Ho, Ho, Sigh...

Its now official folks; we're in the month of December and Xmas is a mere 23 days away. Well, 23 days if you go by Western Australian Standard Time. And so, roll on the Xmas parties. Which are fun. But then there's the presents to consider. Oh the dread! The stress!

Okay, I'm lucky, most of my family will not be around. But then, I'll be spending Xmas with Scott's family. At first, I panicked. Then I realised, that's when generic but festive gifts come into play. Gift hampers are always a good idea and generally well-appreciated. Especially if it comes in the way of food/desserts/booze and even more so when you're staying with said gift bestowee. I already have visions of myself getting truck-loads of preserves, candies, desserts sauces, dips, spices from Target. Okay, not the poshest of places but their gift sets are actually very nice.

Harder will be selecting a pressie for Scott. I'm thinking of playing it safe with another generic present. This time in the shape of a wallet. I really would love to get him a really nice pair of shoes, but he'd have to try them on and 10 to 1, he'll wind up not wearing them in the end. I'm not going with more ties. The cats already have a heyday trying to pull them off the hanger. For myself, well...I've not really stopped buying myself stuff. I've still been stocking up on dresses.

Luckily, I've not had the stress of trying to find all my Xmas dresses. The time with Scott's family will be a casual affair. I'm still going to dress up a little, I wouldn't feel like 'me' if I didn't. And I know its still some time away but I've already been mentally going through my wardrobe. And for work-related finctions, I suppose whever I wear to work will suffice. There's a do on the 19th that's to take place on work premises so I'm thinking just a little extra bling for that day.

Oh, I have a work dinner tonight. Consequntly, have been doing my nails at my desk. Well, one of the main programmes I require for work is out till Mon, and having not much else to do, I may as well do something semi-constructive (in my mind) with my time. I have yet to pick out and outfit for tonight but I think its going to be 1 of my 3 newest dresses. I think I'd better give it more thought....