The Gift Exchange

Guest Blogger: Jordan You see them at work, at home, or when you’re out on the town. They’re everywhere you don’t want them to be. Everybody knows at least one, and if you claim you don’t, then chances are you’re one of them. I’m talking about pranksters. Those wonderful (or not so wonderful) people who can [...]

For every year that we work here at GiftTree, the company owner comes and directly hands us a gift and thanks us for the service we provide at GiftTree.  This month was my second year anniversary here at GiftTree and I can’t believe how time flies. Today, Esther came directly to me and couple other [...]

Earth Day is one of those days each year that give us all the opportunity to search ourselves to see how we can live more consciously. We all know that less cars on the road, recycling, and CFL light bulbs are better for the environment, but knowing this and applying this information are two different [...]

Earth Day is April 22nd and GiftTree is celebrating for the entire month. GiftTree personnel are challenging themselves, and each other, to do (or not do) just one environmentally friendly thing for the entire month. In honor of our Earth Day Challenge, a large board by the front door shows everyone’s written commitments. There are some [...]

My husband and I have a friend who loves Marilyn Monroe memorabilia, and we were browsing around looking for a unique birthday gift for him the other night. Most people know that Marilyn’s birth name was Norma Jean Baker, but we ran across some other celebrity name changes and were a little surprised by some [...]

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They’re all together ooky, The GiftTree Family. That should be our anthem for the Halloween holiday here at GiftTree! Every year there’s some kind of scary lunatic (Brianna) lurking around the water cooler, or a clown (Stacey) clucking in a far off corner, and sometimes if you listen closely, you can hear [...]

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a very colorful month filled with every shade of red, orange and brown. You can’t help but think of those bright fall colors when you think of October. But have you heard? Pink is the color of October. Everyone knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. I have to [...]

Recently I had the awesome opportunity to join some of my co-workers on the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure in Portland, Oregon and I can’t begin to describe to you the impact that such an event had on me. I was inspired, touched, saddened, elated and above all honored, to be among the [...]

There are so many Holidays that have seemed to pop up in the last century that were non-existent back in the ice age…(smug laugh). Bosses Day is one of them. I have recently become a boss and was surprised by the people in my department who made it a special day for me! Not only [...]

I recently went on a vacation to Italy with my family to visit my father who is teaching at a small university in a town about an hour from Venice and Milan. Although we did visit Venice for a day, most of our time was spent traveling between smaller towns scattered across the Italian countryside.  Northern [...]