52 Weeks to Make the World a Better Place: Week 51 - Avoiding Christmas hell IV: quality, not quantity
The last in the 'Christmas hell' series:
So, you like giving presents and it's not a burden: probably, then, you already know this, but consider quality over quantity. I don't mean spend a fortune, rather one or two well-chosen gifts will hit the spot more than trying to fulfill some kind of numerical quota you've inadvertently set yourself. It's the old "less is more" thing - sometimes, a creative gift (i.e. home-made) can say a great deal more about how much you care than just splashing out. What counts, though, is really knowing the recipient, and their interests and preferences. So make your gift really count rather than it being a knee-jerk to the accepted imperatives - you never know, it might really make a difference!
So, you like giving presents and it's not a burden: probably, then, you already know this, but consider quality over quantity. I don't mean spend a fortune, rather one or two well-chosen gifts will hit the spot more than trying to fulfill some kind of numerical quota you've inadvertently set yourself. It's the old "less is more" thing - sometimes, a creative gift (i.e. home-made) can say a great deal more about how much you care than just splashing out. What counts, though, is really knowing the recipient, and their interests and preferences. So make your gift really count rather than it being a knee-jerk to the accepted imperatives - you never know, it might really make a difference!
posted by UltraGnosis at 1:12 pm
2 Comments:
ID, that's so true. if people knew what i really really wanted i'd have by now a subscription to my favourite sunday paper and internet credit. oh and vouchers for amazon!
Ah, Amazon - I could certainly spend a small fortune there... But the few people who continue to insist on buying me presents think that the only purpose of the Internet is to lurk in seedy chatrooms :-)
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