Well this time in just 5 short weeks we will be celebrating Christmas - yikes!! So with the date looming closer and closer by the day, I thought that it was timely to share this guest blog post by the fabulous Linda Anderson, founder of Mums on the Go and principal coach of a2a Coaching.
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing tips Linda, I think we could all do with tips to surviving the Christmas Shopping silly season stress free....
How to make Christmas shopping a cinch
Watch for the
catalogues – Christmas is one time of the year I’m OK with receiving junk
mail in my letterbox. Catalogue browsing can save mums a lot of time and a lot
of headaches if shopping with children in tow is unavoidable. While wandering
the streets browsing for gifts can be thoroughly enjoyable, getting in and out
quickly with kids and babies is preferred here.
Shop online – Much
of my shopping will be done online this year, as I juggle a new baby in the
house. The cost of postage is well worth the time saved driving, parking and
the sanity of not taking small kids out shopping. I visited one of the big toy
sales online this year, which worked well in whittling down my list. A good tip
is to buy as many gifts from one site as you can to minimise postage costs.
Not every tip on my list will work for everyone, but if
you’re looking to minimise the work involved in gift buying, it’s worth looking
at them as an option.
Do you have any other tips to share to make Christmas shopping easier?
Thank you so much Linda for being a guest over at Utterly Organised. For more tips and resources, be sure to check out the Mums on the Go website, Facebook Page or follow on Twitter.
Christmas is but five weeks away. With my third baby having
arrived in August, I’ve been determined to get organised early with gift buying
this year. Not to mention the fact I have to buy for 13 children, with two loads
of presents set to be shipped to UK and interstate relatives. I missed the Sea
Mail cut off once and I will never do it again. Not after discovering the cost
of Airmail for a big parcel.
Here are my tips for making Christmas shopping easier:
Tips to make
Christmas shopping easier:
Create a plan – I
create a list of the children and adults I need to shop for at Christmas. As I
mentioned, that includes 13 children. I write down gift ideas, so the shopping
process itself is more efficient. Often these are just ideas rather than
specific items.
Determine a budget
– I generally spend about the same for each person, give or take a few dollars.
This allows me to see how much I’ll be spending before I launch into shopping
mode.
Thank you so much Linda for being a guest over at Utterly Organised. For more tips and resources, be sure to check out the Mums on the Go website, Facebook Page or follow on Twitter.
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