Pinterest

Have you heard of it? I found out about it first through my friend a girl I blog-stalk, Annie. I’ve never met her, but from what I know of her and her blog, she is all the stylish and trendy things I wish I were. Plus, I think her husband comes from some Callister’s somewhere, so we’re somehow related!

Anyway, Pinterest is like your online bulletin board. You see something you like and you can instantly “pin” the image to your virtual board via a toolbar button. (Get it? Pin your interest! I’m sure you do get it, but I just realized that Groupon is a group coupon. I know, I know.) You can add little notes if you want and it automatically saves the link where you found it. It’s so much better than just bookmarking it and adding it to a huge list. I love to see all the images in one place. Plus, you can see what your friends are pinning and get even more ideas. You can pin crafts, books, places, spaces, anything. Love, love, love it. My boards don’t have too much yet but I find stuff to add all the time.

They’re still in the Beta stages right now so you need an invite to join. If you want an invite, say something nice about me and maybe I’ll send you one!

I’ve Got the Fever…

…BIEBER FEVER!

Apparently openly admitting to this and NOT being a middle schooler brings shame upon you! Well, I don’t care.

It’s not like I wanna get with this kid, folks. I’m not a pedophile! Anyway, he’ll be 17 in 13 days. That’s practically legal.

I don’t see what’s wrong with liking a young person who is wholesome and (relatively) clean cut. Sure, his hair is usually more styled than mine is, but how many times has this kid gotten in trouble and been in the news? None that I know of! His music is bubbly and freaking catchy, and it makes me want to be a better person. I mean dance. If my teenage daughter was in love with him I would have no problem with it.

Now, my admiration for the Bieb has caused others to criticize my taste in music. Some are claiming I need professional help. I say they are crazy. I just have a more extensive and well rounded repertoire of music appreciation! Let’s just take a random sampling of other artists that start with “B” from my iTunes:

• Bad English
• Band of Horses
• Bangles
• Barry Manilow
• Barry White
• The Beach Boys
• The ENTIRE Beatles library
• Beck
• Beethoven
• Ben Folds
• Beyonce’
• Blink-182
• Bob Marley
• Bread
• The Bravery
• Britney Spears (of course)
• Brooks and Dunn
• Busta Rhymes
• and let’s round out the list with a little Butthole Surfers

I’d say that’s a pretty diverse list, and that’s just a fraction of the “B’s”! So don’t tell ME I have poor taste in music! I’d be willing to bet most people who pooh-pooh JB haven’t even really listened to his music. Because if you listen to “Baby” and have zero desire to dance or tap your foot, you must not have a pulse.

Plus, he’s adorable!!!

Favorites

Well, since Santa was so good to me this year, I have a few new favorite things to share!

First up:

A reusable plastic cup! If you haven’t seen these things in the stores then obviously you do not leave your house at all. Because they are EVERYWHERE. The coffee cup ones are cool too…when I first saw them I had to touch them to see if they were paper or not. Anyway, I never thought I needed one until my friend Jessica gave me one for Christmas! Sure, I still use my Camelbak (well, Derrick’s now, since Summer broke mine), but not nearly as much. Mostly just when I run errands or go out because it doesn’t spill. But it does grow nasty moldy moss inside the spout. Ew.

I realized I love this cup so much because it feels like I’m drinking something special. Not water (which is what I usually am drinking). It’s like I went to lunch (which I love doing) and brought home a Diet Coke. I think it has mostly to do with how it feels in my hand. I really don’t know if I’m explaining myself at all. Bottom line: I like to drink soda out of restaurant paper cups, but drinking soda from a restaurant all day everyday is impossible and expensive. And unhealthy. So I love this cup. Gah. I’m not doing this cup justice. Oh, and mine has a pink straw, which is even better.

Next:

A few months ago I was able to test out for FREE a set of Rubbermaid storage containers. I loved them so much I just went out and bought another set. And threw out all the random Ziploc, Glad, generic lunch meat containers, and dollar store containers that were floating around here. When Derrick packs his lunch for the next day he almost always gives up searching for the matching lid and makes me do it. NO MORE!!! There are only 2 sizes to these lids: big and small. And each fit different sized dishes, deep or shallow. They have a great seal and are BPA free, so microwave away! Plus they have a cute little swirly design on the side. Oh, and they’re stain resistant! And they really are. I’ve stored spaghetti sauce in them and they come out crystal clear. And shatterproof. Can’t say enough about them! (Except that they are a little on the pricey side. But well worth it.)

And lastly:

For Christmas my mother in law gave me 2 different blankets. One is a queen sized fleece blanket. But it’s not just regular fleece. I don’t know what it is. But it’s soooo soft. SO SOFT. Like an angel’s bum. The other blanket is more of a lap throw, but it’s soft too. Super soft on one side and polar fleece on the other—you know, the nubby cream colored stuff? It’s so comfy. And after doing a little research on it, turns out the company that makes them is a corporate products type deal…they’ll put your logo on them or whatever. And that’s actually what we have….an uncle’s business I think? All I know is that they’re referred to as “ABCO blankets”. Come over anytime and I’ll let you feel the magnificence of it. There’s just something about snuggling up in an ultra soft blanket and watching TV. So cozy. And since our low here on Thursday is a whopping –2, I’m sure I’ll be needing both.