Very nice greeting cards. We love the bold colored designs and the scripture references. Everyone loves getting an old-fashioned hand-written encouragement note or thank you card via the snail mail. These beautiful cards make great gifts, too.
http://mariahwestdesigns.etsy.com
Refrigerator magnets. Everyone’s got ‘em. You gotta stick up the occasional picture of your niece & nephew, or a free car wash coupon. Or maybe a quote from your favorite poet or Napoleon Dynamite.
Most magnets are frustratingly weak. And usually ugly. There’s two things I’m looking for in a good refrigerator magnet: 1) Strong enough to hold up at least 5 receipts/coupons/pictures with a single magnet. 2) Not ugly.
These are the only magnets that fit the bill for me. They look like pushpins for a cork board, they are small, but they are the strongest magnets I have ever used. Get them as a gift for that refrigerator display artist in your family.
You can even get one free in the mail!
Basically this is a list of some of my favorite stuff. Gifts, products, things that I like that make my life more pleasant, usually in a small way. But little things can add up and make a difference.
So far, I’m tracking 3 categories:
1) Stuff. As in physical stuff or products/services that are useful.
2) Software. I’m a programmer geek, so my list is mostly along those lines. Programming or productivity tools are mostly what I’ll link to.
3) Audio podcast. I listen to a lot of audio. Driving to work, doing the dishes, painting a room; these are all excellent opportunities to fire up the iPod and listen to a message. I usually try to redeem the time by listening to a sermon or conference message from some of my favorite teachers/pastors. Like John Piper, Matt Chandler, RC, CJ, or “Rev Kev” DeYoung. Follow if you wanna know what I’m listening to and being impacted by.