Would you believe that I still don’t have even a card for my dad? Eek, nothing like waiting until the last minute.  In case you have been busy, busy, busy and are also without a gift in hand, here are are a few gifts for dad, courtesy of the artisans of Etsy…..

Round Stein
$20
Beer-loving dads like mine (one of the traits he passed on to me) will appreciate their own handmade stoneware beer stein.  It is guaranteed to hold 16 ounces of your favorite beverage and it’s dishwasher safe. You can find this mug at the Burning Willow Pottery Shop. Take …read more

If you get invited over to a party or for dinner at a friend’s house, you want to make sure you let the hostess know how much you appreciate the invitation. But how do you do it? One way is with a lovely gift for the person welcoming you into their home.
Ideally hostess gifts should convey a small gesture. Don’t go overboard with a complicated present, and try to keep the budget fairly small. The gift represents a thank you for the invitation and an acknowledgment that the person had to clean, cook, and prepare …read more

Ah, the joys of being a woman. Shopping is one of the things most women find in common with other women. And the best shopping experience is when someone else is paying for your goodies. Hehe.
If you get the opportunity to meet teh boyfriend (mine), you’ll agree with me that he’s no fashion connoisseur, so, shopping is the least of his favourite things to do. But he humours me. He’d go with me in my shopping expeditions. Not that it’s a real chore cuz I’m a pretty decisive shopper but shopping is shopping. It bores him.
What made this last shopping …read more

Someone close to me had said, “Of course, it matters. We girls love prezzies.” That’s not verbatim but I think you know what I’m getting at, right?
Well, time came and went. Special days for special people. Do gifts or presents really matter?
I love giving gifts and, quite naturally, receiving them. How about the rest of you? it doesn’t really matter if they’re expensive or if it was just one small card that greeted me, I’d treasure it. It somehow tells me that you’ve thought of the day beforehand. You were counting down the days till you can actually bring out …read more