Saturday, January 10, 2015

What We Gave

I debated whether or not to contribute my own Christmas shopping guide last month, but I didn’t feel like a gift goddess–all knowing in what to give people–nor did I want to give away what we would be giving to family members. Sooo, I decided that quite simply I would show you guys what we ended up giving this holiday season to inspire you for a year’s worth of birthdays and eventually another holiday season.
Now before I launch into this, allow me to say that the bathroom renovation is chugging along and we’re so close to the end. I am unbelievably excited to show you where we are with it, but alas, you must be patient as we put the finishing touches on the throne room (yeah, I said it). She will be revealed shortly.

I am personally a fan of what I like to call “shotgun method gifting.” Anyone familiar with firearms knows that what makes a shotgun a lovely instrument is the fact that its shell consists of many tiny pieces of shrapnel. When you shoot the gun, the shrapnel casts out, covering a wide range of space and improving the odds that at least a piece of the shrapnel will hit your target. A shotgun shell is like a canister of (metal) confetti, where a bullet is one single piece of metal. A bullet, on the other hand, is extremely effective if your aim is sure (there is much more to what gun people use and why and what they shoot out of it, so pardon me if I’m oversimplifying this–just stick with me). If you can get the bullet in the heart or the head, well then presto! That being said, when I say that my gifting style is “shotgun method,” what I mean is that I like to put together several small gifts when I’m unsure. While not everything is guaranteed to “hit,” there’s a good chance that at least one or more will. You see where I’m coming from now? I knew you’d like that analogy.
1) Faster, Higher, Stronger by Mark McClusky

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