Letters to random people

Dear Sundown Naturals, 
You know how your box of sublingual B Complex vitamins says "Great Tasting"?  
Turns out, not true. 
Love, Jill

Dear Hubby,
Thanks for using all of my Raspberry Rain Skintimate shaving cream so that I was forced to use your stinky Barbisol.
Love you,
Jill
PS I used your razor.

Dear Candy Crush, 
There's no need to tell me I only had one jelly left. 
I KNOW!

a few of my favorite things

right now: 

 This is the day cream I'm using.  I love the way it smells and love the way it feels.

 Also this face wash.  I'm actually loving this whole line, these are just my two favorites.  Now that I'm 36 (eek middle aged) I'm on a real regimen for the first time since high school.  I've always been a big fan of Mary Kay. 

 I want to take a bath in this perfume!  It came in my friend's Birchbox and she gave it to me.  It also sold me on Birchbox.  I signed up today.

 

I've been off the dairy wagon for awhile now and this tastes yummy in my coffee. 

 

These. Shoes.  

Amazon sent them to me today and they are cute!

a must share

I have three things that are so awesome, I have to share them with you!

1.  First.  Picture this. Out with these girls, you can't see, but I'm wearing white capris.  There was an incident involving a wheelchair and a glass of red wine.  Don't ask.  I thought the white capris were done.

I came home and soaked them overnight in cold water.  The next morning I sprayed my magic Pinterest potion of two parts peroxide to one part Dawn dish soap on them and left them alone for about 15 minutes.  When I came back, the purple disaster had disappeared!  I gave them a wash and they were as good as new!  Try it!

Next.  (Is this the cutest tushie you have ever seen?)  You know how sometimes your towels just start smelling rank?  My husband had been constantly complaining that when he dried off, the smell of the towels were making him barf.  I don't know, maybe this hasn't happened to you.  The towels were new-ish and I didn't want to replace them.  The solution: First I washed the towels in hot water with baking soda.  I didn't really measure it, I just dumped a bunch in.  As soon as the washing cycle was done, I washed them again in just vinegar.  (Again, no measuring, just dump a bunch.)  When that wash cycle was complete, I went ahead and used my regular detergent.  Then I dried them on high with a fabric softener sheet.  I am not kidding you, the towels smell a million times better!  Try it!

And last, but not least, my husband has started wearing this deodorant and it is like the best smelling man deodorant on the market!  It's kinda fruity and manly all at once.  Buy some for the special man in your life!

Does anyone have any other good tips they would like to share?

I was just thinking

If I could hang out with a group of girls that I faithfully blog stalk, but really don't know at all, they would be: 

Missy

Shannan

Meg

Ashley

And I'm kind of really jelly that Shannan and Ashley already met Meg because they got to go to one of her seriously amazing CRAFT WEEKENDS. 

Navy!

It's my favorite color right now. 

{right?} and {Derrrr, I could have told the whole world this would happen.}

Right?

Derrrr, I could have told the whole world this would happen.

it's only my opinion

1.  I think it might mean that I'm too old to be using this deodorant when it says OMG on it...

2.  I feel like Jenny McCarthy has lost her credibility as an autism advocate now that she's going to pose in Playboy.

3.  It makes me feel like I'm crazy that I put the garbage cans out on Wednesday instead of Thursday, but I think it's super funny that I tricked my neighbor into doing it too!

4.  This is just gross.  

And if you don't know what reality show this pic is from...well you're really missing out on some quality drama.

I'm totally pro-breastfeeding

but this just cracked me up.

Since everyone (on Facebook) seems to have an opinion on breastfeeding an almost 4 year old, I just wanted to throw in my good old two cents.  And it's really just a question:  Why is it recommended that a baby be off the bottle by around one year old, but not the boob?  A pediatrician would definitely be against a three year old still drinking from a bottle...isn't a breast kind of the same thing?  I completely agree that breast milk is super food, so why not just put it in a sippy cup?  

