The madness begins

 I popped to Home Bargains yesterday for a few toiletries and cleaning supplies and it was absolutely rammed, not one trolly left.  Luckily I didn't need that much and managed with a basket, I was glad to get out of there and back home, I don't know if it's an age thing but I find all this last minute panic buying and excess food shopping so ridiculous.  I feel overwhelmed just seeing the amount of food in some peoples trollies

I'm still not feeling the Christmas spirit, (did you guess, lol).  

I'm just waiting for a couple of presents to arrive by post and then I can start the wrapping next week, the spare room looks like Santa's grotto and the house feels like its groaning under the weight of all the extra things, does anyone else get that overwhelming feeling that the house is too full this time of year?  or is that just me?

My tree finally got decorations but I haven't unpacked any of my stitched ornaments this year, now I'm thinking It's not worth bothering this late in the month, everything will be taken down on New Years Eve anyway so I will just be making more work for myself.   

 Sorry, I don't know why I'm being such a misery guts about Christmas this year 🙄

Dee noticed my Christmas cactus last time, I actually have two plants.  This is the largest and is about ten years old, not as many flowers as last year but it's still a good show.

This is a baby of the one above, I think I knocked a stem off the big plant one time, they sprout roots so easily if popped into some water.  I think there is a flower on almost every stem this time, so pretty.

We are still enjoying our advent jigsaw, we are all up to date now and half way there already! We are going to take it in turns and do a day each now until Christmas Eve, It's been something different, a bit of calm and quiet in a busy time.  I'll post a photo of it once it's completed.

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