The kids are all back at school, the nights are drawing in, we are all twitching as we pass by the heating thermostat as we pull on our cardies and brace the autumn winds and rain and out there in the distance there is a faint rustle of wrapping paper and you can just start to hear the gentle sounds of Jingle Bells in the air. In the supermarkets, nestled at the end of the Halloween goodies, there are the first definite signs that it is on the way and those lovely large tins of sweets are all on special offer. On the television, there seem to be even more toy commercials crammed in to each advert break and yesterday our first (of many) toy catalogues popped onto the door mat.
The countdown is on.
Now I am not a huge fan of the early onset of Christmas. By my very nature, I am Mrs Last Minute Dot Com. That is how I roll in most aspects of my life and Christmas is no different. This year however, things are going to change. I fully intend on embracing my inner Christmas fairy and grabbing Christmas by it’s shiny ho ho hos and getting myself organised, prepared and not having the last minute panic that usually hits on the November payday.
Good for you! I know it makes sense and I genuinely intend to be more organised than I was last year, but I still can’t be quite as organise as doing stuff in September or October!
I used to collect presents over the year so everything was done by November (or end October) and I never had to go into shops when it was busy. This year I have absolutely no budget so I think I’ll just ignore Christmas!
One thing I always got wrong though was forgetting what I bought over the year. So when it came to wrapping I’d look at the pile and end up saving stuff for birthdays too as there was too much. Oops. After a few years of over-buying I think a minimal Christmas will do us good 😉