I guess I consider it fall when I can get into the car after work and it doesn't feel like an oven. I'm still waiting for that.
Today's Question of the Day? is:
For those of you that christmas shop, when do you get started and when do you finish?
For those of you that don't, Did you know that Steve Jobs died today?
Love,
The Asker
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I usually start in August. I am almost finished and ready to wrap up the presents if Hobby Lobby will just put the wrapping paper out and mark the ribbon down to 50% off. Can't wait to get the tree up. . . I love Christmastime!
I used to start in November and finish sometime in December, but living overseas means I start in August. I have to make sure that everything gets purchased and wrapped, and THEN sent to the recipients. Although, I do send all of the gifts for my side of the family to my mom and she wraps them for me. Then I send my mom's gift to one of my sisters. This year, I purchased a number of items while I was in Texas and Indiana in August, I only have my FIL, BIL, niece and nephew left to shop for. I haven't bought my parents' gift yet, but I'm sending my sister money so she can buy it the day after Thanksgiving. I'm also waiting on John's last gift to arrive in the mail.
Not a shopper, but we start making gifts in the summer usually.
Jacob gave us the update on Jobs last night around eight o'clock.
(Not sure what the correlation was between not being a shopper and knowing about Job's death, but am giggling at the tangent. Or tangents.)
I buy some gifts during the year as I see something I know someone special will like. The problem with that is sometimes, I forget where I stored it. I usually start serious shopping in November and sometimes do not get done until a week before Christmas.
I am sad for the whole world that Steve Jobs has died. He was a dreamer and we need dreamers.
I did know Steve Jobs died today. I find it very very sad, but even more so during "Breast Cancer Awareness" month. If a man with all the money in the world can't beat pancreatic cancer, we clearly need more research there. I get it that Boobs are great! But there are so many other cancers out there that are essentially ignored by researchers because there is no funding... (Sorry, I hate breast cancer awareness anything, other than an information campaign to get your checkups. Not everything in the world has to be pink to donate 2 cents and make you feel good about your consumerism.)
But back to Steve Jobs, the world lost a great mind, and as he was relatively young, I feel very badly for his family.
Christmas: Usually in November, but I only pick up a few things.
I usually start in September/October and finish up in December. Right now the only gifts I have are for the newest member of our family!
But I have been looking, deciding, pondering about gifts for other important people.
I love Christmas and all it entails. It is my favorite holiday!
Heard about the death of Steve Jobs
last night. What a visionary! He will be remembered as such for all times!
Once November hits, I start looking at stores with a new eye. Do I see anything someone might like?
If I do, I snag it and wrap it and give it to them almost immediately because I'm like the most impatient person in the world when it comes to gifts (which is why I don't shop early).
I used to make gifts for people (art, etc) but that's one of those things where if you give someone a shirt and then you never see them wear it, it was just a shirt, but if you spend three weeks on a piece of art and then never see it at their house or at their desk at work, you kind of feel bad about the time spent on it.
So now I rarely buy gifts (I won't buy something that'll just gather dust or sit in a box) and instead I will gift randomly throughout the year as things arise.
I don't do big family gatherings, so I don't feel the same pressure to make sure everyone gets a gift from me that I otherwise would.
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