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Recently here at Mrs Baja we have been talking about gifts, and I am revisiting an idea I had last year.
For Christmas last year I wrote my thoughts, rules, if you like, for my girls in a beautiful Korean notebook that my mother gave us.
Time has proven them to be still popular. My little one, Dellylu, recently told me, 'When I'm old, like when I carry a handbag, I'm gonna carry my rule book in there.' Not a bad endorsement for a year-old gift.
Some of the 'rules' I will add to their books include;
If it starts with, ‘No offense but…’ then it’s better left unsaid.
Never leave your friend until she is safely inside her house, or has started her car.
So, I have found a couple of likely journals at Amazon you could use to make a gift for someone you love, if you like. They are just beautiful, and maybe now would be a good time to start a journal for yourself. I know some of us Mrs BG contributors are inveterate journal keepers.
Enjoy!
The plain brown leather book is one I had and lost. Loved. Loved. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteCurrently I am using the "back to school sale" notebooks. I tried pretty ones, but they get filled with drawings of Spongebob and dinosaur mutants.
ReplyDeleteMaybe when *I* get old, I will get a pretty one, for keeps.
Love the idea! The one piece of advice I gave to my son when he left for college, was "never find yourself in a situation you cannot get out of". This maybe a good gift for him. I can start one for him and ask that he fill it with his own.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good idea, Sari. The girls have started suggesting ideas for their books.
ReplyDeleteI just love this post each time I come across it.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a terrific idea!Journals are invaluable. I gave my married children a special journal for each of their children, example -- "Jenna's Words of Wit and Wisdom". For all the funny and hopefully some wise things out of the mouths of babes.
ReplyDeleteAh, Kim, very wise of you. I know those babies will appreciate your gift for years to come.
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