Back by overwhelming demand — or at least Abra told me there was demand in order to get me to write this — welcome to Kyle’s Gift Guide 2023. (Yeah, I really had to twist his arm. *eyeroll*) I’ve spent a few days reviewing the other gift guides and it appears many influencers still don’t understand what men want or they just don’t care and …

Last Christmas, four days post IVF transfer, all I wanted was a healthy baby.  I’ve always been kind of a Grinch about the holidays, and I promised if I got to celebrate Christmas 2023 with my daughter, I would try to change my ways.  This is easier said than done.

There’s no way around it: occasionally you have to give your partner socks for Christmas, or buy your Dad a gift card, or get your Mom a robe.  For whatever reason, sometimes those stellar gift ideas just won’t fit.  This, however, creates an opportunity to restore a bit of holiday cheer with a great stocking stuffer.  Here are a few ideas in the under-$25 range.

Every year, I love pulling together gift guides.  But this year, I’m not feeling the holiday spirit.  So I asked Thirtyish’s Facebook followers and newsletter readers to submit their gifting needs for some personalized help.  Here are the first batch of queries.

Secret Santa gifts can be a challenge to get right.  The first step is to determine which Secret Santa gift-giver you are: Do you like funny gifts?  Useful gifts?  Cool gifts?  Personally, I am a giver of useful gifts.  Here are five picks that suit my fancy.