My gift-wrap experiment 2016 - I wrapped NO gift except a fishing rod all year. I used bags only otherwise. It wasn't as much help at Christmas as I'd hoped. It still took time to get right-sized bags, tissue, still had to have tags, strings. Carrying a lot to in-laws is just as much trouble, really, keeping them from falling over. I guess there was enough time saving that I'm glad I found out what it would be like. I'll say there was less opportunity for perfectionism to be a problem.
Nancy, once in the past I wrapped a gift in fabric for a lady who sewed, and that was fun because she appreciated it. But if it wasn't going to be appreciated I would be too cheap to part with it, and would just grab some paper, I think. I don't think any of the people to whom I give gifts would understand that fabric is - to my mind - such a nice wrapping.
I got a good bit of Desk Day done today. Trying to get out ahead because HRH reminded me that immediately after Christmas, 26th, we start our cycle again, and he may be feeling bad - don't know, uncharted territory.
He got a good phone call from kidney dr's nurse today. Blood work had good news on two important kidney numbers. Of course nurse is in a rush and so many questions come up after she's off the phone. Does dr attribute this to the new treatment or is it too early for that? We're going to have to write down a long list of questions and try to speak quickly at dr's office - they only have minutes to talk to you and it doesn't seem to make any difference how complicated their prescribed treatment is - you get the same few minutes.
A different (
) HVAC co comes tomorrow - we are back to hoping HRH's family member can be the one who will help us. He insists he thought the ball was in our court when he just never showed back up more than a year ago. I can't imagine how he got such an idea - we wanted the work done and had agreed, even on price, thought we had a plan, had always paid our bills to him in the past without delay. He was the one who had to schedule it, not us...???? Now, we can hardly turn him down if he's willing to come, because we need him so much, in limbo again. HRH says he should never have talked only to this guy personally back then, but should have called the wife in the office - says it seems the wife knows everything and schedules everything and maybe the husband never conveyed our agreement to her. (what?) I'm just tired of it all, and embarrassed to know so many people who are unprofessional. Btw, all 3 companies are well known with websites, their names on their trucks, history in the area. A friend suggested get a phone book and throw a dart to pick anybody at all, as long as no one we know has ever heard of them, and we might be better off. 
So I've got to get that some time SOON!