Gift Ideas for the Men in your Life

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When you give a gift someone really loves, it’s magical to see their face light up. But there are some people who are really hard to buy for, no matter how well I know them.  I usually have the hardest time buying gifts for the men in my life, my husband is the hardest nut to crack. I decided to create a list of ideas I could refer back to when shopping for the men in my life. Use this list of gift ideas for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas etc., for the guys in your life. When composing this list, I tried to think about budget-friendly gifts to spare no expense. Gifts that are pretty tried and true and ones that require a bit more thought and research. Budget-Friendly or Free Gifts The Gift of Time: Does the man in your life like to camp, hike, hunt, fish etc. ?Encourage him to go on one of those trips. For this coming summer, if my husband wants to go...
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Teacher Appreciation Week

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It's Teacher Appreciation Week, and like gratitude, I think we should try to show our appreciation as much as possible.  Click here if you missed my post on gratitude. I've been looking at Pinterest for Teacher Appreciation Week gift ideas. During my research,  I noticed a few things: there are lots of ideas for fun or funny gifts, there are a ton of bad puns, loads of ideas for candy/food gifts, and cute ways to wrap up office supplies, which is usually my gift of choice. I even saw an idea for a gift of wine personalized to state that your kid is the reason her or his teacher drinks (I’m not too sure about that one). While fun and funny, I felt the main focus of the week was lost.  The true respect, admiration, and recognition of the difference teachers make in our lives was not the focus and we need to make sure that is a part of any teacher...
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