It’s officially shopping season! OK, well maybe I should clarify that statement with, “It’s officially shopping for other people season!” I swear on my grandmother’s vintage Burberry trench coat that I am a very generous girl. Why, I cannot recall a day when I did not hear, “Hail Jill the Beneficent”* on my way to work, the coffee shop, the blood bank, the orphanage even, but I digress.
Back to shopping. If you are anything like me, you will be running around until the last moment to do your holiday shopping. Buying is always the easy part for me, but it is determining what to buy that is the BIG headache. Take for example a recent company holiday party with a moderately priced White Elephant gift requirement attached. Here’s some of the stuff I considered:
Parcheesi – It is important to note that I have never actually played Parcheesi, but if saying the name is any indication of how fun the game is, I am sold. Blatant plug ahoy.
Visa Gift Card – Always a safe bet and useful gift perfect for anyone.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off DVD – This is one fantastic movie that brings back many fond memories of high school. Minus the parade and destruction of a Ferrari 250 GT California.
Last, but definitely not the least, an instant-lump-of-coal. Why should Santa get all the fun of deciding who has been naughty or nice?
See, did I not tell you that I was hell of generous?! Tis’ the season for giving after all, or at least that is what I have been brainwashed into believing by all the greeting card companies.
*I say it still counts even if I only hear it in my head. An internal monologue is just as important as the conversations you hold with those around you.
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