Giving Gifts Outside of the Holiday Season

Is gratitude always best expressed with a gift? No, but sometimes it just feels right! A few days ago, my family attended a small New Year’s Eve party at a friend’s home. With all the craziness of the week (plus I’m absent minded) we forgot to bring the requisite gesture of a bottle of wine and/or champagne. The party was a huge success, providing the perfect blend of old friends, pre-school level fireworks and decadent desserts. We left the festivities feeling high on 2024 but low and guilty that we showed up empty handed.  

The next day, I couldn’t shake the feeling of overwhelming gratitude but also embarrassment for my social oversight. Something needed to be done. But what? In the new year, most of us are trying to purge unwanted gifts, not acquire more. I put on my thinking cap and came up with several things that (hopefully) your host will be happy, not burdened, to receive. They would need to be useful and inspiring. In the end, I know my host would have been just as content to receive a handwritten note, but I just couldn’t help myself! 

Stay Well: 

A Yoga Class (gift card), Spyre Center or Yes Yoga  

Infrared Sauna Session, Vibrant Market 

Immune Elixir, Vibrant Market 

Aromatherapy Kitchen Cleaner, Diptyque or Saint Olio  

Detox Bath Soak, Raw Republic 

Manicure, Earthsaver’s 

Inspiring Books: 

Keeping House, Pied Nu 

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Octavia Books  

The Art of Simple Food, Sunday Shop  

Goals & Organization: 

Notebook, Chouette  

2024 Desk Calendar, Judy 

Personalized Gift Stickers, Scriptura  

Thank You Cards, Alexa Pulitzer  

Thank You Cards, Alexa Pulitzer
Aromatherapy Kitchen Cleaner, Saint Olio
Notebook, Chouette 
Immune Elixir, Vibrant Market