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monsterlicious!

So, it's no secret I am in a bit of a monster phase right now!  I am completely obsessed...

So of course, what better than some fun etsy finds to share...

 
Someday I will buy my kids these shirts!!  Oh how I love them...

 
Silly little monster mirror.  So simple, and so appealing to my monster addiction.

 
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  I mean, seriously?  I am enjoying this steering wheel cover ENTIRELY too much.

 
Monster taggie blanket!  Great gift idea for those itty-bitty "First Christmas" celebrators!

 
Oh the cuteness!!  This is actually a crochet pattern for sale... I'm thinking Alyza may need a purple one!!

 
Someone STOP ME!  I CAN NOT RESIST THE MONSTER GOODNESS!!  How cute are these finger puppets??

I think that's enough for today...  But really, HOW CUTE?!!

who knew twill-weave cotton could be so exciting?

On Earth Day this year, I made a committment to myself to switch to reusable canvas shopping bags.

Today I began the process with the purchase of my first two canvas bags!  I'll pick up a couple more bags each time I go shopping, and in a few weeks, I'll have enough to do my entire grocery run.

There are a few totally rad facts about these bags that I feel the need to point out.

1.  They are  GINORMOUS!!  You can easily fit the contents of TWO (maybe THREE) full plastic shopping bags into ONE of these suckers!  This is a plus for me because it reduces my trips back and forth to the car to unload, which means less trips up and down the stairs to my second floor apartment, which means less opportunities for me to kill myself falling down the stairs, which I did last week.  True story.

2. They're totally appealing to my aesthetic side.  Something about the canvas, I think.  I can't explain it really, aside from to tell you that I am a very tactile person, and I have an incredible urge to touch them.

3. They make less noise than the plastic bags, and by less I actually mean NONE.  My cats appreciate this fact GREATLY, as they've got somewhat of an inexplainable fear of all things loud and crinkly. 

See?  These bags are definitely kitty-approved!!

4.  Last but certainly not least...  A few weeks of an extra $6 purchase = doing something good for this place we call home, and also a good teaching/learning opportunity for my kids too. 

I'm just one little person, but I can make a difference...  And so can you!

Happy Tuesday!

raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...

Meg asked me where I got this snazzy shirt. 

So I figured I would use this opportunity to share some of my favorite things lately...  Because this shirt is totally one of them...  It is from American Apparel which is just a really cool company.  Their clothes are just so basic, comfy, and best of all: BRIGHT & COLORFUL, which is just the way I like things...

HOLY FREAKEN CRAP!  How much do I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THESE????  So amazingly amazing, I can hardly even stand it!  Customizable!!!  SIMPLE!!! Pretty!!! AFFORDABLE!!!  They are made by the very talented Lisa Leonard, they excite me to the very core,  and I want one of everything.  Please and Thank You.

These yarns, by Noro.  Oh how I love them...  Oh how these colors inspire me and make me want to make things.  And I mean, ANYTHING.  I am knitting a scarf in MAY, people.  I realize I am crazy and need an intervention. 

No seriously.

This picture of a very serious boy at the park!  He is just so cute, and I love that the backgrounds are now green instead of white!!  WOOT!

This bike, which was pretty much given to me.  I'm pretty excited about this, and can't wait until I have the opportunity to take it out for a spin!  Right now, it is just sitting on my porch, being admired by myself, and my nosey little children.  Though I gotta admit, when Keegan points to it and asks "BI?" I pretty much want to keel over from the cuteness.

This is a commercial for a video game, but the song in the commercial is called Falling, and is a team up of Paul Oakenfold and Cee Lo (From Gnarles Barkley.)  I totally need this song, now.  And by now, I actually mean yesterday.  It makes me want to break out the running shoes and GO!!

What's topping your fave's list right now??

there it sits

So there it sits on my desk...

While millions of people stood in line at midnight, dressed as Ron Weasly, or Hagrid (hehe), I was sound asleep in my little bed.  While those same millions of people posted on their blogs about how they had finished the book 37-seconds after purchashing it, I was probably still fast asleep.

But I still consider myself a die-hard Harry fan.

I am just the die-hard Harry fan that is too devastated about the series ending to actually allow it to end.  So I waited a few days before picking up my copy of the book (at Borders, of all places, HA!  And for 40% off - SCORE!)

It seems as though I am in a bit of a catch-22 at the moment.  If I don't read the book, the series can never end (for me, anyway).  But if I DON'T read the book, I will never KNOW how the series ends!

I'm not sure I can live with either option.

(sigh).

I've never been good with things ending.

I guess, I can just look forward to sharing this series with my kids someday (when they are much older and can deal with death, evil dark lords, and dementors), and hope that they get the same amount of enjoyment from it that my Mom & I did. 

doesn't get better than this!

