I never aim to be a last minute shopper. I'm not a fan of those last frantic days, with crowds and no-free-parking-spots and an air of desperation. I hate discovering that the shops have sold out of items on my list.
On the other hand, if I shop too early I stow things away and forget I have bought them (or where I've hidden them) and end up overshopping. Despite my best intentions, I usually find myself venturing out into the madness and mayhem of last day shopping and living with the bruises.
But not this year. This year I have excelled, even if I do say so myself. I deserve a Queen of teh Shopping tiara. I am all done, gifts bought and wrapped, with three days to spare. And I am so tickled by this unusual turn of events that I have to share a few moments of extra shopping delight.
1. #1 son lives in the city, and I sent him forth to scout out several gifts I couldn't find locally. He loves to spend my money so it was a win-win situation.
2. I love on-line shopping. It's like an early extra Christmas when the packages arrive and I get to open them first, before doing the wrapping and putting them under the tree. However I can't buy everything this way. I also like actual store fronts and the selection process. Sometimes a real store is the only way.
3. If I hadn't sallied out to the actual stores then I wouldn't have walked past a jewellery store and glanced sideways and spied
Thomas Sabo CHARMS!!!
To understand my excitement you must understand that I live in the country where the living is easy, but the shopping not always so much. I am collecting charms for a bracelet, each charm representing one of my books. I'm still short a few but I want very specific emblems and so when I saw these in the window I think I squealed out loud. I definitely jumped up and down in excitement. #3 son found me with my nose pressed to the window and had to forcibly drag me away. But I will be back. Of that, you can be sure.
Labels: Christmas, shopping
posted by Bronwyn Jameson @ 3:34 PM
