A Few of my Favorite Things

These are a few of my favorite things...I'm stealing this idea from my pal Jenner, who stole it from one of her friends, who stole it from...Oprah I guess, who stole it from the Sound of Music.

1. California Family Fitness- To be honest, I contemplated writing an entire blog post about my beloved gym. And I still might, but for now it reserves the spot of my number one favorite thing. My gym is a lifesaver. Like yesterday for instance. My child has his fabulous asthma induced cough. He is up about a million times a night and was up for the day at 6:45. He napped for about 30 minutes before he woke up coughing violently. He did not go back to sleep. I, in case you were wondering, was completely exhausted from weeks of no sleep and this dang cold that is not severe, but still there. Some might say I was at the end of my rope. I'll just say I was having a REALLY hard time focusing on being happy for what I have. So, I packed up my child and headed to the gym. I did not go work out, nope, I went to the pool and layed by the pool and closed my eyes for an hour and a half. At the end of my time I was ready to not run away and went and picked up my child. Normally I do work out and this gym has great facilities including two pools, great group fitness classes and a really friendly staff. Their childcare people are second to none and Connor loves going there. So that's my number one.

2- Bare Minerals make-up- I started using this make-up about 2 years ago and I can count the number of facial blemishes I have had during that time on two hands. It's expensive but it lasts forever.

3- Acuras- We have had two different Acuras now and we love them. They drive so well, get pretty good gas mileage (okay, they get okay gas mileage) and look pretty too. As my lease ends on my MDX I am sad with the knowledge I will probably not get another Acura next time. Their only downfall... their price.

4- The Office- Is this a thing? I don't know but I love this show. In the words of my friend Steve "They took the genre of "awkward humor" to a whole new level" with last night's show. This show never fails to make me happy. The writers should be rewarded with lots of good stuff.

5- Google- What did we do before Google? I am in awe of the things Google can do for us. Did you know you can call Google for free instead of 411? It's true. Dial 1-800-goog-411 and it does the same stuff as 411 with no charge. And don't get me started on Google images. It's how I diagnosed myself with tonsilitis last year!

6- Bath and Body Works Healing Hand Creme- This is the best lotion ever. It's thick, not greasy and goes on so smooth. A little bit makes your hands feel soft as Connor's bum.

7- Paperbackswap.com- I joined this site about a year ago when I was looking to spend less money on books. You can post books that you are okay with getting rid of and in turn get credits to "buy" books other people on the site have posted. The only cost associated with the whole thing is the cost to you when you send a book to someone who has requested one from you. It's saved me TONS of money.

8- Flip Flops- No brand associated with this one (though Crocs does make a really comfy flip flop) I just love the style. My feet do not like to be confined and flip flops allow them to be free. I love the look, I love the sound and I love the feel.

That's all for now. The joy of having a blog is that if I think of anything I forgot, I can just post a blog on it!

Loves to all.