Friday, August 30, 2013

Gifts For Special Occasions


There is a saying, "It is in giving that we receive, I really can't understand the real essence of the message when I was young, but growing up and seeing how sharing to others the blessing that we receive from God had impact the lives of others I was also inspired to do the same thing. It has become a custom that in every occasion we give a gift to the celebrant or to the special people in our life that we will be sharing that special occasion with. One example of a special occasion is our Birthday, that we celebrate every year, we prepare a party for our self and also for our special guests that we have invited to come and spend that special day with. Usually, a special made cake with a dedication and a number candle representing our age will always be present and your guests will always bring something for your special day. 


There are numbers of gifts that we could give to the celebrant, it is either something that the celebrant wants like shoes, bags, dress or any material things that he or she wants or we could also give something that we want the celebrant to have. Live plants can also be a perfect gift to any occasion, since the person shared the anniversary of his or her birth to you. A gardenia plant in a slice birthday cake container by Giving Plants is a perfect example of a gift that you could give or send to the celebrant. Gardenia plants are prized for the strong sweet scent of their flowers and a fragrant favorite of both men and women. Giving gifts that keeps on living will be the most memorable especially with birthday-themed pots made for that special occasion and for that person only. 


You could shop for birthday plants online and have them delivered straight to the celebrant's home. For more details on deliveries and shipping fees you could always go to their website at Givingplants. There you would find different plant type and plants with containers made especially for that occasion.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Happy Housewarming!

Housewarming party is usually held, when a new neighbor transfers to your village or neighborhood. The new comers are the ones who give these kind of party to present their new home and to let others feel welcomed in it too. throwing a housewarming party is also a perfect way to meet new neighbors and for friends to give gifts to furnish the new home. Gifts are customary but not necessary, and they usually are either something to be enjoyed during the party such as bottle of wine or a gift basket with different foods in it or something for the new home like potted plants, a vase or a picture frame. Housewarming gift plants are the best example of a something that we could give to welcome new neighbors and they are less expensive but truly will last a lifetime only if they know how to take good care of it. Bluebirds are the most popular gifts given because they believed that bluebirds will bless the new house with happiness and good luck. 


A home is always a work in progress, so there's no need to wait until your place is at it's camera-ready best to send out invites. Some new comers send out invitations after they have unload all of their boxes from the truck, or sometimes others would have to wait after a week or two before sending out invites. It really depends on the homeowner as to when they want to celebrate the housewarming party but usually it is held within approximately 180 days of moving into a new residence. A housewarming may also be presented as an "open house" where people are free to come and go at any time of the day and it is less picture of your whole household but focuses more on a new feature of your home. 


A house tour is necessary and it should be the main attraction in your housewarming party. Since guests will not arrive all at the same time make sure to make brief couple of tours and never forget to have some interesting talking points while guiding your guests, like a funny story that happened when you first moved in to the house or a cool piece of art that you bought from one of your trip to other country. While one of you shows the guests around, the other should be waiting at the font door to greet the new comers and have them sign the guest book because in that way it will be easier for you to remember the names of your neighbors a lot easier.

Friday, August 16, 2013

Forms Of Gift Giving

In every celebration or occasion, gifts are never forgotten, Gifts are any object that is given to a person without expecting for a payment. It is a way of expressing one's love, friendship, gratitude, and many more. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas, Graduation, Father's or Mother's Day, Engagements, Baby Shower, Weddings, and Housewarming Party are some of the example of occasions where normally gifts or presents are given. It has been a habit that gifts are wrapped in a wrapping paper with a note for that specific occasion and the receiver's name and givers name are also written. On the other hand, in Chinese culture, gifts are always wrapped in red because for them it means luck. So when you receive a gift wrapped in red, it only means that they have shared or passed on with you their Luck. 



