Tuesday is back and I can already hear the loud banging of the holidays at my door. I just sat down yesterday and wrote down a stern list of people I plan to get gifts for.

My gift giving habits in the past have been to write a few names and improvise on the rest. Improvise on the people and the gifts leads to empty wallets. So this year I will try to write down a gift for each person, cross it off, and move on. This is a drastic change to my usual "this would be great for ____" and ending up with five gifts per person.

And darn me for not being a Scrooge and loving all these little kids in my life!

Who are you shopping for this holiday season? And while you're at it - with Thanksgiving coming up, what are you thankful for?