‘Tis the season of giving, and who better to give to than me. I deserve it. This is what I tell myself while writing this and eating a burrito one-handed. Initially my thought was to create a gift guide of sorts for you guys, but then I found myself liking too much of this stuff and turned this into more of an open plea to friends and loved ones who may not get an obvious hint. THAT’S YOUR CUE TO RE-POST. What I can tell you is I 100% guarantee that this list will be lost on people like my mother—last year I asked for pillowcases from Anthropologie and instead I received a frightening amount of thong underwear. She said it was, “Just in case I get a boyfriend.” Someone forward this to her, maybe pointing out my personal favorite, the DIY embroidered cell phone cases (this screams Elise Loehnen). They have tons of patterns, including ones with cats that I would’ve bought on the spot had I not decided that I wanted to seem somewhat stable to the opposite sex.

clockwise, l-r: VANS AUTHENTIC LO PRO CA’ SNEAKER, $54.95, Nordstrom; IPHONE DIY CASE, $18.00, Connect Design; ELIZABETH AND JAMES ARCHITECTURE CUBE RING, $250.00, Nordstrom; MADEWELL BLANKET STRIPE TOTE, $128.00, Shopbop.