Tis the season to give - like it or not

Ah, tis the season.  I'm sure you'll all happy to know that I survived our busy season at work  Hence, being MIA for a couple of months.)  Subsequently, I fled the state for a sunny vacation, then came home and got sick.  How's that for a reward?

So now we head into the holiday season.  No matter what you celebrate, there is always some sort of pomp and circumstance around the month of December. And unless you are a Jehovah's Witness, there are usually gifts involved.  At this point, I am pretty much done with my holiday shopping, and I have been able to come up with a unique gift or two for everyone on my list. That big, black, rainy, Charlie Brown cloud still hanging over my head is a gift needed for coworkers

I have a couple of ideas, but I'm not sure.  I have 2 coworkers and I feel like there is some sort of stigma to what you end up giving them.  I've done wine.  I've done journals.  I've gotten gloves, wine, bottle stoppers, etc.  Frankly, if it were up to me, I would not gift anything to my coworkers.  But, it seems to be a long-standing gift giving tradition in the media department to do so.  I mean, I like them fine enough, but I only really know them because I'm forced to work with them in close proximity for upwards of 40 hours a week.

So my big project for the week is to come up with something cool and witty to show them how thoughtful I am.  And they have NO idea how much thought has actually gone into this.  I deserve a raise.