Planning ahead for things.

Yeah, it is good to plane a head, but this much a head, is just nothing than annoying. I prefer to plan for my week and go according to that, but over here, over here not 2010 but 2011, I think if they can do for it then can do for 2050, why you didnot asked them that you want hamper books for 2050...

I don't know what u mean by a hamper book. Is that like a catalog?

lol =D That's one year in advance!! hehe ^_^ UNless they are the professionals in the line, if not common people like us need not bother to plan that much ahead! It's not as if we are so busy in our daily lives that we have to set everything in place, a year ahead.. hehe ^_^ Even for chinese new year, we start our preparation about 2 months before the actual thing, but for organisers and all, they are already planning when this year's celebration had ended.. hehe

Hi jugsjugs.. I think it is irritated, Do you not think so?

I plan ahead but always leaving an options. There's thing that's beyond our control so we must have alternative if ever plan A fails, plan B is to the rescue!

Definitely i do plan things in my life. it is hard for me to not plan things ahead when it comes to crucial things or situations that involve decision making and other people. However, in life unexpected things happen and sometimes its beyond of our control. So, we should be prepared to face them and think of an alternative plan to back the other one just in case it does not turn out the way we originally planned.

I try to plan ahead sometimes, but I know that I can't always plan ahead, sometimes I just have to go with the flow.

No used to dreading Christmas they have 364 days to get ready!

okay, you are going to have to explain to this "colonist" what a "hamper book" is... Over here a hamper is where you put your dirty clothes...

I am looking forward to this Christmas. Well, that is nothing new, but this year I do not have a very big gift list. I am mostly just going to enjoy myself together with a few close friends. No shopping in stores for me!

I am a planner as well. Of course, however, I am married to a man that never plans. Has no plans for today, tomorrow, or the future! Let me tell you it drives me crazy! I have to be the one that does all the planning. I have never heard of a Hamper Book, however I did see you explain it. Is that something they just have in the U.K? or do they have it in the states as well? I guess I will try googling it.

Hiya jugs, Although I would love to be able to do that. You will find very few of those kind of things in this Country. Planning ahead is not in there minds in particular. I wish it was in a way but I have had to get used to their ways and that´s it. I can just about plan any kind of meal let alone next Christmas 2011 (grin). It´s good for you to able to do that though in England as it has become a custom to do that. How I wish it would take off here. They have never even heard of a Christmas Club you know saving for Christmas Presents so I have my own little Club going just for myself. I´m not complaining though I manage quite nicely thank you. I can just imagine what is in those Hampers over there. They do have Hampers here but they are only put together a few weeks before Christmas and more often than not they are used as a Promotional gain more than anything else.

It's good if we can plan ahead all things. But I often break it. So, I don't plan things accept earning money.

well i personally thing planning ahead to far make you miss things that might be better after all you don't know what new things might some out in a year or even 6 months from now or even if a better company will come out.

What is Hamper COmpanies? I can't do much for Christmas. Guess if I had planned more a head it would be better. Definitely not looking toward 2011 yet. Ugh!

I don't give gifts at Christmas. The adults want nothing and the children want everything and appreciate nothing, so nothing is what everyone is getting.

I'm still not completely clear about what a hamper book is, so I can't put a lot of input into that one. However, I do know that they are already starting to push the Christmas Club for 2011 at our bank because it is too late in the year now to start saving money for Christmas this year for us to buy gifts and such. In this kind of situation, I think that it is a great thing to be able to start early. In fact, I'd like to start a Christmas savings account for next year and put about $25 a week into it so I will have plenty of money for my Christmas shopping in 2011.

That is the right attitude, we look at the coming year with optimism. This means new hope, another year but with better prospects. Let us just enjoy what we have this Christmas 2010 and welcome the following year with a joyful heart.

Yup ! We plan a lot . And a lot we plan ahead. Planning ahead is welcome if one is going to implement it. Plans always tend to change.

U are early. It's too far ahead for me to plan for christmas in 2011. The earliest planning i do for everything is about 3 months before the actual event. Anything early is too early because they are last minute changes from others or even myself. For hamper companies, they have no choice because they are doing businesses after all.