Gift Guide: Fitness Friday

Buon giorno from Milano!  I'm on the last leg of my journey and finally have a bit of time to wrap up this post.  I wanted it to go out last Friday but all the trip prep just made it too crazy.  It's weird not being immersed in all the Black Friday madness (although I saw Mango in the train station was having a Black Friday sale - maybe I should have stopped!!).  I can't wait to fill you in on my adventures over the next couple of weeks!   Until then, I'm super excited about today's gift guide because it's all about fitness and cold weather gear (so appropriate for working on being #weatherproof for all those early November Project mornings).  As you know fitness has become a much bigger part of my life these days (and I can't wait to get back to working out after all this French and Italian food).  I've included some things for outdoor workouts/running, the Gaiam reformer for working on the core indoors during the cold months and those awesome non-slip barre socks (that I should probably own by now...).  Would love to hear what you're scooping up for that fitness buff in your life!

Under Armour Fleece Headband, Fitbit, Under Armour Gloves, Gap Long Sleeve Baselayer, Under Armour Gotta Have It Tote, Lululemon Water Bottle, Toe Sox Gripper Socks, Aveda Active Composition Analgesic (for sore muscles), Gaiam CorePlus Reformer

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Gift Guide: Menswear Monday

Welcome to my first of 4 gift guides for 2014!  Today is all about that special guy in your life, whether it be a brother, boyfriend, husband, father, grandfather, cousin, GBF, guy friend (you get the drift...).  Last year I gifted my brother a watch for Christmas and in my opinion a watch is a pretty safe bet for a gift.  Since there are so many options out there (dressy, sporty, casual, etc.), it's easy to scoop one up for almost any guy on your list.  I'm really loving the new Victorinox Night Vision watches (if you caught my first post about the new brand here you can see why they're so great!) - and especially the green color option.  I don't know why but lately I've gravitated toward dark green as a new neutral.   I've also included a few other tech gadgets and clothing/accessory options.  I have to confess, I threw the camo tote in because one of my best guy friends has one and I'm completely obsessed with it (so much that I've thought about buying one for myself!).  My go-to retailers for men's gifts are Gap, Nordstrom (especially the under $100 section), Brookstone and Urban Outfitters (there's some amazing, quirky things on UO right now!).  Would love to hear what you're planning to scoop up and who you're shopping for!  

iPhone Fisheye Lens, Portable Speaker, Victoriox Night Vision watch, Burton Touch Screen Gloves, Graphic Image iPad Cover, Minnetonka Slippers, Gap Camo Tote, Beer Making Kit, Herschel Duffel Bag, Monogrammed Flask, North Face Pullover

This post was sponsored by Victorinox to celebrate the expansion of their watch collection.  All opinions expressed are my own and thank, you for supporting the brands that make this little blog possible.

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