1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
No
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
No
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
No
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
I usually get free ones
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
He is retired
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
Yes
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
yes
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
no
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
I give my daughters food gift cards and $1000 each year
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
no
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
I am a widow
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
Like looking at them but allergic to them
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
Don't think so?
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
Yes, all of the above and in more than one job. Sometimes.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
Santa always brings some necessities for the kids
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
nope. but that reminds me that dh made me a beautiful calendar of his photos and it was hanging in my work office... and it's still there and I only got to see it partway through March!
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
He has a lot of time off all year round. I'm the one who only has a few days off for the holiday (2)
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
not particularly, but they remind me of Christmas in church growing up
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Yes.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? Yes, at a swanky restaurant. But just for 3 days in my younger years. The chef was so intimidating. I quit after being yelled at!
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? Yes, socks (this year it's Bombas for all!) and gift cards.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? No, already got freebies from giving donations.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? He is taking a week's vacation.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? I do.
1. I'm not waiting for any deliveries.
2. I worked at an ice cream stand in high school and as a cocktail waitress after college. I liked both jobs.
3. I usually get the next in a never-ending series of house ornaments from Hallmark. I have all of them except for the first one from 1983.
4. I already bought two 2021 calendars.
5. Spouse is retired and here all day. All day. All day. With me. All day.
6. Not a fan of poinsettias.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Yes. QVC backordered something I ordered in early November, and a bookstore made a mistake with a couple of autographed Ree Drummond books from a virtual event. Luckily, I have enough gifts without those, but it’s annoying.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? The closest I came was working as a cashier at a Burger King. I did not like it.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? No.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? I get them by making charitable donations.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? No spouse.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? They are okay. I do not like caring for indoor plants, so I rarely buy them.
1. Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered?
I sent a box of little gifts to each of my Friendship Family guys (Dartmouth students from Ghana who are stuck here for the holidays). After I mailed them, I discovered I had used an incomplete address for Akwasi, so I thought it would likely be returned to me...but he messaged me yesterday to thank me for the gift. I mailed Jefferson's identical box at the same time to a correct address, but have not heard from him yet. Maybe he just hasn't checked his mail...or maybe the Post Office in its inscrutable ways just has not delivered his yet. We did have a huge snowstorm that may have confused things somehow.
2. Have you ever worked as a waitress or cashier? Did you like it?
I was a waitress at a Coney Island in Detroit the summer before college. Hard work, less than minimum wage pay, because tips. Another waitress on my shift was actually trying to support her family with this job (she worked double shifts), so she got the tables and I had to run the cash register...for no tips! And every customer who had a complaint unloaded on me at the register. Not a great job...
3. Is there a certain gift you give or receive every year?
Dd has started a tradition of a family photo every year.
4. Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
So far I have amassed a trove of 3 free calendars from various organizations, so no need to buy a wall calendar. I did buy a planner, though.
5. Does your spouse/SO have a lot of days off for the holidays?
We are retired.
6. Do you like poinsettia plants?
I love them...so festive! Reminds me of my in-laws home in Puerto Rico, where the poinsettias literally grow like weeds. However, my cat loves any plants that I bring into the house, and poinsettias upset her digestion. So no poinsettias for me.
1. No. I am waiting for a box from Vet Source, though.
2. In high school I worked at the Sear’s coffee shop at the mall. I cooked, bussed, and cashiered. I loved the job and the rest of our very small crew.
3. No certain gifts.
4. No. I get tons of free calendars in the mail.
5. Yes, DH is only working 4 more days and then he’s officially retired!
6. Yes, but they are toxic for pets so we do not have them.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Nope, I shopped early and was finished two weeks ago. Everything is wrapped and ready to go.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? Yes, I waited tables when I was in college. I loved those days. I had so much fun.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? My parents give me money each year.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? No, I have an iPhone-no need for a paper calendar.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? My dh has a vacation week this year.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? Never really thought about it. I guess they are ok.
Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Yes, I'm still waiting for multiple packages.
Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? I worked in fast food at age 15 and then started in retail at age 16. In my early 20s I was a cashier in a grocery store for a while. I don't particularly enjoy the job.
Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? When my children were growing up they each got a themed ornament every year.
Will you buy a calendar for 2021? Nah, I use online calendars now.
Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? DH has been out of work since March.
Do you like poinsettia plants? I like them very much but can't have one because of my kitty.
1. I'm waiting on one package which is a stocking stuffer gift for DD so no biggie if it doesn't arrive but it is scheduled to arrived by Tuesday.
2. I have worked as a server during college and loved it. Also, during my separation, I worked as a server after school and on weekends to help support my kids and myself.
3. Every year I create a calendar for my DSIL with photos from the year. It usually brings her to tears. She loves it and looks forward to it. I also put flavored candy canes in the stockings every year.
4. No
5. No spouse
6. I have received beautiful poinsetta plants as gifts in the past. I enjoyed them. I enjoy seeing them around during the holiday season.
