I think I’m doing possibly my worst ever when it comes to Christmas gift shopping this year. I love coming up with the perfect gifts for family and friends, and for Michael. I don’t always come up with the best gifts for every last person on my list, but I usually have at least a few gifts I’m dying with excitement to give.
This year, errrrrrr, there was a little blip in the run-up to Christmas in the form of a teeny tiny, squirmy little munchkin. And my brain just took a break from having ideas. In fact, I think it’s still only working at about 65% capacity at the moment. So, I’m playing catch up, brainstorming useful and lovely gifts that I can order online and will hopefully arrive in time.
There’s a whole list of things I’m missing about Dublin at the moment (a slice of which I’m hopefully going to share tomorrow), but one of them is the routine I had for filling in my last minute gifts and stocking stuffers. The first year I was in Dublin, I ducked out of the rain into M&S and found the best little screw driver set for Michael’s stocking that we used at least weekly for the last seven years. So unglamourous, but so useful.
For those of you still in Dublin, Marks & Spencer has a little inspiration for those of you with brains working at close to full capacity. They’ve captured the art of the surprise in this little video and it nearly has the gears starting to turn in my brain again!
And while you’re in there, pick up a pack of mince pies. They’re the only ones I enjoy!
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