Archive for Shopping
December 11, 2007· Filed under Shopping, Uncategorized, Working from Home
So I get to work from home in my slippers, that doesn’t mean my office doesn’t want to be chic!! Every year my family asks what I want for the holidays and every year they seem a bit astonished that I want stuff for my home office - after all, it is where I spend so much of my time!!
Here some items I have on my list this year:
See Jane Work - Okay Santa - anything from See Jane Work will be just fine with me. How about some yummy Pepper Pot file folders, desktop files, or an Internet Notes black book?
TheGreenOffice.com - I love the tree-free stationery - the Harvest Collection is so nice.
My laptop needs some spunk!! I would love a Pacific Design Kailo Chic Laptop Sleeve or a cool laptop skin (I could design my own) from Schtickers.
I am determined to get even more organized in the new year so a new Brother PT-1880 Advanced Deluxe Labeler for Home & Office would be very welcome.
How about some new essentials like the Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop (keyboard and mouse) or an ergonomic 3M Gel Wrist Support.
We don’t live very close to a Starbucks or coffee shop and I love to start my day with a perfect cup of coffee. A few years ago, my husband gave me the Keurig B60 Special Edition Gourmet Single-Cup Home-Brewing System and it makes the BEST coffee ever. More of the Newman’s Own Organics Extra Bold Special Blend, K-Cups would always be welcome, too.
Do you work from home? What is on your wish list?
September 12, 2007· Filed under Contests, Shopping
It’s time for another giveaway! As I announced in my Wordless Wednesday post, American Girl debuted two new dolls this week. Julie, Ivy and their stories are set in the 1970s - which means they are from the era that most of us are from. Lisa from Emily Rose Doll Clothes has offered to sponsor our next giveaway - a $25 gift certificate to her store, which is full of beautiful outfits, furniture and accessories for American Girl dolls and other 18″ dolls.
Here are two outfits that would be perfect for Julie:
Anyhow, the winner of the gift certificate can use it for anything in the Emily Rose Doll Clothes store. If you have a daughter, grandaughter or niece, she will love all of the outfits and doll goodies at Emily Rose. Or you can think about it as a way to jump start your Christmas shopping.
You know the drill. Enter by leaving a comment on this post. That will give you one entry. If you have a blog of your own, post about the giveaway with a link to this post and the Emily Rose Doll Clothes site or to her new blog, Raising an American Girl (customized by yours truly) for a bonus entry. And if you are really doll crazy, link to my Doll Diaries site, too for another bonus entry.
The deadline for entries is Tuesday, September 18 at 12 midnight. A winner will be selected at random and announced here on Wednesday, September 19.
May 26, 2007· Filed under Shopping
The gals at Pinks and Blues Blog are having a contest. They are giving away a brand new Dooney & Bourke Splash Denim Bucket Handbag in summer white with a white leather strap. and a .5 fl oz bottle of Dream Angels Heavenly Eau de Parfum purse spray from Victoria’s Secret.
All you have to do to enter is visit their site, enter your name in Mr. Linky and link back to their blog before June 1.
As far as my entry goes, count me in! I love purses - there are five different ones that I use in my office right now! Three are Kipling bags from my dear friend V-Grrrl, one is a cute Liz, and the other one is a knock off but is so cute. You can never have enough bags, so I’d love to win this one too.
April 4, 2007· Filed under Family, Parenting, Shopping
I was going to use this picture for my Wordless Wednesday post, but I couldn’t leave it wordless. Anyone who has been reading this site for any length of time is at least a bit familiar with the antics of my five year old drama queen. In true Miss N fashion, she threw me for a loop again today.
She has this pair of Old Navy, wedge, hot pink flip flops. I bought them last summer and the two have been close friends ever since. No joke. These are the most favored pair of shoes in the house. They are too small, they are beyond dirty, and have seen their better days.
I was at Target today and found a cute pair of wedge flip flops with a bit of pink sparkle and Hello Kitty. They have a cork like heel - just like big sister’s. I knew she’d like them.
In an effort to utilize the one in, one out method, I convinced her to retire the old pair - to the garbage.
About 10 minutes later I hear this sobbing coming from the other room. I asked her what was wrong, and she said she missed her old shoes and wanted them back. We talked for a few minutes and it grew apparent to me that this was a truly traumatic thing in her mind. There is a connection between her and the shoes. Obviously I wasn’t seeing them for what they really are - part of the family.
So, what would any good Mom do? I hauled them out of the trash. And now they will just have to magically disappear on their own at an undisclosed date in the near future.
February 6, 2007· Filed under Girl Stuff, Shopping
I love purses. I change them out by the season and sometimes more often than that. A while back my good pal V-grrrl introduced me to Kipling bags. V is from the States but is currently living in Belgium and has acquired quite the taste for Kipling bags.
When I recently helped V’s friend Di with getting her website up and running I told her she could just pay me in Kipling (purses that is). She thought I was joking - no I was serious. I don’t know if you can even get Kipling bags in the US and certainly not in my small little town, so they are special.
So she and V-grrrl went on a shopping trip and found me two cute Kipling bags to add some fun to my handbag wardrobe.
The first one is the Fairfax from the Moccachina line. It’s chocolate brown and white so it will go with anything, year round. It has lots of pockets and compartments - making it a perfect choice for a mom on the go.
The second one is from the Basic Line and is called Diane. My daughter already has her eye on this pale lavender bag. Sorry - it’s mine! It has a front pocket that fits my Treo phone perfectly! And its trademark monkey keychain is named Dorothy - too cute.
So, thanks V-grrrl and Di! You made great choices - I love them both! Oh, and the chocolate truffles - YUMMY!
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