I’m thinking of gifting myself a Nintendo Switch and getting my Sister a Kindle.

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    I’ve kind of stopped caring about the gift-receiving aspect of christmas in recent years. So I mainly look forward to the family Raclette dinner on christmas eve and meeting some old friends who come home for christmas.

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    Just a nice easy Christmas and New Year, at home just me and my partner, no responsibilities, no social obligations, cozy pyjamas, playing games and relaxing together and generally living actual real life for a couple weeks instead of the constant treadmill.

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      I always thought the socks at Christmas thing was a meme, but here we both are in need of nicer socks.

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    Being able to put the heating on for the days of Christmas would be nice. It is very cold.

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      I feel you. This is the second winter we’ve only been able to heat one room to at least 18C, and that’s not warm enough for my disabled ass. My electric throw blanket is on 24/7 though and is incredibly efficient - it costs less than 25p a day. I would highly recommend one if you can manage the upfront cost. Also wrist warmers are highly underrated imo - cheap, you can knit/crochet them yourself, your fingers are still free for touch screens and they seem to keep me warmer than just a hat alone. Wishing you more comfortable times ahead, friend.

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      Reusable hand warmers might be practical for you. They stay warm for hours through a chemical reaction, and you reset it by boiling it.

      Not the same as a whole body warm, but better than nothing. Sorry you’re having to deal with the cold.

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    Getting myself some replacement earbuds (specifically, Pixel Buds Pro). Batteries are toast in my (very) old Sony ones, and I’ve got a ton of Google store credit, so they’re gonna cost me very little.

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    Peace and quiet. Someone else to clean and remember things. I’m tired of being the most responsible person. I’m not even that responsible, imo, but everyone else is worse.

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    I want to be able to participate at my friend’s Christmas party. I am so broke I can’t even bring food, no gift for anyone and of course everyone has gifts for eachother. I don’t want a gift but I hate to be the “cheap” one.

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    I’m lucky enough to earn a comfortable wage so I tend to buy things that I want throughout the year.

    Many people in my position seem to only want things that unfortunately cannot be gifted. More hours in the day. Less suffering in the world. More time with loved ones. Less global disarray.

    :(

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            Lol wtf is this comment?? A person died and I wish I could spend time with them and your response is “well you probably chose not to spend time with them when they were alive.”

            That’s a totally reasonable and measured response…

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                i gotta say, this is seemingly a rare thing these days. That’s not always easy and I appreciate you. Absolutely accept your apology and i hope you have a fantastic day!

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        The implication was that it was to spend more time with loved ones after it’s already too late.

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    I’m thinking of breaking my drug budget and get more drugs than I can afford.

    Tis the season after all.