Given that my due date is December 14, and I feel like I'm ready to pop right now... I have been trying to get some Christmas shopping done early. I made some great headway this past weekend. I would put myself at about a third of the way finished with shopping. I have a deadline I'm working with, obviously, so that's motivating me to get it done. I have set a goal for myself to be done shopping by December 1st, just in case Baby#2 decides to show up early. When I set this goal a couple of weeks ago, it honestly seemed like a pipe dream. But now, I might just make it!
Trouble is... while it feels great to have so much shopping done, it kinda takes the fun out if it. People who know me really well know what a procrastinator I am. I push myself right up to deadline every chance I get. I may appear organized in all my chaos... but it's all a facade. I'm not organized. Not even remotely. But this year, I have reformed!
This year I can't afford for the holidays to be chaotic, so I'm trying my best to be organized. I've got a list of ideas for what to get people (hint hint to those of you relatives who haven't given me ideas yet). I've got a list of ideas for other people who want to get us gifts. I've got a list of what has already been purchased. I have separated and labeled all receipts and gift receipts. I even remembered to ask for boxes this past weekend when I made a big dent on shopping!
I hate it when people ask me for gift ideas before Thanksgiving. My mind isn't even on Christmas until the first week of December. And this year I'm "that relative." I don't like being that relative, but I will have so much going on this December, I've decided I have to do things different if only for this year... to save my own sanity. It's going to be crazy enough trying to slap together Christmas cards this year (I've already decided we're ordering photo cards... a first for me. It will just be easier.) let alone try to accomplish any last minute shopping!
Oh, and at some point we will need to get the Christmas tree up and get the house decorated. Okay... deep breaths. It will all get done! :-)
I guess to counter the adrenaline let-down of not power shopping at the last minute, I'm turning to create outlets for stress. I'm making a few gifts this year... and they are not coming together as fast as I'd like them too. I guess I'm creating my own mini-holiday rush to make up for it!
4 comments:
Wow! I'm so impressed. I really need to get started on my Christmas shopping.
I'm about 2/3 done. I have done it this way for a couple of years so we can really enjoy the month of December. It is so worth it!
I am with you on the "ick" of doing things too early. My response to stress is to taper the entire event down--the year we moved and had a new baby we had a tree but I skipped all the Christmas baking save one batch and I was glad for it.
Hi, I'm stopping by from SITS.
I try to start my Christmas shopping every year in September so I can *really* budget and it never works. In fact, it's already Nov. 10th and I've only gotten one Christmas gift... a HUGE bone from PetSmart for my mom's dog lol.
GL getting all your shopping done! :)
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