There are a handful of gifts that really stand out in my memory from all the years of birthdays. This year, I have another to add to that list. My friend gave me one of the coolest gifts EVER! And part of why I love it so much is that she put time and thought into it! To me, what makes a gift special is that you took the time and effort to get to know me, so that you know what I like. I bet you're wishing I would stop philosophizing and tell you what the gift is! Well.... ... it was a personalize Spotify playlist!!!!
You might be thinking, "that's it? Spotify makes you playlists everyday." Yes, but not like this. I don't know why she chose each song, but almost every song on the 15-song playlist is one that I love and the ones I didn't know before now are great too! She admitted to looking through my account and playlists for inspiration, but I don't care :) And to be honest, I think she was guided by God. There is no other explanation for some of these songs. She picked an Owl City song that happens to tie to some great memories and she said it's the only one she knows! Then there was a song that was brand new to me but it is describing the deepest parts of me; things I don't think there is any way she could know about. That song is one I needed to hear and God used my friend and her gift to me to touch my heart. If you don't have Spotify, or the person you want to give the playlist to doesn't, then just create the playlist on paper and they can input the songs into whatever music platform they do have. That's what my brothers did. Our friend had written the playlists out on our cards so they just made the playlists on Pandora. Obviously, for this to be a good gift, you need to know the person fairly well, but if you do, then this is a great gift idea, especially if you're on a gift budget, because all it takes is your time! I bought myself some gifts this year that I am also very excited about! I got a fountain pen, a wax-seal kit for sealing letters, and a stamp of my name for my books that I loan out. (If you're curious, I got option #5). I'm also claiming the great snowfall we got last week as a birthday present :)
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