So I am quite a happy Jennie today as there are only 37 days until Christmas (counting this one, which is half over already) 
I have been quite a good girl so far and done almost all of my Christmas present shopping (apart from LBF - I pretty much know what I want to get him, but that's another - PRIVATE - post 
) and have, so far, managed to keep fairly well within my can't-spend-any-money-in-case-I-don't-have-job-tomorrow limits...
Of course, there's still time for mahoosive overspend in the next 36 days - still have to buy (some) foods/crackers etc for our pre Christmas Christmas dinner and there are bound to be lots of expensive outings in December as festivities begin to encroach on real life, but things are basically looking good 
This year, I've decided to give my (extended) family little bags of tasty festive cookies with matching cookie cutters - am thinking gingerbread perhaps, as is quite festive, though possibly people don't like it much?
Am also, for closer family, planning to give them lots of tasty jars of home-made things to supplement other presents.
To this end, I've already made a load of jars of tasty festive apple chutney and spent a large proportion of last weekend peeling hundreds of chestnuts (takes bloody hours - can't say I recommend it) in order to make marron glaces (not certain yet how these will turn out - will get back to you) and am planning to make sweet chilli sauce tonight and possibly lemon curd another day - is all pretty exciting
Have ordered Christmas tree (and accompanying free wreath) also - am sooooo festive!
Hope everyone else is happy 
