Alas, in order to keep an electronic list, I would have to have a smart phone. By the time I get home, I forget everything.

In general, I would agree. With a spouse, though, or at least with my spouse, I think it can be grinchy to spoil his delight in the present. It’s like when the kids were babies and maybe he didn’t do something just right (the way I, the mother, would do it) but I wasn’t going to mention it unless I wanted to make him feel unappreciated and then he would never help out with that particular thing again.

Yeah, this obviously is not the post for modesty. Obvs. I’m sorry that you don’t have friends-and-relations who have comparable enthusiasms for gifts. That does make it a little less fun. My family is very, very, very into presents, and I inherited it from them.

My grandmother had a Drawer o’ Presents when I was a little girl, and when we would come visit she would let us look at it and she would give us things. It was amazing.

I think about all the family members as often as I can, but there is never a year where I get something superb for everybody on my list. This year the standouts are for Captain Hammer and Social Sister. And Daddy.

Yay, I helped! You will be astonished how well it works. Plus, if you have a running list, you’ll be more likely to hang on to present ideas when they flit through your mind on the subway or whatever. Because you’ll have somewhere to write them down!

I wish that too because I just finished buying all my Christmas gifts today, and now I feel sad that there are no more presents to buy. I love buying presents SO MUCH.

Definitely agree about finding the perfect gift for a person you don’t typically do gifts with. My friend tim and I are that way — if we see the opportunity to send each other something good, we’ll do it, but it’s sporadic and not really related to events like Christmas and birthdays.

YOU are the best. YOU are. You are the legitimate best and it is acknowledged by all.