195. How To Be Awesome At Giving Thoughtful Gifts Under $20
How To Be Awesome At Everything
Lindsay Dickhout
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🗓️ 9 March 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Twenty Awesome Ways To Be Thoughtful Under $20!
We often think that we don't have the time or money to do something super thoughtful for someone in our lives.
But if we think creatively and ahead of time…we will think we will realize more often than not that we can make someone we care about feel loved and appreciated with not a ton of money or time spent.
In this podcast Lindsay is sharing 20 of her favorite ways to show thoughtfulness and make someone's day.
-Let's think outside a flower arrangement and a bottle of wine or a candle! All are nice gifts but we can do better! And more memorable
-These are all under $20 but also aren't HARD! If we all had endless time and money we could put together these gorgeous massive gift baskets with one of each of the persons favorite things but that's just not realistic - most of the time.
-The key: shows it's thoughtful and personal to them and shows effort. Is the unexpected!
-For who? Friends, family, kids, teachers, doctors… anyone you think about and are grateful for!!
So here are some ideas!!
-Frame a picture of the person you love!
-Make them a photo book
-Drop something off at someones door!
-Love notes!
-Add a creative note to small item to give it more value
Example: Sorry I sucked!
-Fill in the blank book! Best! "I wrote a book about you"
-Mug with a cute saying that speaks to them with something inside.
-Plant gift - love trader joes or nursery
-Personalized item on Etsy - search "personalized" then something they are into. For Lindsay - personalized hearts - and see what you find
-Cookbook or book with post it notes from you!!!
-Solve a problem in their lives! Like a supplement pill holder. Or a cool agenda book if they want to be organized!
-Skincare products - maybe you know your spouse wants to wear SPF daily but hasn't found one they like… buy 2 to try out.
-Games! Family games or airplane games if someone is traveling. Passport cover if you're saying have a great trip.
-A treat! Or a healthy treat! Know your audience!
-A few of your favorite things - with a note- "I love these things the most and I think you will too". Your favorite coffee mixer,
-Make them a little kit!! Purse essentials or car essentials with little tools.
-Cute hair clips or ties in a bathroom container - Home Goods is great for this.
-Something for changing seasons - cozy socks for winter - snowman kit for their kids playing in the snow, succulence plants for spring, fresh veggies bag for spring!
-Planning is key!!! Write it down so next time you are out cruising… you think of it… and not the morning before!
-Remember important dates
-Keep a running list of gift ideas
SO MANY ways to give thoughtful gifts on the daily that don't cost a lot of money or time. Hope this podcast gives you lots of ideas!
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| 0:00.0 | 20 awesome ways to be thoughtful under $20. |
| 0:04.4 | We often think that we don't have the time or money to do something super thoughtful for someone in our lives. |
| 0:10.4 | But if we think creatively and ahead of time, I think we will realize more often than not, |
| 0:16.0 | we can make someone we care about feel loved and appreciated without a ton of money or time spent. |
| 0:23.3 | In this podcast, I'm sharing 20 of my favorite ways to show thoughtfulness and make someone's |
| 0:28.7 | day. Let's go. You're listening to the How to Be Awesome at Everything podcast, where we're |
| 0:34.6 | obsessed with life hacks that make your life more awesome. |
| 0:38.5 | Your host, Lindsay Dick Hout, is an entrepreneur and business owner, a mom and wife, |
| 0:43.5 | and someone who wants to do things over the top at all times. |
| 0:47.3 | This concept started as a collection of things Lindsay has learned that she was documenting |
| 0:51.7 | to get to her kids one day. And now it's a podcast. |
| 0:54.9 | Join us on this journey where we talk about how to be awesome at everything we do. Here's Lindsay. |
| 1:06.1 | My goal in this podcast episode is to give you lots of ideas. So next time it's someone's birthday, |
| 1:12.9 | you think of something other than a flower arrangement, or next time you need to bring a |
| 1:17.8 | housewarming gift, you think of something other than a bottle of wine or a candle. Now, |
| 1:22.5 | all of those are completely nice gifts, but I think we can do better and give things that are more memorable |
| 1:30.0 | to the people we love for birthdays or anniversaries or celebrations or my favorite as |
| 1:37.1 | random appreciation gifts. I'm thinking of you. You mean a lot to me. I'm grateful for that |
| 1:43.2 | specific thing you did, whatever it is. So in this |
| 1:47.2 | podcast, I put together a list of items that I really like that are all under $20. But not just that, |
| 1:55.3 | they also aren't hard. If we all had endless time and endless money, we could put together these gorgeous, |
| 2:02.6 | massive gift baskets with one of each person's favorite things for their birthday or a celebration, |
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