Errr, I’m something else entirely but I’m not sure what.
Citymama is asking whether we finish our holiday shopping at the last minute (like a slow poke ant) or if we get it out of the way quickly (like a grasshopper). I’m having trouble categorizing myself.
I tend to finish quickly but then, much to TW’s chagrin, I start shopping all over again. I can’t help it. I’ll find a truly excellent gift for child number four that I simply cannot pass up so I’ll buy it. Then, I’ll find the perfect gift for child number one and I’ll buy that too. This means that I’ll probably actively look for perfect gifts for the other kids so that we keep the gift ratio sort of similar for everyone.
So yea. I finish early but seem to constantly buy right up until the very last minute. Budget and original lists be damned.
How about you? Ant or grasshopper or something else entirely?
GUILTY! Me too. SOOOOOOOOOO guilty. Something’s always been wrong with my ‘shut-off’ switch.
I have done that before. You just can’t pass it up, and it even makes you wonder why you didn’ t find that perfect gift in the first place!