{"id":342,"date":"2009-10-08T20:59:20","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T20:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=342"},"modified":"2009-10-08T20:59:20","modified_gmt":"2009-10-08T20:59:20","slug":"jessica-gottlieb-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/jessica-gottlieb-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Gottlieb Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20120a626a652970c-pi\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jessica blueq\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83451dba369e20120a626a652970c \" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d83451dba369e20120a626a652970c-800wi\" title=\"Jessica blueq\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jessicagottlieb.com\/2009\/10\/shopping-and-gifting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shopping &amp; Gifting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(excerpt)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m the gift giver in the house, not because I\u2019m the generous one,<br \/>\nbut because I\u2019m the one who has time to go shopping. Since it\u2019s now<br \/>\nOctober I\u2019ll be buying most of our Holiday gifts now.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that\u2019s right. I\u2019m buying my husband\u2019s office gifts and a closet<br \/>\nfull of Hostess Gifts now. Why now? I\u2019m unwilling to fight for a<br \/>\nparking spot, wait in long lines or deal with harried cashiers starting<br \/>\nin November. Unlike my children, adults don\u2019t have rapidly changing<br \/>\ntastes so I can buy now.<\/p>\n<p>Some time ago I asked you for <strong><em>the best Hostess Gifts<\/em><\/strong>, hundreds of you replied, but these are what caught my eye*:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/brands\/Blue-Q.html\" onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(&#39;\/outbound\/article\/www.catchingfireflies.com&#39;);\" target=\"_blank\">Shopping Bags &amp; Coin Purses<\/a>:<br \/>\nFrom Blue Q made from recycled plastic bottles (like motor oil and<br \/>\ndetergent bottles).&#0160; As a hostess gift I think it\u2019s fun to fill one<br \/>\nwith a bottle of wine, a yummy dessert, and perhaps some flirty flowers<br \/>\nand present it to your hostess.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">Thanks Jessica for sharing your clever gift giving ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/jessica-gottlieb-feature\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/jessica-gottlieb-feature\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shopping &amp; Gifting (excerpt) I\u2019m the gift giver in the house, not because I\u2019m the generous one, but because I\u2019m the one who has time to go shopping. Since it\u2019s now October I\u2019ll be buying most of our Holiday gifts now. Yes, that\u2019s right. I\u2019m buying my husband\u2019s office gifts and a closet full of Hostess Gifts now. Why now? I\u2019m unwilling to fight for a parking spot, wait in long lines or deal with harried cashiers starting in November. Unlike my children, adults don\u2019t have rapidly changing tastes so I can buy now. Some time ago I asked you for the best Hostess Gifts, hundreds of you replied, but these are what caught my eye*: Shopping Bags &amp; Coin Purses: From Blue Q made from recycled plastic bottles (like motor oil and detergent bottles).&#0160; As a hostess gift I think it\u2019s fun to fill one with a bottle of wine, a yummy dessert, and perhaps some flirty flowers and present it to your hostess. 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