Out of all the people I need to buy gifts for this year, I get the most joy buying presents for the kids! I still get excited walking into toy stores and now that I can walk through a toy store equipped with the buying power that I longed for as a kid, it's like I'm fulfilling my own childhood fantasies! Another plus to gift giving to our kids is that we tend to benefit from the presents we give to them... particularly in the games department!
In my second post of my gift guide series, I've curated gifts for the special women in your life. I find some of the best gifts I've received are either sentimental gifts or luxury items that I normally wouldn't buy myself. This gift guide is heavily inspired by items that I already own or that I'll be gifting to loved ones. And given the shocker of a year we've had, you'll find recurring themes of self-care and luxury in this gift guide. I realise a lot of you might be finding yourselves spending Christmas in partial lockdown or away from loved ones this year due to travel restrictions (we certainly are), so we could all do with an extra bit of spoiling this year.
Finding the perfect gift for the men in your life isn't the easiest of tasks. I don't know about you but I've always found it to be tricky! Thankfully, I do a lot of the heavy lifting in this guide, so you don't have to. Before settling for a traditional gift (ie. ties & socks), I'm here to take you outside the box because really, there should be no holding back with the year given the year that we've had! I've curated this list of gifts for men to suit a range of budgets and personalities.
I don’t mean to alarm you, but Christmas is just over a month away! And yes, I know, it’s not even December yet, but given the unprecedented year that we’ve all had, I for one think we all deserve to be spoilt, and to spoil our loved ones to see off a year that I’m sure we’d be more than happy to leave behind. As per my previous gift guides, I’ve curated lists to suit a range of budgets and personality types that I hope will be helpful.
I’ve written a fair few posts reflecting on how I approach my personal style now that I’m in my 30s. I’ve reflected on the style lessons I wish I had learnt as well as the wardrobe edits I made since entering the new decade. I stand by the fact that age is just a number, and now that I’m in my mid-30s, I’ve never felt more confident in my personal style. Perhaps due in part to the career and personal milestones that I’ve marked since entering my 30s, I really do feel like 30 is a significant milestone.
It’s only natural for your style to evolve as you get older. And while there are certain wardrobe staples that transcend time, lots of others are naturally cast aside as you mature. My style has certainly changed since I turned 30, and while age is just a number, I’ve found that as time passes, there are things that I wore in my 20s that I simply don’t want to wear anymore and that I feel don’t mesh with the rest of my wardrobe.