Christmas time!

In about two weeks it will be Christmas time. Yay! I know for a lot of people, though, it's not time for yaying. Christmas can be stressful when you're trying to find a gift for someone and you have no idea what to get them. So this week's favorites are some pretty safe gifts that you can get for anyone and they will be happy and more importantly won't break the bank!

1. Jewelry. If you know who you're shopping for then it is easy to pick out something they would like and doesn't have to be expensive. Depending on if you want to spend a lot of money on them or not, jewelry offers a wide range of prices and types.

2. Fragrance or other bath products (probably for her). This can be tricky but if you know, for example, what specific fragrance they like, it can be a fantastic gift. Perfume is a very intimate gift which would show you know who you're shopping for if you get the right one. I recommend only doing this though if they have expressed that they want a certain one. It would not be fun for you to spend forty-eighty dollars on perfume and then they not like it. Bath products, on the other hand, are a little more flexible. Since they are also cheaper, you can get more of a variety.

3. Men, for me, are always much harder to shop for. They can't be easily pleased with things, it's always specific. Girls (for the most part) are always happy with chocolate, jewelry, clothes, etc. . Men are different. They tend to want particular things that they've been looking at for months and, unlike women, have not simply run out to buy them. So when it comes to guys that you don't know that well, possibly the only safe item would be tickets of some sort (or gift cards, see below). Concert tickets, movie tickets, sports tickets, etc. . They also let you be a part of it, which is always fun.

4. A coffee table book or a mini replica of a painting you might find in an art museum gift shop. You might be wondering how these two have anything in common and what it is, is that they both are pleasing visuals that someone you might not know very well would still get use out of. Whether it be as a decorative piece or something that they would enjoy reading, it is an item that people are always pleased to get and relatively inexpensive.

5. And, finally, gift cards. Ok, admittedly this isn't probably the most personal gift but as long as it's for a store they like, then they will be happy. In fact some people like it better simply for the shopping experience. It's an easy pickup for you and you get to decide how much money goes on it!

Tip: If you ever feel like you should add just one more thing but don't want to spend a lot of money on it, buy a king size candy bar that you know they like. It's affordable and the perfect top-off to a present.

French word of the day: Cadeau which means gift.

Au Revoir!

"If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?"- Unknown.