How to Give Gifts in Support of a New Year's Resolution

Should auld acquaintance be forgot? Not if you resolve now to be a better gift giver in the coming year. Give a gift in support of the recipient's New Year's resolution-but be sure it is the recipient's resolution and not a nagging hint from you. Here are some ideas:

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. An electronic organizer to a very busy friend resolved to make better use of her time

2. A supply of paper to the writer determined to finish his book this year

3. Season tickets to the symphony to the self-declared culturally challenged

4. Lessons to one who has expressed an interest in learning to dance, ski, play a musical instrument, sky dive, race cars, paint, sing, or sew

5. Language CDs to one determined to learn a foreign language before his vacation

6. Games, zoo passes, or amusement park tickets to the parent who wants to spend more time with the children

7. A cellular telephone-programmed with your home and office phone numbers-to the busy grown child who promises to keep in touch

8. A basket of low-fat or low-sodium goodies to one resolved to improve his eating habits

9. A stack of paper plates to the bachelor resolved to keep the sink free of dirty dishes

10. Exercise equipment, clothing, or instructional and motivational materials to one who has resolved to get in shape

11. A book a month to one who has resolved to read the classics; every book on the best-seller list; or works of a favorite writer

12. A news magazine or newspaper gift subscription to one who has resolved to be more informed about current events

Resources

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