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{Gift Guide} Stocking Stuffers

I don’t know about you, but my family still does Christmas stockings, embroidered with our names, and they hang on the mantle of the fireplace.  Tradition to the max.  Assuming I made the Nice list this year, Santa, here are a few ideas for my stocking!
Included is the best lip balm, Rosebud salve.  Just try it, you will love it!
Click on the pictures below to find where to shop!
{Gift Guide} Stocking Stuffers

 

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{Gift Guide} for the Fit girl

 This next gift guide contains many of my favorite things!  I’m always on the hunt for new workout wear, it helps keep me motivated but I have also found that paying a little extra for well made pieces is definitely worth it for comfort and durability.  I retired the printed cotton t-shirts long ago, you know the ones from your alma mater, sorority  or the last 5K or charity event you participated in…if is was free it was not meant to be!  At least not for an intense sweat sesh!
I have to give credit to www.mysweatstyle.com for introducing me to many new brands.  Although I love the very popular brands such as lululemon, it’s nice to go to spin class and not be wearing the lulu uniform.  Sweat Style is a subscription box service that hand selects workout pieces for you according to your workout profile you create online which describes what sort of workouts you mainly do, color and fit preferences and even price point.  You receive 5 pieces with each box and keep what you want and return the rest, no minimum purchase required, just $20 a month for the service which goes towards any purchase you make.  If you click on the black Sweat Style box below you can sign up with my code and get $20 credit with first box!
      Now onto my picks below…
I’ll start with the ones I own and love:
The Swell water bottle, keeps drinks hot or cold for 24hrs and doesn’t sweat!  I have had ice keep for over 30hrs!
Lukka lux Forget me not pull over (came in one of my Sweat Style boxes)
Also shown:
Smart Rope, a jump rope that keeps count, light up and tracks progress

 

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{Gift Guide} for the Home

To kick off the week of Gift Guides, today I’m sharing cool gifts for the home.

Who doesn’t want a gold mask bottle opener?

I have a small obsession with skulls, so I can find nothing more perfect than a gold skull snow globe for the home!

I have also included my favorite candle, Voluspa in Suede Blanc….yum!  And not yum like in a food smell, I actually do not like candles that smell like foods, especially sweets, I only like to smell food when I’m eating it!  I do not need a temptation candle wafting through my apartment 24/7 !

I chose the set of two champagne flutes with stems filled with crystals because they resemble the ones I have had my eye on at Swarovski for the last decade, yet are a fraction of the price. (I always thought when I get married, I’m definitely going to splurge on these!, ha joke’s on me).

Ornate throw pillows, printed and sequined, are always a nice addition and can easily be switched out to change the theme of the room.

A cozy cashmere throw is a great gift because I feel it is something people do not buy for themselves but would definitely enjoy.

Marble, another one of my obsessions lately (even had my nails painted marble).  Here I suggest journals or notebooks and a computer case, and could even get a marble phone case too.  Then there are the coasters edged in gold foil.

The last items could all be coffee table decor: hardcover fashion books, decorative canisters and a silver faux leather croc tray with nailhead trim.

{Gift Guide} for the Home