I've been avoiding the gift-giving suggestion post for several reasons, primary among them that I'm not particularly good nor well-seasoned at the practice.
So first, I want to thank the very patient readers who asked for help in this area, some of whom I'm embarrassed to admit have been waiting since late October for me to finally put forth a few ideas.
In years past, instead of offering small but meaningful gifts to everyone in my social circle, I would usually choose the one person whose friendship touched me the most that year and invest in a bigger gift for her/him and send cards to the others.
This year, however, I've had too many people who've meant too much to me for there to be just one recipient of my gift-giving wishes.
Therefore, like most of you have done for years, I've had to dip into the $25-and-under idea bin five times over this season - a bin, which, unless you're innately creative (I am not), artistically inclined (I am so not) or a good cook (not sure, haven't tried), can be very, very empty.
Or worse, full of crap.
Instead of starting from scratch or reaching for the December issue of Lucky for help on what kind of scented soap my BFF is "sure to love," I did what any blogger would do: I searched my own site to see if I'd written anything on the topic of girlfriend gift-giving.
Thankfully, I came across this post.
In addition to what you'll find there, here are four new items I'd like to include:
(1) a kicky pair of party tights
(2) a keep-for-a-lifetime holiday book, personalized with a meaningful memory
(2) a keep-for-a-lifetime holiday book, personalized with a meaningful memory
(3) this, because even though it doesn't scream "gift," every woman must own it
(4) find something on eBay like a vintage photograph of the small town where she spent her childhood Summer vacations or a first (or second) edition of her favorite book
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