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Dec. 28th, 2019 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsThank you to eglantiere and ephemera for the very beautiful cards that arrived this morning ♥
I've had a very nice and chilled Christmas. Which I'll talk about behind
All gifts given were well received and I was given some great stuff too. My main present was an upgrade of my fitbit, so now I have the watch style with a big face that I've set to show a red graph if my steps are down -- which they will be today as I intend to have a sloth-like day. I also got new clothes, pjs etc and Corey gave me a Lush gift set and a big version of the Snow Fairy body conditioner. Funny story about Lush. You may remember my pain at finding karma bubble bars had been discontinued. I was sorting out gifts and saw a karma gift set from my MiL and my heart leapt, then I saw it was for Shawna, Corey's girlfriend. Sadness! Actually, I love that she got that for her, my MiL hasn't even met her, but for her, if you're important to someone in her family you'll get gifts and cards, she always buys for Kayleigh for example and bought for mam every year, even though she never even got a card back.
Anyway, getting away from Lush. I also got the most adorable knitted figures fromturlough and Winterhawk badges and the Fraction series of Hawkeye books from Sperrywink. I was blown away when I saw them, what great gifts which you can see on Insta here. Though I laughed when I opened Turlough's as the first one out was red striped and James thought she'd sent it as that's the colours of our local football team and exclaimed that we'd been sent Sunderland football players.
I'd decided to use Etsy more this year for my gifts, some more successful than others. But it's something I'd do again as I liked the personal touch, even if some didn't reach the mark of what I wanted exactly.
Food-wise, Corey helped me make Christmas dinner and everything was delicious. The only mistake being, I'd bought shop made red cabbage, put the container in the oven, and hadn't realised it was supposed to be decanted to an over proof dish so the bowl melted. Thankfully, just sort of shrivelled in on itself so no dripping plastic, but it didn't look appetising.
Boxing day my in-laws came and it was a good, if very busy for me, day. I cooked up a storm again with buffet type food and made more hot chocolates in one day than I had for a year. Sadly Corey wasn't feeling well, so I didn't have my helper, but that was fine. He slept in the morning so could sit with us on the afternoon and I didn't actually phone his work and say he couldn't come in as he was sick, though was tempted to. Not that I ever would, I do actually know he's a grown man, it's just hard when he looked so drawn and was having to work until 4am in the bar.
Kayleigh and Lucy popped in for a while and she offered to get me some stuff from the Lush sale as she was going to call in herself. I was good and didn't abandon my guests and say, take me with you! But did give her the Lush gift card I'd been given and asked if she'd buy me some stuff, and she did. She came home with a bag full, and while it wasn't the crazy amounts of the last two years, one of my favourite parts of Christmas is still unboxing and taking Lush products out of the bags and into my bathroom.
My In-laws went after 6 and then we had to take Corey back to Newcastle :(
I phoned yesterday and he's feeling better now, though.
Yesterday was James' meeting with the doctor at his work. He was really nervous about it but everything went really well, and it was agreed he'd pushed himself to go back too soon after his big flair and added to some other things that cropped up everything just got too much. The doctor has put down he can go back next week after his sick note runs out, initially for four-hour shifts that's go up by two hours for the next three weeks and that for two months he can't start earlier than 9am or finish later than 9pm. Plus, stated that he was covered by the disability act in terms of his absences, so that's reassuring.
He's ready to go back but this relaxed return makes a lot of sense. While at work he picked up the gift he'd got for Secret Santa, and it was a Harry Potter tin which looked good at first, but when looked at closely was actually a set of four activity books for ages 6-8. Secret Santas' man, sometimes they're just not worth it.
