Christmas Shopping

  I have started Christmas shopping!! I feel like this is a major accomplishment in my life. Why? well finding the brain space after helping your twelve year old in Science ~ talking about photosynthesis and parts of cells, and vaccines, and then helping with Math in another grade and making lasagna seems impressive to me in my little world...

  Have you bought any gifts yet that you are particularly pleased with? I have delved into shopping online which is nerve wracking for me but at the same time exhilarating because I don't have to leave my home. Tonight I purchased some books online, a pair of roller skates, some clothes for an upcoming wedding, some stories on CD and there was even more but I can't remember. All that shopping in about an hour.

 I wrote out my long list of gifts to purchase this morning.

 My sister lives with me and I just shake my head trying to remember back to when I had to purchase gifts for about five people like she does...my list now is so long I don't even want to guess at how many people there is to shop for, but lets just say December is a pretty intense month for us financially. We plan for it and I feel like we don't go overboard...well maybe just a little...

 I hope this year your Christmas shopping is sweet and simple. I hope your gifts feel meaningful to you and not just stuff you HAVE to give.

  I love giving gifts ~ really really love it ~ so although I don't love the shopping part I love planning what to get thinking about the person and what might really make them feel loved and understood.

Have a great rest of your week.

  Tomorrow is Black Friday in the United States by the way and my part of the country seems to have caught some of the bug. All my online shopping was quite discounted. So if you need to shop online tonight or tomorrow might be a good day (price wise)

Love Tansy