A Good Plan…hopefully

Every year I would tell myself that I should plan well in advance for my Christmas shopping.  I resolve to list down what to get each of my loved ones and then plan in explicit detail that I would keep an eye out for those items when I go shopping way before the Christmas shopping crowd hits the malls.  Every year I tell myself that I should start Christmas shopping perhaps in September or even August.  And every year, each of these months go by without me getting any Christmas shopping done.  Nope.  Not even the semblance of a Christmas shopping list.  In fact, without fail, every Christmas eve would see me frantically scouring malls for that elusive present, that one item that I knew would make that special someone go, “Awwwww……” Being an *almost* perfectionist myself, I strive to get a gift that would not only be useful, but be able to embody the spirit of Christmas.  Not an easy task, I would say!

This year, it’s August now, and I hope to do something different.  I’m thinking more along the lines of online shopping.  With this method, I can shop way past the stores’ operating hours and on top of that, I can utilize countless discounts and promo codes which would certainly go a long way to get that extra bang for the buck.

A couple of weeks back, I learnt about Kohl’s from one of my visitors from The States.  Apparently I would be able to get almost anything at all under one roof in Kohl’s.  No ideas yet as to what to get, but I’m sure I’ll find something.  I know I want to get a pair of jeans for myself though!  On the flip-side, I do have something specific in mind for Ethan.  I am already checking out some baby DVDs for him, and I did see some fabulous deals over at Amazon.  They have got quite an extensive collection and I am sure I will be able to find something to my liking….

Meanwhile, I will check out that Gap sale tomorrow in the mall, and if I don’t see anything I like, I will go online!

I think that’s a pretty good start, donchafinkso?  Let’s hope my plan will be successful this year, yeah?