remember birthdays

He’s so hard to shop for because he’s rich :)

I got him season 1 of Mad Men on Blu-Ray. I’m pretty sure he’d like it, pretty sure he’s never seen it, but if I’m wrong he can always send it back to Amazon! It’ll be a couple days late, but that’s all :)

Now that I am settled in my new home I will be on track with my birthday list!

1. Found my list…
2. now I will add some and remove some!
3. Make a master
4. Start with July’s

Sending ecards are so impersonal and don’t show you really made a effort to remember. It’s like “Oh Shit!, I forgot, so I better send something since I was so lazy to run out to the card shop” Most people spend countless hours in front of a tv or on the internet. I prefer to mail them because it is a nice surprise to get something other a statement saying your owe someone.

Jer’s Birthday is next week. What to get him? What to do? Arg!

I have been recording this for two years now—long enough that it is totally a habit :) and that was the purpose of putting “Remember Birthdays” on my list in the first place.

It’s ready to come off the list now. I do it automatically. The bonus is that people consider me a really thoughtful friend and are always happy to see me. The only drawback is that everyone knows I remember their birthdays and now they expect some response from me. It’s a lot of pressure, but I can handle it. XD

My brother’s daughter is turning 16, so I got her the 16 Candles poster she wanted at Thanksmas and didn’t get, and also a poster for Bones, which she had also wanted. I hope she doesn’t already have them by now…but if she does, I’m sure she can figure out how to return them for something else, she’s a clever girl :)

My wife and I have no children of our own, but we do have 15 nieces and nephews, and we love them all. Lots to remember. My wife does most of the legwork on this, I must admit, even though most of the kids are on my side of the family. Something I can improve on.

We buy gifts for my friend L’s kids, and we got a card + a gift card off to N. in time this week. I also sent my niece who’s turning I think 13 a hoodie from Delia’s, nicely wrapped and everything, with a hoops&yoyo sound card…it’ll get there on the day or a day early.

My friend S. has a birthday on Sunday, so I think I’m going to give her her gift at work on Monday. I figure 1 day late is close enough to call it on time.

We got G’s sister’s gift out yesterday, and it should get there on time. She gets a little nicer gift than everyone else in G’s family :) because she’s G’s only sister (he has 5 brothers) and because she always has us for house guests at the holidays!

Birthdays, holidays etc. My family and friends know not to expect me to remember them, and are pleasantly surprised when I DO remember.

1. Changing my notifications for my friends birthday calendar.
2. Find a nice ecard and send it to everyone in 2009.
3. Write a gift list.
4. If I have done this for 3 months I have achieved this goal.