Birthday Gifts - Birthday Gifts for Your Wife

Okay, we’ll go shopping for several different people now. How about we start with a family member, say, your wife. She works out of the home or at home and you have a couple of children. What would you like to give her to make her feel special? Let’s say she really enjoys reading. You buy her 4 books from the new book club membership you just purchased. But she really doesn’t have time to read, as she would like. How can you make a book even more special? How about giving her a coupon to a day off where you take the kids to the zoo or the museum and she gets to relax at home, soaking in a tub, reading her new book! I’m telling you that you are looking good right now! Now you also know that if your wife woks hard to get good meals for everyone you could get her a fancy, state of the art, skillet from Presto for $79.95. But she might want to use it on you instead of cook with it. So, how do you make this gift special? That coupon again! Giving her the next four Saturday’s off and you’ll do the cooking or take her out! I’m thinking she would see you as a knight in shining armor! You see how you can make the gift even more special than just giving an item? Women in general like to be made to feel appreciated and special. (If she says she doesn’t, you better check her for a fever!) Diamonds, they say, are a girl’s best friend. But if you don’t quite have the dollars for diamonds, there are those zirconia’s that you couldn’t tell the difference without a jeweler nearby. Just don’t tell her it real when it’s not because your armor will start to tarnish! If you have been married for a while you know that honesty is the best policy, spoken in love and with excellent timing! Watches have become a very stylish gift. Of course you can do Mickey Mouse to match the fun side of your woman’s personality or you can do a Rolex. Many women have a watch to go with several outfits just like they do shoes and purses. Prices vary from $9.99 to $34,945.00. This is NOT a misprint! So if you want the very best AND most expensive, there you have it. If you are not sure what jewelry to give her, make an event out of it with dinner and shopping.

Clothing is a very appropriate birthday gift from a man to his wife. Extreme caution should be used here. There was a gentleman who went shopping for his wife, found a very expensive but very sheer nightgown. Of course he had visions of things to come. He took it home and asked her to model for him. She went upstairs, opened the box, and thought, well, this is so sheer I’ll just go out in the buff for him and see what he thinks of that. She went to the balcony and struck a seductive pose for him. As he looked up he exclaimed, “Good grief! As much as that cost me, the least they could have done was iron the thing! They say he never heard the shot! Clothing is a very personal thing and you must give the clothes knowing she may or may not agree with your taste. A caring wife would be gentle about exchanges or she may not say anything except “thank you that was so thoughtful of you”. Later you may find the item having a bleach spot on it, or it becoming your dogs newest “rug” or you might see it hanging in the window of the Salvation Army window. This might possibly be a subtle way of saying ‘please let me choose my own clothes’! Seriously, if you want to give clothing, gift certificates are an easy way to do so.

The motto of one of the top floral services in the United States is, “Say It With Flowers”. Flowers is one of the top 20 favorite gifts to give. Flowers do have a language all their own. Some traditionally speak of love- the red rose- friendship- the yellow rose-purity the white rose and so on. As a general rule, men tend to give roses the most often because they represent love. Birthday bouquets can have party favors and balloons to accent the sentiment. But really, if you know your lady’s taste in color, particular flowers or style, any bouquet will work. This would be the place to be sure to avoid flowers that aggravate allergies. If your birthday boy or girl loves to care for plants, those are readily available from easy care houseplants to exotic tropical plants! Now, for you who like to be a bit mischievous on that special birthday of turning 30, 40 or 50, (you know, over the hill) a florist can be especially creative with black flowers and black balloons to using prunes in a floral arrangement. One could even give a gift basket chuck full of all those things an aging person needs such as Poligrip, Deep Heat, Preparation H. and a membership to AARP! ! Today the miles don’t have to mean you can’t send flowers to celebrate a birthday thanks to the floral wire services. Prices will vary from shop to shop and city to city. Many floral companies have nurseries with landscaping staff. If the love of your life enjoys the out of doors, you could give her a shopping spree to fill her flower gardens. If she does not enjoy the actual planting, hiring the planting done would make a lovely gift for her.

Candles, perfume, music, these all speak to a woman that she is thought of and that she is special on her birthday. A well thought out card just puts icing on her cake so to speak! Any one of these items or all of them combined in a gift basket would make a great present! Does she have hobbies you could encourage her to do? Does she secretly long to a paint, arrange flowers or make pottery? Is there a “I long to be a chef” hiding behind that pretty face? Can you find lessons for her for a gift? The list truly is endless. Just be observant, listen to what she says. Get a little bit of Sherlock Holmes going on and you’ll be sure to make a hit.