| Too busy to gift shop during the year and too | | | | dinner. |
| overwhelmed at Christmas? WYT shopping is for | | | | When you drop donations at the thrift store, look |
| you! WYT stands for While You're There. It's based | | | | around. Another person's give-away can be your |
| on the premise you can buy presents anywhere. | | | | give-to. It's the perfect place to find collectibles - like |
| When you go to the gym, buy a one-month | | | | souvenir plates for Cousin Walter, who doesn't travel |
| membership for a friend. Misery loves company. | | | | farther than the Travel Channel. |
| While you're at the supermarket, check the specialty | | | | When you vacation, buy local crafts. If you visit |
| aisle. Cheese stuffed olives for martinis, truffle oil for | | | | museums, visit the gift shops. Posters and books |
| gourmet cooking, macadamias for memories of | | | | make special presents for arty friends. A box of |
| Hawaii - food is a great present because it doesn't | | | | blank cards makes a special present for anyone. It's |
| need dusting. | | | | much less expensive than Hallmark and says you |
| You've had to make another trip to buy a gift card - | | | | cared enough to send the very best - of Matisse, |
| give someone the gift of not having to make these | | | | Picasso or Warhol. |
| guilt trips. While you're at the stationery store, buy | | | | When you're making prints of your vacation pictures, |
| an alphabetized file. Put a couple of anniversary cards | | | | buy a frame. Grandparents can never have too many |
| in the "A" section, birthday cards in the "B" section, | | | | pictures of the children they let eat cookies before |
| get well cards in the "G" section and so on. It's the | | | | dinner. |
| gift that keeps on giving - peace of mind. | | | | However, to get the full benefit from WYT shopping, |
| When you're at the nursery buying plants to replace | | | | always ask for a box for your purchase. When you |
| ones you've over watered, buy a trowel or pruning | | | | get home, wrap it and label it. |
| shears. Combined with a gift certificate for a | | | | Yes, this means using Christmas gift wrap year-round. |
| manicure, it's a gift for someone with a greener | | | | It also means when others are crazed by holiday |
| thumb than yours. | | | | shopping, you can join me at the mall, where I sit at |
| The next time you're having dinner out, buy a gift | | | | a cafe and scan the crowds for the ghost of my |
| certificate and give the gift of not having to cook | | | | Christmas past. |