Glitzgirl wrote: » Not sure if this question merits a thread of it's own, but will give it a shot and see! Just wondering , since its safe to say we all decorate early enough for Christmas when do you start your pre Christmas clean ? I always find this a difficult one because october is dedicated to Halloween (with the occasional bit of Christmas shopping of course!) and I try to start in November , but to be honest in November I start getting the house ready for Christmas, gift baskets made, kids have hairdresser appointments, dogs to groomers etc it just doesn't end! So I normally find myself doing it almost before Halloween :eek: :eek:
leahyl wrote: » You do the pre Christmas clean BEFORE Halloween?! :-O how does the house stay clean that long?!!
Glitzgirl wrote: » It doesn't that's my problem :eek: I do a good bit it before Halloween, you know any painting to be touched up, major kind of jobs, toys decluttered then have to re clean in late November early December!
leahyl wrote: » You're hilarious!
Bobblehead Panda wrote: » Sometimes, if I'm feeling really extravagant, I hoover the sitting room instead of sweeping it before I put the tree up. That's pretty much that extent of the Christmas cleaning. We don't have many people in the house in the run up to Christmas though, so there's really no need to do a big clean.
leahyl wrote: » Oh don't get me wrong, I love having a clean house for Christmas and we do a Christmas clean alright (I'm a bit anal about it!) but there's no point in doing it 2 months before hand! lol! I do always clean the front room from top to bottom before putting up the tree and garland though :-)
washiskin wrote: » I've started the pre-Christmas emptying of the freezer.
WittyNameForMe wrote: » All the Christmas cleaning talk, is bringing back childhood memories of sheer frustration of wanting to put the Christmas tree up and being told by my mam, no not before I wash the windows and net curtains. Granted I probably tormented them to put the tree up from the start September but those windows and net curtains where always my festive nemesis.
Glitzgirl wrote: » God I hated the net curtains in my house when I was younger ! Great post though made me smile to myself I suspect many of us have similar memories
WittyNameForMe wrote: » Oh I know those net curtains I can still see them, with the little weights in the bottom! I thought when we got blinds this was going to be my Christmas saviour. There would be no stopping me now, without those pesky net curtains standing in my way I thought it would be Christmas all year round. Obviously didn’t work out as I planned and I soon learned the whole curtain washing was just a typical mother decoy.
Glitzgirl wrote: » I know the crafty buggers always found a way to delay it!
WittyNameForMe wrote: » Always. Maybe its my imagination but I don't remember the Christmas decorations being up as early in them days. I definitely don't remember any houses having decorations up until well into December may the second weekend or so. Maybe it just felt that way when I was a kid because I would be dying to have the tree up.
Glitzgirl wrote: » No they definitely weren't up as early, sure my mam does still be giving out to me about how early I put mine up here :eek: To be honest and it's only my own opinion, but I think as Christmas has become more commercialized over the last few years the retailers have started putting out stock earlier, a whole supply and demand cycle (not that I'm complaining mind ) but at home the tree never went up before 10th December and it still doesn't!
washiskin wrote: » WASH IN SHOCKING TREE CONFESSION!! Although I keep my bathroom tree up all year, I never put the main trees up before Dec 8th. So in order to make up for my shameful revelation, here's some pics Liberated from a Charidee shop on Saturday. Recent gift from Manila.
Mayo Gurl wrote: » A few weeks ago, I took a fortnight aside and I did a room each day. Eg. in the kitchen, cleaned the oven, inside the dishwasher, inside all presses and drawers and washed the outsides. Did the skirtings, doors. Then climbed up and cleaned over the presses and lights. Mismatched mugs got the door. I cleaned the windows in and out in each room as I went along and also the frames and the sills. Everything is now super-organized in any press/drawer/dresser that you open. Also small things like cleaning the light switches, rads and door handles make a huge difference to a room. It means a) I can find everything in seconds and b) the house has stayed so clean and tidy since. I took it room by room and its still pretty much immaculate. I just have to do a quick run-around now. I find rotating toys great, it keeps their interest and at least you don't have the bedrooms and playroom full. I am a wagon and I don't let toys into areas such as sitting room/dining room/kitchen. To hell what they say on parenting sites, my children aren't going to grow up scarred by this. I'm now sitting back having a cuppa and a treat while I listen to my small peeps gaily thrashing their rooms as its lashing here, slack Mommy that I am EDIT to add: I will delete this post later in case people think I have taken leave of my last few senses! Just thought it might help/motivate/make ye point and laugh
Mayo Gurl wrote: » ODad would just keel over if the tree went up at home before December 8th. Glad its not just my crowd! Also, Glitzgirl, don't know if you have seen it, but there is a bit of a toy sale on boots.ie, I got a few things last night for half-nothing.
washiskin wrote: » Grrr.....can't get them to post properly....let's..try.. this again..... Charity shop purchases....
Glitzgirl wrote: » Oh thanks mayo gurl! I never think of buying toys in boots may go have look ! I won't lie when I go into boots I tend to buy stuff for me .... From me
Mayo Gurl wrote: » To Me, From Me...with love xxxxx That is a VERY important tag
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