Desktop Chalkboard. Forget sticky notes. This desktop chalkboard ($15) allows you to write reminders, messages, or even brb notes on your desk or at home. So versatile and a great gift.

Don’t Kill the Pets Notepad. Its hard to leave your pets in the care of another and usually involves a long list of to-dos what-ifs. This clever pad makes it a little easier with places for walking schedules, vet numbers, home-alarm codes, and letting the pet sitter to know what to watch out for!

Tax Filer. The taxman is coming around again soon. This tax filer ($20) is a great way to keep all of your forms, vouchers, etc organized to make filing taxes next year a breeze.

Cute Desktop Pencil Cups. Contemporary and with a colorful playful designs, these pencil cups ($10) from the Susy Jack Collection will brighten your desk. Also helps to get all those pens out of the drawer and easy to access!

Write then Plant Journal. A journal you can plant after you are done instead of putting in in a drawer. Once your journal is full, you can remove the cover, plant it in a garden and watch your own collection of wildflowers grow.

iPhone/iPod Wall Dock. Mount and charge your iPhone or iPod at any wall socket without having to leave it on the floor. The cushioned top supports your iPhone or iPod without the need for fit inserts, and it hides the dock connector when not in use. The dock ($25) pivots to let your iPhone or iPod rest gently against the wall. Best of all, so portable! (via popgadget)

8 Days A-Week Planner Pad. We all know that 7 days a week is really just not enough to get it all done. This colorful weekly calendar pad ($22) allows you to schedule your Monday through Sunday activities, appointments and meeting, but it also gives you an extra column for a day for “someday”. Pad includes 56 weekly pages.

Bird Paperclip Holder. A cute addition to your desk! This paperclip holder ($57) is made by Alessi of chrome-plated zamak with internal magnets to hold paper clips, which give it a feathered look. It can also be used as a paperweight or desktop sculpture. Great gift for bird lovers!

Embroidered Silk Jewelry Roll. Travel with your best jewelry with hand-embellished raw silk roll jewelry case ($38) from Sundance. With zip pocket, tassel cords, ring pocket and satin lining. (hat tip Nicole)

Punctuation Page Markers. I am big on marking pages in magazines, textbooks, etc. Forget the dog ears, this pack of self adhesive sticky tabs ($10) features 5 punctuation mark designs (Open Quote, Question Mark, Exclamation Point, Star and Close Quote. Includes 50 tabs of each design for a total of 250 sticky page markers.