1.) A gift subscription to Real Simple magazine. I really got into this magazine when I was in Dublin. It was a little pricey over there, so I only ever bought it as a little treat. I love that they have a little bit of everything (fashion, food, home design, stories, etc) and it's totally for my age range (i.e. no stupid Cosmo quizzes).
2.) A gift card to Boden's US site. Ironically, I never bought anything from Boden when I was in the UK. Well, it wasn't so ironic. I was a student and I couldn't afford anything! They just recently opened their US site and I love the dresses they have on offer. Like this one!
3. An eReader. I've pretty much been anti-eReader ever since they came out. Now that I'm commuting, I'll eat my words. I love books, but who has time to go to the book store!? Not me! My bag is also already heavy, so adding extra weight in books isn't ideal. As far as brands go, all I know about is the Nook and the Kindle. Are there more? Feel free to give me recommendations, since I don't really know anything about them!
4. A Keurig to keep in my office at work. I really don't drink that much coffee and I can actually get decent coffee at a reasonable price in my building, so this one is a little difficult to justify. BUT the variety of K-cups gets me excited and I think in the long run I would save money. Oh, and it comes in a very cute red color!
5. A new camera. *Le sigh* You may have noticed the reduction in photos on my blog in the past 6 months or so. My camera has been acting up (as in only turning on 20% of the time) and taking pictures is no fun right now. I've kicked around getting an inexpensive point and shoot to use in the meantime, but it's hard to find one that has an LCD screen that swivels. That's a feature of my camera that I really love. I could get an updated version of my current camera which is reasonably priced, or for an extra couple of hundred dollars I could get a small SLR, but then there are the expensive lenses and what not. So I don't know...I guess I'll have to see what Santa decides! :-)
I think that's a good starting point. Of course diamonds and spa gift certificates are always on the list!
A year ago, my husband was just like you - loved to read but totally anti-eReader. I proposed the idea of a Kindle to him multiple times but he always dismissed it, so I never purchased one for him for Christmas because I thought he would be disappointed. This past Christmas, he told his parents that he wanted one. He LOVES it - go with the Kindle.
ReplyDeleteAmazon have just released the Kindle Fire which in addition to being an eReader is meant to compete with the iPad. Might be worth a look for the extra $120 it costs.
ReplyDeleteI heard them talking about that on NPR today. It does sound interesting for sure!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on Real Simple- I love it! And the Keurig? My BFF. Seriously best invention ever plus dunkin came out with kcups finally- need I say more?
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