   We all love getting clothes and little trinkets for Christmas, and we often feel like Christmas is a time to ask for things we might not necessarily buy for ourselves but don’t need. I know now that I’m and ~adult~ I definitely end up asking for more practical things that will last me, but that might be more expensive. Here’s a few ideas of practical things to put on your list this year:
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A Good Watch
   I asked for this last year and I absolutely LOVE the Citizen watch my mom got me (hint: sometimes you can pick it beforehand but still act surprised). It’s definitely more of a big ticket item but it’s a great investment and necessity.
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A Nice Wallet
   Consider asking for a nice, maybe leather wallet, these can be found for great prices at Marshalls and department stores, and it’s a nice thing to have now that you have important things to carry around like credit cards, health insurance cards, maybe even a legal ID, all things you do NOT want to lose by having a flimsy, cheap wallet.
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A Subscription
   People are always afraid to give intangible gifts, but they shouldn’t be! So don’t be afraid to ask for them. Consider asking someone for a Spotify Premium account, or maybe a year of Amazon Prime; subscriptions you know you’ll get good use out of and will make your life so much easier.
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Money!!
   Again, people feel so obligated to ask for physical gifts and materialistic things that they don’t realize the most practical thing to ask for sometimes is just a donation towards something. Maybe if you have a big trip coming up you would ask people to give you money towards your spending (you could even buy them something with it), or if they know you’re saving for a big ticket item you could ask for some help saving up.
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   These are just a few ideas of things that exemplify quality over quantity, consider adding some to your Christmas list in place of smaller things you might not actually need.
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