Archive for October, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Decorating,
Organizing Add a comment »
It seems I browsed every mousepad on Etsy one day too soon. Because just today, one of my favorite bloggers, Jessica at How About Orange, let us know that she has reactivated her Etsy shop and is selling these and other very cool mouse pads, bags and postcards in patterns of her own design. I […]
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Decorating,
Organizing 1 Comment »
I’d like one of these wool felt squares as a mouse pad. Much prettier than this, wouldn’t you say: $14 at FilzFelt
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Food & Drink 2 Comments »
We were “Boo’d” this weekend. What does this mean, you ask? We received a gift bag on our front porch filled with Halloween goodies (including these oh so delicious apple-flavored candy corn in the cute little sequined tote above), along with a poem explaining the tradition of Booing, telling us to Boo two more neighbors […]
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Fashion 4 Comments »
This find comes courtesy of my eavesdropping at yoga class this morning. The wearer was raving about it, and online reviewers seem just as impressed. And yes, it’s $12. Comes in brown, purple, black, white, red and orange. $12 at Walmart.com and shipping’s only 97 cents!
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Kids 6 Comments »
I went to a parent meeting today where the topic was Kindergarten readiness. One great suggestion I heard was that giving kids short writing instruments helps them learn the correct writing grasp. And it really works! Usually my son has his a fist wrapped around his pen while he practices his letters. When I try […]
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Kids,
Organizing 2 Comments »
This idea and beautiful photo come from a new blog called Inchmark, written by Brooke Reynolds, a mom who is a former art director for Martha Stewart Kids and Martha Stewart Living. Say no more, right? Of course she’s bound to have some fabulous ideas and beautiful images to go with them. She jots down […]
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Food & Drink,
Gifts,
Kids 9 Comments »
Yes, plastic straws seem small and innocent – and not so obnoxious to the environment, right? Well, I’ve been noticing how many straws my kids go through each day. They like to use one to slurp up the remaining milk in their cereal bowls every morning, and then another one to take their last drink […]
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Decorating,
Gifts 1 Comment »
I could really get addicted to ordering handmade goodies from Etsy. I just bought these coasters for our dining room table and I love them. My parents generously bought us this table when we moved into our house a few years back. It’s big and solid and great for gathering for family dinners. But shortly […]
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Gifts,
Kids 4 Comments »
Through a lucky coincidence, we were given three “My Songs” personalized kids CD’s about a year ago. A co-worker of mind had received 3 sample CDs while planning an event, and they happened to be personalized with my daughter’s name. We lost one and another one is somewhere in the stack of CD’s on top […]
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Uncategorized 8 Comments »
My sister and I would play this game when we used to babysit together. We were pretty good babysitters. We shared a dollar an hour. And we were prepared. We brought babysitting kits filled with puppets and activities. I think we even had a certificate from our babysitting class. The most requested game in our […]
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