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How I made a 50 yr old man cry with my Christmas Cookies - Top 5 Simple Tips to Holiday Gift Giving
Gifting should be thoughtful and most of all, FUN! Here are some tips to show you how I made a 50 year old man weep on Christmas Day through my gift Christmas cookie recipes.
I baked no less than 50 christmas cookie packages this holiday season for gifting. Not just because of budgets or lack of ideas but because I thought it was the best way to spread my love. And to my surprise, an uncle-in-law, someone who I don't know very very well, was the most touched.
It's an experience and result that I will never forget!
I didn't know this, but with the tips you are about to read below, I touched his heart and made this man feel very special.
Tip 1. Gesture Counts.
Christmas gifting is special. Gesture really counts, and it's not about the expensive gifts or the brand names.
Don't misjudge your gesture. I made no less than 50 small gifts of Christmas cookies and never guessed that just one out of them all will bring an experience in my life that I (and the recipient) will never ever forget.
Think about the people around your life. Don't discount anybody. Be positive about everyone in your life.
You should never expect anything in return. Of all Christmas cookies that I baked for the holiday season, my main worry was whether they would enjoy them. But because of my gesture and all the steps I took (as stated in this article) it surprised me that not only ALL the recipients loved the cookies, but they were very impressed with the packaging and felt warm and loved. Now, isn't that a great Christmas gifting experience?
People from all walks of life will enjoy your gesture. Many of my recipients were said to be grumpy, picky, snobby, etc. types of people, but I did not want to exclude anyone. Turns out, even the picky ones were appreciative of my gift.
Tip 2. Good things come in small Packages.
You don't have to make large gifts or pack your gift boxes or baskets full of different gifts. Like I said, it's the gesture that counts.
Think of just a few items that could be special to your recipients in general. For example, one of my cookies in the Christmas package included a "Caramel toasted macadamia nuts cookie" recipe. I had just come back from a trip to Australia and bought some local macadamia nuts. So, this made the Christmas cookie recipe special as it was from somewhere else and a recipe that I baked up. I could have given each member a souvenir from Australia, but instead, I used just one packet of macadamia nuts and expanded the gift by spreading it through my cookie gifts.
Try to think of any seasonal or popular themes in your gifting and just focus on two or three of these themes.
Tip 3. Homemade Warmth.
Ok, you may not have all the time on earth to be hand-making all your gifts. But we are talking about how to really touch your close friends and family on the holiday seasons and there is nothing, absolutely nothing, more special than a Christmas handmade gift.
Even if you can only take a couple of hours to bake some Christmas cookies, these will be the most appreciated items that you can give. (Just holiday gift shopping can take more time than that itself!)
You don't have to bake or hand-make gifts for every single person, but you taking a little time out (because it doesn't have to take long at all) will be evident in your gesture.
Bake just for your wife, or just for your husband, or just for your parents, etc. tells them that they are more special than anyone in your life.
Tip 4. Standout from the rest.
Being unique does not have to take too much creativity. If you need inspiration, there is a lot of great information that you can find so quickly and easily online today.
Stand out from the rest and give something different. Even if you are giving the same gift to a particular person and they are receiving the same type of item, by being creative in your thinking, either through a creative add-on to a Christmas cookie recipe, or through a color of wrapping, etc. you will stand out from the rest.
Personalizing items will guarantee that your gifts standout from all others.
Tip 5. Personalize it.
Take the time out to personalize your little packages. Tag each gift with a handwritten name tag and your Christmas gifts will be remembered and be appreciated.
Think about each recipient's interests or favorite colors, etc and apply that in your packaging.
It was with the exact steps above, simple but truly successful, that made this 50 year old man weep.
You see, he went on to tell me that he has never received any gifts, and one with his name handwritten to him, from his family, friends, co-workers, nor from his own wife in his entire life!
I was taken back and it touched me just as much as it touched him.
How something so simple, thoughtful and easy has brought people together and made all my friends, family and network feel so special.
Isn't that what the holidays are all about?
