What’s in My Easter Basket? – A 60-Year-Old’s Guide to Easter Joy
🐰 What’s in My Easter Basket? – A 60-Year-Old’s Guide to Easter Joy
At 60, you’d think I’d be over the whole Easter basket thing, right? Wrong. Just because I’m a “grown-up” (technically) doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a basket full of goodies. If anything, I’ve earned the right to have a basket that’s tailored exactly to my tastes—no questionable jellybeans, no hollow chocolate bunnies that taste like cardboard, and absolutely no plastic grass that ends up stuck to my socks for three weeks.
So, what’s in my Easter basket this year? Let me take you on a little tour of a mature Easter basket, packed with thoughtful, indulgent, and just a little cheeky goodies.
🍫 1. Chocolate (Because Chocolate Has No Age Limit)
At 60, I don’t waste time with the cheap stuff anymore. My Easter basket is strictly filled with candy that I love and do not have often!
✅ Lindt Gold Bunny – Classic. I’ll eat the ears first because that’s how nature intended it.
✅ Whoppers – Don’t care how old I am—these are essential.
✅ Butterfingers – Sorry, no sharing with this candy.
✅ Sugar Babies – Life without those chewy little caramel gems just isn’t as sweet.
Note to self: Chocolate with nuts = protein. Therefore, it’s basically a health food.
☕ 2. Gourmet Treats (Because I’m Fancy Now)
If I’m building my own Easter basket, you better believe it’s going to have some elevated snacks:
🍷 Red Wine – Easter egg hunts are better with a glass of cabernet in hand.
🧀 Fancy Cheese Wedges – Because we’re doing grown-up Easter now.
👉 Funny story: During one of our sisters' weekends, we forgot to bring a corkscrew. After an hour of struggling—and some creative problem-solving with a pen—we finally got the bottle open. Lesson learned: always keep a corkscrew in your purse. You never know when it’ll come in handy!
🛀 3. Self-Care Goodies (Because I Deserve It)
At this stage of life, Easter baskets aren’t just about sugar—they’re about relaxation.
🛁 Bath Bomb – Nothing says “grown-up Easter” like soaking in a tub that smells like spring flowers.
💆♀️ Face Mask – Hydrating, because my skin deserves the same attention as my candy stash.
💅 Nail Polish – In a soft pastel purple because Easter = pastels.
Pro Tip: A glass of wine + a bath bomb = instant therapy.
😂 4. Things That Make Me Laugh
At 60, I’ve earned the right to appreciate the ridiculous side of life.
🐣 A Wind-Up Chick – Because watching it wobble across the table is fun at any age.
🥚 Plastic Eggs with Sarcastic Notes Inside – Like:
- “You’re not old, you’re vintage.”
- “Good luck finding your glasses AND these eggs.”
- “Remember, calories don’t count on holidays.”
Confession: Last year, I found a plastic egg behind the couch in July. I ate the chocolate inside anyway. No regrets.
💖 5. A Few Sentimental Touches
Even the most mature Easter basket needs a little heart.
🌸 A Packet of Flower Seeds – Because planting flowers feels like hope.
🐰 A Small Stuffed Bunny – Getting a stuffed bunny for Easter at 60 is proof that adulthood is just a scam—one minute, you're paying bills and worrying about cholesterol, the next, you're hugging a fluffy rabbit like it's your emotional support bunny!
👛 6. Practical Gifts (Because I’m Too Old for Junk)
I’m all for cute Easter stuff, but let’s mix in a little practicality too:
🧤 Gardening Gloves – Because digging in the dirt is therapy.
💄 Lip Balm with SPF – Because I’m at an age where I actually care about sun protection.
📅 A Cute Notepad – For all the things I’m definitely going to forget.
Pro Tip: If you give me a notepad and a pen, I’ll lose the pen within 24 hours.
🎯 7. Something That Feels Like a Win
Because I’m at the age where I like my Easter basket to feel like a reward for surviving life so far.
💳 Gift Card – Panera, Walmart, or Amazon. If you don’t know which one to get, just get all three.
🐰 The Aftermath
Let’s be real—by the end of Easter Sunday, I’m going to be:
✅ Covered in chocolate crumbs.
✅ Slightly tipsy from the bottle of wine.
✅ Half-asleep on the couch, wrapped in a fuzzy blanket.
And honestly? There's nothing wrong with it. 🐣🍫🥂
I like these ideas!
ReplyDeleteAdorable finds in your Easter basket 🧺.
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