All I Want for Christmas...

A waterproof picnic blanket in a bold and/or retro pattern like these from Portland's PoBa.

A gift certificate to any upstanding stationery store such as The Regional Assembly of Text or Buchan's.

I'll take any number and any combination of these mugs from Dahlhaus Ceramics. I have never coveted pottery like this before; it makes my heart ache. Available at Shiny Fuzzy Muddy Dec 8 & 9 at Heritage Hall on Main St.

A gift certificate with Victory Gardens to help me spend the $100 I need to get a free consultation to better plan and expedite my garden next spring.

A gift certificate to any of these Vancouver restaurants that I've been wanting to visit: Wildebeest, The Acorn, or Fray.

A gift certificate towards having my couch cleaned by Roya's Carpet Care because they have the best reviews on Yelp and decent prices, they use eco-friendly products, and I want my once-beige couch to look as pristine as the one in the picture on their website (see above). Baby drool begone!

OR:

Tickets to a show of any kind (concert, ballet, theatre, etc)

Pedicure gift certificate

Books on local history
Smartwool socks

Ponytail No Longer

I did it. I chopped my hair off. It's not the first time nor is it that last time, but considering long hair is my default setting, it feels darn good - cathartic really.

I pretty much walked into Bye Napoleon and said to Jenn (my hair's new bff), "I'll take one of these please" and walked out an hour later smiling ear to ear.

I wanted this cut

Or this

Sure

Definitely

It's hair like this that caused me to delay
cutting mine for so many months. 

What I'm Gifting

Lu Prints napkins and placemats

Paper bird game by French company Djeco

Upcycled guitar string necklace from  Blue Bird Sky in Brooklyn via Etsy

Homemade seasoning salt

Reusable bathtub stickers

Homemade pumpkin butter

Bingo for tots

Homemade candied orange peel au chocolat

Kids' card game

All I Want for Christmas...

For the boys:

A bath toy hammock or bag

Any art supplies from Clementine Art

Or any other toddler-appropriate art supplies

Push cart for baby

And as always, books, books, and more books are welcome gifts

For Mama:

Set of stacking cake plates or a frilly 3-tiered dessert tray

Stainless steel lemon juicer

 1 quart sauce pan

Natural soap - I like to stockpile

Gift cards for any of the following:

My favorite store

My hair salon

My local fitness studio

All I Want for Christmas...

...is a good garlic press. This one by Zyliss to be precise.

An Epicurean wood fibre 18x13" natural color cutting board.

Two Silpat baking mats.

A subscription to Martha Stewart's "Everyday Food" magazine.

Natural, handmade soap.

Snazzy Smartwool socks (seriously, I like getting socks for Christmas).

Oh, and my baby boy's two front teeth to hurry up and stop making him a teething menace!