It’s one week before Christmas.
Do you know where your gifts are?
I motion to make the week before Christmas the official start for the procrastinators shopping season!
I can’t believe the holidays are upon us. It’s easy to get swept up in the day-to-day and forget to get the gifts for those who mean the most to us.
Have you procrastinated on your shopping this year?
If that’s you – and you know who you are – I’m here to help.
3 Things For the Procrastinator to Keep in Mind
- Get started now! Especially if you are buying gifts online – there’s still time, but c’mon – get going!
- Get it wrapped! Hey – if you don’t have time to shop, you don’t have time to wrap – have someone else do it.
- Get a nice card! Spend your time writing some nice words to your loved one and let the card do the talking this Christmas.
Here are a few places to get you started – from the comfort of your office chair – as you begin scrambling for some last minute gift ideas! 
Most Wished For Gifts From Amazon
Here’s a list of Amazon’s Most Wished For Gifts
Bestseller List From Amazon
Want to know what the best selling gifts on Amazon are this year? Check out Amazon’s Bestseller’s List
If you’ve got a book person you’re buying for, here’s Amazon’s Bestselling Books
How about for the gadget person – take a look at Amazon’s Bestselling Electronics
Hottest New Releases From Amazon
Want an idea of what’s hot on Amazon? Check out Hot New Releases
Amazon’s Top Holiday Deals
If you’re looking for the best deals of the day - check out Amazon’s Top Holiday Deals
Wall Street Journal Deal
Looking for a good gift for your office buddy? How about a subscription to the Wall Street Journal!
Why Give Gifts?
I’ve heard some talk about going frugal and not giving gifts this year. This might be a good idea for many of you. Here’s why I like to give gifts at Christmas:
- It’s in my nature. I enjoy giving gifts to people. I think it’s the part of the way I show kindness and love to others.
- It’s in God’s nature. God gave the ultimate gift – Jesus Christ. It’s the real reason why we celebrate Christmas – let’s not forget that this year. Some 2000 years ago, God sent His Son, Jesus, to come to earth as a child, live a perfect life, and bear the punishment that we deserved. What a gift!!
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Great ideas! I know many people are scrambling to get gifts now!
I think you made 2 really awesome points in your post.
1. It’s our nature. It is easy for us to agree with advice and understand ideas that are in line with out nature. For me, I hate giving and getting gifts. But the important thing is to be aware of our nature and respect it. It has a powerful affect on how we interpret the world.
2. It’s God’s nature. Our whole lives are composed of a continuous stream of outstanding gifts. Christmas is a time to be grateful. It’s so easy to get swept up in the holiday consumption frenzy. But I think we are a lot happier when we consume less and feel gratitude more.
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Great ideas on the Amazon lists, never thought of that. I’ll use them to fill in the holes for my missing gifts.
.-= Derek´s last blog ..20 Tips to Save Money During the Holidays =-.
The “getting it wrapped” part is a killer for me. I always put it off until the last minute because, well, I can’t wrap to save my life!
In fact, I never put “from” on any of my gifts. Everybody knows the gifts that come from me because they ALWAYS have excess paper on the sides that makes them look like they have a case of “Elephant’s Man Disease for Presents.”
In fact, my gifts are wrapped so poorly they wouldn’t be allowed on Misfit Island. Very sad.
Merry Christmas, Jason!
Len
Len Penzo dot Com
.-= Len Penzo´s last blog ..9 Great Gift Ideas for People Who Have Everything =-.
I hear ya Len, I am a very poor “wrapper” myself – If it needs to look good I gotta have someone else do it! =)
Hey George, thanks for the comment! I agree – we are happier when we turn our attention away from ourselves and on to others and on to the many blessings we take for granted!
For the first time in memory we have all of our Christmas shopping done at least a week before Christmas. I’d like to say we can kick back and relax, but we have travel in the mix as well. I love Christmas but January just feels so good!
(I’m with Len, the wrapping is the part that wears me out. Getting the gifts purchased is such a hurdle, that wrapping seems like…a kick in the teeth!)
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