~* Janlia Chong has held onto her title as Baking Sensation because of her near endless knowledge of baking and packaging treats. Her ability to impress is one of her biggest traits. What's her trick? Simple, she takes something that sounds difficult and makes it easy and fun. Follow Janlia's advice and you'll be busy baking treats for the entire family. Visit http://www.BakingHugs.com *~
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The Decline of the Ottoman Empire, The Sick Old Man of Europe
The Eastern Question was the collective term for the problems raised in south-eastern Europe by the weakness of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the rivalry of its successors. At the peak of the Ottoman Empire, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to the gates of Vienna, Austria but by 1870 it was commonly referred to as the ‘sick man of Europe'. Reasons for its deterioration can be attributed to the slip of the Turkish army into total decay, the backwardness of the Turkish economy and the corrupt and inefficient nature of the Turkish administrative system. Basically, the Ottoman Empire had remained for all intensive purposes a medieval state. These difficulties were compounded by the rise of Balkan nationalism. This issue also had he effect of involving the Great Powers in the region as their rivalries in the Balkans led to a series of conflicts in the late nineteenth century and substantially contributed to the outbreak of World War One. Russia viewed themselves as protectors of the Slav peoples of South-East Europe, the Austrians wished to annex land and also dampen Balkan nationalism lest it spread to their own Empire and Britain was wary of Russian attempts to control the Dardanelles lest their route to India be menaced and therefore supported Turkey against Russian encroachments. In 1875, disturbances began in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a Balkan province of the Turkish Empire. Muslim overlords had been mistreating their Christian peasantry leading to mass revolts. Fearing a descent into full scale war, the Austrian foreign minister Andrassy sent a note to the Sultan demanding a series of reforms in the Balkans. All the powers signed the ‘Andrassy Note' but the Turks chose to ignore it and continued their policy of suppressing disturbances which had by 1876 spread to Bulgaria. Serbia and Montenegro decided to take advantage of the situation by attacking Turkey in the hope of acquiring territory.
The Great Powers gathered in Berlin, drawing up a memorandum in which they renewed their initial demands and threatened action if improvements were not forthcoming. However, because of British fears of Russia's intentions they refused to sign the Berlin Memorandum which encouraged the Turks to increase their repressive measures. But the Turks pushed the boat too far when one of their irregular armies, the Bashi-Bazouks committed massacres in Bulgaria, the British withdrew all support. Russia was given free reign and it took it, attacking Turkey and initially sweeping all before them before been held at Plevna. Sympathy in Britain swung back in favour of the Turks and for a time, a conflict between Russia and Britain looked to be on the cards but the Russians and Turks sued for peace, signing the Treaty of San Stefano. The Treaty of San Stefano created the large autonomous state of Bulgaria, confirmed the independence of Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro and granted territorial gains to Serbia and Montenegro. Britain viewed its suspicions as proven by the existence of Bulgaria which it believed would prove to be a Russian satellite. Britain with backing from Austria pressured Russia into accepting the Treaty to being reviewed at the Congress of Berlin, 1878. Presided over by Bismarck, it decided that Bulgaria was to be split up, parts being returned to Turkey, Britain annexed Cyprus, Russia annexed South Bessarabia and Austria occupied and administered Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Congress proved decisive as it marked the beginning of a resurgence in Balkan nationalism and the beginning of the movement of Europe into two divisive camps.
However, the Bulgarians proved to be anti-Russian and the country contrary to Britain's fears did not become a Russian satellite. In fact, they sided closer to Britain and France fuelling expectation that Russia would invade to right the wrong but this was prevented by the Dual Alliance which stated that the Germans would come to the aid of the Austrians who were sure to be affronted by any belligerent move by Russia against Bulgaria. The crisis also had the effect of Russia building links with France to stave off complete isolation. This had the effect of strengthening the divide between the two camps though Britain remained non-committal to either and from 1888 it began to drift from Turkey, indeed building links with Russia. No longer did Britain need to worry about Russia interfering with it's trade route to India as it had occupied Egypt in 1882 and Cyprus in 1878. Germany began to ally itself with Turkey, the alliance being cemented by the rise to power of the Young Turks in 1908. The Young Turks attempts to re-establish Turkish control over the Balkans led Austria to annex Bosnia-Herzegovina angering Russia and Serbia in the process. The Serbs felt that because Bosnia-Herzegovina was predominately a Slav province and that it should become incorporated into their state. Terrorist activities increased culminating in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, the final straw which led directly to World War One. The strident nationalism of the Young Turk movement and its continued repression of other nationalities in their Empire led to the creation of the Balkan League, a coalition consisting of Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria and Montenegro. In 1912 the League attacked and won immediate victories against the Turkish army, driving Turkey almost completely out of Europe, leaving only Constantinople and parts of Thrace under their control. However, the League turned against one another because of disputes over who deserved what part of the ‘sick man of Europe'. During the First World War, Turkey and Bulgaira sided with the Alliance, under the Treaty of Lausanne (1923) Turkey ceded all claims to the non-Turk lands of the former Ottoman Empire thereby ending the problematic Eastern Question.
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Russell Shortt is a travel consultant with Exploring Ireland, the leading specialists in customised, private escorted tours, escorted coach tours and independent self drive tours of Ireland. Article source Russell Shortt, http://www.exploringireland.net
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