When It Comes To Holiday Gifts, Don't Forget About Yourself!
By: Jen Mueller,
DailySpark Blogger
12/18/2009 6:14 AM
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If you're like me, you've got a Christmas shopping list that you're slowly chipping away at as the 25th approaches. My planner has a list names with notes next to each one- what I've gotten already, what I still need to get, and a few with question marks (which means I have no clue what to get them.) But one person that's missing from the list is myself. It's easy to get so busy that we forget that we deserve a treat now and then, too.
Consumer Reports has published a list of 12 gifts to give yourself. I love this idea for a few reasons: The items are a wide range of prices, so depending on what you want to spend you can get something for as little as $10 or less. (That's helpful at this time of year when money can be tight.) Personally, I reference Consumer Reports frequently before making big purchases, so I trust their advice. And this list has a health theme, to keep you feeling your best inside and out.
Here are a couple of my favorites from their list:
Some inexpensive home fitness equipment. You don't need expensive gym memberships or fancy equipment to get a workout at home. A stability ball, resistance band and pair of dumbbells can give you enough variety to keep your workouts challenging and interesting. Need ideas for exercises to do? Check out SparkPeople's exercise demos. The majority of them can be done from the comfort of your own home.
Sunglasses. A good pair of shades can make you look stylish at anytime of year, but they also protect your eyes. Sunglasses keep out vision-damaging UV radiation, so take some time to find the right pair for you.
So whether it's a gift you buy for yourself or just a little time you take to relax, make the most of the holidays this year.
Seasons Greeetings!
Consumer Reports has published a list of 12 gifts to give yourself. I love this idea for a few reasons: The items are a wide range of prices, so depending on what you want to spend you can get something for as little as $10 or less. (That's helpful at this time of year when money can be tight.) Personally, I reference Consumer Reports frequently before making big purchases, so I trust their advice. And this list has a health theme, to keep you feeling your best inside and out.
Here are a couple of my favorites from their list:
Some inexpensive home fitness equipment. You don't need expensive gym memberships or fancy equipment to get a workout at home. A stability ball, resistance band and pair of dumbbells can give you enough variety to keep your workouts challenging and interesting. Need ideas for exercises to do? Check out SparkPeople's exercise demos. The majority of them can be done from the comfort of your own home.
Sunglasses. A good pair of shades can make you look stylish at anytime of year, but they also protect your eyes. Sunglasses keep out vision-damaging UV radiation, so take some time to find the right pair for you.
So whether it's a gift you buy for yourself or just a little time you take to relax, make the most of the holidays this year.
Seasons Greeetings!
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Comments
I also just happened to get new prescription glasses and sunglasses, and spent more time finding a more "designer" pair of sunglasses hoping that that will make me wear them more! And I finally thought to buy myself some nice regular sunglasses to wear when I'm wearing my contacts. - 12/20/2009 5:12:50 PM
it has all the things i need to keep mt going towards my goal
as far as munchies are concerned I have seen the smart food popcorn clusters
and are going to try them soon. - 12/19/2009 8:52:45 PM
Here's to Happy Jumping ! - 12/18/2009 7:34:28 PM
While buying items for a Hannukah party raffle and gifts for family on my favorite site to find gifts on the web, I decided that I could purchase a few things on sale that I'd had my eye on. So I got a Hannukah gift (a necklace that I like even more in person than in the picture!), a "karma" bracelet (it's actual name), which for me will function as a reminder of thoughtful living, specifically that I need to focus on not only being a nice, good person (what you send out into the world comes back to you, I hope and believe), but that I need to really focus myself on studying for the state bar (what studying I do will come back to me in the form of a passing score).
I also bought another necklace. It was more of a just-because gift . . . sometimes people in our lives need those. And sometimes we should be those people! - 12/18/2009 5:12:07 PM
PS - there are things I'd like now, but I can wait for them to go on sale. never pay retail. - 12/18/2009 1:41:03 PM
I was feeling a tad guilty about just having gotten myself a few things ... fantastic sale, a smaller size and now NO guilt!
I'm worth it, right!?!?!! - 12/18/2009 1:23:18 PM
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