I buy early and wrap early, all at once til my back can take no more ........ Then if I pick up a little something or as I finish crafts I wrap as I go..............
I haven't even started wrapping, I have to get on it. I usually get most of it together then wrap as much as i can possable take * i hate wrapping* then finish later.
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I'm with Sara on this one, I do it last minute too, usually Christmas Eve and all at once. The only things that get wrapped early is for my sister because I have to mail it out.
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I think this year I'm going to wait until closer to the holidays. Usually I stress myself out BEFORE everyone else stresses out so that I'll finish early. It really doesn't make any sense for me to stress that way. Plus when I'm done early, everyone else is busy finishing up, and I get bored without everyone around LOL
In prevous years I've wrapped at the last minute or as I got things. However, this year I have no plans of wasting paper and have decided to only give gifts that can be put into reusable containers of some sort.. Baskets, Photo boxes, Containers etc. Gifts wrapped into other gifts. Stuff like this. I'm into no waste mode.
Mostly all at once though I wish I did it a little at a time. Just seems like I wait until a few days before Christmas and then hunt down my tape and get started.
I wait till I'm all done shopping. I have to be able to see what I have so I know if I need to get anything else to round out presents for the kids. I don't like to keep lists as they might be absent mindedly put down & then seen by eyes that shouldn't.
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