stacy0479 Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I am horrible at this and each year I tell myself I will start early, but I normally don't start til the 23rd and do the bulk on the 24th. Unless I am going to visit relatives, then I wrap their presents earlier. When do you start wrapping your presents? Anyone have any advice to get motivated earlier? I love wrapping, I just can't get motivated to do so!
doublehsmom Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I always come home from shopping on black friday and sit down and wrap all the gifts that I got that day and anything else that I have that I haven't wrapped yet. I normally put my tree up before thanksgiving but the last two years I wasn't able to because of remodeling and so those two years I came home and put the tree up after shopping and then wrapped so I didn't have empty tree!
speeddiva Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I should do it as I buy them, but I'm one of those people up until 2 am Christmas eve wrapping gifts LOL
lookingfordeals3 Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I used to save most of the wrapping for Christmas eve. It was tradition to have a glass of wine, listen to Christmas music, and wrap presents. I think this year I'll wrap most of the gifts early and just save a few to wrap Christmas eve. Getting to bed at 3 a.m. and being woke up before 8 isn't a great way to start Christmas day..lol
stacy0479 Posted October 12, 2009 Author Posted October 12, 2009 Tell me about it! I normally stay up til 3AM or so and DS gets up around 6! I can't do that this year being pregnant. I am dead by 9PM!!!
amberjobryant Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 we always but the tree up thanksgiving weekend and then I start wrapping a bit each day while the kids are in school, it is so fun to watch them come home and try to figure out what the new things under there are!
vsa3janes Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I put my tree up Thanksgiving weekend and wrap the next weekend. I get out the ironing board (it is tall and my back doesn't hurt if I wrap on it), make sure my Black n Decker electric scissors are charged, divide the gifts by family, double check my list to make sure I have something for everyone and wrap. Ti usually takes me two days to wrap, ribbon and tag all the gifts.
stacyk9 Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I usually wait for the first Christmas cartoon to come on TV and then I just sit in front of the TV and wrap. This year, though, I'll probably wrap my DS's gifts on Christmas Eve after my he goes to sleep so he won't spot his early!
Talama Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I've already started. I got the kids a few things on clearance and no place to hide them...so I HAD to wrap them. Got some wrapping paper down from the attic when I brought the Halloween stuff down. So they're sitting on the floor in my closet, of course the kids have already seen them and it drove them NUTS for about a week. But they seem to be over it now. Usually I wait until the week of Christmas but I kind of like having those wrapped presents out of the way...I just may wrap as I go this year.
HansieDZ Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I usually wait til the last weekend or right before the kids get out of school for Christmas Break. I always have to take things back (I buy too much too early,or find a better deal) so it does me no good to wrap early. Last year our electricity was out for 5 days before Christmas and to say I was a little stressed over last minute buying and all the wrapping to do was an understatement. Trying to pull out everything and wrap in the cold and dark was a pain. I lived thru that (the electricity came back on at 3 p.m. Dec. 23!) so I know I can handle just about anything!
jady135 Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 My goal every year is to wrap as I go. I'm usually good up til kids get out of school for the holidays, then have to plot and plan. Being pregnant take advantage of those days when you think you feel a little energetic and know you are going to have some time. Make sure you arrange a place to have support for your back. I have twins and they were born 03/15/01. I could usually get on the floor with the coffee table, wrap, take a break and press your back against the couch, will feel good. However be forewarned your pelvic area will go numb, so make sure you have help up, and re arrange yourself often. Have fun & Good Luck!!! Congratulations!!!
jenna8110 Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I'm usually on the living room floor at about 2am Christmas morning!
KBsDarling Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I should do it as I buy them, but I'm one of those people up until 2 am Christmas eve wrapping gifts LOLexact same here...i tell myself i will wrap as i buy...never happens
georgiapeach717 Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 i usually dont wrap until i am finished with everyone. so it depends. sometimes its mid november, sometimes christmas eve! haha!
Lyricsmama Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I wrap xmas eve, otherwise I forget what I bought lol at least if they're not wrapped I can still see them lol
Elmck Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I usually start when I am done buying, I like to see everyone's pile at the same time to make sure I am content and truly done.
hockeyfanamo Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I will start wrapping after BF. I don't have a set time schedule though.
mgmckny Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Probably not until the week before Christmas. I don't have a lot to go under the tree (cracked and bought the boys "new" refurbished laptops... That is most of Christmas!
tn20 Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Last year I thought I was done Christmas shopping and had everything wrapped within a couple of days of BF. Then Amazon started having great deals on toys that I just could not pass up, but all my kids already had more than enough. So, I went through, unwrapped a bunch of stuff, and took it back to the store. So then I start getting my Amazon stuff in and was really procrastinating getting it wrapped. Christmas Eve comes around and I have about 20 things that need to be wrapped. Not too big of a deal... until the power went out. It didn't come back on until midnight. I was up SO late wrapping (I'm a S-L-O-W wrapper)... then I had to wake up at 6:30 and get breakfast started (in-laws were coming over at 7:30 for breakfast and presents). This year, I need to find a balance. Only wrap gifts that I know won't be returned on BF weekend, wait on everything else, but make sure all gifts are wrapped before Dec. 20th. I prefer watching Christmas movies and tracking Santa's flight online with my kids on Christmas Eve to staying up by myself wrapping gifts.
ytmomof4 Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I usually wrap as I get them unless I am out of something like tape.I never have any presents to wrap on Christmas eve I try to leave that open in case we have to put anything together when we get home from the in laws.
momof5plus1hubby Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I wrap as I go. I have a list of what I got including stocking stuffers. Also I have a list of what batteries I need n I get them Christmas Eve.
lcplwinkerswife Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 usually do it as I go... but havent seen much paper out yet we ran out of paper last year and we werent able to get or find anything we liked at the end of the year...
Thumper501 Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I usually try to have everything wrapped by the time of our yearly christmas party. It's nice to have things wrapped and looking pretty under the tree. This year the party is a bit earlier then normal (Dec 5th), so I'm going to have to push to get things done early!:)
AndreaInNC Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I wait until the bitter end to wrap. I don't put any presents under the tree until after the kids go to bed on Christmas Eve.
KrystalMae1231 Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I should do it as I buy them, but I'm one of those people up until 2 am Christmas eve wrapping gifts LOLI am glad I am not the only mom up until late hours. We were up last year until almost 4am. AND I do start early in December, I just buy so dang much. This year I plan to wrap early for the most part. My daughter is with her dad this year on Christmas morning so it wont be as important to have them all wrapped for the morning. We never put one thing under the tree until Christmas eve. We always enjoy the surprise factor on Christmas morning. :)Too bad I will miss that this year
guilliam Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 We wrap Xmas Eve too:D Last year dh had to work 3rd shift on Xmas Eve so I had to do it all myself:eek: Come to think of it, I think he has to work the same shift this year:yup:
angelbabymommy Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I should do it as I buy them, but I'm one of those people up until 2 am Christmas eve wrapping gifts LOLMe too! I refuse to do that this year. I will start the weekend of BF. If something happens to go on sale, then I will just have to unwrap it & wrap it again! lol I dont put my gifts under the tree until Christmas Eve (makes it look like Santa really came).
carheel Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 i wrape as i go, but i dont have no wrapping paper so i got to wait till i buy some but it wont be black friday, it will before that. like maybe next week, i only have one thing so far so no big rush.
msivy Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I wrap a.s.a.p. because I get all overblown and artistic with it. My motivation to start early is my excitement to wrap everything. I do it all up with ribbons and candy and stick with a color theme. I only wish they would let me get my fix out at work. Company doesn't wanna invest in paper this year
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