Stop, Look, Listen. I can’t emphasize this step enough. Sometimes it is enough to spark the ideas, other times it can help start narrowing down options. Often our lives are so chaotic and busy that the clues to what to get someone are right in front of us. Take for example this great picture of my husband and daughter. I can use it to start narrowing down what to get him. Let’s look and see what I can find. First, toadstool hat. He’s a video game fan. He doesn’t play much for games anymore, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something in that category he might appreciate. Next, he’s wearing a cookie monster T-Shirt. That tells me two things. He likes fun shirts and he will wear anything his kids give him. Next, he loves to spend time with his girls. He’s in the military and works two jobs in addition to that so he adores any time he gets to spend with the kids. This means a gift revolving around family time and things he can do with the girls would be a plus. Conversations I have with him tell me he likes gardening and enjoys science. I also pay attention to the things he shows interest in when we’re out and about. If you can, discreetly take pictures of those items for future inspiration. Now I at least have a few different directions I could go for finding a gift for him.

Those are great tips! I have the same problem with my husband. he is very hard to think of great presents for; but you are right. If we stop and just look closely and listen we can find hints to give us great ideas. 🙂
My husband is really interested in survival and emergency preparedness this year; so getting him some survival gear is really going to make his day. He’s the only one in the family that doesn’t have a high quality sleeping bag; so I found a sweet one he’s going to get.
My husband is too and I didn’t even think of that, lol! Might be heading to some survival websites to get some ideas, then heading out to some sporting goods stores. He’d never expect a gift like that from me! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
There are two people I still haven’t figured out what to buy for. Thanks for the tips!
Great tips. I have a few difficult people on my list so this is very helpful.
Great tips, thanks so much!