Well...it's almost here. Christmas is just days away now, and if you are like me, you are finding that there is still much to be done.
I love the holiday season. Seriously...I LOVE IT! Despite the cold, this is my favorite time of year. The lights on houses, beautifully decorated Christmas trees, shopping for that perfect gift...it's all wonderful. It never fails, however, that even this close the Christmas, I find that I haven't finished all of my Christmas shopping, there are still cookies to bake, and we still haven't nailed down all of our family plans and are kind of flying by the seat of our pants. I don't know why I wait so long. Every year it's the same thing. I tell myself to start early, and I have every intention to do so. But, somehow, I find myself at this very place...dreading the mass of procrastinators that I will be joining in the stores.
So, my goal for the weekend is simple...put on all of the finishing touches. I have made my list, and checked it twice (a little trick I learned from Santa). It IS possible to reach my goal this weekend, but it will take great effort. I don't much like crowded shopping areas, but there is little choice now.
Wish me luck!
I'm goin' in!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Monday, December 01, 2008
What has this world come to???
If you are anything like me, you avoid stepping foot in any major stores on Black Friday. I have several friends who are all about getting the bargains on that insane day, but not me. I can't do it. I just can't. Believe me, I have tried, but it just isn't a pretty picture.
First off, I am not, in any way, shape, or form, a morning person. Those who know me best, know that I tend to be a bit short and grumpy in the morning. I don't know why...it's just not in my DNA to be a chipper morning person. I don't drink coffee either, so that isn't going to help. I just don't do mornings.
Second, I hate...HATE...big crowds. I don't like the feeling of having no control of where I am going, and if you have ever been in a hugh crowd, you know what I am talking about. Once you are in the middle of a crowd, you are going which ever way the crowd wants to go. No questions asked. If you aren't one to move with the flow, you will be bruised and battered, if not trampled. Take the poor Wal-Mart worker for example. He was just an innocent bystander as the doors were forced open, and he was trampled, later dying from his injuries. Seriously!!! The crowd killed him. KILLED him!
What has the world come to? Are the bargains THAT good? So good that we push, shove, trample, and kill to get them? Wow! Mob mentality is flat out scarey! Which is why you will not find my in the middle of and Black Friday crowd any time soon. For those of you who love it, well, God Speed. You are braver...or crazier than I.
First off, I am not, in any way, shape, or form, a morning person. Those who know me best, know that I tend to be a bit short and grumpy in the morning. I don't know why...it's just not in my DNA to be a chipper morning person. I don't drink coffee either, so that isn't going to help. I just don't do mornings.
Second, I hate...HATE...big crowds. I don't like the feeling of having no control of where I am going, and if you have ever been in a hugh crowd, you know what I am talking about. Once you are in the middle of a crowd, you are going which ever way the crowd wants to go. No questions asked. If you aren't one to move with the flow, you will be bruised and battered, if not trampled. Take the poor Wal-Mart worker for example. He was just an innocent bystander as the doors were forced open, and he was trampled, later dying from his injuries. Seriously!!! The crowd killed him. KILLED him!
What has the world come to? Are the bargains THAT good? So good that we push, shove, trample, and kill to get them? Wow! Mob mentality is flat out scarey! Which is why you will not find my in the middle of and Black Friday crowd any time soon. For those of you who love it, well, God Speed. You are braver...or crazier than I.
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