my favorite christmas gift

my favorite Christmas gift i received this year are these earrings.

i always lose jewelry. my jewelry box is always empty. in fact, the reason these earrings are extremely precious to me, is that even though i lost my 3-stone diamond 18k white gold ring on Christmas Eve, my hunny still bought me earrings. they're screw-back, so hopefully i don't lose them..

$799 : kay.com

Samsung LN-T4665F.. wow..

bought this tv for the boyfriend's birthday.. and may i say it looks mighty fine in our living room. on sale at Fry's for $1,599. the picture doesn't show it, but it has an awesome blue glow right under the "samsung." you can control when the blue light glows, but we thought it looked so good that we set it on "always on."

Samsung LN-T4665F + Toshiba A1 HD DVD Player + HDMI cable + Planet Earth HD DVD = wow. standard television is ruined forever.

$1,599 : frys.com

the best post-it holder

i love food... i work in an office. i love this post-it holder. on any given day, this will either make me happy, or make me hungry. if it makes me too hungry, then it'll make a great gift for a coworker. maybe they'll get hungry enough that they'll take a trip to starbucks and get me a chai latte with soy.

$6.99 : perpetualkid.com

i love lunch boxes!

this bento lunch box is perfect for people like me.. people who (1) eat a lot, (2) have a strange need for everything to be organized, and (3) want others to ask about that cool thing i'm carrying around.

$38 : plasticashop.com

the perfect peacoat at the perfect price

what's better than a classic, fully-lined (this is really important), double-breasted peacoat? this, classic, fully-lined, double-breasted peacoat on sale for $49.97.

I love the grey color, but it also comes in black, brown, white, blue, and red.

$49.97 : newyorkandcompany.com

don't use just any type of hand soap

regular drugstore type liquid soaps are typical and boring. treat yourself and your guests each time they need/want to wash their hands with this almond soap by one of my most favorite brands, l'occitane.

$24 : beauty.com

smell great even after the gym

if you're like me, smells stick to my hair. if i step into subway, i come out smelling like sandwiches. my remedy? this baby. go to lunch, and come back to the office smelling like you just took a shower.

i use it most after going to the gym. i don't take showers there, so i spray this a couple times into my hair. if i decide to stop and buy a chocolate bar before getting home to take a shower, no worries about smelling like sweat.

$39 : beauty.com

give a ring for Christmas

no.. not that kind of ring... this kind of ring!

make something as simple as tissue look like art. if you use it in your bathroom, make sure to keep it away from splashing zones... soggy tissues are not pretty.

$20 : MoMA

sky umbrella

how do you have a bright day even while it's raining? with this ingenious sky umbrella.

while everyone else runs to their car because their $5 umbrella has just flipped out, you'll be strolling happily underneath blue skies.

$48 : MoMa