It’s not just the holidays that you have gift giving on your mind. With birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, and baby showers, just to mention some, there are enough occasions where gift giving goes around a lot!

I am not one of those early shoppers at all but I like to take my time in the buying process. I really do like to have an idea of what to buy before I go wandering aimlessly in the store or browse for hours online but sometimes that isn’t always the case.

So the small list I generated below are things that make my life just a little easier. A gift anybody would lie to have but as a mother and a teacher with a long commute these gifts are heaven sent.

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I know, no matter what the profession or lifestyle, the following gifts will be a great gift idea that will never be re-gifted but recommended. FYI-(These items are also on my resources page, for your reference). So take a look and I hope you find the gift that will keep on giving in someone’s life.

Go Wise Electric Air Fryer

This electric air fryer has been a lifesaver! After a long day of teaching, my commute home can take anywhere from 45 minutes to over an hour.  The last thing I want to do is stand over a stove cooking for another hour. But since using the air fryer, that has all gone out the window. All I do now, I pop-in some chicken breast, season and press the recommended cooking options. In less than half an hour, dinner is served.

Electric Kettle

A while back I was having a hard time making my tea at work. We aren’t allowed to have microwaves in our classrooms, so I was running back in forth trying to make tea in the teacher’s lounge. One of my co-workers had this electric kettle. I tried it out and in less than 5 minutes, I had hot water for my daily tea time.

That evening, I went to Wal-Mart and bought my own. Since then, I now use this electric kettle every morning for tea, or for my French press coffee maker. It has also helped with making dinner a breeze for sides like instant rice or mash potatoes.

Secure Stainless Steel French Press Coffee Maker

Now, if you want to experience the real taste of coffee -use a French Press. With just the amount of time it takes you to drive to your nearest Starbucks, you can easily be saving $50 a month using a French Press to make your own flavored full coffee. My family and I even brought this particular French Press camping and was able to use over an open fire, so this is a must buy!

Check out this post on making the best French Press coffee!

A couple of honorable mentions to go with your French Press: Peets Coffee, 100% Kona Hawaiian Coffee (if it doesn’t say 100% Hawaiian coffee than it’s not the real deal), Koffee Kult, or Deathwish Coffee, digital measuring scale, and coffee grinder.

RTIC Stainless Steel Tumbler

My boyfriend got this for me tumbler last Christmas and it is one of the best gifts I ever received. As a teacher, I didn’t always have the liberty to heat up my tea (remember what I mentioned in the Electric Kettle section). I would be teaching for an hour and come back to drink a sip of my hot tea from my regular old coffee mug and it would be ice tea.

I tried multiple coffee mugs and couldn’t find one that would last hot throughout the morning. But this tumbler stays hot for 6 hours. And if you want it to stay cold, it will stay ice cold for 24 hours! So gone are the days where I had to make multiple trips to the microwave to just to heat up my tea-or just to make my tea because, at 30oz, this lasts me until beyond lunch!

Nutri-Ninja Blender/Food Processor

This blender perfected my protein shake smoothie recipe. On days when I was just wrapped up with lesson planning for work or taking time out for family activities, I would have a meal-replacement shake. The single-use cups that are provided make it simple for individual blending and a one-time-only shake for the day. I always fill my individual cups to the brim and would still easily get a smooth blended taste.

Final Thoughts

I hope these items give you some great early gift giving ideas. So beat the stress of trying to find something at the last minute and purchase one of these stress-free items. If you are looking for a gift giving guide for guys check out this post!

Please comment below if you have any of these items or plan on making a purchase.