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Holiday Gift Guide: Runners Armband
Earlier this week I shared my Music Lovers Stocking, today I’m sharing the Runners Stocking! If you have anyone who loves to run, you’ll want to put together a stocking like this.

The star of this is the Running Armband! I love to run, but it has been increasingly harder for me to find motivation to get out and do it. I’ve always said, maybe if I had a way to listen to some music, so it wasn’t quite so silent out there running alone. I’m not really a group runner type of person either.

My biggest worry about the Running Armband would be that it slips down my chubby arms, but it has a nice grip to it, and has stayed where it should.

So what are we going to add with the running armband? If the person you’re gifting to someone without a phone, I’d start there. This particular band is built for the Iphone 5, 5S , 5c , 4 , 4S , 3GS and iPod 5 Touch.

As long as the device is set, we can move on to the other things to really make a runners stocking.

Music! An iTunes giftcard is the perfect way to let someone build their own playlist. I personally need upbeat motivational songs to listen to while running. I’ve got friends who need more heavy metal dark stuff to get them going. Whatever the music preference, a gift card will fit everyone.

Personally I’d rather not let everyone hear my music while I’m running so, you’ll want to get a nice set of earphones to include as well. The Running Armband is set up to easily fit headphones into whichever device you are using.

What else might you put in a runners stocking? So glad you asked!
- Pedometer
- ear muffs/headband to cover ears
- gift card to a sports or shoe store
- chapstick
- socks
What’s on your running playlist?

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November 27, 2014
Holiday Gift Guide: JBL Flip 2 Wireless Speaker
This shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser #GiftingAudio. All opinions are mine alone.

This one time, 6 years ago, I was cooking dinner, when BAM! A speaker falls off our cupboard, and we find ourselves in the ER getting staples in my head. It’s a moment I like to periodically bring up when Mark comes home with new speakers that “were an amazing deal, and you can’t beat the sound quality!” Sometimes I put my foot down, and make him get rid of some before he can bring more into the house. Little does he know, I actually bought HIM a wireless speaker this year.

It’s a rare occasion, but the first time was when he sold his humongous sub woofer, and like a year later I found it at a yard sale. Yeah, we once again sold that. Oh well. It was big clunky, and hard to move. This year I knew I was going to theme his Christmas stocking around music. I wasn’t sure where to begin at first, but then I came across the JBL Flip 2 Speakers.

I was already familiar with JBL speakers thanks to Mark’s love of them, so I just knew this was going to be the start of his stocking. The Flip 2 Speaker is portable, wireless, and runs on Bluetooth. Shopping on JBL’s website was really easy with free ground shipping, 30 day returns, and lifetime support! Those are the key things I look for when shopping online.

I am in love with the size of this speaker. Nice round edges, and a compact size means I just might be able to stop bringing up the falling speaker story…maybe. You know what else is great about it’s size? It fits in a Christmas Stocking!

The star has arrived for his stocking, so I’ve been on a hunt for other items to really make his Christmas morning a fun surprise. Obviously we needed an iTunes gift card so he could download all his favorites – like Mozart and Smashing Pumpkins. He’s a well rounded music lover as you can see.

After I picked up the gift card, I found this really awesome old music book. Hello! I just can’t resist books, but old books with music? Mark and I can agree on those.

Next I found a couple more fun items that really spoke to his personality. The Reindeer playing a saxophone is a given for Mark. I included an Ocarina, boat whistle (OK admittedly my parents gave him that one year…it just looks cool here), a sopranino recorder to play along with the music, and one of my absolute favorite tie finds ever – complete with saxophone tie pin.

I put together Mark’s stocking based on his personality, but I waned to give you some other ideas as well that would go great as a gift with the JBL Flip 2 Speakers

More Musical Stocking Stuffers:
- music magazine subscription
- guitar and/or guitar pics
- drumsticks
- harmonica
- bust or bobble heads of favorite musicians
See how fun this is? Stockings have always been the hardest part of Christmas for me, but I think I’m going to be knocking it out of the park this year!

Do you have a Music lover in your life? Well guess what, we’ve got a giveaway to help you craft a Musical Stocking theme as well!

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November 25, 2014
Last minute Stocking Stuffers

Christmas is 8 days away, and I’ve been feeling stuck. I never know what to put in Mark’s stocking. I finally caved and asked him this year. He had some great ideas like gift cards to get lunch, and an iTunes gift card! Later I found another list of 101 stocking stuffer ideas for men from the Dating Divas.

I don’t even know what I want in my Stocking, but Mark never really has a problem buying for me. He’s one of the best gift givers I know. Cents of Style is here to help fill any girls stocking though!

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December 17, 2013