Sitting pretty
Icy cool chairs and contemporary living room furniture pieces that are icy hot
I don’t like to put my fanny just anywhere. I’m very selective when it comes to chairs, especially if they’re featured in my living room. They have to be comfortable, they have to match my decor, and they have to make a statement. Hee Welling’s collection of Cool Chairs from Design Within Reach are anything but ordinary. Why? They’re made from a major kitchen appliance.
Watch your back
Keep great time with hi-tech tactical watches and other 511 tactical gear
Getting my husband and son to keep a watch longer than a month without breaking it is truly a Mission Impossible. That’s why I’m getting them both these hi-tech, state of the art Field Ops Tactical Watches from 511 Tactical Series, just like the ones real life law enforcement pros use. I’m betting Ethan Hunt had one just like it.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to check out this watch and bask in all it’s tactical glory.
Feeling hot, hot, hot
Keep your tortillas warmer with spicy southwestern home decoration
I’m a hot tamale. I’m a fiery red head with the personality of a jalapeño pepper. All my co-workers know this. This is why I need southwestern home decorations that match my muy caliente personality. This Tortilla Warmer from Made in New Mexico is hotter than I am. I know, I didn’t think it was possible either. Can I get a ¡Chi Chi Arriba Arriba!?
I ain’t nothing but a hound dog
Elvis music boxes are gifts that will get you out of the dog house
The ladies of Catalogs.com love the King. Samara has an Elvis bobble head on her desk, Amy’s favorite movie is Blue Hawaii, Trish is always humming “I’m All Shook Up” and I… Well, I have an Elvis dog impersonator that serenades me to sleep every night. Don’t be cruel and judge me, these Elvis Dog Music Boxes from Music Box Attic are all the rage. Even Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin has one. It may not be a pitbull, but she still puts lipstick on it.
Don’t give me any lip
Get a batch of pepper spray and become a lipstick vigilante
172 women are physically assaulted ever hour. I don’t like those statistics. I have more than enough stress in my life being a successful business woman and Mom without having to worry about looking over my shoulder every minute. Once the sun’s gone down, whether I’m leaving the mall or the grocery store by myself, I always feel like somebody’s watching me.
Maybe I’m paranoid, maybe I’m just the right amount of paranoid. Thankfully, I have the power to punish unruly criminal suspects, mete out street justice and quell civil unrest when I’m armed and dangerous with this tube of Lipstick Pepper Spray from Defense Pro USA.
Skiing with the devil
Snowboarding hats so bad they’re good!
I may look like a li’l old snow bunny, but I’m a devil on the slopes. I swish and swoosh with the best of them. If I didn’t work for Catalogs.com, I’d be training for the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver. From googles to ski bibs, parkas to scarves… I ski better if I look better. The cuter my outfit, the better my form and technique. This Snowboarding hat from Snow Shack lets everyone out in the snow know- I’m a lean, mean, snowboarding machine. Forget Devil in a blue dress, I’m the Devil in a blue puffy ski vest.
Get sauced
It’s barbeque galore with barbecue ribs, sauce and all the fixings at the Hitching Post!
Once upon a time there was a boy named Bryan. Bryan liked his BBQ. In fact, as a tiny tot the tender age of six, he was aptly nicknamed BBQ Bryan. Bryan loved all things barbeque… Barbeque ribs, barbeque chicken, barbeque wings, barbeque burgers, barbeque dogs, barbeque pork… barbeque corn nuts. If they made a barbeque flavored ice cream, our BBQ Bryan would be serving himself a triple cone of it right now- with a cherry on top. In his time, BBQ Bryan had personally taste-tested over ten thousand varieties of barbeque dishes. The only BBQ to truly capture BBQ Bryan’s heart? The Barbeque galore and special sauce they’ve got over at the Hitching Post.
Get stoned
Let spiritual quotes stones rock your world
I love stones. The Rolling Stones, stone massages, gemstones… Cold Stone Creamery. In fact, I haven’t found a stone I didn’t like. Scratch that. Not so crazy about gravestones. Or kidney and gallstones. Those I can do without. Back to good stones. I simply adore these Spiritual Quotes Stones from Before & After. They may look like coffee beans, but these stones tell a story.
See ya later marinater
Where’s the beef? It’s being tenderized by one of the newest, coolest gadgets from Brookestone Stores!
I’m a sports fanatic. I keep the tickets stubs from every game I’ve been to, even from Little League. There’s only one thing I love more than pro sporting events. Meat. Make that two things, meat and beer. There’s nothing better than tailgating with a few buddies before a big game with a case of brewskis on hand, a grill, a few babes and some perfectly tenderized meat. Not necessarily in that order. That’s why I set myself up with one of these Instant Marinater Meat Tenderizers from Brookstone that flava flav my meat in minutes.
Don’t sweat the small stuff
New Garment Guard skin care products make underarm discoloration no sweat
It never fails. I buy my husband and son fresh new packs of crisp Hanes white t-shirts. They’re versatile. My son wears them with jeans for a cool I don’t care how I dress look, and my husband wears them for a preppy Ralph Lauren collegiate look under a polo or dress shirt with a pair of khakis.
Plain white tees are a staple in my house, but after I buy them, it only takes a matter of time (usually a few weeks tops) for these icky yellow stains to appear under the arms giving new meaning to the term sweat shirt. I bleach. I use white vinegar. I use Tide To Go stain pens. I’ve changed their deoderants… all to no avail. It’s the pits. Literally. Then I bought Garment Guard Underarm discoloration pads from bebeautiful.
Monchhichi Monkey Madness
FAO Schwarz has brought back Monchhichi
Get ready kids and campers for an “I Love the 80’s” flashback. When I was a little girl, I was obsessed. Not with Scott Baio from Charles in Charge, not with Ralph Macchio from The Karate Kid (That’s a lie. I proudly owned the Karate Kid headband and did attempt to perform that crazy flying kick when Julie Pickler tried to make me eat sand…it didn’t turn out well). I wasn’t even obsessed with Cabbage Patch Kids. In fact, I thought they beared too much of a resemblance to the Quaker Oats guy, only with ugly, unmanageable yarn hair. No, my obsession dear friends was with Monchhichi.
Decisions…decisions
Clever home office decor that bosses me around
I’ve always been indecisive. Beef Stroganoff for dinner or Meatloaf? Hyundai or Toyota? Waffle House or IHop? Sarah Palin or Hilary? My head hurts just thinking about it. Sometimes I just want the decisions to be made for me, which is why I have this Desktop Decision Maker Paperweight from Room Service Home sitting on my desk.
