If I only had courage

I've spent a very successful three hours Christmas shopping.

In my attempt to avoid giving more money than necessary to Mr Bezos I resolved to do as much local shopping as I could. Despite the bookshop not being able to get the books I wanted I was not deterred and have done pretty well I think. 

I might have bought some clothes for me in the process. Well, one item, but it's not the sort of thing I usually wear, so we shall see how it works out. (Photo to follow.)

And I ordered a turkey!

I am so ahead of myself I had better slow down lest I meet myself in another continuum.

And, yesterday, thanks to a generous donor, I was able to buy £200 worth of pants for Zac's for the homeless.

Sean suggested I ask to speak to the manager at Tesco's and see if I could get a deal. I plucked up my courage but my request got a bit lost in translation i.e. going from my mouth to the girl on Customer Services who asked the other woman who then called someone.

When I had all the pants in my basket I did think about going back to Customer Services and trying again - but I can only be brave once in a day.

Also this morning thinking about the fact that when I don't manage to do all the things I planned it makes me feel like a failure, I worked out a solution: plan to do fewer things.