Category: Products & Places

The week before Christmas, Chuck and I were out running some errands. I told him I really wanted a new dust buster. With Maddie eating at her high chair and having a tendency to make a mess, I knew I wanted a new one. I had a Dyson one that I haven’t used in a couple years, but the battery was shot and I would need to buy a new battery for it. Since the battery never lasted very long and wasn’t a great machine, Chuck did some research. He found that most dust busters don’t have much battery life and really aren’t very powerful. He wanted one that used his drill batteries, because they are long lasting powerful.

After some looking, he found my new dust buster! It uses the batteries he already has and it isn’t your typical dust buster! This thing is a beast!

It works great! I just love it and I know it is going to get used all the time! It also has a hose that can come out and Chuck, conveniently, has attachments that will fit the hose! So in case you were wondering…..my dust buster is more badass than your dust buster!

My fabulous husband has outdone himself yet again! He surprised me with a new laptop for Christmas! I was so surprised! I wasn’t expecting it at all. The title for this is because that is what I named my computer. I am a dork, I know.

I love my new toy and have been playing with it non-stop. Well, non-stop being when I am not playing with Maddie.

I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday and got everything you wanted (and more)!

I have been a little obsessed with Thirty-One bags lately. I had a party a few months ago and ended up getting a lot of the things I wanted. I use them all the time.

I have one bag that I use for Maddie’s library books. She likes to take all the books out and look at them. When she has had enough of the books, she will take the bag and carry it around the room…usually after she has stuffed toys in it.

I think Maddie likes bags just like Mommy does!

A friend of mine introduced me to a wonderful line of products. Eos makes chapstick, lotion shaving cream…

I have a number of the lip balms. I love the little sphere shape. It is so unique.

I have found these (and other Eos products) at Target, Walmart, Walgreen’s and CVS. The stores seem to sell different things depending on what store you go to. I have given these as gifts and I have them all around the house.

Oh, and they are organic and blah blah blah….I don’t care that much about that stuff, but that may be an appealing feature for you.

Honestly, I don’t know if they are better than any other chapstick on the market. I think it goes on smoothly and I have been happy with the flavors. But mostly, I love the packaging. If you are looking for a new chapstick (or lotion or shaving cream), I would give it a try!

The other day I wrote about a purse I wanted when I was away, but I was too cheap to get it. Well, my very sneaky, very fabulous, loving husband got it for me! He sent my friends text messages to find out where we went and he had the picture I sent him to work with. It was delivered to the house today. I told him he got a package and he told me to open it. And inside was my pretty purse! He told me I deserved it. How sweet of him!

Here’s a reminder of what it looks like!

So I just needed to let everyone know that Chuck is wonderful. I am such a lucky girl!

My fabulous hubby surprised me with a fabulous gift! He got me an iPad!

He said it was sad to see me struggle with my laptop while I sit on the couch all day nursing. I was so surprised! Especially since I didn’t think we’d ever get Apple products again with Chuck working for Microsoft. But Microsoft doesn’t make a comparable product yet. So he got me this beauty! He didn’t get the pink cover (mine is grey) which is good so Chuck can use it, too!

So here I sit…on the couch…feeding Maddie and blogging on my iPad! We’ll see how this turns out!

Chuck got me some of the most unusual and cool gifts ever this year! Keep in mind that I don’t want chocolate as a gift, I like flowers, but don’t want that much money spent on something that dies so quickly (and we’re hoping we won’t be around for a few days if this baby makes her arrival soon) and I just generally like gifts that are a little unique. So Chuck hit the jackpot this year! Check out what he got me!

First, all of the gifts are from Think Geek. If you have never been to this website, make sure you have some extra time on your hands because you’ll sit there for a LONG time looking around at all the cool stuff they have!

This gift seriously made me roll on the floor laughing! They are so awesome! They are Mini Plush Microbes. Yes, you read that correctly. Take a look at the pictures!

Pretty funny, huh! I love them! I can just picture Thumper playing with these one day and people thinking her parents are insane.  

Next, he got me some gummy candies. Well, I use “candy” loosely. It’s a Giant Bleeding Gummy Heart and Gummy Brain. I love that they come with an extra tube of “blood” to add to the gummy candies.

I love that they are packaged like meat! So hilarious! I can’t wait to dig into them!

Finally, I got a Heart Hand Warmer. You boil it and then it is reusable! I’m always cold so this is SO exciting!

And of course, we’re also hoping for a baby today! That would be a pretty good gift! I hope you got something great (and fun) from your sweetheart!

Chuck surprised me with a new toy! A new Arc Touch mouse! It’s so cool! It was delivered the other day. I had no idea he was going to surprise me with this cool little gadget!

Pretty cool, huh? When you flatten it, it turns off. When you bend it up, it’s ready to use! Man, I love being married to a Microsoft employee who gets me super cool things for a fraction of the retail price!