I really, really like giving Christmas gifts - really. Since I've been married and all on my own - I haven't been able to buy any Christmas gifts, and it drives me crazy - I whine and complain and feel guilty - which is certainly NOT what Christmas is all about. I realize many find the whole gift-giving thing materialistic, but I want to give gifts to my friends and family - I don't feel like its mandatory, no one is actually upset when they don't receive a gift from me, they understand and are very supportive about it. But I want to. I love wrappinig them in the perfect, beautiful paper - looking at them for weeks under the tree, knowing I found THE PERFECT gift for everyone on my list. That's the best part, finding the perfect gift, everything individualized.

ANYWAY, I think this year I may have budgeted just right, and I may have a wee amount of money to spend for said gifts. I made my list, practical and inexpensive - and I am content. YAY! Unless something unforseen happens, and it very well could, I will be a happy little gift-giver this year.