So my friends from high school have been posting their "10 must haves" and I decided that I too would share mine. It turned out to be harder for me that I thought it would be. I mean c'mon, if I were making a real list it would have things like: my family, my health, food/water, a house, a car, a dishwasher, air conditioning, and toilet paper. Those are the things I really can't live without, however, they are not very fun to read about or look at. So I give you the "10 Can't- Live- Without Must- Haves (if my other basic needs are met)" List. Enjoy.
Number 1:
I cut out caffeine during my first pregnancy and after the withdrawal symptoms subsided I swore I would never go back. For the most part (minus a few 36 hours w/o sleep stretches) I haven't. However, I do really, really, really love my decaf. I make it with a stove-top espresso maker and foamy milk. No latte stand, no Starbucks can rival what I whip up at home. I love it!
Number 2:
Ninety-Five percent of what I cook/bake comes out of this little magazine-- helps me so much.
Number 3:
Just recently we have started using a Fertility Awareness Method over other forms of birth control. I feel so much better being free of synthetic hormones. This thermometer and chart are vital tools. See my sidebar to the right for the book I have been reading.
Number 4:
Mary Kay Microdermabrasion. I know what your thinking. Mary Kay? I used to think that Mary Kay was for middle aged women in the south who wore tacky jewelry and preferred pink eye shadow (please don't take offense). Recently, my point of view was altered. I now have a friend who plugs in my hair/skin/eye color to her computer, prints out the appropriate color schemes, assembles them in beautiful compacts, and delivers them to my door!!! Plus, I have the peace-of-mind knowing that my money is supporting a friend's business and not a department store. It works for me. Microdermabrasion is a must when you are flaky and old like me.
Number 5:
Totally addicted. Most recently watched this. Excellent.
Number 6:
Beco Baby Carrier. Use it all the time. See it action here. I made dinner with Laurel in it tonight.
Number 7:
My bathtub. I make a beeline towards it every night after tucking the girls in bed. Always a nice little get-away.
Number 8:
(Its driving me nuts that the sheets are wrinkly in this picture. Apparently, I didn't hear the buzzer on the dryer and they sat all afternoon- too lazy to iron them.)
Somewhere along the line I have developed really expensive taste in bed linens. Why not? You spend half your life there (well, maybe a little less if you are me). Oddly enough, my favorite set came from Cotsco. 500+ threadcount required!
Number 9:
My rice pack. Instructions for making your own here. I have terribly cold feet. All. The. Time. Not sure that there is even blood flowing to that part of my body. Carl barricades himself with pillows at night so as to protect himself from them. A few minutes in the microwave and a couple drops of lavender essential oil makes this pack heavenly!
Number 10:
You guessed it. My camera.
