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Christmas wishlist
Dec. 1st, 2011 11:28 pmI've decided to put up some Christmas wishes, more because it made me really think about what I wanted that was simple, what I needed from people that wasn't about spending money but more about finding things, making connections, etc. It's good to refocus, every once in a while.
The rules:
Step One
- Make a post (public, friends locked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
- If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
- Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
- Surf around your friends list (or friends friends, or just random journals, or [info]holiday_wishes/[info]wish_list) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
- If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.
There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
I. A pendant of dark amethyst
II. Origami paper
III. A wooden display cabinet with a glass door (or doors)
IV. Lessons in website design
V. The name of a good yoga studio in Montreal, near a metro station, which offers beginners classes for stress relief (hatha yoga) - preferably somewhere between Cote-Ste-Catherine and Joliette stations
VI. Some paying odd jobs to do during evenings or the occasional weekend to bring in some money (in Montreal)
VII. Somewhere in Montreal that offers ballet jazz classes for adults
VIII. Somewhere in Montreal that offers solo Charleston classes
IX. A collection of people's favorite recipes that are easy to make and don't contain milk
X. The opportunity to start being myself again.
The rules:
Step One
- Make a post (public, friends locked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
- If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
- Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ so that the holiday joy will spread.
Step Two
- Surf around your friends list (or friends friends, or just random journals, or [info]holiday_wishes/[info]wish_list) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:
- If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.
You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.
There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
I. A pendant of dark amethyst
II. Origami paper
III. A wooden display cabinet with a glass door (or doors)
IV. Lessons in website design
V. The name of a good yoga studio in Montreal, near a metro station, which offers beginners classes for stress relief (hatha yoga) - preferably somewhere between Cote-Ste-Catherine and Joliette stations
VI. Some paying odd jobs to do during evenings or the occasional weekend to bring in some money (in Montreal)
VII. Somewhere in Montreal that offers ballet jazz classes for adults
VIII. Somewhere in Montreal that offers solo Charleston classes
IX. A collection of people's favorite recipes that are easy to make and don't contain milk
X. The opportunity to start being myself again.
