It’s hard to believe the holidays are nearly upon us. After October it’s basically Christmas, so buckle up, folks.
One of the challenging things about being a mama is that holiday gifting for the kids, family friends and extended fam usually falls on your shoulders.
My husband is in charge of arranging with Santa the big gift each kid will get, but there’s still stockings to fill and smaller presents to find — all while attempting to maintain some semblance of a budget and keep the spending even among all kiddos.
There’s also sharing gift ideas with extended family — you have to keep straight what you’re getting the kids vs. what you recommend the family gets for them.
*Parents, take note:* Last year, my genius idea was creating a Pinterest board for each kid and sending out links! It worked great.
Lucky for this mama, I love gifting and shopping, so sourcing holiday gifts is mostly fun.
It’s going to be even more fun this year because I was inspired by an influencer I follow, Margo Roth, to gift thrifted baskets.
The Goodwill by my house always has a variety of cute baskets to choose from, so I’m collecting them and filling them with thrifted items that remind me of the people in my life.
I can’t emphasize how primo (often brand new) the items I find in the shops are. I’ve already started collecting and will eventually share the details on each basket I make.
Gifting this way gives me an excuse to be in the shops even more than usual (twist my arm), and also allows me to share about my obsession with thrifting and its benefits with my people.
It’s been so much fun searching for things that are personalized — can’t wait to share what I’ve found with you soon!
Last week’s thrifted ‘fits & treasures round-up:
This is my hobby. 