Holiday Gifts for Staff and Boss

Q. Help! I have to buy holiday gifts for the five people who work for me, plus my boss. My budget is extremely tight this year and I can’t afford much, but I don’t want to look cheap. Any ideas?
A. The expression “it’s the thought that counts” seems to have new meaning in the current [...]

Give Green: Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas

Green is the new black. Save the whales. Green is good. Any way you say it, the sentiment is the same: buying eco is the way to go. And when it comes to organic beauty products and eco-friendly fashion, we’ve come a long way, baby. So why not share the green this holiday season by [...]

A Traveler’s Gift Guide

I love receiving gifts, but I also love giving a most carefully figured out gift to just the right person. I’ve gotten into many an argument over gift registries because I don’t like being told what to buy.
“You were in Williams-Sonoma and bought and sent her a salad bowl,” my friend Marlene called after her [...]

Best Kitchen Gift Guide Ever!

It’s mid November. Wow, how’d that happen? Before you know it you’ll be gobbling a gobbler at Thanksgiving dinner, and then it’s off to the races: haggling over parking spots like their lined in gold and circling the mall wishing someone had gotten you a personal shopper last year. This list of gourmet gifts just [...]

Whoa, Mama: Unique Gift Ideas for Single Mothers

Great Gifts for Your Gal Pals

Doesn’t it make you feel great to just make your girlfriend’s day?
Don’t you love it when you get to show a friend how much her friendship means to you?
Well, guess what?  August 1st was “National Girlfriend Day.”  Let me guess: you missed it, right?
No problem! I know it often makes me probably feel even better [...]