gift giving guide {2}

I’m back with more gift giving ideas! Something for everyone on your list.

How do you do your Christmas shopping?

Do you shop online? Brace the Black Friday crowds? Look for unique gifts that will charm or just get what the gift receiver asks for? Handmade? Or mass-produced?

I’m hoping to give you some fun ideas this week, some you may have thought of already and others that might help you out.

Most importantly, we’re here to have fun so let’s get at it. If this isn’t fun(ny), then I don’t know what is:

Today for the guys I’ve got a mix of a few things I spotted on Pinterest and then something to go perfectly with that scrubby beard.

The original Beardo

Laptop sleeve for Macbook Pro

{similar} leather shave kit

And for the ladies I’m recommending lots of little goodies to smell sweet and feel good about it. We always want these products, but often can’t justify spending the money on ourselves.

These are some of my favorite picks, tried and tested (by me) and recommended for all gals:

Gift sets from L’occitane

ANYTHING Fresh (I love these smells!)

Lips in Rio Rio from Topshop

Gift sets from Burts Bees

Gift sets from Kiehls

Do you have any products you can’t live without? Or those you like to treat yourself with to feel luxurious once in awhile? Please share!

And see you back here tomorrow for more on the gift front!

XO!

gift giving guide {1}

Heeeyooo, happy Monday.

Here starts my holiday gift giving guide. Where you will find all things awesome for gift giving. For today, I’ve got ideas for Him and Her. Some really great finds that I think would be a nice gift for that special someone in your life.

I just can’t help but really love this knit sweater. The colors and pattern are great and it’s just so “seasonal”. I can just imagine this with a gingham checked shirt and jeans.

“Hey, good lookin.”

Yeah, this item is quality.

Lambswool Sweater at J.crew

And for her there’s always the ever so classic record player. I’ve been listening non-stop to She & Him Christmas. It’s great. Basically it’s the only Christmas vinyl album we have, but we’re expecting Bing Crosby’s White Christmas to come any day now.

Hurry up, seller. Get your act together and ship that bizznass before Zooey and I have a falling out.

The turn table is a good idea for any time of year though, really. And I’ve just recently discovered this, but you can get lots and lots of current (and classic) albums on vinyl.

It’s so coming back in style.

Portable turntable at Urban Outfitters

Vinyl records for sale

More gift ideas coming soon… have a great Monday! xo

happy december!

This is what it looks like around these parts.

I’m SO glad we have our tree so we can really start feeling that Christmas spirit the whole way through. I don’t want to waste a minute of it.

We debated over waiting to cut down our own Christmas tree, but Zan wasn’t going to be around for the weekend until 2 weeks. I put my foot down and said “unacceptable”. Unacceptable. We need our tree ASAP, my dear. And so, we got in the car Monday night and headed down to the local organic market.

And now, I am happily sitting on my couch every evening with my trusty tree from Canada.

Holler, Peggy!

(that’s my cousin in Montreal.)

At least it’s real, right?

That’s more than some people can say.

25 days til Christmas is ON.

Woohoo!

 

eat, drink, and be merry

Hope your day was filled with delicious food and many smiles. Happy extra long weekend! ♥