OUR ANNUAL WORLD’S SMALLEST HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

It’s the happiest time of the year! Who needs a long gift guide, anyway?

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Maybe you know a maximalist whose every possession sparks joy. Maybe you know a minimalist whose best friend is the waste basket or donation bin. You can make them both happy. Since these two gifts both come in an assorted set of multiples, the maximalist can keep them all, and the minimalist will, as you know, just take one and get rid of the burdensome extras. 

 

 

 

ZUM Indigo Wild soap

 

If you’re as picky about soap as I am, you might not want to use the soap you occasionally meet along your travels, whether it’s a bar of sawdusty hotel chain soap or a cheapie one at the (expensive) AirBnb you rented. This is where Zum soaps factor in. The soaps are sudsy and gentle and all smell divine. Some bars are minty or sea salt fresh and some are redolent of hippie days – whether you ever were one or just groove to the vibe. I like the Geranium & Patchouli scent and toss a soap in my suitcase to combat airplane-luggage odor. I tip toward the brand’s other floral scents while my husband tips toward forest. He’s partial to Cedar and the holiday special Fir. 

 

 

 

Spring &  Mulberry Complete Chocolate Gift Set

 

https://springandmulberry.com/products/complete-collection

 

 

Our Annual World's Smallest Holiday Gift List Spring & Mulberry

 

 

Before you roll your eyes at vegan and stop reading (and I know who you are, Bob Guccione Jr.!) , let me mention that this chocolate is flavored with dates, and hence is trans fat 0%, cholesterol 0%, added sugar 0%, and there are more 0%s in the ingredient list. 

 

I take along a couple of bars of the brand’s mint flavored chocolate when I travel. Sometimes on those long overnight flights, if an airplane breakfast feels just a little too soon or too icky, then chocolate and a cup of coffee is enough of a caffeine jolt to get through customs and to your hotel where, hopefully, the room is ready. 

 

As a relevant aside: here’s a story about paying for what you DON’T get. A couple of years ago I bought a Patagonia hooded micro puff jacket (BTW, another great gift idea), and when I glanced at the hefty price tag for the featherweight garment, the nice, hovering sales clerk dove in with his pitch, “You’re paying for what you’re NOT getting.” 

 

Talk about reframing!  Ditto in regard to Spring & Mulberry chocolate.