How's your holiday planning & shopping coming along?

I have just packed a box of Christmas presents which is going to be mailed to Australia later today or tomorrow. I haven't thought about what I am getting DH, who near impossible to buy for.
I will start on Christmas baking soon - my Christmas cake and pudding need to be made at least a month in advance, to allow it to mature properly.

I don't have to worry about Thanksgiving, as we don't celebrate it.

I’m done except a bottle of gin for my dad and a gc for my sister. And a couple of small stocking stuffers.

Ugh, I got off to a good start and pretty much made a plan for gifts (ie, what type/how many gifts for adult kids type of thing.) I have it mostly under control except I want to give each kid a "fun" type gift...and I need ideas for that. Ideas always slow me WAY down.

I just realized that Thanksgiving is next week not two weeks from now, ugh! My kids were just yesterday trying to make a plan to do Thanksgiving on a day other than Thanksgiving since almost none of them can do it on Thanksgiving. I need to get my act together in a big way!!

I have a detailed Thanksgiving schedule of what needs to be done daily starting the weekend prior, as well as a few items that can be done before then, so no planning to be done. All the food is purchased except what need to be fresh. So my plan is to start getting the house deep cleaning done thIs week.

As for Christmas, we just met up with the in-laws for a picnic for DH’s 50th yesterday and sent all of their gifts with them just in case things with COVID take a bad turn after Thanksgiving and we decide not to attend. Most other gifts are stocking stuffers are purchased and wrapped, we just have 3 more to get I think. Our Christmas cards are made, we just need to write a quick note and address them. I’m also hoping to get that completed this week to mail out the day after Thanksgiving, we send out less than 20 so I’m hopeful.

We are in the middle of having some issues with the house taken care of, and repainting quite a bit of it so are trying very hard to get everything taken care of ahead of time, especially as we may be moving out for a short while.

One DD is very easy to buy for--she has a lot of interests for me to pull ideas from. For example, her love of the Golden Girls has led to this gift under the tree this year. She also has an apartment and generally has something on her list for her kitchen each year. This year it is a new set of knives. I plan to have all of her gifts wrapped by Thanksgiving because she won't be home for Christmas. I will send those home with her, and we will Zoom on Christmas morning.

Twin A has an apartment this year as well, and she has asked for "adulting things." One thing on her list is a tire inflator/battery charger--LOL she is so practical. So basically, she is easy to shop for this year because she needs a lot of things, and she is certainly not against getting appliances.

Twin B still lives at home. She is really into Orange Theory Fitness and has been losing a lot of weight, and while my go-to for her is usually clothing, I am hesitant to buy it while she is still losing so much weight. She has requested a fleece sweatshirt with the name of the hospital where she works because it gets pretty chilly at times, so I will pick up one of those. I think she also wants some new workout shoes, so I will give her a gift-card to her preferred shoe store. I'm not really sure what else to get her (besides Christmas pajamas LOL), so she may get the one-size-fits-all gift of cash. I have asked her for a wish list, and I will shop from that to the extent I can find what she wants.

I did get all three girls a copy of a book written by a family friend whom they all adore. He was in town last weekend and signed a copy for each. I know they will enjoy that!

DH will give me a list of tools he wants, and I will share that with the girls as well.

I've already purchased most of what they are getting for their stockings. I need to wrap those as well so DD1 can take hers home with her.

I do NOT need anymore wine glasses, but I must have those!!

Not much.

The Thanksgiving turkey is purchased and I'm making my plan on how to get everything done.  Oh and I ordered the HoneyBaked Ham yesterday.

I have started putting my shopping/idea list together.  I've purchased one gift for dd and one stocking stuffer.  I will be hosting Christmas for my side for the first time as it's just getting to be too much for my parents.  Though mom isn't wild about it I don't think, but their house is tiny, our still small group has grown and all the hectic activity stresses my dad out.  So it will be here.  I'd kind of like to switch it to a Christmas brunch instead of dinner (esp because we always have the same meal as Thanksgiving a month earlier) but people are already freaking out about CHANGE.  So we'll see. 

