This is quite honestly an issue for me, too. So whenever I go on to buy an unexpected card (like if a friend gets a new job or something), I try to think about what else is coming up in the next month (always the very obvious birthdays that I’d normally forget until the last minute). I still forget to send them until… Read more
That’s a great work-around. Read more
I keep my measuring spoons all separated and loose but I have an easy (and space-saving system) that I love. I stack/nest all of my regular 1-4 c to 1 c measuring cups and place them inside my 2-cup glass Pyrex measure cup, which has a handle. I toss all my measuring spoons on top. When I start to cook or bake, I pull… Read more
SCENTED DRYER SHEETS. I have to second that one. Read more
Ouch. Read more
Why on Earth would they do that?? Read more
The gift that keeps on... giving. Read more
Why do so many parents pull this shit? Why??? Read more
I will never understand parents who ruin an actual good gift by making their kid feel like shit first (is how I feel about it). Read more
Yeah, MagnaTiles are one of those toys that really grow with the kid. Kinetic sand, too... my kid played with that stuff forever. Read more
I see your point, particularly for little kids, but at a certain point pretty early on, kids become well aware that one aisle is full of “girl toys” and the next aisle is full of “boy toys.” Toy companies are pretty blatant in how they market to kids, and kids take notice. I think the more parents lean toward… Read more
A toilet seat! Read more
I believe it. They’ve got some weight to them, too! Read more
I get a jar (sometimes two, if I’m lucky) of homemade strawberry jam from my mother-in-law every summer, and I can tell you, it is absolutely the nectar of the gods. You are doing a great service to those you love. Read more
Thank you for this—it’s really solid, thoughtful advice. Read more
That’s a perfect holiday beverage to gift! A friend of ours once gave out some homemade berry-infused vodka (so pretty and tasty), and everyone loved it. Read more
Yes! Fruit is kind of underrated as a gift, but the couple of times we’ve received an Edible Arrangement, we’ve really enjoyed it. Figs and dates, in particular, are good suggestions. Read more
100 percent, yes. Read more
You are speaking my language. This is actually why I specifically mentioned blackberry jam as a stocking stuffer... I bought some freaking exceptional blackberry jam from a local farm a couple of weeks ago and I feel like everyone needs a jar now. (Ditto, my pesto olive oil suggestion, actually. I love hunting down… Read more
The scorpion was my admittedly my own personal limit. Read more