For all the geeks out there who cannot decide what to give to their girlfriends, here’s something that I did a few years back that worked really well:
1. Buy 20-50 index cards.
2. Get a pen.
3. Pick a few tasks you usually don’t like to do, but don’t really mind doing, or tasks that your loved one doesn’t like to do. Some ideas: Cooking, shopping for clothes or shoes, going out dancing, etc.
4. Pick a few mundane things that your loved one might want to buy or have, that don’t really make a good present. Some ideas: Clothes or shoes (you know where I’m coming from...), restaurants.
5. Depending on your budget, add a travel destination.
6. Put the stuff on the index cards, with humorous variations.
7. Wrap cards & you’re done!
Example cards:
1. *The Pot* (plus little pot drawing) – couch potato cooks for innocent lamb…
2. *The Pan* (plus little pan drawing) – prince cooks for princess…
3. *Destination: Africa* (plus little elephant drawing)
4. *Destination: Near East* (plus little burkha drawing)
5. *Foreign Cooks! (plus little chef drawing) – only valid with a destination card: invitation to an appropriate restaurant*
6. *Flight Power! (plus little airplane drawing) – only valid with a destination card: ticket for holidays in an appropriate country is forthcoming*
7. *Winter Shoes* (plus little boot drawing) – cheese-lover offers a pair of winter shoes or boots
8. *Smiling Porter* (plus grinning guy carrying two bags) – porter offers to carry bags for an afternoon shopping tour, always smiling!
9. *Pervert* (plus underwear drawing) – New underwear found in secret location
10. *Ruler of the Night* (plus vampire drawing) – I get to say where we’re going to tonight
11. *Small Miracle* (plus watch drawing) – we stay for an extra half hour
12. *Large Miracle* (plus watch drawing) – we stay for an extra hour (cannot be combined with other cards)
Whenever Claudia wants to use one of these cards, she quietly hands it over and I solemnly tear it to pieces, and do as I am told. She was quite impressed.
#Christmas #Presents #Life
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Awesome! Simply awesome. 😄
– NoufalIbrahim 2006-12-22 17:02 UTC