Your first thought might be, “That’s a fanny pack!” WAIT! Please read on because this certainly isn’t a fanny pack and I’m going to explain why the SPIbelt ($19.95) is a great gift…

Sleek & Discreet

The SPIbelt (Small, Personal Items belt) is not big or bulky like a fanny pack.  In fact, unless you are wearing tight fitting clothes or really low-rise pants, people probably won’t even notice that you are wearing it – it’s profile is that slim.

I don’t want to mislead you though!  Just because you’ll be able to carry your gear and still look hot, doesn’t mean you are going to have to sacrifice space.  For me, the beauty of the SPIbelt isn’t just it’s discreet size; it stretches while compressing the items …read more

Artwork by M. Gauvin – www.matthewgauvin.com

Father’s Day is June 21 this year so it is time to start thinking ahead to that special day, but so many Father’s Day presents will make great gifts at any time of the year because you are celebrating your father or husband, not all fathers. So, this gift should be personal and not some generic “I Love Dad” mug.

I wrote a post a while ago about a Hot Stone Massage Kit. It was a small, simple and inexpensive kit made as an introductory kit for learning about hot stone massage and includes enough small stones to be able to give a foot massage – but I gave info on how to upgrade it a bit and make it back massage ready. Well, I was surfing the net for great gifts to blog about and …read more

Some of the best gifts involve not just a nice present to open, but a present that requires you to do something for the recipient to make it come to life! I gave this Hot Stone Massage Kit to my boyfriend for Christmas two years ago and he still loves it!!!

This kit is under $10 and has just enough stones that are only large enough to do a massage for the hands or feet (his personal favorite) but I bought additional rocks that were large enough for a back massage at my local Target. I found them in the craft and candle section and they were quite inexpensive. The only other real necessity is an accurate thermometer (that’s the one I have) and a bowl, which you probably already own.

How to give this gift? As long as you are giving this …read more