These two are such buddies they even sleep alike.For 7 painful years, I worked retail. Back then, I always swore I would be done with my Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving. And I pretty much succeeded with that goal back then. But there is life after retail. Eventually, the madness didn't bother me anymore. I still don't shop Black Friday, but I don't worry too much about being done that early.
In fact, quite often, I do my "Santa shopping" a week or so before Christmas. Usually, the gifts will be purchased in an okay time frame, but I don't buy the stocking stuffers until the last minute. But today, not only did I get the Santa gifts, but I also got the stocking stuffers! The only thing missing is the oranges and nuts that go in there, but I'll get those later - so they're fresh.
Meanwhile, I'm still working on my dad's coat. Thankfully, he hasn't been booked up too much this year, so he doesn't need it right away. I should be able to finish it this weekend so I can get it mailed to him. I'm also in process with my bookshelf project. As I was sorting through the piles and piles of boxes of books in my basement, I came across my mom's and my old record albums. I was telling her about it, and we discussed getting a turntable that hooks into a USB port so I could start saving digital copies of all those records. She jumped right on that idea and bought one and had it sent to my house. It arrived today. So now I have that project to add to my list. Some of my other projects for when I have free time (Ha!) are as follows:
Previously mentioned dog coat
Pirate quilt I started 3 years ago
Wedding gift for my friend who got married last March. I'm hoping to get that done by at least their first wedding anniversary
Scan in the huge box worth of old pictures I have on loan from my dad
Shelf in Pirate Munchkin's room for her dolls
High shelf in Pirate Baby's room to run track for my mom's old model train
Rebuild the pantry shelves in my basement
Sort through all the boxes of random schtuff in my basement
Build storage shelves for all the schtuff I decide to keep
Build storage cabinets and bench in my mudroom
Curtains in almost every room in my house
Sew lots of fun new (vintage style) clothes for me
In fact, quite often, I do my "Santa shopping" a week or so before Christmas. Usually, the gifts will be purchased in an okay time frame, but I don't buy the stocking stuffers until the last minute. But today, not only did I get the Santa gifts, but I also got the stocking stuffers! The only thing missing is the oranges and nuts that go in there, but I'll get those later - so they're fresh.
Meanwhile, I'm still working on my dad's coat. Thankfully, he hasn't been booked up too much this year, so he doesn't need it right away. I should be able to finish it this weekend so I can get it mailed to him. I'm also in process with my bookshelf project. As I was sorting through the piles and piles of boxes of books in my basement, I came across my mom's and my old record albums. I was telling her about it, and we discussed getting a turntable that hooks into a USB port so I could start saving digital copies of all those records. She jumped right on that idea and bought one and had it sent to my house. It arrived today. So now I have that project to add to my list. Some of my other projects for when I have free time (Ha!) are as follows:
Previously mentioned dog coat
Pirate quilt I started 3 years ago
Wedding gift for my friend who got married last March. I'm hoping to get that done by at least their first wedding anniversary
Scan in the huge box worth of old pictures I have on loan from my dad
Shelf in Pirate Munchkin's room for her dolls
High shelf in Pirate Baby's room to run track for my mom's old model train
Rebuild the pantry shelves in my basement
Sort through all the boxes of random schtuff in my basement
Build storage shelves for all the schtuff I decide to keep
Build storage cabinets and bench in my mudroom
Curtains in almost every room in my house
Sew lots of fun new (vintage style) clothes for me
Whew. I'm tired just thinking about it.
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