We'll give the house a good cleaning this weekend (I mean it's clean but we like to wash and polish the cabinets and counters, clean the trim etc), chop some veggies for the stuffing, dry my bread etc.  

We'll decorate for Christmas over Thanksgiving weekend.

I’m completely done shopping and wrapping! I hope to get my Christmas cards done this week. Tomorrow I will be shopping for the remaining items for Thanksgiving except the Turkey which we will get on Friday.

I’m really going to try and enjoy and take it easy this week since next week will be crazy with baking and cooking for Thanksgiving.

I can’t wait to decorate for Christmas on Black Friday! No shopping here!

I haven’t really done or bought anything. I did get DD a fleece lined sweatshirt she said she wanted. I told her I was putting it away for Christmas and she was okay with that. I also bought her a few long sleeved t-shirts but I’m thinking I’m not going to wait to give her those until Christmas because she needs them now. Other than that, she hasn’t really mentioned anything she wants other than the Animal Crossing DLC that was just released and the only other thing I can think of that she actually needs is her own cell phone now that she is in some after school activities. She’s not really into toys anymore but also isn’t really into clothes, nails or makeup. I need to find another good book series for her since she does like to read.

DH is always hard to buy for. Anything that would be a reasonably priced gift he just buys for himself, and anything more expensive I’m not really comfortable buying because I wouldn’t have a clue what the right thing would be (accessories for his side-by-side, snowmobile, etc.) so he’s better off buying that stuff himself if he wants it.

In a normal year, DH and I would probably discuss planning a trip in lieu of a bunch of gifts. But since we went way over budget when we rebuilt our lake home in 2019, that pretty much ate up our travel slush fund for quite some time. So even without Covid being an issue, that’s off the table for now since it would be a big expense.

I really don’t know what to do. Normally at this point I at least have something of a plan, and this year—nada.

Need 3 gifts (for my nieces), 4 stocking staffers for ds, and 2 for dh. Everything else is bought. Did the majority of shopping in October. Two of the three niece gifts are gift cards so getting those in December. The other I am waiting for Cyber Monday sales.

Thanksgiving food was bought in October as well when Albertson's has the buy 1 get 1 turkey breast sale. I just need to buy russet potatoes, yams, asparagus, and fresh green beans week of. Stocked my freezer with fresh cranberries.

Oh and bought the paper plates and napkins last month too. Yes we use paper plates. 🤷‍♀️

I got my mom a cheese and wine of the month club from Harry & David, because it's her favorite gift I've ever gotten her. I got my dad's wife a large gift basket from there and I got my dad a cigar of the month club gift.

And that's all I've managed! My nieces are getting older and hard to buy for.

My kids only need money but I'd like to get them gifts. My son is impossible to buy for but I love shopping for DD, she's easy.

DH has everything he needs and he's not into hobbies or "things", not sure what to do for him.

I have done absolutely nothing to prepare for the holidays. I want to upgrade my decor this year. Luckily, I don't have much to wrap except dh's gifts and I don't have his list, anyway. I should start picking up decorations, though.

Life is a whirlwind right now. We are doing Thanksgiving at DD's house. Youngest DS is joining us (Oldest DS is going to his girlfriend's mom's house). Dungeness crab won out over turkey, so I hope we can find some.

The house we sold closes on Dec. 8. Then, we fly out to Orlando for a Disney World Christmas with the whole fam damly. When we travel over Christmas, the trip is the gift so no gifts to purchase!!! Although I did get all the girls Loungefly Disney mini backpacks and the boys got a couple of Star Wars tshirts. So, I guess I'm officially done! Easiest Christmas ever!

I have quite a few small things bought. This Christmas is going to be light compared to others because I'm making about half what I was before.

This year DH and I are getting one thing for the house for us together, then just stocking stuffers. No larger gifts for each other.

For Thanksgiving we're going to my brother's house. They just bought a big house this year and are hosting everyone.