As the joys of the holiday season fast approach so do the
stresses of the season. One of the
biggest anxieties is the age old pressure to give everyone on your list the “right”
present. The best gifts are the ones
that show you “get” the person who receives it.
Add up everyone on your list and it can be very overwhelming.
Here are five creative tips to conquer holiday gift giving
stress:
Tip 1 – Make a list and check it twice. Five minutes planning will save you hours of
fruitless searching. Download a holiday
helper list like the one at http://www.bookbouquet.com/hohegili.html
and list names, budget amounts and gift ideas for everyone you’ll be shopping
for this year.
Tip 2 – Hobbies and activities are great clues about what a
person loves. Gift expert, Kim Shanahan
recommends books about topics like cooking, photography, travel or whatever
their “thing” is. The great thing about
books is they cover every topic under the sun, and make thoughtful gifts. You can even get a custom book themed gift at
www.BookBouquet.com.
Tip 3 – Follow their passion by giving a gift that matches
their beliefs. If they are into
recycling, going green, saving the whales gift them with something that matches. With the Natural Resources Defense Council https://www.nrdcgreengifts.org/ you can plant a tree in a rain forest, adopt a
wolf in Yellowstone or protect polar bears.
Tip 4 – Take advantage of their circumstances. New baby, new house, new job…if there is a
major life change you can give a gift that revolves around that.
Tip 5 - Use their facebook page for gift ideas. When you read their wall what are they
talking about? A new book, new movie,
favorite tv show, diet, exercise? You
can get a lot of gift ideas just by doing a quick wall scan.
