Open the selection box- Christmas Forum Chat Thread

WittyNameForMe · 11-01-2015 10:04pm

Loughc wrote: »

I love the idea behind it but it's very expensive for what it is. €42 including p&p when you convert it to euro.

You could probably make one for cheaper haha.

Yeah it is expensive alright. There is a lot of nice stuff on that site but all equally expensive.

Loughc · 12-01-2015 9:11am

If theres ever a need for some Christmas cheer it's today. The weather today is shocking. So miserable, and on top of that it's Monday.

Posy · 12-01-2015 9:37am

Uuuuuuurgh. Couldn't agree more, Loughc.
To top if off, I got very little sleep last night, so I'm wrecked.

Loughc · 12-01-2015 10:50am

Posy wrote: »

Uuuuuuurgh. Couldn't agree more, Loughc.
To top if off, I got very little sleep last night, so I'm wrecked.

Same, I got about 4 hours sleep! I really hope the rumours of snow this week are true that would add some must needed festive feelings!

snowgal · 12-01-2015 10:54am

agreed!! I think today is nearly worse than last week for somw reason, now Im really wishing it was still christmas

but yes, we might have snow this week, and as per username this makes me happy!!:) (I also just had a strawberry jelly sweet that I had left at work on Friday so thats good)

scream · 12-01-2015 11:36am

Yep, finding it increasing difficult as each week comes and goes now. I was only nodding off at 2.30am when I was woken by my wife shrieking. Our cat had brought a mouse in so I had to go rescue it. I had no chance of sleeping from then on. And to top it all off, I pretty much polished off the last remnants of Christmas booze last night, so that was extra depressing.

SarahLil · 12-01-2015 4:37pm

I am house bound the last few days had a flu, then an asthma flare up, last night was the first full nights sleep since about last Wednesday, I have to check back in with work tomorrow at least make an attempt to go into the office I can just imagine what is waiting for me😔. Work load is ridiculous at the minute.

Loughc · 12-01-2015 4:50pm

SarahLil wrote: »

I am house bound the last few days had a flu, then an asthma flare up, last night was the first full nights sleep since about last Wednesday, I have to check back in with work tomorrow at least make an attempt to go into the office I can just imagine what is waiting for me&#55357;&#56852;. Work load is ridiculous at the minute.

Best thing to do is break the work load into little parts, do a to-do list and tick off as you're getting through the work, the sight of the ticks will help motivate you to get through the balance.

Posy · 12-01-2015 6:36pm

I LOVE to-do lists!!

I try to write one thing on it that I've already done, so I can tick something off straight away.

SarahLil · 12-01-2015 9:37pm

Loughc wrote: »

Best thing to do is break the work load into little parts, do a to-do list and tick off as you're getting through the work, the sight of the ticks will help motivate you to get through the balance.

Thanks Loughc for he advice, lists are a speciality of mine, (actually planning a 50th birthday too for family so lots on that list) I will try get through work, I just feeling a tad taken for granted and over worked unfortunately it is taking its toll on my health, I could go on into more detail but I won't thanks again

Loughc · 12-01-2015 10:35pm

Posy wrote: »

I LOVE to-do lists!!

I try to write one thing on it that I've already done, so I can tick something off straight away.

I do the same!

Every little helps!

BabysCoffee · 15-01-2015 2:14pm

I think I might start my Christmas shopping this weekend!

SarahLil · 15-01-2015 4:39pm

BabysCoffee wrote: »

I think I might start my Christmas shopping this weekend!

I actually have one in already, I am contemplating getting another,
this year I would like to have a big box and put all the gifts I pick up all throughout the year in it, I find I end up hiding them around the place and not being able to find them

Happy Shopping

tunguska · 15-01-2015 9:14pm

Just saw a house with Christmas tree still up...... Second one today. #keepingitcrimbo

Toto Wolfcastle · 16-01-2015 2:09pm

I overheard a woman talking to her friend about Christmas and saying 'It's all back to normal now, thank God!' I wanted to tell her that she was using 'thank God' wrong.

Scarinae · 16-01-2015 4:23pm

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

I overheard a woman talking to her friend about Christmas and saying 'It's all back to normal now, thank God!' I wanted to tell her that she was using 'thank God' wrong.

Clearly she meant to say “It’s all back to normal now, thank god I am a robot who feels neither the joy of December nor the dreariness of January.”

Her battery probably ran out before she could finish the sentence.

philstar · 16-01-2015 7:10pm

christmas fm is still online?? how long does it stay broadcasting?

funnights74 · 16-01-2015 9:12pm

philstar wrote: »

christmas fm is still online?? how long does it stay broadcasting?

It broadcasts online all year around. It only goes on fm in the run up to christmas.

Posy · 16-01-2015 9:52pm

Scarinae wrote: »

Clearly she meant to say “It’s all back to normal now, thank god I am a robot who feels neither the joy of December nor the dreariness of January.”

Her battery probably ran out before she could finish the sentence.

Literally LOLed at this.

washiskin · 17-01-2015 9:55am

Hey fellow elves, the Christmas lights are still up in Burssels

Posy · 17-01-2015 11:53am

Mainland Europe usually have lights up until the end of January. I was in Poland in late January a few years ago and all their Christmas street lights were still on.

BabysCoffee · 17-01-2015 2:11pm

Really enjoyed my tree this year - think it will go up on the weekend before the 1st of December this year

leahyl · 18-01-2015 7:11pm

My mum bought 4 big rolls of wrapping paper in Aldi today - 45c each!!

