Decorating & Renovating
kjewell
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What is on your wishlist?
My birthday is coming up and H wants ideas for gifts. I have very few. Give me ideas, can be D&R related or not. Around $50-$75.
"You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness."
Re: What is on your wishlist?
Most of the stuff on my wishlist is pricier than that, sadly.
DH's best birthday gift for me this year was a pile of restaurant.com gift certificates to local restaurants. He spent about $50 and got a MESS of certificates - like 6 or 7 different restaurants. The idea is that when I don't feel like cooking or just want a mental-health evening, we'll have a date night. I can use them at any time for any reason. Totally my call. OMG - it made me so happy. It's great being able to say, "You know what? I'm sick of my own cooking. Let's go eat out."
On a similar note, what about a certificate for a massage or pedicure?
A new mp3 player
A cast iron skillet
A dutch oven
Paint for the hallway
GC to buy a new outfit or shoes
Mug warmer
Starbucks GC
Spa GC
A nice dinner OUT
New bras
Wine
Curtain rods for the living room
GC to Macy's for makeup
A new purse
I like these.
I would also add curtains for the bedroom. (I secretly want to move the ones we have in there to my office.
I reallllllyy need a few new bras...
Also really want a fitbit
Curtains
Silpat
baskets
Paint
Furniture
Right now I would put the money towards the reset for my e-ring, we have his mothers setting and there is no way that it will fit my finger, even if I loved the setting.
My birthday is coming up as well. All I wanted this year was a hardcover first edition of a book called Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi. It was $12.50. We are driving to LA so I can get it signed. The gas will cost more than my present, lol.
Books, music, DVDs and tea always go over well with me!
A couple cans of paint! We are moving into a new house next weekend and DH says we don't have any money for paint. Hrmp! So I am going to ask for paint for Mother's Day.
ETA: Before that brilliant idea today I was planning on asking for this necklace holder from PB.
A new quilt/coverlet for our bed
Shoes
Dutch oven
Jewelry
Money toward my LV purse fund
Ehhh, if her husband is anything like mine, she probably gets those for free at least once a month.
I think most of mine are baby related these days lol.
I really want some new spring dresses though.
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LOL, yup! It seems to be his idea of foreplay.
I know it's not within that price range but I would really like a Kindle. I don't need anything fancy but my bookcase is overflowing and FI is tired of looking at them in the living room.
I would also like:
curtains for the kitchen/bathroom/bedroom
shoes
summer/honeymoon clothes
lingerie (for the honeymoon.... and after!)
picture frames for our gallery wall
I would want something that is selfishly, only for me.
I love my home and my children, but every dime goes into either decorating or child related expenses and at this point in my life, I feel guilty if I ever spend anything more than about $25 on myself on the odd manicure for a special occasion.
With that said, I'd go for:
Dinner date out with a GF, funded by H (because Girls Night Out also tends to be a rare indulgence)
Spa Day (massage)
Shoes (you can never go wrong)
Some sentimental piece of jewelry that's not exorbitantly priced (I had a silver monogram made with my kids' initials and it's one of my favorite pieces)