Friday Night Links

Do Something Good

Every holiday season, we’re all bombarded with the latest toys and gadgets. Stores tell us that we NEED to get those things for people as gifts that year. It’s all well and good, but it can become a bit much. Also, it can get a bit repetitive (don’t you feel like you see the same things each year?).

That’s why about three years ago on this blog, I decided that each holiday season, I would shift my “Products with a Cause” series into “Gifts that Give Back.” Instead of doing tens and tens of gift guides, I instead do short blog posts where I focus on a single gift or company, where a purchase of that gift will give back to someone in need. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, then you’ve seen these posts before. But if you haven’t, I wanted to introduce and explain them to you. I love finding these unique products and loving companies who have set out to help causes bigger than themselves. It’s inspiring to see and it’s even cooler to be able to give a gift and then explain to whoever you’re giving the gift to how they’re helping someone else.

You can find previous Gifts that Give back posts under the Holiday Gifting tab or Products with a Cause. Also, if you ever come across a gift that gives back on your own, please share it with me! I would love to feature it here!

On Something Good

• Anne and I are styling sweater blazers two ways this month!
• Ready for the November budget?
• Need a little help with how to wear over the knee boots with a skirt?
• Many of these gifts that give back promotions are still going on!
• A lot of these pieces from cyber Monday are still on sale!

This Week’s Reads

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Around the web

• Netflix news: They’re going Dahl AND they finally confirmed the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before sequel.
• Take a tour of Midge Maisel’s New York! (I can’t wait for it to come back next week!!)
• Were you an early TSA/Global Entry adopter? Don’t forget to renew your status!!
• I found this radio channel on youtube and I kind of love it.
• Remember when I shared that Jeremy Jordan singing Celine Dion video? Well, apparently it was part of a whole Broadway event! Broadway Loves Celine and I love this entire youtube playlist.