Another thing that is never going to happen, me getting my Christmas Shopping done before December 24th. I am just not that person. I would love to be that person, but I am not. I am queen procrastinator when it comes to Christmas shopping, studying for tests, paying bills and peeing. All of those things have a time and place, and first thing is not it.
So how much Holiday shopping have I accomplished so far? ZERO! I mean a Big Fat 0. But there is a good reason for that...
I can keep your secret better than a padlocked diary, but my own, not a chance. I buy a gift and can barely wrap it before I want to gift it. Sometimes I will by FTD a gift and then text him what it is. I just get that excited about the gift, and have to tell him before I pop. I know I am a looser, whatever. But, due to this fabulous looser trait, I cannot buy gifts early and hide them in a closet. The only way I can buy early and not give early is to get someone to hide the gifts from me.
Last year when I was 6mos pregs I swore up and down I was going to do all of my holiday shopping early. Yeah, not so much. At 8 1/2 months pregs I waddled my fat ass all over the malls on December 22nd-24th shopping for Christmas gifts. I vaguely remember telling myself that would be my last year of enduring the last minute crazy shopping...
So much for that.
I am not even going to lie to myself this year. I suck at holding on to a gift, I suck at shopping early, and now that I have a baby, I just plain suck at shopping. So, early shopping is just not going to happen... probably ever. Oh and, I would attempt to lie to myself about online shopping to make my life much easier, but I know that is fruitless too. I like to see and touch before I buy.
I am just going to stick to the old faithful method of procrastination. I will get all anxious around the 20th of December, make a shopping list and attack it over the next 2-3 days. FTD will do the same. He is just as bad as me, if not worse about waiting until the last minute to buy gifts. Seriously, he shops on Christmas Eve every year. We are a pair to say the least...
Do you have any ideas? Are you the early shopper, or are you going to be standing in line with me? Are you reading this post from your campsite on Best Buy's sidewalk?
Tis the season to procrastinate! And change the radio station when the station insists on playing Christmas music 24/7 before December. I freaking hate that!
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4 comments:
You are not a loser! Well, unless I am too? I go nuts trying to hold onto surprises :) I used to be awesome at getting gifts early- but something about zero income kinda throws that into the crapper... So, looks like it's going to be an edible year for our family this year- baked goods (cheesecakes, cookies, french bread, breakfast breads, etc)- and we'll see about the kids- everyone else goes nuts and shadows my efforts anyway, so they have no clue who gets them what. I started to resort to doing things instead- go to see the Nutcracker, or "ICE!" (giant ice sculpture displays), or to the theme parks instead- so we have the memory of us together...
No black Friday specials for me- blah
You know I hate being a consumer as much as I hate being in an angry mob. The only retail day that is worse is December 26-when everybody is at the stores returning all the shit they didn't want in the first place.
Save your money and sanity, edible or drinkable gifts are always appreciated. I also am a fan of gifting magazine subscriptions and big, comfy, treaded socks.
Really it's just he kids who care about presents and they are the only people who constantly need new stuff. Last year I bought gifts for my nieces and nephew at the local thrift store. Some were brand new in the package. They were and are still big hits. I spent maybe $30. And it was not crowded in there.
We need a procrastinators club. I would be right at home! I haven't bought a single gift yet either. I will be doing some last minute shopping...yep.
I just order things on-line. Especially all the gadgets. Read the reviews, press buy. Then I can have the delivery ppl worry about it coming on-time and not me being on time!
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