Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Last minute gifts and wrapping....

Okay, people, so there are only 3 more sleeps 'til Christmas.... it's CRUNCH time! Well, not really for me, but for tons of people who leave their Christmas shopping and wrapping til the very. last. minute.

My shopping is all complete, and I plan on finishing my wrapping to-night! But, don't feel envious of me, please don't.... I do, in fact, leave things to the last minute.... the hand-crafted gifts. The gifts that take the most thought and time to complete; I leave til the last. minute. Why, you ask? Because when it comes down to it, I'm lazy, I'm a procrastinator, I'm a busy mommy of 3 very busy monkeys.... should I go on? Here's my confession: While I love nothing more than to give a hand-crafted item to someone special, I tend to focus on the store bought gifts first because they are easy and really require very little thought. Make sense? I start all of my hand-crafted gifts, then I find that life just gets in the way... oh, they'll get done... I seem to work very diligently under pressure. So, if you knock on my door at 11 p.m. on the 24th, I'm almost positive you'll catch me sitting at my sewing machine, with crochet hook in one hand and a paint brush in the other while my breads and cookies are baking away in my aging oven....

Anyone else like this? Please say yes.... even if it's just to make me feel better about my lack of self-discipline....

Have a great day everyone ;)

2 comments:

  1. Yes! Only one more sleep until Christmas Eve, which is when we gather as a family to celebrate.

    Presents are not wrapped, lists haven't been checked, and yes, I have a small amount of sewing yet to do. I'm only tasked with making a dessert, but I'd better check on that. I'm thinking mini white chocolate cupcakes, topped by a dollop of something sweet, with shards of white chocolate on top.

    Also, my house is a mess, the tree isn't even fully decorated, and ... and ... and ...

    Merry Christmas, Julie!

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  2. Thanks Cheryl! Merry Christmas to you too! Before you know it, we'll be getting in gear for our September Walk...

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