tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post7437761668974641990..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: how do you resist the borg?julochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-70774596451640441762014-12-21T23:34:11.381+01:002014-12-21T23:34:11.381+01:00I had forgotten about that very Scandinavian thing...I had forgotten about that very Scandinavian thing of writing the gift lists. Nowadays I enjoy the reckless abandon of shopping for gifts that will be a complete surprise for the receiver, and my daughter and I have even talked about the repression of having to buy gifts at Christmas when it would be so much more of a surprise if you just did it any time.Spilling Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427671883940188334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-41509029224157545722014-12-19T01:40:46.032+01:002014-12-19T01:40:46.032+01:00I agree with you, giving want-lists is lame - it&#...I agree with you, giving want-lists is lame - it's unimaginative, lazy and as exciting as filling a car's gas tank.<br /><br />Here in the US, Thanksgiving has been almost obliterated by the commercial run-up to Christmas ... <br /><br />and we've morphed holiday gift giving into a complex ritual, often measured in shopping cart volume and not in joyous simplicity.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-17319814419951960152014-12-16T21:54:37.812+01:002014-12-16T21:54:37.812+01:00There is positives to both. My son makes his over ...There is positives to both. My son makes his over the year so he can't remember everything on it. This means that it's still a surprise but he gets something he would want. I have a family member that insists getting me a surprise every year. The only problem is she buys what she would like for Christmas. This means instead of dainty I get big and chunky which isn't me. If not I get animal print clothing that I would never wear. She used to buy me perfume for every present even though I can't use it. In the end I had to be tough and tell her not to buy me anymore. She wastes her money every year. I'm easy to buy for but she won't buy anything I like. This year she has rung me asking my clothes size so I am dreading Christmas Day. <br /><br />Crochet Addict UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916712346884443545noreply@blogger.com