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#1 1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
YES! The last tracking was it was off the plane in Frankfort Germany on Dec. 11. Germany is on hard lock-down so it may be sitting in Customs.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? YES Did you like it? Cashiered in a department store teen boys department-not bad.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? YES Carters Fleece pajamas for the grandkids. DD requested because my mom always sent her new pajamas for Christmas.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? YES! One with artwork and scripture.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? Retired now but only got Christmas Day off.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? YES! Enjoy seeing them decorate the front of the sanctuary at church.
1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Yes, I already have. I enjoy setting up my new calendar every year.
5. I’m widowed. No SA
6. Not for myself, but I enjoy their color when I see them.
1. All my gifts are here or delivered elsewhere. Columbia did send one order to my old (2.5 years ago) address and it disappeared into the netherworld. Columbia told me to contact USPS. I no longer shop at Columbia.
2. In HS I worked in a big drugstore. I liked being a cashier when the store was busy.
3. I used to always give books, but have stopped because so many of my family and friends read digitally and audibly.
4. My 2021 calendar is already in use.
6. Not a huge fan of poinsettias, but I tolerate them because the house I grew up in (and still own) is on Poinsettia Avenue (where there are lots of pine trees).
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
No. My last package arrived yesterday.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
No. I would be a terrible waitress.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
Santa always brings the kids a board game to my parents' house.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
The only calendar I buy is a school year desk calendar for my classroom.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
Since we didn't take a vacation this year, DH has lots of time to use. He is off until after New Year's. It could be good for our family. More likely I will spend time planning how I could get rid of his body
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
Yes! But I only like the red ones.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
An ornament to ds and his family.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
Yes, a counter person and cashier at a small family restaurant in college. I liked it, the family was so nice!
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
Pajamas and Bombas socks to ds and Dh
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
No, I received from giving donations.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
He is a school security officer home on break. He worked most holidays over the years.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
Yes.
1) Not currently and my last online order for now just arrived yesterday (Friday).
2) Cashier at some jobs and a bit of waitressing. I like cashiering. I can have those long lines whipped out of there fast and do it with great friendliness!
3) Probably for the last several or so yrs, I get my Mom a grocery store GC if nothing else because she's the person who doesn't need a thing, but can always use that.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Well, I was done, but then I ordered a book for a grandchild which is supposed to be here today. And then I saw something cute for same child on Amazon-it's supposed to be here Monday.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? I was a waitress during high school. No, I didn't like it. I worked as a sales clerk/cashier in a department store (part-time job while teaching) for a few years right after college when husband was in graduate school. It was all right.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? Not really.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? Have several that came "free" from organizations I support
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? No spouse
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? I do. But I grow frustrated when, despite considerable neglect, they hang around a long time after Christmas. My sweet Buddhist neighbor, who doesn't let anything die on her watch, has one I gave her last Christmas that is still surviving if not exactly thriving. She planted it on the south side of her house right next to the brick for warmth. This is NC, not the tropics.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? I'm waiting on one toy for my GS that may or may not arrive by Christmas.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? I had a few jobs waiting tables when I was in college. I liked some of them and hated others. A lot depends on your coworkers. The best one in terms of money was at a higher end supper club; I could earn as much in one weekend shift as I could in a week at a family restaurant. It was also the worst one, though, because people were usually drinking and I had to deal with more disgusting behavior.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? No
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? No. I don't rely on paper calendars to keep track of appointments and I usually get some freebies from charities that I support.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? NA
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? No. I don't especially love the way they look, they're often too big to conveniently display and, in any case, I'm not willing to poison my cat. Sadly, they are a go-to for organizations that feel the need to gift their choir director at Christmas. I've often come home with huge plants that got shut up in my guest room until they died.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Yes, I sent a package of homemade lefse to my DH's family. I'm waiting for them to let me know the lefse arrived.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? I worked as a waitress during the summer while I was in college. It was an ok job.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? Yes, I get a Lang Folkart Calendar for my kitchen every years. I see a present under the tree that looks like a calendar shape.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? See above.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?We are both retired!
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? Yes, I purchased four of them a few weeks ago from a local greenhouse.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
I'm not. Man is waiting for an Amazon delivery or maybe it came, I'm not allowed to know about it.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
Not in a store but I was a bank teller for 3 or 4 years. I didn't hate it.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
We give charitable donations to family members and they do the same. We love it when they give us a goat.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
No unless I can get it for 90% off
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
we're both retired
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
Yes!
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
2, but neither are terribly important (a toy for my brother's dog and chocolate for daycare workers)
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
I have not and I don't think I would like it
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
We give photo calendars to grandparents and aunts/uncles. We do "want, need, wear, read" for kid gifts so there are some similar things each year.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
See #3. We get ourselves one too. And I know my mom bought DH a Jeopardy question a day calendar.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
No, just the statutory holidays.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Yes
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? Cashier at small town grocery in high school and college breaks. It was a good job at the time.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
Calendars--both give and get. Pj pants for DH.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
Yes if I don't get one for a gift.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
DH is taking several days off this year. He has a lot of vacation hours and if he doesn't use them, he will lose them.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
Yes, but I don't keep them in my house because of my cat.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
I don’t think so. Pretty sure everything has arrived.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
No, but I was the customer service rep for a photography studio one summer in college. I only answered the phone til noon, then they shut it off. So many complaints. I met some interesting characters.......
