The "What on earth do I buy the guy who has everything?!" gift guide. ??

Looking for a gift for your hubby, but have no idea where to start?

Here's a short list of excessively manly things that I ended up loving more than I thought I would.

Here goes:

3M Worktunes Connect Headphones - $53

Ok, I seriously had no idea I'd love these as much as I do, but now I use them for everything. Blowing leaves, mowing the lawn, or just blocking out the sound of screaming children...they're amazing.

They turn even the most mundane task like snow blowing into pure bliss. My favorite is cranking AC/DC in these puppies while I run the chainsaw. Is there anything more American? I didn't think so.

I even bought them for a deaf guy and he loved them (True story).

So yeah, buy these.

Jim approved.

3M Worktunes Connect Headphones

2. Aeropress Go Travel Coffee Press - $35

Most coffee makers are stupid expensive and the coffee you get out tastes like steaming liquid garbage. The Aeropress costs $35 and makes coffee so good that...well...you'd probably never believe it was just squeezed out of a tube.

Seriously, this thing is so good I take it everywhere, and you can almost kinda' sorta' make espresso with it too, which pretty baller. My favorite thing to do is fill it with equal parts grounds and water and press to my heart's content — You'll never sleep again, but at least you'll be regular.

(Oh, and I'm low-key waiting to find out that the plastic leaches cancer into the coffee or something, but we've already figured that BPA thing out, right? ??)

Aeropress Go Travel Coffee Press

3. Milwaukee Tool 48-22-1505 Fastback? 6In1 Folding Utility Knife - $26

Ok, I'm not the type of dude who carries a knife around with me wherever I go...ok, no...no, now I am.

Seriously, even if your man isn't the Crocodile Hunter (Rest in Peace, Steve. We all miss you, brother. ??), this thing will make him feel unstoppable. It's super thin and has a clip so it doesn't take up a lot of pocket room, and it has just about every tool you'll ever need to do anything ever. (I mean, let's be honest...If there's a job that requires a tool that this thing doesn't have, you need to get a contractor on the phone STAT. ??)

Now, when I don't have it on me, I feel naked. It's actually starting to be a problem.

...look, I don't know how else to tell you to buy this thing, other than the fact that, since I've been carrying this, my pans' handles haven't come loose even once. NOT EVEN ONCE.

Can you even imagine how epic that is??

Milwaukee Tool 48-22-1505 Fastback? 6In1 Folding Utility Knife

4. Safety Razor Shaving Kit - $39

You know gets me irritated? (I mean aside from CNN.)

SHAVING.

...and having to shave...and virtually everything involved with shaving...and how my neck used to feel after shaving. If it was up to me, beards would be required by law because they're amazing.

Beards are kind of like snowflakes. Every one is unique. They're also like makeup for men. I shaved mine once and my lips looked HUGE. It was terrifying.

Anyway, the whole shaving industry is a crock.

Multi-bladed razors literally give you ingrown hairs and CAUSE irritation, and they're stupid expensive. When I switched to a single-bladed safety razor all of my shaving irritation disappeared (...well, I mean, I'm still irritated that I have to do it, but now my neck doesn't look like Freddie Kruger when I'm done. ??)

Plus you can get 100 blades for like $8! ?? I literally haven't bought a pack of blades in like 10 years.

IMO, it doesn't matter which one you buy. They're all better than that Gillette garbage.

Safety Razor Shaving Kit

5. Magnetic Bowl - $8

Yep. It's literally just a bowl with a giant magnet stuck to it. But it's amazing.

Two things:

1. Men are all just really big kids at heart (...I mean, you knew that anyway, but it's still true)
2. Magnets are fun.

I mean, you don't have to buy this bowl. You could get one of those extendy magnets on sticks. Those are equally as fun, but I use the bowl more.

Honestly, I need more of these myself because I just end up putting all kinds of screws and nails in it and then I forget where they were all from but I don't want to get rid of them in case I need them later, so I have like four of these bowls and they're all full to the brim with random hardware (...but they don't spill!).

There's no greater joy than slapping one of these on the side of your toolbox (especially when it's full of stuff). Trust me.

Magnetic Bowl

6. Men's Monthly Subscription Box - Various

Ok, TBH, I just put this one on here in case my wife is reading this. ??

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(Just make sure it's something awesome like Bespoke Post and not some lame "Shirt of the month club" garbage.)

Men's Monthly Subscription Box

7. Powerblock Adjustable Dumbbells - $300

Looking for a way to say "honey, I think you could stand to lose a few pounds" without saying "honey, I think you could stand to lose a few pounds?"

Well, look no further. ??

Seriously, no self-respecting dude would be caught dead on one of those exercise bikes with the swingy arm thingies. These puppies make you feel like a Roman Centurion.

In all seriousness, these bad lads are pricey, but they're pretty epic. The expand from 5lbs all the way up to 130lbs per hand and they get smaller the lighter they get. (I mean, this seems pretty obvious, but have you seen those Bowflex ones? Even when you only have 5 lbs on them, they're as long as a fully-grown adult male cat's skeleton (BTW, did you know cats have spines in their tails?! Nuts right?))

Anyway, just because your man acts like Santa doesn't mean he has to look like him, amirite? ?? 6 months with these things and he'll be ready to take on the entire Roman Empire.

Powerblock adjustable dumbbells

8. Faucet Wrench - $14

...now I know what you're thinking... "How are these puppies not flying off the shelves?! ??"

Look, my dad bought me one for Christmas a few years ago, and I thought it was the most random gift ever. But then do you know what happened?

I had to replace a sink.

...and do you know what's fricken' impossible? Trying to loosen the nuts on a faucet. The sink is in the way, the cabinet under the sink is full of junk, and it was a mess. I was so grateful that I had this thing. It made life so much easier.

You know what's even more nuts?

I remembered this thing enough to post it here. ??

Now, doesn't that mean something?

Faucet Wrench

9. Drill Brush - $7

How do you clean a toilet in the most dad way possible?

Enter: The drill brush.

Add this puppy to the list of the "things I wish I would have invented myself."

The drill brush just attaches to your drill and then makes cleaning absolutely everything 170x faster. There's literally no stain this thing can't remove in 30 seconds or less.

I use it to clean the toilets, get those pesky stains out of the shower, shine up the rims, make the sinks sparkle, scrub the cat — you name it! It's literally the second most fun thing you can do with a drill. ??

Pick up this kit for under $10 and watch your hubby turn into Marie Kondo

Drill brush

10. I Love You Guys Jar - $Peanut butter

I get it.

Times are tough.

Inflation is nuts.

Sometimes you can't even afford peanut butter.

....but if you can, then you can make a "Things I love about you guys jar."

This was a gift from my daughter and son to my wife and I. They just cut up little bits of paper, wrote things they love about us on them, and then stuffed 'em in there.

10/10 for cuteness.

Some of my favorites include: "I love you guys sooooooo much" and "We worked our butts off on this."

It warms the very cockles of my heart.

Anyway, that's it.

I hope it lived up to your expectations.

Merry Christmas.