Since I was such a hater in my last post, I thought I would leave you with a more "Oprah" like post about my favorite things. Fortunately for you, my items are either free or within my "Dave Ramsay" budget.
1. Pinterest - I'm slightly addicted. Best. Website. Ever. Seriously, so many ideas that I would have never thought of.
2. Stupid infomercials - my fave right now is www.getthundershirt.com Ridiculous.
3. Caress Body Wash - love it. Remember the old commercials - "Before you dress, Caress" Well I do and I love it.
4. Rain-X - Actually that should say "when my husband puts rain-x on my windshield" Not only does it make me feel like he loves me but the rain and bugs literally fly off my windshield. If that's not romance, then I don't know what is.
5. The movie "Elf" It's almost time to break it out.
6. Cappucino protein shakes. They complete my morning in this cold weather.
7. Eddie Bauer Yoga pants at Sam's Club for $9.99. I have no intention of doing yoga but if I did, they aren't the low rise ones so I wouldn't be sporting the plumber look. Also - they are the softest pants ever.
8. Texting - how did I live the past 34 years without it?
9. When my 6 yr. old son sings Adele. I'm pretty sure others would think he has Tuerets but it's hilarious.
10. www.picnik.com - love it for editing pictures. I have Photoshop but am still learning everything on there so this is a quick editing site and it's free!
11. The feather my daughter got for her hair. It was on clearance and it's the clip in kind not an extension so it's a win-win for both of us!
12. Girlfriends - when old or new, no girl should be without them.
13. Excedrin Tension - best headache medicine ever.
14. Fall - reminds me of when I was a kid going to the apple orchard in Henry, includes my favorite holiday (Thanksgiving) and I love the weather
15. Boots - this is a love/hate. I love them but have yet to find a pair that I don't look totally ridiculous in. The Ugg looking ones don't work because I've broken both feet and can no longer bend them flat to get them on. And then the tall zip up ones are way too tall for my short legs. They go up over my knee and I look like Elasti-girl from The Incredibles.
So that's it for now. I know I should have more "products" on here so you could all rush out and buy them. But if you just want to send me money for my ideas - that works too!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Haters....
Nothing funny or exciting happened this past week which is nice for a change. I was flipping through channels this morning and came across Oprah's channel. I'm an Oprah hater. Sorry. I'm not a big fan and I don't watch her new OWN network. It got me thinking though about her favorite things list. As much as I don't like her, I would love to be on that episode. Something about Oprah just seems fake to me. Before you all become haters, yes, she's done amazing things. Good for her. Her favorite things always interested me though because they were usually things totally out of the average person's budget. Sorry, I buy my lotion at Wal-Mart and it's $1.97 not $30. And why didn't she ever do a hate list? She could be like "Sorry folks, this is all the crap I don't like so I'm giving it to you" and I bet it would still be awesome stuff. So in honor of hating on Oprah and because my kids haven't done anything entertaining to post about, I thought I'd make my current hate list.
1. All the stupid shows my husband records on the DVR (such as Top Gear, XTreme 4x4, All in the Family, Hot Rod TV and stupid WILL specials on things like Prohibition)
2. Cleaning the bathrooms.
3. When the dog poops under the clothesline.
4. Buying new underwear. Seriously folks, they are expensive and no one even sees them.
5. Reality TV (except for Guiliana and Bill)
6. Cake Boss. Yes, I hate him.
7. When someone calls and says "Oh I saw this cake on Cake Boss and it looks totally easy. Can you make it?" I say sure and give them a price and they say "Really? It looks so easy on tv." Well then maybe you should make it yourself.
8. Wiping my son's butt. But I also hate doing laundry when he does it himself so that's a real toss up.
9. Ray Liotta
10. When my husband gives the dog a hair cut and then puts the hair covered shirt into the laundry. I don't know its in there and wash it and then the whole load is covered in black dog hair. I don't notice this until half of the load is on the clothes line. I then have to make the call if I want to rewash all of his clothes or just go crazy with the lint brush because it's his fault anyway. But can I really send him to work looking like he made out with Big Foot, isn't that a direct reflection on me? I hate tough decisions.
