Topic: Weirdness
Isn't it time for some more of my favorite things?? I do believe it is! It's been TWO YEARS since my last favorites entry. Here we go!!
We'll start with Crocs. Chris said it best. "With the world being as technologically advanced as it is, why do the shoes that are the most comfortable have to be so ugly?" I never thought they were that ugly, but they just didn't fit me right. Then, they came out with Mary Janes! I got to Dillard's a mere day after they received them in stock and QUICKLY bought the gold pair. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM!! They are much narrower and not as clunky as the classic Beach style. The woman I bought them from told me to buy black so they wouldn't "stand out and be so different" but HELLO!?!? I adore shoes that stand out and are different!! How many other women do you know that got married in WHITE Dr. Marten boots??
I always like to include skin care in my favorites list but this time there are TWO :) The first is by Dove. I have always been known for my name, my hair and my tan. Since I've had children, my tan has gone down hill and I've begun to look like a white woman! (Oh the shock and horror! LOL) *Somehow* I ended up with a sample of Dove's new Energy Glow Lotion. OH MY HEAVENS this stuff works and it works GREAT!! I sported a very nice, smooth and non-orange tan this summer without being in the sun! And it smells pretty darn good too!! Now, I put it on about once every 2 weeks to maintain a certain color and no one knows it comes from a bottle. No laying out, no orange and no tanning beds. Gotta love Dove!!
On my last favorites list, I poured out my love for Philosophy products. Yes, I do still love them and enjoy them when I get them (and with a new Sephora store opening in one of the malls, the products will be much easier to obtain), but since my Great-Aunt Myra purchased me some Vitabath, and it's widely available, I've been using it. Chris has even been seen buying me some for gifts. It's always a pleasing sight for me!
Next, I'm going to tell you about a product that I was VERY (and I mean VERY) hesitant on even thinking about. One, because I don't openly talk about a woman's bodily functions (unless I'm helping someone to conceive in which I'm an open book) and two, because this just seemed like a rather "crunchy" thing to purchase. But once I read about it, and talked to other women about it, it just seemed to make sense to me. What is *IT* you ask? It's called the DivaCup. It's surprisingly comfortable, surprisingly easy to use and surprisingly clean! Seriously. . .read up on it. Ask others if they've heard about it. I love mine and am now a bonified believer. And as a funny for you, when telling and trying to explain the concept to Chris without him seeing it, he referred to it, and still does, as the "shot glass." Nice eh??
I've been doing my doula training reading and one of the readings is a book by a woman named Ina May Gaskin. Since reading her book on childbirth, I now suggest it to any woman that is pregnant. Even those that aren't pregnant but that aren't done having children, I suggest you read this book. Some parts are a bit on the "crunchy" side, but the stories are seriously empowering. As much as I didn't want to give birth again because of the c-section, I can now say I'm *debating* it, which is more than I could say this time last year.
Wanna know something else I can't seem to live my life without? OXICLEAN! When someone talks about a stain they can't seem to get out, I find myself trying not to sound like that info-mercial. But seriously. . .the stuff rocks!! From breatmilk poops to spaghetti sauce to avocado! It gets it all out! And it doesn't ruin the clothes in the process. Love it love it LOVE IT!
Well, that's all for now. I know that I have a ton of other things to add to my list, but I must save them for now. Have a wonderful evening!
