Christmas is a mix of excitement and stress. Most of the stress comes from finding the perfect present for everyone on my list while at the same time keeping my budget in mind. My only wish this Christmas is that I find something great for all the great people in my life.
I don’t know what it is about men in my life, but they are incredibly hard to shop for.
My dad is one of those guys that always has says that they don’t need or want anything when Christmas or a birthday comes around. Luckily, or perhaps unluckily, for him I have never showed up empty handed on Christmas Day. My poor dad has pretended to be excited about gas cards, movie tickets, handmade ornaments and many other things that only a father would appreciate. This year is going to be more of the same stress as Christmas approaches, but hopefully this year I can somehow come up with something wonderful at the last minute.
The other person in my life who is impossible to shop for is my boyfriend. It’s not that he doesn’t want anything, it’s just the fact that he will mention something he likes and I will get it, but eventually have to return it for some reason. For example, this year I have already bought and returned an iPod because his mom bought it for him and I have returned a set of tools because he bought them for himself. I will have to listen carefully to come up with another gift idea soon.
The problem doesn’t go away when it comes to my mom and my friends either. Sure I would love to get my mom that trip to Paris she would love, but the reality is when you are working part time at a craft store there is a budget you have to stick to. I think I have finally settled on a present for my mom, but she has a habit of buying everything she wants.Once again I need to find something that she says she wants,but that she has not bought for herself.
Over the years I have had to pare down the list of friends that I buy presents for because buying something for all of my friends isn’t possible monetarily. I usually buy presents for my close friends and we do a small gift exchange one evening during the week of Christmas. Because I do not get to see my friends as much as I would like to while I’m in school, the evening is usually the time that we all catch up on what has happened during the past 3 months. It is always a fun night and it’s a great way to relax after a long, stressful semester.
I still have a lot of work to do to ensure that everyone in my life gets the presents that they deserve because I they are all important to me. I know that whatever I come up with they will all appreciate, but it would be nice to find a great gift for everyone.
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Hey! Here's some advice for, at least, your dad. I'm in the same predicament every year. What can I really get my dad that he will care about? So, the past few years, I've given him time, quite literally. A little envelope with a note inside that promises an afternoon together, going to a basketball game or something. Especially now that I'm gone at college, time with me is what he wants the most. I don't know if that helps, but think outside the box of physical, tangible gifts. An afternoon at the beach, or a picnic or something, could mean infinitely more than a gas card.
ReplyDeleteum. who's your boyfriend?
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