You Can Give It, But Can You Take It

Christmas is almost here. Five more days and I am actually done my shopping thanks to two very successful outtings. It is true that when you are older you actually have more fun buying things for others than getting gifts yourself. I am so excited to see people's reactions when they open the gifts I picked for them. I really tried my best to buy thoughtful, nice items. I always follows my key rule to shopping : never buy anything for others that you wouldn't want/ wear/ use yourself. This year I really spent more than I should have on a few items, but they were just too fabulous to pass up. Hopefully everyone appreciates the effort I put in! Tomorrow is wrapping day...not only do I have to wrap all of my stuff, but I have to wrap everything for the Mag cause she has work all week. On the bright side, she doesn't make me wrap my own presents lol. I'm so excited for Christmas and seeing all of my family that I don't get to see very often. Sometimes it seems like Christmas sneaks up on ya but this year I've been pretty prepared. Karen and I even watched the Muppets Christmas Carol together and made our cookies already...that pretty much makes it officially the holidays at the McGeehan casa.
On a random note...I was thinking about how much advice I dish out on a daily basis and how life would be so much easier if people could take their own advice. Sometimes I find it fascinating when people ask me for advice on certain subjects. Don't get me wrong I love that people respect my opinion enough to ask for it, but I feel like I am sometimes clueless in that area and don't have my own life figured out so why would they want my advice.? My basic questions are why is it so much easier to be objective when thinking about other people's issues and why is it so difficult to take one's own advice??? There isn't really an answer to these questions as far as I am concerned, but it would be nice if once in a while I listened to my own advice and tried to uncomplicate my own life.
Lastly another random add-on.....everyone by now has heard about the Jamie-Lynn Spears pregnancy thing and while I hate the idea of commenting on celeb news...esp. from that family..I have to say....I get that accidents happen, but seriously if she got pregnant on purpose she is dumber than we originally thought. From the perspective of someone who spent the day taking care of a three month old...babies are work!!! Sure they are cute and cuddly and fabulous when they are sleeping or just laying in your arms. But the crying and spitting up and diapers aren't as glamorous. Basically everyone who thinks they want a kid should borrow someone else's for a few hours and then re-think their decision. Today reaffirmed for me that while I think kids are fab I don't want my own for about another 8-10 years =)