Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Because I know you have all be wondering...here are a few of my favorite things: The bathroom and kitchen edition

1] Philosophy skin care products. Specifically the Purity wash and On a Clear Day H2O2 cream. My skin went bonkers after Josephine was born and I tried a few different products including a few months of a birth control pill that all just made things worse. I finally gave in and bought the Philosophy products after months of reading rave reviews and now? I feel pretty, oh so pretty... If your skin care routine isn't working out for you, I recommend you look into Philosophy.

2] I bought these sun dried tomatoes to put on a pizza and the rest of the week I put them on sandwiches, in salads, on more pizzas...mmm...they are so delicious. I could probably eat them straight from the jar.

3] The other day I wandered to the yogurt section, as I am wont to do, and found these:

(The name should've made it obvious that they were going to be good.)

They come in delicious and unique flavors, but best of all there are no weird ingredients, all natural. When I sit down to eat I like to have something that I can share with Josephine, she eats a lot more if we eat together, and I feel good about sharing these with her instead of the super sugary and artificial color loaded yogurts.

4] I love getting new lotion. I don't love strong smelling lotions, sugary sweet smelling lotions, or expensive lotions. I've been pretty loyal to the Aveeno brand, but when I saw that Suave made a cheaper Aveeno knock-off I had to give it a shot. And I love this lotion. You will love it too. It has the perfect consistency, no weird smell, and that nice low price of Suave.

5] Like I said, I'm a fan of Aveeno. I love the baby lotions and washes, the sunblock, the shaving cream etc. but most of all I love the sunless tanner. I've tried a million kinds of sunless tanners and they are all the same, stinky and orange. Oh but the Aveeno has the very mildest of stinks...I mean no sunless tanner is totally odorless, but this one is very close. Very close. And, at least on my skin, it isn't orange at all.

This is what we do all day...

a few things to look at:

Adding this to the places I need to visit before I die.
I should probably get my order in soon.
Just what I need to make dinner extra special.

covet

Things I think are pretty radical:

This ring from here. It's a little (OK a lot) more than I'd like to spend on myself for a piece of jewelry that isn't a wedding ring, but I think it is so pretty.

I love the new trend of unique and stylish wallpaper and wall stickers. Ferm has a few wholesalers in the U.S. but unfortunately none near me. There website is a blast to look through though.

Bilk is another great wall decor site I've found. There are so many great designs that I cannot pick a favorite. I love the simple graphics, the whimsical characters, oh all of it! The Threadless Shop might be my favorite part- (I love the Threadless t-shirt shop as well). I cannot wait for Josephine to move out of my room so that I can start decorating a space just for her. Well, I'm looking forward to decorating, but I'm not sure when I'll actually be emotionally ready for Josephine to sleep anywhere other than right next to my bed or in my arms. Sappy sappy blah blah blah.

Finally, The Land of Nod has some really beautiful artwork. I particularly like this painting:

But it is a little pricey for me.

do this:

isn't this sweet? I plan on doing this sometime in the future. Even if Josephine ends up hating dolls. What a fun summer project to do with the kiddies huh?!

Hurry and get in line! Practice your silly faces! What would they do if you dropped trou and mooned accross the pond?

neat stuff Thrusday!

So, I saw this first thing a while back and bookmarked it with the intention of sharing it with you all. Then a friend posted it on her blog and I was all Whaaaaaa? Get out of my head, mind reading sorceress!

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Since that idea was hijacked from my brain I'll come up with a second thing to share:

A story about a child that doesn't sleep. Suddenly Josephine's sleep regressions seem like a breeze.

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Finally, a picture that I have saved on my computer, but I don't remember where I found it.