When I was a child I enjoyed and actually look forward to Christmas each and every year, but as an adult....I dread it. I hate shopping (thank you dearest internet for making this a bit more bearable), putting up the tree (my stupid cat love this because there are so many fun things for him to play with at 3AM), and traveling all over Tim-buck-too visiting everyone.
Shopping for other adults isn't fun anymore. Why??? Because we are adults...if we want something, we buy it! We don't write Santa Clause and give him our wish list
Dear Santa,
We need a new roof and our plumbing is about to go too. I pomise my cookies are worth it.
I'll leave the hammer, nails, and plunger. Hope this helps!!
I've noticed that ever year, shopping gets more and more difficult...because I don't know what to get people anymore. I don't. I end up wasting money on stupid little things that end up being tossed in the closet, re-gifted, or donated to Good Will. So....going forward, I will not be buying any adult family members Christmas gift. Instead, my family is going to adopt a needy family. A family that NEEDS things...not wants them, but NEEDS them...and usually the basics things we take for granted like new undies or a winter coat...not the latest Flip Camera (which by the way is totally kick-ass....not on my list to Santa...I bought it myself) or the latest trend in Ugly Boots (play on product name here). I want to support a family that really is hurting and that will appreciate the gifts we give them...not use them for the families pink elephant gift exchange.
OR.....maybe instead, we can save the money that we would normally spend on gifts into a savings account and then use it for a family vacation each year....or we could save for 5 years and take an extravagant trip....but then again we are back to the WANTS not the NEEDS....but usually I NEED a vacation...so I could argue this point!
People I do enjoy shopping for are kids. They are fun to buy things for, but usually they get way too much stuff. So...I am resorting to the good old Saving Bonds. Every year, my nieces and nephews can expect to get a nice blank piece of paper from our trusting government ensuring them that says "we will give you double your money in just over 10 years...(or however long it takes)"....because we can trust the government with our money...I mean....look at our Social Security...that will be around forever. Phew....
I hate having a Christmas Tree. Okay, I lied. I enjoy the flickering of the lights at night like most people do, but I hate having a tree with a cat who thinks my hours of work to place each tiny ornament in just the right spot is all for his enjoyment. He spends the entire day napping, which is what cats do for a living, but during the night it is GAME ON...like he is out to win the Stanley Cup! The noise of the ornaments rolling around on the tile floor and banging against my dinning room chair at the wee hours of the morning or the noise my tree makes when his tiny little paws are batting at the next ornament to be doomed to be a hockey puck means the holiday's are here!! But you know the sound I enjoy the most....it is the cries he makes when I spray him with water trying to make him stop. Now that...is music to my ears.
Last but not least is the joyousness (is that even a word) of traveling all over hell to visit people on icy, snowy roads. Now that really brings holiday cheer to a girl! Lets all get bundled up to go visit the family and count the seconds til grandma says "pack an extra blanket in case you go in the ditch"...like 1 fricken blanket is going to do the trick. oh...and don't forget your presents, which fill the car to the rim so you can't see out any windows...that is safe for winter driving too!!
Overall though, I bitch and complain about the holidays, but I do really enjoy them. I love seeing my family open that one present that they had no idea we were getting them and they actually like it. I love eating, sharing stories with the family, and watching old classic Christmas movies, but really....I just love being with my family.
Happy Holidays!
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