Day 3 and 4

Day 3
My boyfriend and I were heading up north to visit his family for the holiday. I spent the majority of the morning running around, trying to get all of our errands done before leaving for the weekend. While I was at CVS, I was asked to donate money to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, and I did. Although we do not have much money, this small monitary donation felt like the right thing to do. The dollar amount of the donation was added to the amount I spend and I happily swiped my credit card. I walked away from CVS feeling glad to help out a bit, but also feeling like my $1 donation was not enough. I know this is not about quantity, but If I am being honest, this gift did not make me feel as happy as the others...

In feeling a bit bummed about my earlier gift, when we arrived at my boyfriend's parents house, I gave his sister (who I am very close to) a cute purse. She said that she felt bad accepting the gift, but I told her that it was given to me but was so similar to a bag I already own and use often. Knowing that I was regifting, she accepted the bag without feeling badly!

Day 4
Today my gift was baked goods. I baked bleu cheese biscuts for Thanksgiving. They weren't as good as I had hoped or wanted them to be, but everyone at them and enjoyed the unique treat.

I don't know if I have left-over "blahs" from not feeling satisfied with yesterdays gift, but todays gift felt equally unsatisfying...
Perhaps I need to remind myself that I am not giving these gifts with the aim of feeling happiness in return. I know this is not supposed to be about me, but I just feel like I can give more...