Toto Wolfcastle · 18-01-2015 10:32pm

I miss MTV XMAS but MTV Classic is a good substitute. Just had a bit of a dance to Ooh Aah Just a Little Bit.

Loughc · 18-01-2015 10:33pm

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

I miss MTV XMAS but MTV Classic is a good substitute. Just had a bit of a dance to Ooh Aah Just a Little Bit.

I badly miss MTV XMAS it made for great background noise and festive viewing.

Toto Wolfcastle · 18-01-2015 10:39pm

Loughc wrote: »

I badly miss MTV XMAS it made for great background noise and festive viewing.

And it had very few songs that I hated. I'm slowly realising that 1996 and 1997 weren't as good for music as I thought.

Loughc · 18-01-2015 10:44pm

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

And it had very few songs that I hated. I'm slowly realising that 1996 and 1997 weren't as good for music as I thought.

Hahaha, you can't beat the 90s for some cheezy pop tho, Roll on November when I get my Christmas music channels back haha.

Toto Wolfcastle · 18-01-2015 10:52pm

90s music is the best music. (After Christmas music, obviously!) Although I suppose everyone thinks the music they grew up with was the best. Everyone is wrong though, unless they grew up in the 90s. :pac:

You'll just have to find a Christmas playlist on YouTube and stick it on the TV if you can. Like MTV XMAS without the ads!

SarahLil · 18-01-2015 11:28pm

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Really enjoyed my tree this year - think it will go up on the weekend before the 1st of December this year

Just checked the calendar I think I will put mine up the last weekend in November, I had 3 trees to decorate this year mine, my mams and help my favourite little guy my cousins kid, it took it out of me so I think il start mine in November and enjoy it in the build up to everything

I picked up another two presents the weekend my local pharmacy had great deals,

Posy · 19-01-2015 1:05am

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

80s music is the best music. (After Christmas music, obviously!)

Fixed your post there.

Loughc · 19-01-2015 12:49pm

I'm hoping my fellow elves can help me out here, I recently dusted off my kindle and started reading again, is there a Christmas/Festive themed book out there worth reading? Excluding A Christmas Carol, I love the book, but have read it numerous times.

Thanks

Toto Wolfcastle · 20-01-2015 8:32pm

I'd love to find some Christmas books too. I lost my Kindle though. Stupid thing obviously grew legs and ran away.

gidget · 20-01-2015 11:33pm

Was stuck in traffic on a very slow & packed bus yesterday evening & one of the other passengers had Mariah Carey's " All I want for Christmas " set as her ring tone, she got a fair few calls too!

Loughc · 25-01-2015 11:44am

This day 11 months to the big day. This day 9 months until the countdown really kicks off.

Posy · 25-01-2015 12:23pm

I'm having chicken and ham and stuffing for dinner today since it's a month since Christmas!

scream · 25-01-2015 2:58pm

Loughc wrote: »

This day 11 months to the big day. This day 9 months until the countdown really kicks off.

Hooray! That's no time at all. Time flies.

Toto Wolfcastle · 29-01-2015 6:13pm

There are kids out on the road having a snowball fight and they've just taken the snow from our front wall. Noooooo that's my snow! :eek:

amor3 · 29-01-2015 8:13pm

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

There are kids out on the road having a snowball fight and they've just taken the snow from our front wall. Noooooo that's my snow! :eek:

I thought i was the only one to get upset over this! I have been know to give a great big bang on my front window if the kids from the road are in my garden "robbing my snow!

Toto Wolfcastle · 30-01-2015 12:35pm

amor3 wrote: »

I thought i was the only one to get upset over this! I have been know to give a great big bang on my front window if the kids from the road are in my garden "robbing my snow!

They made my wall look naked compared to everywhere else.

Thanks to a glorious mistake, FM104 played a Lidl 'One week to Christmas' ad.

Scarinae · 02-02-2015 6:36pm

So my parents met my boyfriend's parents for the first time over the weekend, they had them over for lunch... Neither myself nor my boyfriend was present as we both live abroad.

My Mum texted me on Saturday morning going "Do you think they'll mind that the Christmas tree is still up?"

Toto Wolfcastle · 09-02-2015 12:54pm

I mentioned the Christmas forum to someone on Saturday night. I don't think they really understood the concept of posting about Christmas all year round.

ynul31f47k6b59 · 09-02-2015 5:41pm

I still have my Christmas star curtain lights up in the kitchen - I genuinely think my husband just either hasn't noticed or he doesn't care - anyway, they are glorious

leahyl · 10-02-2015 1:50pm

How goes it Christmas nuts?! Haven't been these parts for a few weeks now! Happy to see that all is in order and ye are still discussing the festive season :pac:

Posy · 10-02-2015 7:51pm

Season's greetings, Leahyl!

kitten_k · 12-02-2015 12:23am

Sitting having coffee and mince pies, yum!

bladespin · 12-02-2015 4:21pm

kitten_k wrote: »

mince pies, yum!

Can't find them anywhere now :mad:

kitten_k · 12-02-2015 4:45pm

I had them left over from Xmas, forgot I had them. Was a nice surprise to come across them.

Into The Blue · 12-02-2015 5:26pm

bladespin wrote: »

Can't find them anywhere now :mad:

Make some

bladespin · 12-02-2015 8:07pm

Into The Blue wrote: »

Make some

Still on the new year's health buzz but if I was to make a 'cough', slightly regrettable impulse buy .....

Toto Wolfcastle · 16-02-2015 3:25pm

My mother showed me a copy book that she found recently that I had when I was in senior infants. I had words with her about this page.

16th of December and no decorations up?? :eek:

Open the selection box- Christmas Forum Chat Thread

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