
That’s right. It is now the week of Thanksgiving, and I’m thrilled to say that I completed all of my Christmas shopping this weekend, with one exception. I had bought a few of the gifts already. Then we put in a very large order to Amazon, which is currently speeding on its way towards us as I type this. Because our order was so large, I opted for the super slow, free shipping. It should arrive here right after we return from our Thanksgiving visit with my family. How’s that for easy?
While there was a bit of stress in November trying to nail down presents for everyone, this is really going to open up our holiday season so that we can spend it doing all the fun things that we have planned — and believe me, we have planned them! We have something fun to do every weekend for the rest of 2009, and a bunch of stuff to fill in those weekday nights as well. It is great to have all the hard work done before the holidays get started. I intend to clear off the table one night and get a wrapping party going to some Christmas music.
This is a relief to have completed. I think I will strive to do this in other years… there won’t be as much urgency to it if I allow myself a few more exceptions. And without it being a part of this list, I can give myself a little more leeway.



