It is now Tuesday, December 21st, exactly 4 days before Christmas. One would think there would be a huge pile under my tree of beautifully wrapped Christmas presents, teasing the imaginations of the recipients as they wait in anticipation for Christmas Day, wondering what surprises will appear when they rip off the shiny paper. Sadly, this is not the picture you see in my living room. Instead, there is only the twinkling of the lights flashing their warning, "Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!"
Every year I lecture myself that I will not wait until the last minute to finish my Christmas shopping. That I will not be up all hours on Christmas Eve wrapping presents. That I will be prepared early, and have a relaxing week before Christmas instead of joining the frenzy of the all the crazed procrastinators like myself. And every year, somehow that just never happens!
So here it is, 4 days before the big day and I have presents for exactly 3 people. The presents that I do have are not wrapped, I actually don't even have wrapping paper yet! (Or tape for that matter. Slight pause as I add those items to my list!) I work well under pressure, however, so I have my list of everyone I need to buy presents for, and I know exactly what I want to get each and every one of them. I have a plan for the most efficient route to hit all the stores I need to go to in order to minimize my time in the madness. As far as wrapping goes? A bottle of wine and a movie does wonders!
Wish me luck!
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