Wednesday, December 13

Presents, Spreadsheets and Anne with an 'e'

I wrapped all my Christmas presents last night, though I am waiting for a couple items to arrive in the mail (fear not, I didn't wrap the items that aren't yet in my possession...haha..it could be read that way).

I don't know what your method of shopping is, but looking at my spreadsheet (yes, dear Readers, I have a spreadsheet...some of you are not surprised in the least) and doing quick count, out of 29 items purchased, only four were purchased when I was physically in a store! Five were purchased with mail order, and the rest were purchased online. Some of the items are only available online, and some I bought online for price &/or convenience. It would be interesting to see what I paid overall in shipping for those 20 items. Most of me can't be bothered with the parking, traffic and crowds unless I'm with a friend or in a leisurely mood.

So, back to my spreadsheet. I keep track of the gifts I am waiting to receive in the mail and mark it when it has arrived. There are other uses as well that make for wonderful reasons to use spreadsheets!
Don't forget, I am an accountant. Some of my friends could, in between fits of laughter, tell you the kinds of things I have tracked in spreadsheets. Some of those I have perhaps conveniently forgotten in the last minute or two and as a result, cannot share here for your reading pleasure. Rest assured, once they return to my memory, I will share them here immediately to make myself available to be mocked. :: snicker ::

What is your shopping style? Or, if I dare ask....do you keep spreadsheets for anything? If so, then we are kindred spirits.

Anne: "I've always dreamed of having a 'bosom' friend...a true kindred spirit."

3 comments:

Catherine said...

Your gifts look very pretty! I don't use spreadsheets because my brain doesn't work well with horizontal rows. I prefer lists and outlines.

I'd like to get more organized with Christmas shopping for next year. My ideal is to be totally finished months before Christmas, because I don't like to be franticly busy in December. I bought a lot of things online this year too. So many places have free shipping deals now, it was totally worth it to stay out of the malls.

Josh Gillespie said...

I'm totally a last minute person. You could say it's a guy thing, but mostly it's because I can't stand malls...anytime of year. So I usually force myself to go to the mall once or twice a year and it has to be at the end of the year.

Anonymous said...

LOL!!!! Of course, I will admit that I WISH I was better at Excel and staying organised (with an "s" like the British:)) like that. Sure, we mock you, but it's b/c we love you and wish we could be like you! :) hehe

Me? No such spreadsheets - just lots of little random sticky notes and pieces of paper flying around my room and falling in and out of my planner... :)

YAY! I made your "Blogs I Read" list! I'll let you know when it goes live and doesn't have the "/blog" on the end :) Love you.