Gift Giving Methodology

There are many reasons why I love my husband, but one of them is that we tend to stress over very different things. I worry when there is no option to make reservations; my husband gets excited because that means it’s a walk-in. I focus on pushing up the floor to avoid worst case scenarios and he pushes the ceiling higher to make the most out of every moment.

(As you can imagine, my husband is much more fun to be in a relationship with.)

But our personalities work really well together, and it is evident in the gifts we give. He finds things I couldn't justify getting for myself, whereas I buy solutions. 

If you are always at a loss when it comes to what to buy for a loved one, I highly recommend singling out a problem that they have and finding a way to eliminate it (sometimes, even solving the tiny pet peeves make the biggest difference). 

The picture in this blog post are from a fancy birthday meal, but frankly, my husband was far more giddy about the inexpensive DropStop I bought for his car. If there's one thing I've learned: it's that subtracting annoyances can be just as good/better than adding happiness.

• If you are constantly dropping your keys in the car seat crack, do yourself a favor and get that gap filler.
• If you are always forgetting where you parked your car, throw an Airtag on the passenger side that you can track.
• If your driving gets precipitously more dangerous when you're holding your GPS, please buy a phone holder for your dashboard.

And if any of your loved ones deal with one of these first-world problems, be the hero that helps shave off unneeded frustration. They will be reminded of their love for you every time a Dropstop saves their car keys from the abyss.