Christmas Wishlist thing
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i_love_freddieSTEP ONE
# Make a post (public, friends-locked, filtered... whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of ten holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione 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 to make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
# If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), 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) can get in touch with you. Your home address is not required!
# Make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.
STEP TWO
# Surf around your friends list (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 one person'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.
# 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 guarantees with this project, and no strings attached. Just... wish, and it might come true. Give and you might receive. You'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
The first couple of wishes are ones that no one can really help with, but you could maybe send me good thoughts/vibes/ect.
1) My number one wish is for Dave to be able to come home really soon, and for things to continue to be okay with us over the next year.
2) My second big wish is that things will start to improve for me health-wise next year - both with the physical issues and the depression/anxiety. It's kind of hit an all time low this year.
3) A Playstation 3. Everyone in my family has one and I've wanted one for a while, but I could never afford it. I'm never, ever likely to get one of these but I live in hope.
4) Dog toys. I buy Cory inexpensive ones, but he destroys them with amazing speed (one lasted a whole 20 minutes). And because he gets bored easily, I try to make sure that he has at least three or four, but I can't always get him as many as I'd like.
5) Mail - letters, postcards or anything like that. I really love getting mail that isn't bills.
6) This book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Survivors-Guide-Recovery-Sexual-Abuse/dp/0955103703/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260748499&sr=1-6. I've wanted it for a year or so now, but it's too much for me to really justify buying it for myself.
7) Some sort of surprise package - I've heard of other people giving/sending these out and I've never had one but I've always wanted one.
8) New LiveJournal friends would be cool. If you guys know any awesome people who might be open to having a new friend, let me know!
Contact Address:
Emma Ayres
5 Tonbridge Road
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 2EL
ENGLAND
# Make a post (public, friends-locked, filtered... whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of ten holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione 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 to make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
# If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), 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) can get in touch with you. Your home address is not required!
# Make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.
STEP TWO
# Surf around your friends list (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 one person'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.
# 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 guarantees with this project, and no strings attached. Just... wish, and it might come true. Give and you might receive. You'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.
The first couple of wishes are ones that no one can really help with, but you could maybe send me good thoughts/vibes/ect.
1) My number one wish is for Dave to be able to come home really soon, and for things to continue to be okay with us over the next year.
2) My second big wish is that things will start to improve for me health-wise next year - both with the physical issues and the depression/anxiety. It's kind of hit an all time low this year.
3) A Playstation 3. Everyone in my family has one and I've wanted one for a while, but I could never afford it. I'm never, ever likely to get one of these but I live in hope.
4) Dog toys. I buy Cory inexpensive ones, but he destroys them with amazing speed (one lasted a whole 20 minutes). And because he gets bored easily, I try to make sure that he has at least three or four, but I can't always get him as many as I'd like.
5) Mail - letters, postcards or anything like that. I really love getting mail that isn't bills.
6) This book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Survivors-Guide-Recovery-Sexual-Abuse/dp/0955103703/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260748499&sr=1-6. I've wanted it for a year or so now, but it's too much for me to really justify buying it for myself.
7) Some sort of surprise package - I've heard of other people giving/sending these out and I've never had one but I've always wanted one.
8) New LiveJournal friends would be cool. If you guys know any awesome people who might be open to having a new friend, let me know!
Contact Address:
Emma Ayres
5 Tonbridge Road
West Molesey
Surrey
KT8 2EL
ENGLAND
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Date: 2009-12-14 08:58 am (UTC)You might even get a surprise package too :) ;)
Love you, sweetie.