Christmas 2013- what will you do differently?

[Snoozan]

This Christmas I was just not motivated to do much of anything - I switched jobs and had a late October Disney trip. I didn't spend too much on gifts, but felt I was looking for things right up until the last weekend before. I also ran out of tape and tissue paper and Christmas cards.

I decided I would get a much earlier start on Christmas shopping and have already taken advantage of great sales online at The Children's Place and Sierra Trading Post. I have started my list of who I've bought for and how much I've spent to date. I have an empty bedroom where I can store things in a dresser and under the bed(have busy little grandchildren who haven't figured out yet to look under the bed!). I also stocked up on Christmas cards so should be set for a couple of years, as well as enough wrapping paper to last me a couple of years hopefully. I also make gifts for my DH's family and already know I'll have those done before the end of the summer. Oh, I feel so much better prepared for Christmas 2013!

 

[TiggerTails57]

2013 I'm not sending snail mail xmas cards.

 

[momof1princess]

dd's stuffing stocker included zebra nail clippers, animal print nail filers, animal print bath scruber pads, tic tacs, chap stick
so in order to fill it up I put a bag of bit o honey, a bag of her fav chips and someting lse I cant think

dh just got giftcard to 7-11 for his morning breakfast stops, pringles can with his fav kind, bag of ranch sunflower seeds, bag of chile lime sunflower seeds.

I didnt get a chance to buy his fav peaut M & M's

Dh and dd enjoy getting treats in their stocking

awesome!

i didn't do TOO bad, although i was sort of scrambling a few days before Christmas. DD15 got: a box of clarinet reeds, a pack of mini blow pops in Christmas flavors (cherry and green apple - NO stick!), a box of holiday skittles (her favorite candy), a nintendo DS game, a pair of fuzzy socks and a pack of disney holiday antenna toppers (DH and i got these during our anniversary trip in may-DD gets her driver license in a few months).

ETA: i guess it seemed so rushed because i was trying to work, substitute teach, and get ready for the marching band trip (we leave tomorrow!) at the same time i was trying to get ready for Christmas. just not enough hours in the day!