Everyone has favorite quotes or sayings they absolutely love.
They could be inspiring, funny or motivational, and almost always elicit positive and powerful emotions from within us.
This one I probably say the most…
WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU
MAKES YOU STRONGER
It reminds me to see the positive side to something I’ve experienced that was hard, negative, or hurtful.
This one has changed my behavior…
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF YOU WEREN’T AFRAID?
Want to know my new favorite?
If you know someone who likes to drink bottled beer, craft beers, root beers, or sodas, then this gift is for them!
Give someone six 12-ounce bottles of their favorite beverage in a Wooden Beer & Soda Caddy.
The wood has a rustic, handcrafted look, and it’s the perfect accessory for transporting drinks to picnics, BBQs and parties.
It also comes with a handy bottle opener attached to the side!
It’s so cute you won’t even need to wrap the gift. Simply attach a bow on top and you have a thoughtful gift ready to go. Easy peasy!
For a thoughtful twist, give a personalized or monogrammed Wooden Beer & Soda Caddy with someone’s name or initials.You could also add a date, a custom logo, or a custom message.
They make really cool groomsmen gifts, but they can also be given as presents for Father’s Day, birthdays, graduations, housewarmings, and other occasions.
My girlfriends and I love to celebrate just about everything, and we especially make an effort to be together for our birthdays.
Elise brought a box of four individually packaged cakes made from the Original YaHoo Baking Co. Of course, you can make your own or purchase from a local bakery.
Janiece had fun trying to choose either the Bourbon Pecan, Chocolate Espresso, Rum Crunch or Chocolate Chip Amaretto Liquor Cakes.
They were delicious and the perfect size. Besides, who needs the calories of a regular size cake?
Prior to Elise lighting the four candles, she said:
Then she said:
Years ago, my sister, Julia, and her family moved to the East coast away from her parents and siblings.
It’s tough living far apart from family, but especially hard when someone has young children. Finding child care is harder, and holidays can be a bit more lonely.
My sister though experienced tremendous luck! She found an older woman in her neighborhood who ran a small in-home day care. “Miss Pat” has cared for my sister’s three daughters for 14 years now, and they have a very special bond with her.
She loves those girls like her own granddaughters, and they love her like a grandmother.
“Miss Pat” and her husband “Mister Pete” have become family.
For Miss Pat’s birthday this year, my sister gave her a custom fleece photo blanket with a beautiful collage of her three daughters and Miss Pat.
The photos printed really well and show how much the girls have grown up since Miss Pat has known them. So many cherished memories gathered all in one place!
Miss Pat can literally wrap the girls around her any time, day or night! Continue Reading
My husband, Kevin, graduated with this Master’s degree this year. To celebrate such a major accomplishment, I decided to throw him a surprise party.
I schemed with his parents who was hosting the graduation party in their home. After checking with each other, the only date in May that worked with both of our schedules was Mother’s Day. Oh no!
That was my initial reaction. But after thinking about it, I realized there is NO WAY he would see this surprise party coming.
A graduation party on Mother’s Day? Who would do that?!
Planning a surprise party on a holiday provides the perfect cover story.
I simply told Kevin we needed to go to his parents’ house because for a Mother’s Day brunch. He easily believed it. I didn’t need to concoct some elaborate story to get him there.
Do you have people coming from out of town? They can say they’re coming into town for the holiday.
Every time I hear of someone graduating school, I think how exciting it is they have their whole life ahead of them.
I’m also reminded of Dr. Seuss’s book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Such as classic and accurate description of this journey we call life.
I have a family member, Sidney, who is graduating from high school. With her graduation gift, I wanted to encourage her to take the opportunity to travel and collect experiences while she is in college.
The college years are well suited for traveling since the school year has built in Spring Break, Summer Break, Fall Break and Christmas Break. Once you’re in the workforce, you only have one or two day holidays and limited vacation days to fit in all your travel plans. Boo.
When I think back to my college years, the highlights include spring break trips to Florida and South Padre and summer trips to China and Costa Rica. I’m so glad I experienced them all!
For her graduation gift, I gave Sidney a personalized luggage tag and luggage handle cover for her future travels.
Over the years, I have received two duffle bags as gifts. A beautiful girly duffle bag monogrammed with my initials and the other is an animal print personalized with Queen Darlene in rhinestones. I love them both!
A monogrammed duffle travel bag is a perfect gift for overnight trips or a week long vacation.
They are so roomy and hold a ton of stuff! I use them as my go-to bag for quick trips and as a perfect carry-on bag for longer trips.
You can personalize the bags with a person’s name or the name of a college, fraternity, sorority, sports team, cheerleading or dance group, bride or bridemaids.
It’s fun to have our own special silverware to use for eating cereal, ice cream or dessert.
The mundane task of grabbing silverware out of the drawer gets a little bit more exciting as you search for your special spoon or fork.
Last Mother’s Day gift, I gave my mother and mother in-law custom hand stamped silverware with the message: A mother’s love is beyond measure.
Every time they use the spoon to eat with or to stir their cup of tea of coffee, I hope they’ll think of me and know how grateful I am for their love and kindness.
You can make your message sentimental like mine or pick something funny like Cereal Killer for a breakfast spoon.
For a wedding or anniversary present, you can give the gift of His and Her spoons with corresponding messages like: I love you and I love you more or Good morning handsome and Good morning beautiful.
When my nephew moved into an apartment after high school, he felt the pinch of not always having enough money to make ends meet. He complained about sometimes having to eat Ramen noodles just to make rent.
He’s not alone in his experience. Many young adults with limited income face a similar situation after moving out of their parents’ house, and they realize how quickly their bills eat up their paycheck.
My nephew also shared his goal to a eat better and live a healthier lifestyle.
Listening to him tell me all of this information helped me come up with the perfect gift for him!
I decided to purchase him a Programmable Slow Cooker
An umbrella is usually a practical gift, and if you give one that is the basic black, red or hunter green – it’s booooring. Don’t do it.
I love red lipstick, and when my friend gave me an amusing umbrella with a gentleman’s hand holding a red lipstick, my jaw dropped! I had never ever seen anything like it. What a cool gift!
Today’s umbrellas have personality and come in all shapes, sizes and designs for adults and kids.
They’re colorful, cheery, fancy, whimsical, clever and fun. The kind of gift that will definitely bring sunshine to their day!
Did you know there are as many variety of umbrellas as raindrops? Well… maybe not quite, but the selection is endless.
There are delightful sky umbrellas to keep your skies blue, beautiful art umbrellas that are more affordable than the original famous museum paintings, and LED umbrellas that light up.
