Prepping for baby! Yes, we have a baby registry; no, we don't expect/want all new things; yes, I am very particular about some of the items I've listed! So here is a list of the items that I care to have the exact item of (there is a rhyme and reason, if you want to question a preggy mom!!). Gently used is perfectly fine unless otherwise noted. =) Items we really want/need are marked with an asterisk (*).
*Britax Baby Carrier bib set
*Britax B-Ready Universal Infant Car Seat Adapter
*Halo SleepSack Swaddle Pour-Piece Cotton Take-Me-Home Newborn set (cream, grey or turquoise)
JJ Cole Essentials Blanket - Gray Red
JJ Cole Diaper Wipes Caddy
*Lansinoh Disposable Nursing Pads There is no such thing as too many!
Lansinoh Manual Breast Pump - I have one already but a backup would be nice. This I would not take used though!
*Melissa & Doug Basic Skills Board
*Melissa & Doug Wooden Clock
*Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Sensitive Tummy Start Set
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Sensitive Tummy Kit
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Medium Flow Sensitive Tummy Nipple 2-pack
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Variable Flow Nipple 2-pack
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature 5-oz Bottle (single or 2-pack)
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature 9-oz Bottle (single or 2pk)
*Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Microwave Steam Sterilizer
*Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Standard Neck Breast Pump Adaptor
Some items to give an idea of what I'm looking for:
Shermag dresser: I'm basically looking for a minimum of 5 drawers that aren't too deep (takes too long to find any baby items otherwise!) in either espresso or black brown. Greige (like the Ikea Hemnes dressers) are nice too.
Anything Thomas the Tank Engine or Snoopy - these would be for Derek of course. =)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Burberry quads Fall 2012
Here are preliminary pictures of the quads and swatches of two of them against Trench, Porcelain, Almond, Midnight Brown and I think Pale Barley. 
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Makeup Mondays: Moisturizing Mileage update
I've posted the pictures to go with the original entry here as well. Sorry it took awhile!
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Baby Thursdays
Are you a parent-to-be? Wary of all the poopie messes and beyond that are coming your way?
Have no fear! Or at least, less fear.. there's this great product that helps get out organic stains so your whites won't (necessarily) have yellow-brown continent shapes on them. It's Buncha Farmers' Stain Remover. It works on poop, food, even grass, so you will definitely have use of these beyond the first year.
SnuggleBugz.ca just had 3-for-2 sale but these are worth buying just on their own. We saved a good bunch of white onesies with Derek, which was especially great since we borrowed those! Some of the shirts would be stained just like this wall....
... but after a bit of rubbing the remover on and putting it through the wash, things came out good as they were before.
These are usually available in most baby stores - I've seen them at Dearborn Baby and Once Upon A Child - but since SnuggleBugz.ca has free shipping on orders $40 or more, I'd throw it in with an order from there. I also find that Snuggle Bugz has a better website than Dearborn.
Have no fear! Or at least, less fear.. there's this great product that helps get out organic stains so your whites won't (necessarily) have yellow-brown continent shapes on them. It's Buncha Farmers' Stain Remover. It works on poop, food, even grass, so you will definitely have use of these beyond the first year.
SnuggleBugz.ca just had 3-for-2 sale but these are worth buying just on their own. We saved a good bunch of white onesies with Derek, which was especially great since we borrowed those! Some of the shirts would be stained just like this wall....
... but after a bit of rubbing the remover on and putting it through the wash, things came out good as they were before.
These are usually available in most baby stores - I've seen them at Dearborn Baby and Once Upon A Child - but since SnuggleBugz.ca has free shipping on orders $40 or more, I'd throw it in with an order from there. I also find that Snuggle Bugz has a better website than Dearborn.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Makeup Mondays: I'm selling my stuff
Yep, that's right! I'll be selling a good bunch of my MAC items and other things (UD Naked palette #1 if I get a good offer??). If you're interested, click here. You'll find a separate blog with all the items going up for sale and the latest of updates of what's left and what's new.
It hasn't officially started yet but feel free to browse. I will post here and on Blah's Blahg Sale once it's all set to go!
It hasn't officially started yet but feel free to browse. I will post here and on Blah's Blahg Sale once it's all set to go!
Monday, July 9, 2012
Makeup Monday: More Moisturizing Mileage
Yes, Mondays may become my weekly post on something makeup related. I know my track record doesn't give much hope but eh, I'll put it out there in case I actually do keep up with it.
As some of you know, makeup is a hobby of mine and as such I do/did join forums and websites which discuss uses of cosmetics and related products. One trick I learned from the more frugal section of the makeup community pie is that the last of your tube of lotion - be it moisturizer, cleanser or mask - doesn't come with the dreaded wheeze when you squeeze. In fact, almost another 15, maybe even 20 uses can be found!
How do we dig up this gold? By cutting the tube. That's right, bring out your sharpest scissors and cut the tube in half, NOT lengthwise. Just take the shortest cut, don't make this harder than it needs to be. You'll then discover product stuck in the top of the tube, along the sides, and right at the bottom to the sides of the opening.
I know, it's a Eureka moment eh? It amazed me the first time I did this to see just how much product might be left. It has stretched my dollar many times; in fact, I can post pictures of the tube I have currently done this with tomorrow. The full 10 mL of Korres Evening Primrose eye cream shall all be soaked up by my eye lids.
