Some Zen Thoughts from AJ

Me: "AJ, whatcha reading?"
AJ: (who is sitting on the closed toilet, fully clothed, not going potty) "This little book."
Me: "Do you know who is on the cover?"
AJ: "Yep! Buddha!"
Me: "That's right! That book is called Coffee With The Buddha."
AJ: "Ok.... but I don't like coffee..."

So is the deep thought process of a 3yr old aspiring Buddhist!

Hot and Not

There are so many things throughout the day that really catches my interest and at the same time there are lots of things that seriously piss me off! Here is today's Hot and Not:

Hot:

* 31 cent Scoop Night at Baskin Robbins! (Us preggos looooove ice cream, and cheap ice cream is even better!)

* Another great Regretsy find: Tie Dyed shorts gone HORRIBLY wrong, lol! Check the post out here =)

* Finding 50 Things that Elementary School Kids can make for their Teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.... tons and tons of great ideas there!

* This Peanut Butter Pie....mmmmm

* Participating as a vendor at Fair On the Square yesterday at Playhouse Square, what a great experience and a wonderful venue for Usborne Books! 

* Love this little girl's bedroom... so many cute ideas there!

Not: 

* These two Anti-Abortion bills that passed in Oklahoma today.... wrong on so many levels of wrongness....

* Hello Kitty Nipple Tassels....need I say more?

* Articles like this one that grossly misunderstand what unschooling is truly about... pure ignorance and blind trust in the main stream system to educate our kids...ugh! I especially love the articles that claim that unschooling parents are lazy and unconcerned about their children...WTF!

* Sabres getting their rears handed to them by the Bruins... hopefully they golf better than they play hockey!

My Seven Comforts

Seven is a lucky number found all throughout literature- seven dwarfs, seven brides, seven years, etc. After yesterday's drama I thought long and hard about my comforts and came up with a list of my seven comforts.

Coffee
I love coffee... I don't care whether is a decaf or full strength as long as it is light and sweet. I live for the smell of the ground up beans, the pre-doctored look of it in my cup, and the swirling clouds of the creamer rising to the surface. My husband jokes that it looks like I am sipping my sanity from a starbucks mug everyday!


Nora Roberts
I swear by anything that this woman write. Although I haven't delved into her murder mysteries, I would believe that these are just as good as her romance novels. There are some authors that just have the gift of storytelling and Nora Roberts has it. Whether she is writing about vampires, irish fairy princes, or a mysterious chance meeting these novels will make your forget your worries, no matter how big.

Ballet Flats
I am picky about what goes on my feet and I refuse to wear heels even though I am under 5 ft. I love the variety that ballet flats offer and the comfort. The go with jeans, skirts, and cords.... love them!!

Salsa Music
How can anyone be sad, mad, or depressed with this music blaring? Nuff said!

Bubble Baths
I don't know who said it, but someone once said that a bubble bath can soak away all your troubles. And I am not talking about those wimpy bubbles....I am talking mounds of huge, never ending, fluffy white bubbles. Want to know the best bubble bath I have found? Cashmere Luxury bubble bath from Bath & Body Works. Nothing compares.

Down Comforter
I love the feeling of sinking into a nice warm bed. I adore my down comforter because if you lay on it in the summer it is cool on top, but if you lay under it you will be toasty warm. When I was little I used to imagine that the comforter was made of clouds... and now that I am older I know that they are! =)

and finally...
a trip to the salon
When life gets a little rough, go get a shampoo, cut, and style. Even if it is only a trim you will feel so much better for it. For me there is nothing better than feeling pampered by someone else, venting my life story, and getting a new and improved look. Today, considering yesterday's events, I did a little more than a trim... I got a total pixie chop! Yeah... I went this short! But man oh man do I feel better!


So what are some of your comforts?

Here's My Sign!

Isn't this the perfect sign for my house... even if I didn't have kids?? =)
(I am incredibly short...almost was a Munchkin!)

This sign as well as many other adorable ones are found here!!

Fun notepads!

I love fun notepads like this one. Knock Knock is a company that has taken over the realm of lists with their notepads from everything from romance to errand running. I am a sucker for lists, they make me feel organized and since I am so visual I can actually see what I am accomplishing. Nice huh?! Here are some of my favorites:

clipped from www.knockknock.biz

How do you stay organized, especially if you have kids, a job, etc??