These are a few of MY favorite things!

Morgan did this a few months ago, so I thought I'd be a copy cat! ;)
Actually, I really like to know what works, so I thought I would share what works for me.

First on my list- Clorox Wipes!
I'm not sure what I did before I discovered this wonderful product! I use these daily! I discovered these when I was in college, so I guess I've been using them for over 3 years now. They are perfect for all those spills and splatters in the kitchen! After I do the dishes, I go over my whole kitchen with these and then just toss the mess! They also come in decorative canisters now, which I find is great for the bathroom. They make your daily swish and swipe that much easier! One sheet over the counter top fold in half and wipe the toilet and toss it! LOVE them!!


Pretty sure I started using this after reading about them on Morgan's blog--Venus Spa Breeze razors. I've been a loyal Venus user since they came out. I can count on one hand the number of times I've cut myself with a Venus...disposables on the other hand...there's no telling! I can tell you that after you use a Venus you can't go back to disposables! The Venus Breeze is great for a quick shower shave. No shaving cream needed! Yes they're expensive, but one blade last me a couple of weeks, and like I said, once you use one...you can't go back!


Next on my list-- Clinique's skin care products! This stuff makes your face feel sooo smooth! Not to mention there are different formulas for all skin types, so you know what your buying is going to work for you. I love it! The Dramatically Different lotion is unbelievable! It hydrates without being greasy at all...no clue how they do it, but I love it!


And while we're on the subject of Clinique, let me just say that they're makeup is wonderful! Maybe its just the fact that I know that what I'm spending my money on is a quality product that will work with my skin and that actually matches my skin color. I've spent so much money on cheap (and not so cheap) Wal-Mart makeup that just didn't work. I bought a bottle of Clinique when I bought the skincare products and when I ran out, I decided to save money and buy some $10 makeup at Wal-Mart. I figured that yeah that was kind of expensive for Wal-Mart makeup, but if I spent a little more, maybe it would be better. I spent about 2 weeks looking orange (even Michael made a comment about it) and ended up back at the Clinique counter for something that worked. $20 later, I have makeup that's right for my skin type and matches my skin perfectly!


Now, not all cheap Wal-Mart makeup is bad makeup! I love Almay Intense I-Color makeup! At least the eye shadow and eye liner. It really does seem to bring out your eye color which I love! As far mascara goes though, I have to go back to Clinique for that!

Well, I hope you enjoyed learning about a few of my favorite things! What are yours?

My new pet(s)!!

Well, I decided not to get the dog...it was a very tough decision! Michael said I could get him and we all agreed on a price and I even had a time set up to pick him up. I was so excited...and then I started to think about everything. I started thinking about how expensive he was going to end up being...not only the price of him, the non-refundable pet fee for my apartment, food, collar, leash, crate, something to travel in, etc. etc. That adds up really really fast! Not only that, but I'm hopefully coming home sometime within the next few weeks, so I would have to bring him and stress out about what to do with him in AR. If I stay at my Dad's, he couldn't stay with me...so who wants to take care of someone else's dog? Then we're coming home again for Christmas, so we would have that dilema all over again! Not to mention we're moving in January and if we don't live on base we'll have to pay another pet deposit plus the deposit on the place...all this kept going over and over and over in my head and I kept getting more and more stressed! I didn't even have him yet and he was driving me crazy! Not to mention I knew that everytime he chewed something up or went potty on the carpet, or ANYTHING at all that Michael would give me that look that said I HATE THIS DOG!! So, after getting no sleep, I told the lady that I just couldn't do it. :(

So who are these new pets, you ask? Well, a little over a week ago I bought some squirrel food and a feeder. I hung out as soon as we got home and watched and waited...nothing happened. I say about 10 squirrels at the back of our apartments eating the next day. I knew I had seen the older lady that lives behind us throwing peanuts out a few weeks ago, so I decided that she was feeding them too and that I probably wouldn't be getting any customers. Well, this morning I was rocking Ben and I heard something banging on the front porch. I peeked out and saw a squirrel hanging upside down on the feeder. He had knocked the lid off the top and was tilting the whole thing sideways and food was going ALL over the porch and banging when it landed on our grill. This silly little squirrel would jump up on the feeder (still hanging upside down) grab one piece of food (while food was raining down all over the ground) then jump down on the banister and eat his one piece and do it all over again! He finally discovered all the food on the ground decided to just eat the easy stuff! We had lots of fun watching this little guy who was soon joined by a friend. I still have food all over my front porch, but that's ok, they've been keeping us entertained! If you come to visit and see 50 pound squirrels, you'll know they've been to my house! Silly things have been out there eating all day!



I can't believe how big Ben is getting! He's growing up WAY to fast! He'll 5 months in a little over a week! He loves watching tv and playing in his excersaucer. He's such a sweet little boy! I can't wait to bring him back to Arkansas so ya'll can see him! Here's some pictures of bath time today!