So I try to do all of my Christmas shopping by the end of November. I hate crowded malls, and I am really not a fan of shopping in the holiday rush.
Besides that, I like to put a lot of thought into presents, so I find shopping in the week or so before Christmas is usually me being desperate to find SOMETHING rather than planning out what I am going to get.
That being said, I've encountered some new things since I've started having Christmases with Neil and his family.
1. They do wishlists.... in my family that is unheard of -Christmas isthe time of year where you can judge how well someone knows you because they get NO hints!
2. Neil is a perpetual day before Christmas shopper and no matter how hard I try to stay away from the malls, somehow I am being dragged around through the malls on Christmas Eve.
So in that spirit, I've discovered the best site on the face of the earth... uh besides RO and ICHC... (leave it to a computer geek to figure out SOMEONE out there must have gone through the stress of organizing a christmas wish list).
www.wishlist.com
We used it last year and it made everyone's life so easy. All members of the family gather their wishlists all year or months leading up to the holidays and just fill up the list as you find things or think of them. When it's time - your family just goes and looks up your list by your name. Done and done.
So far I have a video game and a foot spa thingie on there... have to think of the good gifts still.
What's on your wishlist for this year??
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Nadia
Besides that, I like to put a lot of thought into presents, so I find shopping in the week or so before Christmas is usually me being desperate to find SOMETHING rather than planning out what I am going to get.
That being said, I've encountered some new things since I've started having Christmases with Neil and his family.
1. They do wishlists.... in my family that is unheard of -Christmas isthe time of year where you can judge how well someone knows you because they get NO hints!
2. Neil is a perpetual day before Christmas shopper and no matter how hard I try to stay away from the malls, somehow I am being dragged around through the malls on Christmas Eve.
So in that spirit, I've discovered the best site on the face of the earth... uh besides RO and ICHC... (leave it to a computer geek to figure out SOMEONE out there must have gone through the stress of organizing a christmas wish list).
www.wishlist.com
We used it last year and it made everyone's life so easy. All members of the family gather their wishlists all year or months leading up to the holidays and just fill up the list as you find things or think of them. When it's time - your family just goes and looks up your list by your name. Done and done.
So far I have a video game and a foot spa thingie on there... have to think of the good gifts still.
What's on your wishlist for this year??
____________
Nadia