As with all 15 Second Reviews, this is DEFINITELY not sponsored and views are DEFINITELY all my own. : )
I come from a family filled with bee-allergic members, so when I saw this I immediately thought "hey! A stocking stuffer that would off my sister!" I am of the opinion that one should never market the word "venom" unless "the ultimate in firming" really is code for "DEAD."
(I'm sure you have other lovely products, Miss Spa.)
I got into trouble with Maddie a few months ago because I bought some vanilla that was not McCormick brand—she saw it and was indignant about the fact that I was disrespecting her childhood by replacing it with something other than a red cap. (For the record, my childhood vanilla came from a ginormous, vaguely exotic, seemingly bottomless bottle straight from Mexico via my Aunt Dee Dee, but I digress). It's funny, the things that stop us in our tracks, yes?
So when Bridget and I were in guerilla-shopping mode at Target recently and I saw these Vintage Charm bowls, I screeched the cart to a halt like a cartoon character.
MY CHILDHOOD!
(back me up on this, Mama)
Important note: This is NOT actual Pyrex, even though it was on an endcap with Pyrex things and tries to fool you into thinking it's Pyrex... it's only "inspired by" Pyrex. But it's a cool counterfeit.
ETA: Here's the real thing. Definitely cooler.
I got two. Even though we're moving, and we're on a strict possession-reduction regime once again. Because, sometimes you just have to respect your childhood.
(And yes, next time I buy vanilla it will be McCormick)
15 Second Review #1 | Hiking Boots
Boots on left: expensive leather Danner hiking boots, purchased circa 15 years ago. I have tried to make them work ever since, I really have. Even after the infamous "moderate hike" up and down Medicine Bow Peak, elevation 12,014 ft, where I had to actually say left foot right foot for the last two miles or so because I felt like these boots were blocks of concrete strapped to my feet with angry little trolls inside working hard to create the most impressive blisters ever. I couldn't wear shoes with backs to work for more than a week after that hike. And yet I persisted for at least 14 more years because, DANNER.
Boots on right: brand new Salomon boots, priced as seconds on Sierra Trading Post, purchased last month. I picked them out in part because they had the lightest weight in the product specs. They are like WEARING CLOUDS ON MY FEET. I love them. They make me want to try the death march up and down Medicine Bow again. Bonus: no angry trolls.
Moral of the story: Don't persist in wearing boots that aren't a good fit, just because they were expensive or the best. Insert life metaphor here.
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15 Second Review #2 | Water Bottles
Water bottle on left: Trusty old Nalgene bottle, third in a long line of Nalgene water bottle ownership. I'm not sure what happened to the first and second ones, but I've been drinking from Nalgene water bottles for years. Even when the water is warm and slightly humid-tasting.
Water bottle on right: Brand new Hydro Flask, purchased after Matt researched water bottles for a solid month and purchased one, going on to rave and rave and rave about his brilliant water-bottle-researching-skills for another solid month. I tried his (orange, 40 oz) and had to agree: the water stayed amazingly ice cold even overnight. I didn't love the metal taste from drinking out of the wide mouth, though. He bought a straw top replacement, which solved that problem. I bought my own (slightly weird shade of green, 32 oz, with straw top replacement) immediately and haven't looked back.
Moral of the story: Matt is (almost) always right. (Except about Danner boots.) And, life is too short to drink room temperature, humid-tasting water.
: )
I haven't been sleeping very well lately and decided I needed a new pillow. Instead of my usual Target $5 pillow purchase, I grabbed some standard/queen "Hotel Luxury Reserve Collection" pillows when I was at Sam's Club on Thursday. It is the best pillow I have ever slept on and I woke up this morning in the middle of a dream about how good my pillow was. The end.
As if I needed another reason to love the post office. Live poultry and bees. HA! USPS, you are the best.
After my near Tetris-intervention in the late 1990s, I have successfully walked away from all video games: no Candy Crush, no Angry Birds, no Plants vs. Zombies, whatever.
And then Maddie introduced 2048 (free app) and I will play it until I win the end.
OK, I'm sorry, but when I saw this picture come through on my Fab email I nearly fell over.
BECAUSE THAT IS THE MOST INGENIOUS THING EVER.
It's called the Ostrich Pillow. It's like they've been watching my family for years, trying to figure out how they could make us more comfortable when we sleep in public places. Or how one might prevent getting blue lines on one's cheek from the drooling-on-notepaper-while-sleeping-at-King-Library nap. (Ahem.) Or how one might prevent the temporarily dislocated eye socket from taking a brief nap on a practice room grand piano. (Double-ahem.)
I will be giggling about this for the rest of my life.
The end.
Thanks to our big Christmas gift this year, the $99 Apple TV Box of Magic, we now have access to movies like we've never experienced before. Like this documentary we watched last night, Searching for Sugar Man.
It is one of the most amazing stories we have ever, ever seen. EVER. It develops slowly, until by the end you flat out can't believe it could possibly be true. I think even Matt experienced some Willis Smiling Disorder of his own towards the end. It is up for an Oscar on February 24 and I can't remember when I felt like rooting for a movie to win as much as I do for this one (and we haven't even seen the other nominees yet).
Even if you don't have instant access to it with Apple TV, figure out how to get your hands on it—trust me. : )
Dear Target,
YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME.
And yes, the dark brown version with the reddish/pink laces is equally unacceptable.
Though really, we all know that Target's buyers always have their eye on trend, so maybe resistance is futile.
!!!!!
