Nice Presents

I know people who are really good at Christmas shopping. They start early, spread it out over pay checks and are done before the Christmas shopping rush even starts. I try to be one of those people, but every year it never happens. Maybe some day I won't always be so last minute. But, with this being that time of year where gifts are given, my roommate's dog, Autumn, decided I deserved a nice gift. It was given to me early one morning when I let her out. She ran to the yard grabbed something and brought it up the stairs. I stopped her in her tracks before she could get inside, curious about what she had. I made her drop what was in her mouth and there it was at my feet a nice gift from Autumn..... a beautiful dead mouse. Now, I know it is the "thought that counts" but this really wasn't a nice gift... I really wasn't receptive to it so early in the morning. I was actually grossed out by it. So, I learned one good shopping tip out of all this.... shop to get something for someone that THEY would like; Just because you like it doesn't mean they will like it. Have the recipient of the gift in mind, not you. So, maybe this is a tip I will try to keep in mind when I someday start my Christmas shopping.