Christmas Wishlist Meme Thing

[prosodic]

Step One

Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("I'd love an icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

If you wish for real possible things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.

Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post so that the holiday joy will spread.


Step Two

Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:

If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it. Once a wish has been granted, it will be crossed off my list.

You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

Point me to your list, if you posted one, and I'll see if I can grant any of your wishes!

1> New LJ icons. Anything related to writing, books, food, coffee/tea, flowers, butterflies, Pre-Raphaelite art, impressionism, Shakespeare or Jane Austen.

2> Anything from my amazon.com wishlist: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1NG47IPAR37MI/

3> Entertainment/Dining gift cards: AMC theaters, Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden, Dairy Queen, Wendy's, Panera Bread, Starbucks, IHOP

4> Scented soaps/shower gels/lotions

5> Texts/emails on Christmas Eve/Day: anything that will make me smile or laugh and add brightness to my day

6> Socks: because almost all my socks are just boring, white socks. I like color! I like stripes!

7> Teas: green tea, English Breakfast tea, and herbal teas with peppermint or citrus flavors are my favorites.

8> Bread/Soup/Cookie/Drink mixes in a jar. (Seriously...I love that kind of stuff!)

9> Money for the following: wood laminate floors in the kitchen, a new kitchen counter, new baseboards, and paint to finish off the rest of the rooms & the kitchen cabinets.

10> A green thumb, or at least someone here locally who can provide me with free or cheap gardening assistance. (Preferably not someone who does it for a living, but does it only as a hobby.)

Email: prosodic at livejournal dot com or englanke at yahoo dot com