You won’t believe these fluffy, delicious Gingerbread Donuts are vegan & gluten-free! They’re the perfect dessert to make for the holidays. Or any day!
Ahhh, the holidays. I’ll be honest with you – I’m not one of those people who gets super duper pumped around the holidays. I don’t decorate my whole apartment. I don’t go Black Friday shopping. I don’t dress my cat up in a reindeer costume (though now that I’m thinking about it….).
I think it has to do with the fact that for my whole life, I’ve been in school 1-2 weeks before Christmas. That’s not a lot of time to get into the holiday spirit! I’d love to know who on a college budget can afford to buy $200 worth of decorations and $500 worth of presents. Not I. Plus, my parents weren’t huge Christmas people while I was growing up; most years, my mom bought a new plant instead of a Christmas tree. #hippie
I promise, I’m not a total bummer. I sort of do love the holidays. They just come and go so fast every year that I can never watch enough Christmas movies and drink enough peppermint hot chocolate and oh, look at that, it’s already January.
This year I have a bit of a different mindset for the holidays. Maybe it’s because I’m older, or maybe just because I am so damn blessed, but there isn’t really anything material I want this year. There are little things – an essential oil diffuser, a stepstool for food photography (lol), a stainless steel skillet. I don’t like giving or receiving gifts “just because,” gifts that I or the person receiving them will probably just stick in a closet somewhere until they regift them. I simply do not see the point in that.
I’d rather ask for the small amount of things that are necessary for me, and that’s it. I don’t want more stuff. I’d rather go experience a vacation or concert, or put the money towards my grocery bill. If I’m giving a gift, I want to know that it’s actually going to be useful for the other person.
For example, last year I gave my boyfriend a NutriBullet. He uses it twice a day. Now that’s a good present.
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