I was upset when I heard about the impending port strike (that only lasted for three days). So, I decided to pull out my Christmas list from last year, change the year in the file name, wipe out what I had in there from last year (except for family members’ names), and start on my Christmas shopping! That was Saturday morning.
By that afternoon, I WAS ALL DONE! I’ve never done it that fast before! I always do all my Christmas shopping online (I detest crowds). And, since the kids are all adults now, our Christmases have gotten much smaller.
Better yet, everything has already arrived! So, I don’t need to worry about Christmas shopping anymore this year! Wrapping on the other hand… I won’t dive into that until after Thanksgiving. I’m too much in the Halloween spirit right now to think about paper and ribbons. 😉
We also ordered cases of toilet paper and wipes because our church is sending out rescue teams to parts of Georgia hard hit by Hurricane Helene and Brian stopped at the store this morning, and filled a cart with bottled water for them as well.
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Good for you! Early Christmas shopping really cuts down on the holiday stress level for me too. I look for gifts throughout the year, label the boxes, and put them in the attic. Then when it’s time to mail gifts or wrap them, I just go attic shopping. No waiting in lines or jostling through crowds.
Mason is the only one small enough to crawl into the wee corners of our attic. He has to go up there tonight to pull down our Halloween decorations. He is not a happy camper. 😉
Angela! Not only are you a wise shopper you have a heart! Your immediate response for flood victims is admirable! God bless you and those who help others!
So glad to hear another person who uses a spreadsheet!! So efficient – track what, for whom, order date and delivery date. Yes!!
Angela, God bless your big heartedness and as for the shopping, you are my kind of shopper!! Yes!!
Happy autumn.