gift guides for everyone.

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Dec 3

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alrighty, buckle up people. i'm going to be coming at you with a lot of information in this here blog post. i thought about doing a series of gift guides for this holiday season, but then i was like, no! i have too many blog posts i want to write, and you can find awesome gift guides elsewhere on the internet (i even shared some at the end of this post). but i still love sharing gift ideas, so i decided to do it all in one post.

will this be too long? maybe. will you guys enjoy it? hopefully!

gift guides for everyone

gifts for the guys:men are so hard to buy for! or maybe that's just me. i have THE hardest time thinking of gifts for guys, especially my husband! i literally start thinking of what to get him for Christmas around august. if your guy (friend, boyfriend, brother, husband, whatever) is anything like mine, gifts they can use to make things are always a hit (like tools, books, or cooking/drink accessories), as well as gifts that are practical with a hint of fun. what guy willingly buys fun boxers for himself? and you know those ratty boxers aren't going to last much longer...shown: dewalt drill $89, back to basics book $12, boxers $6, sphere ice cube mold $8, carryon cocktail kit $19gifts for the gals:i myself love to get consumable gifts (as well as give consumable gifts). i tend to gift things to the girls in my life that i would also love. partly because i love to share things i love with other people, and partly because i think that universally, most of us like to be pampered. and if we don't like it, well, we need it in our life. self-care is important! so hand creams, bath salts, makeup, even clothes that i wouldn't normally buy for myself are all good bets in my book. (here's my gift guide for her from last year too...still good!)shown: athleta en route dress $69 (on sale now!), clinique 'whole lotta chubby' set $25, san francisco bath salt company detox soak $10, smartwool socks $20, l'occitane almond delights $16gifts for the kids:in our house, we decided that until the kids were a little older, we would do the "something they want/something they need/something to wear/something to read" gift plan. so this year Amelia will be getting a couple little stocking stuffers like crayons and socks, and her gifts will have cost under $50 total. she will enjoy the things she's getting, but because she is so young, doesn't need us to buy her crazy gifts...plus, she has grandparents that love to do that. :) the great thing is that there are so many great toys out there, you can spend as little or as much as you want to stay within your budget.shown: pottery barn backpack (i got mine on sale) $29.50, Christmas socks $2, the story of Christmas book $7, toy cleaning kit (Amelia loves to "help" clean) $26, cozy outfit $20gifts for the parents:if your parents are anything like mine, you know they deserve more than you could ever buy them. you also know that they probably have a lot of stuff already, making them extremely difficult to buy for. so go for the stuff that means a lot: tickets to an event that means a lot to you both. a day out together. or create something nostalgic like a photo book to show them how much you care about your time together. lotion for mom and a good bottle of scotch for dad can't hurt either.shown: theatre tickets (source) $60, glenlivet scotch $52, shutterfly photo book (source) $variable, l'occitane hand cream $50,i hope that this provided a bit of inspiration as you finish shopping for those hard to shop for people in your life. i myself devour holiday gift guides during this time of year. you never know when you're going to stumble on that perfect, genius idea you didn't know you needed. here are a couple of my favorites i've already seen pop up around the internets if you need even more inspiration.all that's glittered (for girls & for giving back)cup of jo (for men)dash of serendipity (for under $30)