Kids or Children are usually the ones who receives gifts more often, even without any occasion, and usually in forms of money. Last month, my son's Godfather gave him money as a gift and he said to bu something for Janzen or we could eat at any restaurant or fast food chain. Since, my son cannot decide fro himself, I have decided to buy a new school shoes for him and we ate at his favorite fast food chain afterwards. He was very happy with his new shoes, and even brags about it to his teacher the following day. But we found out recently that his Godfather was admitted to a hospital because of dehydration, so we decided to visit him and brought along get well plants, we chose an aromatic lavender plant in purple ceramic container. Since lavender have some soothing and calming effect to relax him during his stay at the hospital. 


Gifts are given in many forms and ways, but for me the real essence of gift-giving is that somehow you remembered the person and that you care enough to remember that special day or any occasion and gives something and not expecting anything in return.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Friends For Life


Friends are the next most important person in our lives that we would cherish and protect. They are those people that we can run to in times a problem arises or just those ordinary days that you want to relax and have fun. And speaking of friends, one of my closest friends called me up last month saying that we will have an emergency meeting at Rachelle's house because she said she needs to announce something and all of us should be there. We were so curious as to what's Rachelle gonna tell us, so we arrive at her place earlier than expected. We gather around their kitchen table and waited for the news that she is about to tell us, we were all shock with her revelation. She said that she and her Indian boyfriend will get married this September 25th. We were all curious why it has to happen so fast, and asked her if the reason of her marriage is due to pregnancy. She said no and explained the real reason, so we all understood that his Pilot boyfriend is the one who is in a hurry but Rache said that she is also ready. 


Now, she is almost finish with the preparation with our help of course, but she is still waiting for her wedding gown to be finished together with the entourage dresses. Her token of appreciation or the souvenirs will be delivered to her house a week before their wedding day. We all had a hard time thinking what should be the best souvenir items to be given to their guests and sponsors, but in the end it is still their decision that was followed. They ordered 200 pieces of Braided Money tree in Cambridge Blue Container, they said that the money tree is a symbol of good fortune, so they wanted to give a little luck to their guests who will be witnessing the most anticipated day in their life. Although it is a bit expensive, but they expect that their guest would also take care of these houseplant as a remembrance of their wedding. Rache was very pleased with how things are going smoothly for her and his fiance. 


Soon she will be saying to her single life and would need to embrace the journey of being married, but for us, her friends, we promised to be there for her in times that she will be needing us. Nothings gonna change, although our status in life may change but our friendship will stay the same.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Plants Can Make Hotel Industry Prosper

There are many ways you can make your property better and very attractive. You do not need to spend thousand of dollars just to showcase what you have because nature will help you with it. And when we talk about nature, it means all the beauty at a lesser cost. Well, you do not need to buy expensive things just to achieve what you want. All you need to do is to make use whatever plants available in your area. It may require much more of your time during the developmental stage but the result is very overwhelming in the end.


Just like what Ken Hutcheson , President, U.S. Lawns said in the Hotel Business Review that because of the massive competition that are happening in the hotel industry, one should know how to excel above the competition and provide a unique experience to their customers yet not overlooked areas is the property grounds. He simply means that because hotels have large areas, it is only fitting that owners should know how to improve their surroundings using beautiful plants. It will help them to have impressive facade at a reasonable price. Owners furthermore should choose plants that could last for years to make sure that their efforts to make beautiful gardens will stay. Beautiful surroundings can be a tool to let people remember the beauty each hotel posses.


You may be not aware of it, but plants have so many unique features that can help us in our daily lives. You can even use it as a gift to your friends and love ones. That is why, there are many available plants that you can order online just in case you want to surprise your your friends or love ones during their special day. They may not be expecting plants as gift but as they continue to see your gift everyday and as they watch it grows, they will soon realize how valuable your gift can be. It is not about the price that matters but the thoughts that goes with it counts.


Nature indeed can make our lives meaningful and can help us make the lives of our love ones better. So, make it a point to share the beauty of nature as you give plants as gift to everyone.