And here we are… how many seconds after you digested that turkey did it take for the “INSTINCT” to kick in? Which instinct, you might ask? The - must get to the mall 5 minutes before it opens and leave 5 minutes after it closes, must think of gifts for 50 really close people and 100 or so not really close people, must manage to grab all these gifts before thousands of other shoppers get them first, must be extremely generous but must not take out a second mortgage, must not get run over or trampled on, must not stop at anything, I mean anything, to get that freakin TMX Elmo - instinct.

Well here’s my solution to help you get all that done, without breaking the bank or an arm… Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce to you: CYBER MONDAY. It’s the Black Friday of online shopping. So shop in your PJ’s and have someone else (the UPS man) carry the boxes to your door! I’ve calculated that the price for shipping (not taking into consideration that most websites have free shipping on everything) will come out to less that the money I spend on gas and parking. Let me tell you, I am NOT getting up from my computer chair tomorrow!

Look out for more holiday posts and advice coming your way over the course of the next month or so… Till then, HAPPY SHOPPING!