Simple Holiday Gifts

I hope everyone had as great a Thanksgiving as I did. I know in some parts of the world this wasn't your week for a formal thanksgiving celebration but I do hope no matter where we are, you felt my love, appreciation and thankfulness for having you in my life.

Christmas and Hanukah are moving closer each day, so now is the time to really be thinking about what gifts you are going to give the people in your life. I know with the economy being tight, we all need to double check our wants and needs. This goes for gift giving too.

When we love someone we want to give, give, give, even when we can not aford it. If you haven't already done so, now is the time to put reality in your spending.

Today I am passing along some simple ideas for gift giving to the ones we love.

Parent or Grandparent:
A box assortment of cards, with a small address book [names and addresses already added] and stamps.

A niece did this one year for my Mother and it was something she enjoyed very much. Being able to send a card to someone she was thinking about brought her more joy than the person she sent it to.

Anyone:
A coupon book to be used through out the year:
This idea is good for spreading out the cost of gift giving. You can do a coupon for each month or season, depending on what you are offering to do.

I know I would rather be taken to dinner in January, a much more relaxing time than you rushing to fit me in your busy holiday schedule. If you are pledging to clean gutters or paint the porch, then spring or summer is a better time for that. If you think about it, I'm sure you will come up with something unique for each of your loved ones. Just be sure to not over promise yourself. One or two good items that get done is better than 12 that never get done.

No matter the size or amount of gifts you can aford, the one thing the people who love us, want from us most, is our time. Time to sit with them, talk to them, listen to them, play with them or simply holding their hand. No gift you can ever give them will equal the memories they will have of you being there and spending time with them.

Faylee


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