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We feature an illustration by the wonderful Mari Andrew every Friday morning. Here’s today’s.
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Registries That Should Exist
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thank you
i love it!
Absolutely perfect Mari ♡
These are fantastic thank you Mari!!!
I love this! Especially the last one—it’s so true. Something beautiful to look at helps ease the pain inside.
We just had this conversation at work. We focus on when people are sick or in a time of need. The benefits of a wishlist (different name for a registry) are great.
We should all create wishlists and share them.
I’m trying to figure out if this is a joke… It would be sweet if a friend gave something as a sweet gesture, but a registry? I feel like people have a huge aversion to being an adult in this modern era… the entitlement thing. Maybe that would be a good blog post discussion.
Yes, it is definitely a joke, Linda.
I love sending small gifts during tough times. I’m not very good at talking with friends about tough subjects, so a little card and gift are my way of saying that I’m thinking of you and what you’re going through. Gift certificates for take out (like Bite Squad or other delivery services that serve their neighborhood) are my quick and easy go-to, but well-loved books of poetry have been so appreciated by the friends that I’ve sent them to. I leave my favorite poems dog-eared and bookmarked and might suggest a poem or two that speaks to their particular challenges in the card. Good poetry has a way of making our struggles feel like part of the larger story of how hard it is to be human sometimes.
I’m working on something very much like this! http://www.shineregistry.com
The illustrator is so adorable ? love it!
Love the drawing. Happy weekend.
I have been going through a really difficult time with my depression and anxiety and blogging about it. One thing that’s come from that- aside from people opening up to me about their own stuff (which is the BIGGEST honor)- is I’ve had THREE people who sent me a little care package with things like socks, a sweet card, a funny/inspiring pin, and the Stanley Tucci cookbook (for when I’m up for it). I’ve been so in awe of the kindness of people recognizing that sometimes you need little “registry”-type gifts that you can’t actually ask for :)
As a married person who benefited from a registry when I got married, I felt the same: these registries should exist for other people! Why couldn’t I register for things when I was working with one just income and trying to furnish a house?
And that’s when I realized: there’s literally no reason I can’t make this happen for other people. I recently asked a friend to create a list of things she’d like as she moved into a new home — in her case, she created an Amazon wishlist. And it was great!
Let’s be the people who get our friends to make “registries” and then get them something off it. And tell other friends in the group so they can chip in too! This lovely illustration can totally be real — all that’s needed is that we decide we want it to happen.
Woops! That’s supposed to be “just one income.” I got too excited to type properly.
wholeheartedly agree!!
You’re such a thoughtful friend, brava for stepping up for your friend!
i love this, sarah! what a sweet thing for you to do for her.
Brilliant!
YES! This is so lovely! I think I’ll reference it often for gift giving :)
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