Happy Friday! “Sassy, classy, and still kickin’ assy!” – Maxine
“I know every day is a gift, but where’s the receipt for Mondays? I want to exchange it for another Friday.” -Anonymous
So, my daughter has been telling me for weeks about an item that she thinks that I should add to my Favorite Things Friday blogpost. (New readers, I show my ultimate superficial side on Fridays, by pimping retail stuff that I like and I encourage you to share about the stuff you like, too, in the Comments section.) So, I was going to add her item today until I saw that it has been discontinued. (Please see my previous blog post Where Did You Go? for a rant on how terrible it is when our favorite things get relegated to the Discontinued box.) As per my rant, I saw that this previous cheap drugstore item, now retails on ebay for around $32 and my daughter saw one on Amazon for over $700 this morning. If you have “funny money” to burn, the item is called Band-aid Friction Block stick. My daughter claims that this has been a lifesaver protecting her from the painful blisters that all of her new school shoes have been causing on her pretty little feet. I hope that she uses this block sparingly, because this is the last one that we’re going to spring for, at those prices.
Let’s go for some more realistic recommendations on Favorite Things Friday:
Natural Life Toothbrush Cover – I love the entire line of stuff from Natural Life It is such a cute, upbeat, wholesome company. Natural Life is like the Chick-fil-A of cute, girly stuff, in my mind. I’m sure I’ll feature other items from Natural Life down the line, but I had to start with their wonderful toothbrush covers. They are like adorable hair clips for the top of your toothbrush. The plastic cover clips over your toothbrush, protecting it from germs, broken blush, and exploded face cream, when you travel. I have two of them. One says, “No More Cooties!” and it has flowers and rhinestones and the other says “Llive Happy” and it features an adorable llama. It’s things like these that make being a female so much fun!
Avalanche Travel Dog Bowl – In case you haven’t noticed in previous blogs, we have two dogs. We are slaves to our dogs. My friend has dubbed our lab, “Prince Ralphie.” This collapsible silicone dog bowl, is perfect for when we take our dogs on hikes, the beach and other adventures, like escaping from hurricanes. (Thoughts and prayers go out to all of our dear friends in the Carolinas and Virginia and all other areas being affected by Florence! Hurricanes are horrible.) Anyway, these bowls are silicone and collapsible, so they are light, easy to carry and easy to store. They are perfectly easy to set up and fill with water and food for your furry princes and princesses! Then, when the fur babies are finished, the bowls are very easy to clean.
La Croix Sparkling Water – After being a Diet Coke addict for years and burning a couple of holes in my stomach, I decided I needed to change some of my habits. I drank a lot of water, but then I got bored. I missed my fizz fix. I tried all of the sparkling waters on the market, but this is “the one”. I keep coming back to La Croix and it totally satisfies me. My husband feels the same way. No calories, no salt, no artificial anything, and yet it still satisfies. It’s an acquired taste if you are used to a lot of sugar and flavor in your drinks, but once you accept the change, there’s no going back. La Croix is the bomb! It’s got that perfect amount of “sparkiness” that I like in my healthy drinks.
Okay, one more Friday funny and then let’s all go have a really nice weekend!
“Every Friday I feel like I deserve a new addition to my closet for all of my hard work during the week.”
Funny, but true. Go get yourself a cutesy toothbrush cover, at least.