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soc_puppetThe actual final tally will be tomorrow, after my parents and I go through our stockings, but otherwise this is it.
My SIL got me:
- "Nourishing Resistance: Stories of Food, Protest, and Mutual Aid", edited by Wren Awry (A quick glance suggests that this is more focused on resisting than success or heartwarming stuff, which is. Uh. Not really what I need right now. And not usually what I go for anyway...)
- A gift certificate to Dissent Pins (An interesting site with interesting stuff, but nothing that's really grabbing me at the moment, especially for $20 or under.)
My brother got me:
- You know that pride flag LEGO set, with the solid colored people? That. (I, uh, don't really do anything with LEGO these days. It's nice, I appreciate the thought, but. It's effectively clutter at this point.)
- "The Redwall Cookbook" (second copy; in retrospect, I should have sent out an updated wish list after I got this for my birthday, but that was also the only item off of my wish list that I got at the time, so I figured the odds were good that anything else would be picked; apparently not!)
My mom got me:
- A sweater I will probably never wear (It's knitted, and half of it is in some style that leaves fishnet-sized holes in it; which might be interesting, except it's also white with horizontal blue stripes. Like, most knitted and/or crocheted sweaters are basically a collection of holes, but this is a bit more extreme than usual!)
- A t-shirt that I might wear (Dark green with snowflakes, kinda fitted. I'm a bit worried about washing it, but whatever.)
My dad got me:
- "Bookshops and Bonedust" (Literally the only other item from my rather extensive list that I received this year.)
My wish list for the past few years at least has been specific but extensive; my goal was communicating, "I would be happy with anything from this list! It doesn't have to be the most expensive thing! If I even got one of these things from each of you, I would probably be ecstatic!" But A) I guess I wasn't actually communicating that properly, and B) it seems like some of my family members also prefer to start with a more generalized idea to work from rather than picking anything specific. (Also my mom apparently tries to make sure that each person gets at least one piece of clothing every year, which is not a rule I had been aware of previously.)
Next year's plan: Update my wish list to include only a few very specific things, and at least two or three broad categories. Current considered categories: Nerdy/fun cookbooks, fun flannel fat quarters and/or remnants. If I do that and also adjust my expectations (especially with two kids under five years old for the rest of the family to dote on), I think next year should go better.
My SIL got me:
- "Nourishing Resistance: Stories of Food, Protest, and Mutual Aid", edited by Wren Awry (A quick glance suggests that this is more focused on resisting than success or heartwarming stuff, which is. Uh. Not really what I need right now. And not usually what I go for anyway...)
- A gift certificate to Dissent Pins (An interesting site with interesting stuff, but nothing that's really grabbing me at the moment, especially for $20 or under.)
My brother got me:
- You know that pride flag LEGO set, with the solid colored people? That. (I, uh, don't really do anything with LEGO these days. It's nice, I appreciate the thought, but. It's effectively clutter at this point.)
- "The Redwall Cookbook" (second copy; in retrospect, I should have sent out an updated wish list after I got this for my birthday, but that was also the only item off of my wish list that I got at the time, so I figured the odds were good that anything else would be picked; apparently not!)
My mom got me:
- A sweater I will probably never wear (It's knitted, and half of it is in some style that leaves fishnet-sized holes in it; which might be interesting, except it's also white with horizontal blue stripes. Like, most knitted and/or crocheted sweaters are basically a collection of holes, but this is a bit more extreme than usual!)
- A t-shirt that I might wear (Dark green with snowflakes, kinda fitted. I'm a bit worried about washing it, but whatever.)
My dad got me:
- "Bookshops and Bonedust" (Literally the only other item from my rather extensive list that I received this year.)
My wish list for the past few years at least has been specific but extensive; my goal was communicating, "I would be happy with anything from this list! It doesn't have to be the most expensive thing! If I even got one of these things from each of you, I would probably be ecstatic!" But A) I guess I wasn't actually communicating that properly, and B) it seems like some of my family members also prefer to start with a more generalized idea to work from rather than picking anything specific. (Also my mom apparently tries to make sure that each person gets at least one piece of clothing every year, which is not a rule I had been aware of previously.)
Next year's plan: Update my wish list to include only a few very specific things, and at least two or three broad categories. Current considered categories: Nerdy/fun cookbooks, fun flannel fat quarters and/or remnants. If I do that and also adjust my expectations (especially with two kids under five years old for the rest of the family to dote on), I think next year should go better.
