Presents to myself

Great keep treating yourself. I might start!

If you have never had anything from anyone you may think so.
No gifts as a child. Treated badly. Other half who hasn't a clue about me. What I would like or do. Sad really after waiting years for him to discover me! Or just lazy!

FAB

Good For You.

I admire you so much karmalady. You come across as measured and pragmatic. I’m heartened to hear you treat yourself to something special every Christmas. And the DVD to relax with and enjoy over the festive season is such a good idea! I’m sure your late husband would definitely approve. 💕

StripeyGran

Does " stuff" make people happy I wonder?

Bit grumpy and insensitive there StripeyGran. My reading of this thread, especially karmalady’s OP is of many bereaved women keeping up some emotional connection with their much loved and always missed, life partner.
Nothing will replace my husband’s loving presence, or a thoughtful gift he would have given me of Christmas Day. I’m blessed with adult children, sisters and four friends with whom I exchange gifts. Some posters aren’t so fortunate. The gift to self even more important

Good for you Karma. Keep on keeping on.

Have been single all of my life buy still have something special for birthdays and Christmas.

Tally ho
Xxx

StripeyGran

Does " stuff" make people happy I wonder?

Well, why shouldn’t it? Some of us live alone, children flown the nest, no access to GC……….so what is wrong with treating ourselves from time to time? And a particular lovely gift for Christmas sounds just perfect!

Does " stuff" make people happy I wonder?

Romola - dh will be shouting go on, treat yourself x

The last present my DH gave me was Chanel Allure eau de parfum. It's getting low, but can I really spend £90 on another bottle?
Does anyone know a good "dupe"?

I think that is wonderful! We all need to cheer ourselves up and there is nothing like bath shower and perfume. Much more fun than Advent calendars 🙂 xx

I’m impressed and intrigued by your spinning wheel karmalady. I’ve often wondered about your Gransnet name and feel it fits so well with the image you painted of yourself, relaxing as you spin
Mr I often bought me a piece of silver jewellery . He never failed to get something special. I’ve not wanted to continue this without him but, I treat myself to something more expensive than usual

I have done this for years! I call it my “Me to Me” present!
Like many other posters, I am now on my own, have no children, so presents are for and from friends (and one second cousin)!

I think that’s a really lovely thing to do Karmalady (and others) and a lovely reason for doing it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I still have DH but he only occasionally buys me something I really like (but he does try, bless him!) so I quite often buy something and give it to him to wrap (sometimes in the magazine from the Sunday paper! 😂😂😂😂).

It was my birthday last week and my family bought me some lovely gifts and I am very grateful. However I treated myself to a book none of my family are prepared to buy for me as they think the author is inappropriate 😳😄

Yesterday my DH asked me what I was laughing at and I said ‘The little book of Miriam’ by Miriam Margolyes, just a page or two a day keeps my smiling, laughing, a little shocked and lightens the mood. Should be read with CAUTION.

I am not one for beauty products but I have recently bought an oil painting for myself. I had been looking since before Covid.

We get an advent calendar every year but a bit disappointed with what's on offer. We've got a couple of Walkers Shortbread Advent calendar ones this year that I found on Amazon.
Something a bit different.
www.amazon.co.uk/Walkers-Shortbread-Advent-Calendar-294/dp/B0BBNB5LY2/ref=sr_1_4?crid=U8UYVM6W44V2&keywords=walkers%2Badvent%2Bcalendar%2B2025&sprefix=walkers%2Badv%2Caps%2C93&th=1&dib_tag=se&tag=gransnetforum-21&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zHS-gDQxzw_l5oDXR26H24sQOYw00xyJbmKTS9P8jtku2H3aTpj96_4EbpmLdY2QpVgGdf5l_ttfFCC_Yf5aBwdXjMrb1GFolc4YWQHvQzp-iO08L2aI7odrD5NNToAxO2C6W3avX8OO67Ry6MKXxWNEXL53n_z6rDdKi5d7kfxoMJmP-G9UTdLCzBcUeYUUQGgmwnwbel9fjgkZoa-grHYYxZaR0llF5lQc7zVGRb37jcRXzAz5Vd5kSFmiutaX9vux06yFGFIrRgQWnZJKND5C7YEcAjZBCBtYpJSK7jI.dnb0DWNAt9TsnZ68OaaU0jq5hOFFHA4IvHukwiYa6PI&qid=1759152813&sr=8-4

i always buy myself a present at christmas and on my birthday. i even buy myself an easter egg!
this christmas it's going to be a bottle of chanel no 5 [birthday present was a bottle of opium - i have expensive tastes in perfumes].

Spinning wheel - great! My mother got a lot of pleasure out of hers.
Serious Readers lamps are a con. A perfectly standard bulb and an adequate but unremarkable way of supporting it. No way worth the premium price.

We have been married 47 years and its a problem what to get each other, we buy what we need throughout the year, so now we have a week away in this country, hubby lets me chose and organise it...both happy

I buy my own presents too at Christmas...from my husband,he has alzheimers now so I always wrap it up from him to me...

Well done karmalady such a lovely thing to do. You deserve to treat yourself and have the things that you love in your life. Long may you enjoy your presents to yourself.

karmalady

Lathyrus3, I think many of us have struggled with `spoiling` ourselves. It is nice when we can break free from that thought

Yes, I’m not too bad at buying things for myself , but I struggle to buy flowers.

And yet I love them, they cheer me up and I can afford to buy some each week.

So why is it so hard that I pass by all the time……..

Good for you.