Alert your co-workers about how you feel today with this set of four mugs, each displaying a different mood (e.g. Fairly cranky, which is about how I feel right now.)

$38 for 4 mugs at UncommonGoods.com .

If you tend to pack too many shoes, then Onesoles by Quick Change Artist is perfect for you. These comfortable casual shoes come with interchangeable “toppers” so you can change the look of your shoes to match your outfit. A single pair of shoe soles can be topped to look like strappy sandles, simple slip-ons, or buckle-accented wedges.
 
Shoe soles, $74.95; “toppers” $9.95 to $24.95 at PackingLight.net.

Going on a business trip? Check out our must-have products for business travelers!

Need a gift for a young Sid or Nancy? This rockin’ T-shirt will make hip parents smile. Can’t you just hear it now? “But Siiiiiid! What about the farewell cookies?”

$15 at You Little Punks. 

Don’t know what to buy for the kid who already has everything? Check out our slideshow of 10 great gifts for preschoolers.

This beautiful and versatile top — wear under a blazer for work or under a sweatshirt for weekends — is hand sewn and hand embroidered by a group of women in Nepal. Available for $42 from GlobalGirlfriend.com, a wonderful site with an amazing mission:

Created to help women worldwide gain economic security for themselves and their families by earning fair wages for their handiwork, Global Girlfriend sources women-made, fair-trade imported, eco-friendly products. By supporting long-term partnerships with the artisans, it fosters equal employment opportunities, healthy and safe working conditions, technical assistance, and development strategies to help reduce poverty, one community at a time.

If you want to stay warm this winter and do something good for the environment without breaking the bank, our friends at MomFinds.com have found a great solution: Warmbat Sheepskin Boots. They are tanned with a chrome-free tanning agent that is recyclable and biodegradable and eliminate all potentially harmful chemicals to the environment.

From $47.99 on Amazon.com.

Hoodies are perhaps the most versatile wardrobe piece: they have pockets for gummy bears, pens and toy trucks, they can be worn cleaning or to the grocery store or, in a pinch, the PTA meeting. They don’t have to be frumpy or juvenile, and can be quickly zipped up, and just as easily thrown in the washer.

Priorities long stretchy gray hoodie, $ 54.99 at Bluefly.

Catch up with this fall’s trend for bold rings with this one made from an 8mm smokey quartz stone that is hand wrapped in 14k gold filled wire. With endless bad economic news all big splurges are probably on hold, but at $42, this is one small affordable luxury you might want to allow yourself.

georgiedesigns.com.

And don’t forget to check out our Gorgeous Jewelry Picks Under $50.

Didn’t get much sleep last night? Looking a little haggard and blotchy in the unforgiving light of dawn?

Then bareVitamins skin rev-er upper is your savior. This incredibly light-weight skin cream professes to make the skin look clearer and healthier while providing for flawless makeup application. And, happily, it does just that. Pores seem smaller, skin appears smoother and less blotchy. The skin drinks this up, there’s no "after" feel, and it doesn’t have a cloying scent. A must have for the makeup drawer and the purse.

$ 21.00 at Sephora — will last you for months.

One of the easiest ways to spruce up your wardrobe is with a beautiful and interesting necklace, like this one from Anthropologie. And for $38 it’s an inexpensive splurge for fall.

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Scarves are on mannequins, on fashion runways, and on that chic fashionista strolling through the mall. They’re trendy, they’re easy, they’ll keep your neck warm. Plus — the bonus that no one talks about — they can cover up sticky finger smears from the little ones!

The muffler is one of the hottest looks for fall, and it can be worn with suits, thin sweaters, under jackets, or with a pretty uncollared blouse. Urban Outfitters carries a great selection — and you can buy a fabulous new scarf for every day of the week, for under $ 30.00 a piece.

(If you’re unsure how to tie one of these, it’s easy - learn here .)