with the holidays upon us, my mind is overwhelmed with the season of gift giving and receiving. while i love a good gift as much as the next gal, i hate a bad gift more. fortunately, on both sides of my family, we have a name drawing system so that shopping and buying (and potentially giving or receiving a bad gift) is kept to a minimum. usually lists are involved, which again, minimizes (though i won't say eliminates) the possibility of giving or receiving (i'm starting to sound like joey from Friends when he wrote vows for monica and chandler) a bad gift, but totally, in my opinion, ruins the whole nature of gift giving. i think this is especially true for adults who make their own money and can most likely buy things that they need or want that fall in the range of a $20 or under gift. this year might be an exception for me, since john and i are doing dave ramsey's financial peace, meaning all of our money is tied up in an envelope cash system, making the option for spending on ones self almost impossible. but still, i cringe at the thought of telling someone what i want only to have them buy it and wrap it and give it to me. it just....seems....wrong. does it make it better to have several things on a list leaving a small element of surprise? eh. anyway, lauren has taken to making some meaningful things for some family members (forgive my vagueness, just being careful should one of these family members randomly end up on our blog) and it got me to thinking about a time when i attempted meaningful gifts. let me tell you, it's the only time i actually remember what i got someone. so, i recently came across a really cool web-site: https://www.youcanmakethis.com/index.htm. i printed off a few free patterns and am thinkin' I might just whip something up (insert loud burst of laughter at the notion of me whipping anything up without chaos, confusion, and distaster) for a meaningful Christmas! here's to, at least, the thought!
~karin
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