This one is for the guys, but I encourage all chicks to read. You’ll see why in a sec. I usually think about my gifts for my man, e.g., a custom SCUF Gaming controller or a new wallet. However, men are not like that.

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This one is for the guys, but I encourage all chicks to read. You’ll see why in a sec. I usually think about my gifts for my man, e.g., a custom SCUF Gaming controller or a new wallet. However, men are not like that.
Rachel Thompson released the BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge in December 2016 to rave reviews.
She is the author of the award-winning, best-selling Broken Places (one of IndieReader’s “Best of 2015” top books and 2015 Honorable Mention Winner in both the Los Angeles and the San Francisco Book Festivals), and the bestselling, multi award-winning Broken Pieces (as well as two additional humor books. Rachel’s work is also featured in several anthologies (see Books for details).
She owns BadRedhead Media, creating effective social media and book marketing campaigns for authors. Her articles appear regularly in The Huffington Post, Feminine Collective, Indie Reader, Medium, OnMogul, Transformation Is Real, Blue Ink Review, Book Machine, and several others.
Not just an advocate for sexual abuse survivors, Rachel is the creator and founder of the hashtag phenomenon #MondayBlogs and the live weekly Twitter chats, #SexAbuseChat, co-hosted with certified therapist/survivor, Bobbi Parish (Tuesdays, 6pm PST/9pm EST), and #BookMarketingChat, co-hosted with author assistant Emilie Rabitoy (Wednesdays, 6pm PST/9pm EST).
She hates walks in the rain, running out of coffee, and coconut. A single mom, she lives in California with her two kids and two cats, where she daydreams of Thor and vaguely remembers what sleep is.
For contact information, visit rachelintheoc.com or BadRedhead Media at badredheadmedia.com.
Such good Ideas Rachel! Especially the gift voucher for a nice lingerie shop rather than choosing – I have a strong belief that no-one, not even the skinniest model looks good in a thong, and I've lost count of the torturous ones my boyfriends have bought me over the last few years xx
Thx Jen — I wrote a piece awhile back called THE POLITICS OF LIPSTICK regarding lingerie; here's my thought on thongs — the only ones I wear go on my feet & even then, it's questionable. #nothankyou
Um, thanks? I think you just made someone in my household very happy…
Nah, sincerely, THANKS! Happy Chrismakuh to you, too, and I look forward to my continued learning process under your tutelage.
Keep rockin'!
Welcome, Landon. In my other life, I'd make a great personal shopper. Oh wait, I am #haha
Love the blogs. Merry Xmas.
Love this blog! Thanks for the info.
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awesome, thx for visiting 🙂
I appreciate you visiting. Be sure to visit the blog tour blogs to be be eligible for the Kindle! xo
Thanks for putting together this awesome list, Rachel! I'm e-mailing it to my hubby as soon as I finish commenting. LOL
I bought Ishbel A walk in the Snark for her Birthday so to round the year of I'll get her the Mancode, after 35 years married, that should do the trick….
Yay–I hope you get some wonderful goodies — I adore everything on here, I truly do. And the MAC Viva Glam lipstick, gloss etc has multiple colors to choose from…and it all goes to a great cause. You may have to go with him on that one — so many choices :). xo Raine.
What a good husband you are, Tom. Mancode: Exposed is all humor, none of the sad bits & a few naughty ones. I think you'll both enjoy it 😉 xo
I'm one of the lucky ones. My hubby always gets me the perfect present. He will remember something I said I needed months before.
Now me on the other hand, I need him to make me a list.
I think I'll “accidentally” on purpose send my husband this link 🙂 He's the worst shopper. He actually told me to pick up my own Christmas present while I was out…nice. But at least I know what I'm getting…
You need to accidentally on purpose buy yourself a pricey Michele watch then. #justsayin
He's a keeper, girl. Now you on the other hand… haha xxoo
My problem is that my wife has never enjoyed any of the items you've mentioned as much as I would have loved to surprise her with any one of them! True story not just man code smoke. Buying her gifts / surprises each year is torture. She says I should feel lucky at all the money I save. Honestly I would love to go surprise her with a Chanel anything!
What do you do with a man who doesn't want you to give him a list because he wants the presents to be his ideas but his ideas are lame?
Other good gifts; bath products from Lush like any bath bombs and the “Best of” or “Glitz and Glam” sets from Sephora; they are a great value. I bought one for myself this Xmas. Also, whats wrong with VS and Fredericks? I personally like those stores and better yet La Perla or Agent Provocateur if you can afford it.
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Hello Rachel! I think you will be thrilled to know you now have a fan from Hong Kong (!) and I have to say I admire all your writings. I’ve also your two e-books downloaded on my kindle and have recently enjoyed reading “A Walk in the Snark”.
I must say I have to post a comment on this post.
MY GUY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF A SURPRISE.
So, yesterday was Valentine’s day, and although I’m against the idea of going out for fine dining for unnecessary expensive food – to let THEM earn the money, I’ve always wanted surprises from my guy, the ones I’m not getting.
BECAUSE? He is so practical he asks me everytime what I wanna get.
He doesn’t know what I want is when I get home, I do get a cute little box waiting for me – whatever that’s in it, I really don’t care. What I care is, he actually goes out shopping for me without me knowing it.
But he doesn’t do it. And I don’t want to start a war with him on this so I have to rant somewhere (Sorry!)
I’m wondering if you would write any articles on the whole Valentine’s Day thing later. But I’ll be the first one to read it!
(And no, roses won’t hurt, although I lie to him that they go to trash two days later.)
Thanks so much for visiting, Shirley. I am thrilled to know you visit and have read my books — thrilled and honored, truly.
What you’ve said about your guy doesn’t shock me. I think it comes out of their fear of failure and desire to please more than anything else — at least that’s what I’ve observed in the men in my life. Some of course are just plain lazy, haha. But it’s my been my experience that if they don’t try, they can’t mess up.
Which is of course a cop out. But hey, that’s #Mancode sometimes, babe 🙂 It doesn’t mean they don’t love us.