Category: shopping guides
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Easy Home Upgrades To Start Your Year Off Right
Whenever I leave for a trip, I really try to clean my house really well. I’m talking sheets laundered, bed made, every room vacuumed, surfaces wiped down, you get it. I tell myself that “Future Jess” is going to be so happy. And surprise, Future Jess is ALWAYS extremely grateful that Past Jess made her…
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Christmas Gift Guides 2025 – Rambling Renovators
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? My holiday gift guides are here to help you check those last few people off your list. I’ve been sharing these Gift Guides in my ShopMy Christmas Shop, but I thought I’d put them on the blog for easy reference. Let’s start with the list of favourite gifts…
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Gift Ideas For Older Parents And Grandparents (Jess’ Dad Again, FTW)
Welcome to our official guide for great ideas for older parents and grandparents! Les (Jess’ dad) is, of course, here to give you his thoughtful and cool ideas, but we also included some great ideas for moms and grandmas. So please enjoy and don’t forget to check out even more ideas on our shop page🙂…
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Em’s Recent Etsy Finds – Gifts From Smaller Makers That We Love
Y’all, I put a decent amount of Etsy gifts on the home gift guide (linked HERE if you missed it), and I’m happy to report that many of them are now sold out thanks to you. Truly, nothing makes me happier than getting an email from an unsuspecting and delighted maker after featuring them. So…
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My Favorite Places To Shop Small In Portland – Design Forward Gifts, Furniture, And Home Decor
Okay, local Portland folks, this one is for you (and me). No town loves supporting local more than Portland (I mean, our incredible airport with all the indie restaurants is proof!). And while we have to link up a lot of national brand products here for the business (and so all of you can benefit/shop),…
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My Favorite Fitness And Health Gifts – What “Works” (For Me) + My Function Health Review
The “wellness” industry will tell you that you need allllllll of the things, with honestly 60% of it being fake news (I should know, I’m a professional sucker). But there are some fitness and health apps/products that I love that do really work for me that could make good gifts for someone in your life,…
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BOOKMARK THIS: The Best Black Friday Sale List, Assembled by Experts
Hello there! Your friendly neighborhood blogger is here and reporting for duty. Every year, we work to bring you the best Black Friday sale list on the internet – and this year, you found us a little early! I have the inside scoop on about 30 more sales that will be launching in the coming…
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Brian’s Gift Guide “For Him” (So Many Really Good Ideas)
You know that scene in The Simpsons where we finally get a glimpse inside Homer’s closet to find it’s just a hundred sets of white shirts and blue pants? Well, if we men were left to our own devices, that’s what all our closets would look like. We don’t tend to shop for clothes, and…
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The Best Affordable Furniture Of 2025 (All Handpicked And Will Get To You By The Holidays)
If anyone has been shopping for furniture, then we don’t have to tell you it’s NOT CHEAP. Between tariffs, materials costs, etc., finding “affordable” pieces can feel like a treasure hunt where you aren’t sure there will actually be treasure at the end. However, the desire to make our homes feel cozy, beautiful, and collected…
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Our Complete Kid/Tweens/Teen Gift Guide (All The Stuff They ACTUALLY Want)
My kids are 10/12 now (which is harder to shop for TBH – they still love stuffies and yet think they need laptops??). Some of the silliest things have maintained their attention (like the Simpson’s prank phone and a Magic 8 Ball). And others they’ve played with for 6-8 years, like the sculpture straw kit…