Holiday Gifts

Timeline

Create a 2026 Tab on the above spreadsheet Start discussion at the end of Q2 of "what" to give Identify "who" will receive the gifts:

Employees
Contractors
Clients
Partners
Vendors

Order items Plan time to put together the gift Plan time to ship items (FedEx: if DORIS had a scale, we could save money on postage) Plan time to deliver items (took approximately 4 days in 2025) NOTE: Universities tend to go on break earlier than corporations

What:

ALL presents must include a handwritten note

Previous gifts have included:

2025:

Handwritten note on a "2026 Colorscope"
Book: "What do you Do with a Problem?"
Branded Notebook
Flair Pen [corresponding colorscope]
Some presents included a pen clip
NOTE: Notebook and cards designed by Maria Meschi

2024:

Handwritten note on a bookmark (designed by Maria Meschi)
Book: "The Creative Act: A Way of Being"
Gift cards (Patachou, Loumalnatis, Tinker, Bica Cafe, local restaurants)
Plants
Plant/pot with seeds (different from above?)

2023:

Handwritten note Calendar designed by Maria Meschi Away Overnight Bag Gift cards (Starbucks, Parlor, Patachou, local restaurants,

2022:

Handwritten note Yeti Apparel gift card Bomber, 3/4 Zip Gift Cards (Starbucks, Patachou, Anthropology)