3browneyedboys4me Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 A gift that you normally would not purchase for yourself, what would you ask for? I'm guessing the monetary value could be in the thousands, but Im not exactly sure. I am having a very hard time just *thinking* of ideas. I know there are things I want/need, but when put on the spot, my mind is just blank. After all, how often do we actually think of such scenarios? :001_smile: Can you all give me some fun, general ideas?? The only really cool thing that I thought of was a MacBook or something like that!! I think that would be sooooo cool!! Thanks for your input!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Money for my kids' college account. I actually got offered that, and that's what we did. We felt like anything we "needed" we already had and that her expenses would be here sooner than we realized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 For real, I'd want to fix the cars and pay some on the house and one other bill. For fun, I'd ask for a moped and gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaAkins Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 An ipod A nice camera a new laptop a new wardrobe get our back deck screened in a short vacation a gym membership I could easily think of hundreds of different ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 A downpayment on a new car A backyard awning A small deck for our above ground pool A family vacation/trip College fund Much needed home repairs/upgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I hardly ever spend any money on myself so I would like a spa weekend and some new clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 A personal trainer for a year. Oh, and enough time to workout and a babysitter...:tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 A personal chef to cook gluten free, shellfish free, and without garlic for my family for a week and to give me lessons. I have been cooking for my dh for years and am tired of the same old things that we eat. An interior decorator to help decorate the inside of our house with things that we already have. A landscape designer for around the screened in pool. If it wasn't for fun I would try to invest it in something like metals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Something pretty for the house like a tile backsplash for the kitchen, or fruit trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Decadent yarn, a professional dejunker/organizer... Huh. I have no idea beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Renovate the master bedroom A landscape designer to do something with the yard A vacation A really sweet new computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 A year of maid service. Really. I don't need more stuff, but I would dearly appreciate more time to enjoy the stuff I have and my family. I am always, always torn between doing a bit of cleaning and say, going out and kicking the saoccer ball with the DSs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlt Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Practical - New carpet House interior painted Non-practical - family vacation ipad new dslr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chava_Raizel Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'd ask for my kitchen to be renovated - it's horrible, and we've been waiting for years to have enough extra money to do it. And while I'm daydreaming - I'd have all the carpeting replaced, the bathrooms updated, new living room furniture, a 4th bedroom added on, and the whole house repainted. Our house is sad - we bought it 9 years ago knowing we'd have to do a lot of work and we've been putting it off ever since. I feel some days like the whole thing is going to come crumbling down around us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3browneyedboys4me Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Oh moms!! You guys are as practical as I am!! Lol!! I really like the idea of home renovation projects. I hadn't thought of that! I thought about college funds too! Hmmmmm...still thinking!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Really the only things I can think of are a couple of things that we really NEED! New living room furniture New dishwasher Next couple of levels of Barton, sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 In this order: A personal chef Personal Masseuse Maid Extended cruise vacation :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 New wardrobe Fun vacation (hello Disney World!!!) Christmas paid for in advance Pay off our car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I would love to hire someone to fix the holes in dd5s bedroom and repaint it. I dread doing it myself because I know she is just going to turn around an do it again. I would also love to hire someone to fix our fence and to add a gate. The neighbors dog keeps pooping in my back yard and I can't figure out which dog it is to talk to the owners. It is the side of my house with no windows so I can't see the dog when it does it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 A gift card to Lowes. :) Home improvement time, yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Renting a vacation home for a month in the mountains or at the or so close enough for DH to join us on the weekends. A trip to Europe. A cruise to Norway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I can think of lots of things to suggest for myself. really good digital camera really good camcorder ipad every cd on my wishlist (there are hundreds) gym membership family vacation cruise trip spa weekend new wardrobe pay off the car/DS18's college buy DS18 a car paint the inside of the house replacing flooring inside the house install raised garden beds replace appliances install dishwasher replace light fixtures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I just thought of 1 more thing, solar panels for the pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Well, it wasn't thousands of dollars, but someone gave me a Dyson Ball vacuum and an Edenpure (infrared heater) last year and they have both made me very, very happy over the past year! What would I ask for right now? I still have 2 student loans to pay off (one larger, one small.) I would definitely accept any donations toward those! Another great idea is a yearly family membership package to local attractions (zoo, children's museum, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Someone technically did. Years ago my grandmother left me some money. I spent in on culinary school (for fun). Maybe not terribly practical, but I don't regret it. I really enjoyed it. That would be SO fun. I would buy a long arm quilting machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 My mother did this. She bought me a wrought iron Gazebo, price $3000 it is beautiful. My mother isn't one for giving gifts, and she isn't rich or anything. It was an absolutely marvelous surprise, I have spent the last 2 months making flower gardens all around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hmmmm... a second hand car or a much higher quality DSLR and a couple of lenses a coverstitch machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Easy - This massage chair. http://www.brookstone.com/osim-uastro2-massage-chair?bkiid=World_Landing_Page_Massage_Massage_Chairs|CategoryWidget|792590p&catId= :) Aah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 A full-time, live-in chauffeur so I would never have to drive again. Of course, if he were live-in we would need a house with some land so that we would have servants quarters. :tongue_smilie: Pay for me to go to college to become a Vet Tech. Pay for DS's college. Buy the house down the street from the "Addams Family," tear it down and build a neighborhood playground and pool in its place. These people are absolutely awful excuses for human beings. Have our driveway re-poured and paved. We've lived here 14 yrs. and have never replaced the paving. It's time. :001_huh: A series of vacations to please each of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3browneyedboys4me Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 you guys are great! I've really enjoyed reading these posts. I am one of those ppl that can never think of anything in the moment. It always comes after...the fact. lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 any of these would do - food storage a new wardrobe for the whole year my closet fixed (a wall is coming down-ish) the main floor main closet redone (it has wallpaper from some tacky era before my birth) new flooring in the living/dining rooms (termite damaged) landscaping all yards gym membership/personal trainer Now, if we were talking tens of thousands of dollars... a new Prius (we're a one car family and it SUCKS) a house somewhere out west, ideally Utah in a medium sized town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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