Days 05 & 06 - Billie's Jeans: The Weekly Hodgepodge [40 Days of Gratitude 2024]

 

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What's the best $5 gift to give someone?

It really depends on the person and his/her likes and dislikes, but I'll take a stab at it.  To get the best bang for your buck, a Dollar Tree gift card, or just the $5 cash.  Something fun and frivolous: a drink from Starbucks.  Or, skip the $5 and spend quality time with someone.  That's the best gift.

What's your favorite way to relax/unwind during the busy holiday season? 

Lounging on the couch with a warn throw blanket on my legs, a book, magazine, or needlework project in my hands, a warm mug of coffee or tea on the table beside me, classical music quietly playing in the background, and the aromatic pleasure of a scented candle or an oil misting from the diffuser,

How do you feel about gingerbread? Love it or no thanks? Are gingerbread houses a part of your holiday tradition? If you said yes, how does that look? Do you like ginger flavor in other kinds of dishes?

I've not eaten enough gingerbread to have an opinion.  Years ago, I tried to make gingerbread cookies, but I messed up the recipe somehow.  They had the consistency of a 40-year-old dog biscuit and were inedible.  I've never tried to build a gingerbread house from a kit, but I'm not opposed to the idea.  I've watched people online build them with their friends and/or family.  It looks like a fun group activity.

December 5th is National Blue Jeans Day...will you be celebrating? Do you have a favorite brand? A favorite pair? Do you have a hard time parting with a favorite pair of jeans? Blue jeans-joggers-leggings-yoga pants...which one do you wear most often? 

Not necessarily to celebrate the day, but I may wear jeans tomorrow.  At present, I only own one pair of jeans (that I need to get rid of).  I'm hoping to find a couple of pairs of jeans and flannel shirts to go with them. Regular jeans or jeans leggings will work.  I just want warm comfortable clothes to get me through the winter.

Insert your own random thought here.

Today, I am thankful for:

• From Monday - Ibuprofen. 
  
• From Monday - The ability to work from home.  It works well when I feel well enough to work, but not well enough to dress for work (thus the Ibuprofen).
• From Tuesday - An honest neighbor.  Something I ordered last week was delivered to the wrong address (That's THREE times Wal-Mart. I'm done!).  Since he/she (our complex has eight units, so I have no idea which neighbor) didn't know me and the packages had no address on them, he/she took the packages to our leasing office so I could pick them up.  Unfortunately, not everyone does that.
  

In case you missed it:  

• My previous Hodgepodge post:  "Scraps and Such 02" is here.
• My latest Weekly Digest "Days 03 & 04: Help Wanted" is here.
  
• My latest book review "2024 Full Shelf Challenge V. 2: 05" is here.
• My latest First Line Friday post: "#24 - The Power of Thank You by Joyce Meyer" is here.
• My "24 in 2024" post is here.
• My 2024 reading challenge:  "Full Shelf Challenge V.2" is here.
• My latest series on my Auntie's Workshop blog "30 Day Art Challenge 2024" starts here.