And now it all begins.....

So I think most of us are now happy that Halloween is over. It was fun.. for some of us cold and extremely exhausting. The costumes are still in a pile on the floor. Just where the kids and I left them last night because it took an hour to wash all that make up off their faces and get all that spray out of their hair. The candy is all sorted into the "Good Stuff' and the "Why would anyone buy this stuff" piles. Moms have hidden all their favorites form their kids and their husbands. And now it's time to move on...... to CHRISTMAS!
 I know... sick.. but it's so true. Look in the store, the trees are up already. You'll see the ornaments, and soon start hearing the holiday music. So now we can all go into "PANIC" mode. And why is it that stores always just skip right over Thanksgiving? Oh because you really don't need to go Thanksgiving shopping.... you buy or bake a pie get a bottle of wine and you're done! That's why I love it. People should really just slow down & enjoy Thanksgiving... but most of us can't because we are constantly reminded that  Christmas is just around the corner.
And so I think..... no wait.. I know what I am going to do. I am going to get all my shopping done early so I can really enjoy my holiday season, without all the stress. And so.... let the online shopping begin!
That is my favorite way to shop. No standing in looooong lines in back of someone wearing a gallon of perfume, no crowded malls, or taking an hour to find a parking space and no getting up at 4:00 am to get in on "THE BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR".... to see in the flyer the very next day that today is "THE BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR".  Buying on line allows you to get all your shopping done without any of that stress and has the added bonus of getting people really unique and meaningful gifts and not the same old stuff everyone sees while they are out shopping themselves.

So this is what I  plan on doing this month so that I can relax.... enjoy Christmas... and then move on to stressing about buying that perfect bathing suit when they are all displayed in the stores on December 26th.