It’s the holiday season – which means gift-giving is on everyone’s mind. This can be both stressful & exciting; but the one sentiment I know we all share in common is: what do I get them? This is why I simply love – Love Pills. The idea of finding happiness in small things has been a huge pillar in the success of my relationships – and my ability to give unique gifts.
So this holiday season I decided to do a spin on the Jar of Love Pills & Advent Calendar tradition that’s all the rage during the holidays.
If you don’t know what an Advent Calendar is – essentially it’s 24 little gifts, and you get to open one every day leading up to Christmas. I love the idea of celebrating every day – I’m not fond of figuring out 24 presents per person in my household, or even buying that many little knick-knacks.
So I Stole Like an Artist – and merged Love Pills with the Advent Calendar to get — Advent-Your Calendar!
Essentially I have 4 little jars, marked with our names & filled with simple everyday happiness to bring in some extra holiday cheer.
If you’re wondering why 4 – well that’s because I simply had to include a jar for my kitty-cat and puppy-dog!
The reason this is an Advent-Your Calendar and not an Advent Calendar is because instead of putting actual physical presents, I’ve used little slips of paper to depict an adventure. And since there are 4 Jars and 24 Days till Christmas, we each get 6 Advent-Your(s).
For example, in my kitty-cat jar, I have “High Tea” – which means Astro gets to experience some catnip tea. In my puppy-dog jar, I have “Tippy Tap Tape Dance” – which means Kara gets a tape ball (why she likes this I have no idea) and we get to play tippy tap on the floor – which is essentially her trying to paw the tape ball and then freaking out and doing a little tape dance. She loves it! Check out this reel of how much fun she had with all the tape when we were moving last year.
For us, gift-giving is more about remixing the mundane -simple little activities that bring us joy with an element of surprise. I honestly can’t think of a better way to enjoy a little Advent-Your with the ones you’re sharing the holiday season with.
LoVita 