Christmas 09 Debrief...what to do different next year?

[*LovemyKids*]

Great idea!!

I will NOT be having christmas at my house so that DH family can sit on their BUTTS and watch me do EVERYTHING. Cant even put their own rubbish in the bin, just leave it all over the table and I will do it all for them!!!!!!!!!!

I WILL be sitting on my BUTT and doin NOTHING at DH family house!!!! next christmas!!!

I WILL NOT be buying MIL anything special next year as anything we get her is NEVER good enough!!!! SOAP it is!!!!

I will not be supplying food, drinks, towels, togs, suncream for IL's. Even though they know we have a pool and clearly you would think they would bring their own stuff!!!!

OOOPPPPSSS Sorry about that it was a bit of a vent but these are the thing that I will DEFINITLY will NOT be doing next year!!!!!

Hope eveyone had a great christmas!!!

[Trillian]

ICK Nikki! Even right down to the togs? That is the laziest thing they could have done

[Tinks]

Next year I won't be going to the IL's house. We'll have Christmas lunch here and if they want to come they are more than welcome to.

[Fleur]

I will start my Christmas shopping in February
No seriously... I always leave it till the last minute & stress out & spend too much & have to send parcels express post.. not next year!!

I will plan Christmas lunch a little earlier than that week - not that it was bad, everything was good, but I bought waaaay too much cause I didn't really know what I was doing.

I will NOT be sitting up until 1am wrapping. I will wrap as I buy, or at least throughout the week or two before.

umm... so basically, I will be organised

ETA - it's not my fault, really. I am sure this year was on fast forward, or Christmas came early, or something....

[BekZ]

I will be putting money away regularly for Christmas as of our next pay.

[AnyDream]

Oh yeah, and I'll get my chrissy card labels printed early instead of waiting until the 11th hour and then having a total printing stuff-up and then not sending any cards at all because I can't stand the hand cramp involved in writing all the envelopes

Gosh Nikki, those ILs are slack!

Bekz - great idea - avoid the ouch factor.

[maz]

I will be putting money away regularly for Christmas as of our next pay.

I will be doing this aswell cause I have car rego and council rates bothe due early January.

I WONT be making enough food to feed an army

I WONT leave sending my christmas cards until the last moment (try the 23rd )

I DONT wnat to eat bloody chinese christmas eve cause my parents like it

I WILL be taking the ham out of the freezer 1 day before I need it.

AS a family we will be supporting a child from a 3rd world country and sending gifts not just for them but their whole family

[Spring Angel]

I'll be prepared and not be still doing present shopping at 8 1/2 months pregnant (lol).