10 gift-giving tips to reduce costs and stress this holiday season
The holidays are upon us! And with that comes bloated shopping lists, emotional meltdowns at the mall, and painful credit card bills. The season can be costly, and stressful, but it doesn’t have to be! Here are my 10 gift-giving tips and tricks to take it easy on your stress level and budget…
This real-life eggplant emoji vibrator is a wet dream come true!
I just wanted to squeeze in a little afternoon delight right now, and let you know that the eggplant emoji — you know, the emoji that we ALL use because Japan hasn’t gifted us with a dick emoji (yet) — is now a real life vibrator. In real life!
The best combined birthday and holiday/anniversary gifts
The thing about combined birthday gifts is this: They better be fucking awesome and super-symbolic. Because you’re not just saying one thing, you’re saying a lot of things at once. So here are my favorite symbolic gifts that’ll work for combined birthdays and holidays, or anniversaries, or just general gift-inspiration awesomeness!
What unexpected things did you want when you were new parents?
I understand how useful those are (I intend to help buy a duffle bag and stuff it full of diapers!) but I wanted to know if there were any items or helpful suggestions that would be useful for me to give or do for new parents. What “strange” or “unusual” items will be useful for the new parents? What unexpected items did you not have that you wish you did have when you were new parents?
4 reasons this drunken unicorn wine holder wins the internet today
I don’t know what the best thing about this wine holder is… That Offbeat Homie Amanda sent it to me in an email that said “Just, this.” Or maybe it’s the epic name. Or maybe it’s the amazing reviews. What do you think?
How I get over the guilt when exchanging or donating unwanted gifts
As an adult I find that I have a lot of guilty feelings over receiving gifts that I don’t actually want, need, or like. Whenever I receive something that I don’t really want, need, or like I revert to the my polite seven year old self — I smile and say thank you.
But now it’s more complicated as I’m the adult who has to decide what to do with the unwanted thing…
Dish gloves that are cute but not “I eat makeup for breakfast and poop pink glitter” cute
90% of the “cute” fashion-y dish gloves that I can find are either too girly or way too utilitarian and plain. Is there something in the middle — something different but that doesn’t scream “I eat makeup for breakfast and poop pink glitter”?
Gifts for a friend going through a divorce, separation, or break-up
The first few weeks of a separation can be fucking intense. The grief, the loss, even a sense of physical pain… it’s weird that something so common is so awful! Offering your ear is the most important thing you can give to any friend experiencing a profound loss or recovering from a trauma, but we get it: sometimes you want to give something more to offer your comfort. Of course you know your friend and their interests best, but here are our suggestions for great gifts for grieving friends.