DH and I have this discussion every year because he gives gifts to his department of 8-9 people who work under him and he is stumped almost every year. Often, he gifts gift cards to restaurants. One year we had gone to Italy so he gave everyone handmade-paper notepads from Florence along with the gift card. Sometimes it will be a joke gift along with a gift card. Their department is pretty friendly and close-knit, so he has also given gift cards specific to each person's interests -- like one for REI for the hiker/outdoorsy type. One year his dept. was all women so he gave them gift cards for a day spa near the office. Oh, and he has given books before -- a book that he read that was somehow meaningful -- along with a GC. His boss has give him/us: a crystal clock (totally not my style), fancy wine bottle opener, hmm, can't remember what else. And DH's staff has given him a lot of restaurant gift cards, which we both enjoy! One year when the company was smaller, the head of the company gave everyone these arty glass paperweights by Josh Simpson, which was cool. I think most people could incorporate something like this into their decor, or simply use it on their desk at work. Here is a link that might be useful: Small Planets

I have three of these brothers. Christmas is always a fun time. (Not.) Does he have Netflix or Hulu Plus? You can give him several months of streaming video, if he likes to watch TV. A "luxury" brand of something he uses often? Like gourmet coffee or chocolate or nachos? If he has a favorite movie or TV show, something related to that? I knitted one brother a Doctor Who scarf last year and he loved it. Even though he's not into gadgets, what about one of those emergency radios? The ones with a flashlight and charging port, that run on batteries but can also be hand-cranked. Nearly everyone has power outages at some point, and needs some emergency gear. Two places I've found good gifts for my brothers: Restoration Hardware and ThinkGeek. Check out RH's gift section--look at the stocking stuffers. There are a lot of ideas there. ThinkGeek does have a lot of techy stuff, but there's some useful home gadgets there as well. In addition to a cat hammock that my cats just love. (Would he like a gift for the cats?) It's a good place for outside-the-box gifts. Granted, he is probably not going to want the Zombie Apocalypse Garden Gnomes, but they have a lot of iPhone and iPad accessories, desk/office stuff, and a lot of things related to coffee and bacon, which a lot of guys seem to like.

Mom2emall - I also thought it was interesting that it suggested teaching (I coordinate an outreach program that shares science with kids, so I teach for fun) http://www.personalitypage.com/ENFJ.html said some of these things: This one made me laugh "Because ENFJ's people skills are so extraordinary, they have the ability to make people do exactly what they want them to do." My sister once said "Ceph always seems to get her way, but no one ever seems to mind... I think it's because she makes it seem like her way is what YOU want too!" "They are focused on understanding, supporting, and encouraging others." Me to a tee! "It's natural to their personality type that they will tend to place other people's needs above their own, but they need to stay aware of their own needs so that they don't sacrifice themselves in their drive to help others." My supervisor gives me heck for this all the time "Ceph, you need to stop letting other people take advantage of you. You need to make sure that you know what YOU need from yourself and make that happen before you worry about what other people need of you" "ENFJs like for things to be well-organized, and will work hard at maintaining structure and resolving ambiguity. They have a tendency to be fussy, especially with their home environments. " LOL - much to my disorganized FDH's dismay, this is so very me. "ENFJs do well in positions where they deal with people. They are naturals for the social committee." Hey - I spent two years as social director, secretary and webmaster for my undergraduate department's student association! "They get excited about possibilities for the future, but may become easily bored and restless with the present." BINGO! I love to plan ahead, and consider the possibilities, but the now is blah. "An ENFJ who has not found their place in the world is likely to be extremely sensitive to criticism, and to have the tendency to worry excessively and feel guilty." I am a real worrywart and find it very difficult not to take things personally. This has been getting better over the past few years, since I've started learning who I am and what I want, but it's still a struggle. I especially feel guilty when I do put myself first for a change - I worry that I a letting someone down. "They are also likely to be very manipulative and controling with others. " I would prefer not to think of myself as manipulative, but I know that I can be if I don't keep it in check. I am definitely controlling though - I love to be the head honcho and really have a hard time handing control of me over to someone else, even someone reliable (FDH, a doctor, etc)

Oh now this is just too funny. I saw your precious pig in your post today about moving back in, and I focused in on him right away. I totally missed the chocolate cake, but I saw the pig! I had not noticed this towel pig post at all, but just now I searched for the ORIGINAL towel pig thread (just to reminisce a bit) and your post came up. Alas, the original towel pig thread DOES NOT come up. Oh, the inhumanity! Anyway, I LOVE your guy! He's perfect. I, too, have a pig that I have had for quite awhile. Finally tried him out for holding my dish rag. Guess we shall call him "dish rag pig." Don't have a pic of him in service at the moment holding said rag. I'm away from home right now, but I do have this pic to offer up to show you what he looks like...sans rag. You can just barely make him out there to the slight left of the sink...cute! When I do drape my little dish rag on his head and fold it back just a bit, he reminds me of a nun. LOL! pup