TAPE
I wrapped my own Christmas presents for the first time just now.
I mean, back when my mother and grandparents were alive, I would help them, try to help... use tape when they told me to... >.>;;;
And, in the last couple years, like I do for birthdays, I have placed gifts in those bags; so this wasn't exactly my first year buying gifts for people. Probably my third or fourth, maybe fifth, at least with my own money fully.
But this year, tonight felt special.
I did a pretty bad job actually. Ripping things, ripping things on purpose to make sure I didn't lable the wrong gift to the wrong person... but overall... I, felt pretty good. I usually try to make people gifts, draw or sculpt. People say it really shows you care more; I'm not sure my mom saw it like that. I remember her being upset that I wouldn't spend my own money on her. I understand now what she was trying to teach me though, tonight more than ever. Although I still think if I was able to finish my sculpted gifts for my friends it would have been way more awesome, especially with what I was doing. But time didn't pan out unfortunately.... anyways.
So, I bought some Teal (yes) paper to wrap things, and also some standard brown wrapping paper. I actually ended up using a lot more brown stuff than the teal. I basically wrote on that paper, and did little Christmas doodles instead of making tags, I really like what I did.
I still have a little bit of shopping to do tomorrow, mainly just for my Teacher, his wife, maybe my "family" (aunt, uncle, cousins) and I suppose still a couple for my friends too. But, that't not really what I wanted to write about today. I just wanted to log, what a cool feeling it is to wrap gifts I bought for people, and anticipate their reactions to them... I have of course felt the joy of giving in the past, but I think for the first year ever, I am actually far more excited about giving gifts than I am about recieving anything.
As far as good things happening to me, this will no doubt be a pretty lackluster Christmas. The problems of my life still do loom over me. But while it may not be a good Christmas *for* me, I am getting a good deal of satisfaction just from giving and planning to give....
I'm not where I want to be, I'm not with who I want to be with, 2008 was a pretty tough year overall....
But right now, I'm feeling pretty good all things considered. Wrapping presents on my own was one of the best parts of 2008, and that's with my once every 4 years birthday existing in this year. So, well I'm glad for that. And I'm tired. Good ol tape.... *passes out*
I mean, back when my mother and grandparents were alive, I would help them, try to help... use tape when they told me to... >.>;;;
And, in the last couple years, like I do for birthdays, I have placed gifts in those bags; so this wasn't exactly my first year buying gifts for people. Probably my third or fourth, maybe fifth, at least with my own money fully.
But this year, tonight felt special.
I did a pretty bad job actually. Ripping things, ripping things on purpose to make sure I didn't lable the wrong gift to the wrong person... but overall... I, felt pretty good. I usually try to make people gifts, draw or sculpt. People say it really shows you care more; I'm not sure my mom saw it like that. I remember her being upset that I wouldn't spend my own money on her. I understand now what she was trying to teach me though, tonight more than ever. Although I still think if I was able to finish my sculpted gifts for my friends it would have been way more awesome, especially with what I was doing. But time didn't pan out unfortunately.... anyways.
So, I bought some Teal (yes) paper to wrap things, and also some standard brown wrapping paper. I actually ended up using a lot more brown stuff than the teal. I basically wrote on that paper, and did little Christmas doodles instead of making tags, I really like what I did.
I still have a little bit of shopping to do tomorrow, mainly just for my Teacher, his wife, maybe my "family" (aunt, uncle, cousins) and I suppose still a couple for my friends too. But, that't not really what I wanted to write about today. I just wanted to log, what a cool feeling it is to wrap gifts I bought for people, and anticipate their reactions to them... I have of course felt the joy of giving in the past, but I think for the first year ever, I am actually far more excited about giving gifts than I am about recieving anything.
As far as good things happening to me, this will no doubt be a pretty lackluster Christmas. The problems of my life still do loom over me. But while it may not be a good Christmas *for* me, I am getting a good deal of satisfaction just from giving and planning to give....
I'm not where I want to be, I'm not with who I want to be with, 2008 was a pretty tough year overall....
But right now, I'm feeling pretty good all things considered. Wrapping presents on my own was one of the best parts of 2008, and that's with my once every 4 years birthday existing in this year. So, well I'm glad for that. And I'm tired. Good ol tape.... *passes out*