Traditional Advent Calendar

Hang this vertically with gift 24 at the top. Snip one from the bottom each day.

 

Tools and Materials

• Wrapping paper 
• 24 small gifts 
• Twine or thin ribbon 
• Rubber stamps or pen 
• Tags 

* Wrap each gift. Tie each with twine, leaving several inches of twine at the top. Stamp or write numbers on tags, and tie them to the gifts.

* Arrange the gifts in order from 1 to 24. Tie the loose twine on gift 1 to the twine on the bottom of gift 2. Continue, joining all 24. Hang the chain.

(source : http://www.marthastewart.com/858114/traditional-advent-calendar-how?center=307034&gallery=857740&slide=858114)

October Calendar

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September Calendar

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2 Minute Noodles

Here's a recipe for the budget conscious shopper courtesy my lovely niece Miss S..

• 1 packet of 2 minute noodles of your choice. 
• 1 functional kettle. 
• 1 tap that has running water. 
• Bowl. Plate. 

Step one: Start boiling your kettle. 

Step two: While the kettle is boiling emtpy contents from your 2 minute noodle packet into a bowl. 

Step three: Once kettle is boiled pour into the bowl until it coverd the noodles. 

Step four: Place plate over the top. 

Step five: Wait for 2-3 minutes or until cooked to your desire. 

Step six: Carefully pour water into the sink. 

Step seven: Eat it.

Apricot Chicken

• 6 chicken breasts
• 1 1/2 cups apricot jam
• 1 cup Thousand Island dressing
• 1 packet onion soup mix

Place chicken breasts in a Pyrex lasagne dish.

Mix all ingredients together and pour over chicken breasts.

Cover with foil and place in a pre-heated oven on 250 for 35-45minutes.

Serve with peas and julienne potatoes!

SLOWER COOKER FRIENDLY 

You can also cook in a slow cooker, just place chicken and sauce in and cook on low for 6 hours!

(sourse: Ms P.)

It's That Time of the Year!

So it's almost that time of the year when the joys of the festive season start to show up in the shopping centres around us. Yes, it's almost Christmas and with that I have decided I'm going to try and be much better organised this year.

To start with I thought I might have a go at doing the "Holiday Glad Plan" from the Organized Christmas website. It hasn't officially started but I wanted to have my binder all ready for August the 26th and when I start printing out all the goodies.

Here are some pictures of my binder.

Assortment of paper... now which one to choose?

My binder has 4 D-rings and I've put in some plastic sleeves for all the printouts.

Martha Stewart stamps, used for the letters and numbers only.

Finished cover, very basic but it looks clean and not so busy. I like an that's all that matters.

Spine also has name of binder and year for when I put it on my shelf.

August Calendar

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July Calendar

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