Shopping Challenges

I was shopping a few weeks ago for one of my grandkids and saw a sale at the Bay for 40% off dishes. Well, I did need to get a few $10-15 gifts for the gift exchanges we are doing at the different Christmas parties so thought this would be perfect. I also just HAD to have one for myself as well. Ended up buying 5 sets. You know you have to buy something so why not do it all at once? ! After being home for a week, I got 'buyers blues' which I think meant I 'second-guessed' myself about the purchase. Although I love them (they are ALL different styles) I wondered if the girls at the office would think it was too much - as they really didn't want to do the gift exchange in the first place. I have decided that even if they 'stuck to the rules and got an actual $15 gift, my $25 gift which was marked down by the sale to $14.99 certainly falls into the monetary category anyway. They just benefit from it, right?

The thing about shopping early just means that I second-guess myself all the time. I buy something, then return it, then see something different that might be better and so on and so on and so on.  I know it is the 'thought' that counts, but still..I struggle with getting the right gift!!

This year our daughter said maybe it would be easier all around if we just bought ONE gift each. Well, yes, it would but...where's the fun in that?! I have tried to do that. I actually wrapped two tank tops together inside of two other long sleeve shirts on top of one pair of leggings to make ONE package for a birthday gift. I thought I was being 'creative'! I may be doing the same thing for Christmas! I am a gramma, you have to do those kinds of things, right?

Well, it is off to the store again as now I am into the daughter and son-in-law! Still trying to be creative!