Community Chat

[Burnsite]

I buy little gifts when I travel, and have been to Scotland and Washington DC this year.  My family is large, and I usually have accumulated more by this time. 

These are just remembrances, though, little gifts related to the recipient's interests, for the most part. If all works out, I will be in Japan in Nov, and will look around for gifties there.  

[lynnie61]

I bought one so far.  We have cut way back.  No kids, grandkids.  Just a few friends, dad, sister, BIL.  Token items, not much at all.  SO and I do not exchange, or something very minimal.  My hairdresser gets cash.  

We do share some food items near holiday time with family.  I mail the friend gifts first week of December.  We like stress free holidays, and we don't need more stuff.  Family, we do a special dinner out, or an event together.  It works for us.  

@september   I'm sorry for your loss of your mom.  Our lives change so much without them.  

@KailaS   Prayers for you, your mom and sister.  Thinking of you.  

[gidgetgh]

When I had mentioned earlier in the thread that I had started shopping, it wasn't like a conscious "let's get started on that shopping" decision.

I just ran across things I liked and was pretty sure the recipients would like and so I bought them. 

Not trying to rush the seasons or trying to have Christmas and winter get here faster (not a fan of winter). It's just sometimes you find the right gift and no way would I say, nope, it's July, not buying till after Thanksgiving.  I think that is silly. 

[ValuSkr]

Not me.  I'll probably start in December.

[CalminHeart]

I avoid Christmas as long as possible. I buy for 3 young grandkids and ship them around Thanksgiving and don't think about Christmas until Christmas Eve Mass. My family stopped drawing names 5 years ago.  

[JeanLouiseFinch]

I just started mine - ordered multiples of the Limitless Power Bank TSV

[beckyb1012]

I start as soon as my granddaughter's birthday party is over each year the last weekend in August.  Decades ago when her Dad was a little boy I had it all done by Labor Day.  Only Christmas cards and cooking needed to be done when the holidays actually came.