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
I usually give my DDs an ornament. Didn’t buy or make one this year.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
I bought a National Park Service one already.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
He’s retired, but he worked for UPS. Let’s say, until retirement, the holidays weren’t always delightful.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants?
Yes, but they attract ants so I don’t buy them anymore.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? I began Christmas very early knowing that Etsy,my shop place of choice,can be a long wait for the orders.I have everything delivered ,wrapped and under the tree.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? Yes I loved my cashier job as an employee at a gift shop at the Grand Canyon National Park. I got to meet college kids from all over the United States and had plenty of rec time to explore the park.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? I give pajamas to everyone in my family. One year I talked about not doing it anymore but my grown children insist on their pjs for Christmas Eve.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? Yes . I wait until the end of January to get a pretty one at substantial savings. I prefer the refrigerator magnet one with the built in shopping list pad. I also buy a small school calendar notebook that I keep in my purse.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? Yes but he may be called in here and there.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? I love them and love the Tomie DePaola story about poinsettias
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
Yes, many. I hope they make it before Christmas. I ordered them a couple of weeks ago.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
No. They only thing close to that is when I was a cashier at the miniature golf course at Cedar Point one summer.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
Every year I get family members gifts from a place called personalization mall where you can get items that are monogrammed.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
Probably not. I use my phone and IPad calendars. My husband likes them though.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
Yes. He is retired except for driving for Uber on the weekends. He takes off from that in December usually because he gets a lot of gigs playing Santa Claus. This year, he still got Santa Gigs despite Covid, but had to stop driving Uber right before Thanksgiving since our state closed indoor dining and other things, and will probably not open them until February at the earliest.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
Just one, but if it arrives after Christmas it’s OK. DD will get it for her birthday which is after Christmas.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
I was a retail cashier in college. I liked my fellow employees, however, I found that customers can be very mean. It really affected how I treat retail workers.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
Lottery tickets and Fannie May chocolates in everyone’s stockings.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
No. I don’t use them.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
He’s currently working mostly from home, but in either case , his hours are very flexible.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
No.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it?
N/A
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year?
.
No.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
I already have a calendar and two planners.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday?
DH is a teacher in a different district. Our holidays match this year.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc? Nope
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? I worked at a concession stand for a sports camp during my teen years, but not a store a cashier or waitress
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? [COLOR="Red"I buy my brother "The Best American Sportwriting book of ______ (year) every year. [/COLOR]
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021? Nope
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? No significant other
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? I'm neutral. I don't have to have one, I don't go out and buy one, but if I were to have one, that'd be fine.
1.) Are you waiting for any Christmas gifts to be delivered by the post office/UPS/etc?
Just one last minute gift that will be here Monday. Everthing else came the last week of November.
2.) Have you ever worked as a waiter/waitress or as a cashier? Did you like it? I was a cashier for a year. It was okay. I've been a waitress as a side gig for 12 years now. I enjoy making extra money where I can.
3.) Is there a certain gift that you give or receive every year? Usually homemade cookies, but not this year.
4.) Will you buy a calendar for 2021?
I have a planner, but I also use my Outlook Calendar through work so I won't.
5.) Does your spouse/significant other have off a lot of days for the Christmas holiday? About the same as me.
6.) Do you like poinsettia plants? I do, but I don't buy them due to my cats and I'm not a fake flower/plant fan.
1. Nope. It seems they are super delayed this year, way more than normal, so I'm glad to not have to worry about it. My friend who lives 10 minutes away mailed me a christmas card over a week ago and I still haven't gotten it .
2. Nope. My pre-teaching jobs when I was in HS/college were lifeguarding and being a camp counselor. I actually have kind of wished I'd done the server thing at some point, because it would be a side gig during summers or if I ever really needed the extra money during the school year. I'd like to have a non-teaching job in the summer, but having no relevant experience means I can't get hired on at decent paying places.
3. My dad is also a teacher and he asks for pens every year. Every year, I tell him that's dumb and his school should provide pens, and every year he insists he needs a bunch more of them. It's not the only thing I give him, but I give him a big pack and it makes him happy .
4. I keep track of my budget in a paper planner, so I will get one for 2021. I write down what I spent/where on that day's spot. I've tried to do the same thing electronically and I just don't stick with it. I keep the planner on my end table in the living room and I think something about having it in my face every day makes it work.
5. Don't have one.
6. I like them okay, but I wouldn't spend money to get them for myself.
1. Nope. All done!
2. Yes, a long, long time ago...
3. Books for everyone!
4. Already have one. A zen calendar. Peaceful and quiet.
5. My DH is retired. He is 70.
6. No. I do not like them!
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And every customer who had a complaint unloaded on me at the register.
Not a great job...
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