I got smart this year and bought my husband’s birthday present early and when it was on sale. I know he’s going to love it–Happy Birthday, Bill, one day early!–but now I wish I’d held out for this: a Shop-Vac (insert male grunting here) that cleans up your yard and mulches your leaves. It’s called the Mulcher Yard Vac.

Considering I use the free dirt from my compost in my garden, it would have been awesome to have a tool that could turn my yard waste into free mulch, thus saving me from having to buy it at the store. I guess there’s always Christmas, right?