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Creating an Amazing Gift Basket

A gift basket is the perfect way to show appreciation for someone on a special occasion. Gift baskets can be personalized to include treats and gifts that are specially selected based upon the occasion or a person’s interests. Whether a gift basket contains flowers, candy or wine, it is sure to be met with a delighted smile of surprise. When making a gift basket, there are a few things to keep in mind in order to create an amazing gift basket that will stand out on any special occasion:

Type of Occasion

Gift baskets can be made to celebrate virtually any type of special occasion. Some of the most common celebrations that gift baskets are use for are birthdays, weddings and graduations. They can also be used to show appreciation to teachers, secretaries and nurses. Because gift baskets are customized to fit the occasion, they can be the perfect gift for the person who seems to have everything. Additionally, a gift basket can be used to celebrate a housewarming or to wish someone a speedy recovery from a recent illness or injury.

Things to Include

An amazing gift basket will be stocked with treats and gifts that reflect the celebrated occasion. It should also contain a mixture of small and large items that can be arranged to create a beautiful display. For children, a gift basket will include candy, small toys and balloons while a gift basket for an adult may include wine, cheese or other gourmet treats. Gift baskets can even be made for teenagers that include gift cards for music and makeup items. Specialty gift baskets can also be created to celebrate a new pet or hobby by including items such as grooming supplies or golf tees.

Once the items have been gathered, then they should be placed in a pretty container that conveys the theme of the basket. Some common containers include tote bags, buckets and baskets. Finally, every amazing gift basket should include festive decorations such as ribbons, balloons and flowers in order to tie it all together.

Custom-Made Baskets

Finding a collection of items to include in a gift basket can be challenging. This is especially true when a person has only a short notice of a recent event in someone’s life or if someone is creating a gourmet gift basket. For this reason, many people choose to order a gift basket from a professional service such as can be found at www.greatarrivals.com. Here, a collection of beautiful baskets can be found that include everything that is needed to make someone feel appreciated on their special day. Additionally, these baskets can be custom-made to include a personalized assortment of gifts.

When a person receives an amazing gift basket, they will feel as though it has been made especially with them in mind. Because gift baskets can be created to include items for all-ages and interests, they are the perfect gift to celebrate any type of special occasion.

My First Badge As A Gardener

My first higad exereince was when I was 10 years old. I remember I was playing.. then it was itchy everywhere, the next thing I knew, my arms were filled with rashes. I remember my lola poured vinegar on it then I took a bath and applied baby powder on it.

That was 20 years ago.. must be the reason why my body reacted differently when again, I got contact with higad. It was itchy.. and I can’t breathe.. my anti body’s really active!

As usual, I our some vinegar on it.. then washed it thoroughly but to no avail.. I had to drink an anti allergy so that it would stop itching.

Oh well, there goes my first badge as a gardener!

Happy Weekend!

A Mother, A Wife and A Worker

I have four kids, some blogs I maintain and a household with no helper.. How do I managed it all? The answer is easy, time management. I am no super hero and I have my downfalls too 🙂 but yes, the key is time management.

Before, I used to dwell so much on getting everything done on a given time. I have to keep the house clean, wash the clothes, fold the laundry (in a department store kind of fold, in short pantay pantay dapat!), wash the dishes, make sure there is enough food, clean the kids, update my blogs, finish my online task.. argh! it’s endless and I only have two hands and one body! Then I learned to let go.. to let go of the things I cannot do and focus more on things that I can.

Take for example, maintaining my sink clean, I want that but I cannot do that. so what should I do? stress myself on cleaning every plate, every glass and every spoon and fork that lands on the sink? I used to do that.. then I realized there is nothing wrong in having a not so clean kitchen, I can do the dishes once every meal and not every minute!

Another example is the effort I put on folding clothes, I always make sure that the clothes are neatly fold. It will take an hour or more just to fold our clothes, it’s taking up too much of my time and I feel so stressed out if I can’t fold it right. Then I realized, neatly folded clothes is not a requirement to have a happy and stress free life.

I guess in time management, that’s the first thing you need to do, accept the things you cannot and make time on things that you NEED to do. And with that, I was able to manage my time effectively and I live with these simple rules:

Kids and husband first
household second
me time for third
work is last

Having 4 kids is another thing. I also have to manage the time I spent with each of them. And as you know, I always make sure that fun is incorporated in our activity. Bonding with my two younger kids is not that hard. Both are still not going to school and we have the whole morning for ourselves, reading, writing, learning and singing. As with my two older boys, it’s kinda hard to keep up with their life. I feel old already! They have school, friends and games and more.

Haay my boys.. and so to keep up with them, I play some of the games they play.. Dragon City as an example, and what, I was rewarded with You’re the best mom phrase! How cool is that huh? Of course, aside from “playing” with them, I am also the one helping them with their school projects and homework. To make it more fun, I would incorporate play while studying, tickling or changing my voice to a funny one. We have dates too!

As I have mentioned earlier, I am not a super hero so there were times that I feel like I have so much to do but so little time. Blog posts, tasks pending, assignments and not to mention sleep. I just stop and take a rest, helps a lot on clearing my mind and make me realize what are the things that should be done first.

Oh, I forgot to mention, always have a to do list and a schedule, helps a lot in reminding me what I have missed so far 🙂

Most of us tends to over analyze and stress ourselves, learn to let go and be a more fun mom.. head on to Seriously Fun Moms for more tips on time management, parenting and child care tips.