If you genuinely like your childcare provider, whether daycare or pre-school, you’re fortunate. While there are many great facilities in North America, some parents are relegated to enroll their kids in unlicensed, overcrowded facilities due to a lack of available and/or money to pay for a better facility. Our youngest son goes to pre-school part …
When people think about giving someone a gift, many opt for flowers but there is an array of thoughtful gifts that friends and family will appreciate receiving from you that does not involve a floral arrangement. Sometimes, a bouquet of flowers may not make sense for the situation. For example, my friend’s brother was recently …
Podcast Version Ah, tea. Camellia sinesis. The wonderful and ancient plant with countless varietals that can energize, relax, center, you name it. America doesn’t have as salient of a tea-drinking culture as other countries do. You’re lucky if you can get some weak-ass Lipton bags at the local diner and your average independent coffee shop …
I know all about buying gifts for quilters. My mom is a quilter and has been for decades. What’s nice about quilters is there is always something you can buy for them related to their craft. Worst case scenario you can buy a gift certificate to a local quilting store or online quilting store. However, …
Every month, people search “gardening” in Google approximately 35,000 times. That’s a lot and indicative of how popular and how many gardeners there are in the world. That’s just one word among thousands related to gardening. Check this out. There are 2,400 searches each month for “how to grow roses”. That’s one type of flower …
Architect is one of those glamour jobs just like advertising, surgeon, corporate lawyer, airline pilot and others. While architects earn a decent living, they appreciate gifts for a job well done just like the rest of us. The question is: “what is a great gift for an architect?” We put together some ideas and split …
Knitting has become a popular hobby for about 28.8 million Americans, including a growing number of 20- and 30-year-olds. Even some of the biggest names in Hollywood such as Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Hilary Swank claim knitting as one of their favorite pastimes. While many knit because it provides them with …
There are approximately 694,000 employed electricians in the USA. That works out to one for every 469 people. Which means, chances are you know an electrician, either as a family member, friend or because you hired one to do some work on your home or business. While not everyone buys their electrician a gift, sometimes it’s a …
Plumbers can be a homeowner’s lifesaver. We had a plumber practically move in about 3 years ago due to the amount work that needed to be done. He was coming and going for a week. We had a clogged pipe under the house. Diagnosing it was difficult; fixing it was herculean. He pulled through for …
Whether you have a friend or family member who is an interior designer or you recently hired one, there are definitely a fleet of gift ideas for interior designers they will appreciate. After all, it’s nice to receive gifts relevant to our career or vocation. I know I like it. Here’s the list. TIP: Most …
There are 1.3 million real estate agents in the USA as of 2017* [source: Statista]. That’s one realtor for every 250 people. Granted, many work part-time or perhaps aren’t working but are in the Association, but it’s still a lot of realtors. It’s pretty much the same ratio in Canada where there are 108,706 realtors …