Gift floof! Changing it up.
amylou321
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Comments (15)Buckets, baskets and boxes are my favorites too. But, as stated, most people end up with the container they never use. Try wrapping a couple of jars in a dish towel, cloth napkins, tablecloth, etc. Furoshiki is a japanese wrapping cloth and if you google it, you get lots of ideas!! The whole gift is then useable and no paper into the landfill. You can still add ribbons or raffia for more "oomph" if you want. It's fun hunting the thrift stores for silk scarves, linens, etc. but you can use cotton fabric too. Hem the edges and it's a table topper afterward (or napkin, depending on the size). Deanna Here is a link that might be useful: furoshiki...See MoreFloof: Cringer gifts
Comments (23)I have hated the idea of gifts and exchanging gifts for sooo long I can't remember one that wasn't "cringe"/useless or unnecessary. At the moment I have a $50 gift certificate from my boss in my purse. I have been in the store monthly since Christmas. It is a "gift" shop. Their stock changes with the seasons. I have found NOTHING I would pay the price they want for let alone much of anything I would really care to have in my home. A co-worked ASSURED him I would LOVE the opportunity to shop/buy there. sigh. Somehow she missed the truth that I hadn't been in that store in our small town for over 10 years!!!...See MoreFloof! Christmas Lists!
Comments (18)Apparently I wanted a robo vac, some books, a cervical pillow, an new winter coat, a raincoat, and an instant pot because that's what I bought for myself while I was shopping for others. Sounds like a lot but I haven't bought myself a Winter coat in maybe 8 years or more? I can't even remember. I was working at my old job, I know that. My kids asked me what I wanted and I told my daughter I wanted her to get a good paying job that isn't dependent on tips from cheap people. She applied yesterday to the post office!!! I told my son I wanted gardening related items if he wanted to get me something. I don't really care about gifts. I go a little overboard for my kids but don't really care if I get something back. I'd rather they take care of themselves and invest for retirement. I got both kids coats, my daughter needed hers now so I let her open it early. My son is in Nebraska now and I think he only has a fake leather coat and maybe thin jackets. He destroyed his gloves in SEER training in Washington state so asked for nice insulated gloves that he can text with and a gaming system. I did buy him a few other things he didn't ask for, like a gag gift of a model Tesla. He keeps saying he wants to buy one someday. So I got him one, it lights up, honks and the doors all open. I also bought him a Telsa lighter that looks really nice. He doesn't smoke (thank goodness) but he does like to camp and might come in handy someday. It has mixed reviews on Amazon so not sure that was a good idea. Unless it deters him from wanting a Tesla car in the future if it doesn't work. He also got a really nice, thick sweatshirt. I bought us all sushi making kits too. My daughter got a Star Wars Instant pot (if William Sonoma ever sends it to me), bras, a knife sharpener, a Star Wars waffle iron. They both got Scotland t-shirts because we were going to go there this summer, now going to be next summer. My daughter got a tie for work with dog paw prints on it, and socks also. The tie is really cute. I'm hoping she won't need it for work by the time we open them. She works at Cheesecake Factory and they have to wear ties. I also got some international chocolate coins I found somewhere. I have been buying the little bags of them for their stockings since they were little. I thought the international coins were cute. The last 10 years or so I've also put Lindt truffles in their stockings but not sure I'm going to do that this year. The coin bags are about 3 times the size of the regular ones, so it's already a lot of chocolate. I'm thinking of getting them nutcrackers, a mix of nuts and some nice looking fruit...like they got when they were small. I did get other nicer stocking stuffers but like the simpler fruit and nut idea thing too. Oh, I did buy myself a card game that I wrapped up for myself. I bought to play on the day we have our dinner and gift opening....See MoreFestive Floof! Fathers Day
Comments (25)I'm on the verge of no father. He has a degenerative disease, that he wasn't supposed to live 6 months past, but he's been surviving well past. He started declining in December. He lost 20 lb in a month. His appetite is gone. The last two events I've attended with him, just walking from the car to the building he's as white as a ghost. There's absolutely no blood in his face. He's exhausted. His disorder is a breathing disorder, and he's able to carry his oxygen around, but not for much longer. He spent the last hour of today's interaction sitting on the couch sleeping while the rest of us were laughing and talking. He has a favorite book. He gave it to me, and I read it constantly. When he comes to visit me it's here on the shelf. He always picks it up and reads it when he's here. So I bought him a larger version with the actual illustrations that were in it first publication. I gave that to him yesterday. I'm going to miss him so much. I hope today brought him much joy, with all of his children, except one of the six, and many of the grandchildren, were there to see him. Doesn't happen often because there are so many of us and we are so far flung. He knows I love him. All I can hope for in his last days....See Moreamylou321
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