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I keep a gift file (document/notes app/whatever) for my closest loved ones. Mentions of things they want, interests and ideas go into it all year for birthday and Christmas.
Also doing this and having ideas ready can allow you to shop sales & Black Friday! Or have plenty of time to make the perfect handmade thing you've figured out 😌
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i adore when my friends give me actual specific things they want for their birthday, the holidays, special occasion, whatever. no more of this "you don't have to get me a gift!" bullshit when i ask what you want for your birthday. we both know i'm getting you something regardless so just tell me what you actually want. i hate getting people gifts when i'm unsure if they'll like it.
i try to keep track of the things people love and say they want throughout the year so i have ideas. a couple of my friends and i even have a shared album where we put screenshots of the things we really want throughout the year so we have a plethora of ideas.
Mar 4, 2025
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gift giving is such a classy thing imo and it’s so so good when you get it right.
for people I’ve known for a long time I keep a running list in my notes app with things I know they will like. If you don’t know, ask someone who is close with them. Give them a list of options and make them help you narrow it down.
Good general categories for when you’re just not sure are:
- books (ask someone what they like)
- kitchen items (find out whether they’re a baker, a cake person, a bread person, etc)
- outdoorsy shit if they’re outdoorsy (multi tools, portable cooking equipment etc)
- cute boxes or bags (if the thing is cheap or practical but boring you can give it that wow factor by putting it inside something else)
Finally, if you have no idea what to get someone, most people will appreciate a really nice jar of small-batch jam or honey. Or movie vouchers.
Nov 30, 2024
example: a last minute gift for my mother (mother’s day)
wrapping
envelope: from a card never used
ribbon: $2 at dickens fair two years ago
tissue paper: saved from an Etsy order
cute little bag: used to package a necklace i bought
inside
a small blue essential oil glass bottle (originally stored essential oil)
inside that
an aromatherapy body moisturizer made from ingredients in my backyard (lavender) and kitchen.
Oct 27, 2024
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I feel like 12 is a wonderful place to start. 1 book a month. Keep it in your bathroom. Beside your bed. Where you eat your meals. Please read this year. It's one of the best things you can do for yourself. and for me, and for everyone who you'll tell, I'm reading again, and you should read with me too. Take pictures or screencaps of passages and send them to your friends. Read funny, easy books, evil and upsetting books, books that are boring but are still satisfying to finish. Go to the library. Challenge yourself. You will feel better, you'll feel proud of yourself, and you'll banish the negative moodlet of being mad or ashamed at yourself for not reading. It's ok that you haven't been. You had your reasons and it doesn't do any good to beat up on yourself. That was then and this was now. Start a book tomorrow bc it is a new day :)
Jan 1, 2025
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I don't listen to any AI generated playlists because I prefer to hear ones curated by people. I love sharing music as a human to human thing. It's also dismaying how music streaming services prioritize the songs of artists whose management pay them, etc.
It's so fun to simply browse anonymous person's curated lists instead on top of sharing with friends. It's never been easier to peek into someone else's semi-private music preference and walk their landscape. Just today I found a person who's made dozens of playlists for specific beanie babies (!), all with no saves or likes.
We don't need AI driven sorting to develop taste and find things we like. Break out of the corral with me and run free. Let's see what's over the hill
Aug 6, 2024
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be giving, accept graciously, be thankful, withdraw when it's wise
Jul 20, 2024