Gift to help a female friend relax?

Casually Hardcore

Hey,

I have a friend who is constantly giving 120%, and it's now starting to show. I gave her my best advice, but I want to give her something to help her further. We're not in any sort of romantic relationship, so I'm not worry about sending some weird message of love or anything.

Currently I'm thinking wind chimes or water fountain. I'm leaning more towards water fountain because I think the wind chimes might bother the people she's living with.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

Forbe!

Gift certificate for a spa?

LPDustin

Most girls really like bath stuff, salts etc.

radroadkill

LushLushLush!

www.lush.com

They make really great bath things that are environmentally friendly and made with essential oils and other natural products. There's a wide variety of produts and scents for the bath and the shower; hot water and something deliciously scented can help cure just about anything. A lot of the products have sscent descriptions that also talk about what they are good for.

Idx86

I have yet to meet a woman who does not enjoy a good bottle of wine. Maybe wine + bath stuff + candles. That stuff melts all your troubles.

Entriech

If you have any rudimentary baking abilities, perhaps throw together a batch of cookies or a loaf of something she'll like? Frugal, warm fuzzies all around because of the personal effort involved, and a favorite or preferred food can evoke happiness and stress reduction.

Belruel

i know as a girl i have been given bath junk all my life, and i hardly use it at all, it gets out into "the basket".

i second the food thing, a nice loaf of banana bread, even if just bought from a bakery or something, is lovely.

GungHo

Hitachi magic wand

Unearthly Stew

I would avoid bath-type stuff. Some like it, some don't. Only go to Bed, Bath, & Beyond if you know she'll use it. If you end up getting a scent she doesn't like, the she probably won't use it.

The Crowing One

GungHo wrote: »

Hitachi magic wand

*ahem*

Have you thought about doing something?

Organizing a semi-surprise get-together or orchestrating a favorite activity can be awesome. I had a friend who loved board games and we organized an awesome game night when he was feeling kinda down one winter. What are her interests?

Gafoto

A bar of chocolate and a bottle of wine. Both will be gone inside of a week and she won't have to worry about them hanging around. Evanescent gifts are the best.

Oboro

Do you know anything about her beyond the fact she's female?

Sometimes a good gift doubles as a relaxing gift, and sometimes a 'relaxing' gift just seems trite or is unwanted. I think the closest thing to all-purpose posted so far is the food idea, failing all else I'd go for that, and try to hand it over at a time when you do have some time together so that if she or anyone else want to share a little around, you can do that. Otherwise, giving someone an entire cake or whatever can be weird.

Trowizilla

If she likes bath stuff at all, Lush is amazing. If she likes reading, a gift certificate to a bookstore would be awesome.

If you're the kind of friends where this wouldn't be misinterpreted, take her out for relaxing hang-out times. Go to a park and feed the ducks, then go get some tea or coffee in a cafe and talk. If she's a very giving person, don't give her the opportunity to switch to giving-mode by bringing up any problems in your life. Talk about her, how she's feeling, tell her funny stories, talk about books, that kind of thing.

grim123

hahaha I got completely the wrong idea from the thread topic