Sunday, October 14, 2012

Crazy Holiday Months

Is it just me or do the months of October, November, and December just fly by? I can not even believe that October is almost halfway gone and that all of my favorite holidays are right around the corner! And even though today's date is not even half way through October, I have OFFICIALLY started my Christmas shopping and have already crossed three of my favorite little people off the list! This my friends is a big deal!

I make Christmas shopping my personal challenge to get everyone I know name brand everything but for the lowest price possible. I use coupons at every single store, to the point that I won't even go in if I don't have a trusty "coup" in my hand.  While this may seem extreme, between the hubs and I, we buy holiday gifts for a total of about 28 people. That is extreme! On top of that, I always make doggie gift bags for our furry friends. It can be a hectic time of year to say the least...

But not this year! I have outlined a list of the things I am going to do to make this shopping experience as quick and painless as possible.

1. NOT shopping on black friday. There is nothing that is worth waiting in line hours for and chances are it will be cheaper again right before Christmas anyway.

2. Doing all children's gifts the same so that they are cohesive and easy to put together.  Last year we did movie baskets for each of the kids and this year we will be doing the same as they went over so well! They looked a little like this :

Picture from Pinterest!
 
3. For everyone else I plan on shopping with a coupon or on Amazon using my prime free two-day shipping! That will be hard to beat as amazon usually has the lowest prices and with free shipping I won't even have to leave my house!
 
So that is my game plan...I am hoping that this works.  With 25 people left to shop for, I am going to do my best to get moving!
 
 

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Excitement

There is a feeling of excitement in the air this week! The hubs and I are headed on a mini-vacation to Boston! We are going to be spending some serious time together which is hard to come by lately. We have tickets to see one of our favorite bands play and some dates set up with family ( some of Matt's family lives there and some is going out as the same time as us). Fortunately, some of our other family members have taken on the responsibility of house/dog watching. As excited as I am, I also get so nervous letting other people watch my fur babies. I know they will be fine but I always get so anxious about it.


I am also excited that it is officially October! One more month until my birthday month, our fur babies birthdays are this month, and October is full of warm and cozy things. We have another fun trip planned for the end of the month as well as a visit half way through from some friends. I can't wait!!!

And lastly, all of our house projects are mostly complete.  After a visit from some friends who have volunteered to help me paint a little, there will be NO projects on the to-do list. Unheard of !!! I think I am going to have to come up with some new ideas and things that I want to work on in our house.

What are you most looking forward to this October?

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