Great Christmas gifts, no shopping required
This time of year, many people feel the pressure of finding the “right” gift for their wife, husband, or other beloved. So we’d like to offer you three unique ideas about gift giving that may help:
- relieve your holiday stress
- keep you out of the frenzy at the mall
- bring tears to your lover’s eyes
- make for a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Sublime Solstice
1. Give your honey what they truly want. There are several ways to accomplish this including:
- Ask them what gifts they’d most like to receive and put those things on your shopping list.
- Remember past gifts that they absolutely loved and give a similar item.
- Learn their primary “love language” and give a gift that speaks to them in that way (Read about The Five Love Languages and learn how to discover your partner’s primary dialect.).
2. Be a happy giver. If you’re buying things just because you “have to,” think about the message that sends. When you find a way to enjoy searching for and giving a gift of love, your pleasure also comes through your gift. In 1998, for Bruce’s birthday, I bought three gifts — a tent, a music CD, and a ceramic mug that I’d painted myself (a picture of the Appalachian Mountains surrounding our then new home in Asheville). It was fun to learn about tents and pick one I thought he’d like and I definitely enjoyed painting the mug. To top it off, instead of wrapping the gifts, I erected the tent in our kitchen (it barely fit) and put his other two gifts inside with his card. Then, to celebrate, I invited him to join me in the kitchen “campground.”
3. Simplify and be more meaningful. Yes, sometimes your loved one wants many things, or you have a hard time choosing. Instead of going for volume, consider which gift would be the most meaningful — both for you to give and for him/her to receive. Incorporating the love languages idea here can be particularly profound. For instance, if your husband’s primary love language is quality time, you might give him a “Quality Time Romantic Date” gift certificate (that you make yourself). This could include sending the kids to a friend’s for a sleep over, a dinner out (your treat) at your hubby’s favorite restaurant, watching a romantic movie while enjoying your favorite wine or after dinner drink, and then surprising him with a gift of silk boxers and a night of love making to cap it all off. I’m certain that this will be more memorable than any necktie or piece of sporting equipment that you could buy.
There you have it. Simple. Fun. Meaningful. If you’re still looking for other ideas, check out the post I wrote at my other blog — Everyday Gifts–How You Can Show Your Love Without Spending a Dime. Whether you’re pinching pennies or not, these ten ideas are great gifts to give now or at anytime of year. If you have other great gift giving suggestions, please leave a comment and share your wisdom with others!
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