11. When other kids are mean to my kids. I want to punch the other kid in the face but have to be a responsible parent and tell my kids to "kill them with kindness".
12. Stupid people.
13. Carbs. They are my kryptonite. (FYI - I looked up the definition of kryptonite and it says "the one weakness of an otherwise invaluable hero" Yep - totally describes me and carbs.
14. Door to door salesmen. I'm a goon magnet so I can't tell them no and then I'm usually stuck with a years worth of a magazine I don't want or have to break the news to the vacuum salesman that yes, my carpet looks great now but I'm not buying his $2000 vacuum. Thank goodness most of them are afraid of the dog and stay away.
15. The fact that I won't be going to see Wicked in Peoria. My husband was nice enough to lay the huge ad on the table though yesterday so I didn't talk to him most of the day. I hate the fact that I don't think he noticed. Or maybe he enjoyed it?
16. The fact that my blog hasn't made me a millionaire yet. I already have my book tour planned. All I need is to write a book, rent a PreVost (so the family can meet up with me. I will be flying.) and get some funds.
Okay, I'm done. I really am not a hater. I am very thankful for my life and all the blessings. I do plan to be all Oprah-like and do a favorite things list eventually. But it's all about keeping it real at the Rowland's house. Even if it means your son is very "real" and tells you not to kiss him good-bye because your breath stinks.
1. All the stupid shows my husband records on the DVR (such as Top Gear, XTreme 4x4, All in the Family, Hot Rod TV and stupid WILL specials on things like Prohibition)
2. Cleaning the bathrooms.
3. When the dog poops under the clothesline.
4. Buying new underwear. Seriously folks, they are expensive and no one even sees them.
5. Reality TV (except for Guiliana and Bill)
6. Cake Boss. Yes, I hate him.
7. When someone calls and says "Oh I saw this cake on Cake Boss and it looks totally easy. Can you make it?" I say sure and give them a price and they say "Really? It looks so easy on tv." Well then maybe you should make it yourself.
8. Wiping my son's butt. But I also hate doing laundry when he does it himself so that's a real toss up.
9. Ray Liotta
10. When my husband gives the dog a hair cut and then puts the hair covered shirt into the laundry. I don't know its in there and wash it and then the whole load is covered in black dog hair. I don't notice this until half of the load is on the clothes line. I then have to make the call if I want to rewash all of his clothes or just go crazy with the lint brush because it's his fault anyway. But can I really send him to work looking like he made out with Big Foot, isn't that a direct reflection on me? I hate tough decisions.
11. When other kids are mean to my kids. I want to punch the other kid in the face but have to be a responsible parent and tell my kids to "kill them with kindness".
12. Stupid people.
13. Carbs. They are my kryptonite. (FYI - I looked up the definition of kryptonite and it says "the one weakness of an otherwise invaluable hero" Yep - totally describes me and carbs.
14. Door to door salesmen. I'm a goon magnet so I can't tell them no and then I'm usually stuck with a years worth of a magazine I don't want or have to break the news to the vacuum salesman that yes, my carpet looks great now but I'm not buying his $2000 vacuum. Thank goodness most of them are afraid of the dog and stay away.
15. The fact that I won't be going to see Wicked in Peoria. My husband was nice enough to lay the huge ad on the table though yesterday so I didn't talk to him most of the day. I hate the fact that I don't think he noticed. Or maybe he enjoyed it?
16. The fact that my blog hasn't made me a millionaire yet. I already have my book tour planned. All I need is to write a book, rent a PreVost (so the family can meet up with me. I will be flying.) and get some funds.
Okay, I'm done. I really am not a hater. I am very thankful for my life and all the blessings. I do plan to be all Oprah-like and do a favorite things list eventually. But it's all about keeping it real at the Rowland's house. Even if it means your son is very "real" and tells you not to kiss him good-bye because your breath stinks.
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