Okay, I know summer is barely over but I’m already on to the next season and, well, we all know what that means. It means the holidays are just around the corner. If you pay any mind to holiday planning in September you’re considered nuts, by October you’re proactive, and by November you’re way behind. For those of us who take the holiday season quite seriously we are already giving thought to the parties we’ll host, the meals we’ll make, and the gifts we’ll buy; in addition to the gifts we’d like to receive.
My family, for as long as I can remember, has always done a holiday wish list. We each write five things on a list (we have to keep control somehow and five seemed like a reasonable number) that we would want for the holidays. That way, should anyone ask for gift ideas – or if we’re stuck for gift ideas for each other – we have something to which to refer.
This past year, we just moved into a new home and so I’ve been busy decorating it; it’s been a slow process for sure as I hunt out those things that I really love and want to see every day. So as a part of my holiday wish list I’ll be including those things that I would really love for our new house – starting with clocks.
Let it be said, that I love clocks of all kinds- wall clocks, mantel clocks, grandfather clocks – you name it. But they are not something that I have been driven to go out and buy myself. So – armed with some general direction regarding my overall style and choice of clock – I will be alerting my family and friends that, this holiday season, the perfect gift for me is a clock that I will love and look at every day.