excellent tips, Leslie! I do most of my shopping online these days and like you, gather ideas throughout the year. I have a file on my computer where I collect gift ideas and appropriate links. When I'm ready to make decisions, I just click and hand over my credit card.

My biggest challenge is Christmas cards. I'm not very good at writing by hand anymore, so I've cut down in a major way. I don't send/give cards to people who get a present or with whom I get together to celebrate over the holidays. I do more e-cards these days, as well. It makes my card list very manageable and I usually do them gradually. I was just thinking yesterday that I should start writing them now - if I do a card or two a day over the next week or two, I should be okay.