I got hungry while out and about so dropped into a café for a bite - turned out to be enormous.
Felt seriously frantic and stressed with all that needed doing and there were a few tears. But once we'd redone our lists, things felt a bit better. Wrote out all our Christmas cards - very late - and did another present audit.
Left Dave beavering with getting the bed linen sorted and went off to check out Caroline's flat where T and B will be staying. On from there to Oxford Circus via the café on the high street for an omelette. On Oxford Street, poked my nose in M&S but didn't buy anything and looked for a small handbag with lots of zipped pockets for my mum, but couldn't find anything - sure there used to be more of those suitcase and bag shops.
Travelled back north to Crouch End where I looked around the gift shops and charity shops and found some more presents. Also bought myself the Seasalt coat I'd been eyeing up the last time I was in one of their shops - picking up a nice red and pink patterned snood for my mum.
Met mum after in the Art House Cinema to watch Finnish film Fallen Leaves by Äki Kaurismäki - excellent little offbeat love story set in a down-at-heel Helsinki. Lots of trad Finnish songs which my mum loved. Uber after to take mum back to her flat.
This is one of my fav meals when feeling fed up! Apart from mushrooms, they are the devils invention :-)
Hope you are calmer today, am in the same boat but not through lack of time, just being away with the fairies at the mo! Good luck, it will all work out in the end and to heck with the stuff that doesn't happen - none of it will matter on the 26th!
I could definitely eat all that hahaha
I am glad that my days of stressing over Christmas have passed - it is supposed to be relaxing and joyful - I gave up worrying whether the food was right or things were tidy enough quite some time ago. I hope you get some time to relax and enjoy.
Hope you are calmer today, am in the same boat but not through lack of time, just being away with the fairies at the mo! Good luck, it will all work out in the end and to heck with the stuff that doesn't happen - none of it will matter on the 26th!
I am glad that my days of stressing over Christmas have passed - it is supposed to be relaxing and joyful - I gave up worrying whether the food was right or things were tidy enough quite some time ago. I hope you get some time to relax and enjoy.
Times flying… all good fun
Ian