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Best Souvenirs in Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Whenever you visit a new or exotic place for the first time, bringing something special back for close friends and family to share in your adventure is not only thoughtful, but also super fun. I like to play this game where I listen to my family members and come up with things they may need even though they didn’t ask for it or didn’t say it. Then I keep a running list of gift ideas for them, and check it off each holiday. For example, my dad looooooves Central American coffee, so bringing him fresh local beans from Costa Rica is a real treat. Plus, people will be more willing…
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Father’s Day Gift Guide 2017
Every Father’s Day, it’s good to take the time to pick out the perfect wishlist of gifts for dad. I’m definitely what you would call a Daddy’s Girl. He hung the moon. My father and I have exactly the same personality type, and I can relate to him more than anyone else. He’s a very interesting man who has traveled all over the world. The things he must have seen! Since he traveled so much, he wasn’t around very often when my sister Michele and I were young girls, but maybe that is a good thing. My father may not have been so ready for young children when we arrived.…
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Holiday Gift Wrap Ideas
Memories of Christmas always include tunes from the Sound of Music. When my sister and I were little girls, my mother had a record player with only a few albums we could listen to. One of them was the Sound of Music, and the others were all Christmas albums. My mother, sister and I would all sing along while we danced around the living room of our house, which proudly wore the seafoam green of Miami-Vice themed walls. Brown paper packages tied up with string. This year I’m wrapping everyone’s presents with brown paper packaging, and embellishing them with different strings and bows. Read on for a few more of my…
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Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us! Holidays are my favorite time of year. It’s so much fun to find the perfect gift for everyone. I made this holiday gift guide so you can too! What makes the perfect gift? Good listening. People usually tell you what they want, although they may do it indirectly. All year I keep a special note on my phone or planner. It lists the little wishes each person in my family has when we meet up for one occasion or another. It’s totally worth minding these details to see the surprised happy expression when they open a gift they wanted, but didn’t remember asking for.…
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Father’s Day Gift Ideas
My dad is awesome! I love to give him custom Father’s Day gifts that make him feel as awesome as he is. Last year, my sister organized a photo book with my brother and I of all of our favorite memories together with our dad. Custom embroidered ties are also a big hit. One year we made him a custom embroidered Wiley Coyote tie – his favorite cartoon character. My sister made another tie and towel set for him that said “Don’t Panic”, a famous quote from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Another year I made custom coffee mugs, which were such a great hit. I bought them…
