

    Nah, best to be prepared :p
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Sofie wrote:
    It's far too early to be thinking about Christmas...
    Yeh, I know. What are those people thinking?
    Well, we know what the merchants are thinking; I mean the public.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's ridiculous. I will think about christmas in December. Even if you only start planning on the 1st of december, you have 20 odd days to get sorted. Plenty of time.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Glittery wrote:
    I bought my first Christmas present yesterday :D

    Yeah, sorry, I make myself sick and everything, but this year I'm starting early! I left it until after Sam's birthday in the second week of December last year and it was HORRIBLY chaotic. This year on Christmas Eve I'm going to be smugly at home in my warm kitchen, making mince pies and listening to the Nine Lessons from Kings on the radio. Not battling my way round Tesco and Marks.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Course, we've got a couple of dates on the calender before then... you do realise that once the back to school stuff has been cleared out by the end of next week the Halloween stuff'll be in the shops?!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nah, best to be prepared :p

    Fair point, but now it's still too early. I don't think about Christmas/what I want until about October at least.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Miffy wrote:
    Course, we've got a couple of dates on the calender before then... you do realise that once the back to school stuff has been cleared out by the end of next week the Halloween stuff'll be in the shops?!

    Oh bloody hell. I'm growing to hate halloween, because my boyfriend thinks its funny to buy masks (from anywhere) and hang them around his room. So far we've got a monkey and a mouse - and I can feel the things watching me as I fall asleep.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    nicx1811 wrote:
    It's ridiculous. I will think about christmas in December. Even if you only start planning on the 1st of december, you have 20 odd days to get sorted. Plenty of time.

    Not when you have three children under 5, two other children, a chronically ill husband and a dog to look after and you have to get presents for all of them and extended family and do all the food shopping too.... I find it difficult just to LEAVE the house.... and then once I do you can bet it's not long before Sophie's crying to be fed... then I have to be back for 3 p.m. So 20 days in December REALLY isn't long enough for me, especially with all the things that nursery and the schools have on in that month too...

    Phew, I feel tired already just thinking about it. How the bloody hell do I do it?! I think I should change my name to wonderwoman. :lol:
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    20 days might not be enough, but what about 50? November?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Miffy wrote:
    How the bloody hell do I do it?!

    God only knows!! Alright, I'll allow you Novemeber as well then ;)

    ETA: (I still refuse to start til December, because November is my birthday month and I hate all the talk of christmas ON my birthday. IT's irrrtating. I got to my mates on my birthday one year and they were PUTTING THE TREE UP. I mean.... :eek2:)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I have to be organised, traipsing round the shops last year with a newborn was bad enough, there is no way Im attempting Christmas shopping in December with a 1 year old with an attraction to pulling things off shelves :grump:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Glittery wrote:
    I have to be organised, traipsing round the shops last year with a newborn was bad enough, there is no way Im attempting Christmas shopping in December with a 1 year old with an attraction to pulling things off shelves :grump:
    omg how old is she? She was only born a few months ago wasn't she?:eek:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Tweety wrote:
    omg how old is she? She was only born a few months ago wasn't she?:eek:
    She's 9 months just now, by Christmas she'll be 1 and a few weeks :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Glittery wrote:
    She's 9 months just now, by Christmas she'll be 1 and a few weeks :)

    Blimey hehe. Only seems like yesterday. James will be 3 in Feb:grump:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well its 3 months to advent day. Usually when the kids start going back to school in September, is when parents start prepearing for Christmas.

    I need to start saving now, luckely for me, my family is really small. :)

    The shopping centers will start decorating about mid October, Harrods already have. :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    20 days might not be enough, but what about 50? November?

    I doubt I'll get seriously underway till then, but if you only knew how hectic my life really is... it sounds like loads but I have so little time to do stuff in reality.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I've got loads of Christmas cards left from last year.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    to my horror and DISGUST the other day, i discovered that shops already have christmas cards and decourations.

    Seriously, just no.

    Its SEPTEMBER for fucks sake!! We've not even had halloween yet! Anything christmas like should be banned until december the 1st.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The shops where i live had christmas cards and decorations up in AUGUST

    some people i know have their xmas trees up in october too :S
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Having decorations up before 1st December is mad.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    our tree and decs go up on 1st of December cos that's my brother's birthday and we've always done it that way

    i don't send cards out till about 2nd week of December
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I put my tree up mid November.

    I personally dont send any cards, but usually my mum starts to send them the first week of December.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't know what it'll be like this year, though I must admit I rolled my eyes with disbelief when I saw staff at my local Woolworths putting up a stand with Christmas lights and tinsel.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Every year up my local shopping centre, we usually have someone famouse come & turn on the lights. Last year it was Shane Richie.

    Wheres peoples christmas spirit? :D

    Except as today is quiet warm, it dont seem like xmas is only 3 months away.
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