{"id":24199,"date":"2017-11-29T20:59:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T19:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=24199"},"modified":"2017-11-29T20:59:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T19:59:22","slug":"how-to-make-the-build-up-to-christmas-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/29\/how-to-make-the-build-up-to-christmas-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make the Build Up to Christmas Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Chad Madden on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Advent is officially the time to panic about Christmas because up until then people just keep on saying, \u201cWell it isn\u2019t even December yet!\u201d If you have listened to them then you will realise that actually there isn\u2019t a lot of time in those 24 days – when you factor in the Christmas Cards, Christmas School Productions (and the HOW MUCH notice for a costume), Christmas Panto, School Christmas Dinners (omg have I remembered to pay those on time!) and the Christmas Food shop – did I forget anything? Oh gosh yes present shopping and wrapping. And well done for those of you who manage Elves too!<\/p>\n

I much rather get it planned and out the way early so that I can just enjoy the excitement of the build up to the big day with the children – but I am really not sure where time went this year! I was certainly interested in Michelle\u2019s tips for a Stress Free Advent<\/a>. One of her tips is to get the gift buying done early. I tend to start planning early but never find anything good – so it ends up with my husband helping me at the last minute. I find Gift guides help: Check out<\/p>\n