Yes I know it is Friday, but what is 24 hours between friends. So my first Thursday Thirteen is about the things I still have to do before Christmas! With only 3 days days to go, and work now over the countdown begins:

1. Cleaning - this morning the bedrooms, I have my parents staying and they will be sleeping in our room, some work is needed there!
2. Shopping for the presents hubby and I will exchange - we have everything else pretty much bought and wrapped but tomorrow we will go shopping for each others presents.
3. Shopping for food - I have my turkey etc ordered and due to arrive tomorrow, I have had my organic fruit and vegetable delivery which arrived yesterday, but everything else needs to be bough, probably tomorrow.
4. Deliver Christmas cards to neighbours - I have been very slack but have at least written them!
5. Encourage hubby and teen son to finish the downstairs toilet which they have been decorating with my dad’s help.
6. Buy a carpet for the downstairs loo and fit that myself on Christmas eve.
7. Visit my in-laws tomorrow as we will not be seeing them over the Christmas day / Boxing day period.
8. Clean the kitchen, including the fridge in preparation for all of that cooking and food storage.
9. Try and sleep later than 6.30 am one day soon, with all the problems at work I have been struggling to get enough sleep.
10. Ironing - I can’t have that hanging around when I have guests.
11. Wash up - sadly my dishwasher can’t be fixed till after Christmas as a new part has had to be ordered. (Also encourage others to wash up for me).
12. Feel glad that I am not flying anywhere in the next day or two (fog at airports does not help you to get on holiday / to your loved ones quickly).
13. Relax -it is time I put my feet up and actually began to unwind - here’s to the opportunity to do that!

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