Holiday Wishes
I joined the holiday_wishes community last year and had a blast wandering through the wishlists and granting wishes when I could. I encourage everyone who is so inclined to wander by and see if they can make someone's holiday special. Sometimes all it takes is a card. :)
The way it works:
Step One
- Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
- If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you. [Note: Your home address is not required!]
- Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
- Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
- If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.
There are no guarantees with this project, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
1. Christmas/holiday cards/postcards - heck, any kind of snail mail will do the trick. I love getting mail. :)
2. Christmas ornaments - anything made with your own two hands. My goal is to eventually have a Christmas tree decorated only with lights, tinsel and homemade ornaments. Everytime I take an ornament out of the box to decorate my tree, I remember the person who took the time to make my tree special.
3. Make your way over to my daughter's wish list and grant something on her list if you can (http://www.livejournal.com/community/holiday_wishes/265110.html)
If you really want to surprise her, you can email me for her address. :)
4. Anything from Lush. I'm addicted to everything Lush, especially things with glitter.
5. Candles - any colour, any scent
6. Gift certificates to Chapters/Indigo
7. Harry Potter Lego. I've got lots of the older ones but very little new stuff.
8. Gift certificates for Blockbuster. Yes, I know I work there. Do you have any idea how many DVDs I buy every payday? :D
9. Harry Potter books from other countries. I have all the Canadian editions, most of the US, the first 4 in French and OotP in Portuguese. Don't care if it's new or well read.
10. I have no number 10 for myself, so donations to the literacy organisation of your choice would be my number 10.
Sheryll Townsend
1-3 Lowrey Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2S5
Canada
If you'd like to do something about #3, Nyssa's address is:
Nyssa Everett
2-3 Lowrey Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2S5
Canada
The way it works:
Step One
- Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
- If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you. [Note: Your home address is not required!]
- Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
- Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
- If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.
There are no guarantees with this project, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
1. Christmas/holiday cards/postcards - heck, any kind of snail mail will do the trick. I love getting mail. :)
2. Christmas ornaments - anything made with your own two hands. My goal is to eventually have a Christmas tree decorated only with lights, tinsel and homemade ornaments. Everytime I take an ornament out of the box to decorate my tree, I remember the person who took the time to make my tree special.
3. Make your way over to my daughter's wish list and grant something on her list if you can (http://www.livejournal.com/community/holiday_wishes/265110.html)
If you really want to surprise her, you can email me for her address. :)
4. Anything from Lush. I'm addicted to everything Lush, especially things with glitter.
5. Candles - any colour, any scent
6. Gift certificates to Chapters/Indigo
7. Harry Potter Lego. I've got lots of the older ones but very little new stuff.
8. Gift certificates for Blockbuster. Yes, I know I work there. Do you have any idea how many DVDs I buy every payday? :D
9. Harry Potter books from other countries. I have all the Canadian editions, most of the US, the first 4 in French and OotP in Portuguese. Don't care if it's new or well read.
10. I have no number 10 for myself, so donations to the literacy organisation of your choice would be my number 10.
Sheryll Townsend
1-3 Lowrey Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2S5
Canada
If you'd like to do something about #3, Nyssa's address is:
Nyssa Everett
2-3 Lowrey Street
Ottawa, ON
K1Y 2S5
Canada