Gifts For You, Gifts For Me

I'm going away for a few days so won't be back on my blog until Sunday at the earliest. Because of this, I wanted to remind you all that the Spooky Contest I am running in conjunction with Nell Dixon is open to entries until this Saturday, November 25th. If you'd like to find out more and submit your entry, just click here.

I found this great site today, where you are offered a number of visual picture choices on your favourite things, and from that the program works out ideal Christmas gifts for you. You can also answer it for friends and family to get some ideas on what to buy them. I did it for myself and all of my suggested gift selections were lovely! The site also told me this about myself:

Your choice of colour signifies a sense of balance, harmony, universal love and peace. Green innately signifies the presence of water and abundance so it is a color that many of us find reassuring on a deep level. Perhaps you are a nurturer, because it is common to find green being a favorite of people that work in the medical or caring professions. Chances are you are also someone that makes an excellent friend because you are likely to be happy, caring and trustworthy. Yes, it almost goes without saying that you probably love gardens, gardening and pets too!

Spare time is spent fulfilling your social desires. You love good food and conversation, and building on the friendships you have. You are not shy of meeting new people and are interested in what others have to say.

Nothing beats spontaneity; fun for you is unpredictable, reckless and a little childish! You like to keep young, have a laugh - you like to take time out to have a bit of a mess-around. You always see the funnier side of life.

You love to be able to be in charge, freedom and the open road are the perfect partner.

Your style is a little unusual - you like things to look handcrafted, but also you like a bold daring palette.

When you have extra time you like to use it for yourself, immersing yourself in what you love. A bit of a thinker, you love to search out stories and other's points of view. This makes you a good listener; you've also got a fantastic imagination.

You like your holidays to be about open spaces, close to nature and big, big skies. Living like this allows you space to relax and think, you are someone who likes the freedom of being in the wilderness.

What matters to you are the real wonders of the world we live in - the chance to experience it all firsthand. You are adventurous, and are always happy to make your path.

Giving means something more than gifts - love and affection is the most valuable thing that people have. You love to give your time and advice to those that you love. Nothing beats feeling needed and being able to help.

If you want to have a go either for yourself or you family or friends, just click here.

In the meantime, have a great rest-of-week everybody, and Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating it.


Just finished reading: Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson (a novel that, for some reason, does not believe in speech marks)