Today is the official start of the holiday shopping season. Are you planning on doing any shopping today? What are you going to buy?
I didn't plan on it (I DETEST today for shopping), but I bought our Christmas tree today. If I had waited two weeks until my next check like I had planned, it would have cost $10 more. That was enough to encourage me to pick it up today on my way home instead.
Book #42: The Art of Keeping Secrets by Patti Callahan Henry.
I found this book quite by accident in my library. I admit that the
cover picture is what caught my eye first. Then I read the back of the
book and discovered that it was set in the Low Country of South
Carolina, and that was enough for me. I have a weakness for books set
in the Low Country - it's where I was born and I always feel like it's
where I truly belong.
While walking in a winter wonderland can be fun in theory, it makes shopping a big of a drag. Do you plan on doing your holiday shopping online or in-stores this season? Why?
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I'll be shopping in the stores because I have no way to pay online. I have neither credit nor debit cards. It's not a really big deal though, because our Christmas will be pretty slim and we don't have much to buy anyway.
"Oh, but it's cold outside!" It's a fact of life that the economic climate is a bit chilly this holiday season. Is that affecting how you're doing your holiday shopping?
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Not really. I have to leave the house to go to work anyway, so the fact that it's cold outside will not keep me indoors. Besides which, I do not have credit cards so online shopping is not an option for me.
It's Veterans Day! How are you going to honor the veterans today?
I did very little. I meant to call my father, since he is retired from the USMC. Just to say Happy Veteran's Day, if nothing else (I think that yesterday was the birthday of the USMC, and I missed that, too). But I didn't do it. It may be a lousy excuse, but the main reason I didn't is because I am sick. It was enough of a strain on me just to function today. I have had a rough couple of days and finally gave in and bought some NyQuil just so I could get some sleep.
