2012 Holiday Gift Inspiration: for Her

Hi! Happy Friday. Have you had a great week?

December is just around the corner and my mind has definitely turned to the holidays. My days have started flying by and I frequently find my thoughts wandering to gifts and party menus and our trip to visit my family over the holidays. Eeeee!!! I am SO excited!

We have a huge gift list every year. There's those cute little neices and nephews, our parents, grandparents, co-workers, etc. etc.....and there are always those last few people who stump me. An example? My dad. What do you get a guy who just goes out and buys what he wants?! It's not easy to surprise him with something fabulous.

I think everyone can relate, so I thought I'd help you out with some gift ideas each Friday leading up to Christmas....and hopefully you can leave me some gift inspiration in return.

I started with the easy one today. Gifts for "her" ---- I just so happen to be an expert in this department ;-) ....oh, and if you're reading this family o' mine, I'd like one of everything below. Mmmmkay?!

For the 'Traveller' in your life

Passport Cover



Monogrammed Travel Jewellery Roll

EOS Canon Rebel T3i

Weekend/Overnight Travel Bag




Monogrammed Luggage Tags

For the 'Fitness Guru' in your life



Reflective Running Jacket

Magazine Subscription to Oxygen or Women's Health

Plank Yoga Mat


Garmin Forerunner 10




North Face Hoodie




Yoga Mat Bag

For the 'Foodie' in your life



Apron

KitchenAid Deluxe Mixer - Come.To.Momma.




Cookbook Holder


 

Gourmet Chocolates like this Sea Salt Caramel Collection




Fun Mugs like these Multi-Coloured Mustache Mugs


For the 'Girlie Girl' in your life

Michael Kors Rose Gold Runway Watch

Make-up Set - I love this Carried Away Collectors Set by Tarte (at Sephora)

Cashmere Infinity Scarf

Coach Wristlet

Stackable Rings

So hopefully I've given you some gift inspiration!

Now all I want to do is GO SHOPPING!!!

Do you have any great gift ideas for the women in your life?

If you do, please share in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Andrea

xoxo

What I Ate Wednesday

Good morning guys! How's your week been so far?! This week has been so busy for me. My lunch bag has come home with food still in it because I've been too busy to stop for a snack....missed snacks never happen to me!! 

Even though I've missed a couple of snacks over the past few days, I've still managed to eat some pretty awesome meals. Here's a peek at yesterday's eats:



Breakfast
I ate these pumpkin spice pancakes for breakie on Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. I hated to eat the last bite; these are that good!!

Lunch
My lunch yesterday was delicious! If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you would have seen this HUGE bunch of kale that my grandpa dropped off to me on Sunday.

I ended up making a massaged kale salad that included avocado, dried cranberries, walnut pieces, cucumbers, celery and feta. The dressing was an apple cider vinegar/dijon combo.

As snacks, I took some clementines, a pear and some Tazo green tea k-cups.

Dinner
Last Friday, my grandma and I went out for lunch to a restaurant across the street from my office. I ordered the cheese & onion tart and it was ah-maze-ing!!! I really want to recreate this amazing tart at home and last night was my first attempt.

I caramelized some onions in butter & red wine, added some aged cheddar, and then folded them into my grandma's famous pie crust. It was good, but the crust wasn't quite right. I promise that I'll keep working on it and hopefully perfect a recipe to share with you in the very near future!!

So that's my eats in a nutshell. What was your favourite meal from yesterday?? If you're looking for more meal inspiration, check out Jenn's What I Ate Wednesday page and I promise you that you'll find a ton of awesome eats!!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Andrea

xoxo