1. I actually got one Christmas project done already! This is huge for me since I'm never in the mood to work on Christmas stuff until the day after Thanksgiving, and by then it's already crunch time. This gift didn't start out as a Christmas present, but turned into one (are you curious?) so I really can't take any credit for planning ahead. I'm just hoping that having this one thing done will help me get moving on others...the ideas are always the hardest part for me.
2. Our insurance agent came over today (who knew he made house calls?) to review our policies. We have car and life insurance through him, so we talked about the coverages we have and what we should increase. It was truly embarrassing, I don't feel like we're adult enough to be dealing with stuff like this and that fact was confirmed when it took about 10 seconds to review our "assets", more like a wish list. Ouch! (When do we turn in to grown-up with lots of money?) We have no eggs in our basket!
3. We woke up to a couple inches of snow on Wednesday. The kids were so excited that they ended up playing in it for 45 minutes before school, Whitney forgot she hadn't eaten breakfast yet (now that's something!).
4. I mailed a couple items at the post office yesterday and found myself wondering if there's such a thing as a Postal Gift Card. How great would it be to have lots of credit to use at the post office? (Once again my mail nerd self is revealed.)
5. My skin is rebelling against the dry-winter weather that has descended upon us and is torturing me with random itch-attacks. I'll be absolutely fine and then out of nowhere I absolutely must scratch my shin or my shoulder or my face, it's maddening. I also seem to have a spot in the middle of my back that has me getting creative with ways to scratch it, I may have to start carrying my back scratcher in a holster of some sort.
**Have you started Christmas shopping/projects?
Have you ever had to sit down and list your assets?
Would you love a postal gift card?
Does your skin rebel in the winter?**
Have you ever had to sit down and list your assets?
Would you love a postal gift card?
Does your skin rebel in the winter?**
27 comments:
Congrats on having a Christmas project done! Wish I could say the same... all I've done so far is purchase a few stocking stuffers. I need to get on task.
I didn't know insurance agents made house calls! We would be hard-pressed to list our assets as well.
A postal gift card would be a fabulous idea. Sign me up!
Sometimes I have to scratch my back on door frames (more often in Summer due to sunburn, but also year-round). Marc calls me Baloo.
i would love a post office gift card, you should suggest that to their corporate office.
i also love that cetaphil cream, we use it on both of our kids after a bath or shower.
I am impressed with the Christmas project! I have NOT even started thinking about Christmas and have a feeling this will be a "last minute" type year for me.
I will admit that Utah winters are torture for skin....I used to have to sleep with vasaline and gloves on my hands at night or mmy hands would crack and bleed! I do love cetaphil!
Yes I am curious! How did the gift become a Christmas gift?
Assets, shmassets (say that aloud - funny, hey?)
My knuckles are cracking and one actually bled a bit yesterday. But at least the RW is lookin' good.
Back scratcher holster! You are a funny young lady Jill Maher Stuart!
Can you come back?
a postal gift card - INGENIOUS!!
The eggs in my basket are all cracked or broken, if that helps you feel better.
Back scratcher in a holster! Ha! Oh, the visual.
Yay! Betsy has a Blogger account and commented!
As I sit on the cusp of my 40th year, I do not feel like an adult. Nope. You are not alone.
Huge congrats on your early elf project! That's great. My brain is not ready for that yet--which is always my downfall.
Funny--I just posted about Cetaphil today.
I'm almost done with Christmas...Spuds for everyone:) Actually, I never really stress about Christmas. I'm just thankful I am not in retail when that season comes around. Not because of the people, I like them but the hours are ridiculous.
I think more services should come to us. We can sit on the couch and eat bon bons while they talk.
No itchy scratchies...but help is on the way (as soon as I get to a mail box)
Yes, I'm in for a postal g.c. almost any g.c. is fun.
We keep crossing off people we are going to buy for this year... does that count as getting things done.
We have had house call insurance agents too... I hate them. I much prefer going to their office so I can leave when I want. We had a "no eggs in our basket" feeling early this year too when we tried to get our affairs in order.