Dear Goody Company,

Thank you.  Thank you.  THANK YOU for FINALLY making a claw-clip that is jumbo sized enough to hold my 19-kabillion pounds of hair.  I realize that there is probably not a large population of girls with hair as thick as mine (I could give a sasquatch a run for his money, people) and let's just say that the regular size claw-clips only hold my hair in place for all of about 14 seconds.  Nevermind if there is any trace of wind in the air.

Have you ever walked 700,000 miles from the employee parking lot to your desk, in a wind storm, with your hair in a regular sized claw-clip?  The results are not pretty, my friends.  I will spare you the shocking details.

I am fairly certain that with the jumbo claw-clip, my bad up-do hairdays have come to an end. 

It is a fantastic day!

(for those of you that also need them, I found them at Target, and am seriously considering going back to buy them out!!)

*whimper*

How is it possible that every time Apple comes out with a new product, I feel like I must have it or my heart will stop beating?

For real.  I'm sure this iPhone can somehow be hooked up to a pace maker and regulate beating, It is seriously that cool!  You probably just need the monster cable heart-adapter... 

I have already started having dreams about this gadget, that is how serious this desire is.  So today when I saw someone playing with one in the lobby at work, I walked right up and asked to see it... 

Not only did he show it to me, but he let me hold it in my hands, and all at once, I felt the heavens open up and shine down upon me.  The screens are so pretty, so colorful, so amazing.  I literally felt myself slipping into a coma while puddles of drool leaked out of my mouth...  How could I possibly hand this toy back to its rightful owner and go on with my sad, pathetic, iPhone-less life? 

It was hard.  But life has to go on.

Just leave it to Apple, to completely obliterate the coolness-factor of their own iPod with this new gadget.  Someday I will have one.  Mark my words.

I (heart) NIKON

Anyone who has seen me in action knows I shoot with Nikon, for several reasons (technical, aesthetical, and ethical) which was all part of the decision making process when I was researching cameras...  Since buying my Nikon, I have fallen in love with it...

And just when I think I can't possibly LOVE Nikon MORE...  They go and put together the coolest art project I've seen in a long time!

http://www.stunningnikon.com/picturetown/

Nikon gave 200 D40's to a town of people in South Carolina...  These were just regular people with no photography training...  Just to prove the point that anyone can take amazing photos with these cameras...

All I can say is...  WOW.  Go to that site and look at some of the photos captured... 

Some of them gave me goosebumps!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE stuff like this.  It inspires me!!

plugging

Because I am trying to distract myself from the fact that there is currently 5 inches of snow on the ground and no sign of it stopping any time soon (I'm about to bitch-slap Mother Nature), I want to share with you my latest obsession...

www.etsy.com is the most FANTASTICAL website that ever existed.  It's a storefront for everything handmade, people like you and me can make a "store" and sell their hand crafted goodies!!  Everything from homemade bags and purses, to paintings, jewelry, toys, soaps, clothing, and just about anything you can think of! 

Deb suggested that I should think about selling the felted bags on Etsy, and I just might give it a try once I knit up a few more...

But defninitely check this site out when you have some time to kill...  I always manage to find about 900 things I absolutely NEED when I peruse the newly added goodies!! 

Here are a few things I need today!

This cute bird pendant!

Super cute pirate tee

AMAZING fish wallet!!

A neat painting of what I do!

I could waste hours on this website...  but there is packing to do...

latest shoe-obsessions

While at the mall yesterday, I discovered that shoes for this summer are FANTASTIC!  There are so many cute shoes out there right now, I was having a really hard time picking one pair to take home!!  I am currently lusting after these... (and I apologize in advance for being an enabler.)

Which you can see better here.  I love this style right now, the little sneaker/flats...  SO Cute!!  They have them in so many styles and colors, it's impossible to pick just one pair!

I have never really been a huge fan of the original croc shoes...  but the mary jane style ones are RIGHT up my alley.  I adore these!!  I hope to pick up a pair before summer!  Plus they are SUPER comfy!!!

Good GOD these are adorable!!  From Sketchers, and they come in a bunch of colors!!  I am just loving this style right now!




Another pair from Sketchers...  How cute are the skulls?  These come in black & pink...  how does one choose between those colors?

Even Old Navy is getting in on the cute-shoe action!  Check out these adorable espadrilles!!  Totally beachy!

Ok, someone stop me now...  I already have too many pairs if shoes as it is!  But, really, can a girl ever have too many shoes??  :)  Happy Shopping!

I am in love...

I logged into the UglyDolls website today to see if there was anything interesting going on in the ugly world, and what should I see, but a brand new Ugly that has been added to the collection.

Meet UglyWorm!  I am seriously in love!  I was instantly giddy with excitement when I saw this - just look at his hair!! 

I'm such a weirdo.

This is a necessity item for my survival, as far as I am concerned...

It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.