Cool Gifts for Men

The gift-giving season is here and there's just enough shipping time for some online gift shopping. Although there are plenty of satisfactory gift items in malls and other stores, one perk about buying handmade gifts is that they'll be pretty unique. For those who are hard to shop for, I did some hunting on Etsy and found these pretty cool items! :) What do you think?

Sign Geekery by LukeLampCo

For the man child?

Meat Keeps Holiday Guests Calm

If you haven't noticed in the past years of your entire life, everyone gets a little antsy during the holiday season. Whether it's finding parking, Christmas shopping, or grocery shopping for big holiday dinners, people are a little more nuts than usual. Sometimes I wonder why we can't all calm down a little, but I'm probably hypocritically plowing through an aisle of toys while wondering said thought. Thanks to researchers (or people who are eternally curious about other people) and just in time for the biggest dinner party coming up in a few weeks, research suggests that meat actually makes us less aggressive. (Sorry vegetarians! Be warned that there will be lots of pictures of meat).

5x7 English Bulldog Thanksgiving Card by snowy4052002

Fun December Nights

My neighbor went on vacation for about two weeks and needed us to take care of his two cats, Dolce and Bixby. Of course we said yes because, come on, we get to play with his cats everyday. Sounds great to me! We went to his apartment to feed the cats and only Dolce came to greet us. I didn't think much of it because Bixby's the shy one, so I went about opening a couple cans of cat food. After putting the food down and petting Dolce, who's a fat friendly purring fluff ball, Hubby asked, "How come there's only one cat?"


Dolce. I call her Fatty Cat. I think she has some dust on her from rolling around on the rug.

Electronic Santa Claus

I've been seeing this Target commercial on tv a lot lately. The song, Electronic Santa Claus by Blazer Force, has been stuck in my head because it's so damn catchy. After singing this song to myself for days, I've decided to scour Etsy for all things geeky under the inspiration of the Electronic Santa Claus!

HALP! DO NOT WANT IN JAR!

Tiny Handmade Canbot Robot by sage12888

Controllers hanging from your Christmas treeee

Controller ornaments - white by useyourdigits

Cheer up your computer screen with some festive Christmas lights!

Computer Powered Christmas Lights (USB) by GeekGear

And throw in some lego keyboard stickers to boost up your nerd cred.

Lego Style Keyboard Vinyl Sticker Decal for MacBook by betatime

Christmas on 34th Street

This was only about 4:30 in the afternoon but it looks like it's 8PM already.

My husband and I donated some clothes to the Goodwill near Midtown yesterday. On the way there, we passed by a window with a pair of the most adorable and beautiful cats ever. I really wanted to pet them, but the store was closed, so we harassed them paparazzi-style.


Me - "Hellooooo you kitties! Look over here!"
Cat 1 - "Say John, don't you just hate it when commoners solicit photos of our beautiful selves for their own selfish reasons?"
Cat 2 - "Zen VHY ahr yu pozingk, le Bob?" 

Dreamy Christmas Gifts

'Dreaming of a Romantic Christmas' by petitehermine

Whispers In Pink 8... JenniferLynnPh... $20.00	CHAMBRE bedroom han... lamarquisedesa... $16.00	Fiber Art Brooch Ha... frenchfelt $27.00
$	Vineyard colors bea... Lbtoyos $21.90	Lavender Amethyst C... elseetee2 $120.00
Blue field memories... TheNebulousKin... $30.00	French White Clay S... MorningCalm $	Faceted Brilliant (... gemagenta $42.00
Picture Day Series,... BeatUpCreation... $12.99	Cupcake Golden Earr... AngelPearls $18.00	dandelion - 6x6 fin... 74LimeLane $14.00
$	Floral Card saintbarbie $6.00	silver stud heart E... SigalitAlcalai $24.00

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Dear Santa, I'd like these for Christmas

by petitehermine

SALE 12 large vinta... drucillapettib... $26.00	Paper Doll In Yello... HummingBoxStud... $14.00	Vintage White Ice S... BunnyRabbitVin... $36.00
mountain friend car... memohelen $3.50	Small original bird... Fleurografie $9.00	O, Hey There Snowma... kharaledonne $34.00
vintage replogle gl... littlebyrdvint... $32.00	NEW LINE - Divinati... celestefrittat... $25.00	30% off SALE Origin... DeborahEBurrow $38.50
$	Love me, I'm we... EAMArt $10.00	Leaf Mobile in Shad... wanderthisway $23.00
floating in the nig... littlebighead $50.00	Retro Kitchen Stand... Corrabelle $14.00	Gift Certificate Fo... ForStrangeWome... $165.00

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Gifts for the Lucky Men in Your Life

The hardest people to find gifts for, in my opinion, are men. Ha! Guess that's a pretty large group of people, considering that they make up about 50% of the population. Being a woman, I know what I like, and I have a pretty good idea of what other women like (or so I'd like to think :) but what do I get my boy-at-heart husband and grumpy (but loving) father for the holidays?


Maybe the hubby will like these?

Graphite Wool iPhone Case by byrdandbelle

Vital Bicycle Glassware by vital

These look like something Dad will enjoy.

Sailboat Blueprint Silk Necktie by rabbitstop

Eco Friendly Shaving Kit with Beer by orangefuzz

Holiday Lights!

What am I loving right now?

Christmas lights earrings! Check these out! Made by the fun and creative Cocoandrex. They are so adorable. Anyone know a group of BFFs who'd love matching earrings for Christmas? ;)