But, as they say, if you can’t beat them…join them. So today I’m going to tell you about a website that simplified my holiday season last year.  Wishlist.com is a great site that lets you create wishlists for any occasion. I used it for Christmas, but you can use it for birthdays, anniversaries, or even baby showers.  I found Wishlist.com after becoming frustrated by my kids receiving gifts that they had no interest in. In turn, my  house was becoming cluttered with stuff that they didn’t play with.  So last year I created a wishlist for each of my kids and sent it to family members. The result was that they got things that they wanted and family members weren’t frustrated by trying to figure out what to get them. I encouraged all our family members to follow suit and it was a great time saver for me to know exactly what to buy. It was a win-win and I plan on doing it again this year.

How does it work? Got to Wishlist.com and sign up for an account. Create a wishlist for each family member. Add the ‘Add to Wishlist’ shortcut to  your browser’s favorites. When at any website (such as Amazon) just click on the ‘Add to Wishlist’  in your favorites and it will be automatically add that item to your wishlist of choice. You can also search on the Wishlist.com website for items. Once your wishlist is complete, you can e-mail it to your family and even share it via Facebook.  You can update the list as often as  you want!