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Dec. 5th, 2025 02:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsI actually started some Christmas shopping yesterday . Plan was to drive to a local outlet mall and get parked by 9am. The shops don't open until 10, so we'd have time to go have breakfast and a coffee, then be there for opening time, before it got mega busy. And amazingly, that's exactly what happened.
We hit Greggs for a breakfast sandwich, looked into some very overpriced homeware shops, got Corey's Christmas chocolate and James' birthday freebie from the Lindt shop, and I got my candle advent calendar from Yankee Candle. I do like an advent calendar but tend to get them when they're on sale. So this one was half price due to it being the 4th. As always they ripped the back cover, no doubt to stop reselling, but hey who cares? Half price!
Then on the afternoon the plan was to get the tree up, but yeah, that didn't happen. Instead I ended up visiting Kayleigh and Bodhi for a couple of hours while they put their decorations up. Kayleigh and Lucy are doing Elf on the Shelf, so Bodhi was telling me all about what the naughty elf had been getting up to, and then showed me another stuffed elf, saying the elf had brought it. I asked if that elf did naughty things, too. Only to be told very firmly that no, because that was a toy elf, and didn't I know toys couldn't move? So consider me told.
Monday was a day with a few minor frustrations. In class they did a move that I just couldn't master. It was the dead bug and while I could physically do the movement, my co ordination had apparently left the building, even after Rosie got on the floor twice to show me, and actually guided me a few other times.
Then later, after cashed in all my survey voucher earnings I was buying Corey's presents from Amazon. He's still upgrading his kitchen stuff and has two expensive knives on his wish list, which fine, that's what he wants, so I ordered them both along with other stuff. But then couldn't actually get through check out.
Cutting the story short, it seems you can't buy age restricted items with Amazon vouchers as they have no date of birth attached to them. Which I guess makes sense, but does mean I need to shuffle payment methods around so I can actually buy what he wants.
Today I've put up the tree and decorations at last. I've still got a load of baubles to put on the tree but have had to stop for now as I'm Bodhisitting soon. Just for a couple of hours, though. So I'll be back in my sparkly, light and sparkle deer filled house before six.
We hit Greggs for a breakfast sandwich, looked into some very overpriced homeware shops, got Corey's Christmas chocolate and James' birthday freebie from the Lindt shop, and I got my candle advent calendar from Yankee Candle. I do like an advent calendar but tend to get them when they're on sale. So this one was half price due to it being the 4th. As always they ripped the back cover, no doubt to stop reselling, but hey who cares? Half price!
Then on the afternoon the plan was to get the tree up, but yeah, that didn't happen. Instead I ended up visiting Kayleigh and Bodhi for a couple of hours while they put their decorations up. Kayleigh and Lucy are doing Elf on the Shelf, so Bodhi was telling me all about what the naughty elf had been getting up to, and then showed me another stuffed elf, saying the elf had brought it. I asked if that elf did naughty things, too. Only to be told very firmly that no, because that was a toy elf, and didn't I know toys couldn't move? So consider me told.
Monday was a day with a few minor frustrations. In class they did a move that I just couldn't master. It was the dead bug and while I could physically do the movement, my co ordination had apparently left the building, even after Rosie got on the floor twice to show me, and actually guided me a few other times.
Then later, after cashed in all my survey voucher earnings I was buying Corey's presents from Amazon. He's still upgrading his kitchen stuff and has two expensive knives on his wish list, which fine, that's what he wants, so I ordered them both along with other stuff. But then couldn't actually get through check out.
Cutting the story short, it seems you can't buy age restricted items with Amazon vouchers as they have no date of birth attached to them. Which I guess makes sense, but does mean I need to shuffle payment methods around so I can actually buy what he wants.
Today I've put up the tree and decorations at last. I've still got a load of baubles to put on the tree but have had to stop for now as I'm Bodhisitting soon. Just for a couple of hours, though. So I'll be back in my sparkly, light and sparkle deer filled house before six.
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Date: 2025-12-05 03:24 pm (UTC)I wouldn't have thought of kitchen knives as needing an age restriction - wonder if that's true here too? I've never tried to buy one, so hadn't bumped into that. glad you could sort out payment some other way
love Bodhi's delivery in telling you the truth. how silly you didn't know that *g*
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Date: 2025-12-06 01:09 pm (UTC)They're so strict on knife sales here. So when I had to verify that I was 18 plus, and would have ID ready for the delivery, I was ready for that. But it really didn't click about using the Amazon voucher issue until I'd been battling to check out for ages.
I still shake my head a little at Corey asking for expensive kitchen knives. My set is relatively cheap, as long as they cut what I need, that's enough.
Obviously, I fail at naughty elf knowledge! *g*
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Date: 2025-12-05 04:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-06 01:04 pm (UTC)I was pleased with how the shopping went, it's not often I make plans and they all work out.
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Date: 2025-12-05 05:06 pm (UTC)Going shopping first thing in the morning is the only way to do it, for real.
That dead bug looks like too much for my coordination too, but also just my ability to do the thing. I hate exercises on the ground ;_;
Congrats on getting your tree up! I have the lights on mine and maybe I'll get further today, I don't know!
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Date: 2025-12-06 01:03 pm (UTC)Oh man yeah. I want my shopping done asap before the crowds of people build up. Plus, at least that way you get somewhere to park, too.
The dead bug defeated me so badly, my legs and arms were flailing in every direction, even after Rosie physically kept the knee still that wasn't supposed to be moving. No wonder they call it the dead bug. Stupid exercise.
Putting the tree up in stages is the way to go I think.
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Date: 2025-12-06 06:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-07 10:56 am (UTC)I mean, I don't want you to fail too, but this makes me feel better that something that looks simple isn't at all.
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Date: 2025-12-05 08:43 pm (UTC):D :D :D :D :D
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Date: 2025-12-06 12:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-06 11:15 am (UTC)Haha, Bodhi!
I hope you had fun Bodhisitting and got your tree decorated!!
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Date: 2025-12-06 12:47 pm (UTC)I did have fun Bodhisitting, she was teaching me how to write letters yesterday. Of course, I didn't get them right *g*
The tree is getting there, still loads of baubles to hang, so I do a few each time I wander past.
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Date: 2025-12-06 02:42 pm (UTC)Sounds like a good plan!
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Date: 2025-12-08 05:54 pm (UTC)I laughed out loud when I read what Bodhi told you about toys. Now you definitely know!
Ugh, what an awful set of movements. With a misleading name too. If the bug is dead it can't move!
Huh? I wonder if it's the same here. I've never tried to order a knife online.
I hope you'd fun with the remaining tree decorating and that the Bodhisitting went well!
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Date: 2025-12-09 03:25 pm (UTC)I really can't keep up with kid logic, but yeah, now I do know toys can't move *g*
I thought that about the dead bug name, too. We actually did the move again yesterday, but only the leg part of it. Our arms had to stay still holding up a yoga block above our heads. Guess that was a half dead bug.
The UK has a terrible record with knife crime, so they're very strict on age limits with knives. I guess it's a good thing, but is making my present buying difficult.
Bodhisitting went nicely.