[ 1. Speaker | 2. Sunglasses | 3. Blanket | 4. Shoe Shine Kit | 5. Copper Cocktail Shaker | 6. Gold Water Bottle | 7. Rising to the Occasion Toast Book | 8. Wood USB Memory Key | 9. Weekender Bag | 10. Medley of Jeni's Ice Cream]

[ 1. brass ruler | 2. Pajamas  | 3. El Bulli coffee table book | 4. sunglasses | 5. copper portable speaker | 6. vest | 7. classic Ferragamo tie | 8. weekend bag | 9. horseshoe game | 10. tissue box cover ]

I'm kind of excited about this "MEN" gift guide today because even though I'm not a man I would love to have a few of these things...like the brass ruler for example, or the copper speaker....even the tissue box!  Men are difficult, don't you agree?  I hope these suggestions help in some way.

[ one. domino set | two. naughty and nice socks | three. crocodile wallet | four. Barbour vest | five. notepad iPhone case | six. umbrella | seven. put hair on your chest flask | eight. hermes bat tie | nine. marble bookends | ten. cole haan shoes]

This is officially a diet week for me!  I'm so glad it's Monday because I cannot eat any.more.  We had dinner, after lunch, after dinner....and every meal was better than the next.  I bet the gym will be busy today! I hope you all had a happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday as well!  Today is my gift guide for men.  I always find it so challenging to buy for the men in my life there are only so many belts and shirts they can have right?  Hopefully these ideas will help.

Do you know about Bonobos yet? If not, you will. Suddenly they are everywhere. Every time I go to a new web page, there they are. Bonobos are mens' clothes for the conservative guy who wants a little edge added to the ho hum chino. They aren't those huge baggy khakis American men have been sporting for years, but they aren't so funky that you have to live in Amsterdam in an artists loft shooting photos of heroin skinny chicks to pull off.

I discovered them when our darling friend Emmy Brown started working with them. Together we outfitted Stefan (my betrothed) with them. He is a tough customer. Very snobby when it comes to his kit. They were a hit. Aside from the ones pictured above, here are other ones I love: