|
I'm one of those people who starts shopping for the Christmas after the one that's coming up. So I'm done. Last gift came about two weeks ago. The week of Thanksgiving I wrap everything and do my holiday cards.
Throughout the year I keep a list and have a system of ideas of gifts, the gifts I have ordered versus the gifts that have arrived, then wrapped. I even keep track of stocking stuffers and other stuff.
While I am organized I do it mostly for financial reasons. I simply can't afford to shop for everything in one or two paychecks and still pay my job. I may see something on sale in July and will buy six of them and give them out for Christmas, birthdays etc for the next few years.
I keep a gift closet in my home and as organized as I am, I always forget a gift or two so I'm always farther along in the gift giving than I think.
I works for me. And I buy my bodyweight of wrapping paper in March (about $.35 a roll by then!) so I have more wrapping paper than I can store but eventually I use it so it's fine.
I love Christmas!!
|