Friday's Christmas Tune

 Due to so much to do here Frugal Friday will be delayed.  I have TWO WEEKS worth to catch up on but there are more pressing matters at hand.

So while I dig out from my mess so I can share(probably Sunday)here's a not often heard Christmas tune from the Big Band Era for your listening pleasure...........

Sluggy, Slogging Through My Shambles of a House

Warts & All *OCD Warning*

 So it's now December 16th, 2021.  9 days until the fat man arrives with his sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.  It would also be my oldest brother's 70th Birthday were he still alive.  We lost him in June of 2009(well really in January of 2008 when he went into a coma that he never came out of).  He had just turned 58 so I am feeling a bit sad today.  He was one of the loveliest souls that ever walked the earth in my humble opinion.  A big Happy Birthday in Heaven to you my big brother!

We got home from our vacation on Sunday evening.  The only thing I have accomplished since Sunday was unpacking my suitcase, doing tons of laundry(which Hubs helped with...oh hell, he did most of it, who am I kidding?), going to Rite-Aid(both for Rxs and for deals), paying a couple of bills(oh the pain!), mailing ONE package and going to the PO to ask about getting our held mail.  No cooking, no cleaning and a lot of lying on my BFF the heating pad in bed.

We put up the Xmas tree and I mailed a big honking box of birthday and Christmas presents to my daughter and her hubby in Louisiana before we left but as far as Christmas decorating, cards, cooking, present wrapping that is it.  I told myself I'd have PLENTY of time to get everything done when we got back.

HA!

So here I am baring my soul  and the state of some of my house to y'all on the 9th day before Christmas.

If you have OCD please back out of this page now!!  You have been warned........ ;-)

This first photo of the living room isn't too bad.....there's our little tree and I even put a xmas cloth under it.  Ignore the shit and tubs of junk on the chair next to it and next to the chair.

Here's what to the left of the tree in the living room-my tp stash(all of it pre-Covid)and piles of mailing boxes.  Ya see, the grand plan in my head(which never happened)was that I'd jump back into eBay selling in the Fall(September?)so I brought all the mailing supplies from the garage here to be more convenient to pack and ship what I sold.  Of course as many grand plans this one never materialized, what with going to my brother's house and then Sissie's house in September, the work on the powder room and the kitchen by our handyman in the Fall, a bridal shower in Jersey and just regular "life" stuff then our international travel the beginning of December.......well this is the result.

Another shot of the sofa and more boxes.  I am pretty pleased with this one as the sofa was covered with gifts before that box got off to Louisiana and I haven't put anything else there.lol

Here's what the other side of the living room looks like.  Mostly it's tubs and piles of crap I didn't get around to listing let alone selling on eBay.  I know Sissie is gasping in horror at this..........

And if that wasn't enough to send you over the edge, here is a shot of the dining room table(which isn't a 'real' dining room table at all but a folding table).  The tablecloth is rolled up on one end as I used it to wrap the presents sent to LA.  There are bags of boxes, bows, a bag of gift wrap as well as grocery type bags of stuff I was going to sell on eBay and locally.  Add in a couple of pre-filled Giveaway boxes for the next few months and that's what I am dealing with at Chez Sluggy at the moment.

Company is coming in NINE DAYS so I have eight days to shape up the downstairs and spew Christmas around in the house.  

Can I get it done?

Come back tomorrow and see what I got done(or not).

Until then I'm putting on the Holiday tunes and getting my big fat white ass in gear!

 

Are y'all  ready for Christmas?

Sluggy

MIA

I got a message from Kim and another phone call from Sissie because I have been MIA for over a week on the blogs.

I guess they forgot(not like ANYBODY is Busy this time of year, right?)I was going on a vacation.

More later on that but here's a big hint were I was(bad word warning and NFW)...........

I am sooooo behind getting ready for the Holidays so I will pop in sporadically until I'm caught up.  Be good to yourselves and don't stress out until then

Sluggy

And the Giveaway Winner Is.......

 Sorry I am tardy with this post but the 13th was spent in the car on the long trek from my brother's house to home.  We arrived home 9ish pm and after unloading the car I was too beat to deal with picking a proper winner so today is the day.

Drum roll please!

And the winner is.............

Ur-spo

Ur-spoDecember 5, 2021 at 5:49 PM

Whoever wins will not need any stocking stuffers this year.

Congratulations Ur-spo!  Please send me via email(mine is on my right side bar)your full name and mailing address and I'll get your winnings out to you tout suite. ;-)

Thanks to everyone who played along on the Sluggy Boring Blog Box Giveaway this time.  

Sluggy

December Giveaway....Come Enter!

 Who's ready for the Eleventh Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2021?!?

It's December and Christmas is right around the corner....when did this happen? lol

Let's take a look at what is in the Giveaway Box this month........

1 x Secret deodorant
1 x Alive! women's vitamins

1 x Simple face cleanser

1 x Axe men's spray deodorant

1 x Daylogic make-up remover pads

1 x Alka-Seltzer gum

1 x Whitening toothpaste

1 x Oral-B toothbrush

1 x Bic Comfort 3 razors

1 x Plackers dental picks

1 x Compeed blister pack

1 x Bayer low dose aspirin

1 x L'Oreal lipstick #297 red passion

1 x Almay eye cream lunar disco(blue)

1 x Nivea moisture lip balm

1 x Rimmel eyebrow pencil dark brown

6 x Ghirardelli chocolate squares

Close up shots of these goodies.....

Depending on where you shop, the winnings have a reg. retail value of approximately $60-$70+.

Here's how this is going to work.....

* The giveaway is open to ALL readers, previous winners or not.

* There is a limit of ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER DAY.  Come back each day to enter again.

* Only VALID entries will be posted.  A Valid entry is a limit of one per day and I MUST HAVE VALID CONTACT INFORMATION FOR YOU(either you are on the Giveaway Contact List which I maintain, your comment is connected to a Google/Blogger profile which links to your email address or you email me directly(my email is in the side bar on the Blog)your email address.

IF YOU ENTER THE GIVEAWAY AND DON'T SEE YOUR COMMENT It's because I can't get to my computer until later this month.

From all the VALID entries I receive I'll pick a winner at random and the winner has 48 hours from when the post goes live to contact me with their full mailing address.

In your entries I'd like to hear about how you celebrate Christmas, Hannukkah and/or Kwanzaa.  Will you be traveling for the Holidays?  Is it a big splash out occasion or a low key affair for you?  What is your favorite gift to receive or give?

If you are on my Giveaway emails list just leave a comment and your name(with last name initial please)to enter. If you aren't on the Giveaway emails list make sure you leave your email in your comment OR email me your email privately after you leave a comment(my email is in the side bar area under "About Me").
I'll leave this giveaway open until December 12th Sunday at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.  When I return I'll draw the winning entry and post the Winner.

*Please note these rules*
I'll post the name/ID of the winners on this blog on  and those persons have 48 hours from the time stamp on that post to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page, as well as on my side bar).

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.  As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten too high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies.  I pay for it all(the cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one make sure your email info is linked to your profile.

So let's get this Giveaway started. Good luck to everyone!!!

Sluggy