My new favorite iPhone app is the remote

I've been a little slow getting on the iPhone kick. I've had my iPhone for a bit and I love it, but haven't really explored the apps yet. But, Friday night on the train on the way home, I started messing around in the apps store and found the REMOTE! Holy cow, how cool?!? I've got my Mac now almost constantly plugged into our surround sound system and control all of my itunes using the REMOTE on my iPhone. How did I live without this before? Seriously, I don't think that I listened to music as much as I have in the last two days. We had friends over last night and it was so nice to be able to run our little party mix from anywhere in the house. The best things in life are free!

Facebook makes me smile

I will be honest, I'm really bad about checking Facebook (almost as bad as I am about writing on my blog). I even get the little alerts saying that someone's written on my wall, or wants to be my 'friend', but if it were really that important, don't you think that they would have called? And if they were really my 'friend', wouldn't we already be friends thus eliminating the need to be Facebook friends? So I rarely go on.
But I went on today.
And it made me happy.
I got to see the latest pictures of my best friend from college's kids. They're growing up so big and looked absolutely adorable sitting on the front step with her surrounded by their little carved pumpkins. K from the lake had posted her latest ultrasound pic announcing to the world that they're preggers with Baby #2 - and due about the same time as we are. My cousin A had all of her Sr. pictures up - she's so freaking fabulous, I wish I had been that cool when I was her age.
I had little notes on my wall from my friend J who I haven't talked to in ages, M wanted to know if I was coming home for Thanksgiving, H wanted to grab dinner one night in the city. Some people say that social media is harming real relationships. How can that be when after visiting my page I felt so loved?!?

Back to school with cute lunch boxes

There's something about the whole back-to-school thing that makes me want to buy new pens and journals, a new calendar or in this case, a cute new lunch box. These little retro style lunch boxes remind me of the sound that I would make scuffing my shoes through fallen leaves on the way down the street to the bus stop on crisp fall mornings. Ahhh, the good old days, at least there's an easy way to recapture them.

Preppy Girl Personalized Lunchbox - $ 29.99 Preppy Girl Personalized Lunchbox This cool and stylish lunch box is fashionable and fun! Hip and fresh designs featured on an old school metal lunchbox. Each one is printed to be water resistant so they'll stand up to lunchroom wear and tear. They are lead free and food safe. Lunchboxes are also perfect for holding little toys or even hairbows! Measure Approx. 8'x7'x4'

Loving everything Japanese

Is there such a thing as a Japanesophile, a lover of everything Japanese? If there were such a thing, my friend Karin would qualify. Not only has she been to Japanese more times than I can count, but she truly delights in Japanese art. On one of her trips, she took a class in Japanese pottery making, she's always bringing back exquisite Japanese paper and other little treats. So, when I found this set of rings (each only $16!) on Carrot Box, I knew that I'd found her the perfect gift. Ichi Ban!

Whimsical fabrics that would make for great pillows

I'm a bit of a pillow fiend. See, we have a white couch... I know, who in their right mind has both a white couch and a dog. Well, let's just say that there's a dog bed on one side of the couch and a dog blanket on the other. Our little Jack Russel Terrier spends more time on that couch than we do. Anyway, with a white couch, you definitely need a few accent pillows I'm always looking at fabrics with an eye towards making my own (so far, I've made one). Trouble is, when I go to the fabric store, I end up agonizing over my decisions to the point that I go from having a basket full of hundreds of dollars of fabric to putting it all back and walking out empty handed. Today I was perusing Architectural Digest and they had a little feature on the Spring 2008 collection by Clarence House. These fabrics are so cute! The perfect combination of vibrant colors and whimsical design. Now, if Joanne Fabrics carried this, I might not be able to help myself. Enjoy!

Making Bath Time Fun Again

Remember when you were a kid and you used to have so much fun in the bath? My sister and I would stay in the tub until our fingers and toes turned pruney and the water got cold. Then of course it was kicking and crying to bed, but that's another story! The point is, bath time was fun time. There were bubbles and toys and you did crazy things with your sudsy hair and then in the end you got wrapped up tight in a big fluffy towel that smelled of clean laundry.
Now, it's up and a quick dash to the shower. There is no crazy sudsy hair play, no crayons that write on the shower walls, you're in, you're out, you're on your way.
Thank goodness The Bubble Roome has decided to bless us with their latest line of suds. Clean invigorating scents like Spearmint and Eucalyptus combined with old-school packaging reminds us to slow down and take a minute for ourselves. So, maybe it's not play time anymore, but who says we can't start our day off with a little aromatherapy!

Save My Shoes!

I can't tell you how many times I've busted one of my heels in the NYC sewer grates. It's to the point now that I only carry my shoes in my bag and wear sneakers or flops when I'm walking around. I'm serious! However, now I don't have to - enter Smart Heel heel protectors. Founder Stacie Urbach came up with a gem of a product - for $11.95, your Jimmy Choos, Manolos or in my case, my super cute peep toe velvet red suede Guess stilettos (which to date have hardly left the closet) are safe - at least from the streets!