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I love giving gifts to my girlfriends! I am a collector of ~things~ and love to have a little stock pile of random trinkets that made me think of them.
I love giving gifts to my coworkers! It feels very low stakes so I can be very fun and creative about what I get them since there really isn't so much pressure.
this is such a good take! honestly so nice to recieve gifts from coworkers too, it's nice to know the people you spend days upon days with actually like you lol
I love giving gifts to my mom! She always appreciates and uses what I gift her. It’s always a fun treat to see her wearing or cooking with something I’ve gifted her in past years when I’m home for the holidays ❤️ 💚 ❤️ 💚
my favourite person to buy gifts for is my mum, she’s helped me so much in the last couple years as i’ve been really unwell with an ED and so buying her little gifts has been another way for me to show appreciation for her! i’d buy her every star in the sky if i could!
i love giving gifts to my fiance! (1) he's very particular like me, so it's always like little scavenger hunt remembering offhanded things he said he wanted or remembering little inside jokes and details about him to craft/find the perfect gift that he didn't know he wanted. sometimes it is hard but the payoff to see him genuinely suprised and excited is so worth it! his gratitude is always so genuine, and i get the bonus gift of seeing him enjoy it in his day to day :) (2) he is the best gift giver and i'm a little competitive at heart, haha. it trains me to be a better listener and a better partner all around. as for my favorite gift i have waiting under the tree this year... i made a new friend in a pottery class i was scared to take and I am SO excited to give her the pottery crafting tools i found for her!!
thank you for your magazine! it's honestly such a hit of dopamine every time i log in. your time and creative efforts are so very appreciated. happy holidays!!
I enjoy giving gifts to my roommate! She appreciates beautiful things and when I gift her a product she enjoys using, it feels extra gratifying because she has higher standards haha… Living with her day to day it’s also cool to see how she uses the items I gift her- they’re not just in a drawer somewhere
I love giving gifts to my sisters, i always pay extra attention during the year if they say that they like something in a store. Then i write in down and buy it for christmas. The look on their faces when they know you have been paying attention is the best!
I love buying gifts for my bestie Tanner! She’s been in the military, lived a lot of places and recently became a mother! I like to pick out products and silly things that I know she’s loved since high school. It’s a reminder that as much as things change, that friend I met at 16 is still the same girl at heart!
I just love giving gifts period! I used to think my love language was receiving gifts and I realized what I loved and craved was the feeling of being thought of. Now, I love picking out gifts for people that make them feel the same, finding something that speaks to them, celebrates a time in their life or just makes them smile. There's nothing better than watching someone open a gift they absolutely love or even better are surprised by
i love to give gifts to people who i am not quite friends with yet, acquaintances. i love to show that i listen and understand. usually this takes form in a nice appliance for their apartment i visited once or a fashionable piece that reminds me of their distinctive style. or maybe even a form of physical media they can enjoy always, sometimes a record of their favorite artist or a bluray of a comfort film. it usually warms people's hearts and even if i don't get closer to these people, i feel good that i made their day once and their pieces can be used forever
I have a friend named Luna, and she would never get anything for herself. She's so strict about the money she spends except when it comes to other people, that's when she becomes one of the most generous people you will ever meet. Whenever I get her something, I can see her eyes light up and that sparkle makes me happier than anything, really. No matter how small the gift, she never expects it and the sense of wonder and joy that floats around her for the rest of the day is just magical.
I love giving to my two best friends- we make each other little advent calendars that over the years have gotten less little. Knowing someone so deeply, and being known in return, is one of the best things of my entire life and while I love our tradition, it’s not the gifts that make me happy but our friendship.
I enjoy giving gifts to my sister. In recent years, we have bridged our 5 year age gap to strengthen our friendship and now I could not imagine life without her. She works a block over from my job now and our lives are so intertwined in the best way. She deserve all of the good things in life <3
i love giving gifts to my sister! this sounds terrible, but she's easy to shop for. she loves the color black, is super emo and borderline goth, and loves to draw. we're polar opposites, but every time i see cybersigilism tshirts or tattoos, i take a picture and send it her way. she says she doesn't like gifts... but i can see the sparkle in her eye when she gets one!
As a former American Girl Magazine subscriber, I loved this winter edition! My favorite person to give gifts to is one of my long-distance best friends. She has such fun hobbies, is adventurous, and is always grateful for my gifts. And because we're so far apart, gift-giving is such a lovely way to say "I love you and I'm thinking of you" from miles away.
I love giving gifts to my dad! He is always so appreciative and excited for what I’ve picked out. And I have fun thinking about a fun treat or a comfortable clothing item that will make him smile! After a really hard year for both of us I am especially looking forward to this joyful tradition
One of my friends is the most giving person I know (and she also loves your account, Jenna!) She supported me so much through postpartum this year, even when experiencing her own trials this year with job loss, etc. I would love to be able to gift her some of these items as a thank you and an expression of love! She is an amazing gift giver so it’s so fun to be able to spoil and surprise her back.
So many fun new things to explore here! Thank you ✨
I love to give gifts to my mother-in-law! She recently started cooking, and it's been fun to share that with her. She also just got into coffee, and I introduced her to lavender coffee drinks, and she loves them-- I'm eyeing that lavender syrup for her!
GIVEAWAY!! If you'd like a chance to win a curated box of Feeling!-approved goodies, please leave a comment about someone you love to give gifts to — and why them specifically! Spreading cheer up in these comments — can't wait to read!
