Favorite Things Lately

Agadir Argan Oil Hair Treatment. I use this after towel-drying and it helps keep my hair soft.

Erin Condren Life Planner. I've been looking at these for a couple of years and finally decided to try it. Love the designs she has and the layout of the days. Google or YouTube these and you will get sucked in for a while!

Cynthia Rowley pj pants. These are the softest lounge pants I've found. The prints are gorgeous! I lucked upon these at Marshall's for $10 each. They retail for $19-24 elsewhere. These are summer pants and I've recently put them in the back of the drawer and pulled out my fleece. It's 24* today!

My one souvenir from our Disney trip. It's actually a magnet but it's too cute to stick on the fridge. It sits by my computer for now.

Vasanti Brighten Up. LOVE this gentle face scrub and use it in the shower. I received a sample in my Birchbox and it is the best one I've found.

Super Sorting Pie from Learning Resources. I bought this for our almost 5-year-old but it has been enjoyed by the other two little kids. The dog enjoyed chewing a couple of pieces of fruit as well :( Different ways to sort, by color, shape, kind of fruit, etc. Works on fine motor skills.

Yankee has good deals online quite often and I grabbed this fall scent along with Autumn Wreath a few weeks ago. Autumn Leaves has a balsam scent to it so I wait until closer to December to burn it. Lovely!

Dry Heel Eliminator. That time of year when the heavy-duty lotions come out. This has worked the best for me. 

Evalectric/Herstyler ceramic flat iron. I've had a CHI flat iron for almost 10 years and it finally broke this summer. I bought a cheap Conair one at Wal-mart that was okay, but found this one at a kiosk in the mall. We received two for $250.00 and I like it alot! It has a smooth dial temp. setting instead of pre-selected temperatures that I can adjust. I have the deep purple and daughter has the sweet peach. Fun colors!

What's In Your Bag?

My bag contents change almost daily, depending on what activities we're headed to. I really need a larger-sized bag because so many things inside belong to the kids and plenty of room is needed for that. Here is what I found today:

My calendar (I only use this. No phone apps for me!), Brighton wallet, various pens & pencils, mints, lip stuff, very used tube of Buxom lip gloss in Sandy, Excederin, and paperwork for upcoming dance recital for the 11-year-old.

Today the iPad was with me, as well as a container of Cheerios, and of course my phone. Pretty boring haul. No wrappers, receipts, or stray toys were discovered at the bottom. Do you keep your purse/bag clean and organized?

Spring Break Randoms

Winter is almost behind us! The children are on spring break and have been busy staying over with friends. This was supposed to be a catch-up week for me but hasn't felt like that yet. Still having baseball and soccer practices and dropping off/picking up of kids. A few fun pics recently:

Play do fun:

And the mess:

Girl "shaving" with daddy

Photo-A-Day: January 2014

Thanks to Raising Mighty Arrows for sharing this list of ideas to capture photos I never would have!

1: New - coffee maker

2: Goal - scrapbooking

3: Orange- box from James Avery

4: Smile - from my buddy

5: Fresh- flowers from our anniversary

6: Soft - new scarf

7: Water - new shower head for girls

8: Three Things - my helps for mental organization (reading journal, to-do notebook, personal journal)

9: Lunch - DrH surprised me with sushi

10: Memory - our wedding day

11: Where You Sleep - sad isn't it? New bedroom comes with the new house!

12: Sour - kids gummies

13: Looking Up - baby love

15: What I'm Reading - unbalanced here

16: Shoes - girls dance

17: Yellow - true yellow 

18: Cold - winter weather

19: Bag - little man's

21: Pattern - organizing bins

22: Animal - Sebastian (aka Midnight Special)

24: In My Hand - all day

25: What I'm Doing - everyday

26: Round - this thing goes from one room to the next..grrr

27: Sweet - shame

28: Shadow - space heater!

29: Clean - DrH's scrubs

30: Vintage - great aunt's wedding rings

31: Transportation - never thought I would WANT one!

Our Garden Spider

Not a spider fan here, but we have enjoyed watching this beautiful one for the last eight or nine weeks on our backyard patio.

She decided to build her web attached to the house and connecting to some bushes close by. Every morning she rebuilds her house. She has been through the heat, a few stormy nights, and now the freeze. We read they usually make it through a couple of frosts, and then they're gone. 

There are two eggs sacks that she has tucked into the bushes and are well protected. They each can have up to 1,000 babies inside. As a girl growing up in the 80s use to say, gross me out! The sacks will weather through winter and come spring should hatch. We'll see. Neat for the kids to watch the process.