Today I have no plans beyond catching up online and at some point getting out for some fresh air. Looking at my inbox this may take a while.
eglantiere and ephemera for the very beautiful cards that arrived this morning ♥I've had a very nice and chilled Christmas. Which I'll talk about behind
All gifts given were well received and I was given some great stuff too. My main present was an upgrade of my fitbit, so now I have the watch style with a big face that I've set to show a red graph if my steps are down -- which they will be today as I intend to have a sloth-like day. I also got new clothes, pjs etc and Corey gave me a Lush gift set and a big version of the Snow Fairy body conditioner. Funny story about Lush. You may remember my pain at finding karma bubble bars had been discontinued. I was sorting out gifts and saw a karma gift set from my MiL and my heart leapt, then I saw it was for Shawna, Corey's girlfriend. Sadness! Actually, I love that she got that for her, my MiL hasn't even met her, but for her, if you're important to someone in her family you'll get gifts and cards, she always buys for Kayleigh for example and bought for mam every year, even though she never even got a card back.
Anyway, getting away from Lush. I also got the most adorable knitted figures from
turlough and Winterhawk badges and the Fraction series of Hawkeye books from Sperrywink. I was blown away when I saw them, what great gifts which you can see on Insta here. Though I laughed when I opened Turlough's as the first one out was red striped and James thought she'd sent it as that's the colours of our local football team and exclaimed that we'd been sent Sunderland football players.I'd decided to use Etsy more this year for my gifts, some more successful than others. But it's something I'd do again as I liked the personal touch, even if some didn't reach the mark of what I wanted exactly.
Food-wise, Corey helped me make Christmas dinner and everything was delicious. The only mistake being, I'd bought shop made red cabbage, put the container in the oven, and hadn't realised it was supposed to be decanted to an over proof dish so the bowl melted. Thankfully, just sort of shrivelled in on itself so no dripping plastic, but it didn't look appetising.
Boxing day my in-laws came and it was a good, if very busy for me, day. I cooked up a storm again with buffet type food and made more hot chocolates in one day than I had for a year. Sadly Corey wasn't feeling well, so I didn't have my helper, but that was fine. He slept in the morning so could sit with us on the afternoon and I didn't actually phone his work and say he couldn't come in as he was sick, though was tempted to. Not that I ever would, I do actually know he's a grown man, it's just hard when he looked so drawn and was having to work until 4am in the bar.
Kayleigh and Lucy popped in for a while and she offered to get me some stuff from the Lush sale as she was going to call in herself. I was good and didn't abandon my guests and say, take me with you! But did give her the Lush gift card I'd been given and asked if she'd buy me some stuff, and she did. She came home with a bag full, and while it wasn't the crazy amounts of the last two years, one of my favourite parts of Christmas is still unboxing and taking Lush products out of the bags and into my bathroom.
My In-laws went after 6 and then we had to take Corey back to Newcastle :(
I phoned yesterday and he's feeling better now, though.
Yesterday was James' meeting with the doctor at his work. He was really nervous about it but everything went really well, and it was agreed he'd pushed himself to go back too soon after his big flair and added to some other things that cropped up everything just got too much. The doctor has put down he can go back next week after his sick note runs out, initially for four-hour shifts that's go up by two hours for the next three weeks and that for two months he can't start earlier than 9am or finish later than 9pm. Plus, stated that he was covered by the disability act in terms of his absences, so that's reassuring.
He's ready to go back but this relaxed return makes a lot of sense. While at work he picked up the gift he'd got for Secret Santa, and it was a Harry Potter tin which looked good at first, but when looked at closely was actually a set of four activity books for ages 6-8. Secret Santas' man, sometimes they're just not worth it.
Today I have no plans beyond catching up online and at some point getting out for some fresh air. Looking at my inbox this may take a while.
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Date: 2019-12-28 02:41 pm (UTC)Aww those things are so adorable!
Oh no, I’m glad the melting wasn’t worse!
*sends him hugs*
That was nice of her, I’m glad she was able to get you some stuff
I’m glad it went well for him! Hopefully that’ll help and oh no that secret Santa!
🖤
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Date: 2019-12-28 06:54 pm (UTC)I'm glad I got some stuff, and honestly, it's more than enough really. I do tend to get carried away when faced with half-price products.
The secret santa was ridiculous. I'm hoping it was a mistake and they didn't realise it was a kids gift. As it is, it'll be going to my nephew and niece.