Perspective and all that I know, but I can't help feeling a bit low. Last week I celebrated a significant birthday...I went away with OH and had a great time. One of my closest friends, ok, she's not renowned for giving great presents and I mentioned in the other thread that she seems oblivious to the fact I don't do much crafting these days and keeps giving me various items of card making bits, which are consequently shoved up into my loft and forgotten about. She celebrated the same significant birthday a couple of years back and I bought her a beautiful bracelet with shavorksi (sp) crystals in a gorgeous presentation box - it wasn't cheap either even after staff discount (John Lewis). She also works there so could make use of the fabulous discount. Ok you shouldn't give to receive, but I was rather taken aback to see that for me, all she'd done is shove a small amount of low end (poundshop stuff) crafting bits into a bag, a pen (cheap plastic ballpoint) and some glittery eyeshadow with the Primark label still stuck on the back - I reckon she'd have got change from a fiver for the whole lot! I appreciate how my birthday is close to xmas, so not an ideal time when people's money has got to go much further - but really?...and to top it all she apologised for forgetting to buy me a card!
Ok more fool me, for spending money on decent presents for people, but I just couldn't give a really close friend or relative an absolute pile of crap at any time of the year let alone a significant birthday. I know I sound mean saying this, but she could have bought me a decent bottle of vodka and a glass even for next to nowt from work if she couldn't think of anything I'd really like, a decent pen even - I just felt really hard done by, terrible I know and I feel almost guilty for feeling like this. Just had to get it off my chest.
Did get some nice stuff, another mate made up for it with two really well considered gifts..cheered me right up - but the other lady's a really really close friend and that's why I felt gutted!
Ok more fool me, for spending money on decent presents for people, but I just couldn't give a really close friend or relative an absolute pile of crap at any time of the year let alone a significant birthday. I know I sound mean saying this, but she could have bought me a decent bottle of vodka and a glass even for next to nowt from work if she couldn't think of anything I'd really like, a decent pen even - I just felt really hard done by, terrible I know and I feel almost guilty for feeling like this. Just had to get it off my chest.
Did get some nice stuff, another mate made up for it with two really well considered gifts..cheered me right up - but the other lady's a really really close friend and that's why I felt gutted!
