Some people like extensive planning before they take action. I am not one of these people. That's not to say I don't plan, it's just that I really just do the bare minimum.
This Christmas, I actually tried to plan. I thought I was being so slick, getting the address of the people my family usually goes to visit for Christmas and sending their gifts there. I sent over $100 worth of chocolate to the family they visit (working at a luxury chocolatier, that price is not very hard to reach) so that they would be surprised. Welp, surprise is on me now, I got a call from my brother telling me they stayed home, and I'm sure at some point I will get a thank you from the family I just be-chocolated.
So I guess I look like a heartless beast to my family and a really generous chap to some family friends...
Moral of the story: keep on truckin'