My husband a couple years ago got me a Women's Health Magazine Subscription, and you know, for the most part I like it.
But this time of the year I feel like crossing and rolling my eyes simultaneously.
Who made this Holiday Wishlist? What wavelegnth are they broadcasting from and in what dimensional universe?
Here are some examples:
For Mom: A tennis racket and gardening tools.
For Dad: Indian head nickel cufflinks and Nut cracker.
For Brother: Fair trades basketball and a cork iphone case.
For Sister: A bike and an athletics jacket.
For Significant Other: Running shoes and a laptop.
For a Friend (no other definition): Makeup and a journal set.
Now reality comes back:
My Mother has never played Tennis, ever. I can recall her swatting a bee once with a racket. I can recall when she used to try to do gardening... that was not a long lasting experiment.
My Dad likes golf. All things golf, anything besides golf is -unless it is Eddie Bauer- is not that interesting to him. Extra points if it is Eddie Bauer and golf.
My Brother... is really hard to buy anything for. But seeing as he did fall off a cliff last april, I'd prob get him climbing ropes.
My Sister once upon a time exerciesd regularly-highschool. Not anymore, she is permanently entrenched in Mommyhood.
My Honey might actually like the running shoes... but he already has some. And we have 2 lap tops and a desktop computer... no more needed.
For the Friend... I would never buy makeup for a friend I wanted to keep. Think about the message you are sending there!
Do you see the beginings of a pattern imerge here?
Know Honey gets the Men's Health Magazine. And it has the Guys wish list in it. I really wish they had included some of them in the Women's health magazine.... Here are some of my favorites:
*Dremel Trio ("Cut. Sand. Rout.") Oh the things I could make with this!
*Snow Shoes
* Philips 12-watt EnduraLED Light Bulb (Wicked neat!)
*Amazon Kindle
*Biolite Campstove
Not in the immediate list, but under what Dad would also like:
* Fishing supplies.
But see I'm a girl... so I must want makeup (Rarely wear the crap), over-priced shoes (if it requires pinching of the toes or more than 3 inch heels you can stuff it), and or something too tight or short to wear in public.
Because I'm a girl I should want to die my hair, and crimp my eye lashes. I should get weekly manicures and layer my nails in poisonous colored lacquer. I should have four types of self tanner and 3 types of misturizer.
Maybe I am not a girl.
