What for Christmas?

Every December the frenzy starts: what to buy people as Christmas presents? This same frenzy hits every year and every year it seems to be as difficult as it was the previous year. For a few years now I have thought about giving some tips to people in order to relief their stress and, maybe a bit selfishly, to get the presents that I will actually find useful, which all equals in everyone’s happy mood. I made a list of things I might need and because I had just moved in, the list of course had many things related to household, however, ranging from smallest things like a potato knife to bigger things like coffee maker and bed covers. I made sure that no one would have to spend more than they want to or are able to so the prices also ranged from 2 USD up to 100 USD. I know it sounds a bit calculated but the list was merely a hint and any other presents or no presents at all were welcomed too, no doubt. I also asked others whether they had some things they needed so I could give them something they would find useful.

So, came the Christmas Eve. Everyone had either cooked or baked something for everyone to enjoy. I had baked a date fruit cake which tasted great for I added some mulled wine to it. After everyone had eaten, we went to sip on some eggnog in front of a Uunisepät fireplace which was warming us nicely. We also started unwrapping presents. I got many presents I had wished for but I also was a bit surprised by one present: a tool set for a fireplace! For some reason I hadn’t even remembered the fact that there are accessories for fireplaces.

Surprisingly it was my best friend who came up with this idea. She knew that I had bought my fireplace from Uunisepät so she decided to go there and ask whether they had any accessories for fireplaces. This was probably my most favorite present because I didn’t even expect it and yet, it made me very happy. Of course, the best part was that it was a useful present.