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That is the perfect caption for that story, Grace.
I can definitely remember agonizing over gifts like this in a way I wouldn't now. Fortunately I no longer feel my gifts need to be outrageously clever and creative. That just seems tiring now.
Though this is from a person who spent her last day at work before Christmas collaging tarot card images and patterned paper onto a CD cover insert. So maybe a small part of it never dies.