I would assume there are postal gift cards. I found out this week that you can give Verizon gift cards... who knew... I guess it is a nice way to pay someone's bills without making them feel too needy.
I love Cetaphil.
I love cetaphil.. I have super sensative skin.. and that unfortunately is about the only lotion I can use..
a christmas project already done? wow.. impressive.
my dad and brother are our ins agents.. I am always asking for a break! (we don't get one)
you should give the usps that idea for a gift card!
once again, brilliant. a postal gift card. very cool!
i have been *thinking* a lot about christmas projects. does that count?
WOW! I am totally curious as to your Christmas project! I have done some shopping -
We had our attorney come and make a house call when we were organizing our will years ago. Sadly, most of our assets flew out the window recently with the turn of our economy! Sob.
Postal gift! Hello! Brilliant! I bet they have gift cards, did you ask?
Winter calls for some serious night cream for me. I love to slather up before going to bed. -
FUN snow! Especially BEFORE school!!
Enjoy your weekend!
I've been thinking Christmas gifts too.
I love the idea of having postal credit. BTW is the first class stamp 42 cents? I am still using 41 cent stamps and they are still being delivered.
I feel like it was the end of a season with that snow fall. At least the fall was a good one this year.
For the last couple of years... early Christmas is so difficult for me. when my kids were little I always had everything ready long before. Now it's just so overwhelming- I've turned into the scrouge. Not cool.
Kudos for getting something together early!
Postal gift card!? I can't believe they don't already have one? brilliant idea... I want one :)
My skin did when we lived there. I don't miss my face feeling like it is going to fall off.
I have started on some Christmas projects only because I need to have them done before we go to my parents house for Thanksgiving.
I am always scratching my back with the corner of the door jams. I love Cetaphil and use it for a moisturizer and face cleaner.
okay, did I miss it? did you tell what ingenous Christmas project you completed? I need some motivation and inspiration.
oh my Christmas has so been on my brain, way to go.
Snow? are you kidding me?
it felt like a beautiful fall day, the girls wore their white dresses while i did a photo shoot for our friends (the photos i took were horrible and blurry) - the weather was just wonderful, but my kids asked all day when it was going to snow, so i will hve to show them this photo when they wake up they would be so jealous!!!
Way to go for getting started on Christmas! I usually wait until the last minute, but this year I have purchased two Christmas presents already! So I'm feeling quite proud of myself, too.
Wow, if I had to list my assets...it would take all of, like, one line. I definitely don't feel like a grown-up yet in that area of my life.
A post-office gift card. That would be a great gift for sure!
Back scrather in a holser! I love it!
Christmas already. Not even started. So should do it early.
We too are the lack of assets, not sure when official "grown up" is. I would think soon for me.
No snow here, miss it on occasion.
I have started Christmas shopping- I started on Monday and it made me very happy! I like feeling like I have control over things and also that I am spreading the cost out over many weeks instead of one (like last year!)
They should have a post office gift card. How funny. If they don't you should suggest it! We would all know what to get you for Christmas!
i'm starting to make lists for projects. it overwhelms me!
i love the postal gift card idea!!
and man- insurance. it gives me a headache. listing my assets would be SHORT indeed. :)
I am totally thinking Christmas lately. Nothing done, but I am getting a game plan. Awesome that you already have something done.
Listing assets sounds painfully embarrassing. I remember when we first got life insurance how weird it felt to "feel" like a grown up in that regard.
My skin is in full rebellion right now. Hating it as I can't seem to find what will help my hands and I am sick of trying things out!
Postal gift card = brilliant!
I'm afraid a list of our assets would result in a negative number.
I just purchased fabric for a Christmas project. Hopefully, it will make it into a finished state before the big day!
I, too, got some Chrismtas projects done this week. And it did feel good.
Backscratch in a holster made me laugh. I've got the itches, too, and I just despise them. It attacks my stomach the worst.
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