With just over 10 weeks left until Christmas you may have noticed that all the shops are starting to get their stocks of festive decorations and gifts out on the shelves. A subtle reminder that we all really should me more organised and start spending our hard earned cash as early as possible before the chaos of trying to do a Christmas shop in December. I've left it a bit later this year than I had been and now I'm facing a race against the clock to avoid a repeat
performance of one bright and breezy early December morning last year when it took me half an hour to find a parking space in Birkenhead.
So a couple of weeks ago I began to get a few gifts for all the people I need to buy for (all 19 of them!). So far I've managed to sort out my nan, an uncle and an aunty, half of another aunty's present and, erm.....that's about it really, the problems is, I can't really sort my mum yet because I haven't even got her a birthday present (she would have to be difficult and have a birthday in the middle of November!), and with the boyfriend I tend to find much better
presents for him closer to Christmas.
However, it's really difficult not to fall into the habit of buying the same presents year on year, especially if you're buying for a man. I've just bought my uncle the same thing as I have done for the past 5 years, and for my mum's partner - a self-confessed golf fanatic - it's nearly always something golf-related (for both birthdays and Christmas).
So what should we do?
Personalised presents or gift vouchers tend to go down well (the boyfriend got a personalised wallet last year, and on our first Christmas together I made most of his gifts). Therefore, why not consider giving a special person some gift vouchers for a personalised photo shoot?
Best of Wirral members Betty Bee Photography and Linda Pelling Photography both offer special gift vouchers on all packages which can be tailored to suit the recipient. You can visit their features by clicking here for Betty Bee and here for Linda Pelling