The mountain that is Christmas prepping, that is.
I'm stuck about half way. Ish.
One of the Christmas cakes is baked (the non vegan one), there are two versions of mince pies in the freezer and the festive pud has been mixed, wished on and steamed for 8 hours.
Nigella's Christmas chutney has been decanted into jars, one of which will form part of a present, even though I'm not convinced it's the right consistency.
Presents have been bought (some may have been bought twice) and sorted into people piles on the spare bed.
The overseas cards have been written and posted.
I've booked seats at the panto.
A wreath has been collected from the lovely new florist up the road and hung on the door.
The giant of a tree is waiting patiently in a bucket of water in the garage. Fingers crossed the flu ridden Boy will have recovered sufficiently to visit later in the week and help move it indoors and into its holder. If he's feeling up to it, he might even throw some lights and decorations at it (I risked life and limb to bring those down from the loft).
There's also been a meet up with a pyjama clad littlest and his mother for a night-time ride on the Polar Express, a word in the ear of the man in the red suit, a woodland walk, continuous feeding of a serious mince pie addiction and, somehow, Ronnie Mouse has been crafted (not perfect but with a bit of luck the eagle-eyed 4 year old recipient won't be overly critical).
Over the next couple of days, I need to bake something for an after yoga party (I'm thinking vegan millionaire's shortbread though the caramel layer is likely to be very hit and miss), play a round of Hunt the Present (it's here, somewhere) before I meet a friend for lunch, take the contents of the overflowing bin (so much online shopping, so much cardboard) to the recycling centre as the next collection isn't until after Christmas. And the dog is in desperate need of a bath (actually, he'll be having a shower if I can entice him into the wet room; if not, it'll be a dunk in a tub in the garden) as at the moment he can be located just using the sense of smell.
After all that, there's everything else on the lengthening to do list to work through before the summit is finally reached.
If you pass me on the way, give a wave.