How to keep that all from going bad? There are 2 ways of storing this:
1. Scrape out what you can with a clean finger or sterilized makeup spatula and put it into a sanitized smaller pots or jar, like the sample pots from MAC (not Sephora, those don't usually close tight enough) or pots/jars from finished items.
2. A bit lazier of a method but still sanitary and keeps things well is scraping the product from the top and into the bottom half, then pinching the bottom half at its top edge so it folds a bit and inserting it into the top half. What you end up with is a stubbier version of the original tube. I've "sealed" my product in well enough this way; if the tube was cut in proper half, not one end bigger than the other, then the top half usually sits below the slight fold, creating a tight enough seal to keep the product from spoiling.
So there you have it. May you enjoy More Moisturizing Mileage in the years to come.
**edit** Okay, so here are pictures. Sorry so late!
As some of you know, makeup is a hobby of mine and as such I do/did join forums and websites which discuss uses of cosmetics and related products. One trick I learned from the more frugal section of the makeup community pie is that the last of your tube of lotion - be it moisturizer, cleanser or mask - doesn't come with the dreaded wheeze when you squeeze. In fact, almost another 15, maybe even 20 uses can be found!
How do we dig up this gold? By cutting the tube. That's right, bring out your sharpest scissors and cut the tube in half, NOT lengthwise. Just take the shortest cut, don't make this harder than it needs to be. You'll then discover product stuck in the top of the tube, along the sides, and right at the bottom to the sides of the opening.
I know, it's a Eureka moment eh? It amazed me the first time I did this to see just how much product might be left. It has stretched my dollar many times; in fact, I can post pictures of the tube I have currently done this with tomorrow. The full 10 mL of Korres Evening Primrose eye cream shall all be soaked up by my eye lids.
How to keep that all from going bad? There are 2 ways of storing this:
1. Scrape out what you can with a clean finger or sterilized makeup spatula and put it into a sanitized smaller pots or jar, like the sample pots from MAC (not Sephora, those don't usually close tight enough) or pots/jars from finished items.
2. A bit lazier of a method but still sanitary and keeps things well is scraping the product from the top and into the bottom half, then pinching the bottom half at its top edge so it folds a bit and inserting it into the top half. What you end up with is a stubbier version of the original tube. I've "sealed" my product in well enough this way; if the tube was cut in proper half, not one end bigger than the other, then the top half usually sits below the slight fold, creating a tight enough seal to keep the product from spoiling.
So there you have it. May you enjoy More Moisturizing Mileage in the years to come.
**edit** Okay, so here are pictures. Sorry so late!
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| Tube cut in half. |
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| Here's what's inside. Mind you, there was 3x this much when I first cut it! This is after 2 weeks of use post-surgery on tube. I also scraped product from the top half into this bottom half. |
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| Just squeeze the bottom half a bit till it "folds" and an be inserted into the top half. Ta-da! Semi-sealed and easy to store. Germaphobes may want to scrape product into a separate jar. |
Sunday, July 1, 2012
So apparently I've been wearing the wrong size
Bras. We love 'em, we hate 'em, they make us feel pretty, they constrain us. And I just found out I've been wearing 4 sizes too wrong for me.
I won't list my size (privacy, please!) but for years I thought I was XX, even buying nursing bras around that size. Now I'm told I'm YY, which I stare at skeptically still. Especially when - excuse the graphic which may pop in your head - the rib cage band is smaller than what I usually wear and, ahem, allows for some fleshy spillage above and below the band. I originally thought for this reason alone I was XX and would never, EVER, had thought that I was YY.
Having been gently scolded otherwise by the consultant, I picked up 2 cheapie bras to start my replacement of XX's to go with the halter I was buying for a dress I'm wearing at a wedding. Buying cheapie means buying flashy though, especially with the new La Senza since the Victoria Secret take-over (as in, the company owning VS bought LS). I rather liked the demure, understated sexiness of La Senza, and the quality was decent. I know that the trend now is to show your bra without fear of being labelled trashy but I really don't like paying more to have to show less. It's like we're forced to be "non-trashy" unless we have enough dough to acquire otherwise.
I shall test-drive my cheapie YY tomorrow and see how things fare. Perhaps I'll feel prettier but with a smaller band, I'll definitely feel more constrained - except for that inevitable spillage. What to do with that spillage?!
I won't list my size (privacy, please!) but for years I thought I was XX, even buying nursing bras around that size. Now I'm told I'm YY, which I stare at skeptically still. Especially when - excuse the graphic which may pop in your head - the rib cage band is smaller than what I usually wear and, ahem, allows for some fleshy spillage above and below the band. I originally thought for this reason alone I was XX and would never, EVER, had thought that I was YY.
Having been gently scolded otherwise by the consultant, I picked up 2 cheapie bras to start my replacement of XX's to go with the halter I was buying for a dress I'm wearing at a wedding. Buying cheapie means buying flashy though, especially with the new La Senza since the Victoria Secret take-over (as in, the company owning VS bought LS). I rather liked the demure, understated sexiness of La Senza, and the quality was decent. I know that the trend now is to show your bra without fear of being labelled trashy but I really don't like paying more to have to show less. It's like we're forced to be "non-trashy" unless we have enough dough to acquire otherwise.
I shall test-drive my cheapie YY tomorrow and see how things fare. Perhaps I'll feel prettier but with a smaller band, I'll definitely feel more constrained - except for that inevitable spillage. What to do with that spillage?!
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