Watch This Right Now

It feels like the only thing I ever do here is talk about things. You know that Elanor Roosevelt quote,

"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people."

Can we add that small minds also discuss things?  I'm a little small minded these days but I swear it's because I've found some awesome stuff lately.  Like this.

Which Claire will be receiving as soon as it is available.

And in other "thing" news I just found out what I'm giving my whole  family for Christmas.  The Sweater Boys Calendar of last year was not quite the hit I expected.  I'm still going to order this years because seriously.....

Really.  Seriously?  How could this not be the best present you have ever received?

Greatest. Calendar. Ever. And I will be keeping it for myself.

my family will all be getting the best child-entertainment system Pinterest has given me to date.  I'll post a tutorial as soon as I send out a load of them to our long distance friends because I'm pretty sure we are going to need testimonials and pictures to convince you all that you should give them to your whole family too.  I will just tell you that there are only 4 ingredients.

1. Popsicle sticks

2. Rubber Bands
3. The tops of milk jugs

4. Pom Poms

I myself was entertained for probably 45 minutes this afternoon.

I wanted to love these

I really wanted to love the Little Green Pouch (and I still kind of do because they have made yogurt for breakfast a total dream) but as I've had them less than 2 weeks and half of them have already had the closure break I'm gonna say it's a no go--because they're not cheap.

If they clocked in at say $1 a piece I'd still be ordering them but at $4.50 a pouch they are just not worth it.

Oh Dear Lloyd Dobbler

I would like to say that I think that this quote pretty much single-handedly validates my 14-year old self and her near obsessive crush on this man.

Admit it

You kinda want this.

Me too.  I'm certainly putting it on the short list of things to get my brothers for Christmas.

If you're wondering

If you're wondering if I have avoided work for the last 45 minutes and instead spent the time looking at my favorite retailer's websites dreaming about the day that I can wear real clothes again the answer is yes.

To make matters even worse I am currently sporting skinny maternity jeans and an old button-down with the sleeves rolled up that used to belong to the hubbs (which is just about bursting at the tummy button). Not. Cute. (One thing I still can't figure out is why I think being pregnant makes it okay for me to wear skinny jeans. I would NEVER wear skinny jeans in real life.  I naturally have skinny legs and a big tummy so all I think when I wear skinny jeans is, "you look like an ice cream cone." But somehow I think pregnant ladies who look like ice cream cones are cuter than not pregnant ladies who look like ice cream cones.)

The only positive in the whole scenario is that I did find my dream diaper bag. I spotted it on one of my favorite fashion-forward new mom's at church yesterday and I've been internet stalking it ever since.

And diaper bags?  They always fit and they never make you look like an ice cream cone.

Happy Mother's Day to Me

This year for Mother's Day I let the hubbs off the hook and ordered my own present.

I first discovered Wen products at my mom's house--a gift from my sister and after using them for a few days I was hooked.  When I looked them up online I was already sold and knew what I wanted but if I wouldn't have known for sure this picture of Chaz Dean (creator of the Wen line) would have absolutely sold me.

Though really, if I were to run into him on the street I don't think the first thing I'd think is, "that man has the most incredible hair I wonder what product he uses." I'd probably think, "dang, who does his eye makeup because it is amazing."