Full list of actions to be taken to secure my status as Domestic Goddess/functioning member of society (for today at least). In no particular order:
- Review of Poles Apart and lovely meeting with fellow bloggers
- Tidy House
- Bake - mint chocolate shortbread and homemeade mince pies
- Put up Christmas decorations
- Write Christmas cards
- Make shopping list for presents I still need to buy
- Assignment x 2 for courses I have ignored for almost 8 months
- Small amount of form filling for work, even though I'm meant to be on holiday
So far I have done none of these things.
I went out and bought a Christmas tree, lights and decorations. The first lot of fairy lights did not work. I find this out after I've wound all 100 of them around the tree.
I take these back for replacements. I get home, feeling all clever in thinking I'll plug them in while I'm putting them on the tree so I know that they work.
They do work. For about 10 minutes. Then... nothing. Not even one little fairy light. Unplug, replug, check for loose bulbs. Darkness.
I can't put any more decorations onto the tree until I know whats happening with the lights. Problem is I've now reached "christmas decoration apathy" and it can all just sod off.
I realise this is probably my own fault. These are Poundstretcher lights and you know what they say - buy cheap, buy often. But, I have another set of 50 from there that works fine, I just can't seem to make 50 go around the whole tree.
I will get to all the other stuff, but I now just can't be arsed. Christmas is just so draining.
