Have you considered the old classic "picture frame" as a gift idea. Sure, it's not very original, but if you go for a "theme" frame, it could be something your gift recipient really enjoys.

First, for those gift ideas that have been around forever such as a tie for Father's Day or flowers for mom... these gifts work. A picture frame is practical and it's something that will be used.

One of my co-workers is giving a shower next week for one of the department supervisors having her first baby. The cute little pink and blue invitation arrived and I immediately wondered what to get this expectant bundle of joy… after all, I don’t even know this little person… and hardly know his or her mother. So, any gift ideas?

My niece is getting married. Its hard to believe I am old enough to have a 23 year old niece who has found her true love but it is true (love that is) and wedding bells are in the air. That means. wedding gifts are on my mind… and on her porch… and on the truck on the way to her porch!

I went birthday shopping with a friend of mine last week. Believe me, it wasn’t a fun experience. She called to ask me if I wanted to go to “noisy stores with expensive stuff.” When I asked her what she meant, she elaborated “You know, boy stores" and named ones that had great buys (hint hint) and another one who had his own city (hint hint) and a few others not as well known. Since I had gotten the same DVD from two people as a Christmas gift and knew that one of them came from the place with the great buys, so I agreed. This, the girl’s journey into the world of boy toys began.

For the practical mother in your life, let’s take a look at a few Mother’s Day gifts that will be welcomed and appreciated on Mother’s Day. Just a few ideas from friends who managed to make their mothers feel loved and appreciated with quite an odd assortment of gifts!

Someone once told me “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” While this old Southern quote may seem harsh, the truth of the matter is that each of us, no matter how old we get, have a deep desire to keep Mama happy. The day that makes all this easier and organizes us when we don’t think to do those considerate things ourselves is Mother’s Day. Although an occasion developed and sponsored by the card companies and flower shops, the day offers a chance, if at no other time, to pause a moment to make our mothers happy – after all, she’s been doing it all year for us.

When you want to give something in addition to that dozen long stem roses you are sending to your special lady's workplace, why not consider a gift from the heart... or, moe appropriately, a heartfelt gift or a heart gift!

Let's face it... it's the one holiday he better never forget... and he knows it! But what is it that we women really want to make our lives complete on that most loving day of the year? A straight-forward answer: flowers!

It can't be disputed: shopping for the perfect gift for Valentine's Day usually involves flowers. And whether or not you are going to get a great card and gift to go with them, the best bet, the foundation of the house of love, the perfect choice for that perfect mate has got to begin with flowers.

Unless I have my husband write down exactly what he wants, where I can purchase it and what aisle and shelf it is on, I am bound to get him something that doesn't fit, doesn't run or doesn't matter in his world! Men say it about us ladies but we respond in kind: gift giving for the opposite sex is tough! And there is nothing worse than husbands and the gifts they can't stand.

Its not unusual to get into the spirit of the season so late that there is little season left and you need some spirts to get the courage to hit the stores. Once in the stores, you find the merchandise as picked over as the employees who still work in the stores! Let's face it: Christmas shopping is not easy.