Week 99er

Merry Christmas everyone! Take the day to spend with your family and enjoy the holidays! I hope you get everything you wanted this holiday season. 

Happy Holidays :) 

You're down to the wire and you still don't know what to get someone! One of the best gift options you can give is a donation in someone's name. 

While I have included some of my favorite charities as suggestions below - there are plenty you can give to. It not only is a great gift option, but warms your heart as well. 

I know this sounds cliche but gift cards are truly the gift that fits everyone. You don't have to worry about size, about the color or anything like that. You can just pick them up at the store and pop them into a card and the gift is done. But if you don't want to brave the crowds there are great alternatives for you now! You can send e-gift cards via email or print them out! 

Sometimes the best gifts are small and you can use them over and over again. If you're looking for great stocking stuffer ideas consider grabbing some Essie Nail polish. I was sent these three great colors to review from Flat Iron Experts, where they have a large selection of these great nail polish colors! 
 

If you take a peek into any woman's closet you're going to find a variety of shoes. From heels, to tennis shoes and even flats, a shoe for every occasion. But if you ask any woman if she's every had a problem with her shoes - you will hear a resounding YES. Why do we wear them if they tear up our feet? Well, simply they look good and we like how they make us feel. 
 

Still running low on ideas and money for holiday gifts? If you bake a lot you can always make them cookies and give them a box of yummy stuff. But chances are most people might be almost "cookied-out". We love cookies but we all reach a limit. Or maybe someone always asks for your recipe but may not have all the ingredients you do, the simple answer: Recipe Jars. 

Now you can do this with any recipe, just make sure you have the right size jar for the project. The recipe I used would fill 2 jars so I divided it in half. It will make it easy to gift to one or two people. 

Peppermint Bark is one of my favorite holiday treats. I mean who doesn't love chocolate and mint? I always run into problems with the cost of buying it. I never want to part with $10 for 1/2 lb or less of chocolate.. to me that's just silly. So instead I make it at home, from scratch and have enough to share with family! 
 

When was the last time you sat down and read a good book? For me it was earlier this week. I love to read, but I struggle finding time to sit down and just read. 

But sometimes you just need to read something to get away, and have some fun. A perfect book for that is Click: An Online Love Story. A story based around a young PR Rep named Renee who is coming up fast on 30, and dreads still being single. She decides with a friend to try online dating and try to find Mr. Right. Through out her dating trials she finds several versions of Mr. Wrong. 

We're getting really close to the holidays! You might be like a lot of people who are running low on time and money. Here is a simple DIY project you can do to make gifts for the ladies (or guys) in your life. Let them pamper themselves, and you can still save your money! 
 

Do you remember those old commercials - "Calgon Take Me Away"? I remember them from when I was a kid. But for years I hadn't heard about the Calgon, or really seen it on the shelves at the store. They might have been there the whole time, I just hadn't heard the brand name in years. 

Earlier this year I started to see Calgon's name around again and have heard great things. This year Calgon sent me one of their Holiday Fragrance Gift Sets to review.