Thursday, December 10, 2009

Christmas Time

It's that time of year, depression is in high gear. Suicide rates are growing as the happy holiday nears. They say that the reason suicide rates go higher this time of year is due to people feeling guilt and dread over the merry gift-giving that this corporate pressured holiday is all about. Can't say that I disagree with it at all.

Gift giving is pretty tough. Finding the perfect gift is difficult regardless of whom you are shopping for. Not only is finding the perfect gift tough, but in this saddened economy finding gifts that are reasonable and affordable that will "do the trick" is tough as well. Let's face it, this economy has created so many financial pressures on everyone, even the happily employed. In this uncertain time I'm sure even Santa is sweating his job security.

It occurred to me today while browsing the internet (doing some holiday shopping on my time) that I wouldn't mind affording a guilt-creating gift for a certain someone I know. Let's just say that causing me pain isn't something I easily forget. I can't help but think that the look on this person's face would be priceless upon opening this gift from me. I wouldn't even need to make it known that it was from me to get the point across.

Bypassing that, I have no intentions of committing suicide. Being broke is something I've gotten used to. Having people dislike me is something that I'm starting to get used to as well, far be it from me to actually understand why I am disliked, but that doesn't mean it's not uncommon in my life thus far. What I've done to cause dislike towards me is beyond me, honestly.

My Christmas plans so far are spending time with my boyfriend and his family (due to my family being so far away) and job hunting for something a little more rewarding for my future. Plus putting things in my mind in a certain less chaotic order to help me figure out where I'm headed in the near future would be nice. We'll see how all this comes out in the long run. I am definitely hoping for a Happy New Year with a brand new start.