It's the Christmas season--know what I'm sayin?

It's the Christmas season--know what I'm sayin?

• 11.25.2011

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!

Are you braving the crowds today?  The newspaper yesterday was SOOOOO big with tons of ads for all these stores, it's overwhelming.  Some of them opening at midnight after Thanksgiving, and I remember Gap was open 24 hours last year.  Aack!  Uhhh, probably not worth it to shop at 2:00 in the morning.

My parents' local paper yesterday also urged people to shop locally, with ads for the downtown businesses in their town. Seriously a great idea.  I don't usually go overboard on gifts, so I really hope to do lots of small business and local stuff.  Etsy, funky stuff from Fab.com, etc.

A few items I did put in my Amazon cart... must-haves for this year, right?

3.  My Mom, Style Icon. I read about this blog in my Lucky mags.  Such a fun idea.  I love the nostalgia of what our parents and role models wore and how great they looked!

2.  Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home.  By Holly Becker or decor8.  Came out around this year and sounds so great!

And, the #1 TOP THING I want from Amazon... Design*Sponge at Home!!!!

If I don't get it for Christmas, I'll just buy it for myself anyway, eventually.  Can't wait to flip through the pages of best-of Design*Sponge before/afters, tips, hometours, and ideas.

So, what's on your Christmas list this year??  Any of these or other inspirational books?

Or, are you inavoidance mode because of the ridiculousness of this year's Black Friday situation?  I wouldn't blame you.  ;)