One difficult thing to find during the Christmas season can be time. If I'm heading out to buy gifts, I always make sure to leave myself at least 4 or 5 hours to look for the perfect items. Sometimes something strikes me right away and I think, egads, what exceptional luck, but I find if I pass on the initial salient item, while bearing it in mind of course, I often find even more unique gifts as the hours pass, and gently nudge me, to buy them all. It's good to plan one outing for two or three weeks before Christmas, just in case you need to go back from one reason or another. It's tough to find 5 open hours twice in the same week, but not as difficult to do twice in a three week span of time. 🎁

Psst. If you're thinking about doing most of your Christmas shopping online, it may be a good idea to get at it in November. You don't want the perfect gift to show up in the mail after Dec. 25th!

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