Capricorn

Gift Ideas for a Capricorn: 12 Presents, Reviewed by Cap the Goat Looking for gift ideas for a Capricorn? Buying for a Capricorn (22 December – 19 January) is a serious business. A Capricorn won’t judge your present. They’ll assess it. Quietly. Then they’ll use it every day for eleven years, and tell you it was a sound decision. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, planet of hard work and long-term plans. Capricorns set goals, climb towards them and don’t stop until they’re at the top, admiring the view and planning the next mountain. Their Astrominal is Cap the Goat, who wears a chunky knit turtleneck and has never once taken the easy path. We asked Cap to review twelve gift ideas. Cap gave each a score out of ten and a short written report. We’ve summarised. 1. A five-year planner One page per day, five years per book. Cap says: “Year one: preparation. Year two: progress. Years three to five are already written in. In pencil. I’m flexible.” 2. A really good watch Classic, reliable, built to last. Cap says: “Time is the only thing nobody can make more of. So I like to know exactly how much I’ve got left. Of today. Don’t look at me like that.” 3. A day of indoor climbing A wall, a summit, a sense of achievement. Cap says: “Goats were born for this. Other climbers use ropes. I use determination. And also a rope. Health and safety.” 4. A chess set The game of long-term strategy. Cap says: “I’m thinking eight moves ahead. You’re thinking about lunch. That’s fine. I’ve planned for that too.” 5. A leather satchel For carrying important things to important places. Cap says: “It has compartments. Compartments are just ambition with zips.” 6. A biography of someone who made it An inventor, an explorer, a builder of big things. Cap says: “I read biographies backwards. Start at the success. Work out how. Take notes.” 7. A piggy bank A classic, for the sign that understands compound interest at the age of seven. Cap says: “Every coin is a step up the mountain. Small steps. Lots of them. It’s not exciting. That’s why it works.” 8. A framed mountain print A reminder of where they’re headed. Cap says: “I’ve hung it facing my desk. Every morning I look at it, and it looks back, and we both get on with it.” 9. A proper coffee machine Fuel for the early start. A Capricorn’s day begins before yours. Cap says: “I’m up at six. The coffee is up at five fifty-nine. Teamwork.” 10. A cosy turtleneck jumper Smart, warm, and frankly the Cap signature look. Cap says: “It’s practical. It’s professional. It’s also very soft. I’ll deny saying that last part.” 11. A ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign For the Capricorn who’s working on something important. Which is always. Cap says: “Finally. Something that says no on my behalf. Very efficient.” 12. An Astrominals Capricorn birthday card Whatever you choose, put it with a card that gets them. The Astrominals zodiac birthday cards feature Cap climbing an impossible peak, framed by a border of true-to-sign Capricorn traits. Cap says: “Accurate. The peak was impossible. I climbed it. Ten out of ten. I don’t give those out lightly.” Cap’s three rules for buying a Capricorn a present Buy quality. “Buy cheap, buy twice. I’d rather have one thing that lasts than three that don’t.” Make it useful. “If I can’t use it, I’ll admire it. Briefly. Then it goes in a box marked ‘Admired’.” Respect the goal. “Ask me what I’m working on. Then buy something that helps. That’s the best present anyone can give.” So, which present would Cap choose? Cap says: “The five-year planner. I’ve already pencilled in next year’s birthday. I’ll be expecting a watch strap.” Not sure which Astrominal you’re buying for? Take the quiz, or meet Cap the Goat and the rest of Team Earth. Astrological and zoological. Illogically logical.