I also get birthday/Christmas gifts. Whether they are intentionally combined by the giver - which can be good or bad, depending on the value of the item - or simply because I can't keep track of which was which. My birthday being 12/21, I often receive both birthday & Christmas gifts concurrently.
The struggle is real, it always kinda took away from the birthday magic. But at least for me buying gifts for myself, especially nice ones, still end up lumped together for budgeting reasons. I definitely try to distinguish the day for myself in other ways though, because I stopped trying to rely on others to create that magic for me.
I also get birthday/Christmas gifts. Whether they are intentionally combined by the giver - which can be good or bad, depending on the value of the item - or simply because I can't keep track of which was which. My birthday being 12/21, I often receive both birthday & Christmas gifts concurrently.
The struggle is real, it always kinda took away from the birthday magic. But at least for me buying gifts for myself, especially nice ones, still end up lumped together for budgeting reasons. I definitely try to distinguish the day for myself in other ways though, because I stopped trying to rely on others to create that magic for me.