“It’s perfect! I love it!”

When holidays, birthdays and other special events are on the horizon, I begin to think of special gifts for family or friends. Now that we are at the end of September, I am starting to think of gifts for Christmas.

I am the type of person who wants to give a gift that is not expected, but that is perfect for the recipient. I always hope to find something so special, so memorable, that it will bring the person much happiness, as well as the knowledge that I understand what they like and that I really love them.

That’s not too much to expect of myself, right? No pressure.

Usually, however, I end up getting gifts at the last minute. I often have a terrible time thinking of what an appropriate gift would be, and end up giving a horrible gift. I hate shopping. I hate crowds. I DESPISE shopping in crowds. The past two Christmas holidays in particular, I have just not been up to the holiday at all. I have barely gotten the gifts wrapped, or a tree set up in the house. I know that I was depressed after my sister’s death.

So, this year, I am going to put in extra effort. I am really trying to give great gifts. This does not mean that they are expensive, just special.

I have a really spectacular gift I have been working on for my granddaughters. I am not even going to say anything more than that, because I am not sure if their mom reads the blog. I want it to be a surprise for their parents as well as for them.

Just recently I came up with a great idea for my husband as well. I have had to get someone else on board to put that gift together for him. I know he will be completely surprised. I know he will love it.

I have also found a gift for my daughter that is going to be very special for her. I already have that done and ready to send. It has been done for 3 weeks.  I think that this is the earliest that I have ever had a gift ready.

As these gifts progress, I feel more and more excited about them. It is going to be very hard to keep them secret. I have shared each gift with other people because I can’t keep from sharing, trying to see if other people in the family agree that they are great gifts. So far, all agree. I haven’t shared my husband’s gift with anyone yet. I can’t decide whether I will or not.

There are several people in the family for whom I still need to decide what to do for their gifts. I wonder whether it is even within the realm of possibility to find wonderful presents for everyone on my gift list. I am sure that the odds are against me. For some reason, though, this year I want to try my best.

Working on gifts for others has been a bright spot in my life recently. I know that my sister would be sharing my excitement over these gifts. She is someone who almost always had a great gift, and a spent a lot of time shopping for gifts, wrapping them beautifully and sending them off early. I’m not sure I can match that, but we’ll see how it goes.

The holidays may even be okay this year.

No pressure.

 

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