That's all.  It's just been on my mind for awhile. 

I hope all the Mamas had a fabulous Mother's Day!

I really...

want to watch American Horror Story from the beginning

need a Pampered Chef citrus peeler

am getting back on the WW wagon (WWW?) in January

should have washed my hair this morning

love it when my husband calls me at work

can't wait for Christmas

forgot how old I was today


kind of have a crush on this guy

new fall lineup opinions

UP ALL NIGHT:  (The show I was most excited to see.)

*A kooky kind of funny

*The two late 30-ish women are named Ava and Reagan and the baby is named Amy.  It seems like it should be the other way around. 

*Best line: "You have spit-up on your shirt and I'm wearing maternity leggings."

DWTS:

*I heart Rob Kardashian.

*It makes me want to chant, "Go Ricki, go Ricki!".

*Best line: "You look like a little Ewok trying to dance with Princess Leia."

PLAYBOY CLUB:

*Mad that I wasted my time watching the first episode.

*Just heard that it got canceled. 

SISTER WIVES:

*I have an unhealthy fascination with them.

*Kody likes the new baby mama the best.

*Kody needs a haircut.

is it just me orrrrr...

Does Benicio del Toro look like Brad Pitt on a bad day???

Does MTV just not have anything good to offer anymore?

Well, I guess there is still "Teen Mom", speaking of which, if you knew you were going to be filmed lying in your bed for a tv show, wouldn't you at least put a sheet on your mattress?

And if your cry looked like this,
wouldn't you make sure to not cry on camera?

Do you feel like nothing you create is original because you copied it off Pintrest?

Are you afraid to quit breastfeeding because you don't want your yucky girl stuff to come back? 
Okay, yeah...that's probably just me...

Does Taylor Swift (or "Taylor Swiss" as Brooklyn says) have the catchiest tunes?  Love her.

AND, is this not the best entertainment ever???

summer reading list

 heartbreaking

(and all I could think about through the whole book is-

what if that happened to my daughter?)

unsettling.

 I have to see the movie now.

 yawn.

I'm finally starting this one tonight!

Oscar opinions 2011

...because when you look like this,

you're allowed to have an opinion about anything you please!

We'll make this short and sweet.

I'll give you my first thought:

too much spray tan

not enough spray tan

peek-a-boob?

by far, 

cutest girl and best dressed!

scary lady

this confuses me

I feel like she wears the same dress to every awards show

bed head

Not too impressed this year.

the main difference between Tori Spelling and me

Okay, so obviously there are several differences between Tori and me, for instance,
she's loaded,
has super skinny arms,
and scary fake boobs.  

 Seriously, if you had cleavage like that, would you be showing it off???

Anyway,
as I was watching some reruns of "Home Sweet Hollywood" the other night when I was up at 1:00 AM feeling like all of my organs were getting shoved up my neck, I discovered that we have something in common.  

We love to throw a kid's birthday party.

(I've told you before, it's one of the main reasons I decided to have kids.)

We agree that the cake is a very important aspect of the party.










We love to run wild with a theme.

We pay attention to all the little details.

And we like to coordinate little sisters. 

However, I noticed that before the parties, she isn't rushing around like a crazy woman finishing up last minute decorations or party favors, mixing up punch, or yelling at her husband to get out more chairs. 

Our biggest difference is that she just shows up at the parties.  Yes, she makes all of the elaborate plans, but someone else (or most likely a team of people) actually does all of the work!  While I barely have time to comb my hair and change out of my sweaty shirt as the guests start arriving, she arrives fashionably late and perfectly styled to a party on a rented property.  

AND, she doesn't have to clean up when it's over!

I'll admit, if I had her cash flow, I would absolutely do the same thing, but isn't it kind of rewarding as a mother when your child has the time of his/her life at their birthday party and you know it's because you put in all of the work (and maybe your husband helped too by hanging things that you couldn't reach)?

Just sayin'.