I love giving gifts to my girlfriends! I am a collector of ~things~ and love to have a little stock pile of random trinkets that made me think of them.
I love giving gifts to my coworkers! It feels very low stakes so I can be very fun and creative about what I get them since there really isn't so much pressure.
this is such a good take! honestly so nice to recieve gifts from coworkers too, it's nice to know the people you spend days upon days with actually like you lol
I love giving gifts to my mom! She always appreciates and uses what I gift her. It’s always a fun treat to see her wearing or cooking with something I’ve gifted her in past years when I’m home for the holidays ❤️ 💚 ❤️ 💚
my favourite person to buy gifts for is my mum, she’s helped me so much in the last couple years as i’ve been really unwell with an ED and so buying her little gifts has been another way for me to show appreciation for her! i’d buy her every star in the sky if i could!
i love giving gifts to my fiance! (1) he's very particular like me, so it's always like little scavenger hunt remembering offhanded things he said he wanted or remembering little inside jokes and details about him to craft/find the perfect gift that he didn't know he wanted. sometimes it is hard but the payoff to see him genuinely suprised and excited is so worth it! his gratitude is always so genuine, and i get the bonus gift of seeing him enjoy it in his day to day :) (2) he is the best gift giver and i'm a little competitive at heart, haha. it trains me to be a better listener and a better partner all around. as for my favorite gift i have waiting under the tree this year... i made a new friend in a pottery class i was scared to take and I am SO excited to give her the pottery crafting tools i found for her!!
thank you for your magazine! it's honestly such a hit of dopamine every time i log in. your time and creative efforts are so very appreciated. happy holidays!!
I enjoy giving gifts to my roommate! She appreciates beautiful things and when I gift her a product she enjoys using, it feels extra gratifying because she has higher standards haha… Living with her day to day it’s also cool to see how she uses the items I gift her- they’re not just in a drawer somewhere
I love giving gifts to my sisters, i always pay extra attention during the year if they say that they like something in a store. Then i write in down and buy it for christmas. The look on their faces when they know you have been paying attention is the best!
I love buying gifts for my bestie Tanner! She’s been in the military, lived a lot of places and recently became a mother! I like to pick out products and silly things that I know she’s loved since high school. It’s a reminder that as much as things change, that friend I met at 16 is still the same girl at heart!
I just love giving gifts period! I used to think my love language was receiving gifts and I realized what I loved and craved was the feeling of being thought of. Now, I love picking out gifts for people that make them feel the same, finding something that speaks to them, celebrates a time in their life or just makes them smile. There's nothing better than watching someone open a gift they absolutely love or even better are surprised by
i love to give gifts to people who i am not quite friends with yet, acquaintances. i love to show that i listen and understand. usually this takes form in a nice appliance for their apartment i visited once or a fashionable piece that reminds me of their distinctive style. or maybe even a form of physical media they can enjoy always, sometimes a record of their favorite artist or a bluray of a comfort film. it usually warms people's hearts and even if i don't get closer to these people, i feel good that i made their day once and their pieces can be used forever
I have a friend named Luna, and she would never get anything for herself. She's so strict about the money she spends except when it comes to other people, that's when she becomes one of the most generous people you will ever meet. Whenever I get her something, I can see her eyes light up and that sparkle makes me happier than anything, really. No matter how small the gift, she never expects it and the sense of wonder and joy that floats around her for the rest of the day is just magical.
I love giving to my two best friends- we make each other little advent calendars that over the years have gotten less little. Knowing someone so deeply, and being known in return, is one of the best things of my entire life and while I love our tradition, it’s not the gifts that make me happy but our friendship.
wait this would be so fun to collect gifts over the year and then present them in an advent calendar!! i'm writing that down!!
I enjoy giving gifts to my sister. In recent years, we have bridged our 5 year age gap to strengthen our friendship and now I could not imagine life without her. She works a block over from my job now and our lives are so intertwined in the best way. She deserve all of the good things in life <3
i love giving gifts to my sister! this sounds terrible, but she's easy to shop for. she loves the color black, is super emo and borderline goth, and loves to draw. we're polar opposites, but every time i see cybersigilism tshirts or tattoos, i take a picture and send it her way. she says she doesn't like gifts... but i can see the sparkle in her eye when she gets one!
As a former American Girl Magazine subscriber, I loved this winter edition! My favorite person to give gifts to is one of my long-distance best friends. She has such fun hobbies, is adventurous, and is always grateful for my gifts. And because we're so far apart, gift-giving is such a lovely way to say "I love you and I'm thinking of you" from miles away.
this is such a brilliant post jenna, i loved reading it!
I love giving gifts to my dad! He is always so appreciative and excited for what I’ve picked out. And I have fun thinking about a fun treat or a comfortable clothing item that will make him smile! After a really hard year for both of us I am especially looking forward to this joyful tradition
One of my friends is the most giving person I know (and she also loves your account, Jenna!) She supported me so much through postpartum this year, even when experiencing her own trials this year with job loss, etc. I would love to be able to gift her some of these items as a thank you and an expression of love! She is an amazing gift giver so it’s so fun to be able to spoil and surprise her back.
i love giving gifts to my husband — because we spend so much time together it’s easy to know what he might need and be pleasantly surprised by :)
So many fun new things to explore here! Thank you ✨
I love to give gifts to my mother-in-law! She recently started cooking, and it's been fun to share that with her. She also just got into coffee, and I introduced her to lavender coffee drinks, and she loves them-- I'm eyeing that lavender syrup for her!