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Anyone find Xmas Shopping Stressfull?
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Christmas shopping certainly isn't what it used to be...we it's not for me anyway! I live in Stoke city near the city centre and basically as soon as you come out of my estate there's a massive long road with tailbacks and traffic. Once I have made it to the shopping centre more stress begins...where do I park?...after sucessfully finding a parking space I get the buggy out then Evie then the baby, then by the time I start to trall round the shops I'm exhaused! And with it being SO packed everyone getting in my way I end up clipping people's ankles with the buggy and I HATE waiting for lifts in the multi-storey!
I can never look in the shops I want to cuz either Evie's whinging and wants to go home, or my pushchair won't fit in there as it's so busy. By the time I get back to my car, I'm ready to shoot myself, then there's getting out the damn car park, driving thru the mad traffic to get home and getting kids and shopping out the car before collapsing on the sofa! If that is not stressfull I don't know what is! Think I'll avoid last minute shopping this year!!!!! xoxoxo
I can never look in the shops I want to cuz either Evie's whinging and wants to go home, or my pushchair won't fit in there as it's so busy. By the time I get back to my car, I'm ready to shoot myself, then there's getting out the damn car park, driving thru the mad traffic to get home and getting kids and shopping out the car before collapsing on the sofa! If that is not stressfull I don't know what is! Think I'll avoid last minute shopping this year!!!!! xoxoxo
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I've done mine in the last 2 weeks. Most of it's wrapped now but not all! I always say I'll do it early, but never ever do. Bloody christmas. lol. I hope it's not to busy for you tonight YM! xx
it was all wrapped by the beginning of dec and its just been a case of writing the cards and sendin/giving out the pressies.
got all our food the other week, and just waiting for my turkey to be delivered (was supposed to be here last week but I'm sure i can see it running round the field still..... )
used to watch my dad stress himself out by leaving it all till the last minute and just cant leave it that late. its chaos at work now too so i'm glad its all done and out of the way - and we couldn't do the shopping any later as it would've had to have been during a weekend day and hubby hates crowds...
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Got a fun night now, drinking wine, wrapping presents and watching a DVD!!
Happy Christmas all!!
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I'm sitting here quite smug, OH and me bought each other exactly 9 presents each. I'd finished miles before him!! Gonna have to hoover all the tiny pieces of paper up off the floor though!!!
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