Today is my husband's birthday. I don't think they should let women have babies in December - it is too hard to come up with presents for that and for the holidays! "I don't need anything," he tells me. Well, that sure helps make shopping easy!
In addition to him and other family members, I am blessed with great girlfriends and need to shop for (or make) gifts for them. With extremely limited budget and time, my stress level starts to rise.
I've mentioned this book before but it comes to mind ... In The Tending Instinct, by Shelley Taylor, stress tests done on women show that we respond with "tend and befriend." Shopping is getting stressful, so I'm looking to my girlfriends for HELP!
This week's TIP TUESDAY question is:
"What shopping secrets do you have for hard-to-buy-for girlfriends and others?"
One of the best gifts of "girlfriendship" is that we learn so much from each other. Please, be a "Santa," and share your shopping secrets! Thanks girlfriends! Happy Shopping!!
p.s. Speaking of "gifts," this is the month of the Girlfriendology "Great Girlfriend Gift Giveaway." While you won't receive them in time to put them under the tree, you will have a nice gift for yourself or a friend in '08.
2 comments:
I try to plan events with my girlfriends and give them a coupon for going to it together - like a manicure together or movie night. Nice to have something fun to look forward to with her.
I save vacation days to take off to go shopping. It is much better during weekdays and I love knowing everyone else is at work and I'm happily at the mall!
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