Lap Dog

Now all Drew needs is a purse so he can take Caesar with him everywhere!

Last night I cried because I was worried if Caesar died, would he know we loved him. (Random I know.) And then I see things like this and I realize, Caesar is one of the most spoiled dogs ever! We sure love our first born!

March Forth (no I didn't misspell the date)

I have never been into writing New Years resolutions. I think it's because I never really feel motivated in the middle of winter. In January we are just coming off the Holiday high, then it's our anniversary, then before you know it January's over. February always flies by and that leaves you two months behind on your resolutions. So instead of being bugged and disappointed for the rest of the year on broken resolutions I do things a little different. I can't remember where I first heard the idea but a few years ago I started my March 4th/Forth resolutions. Every March 4th I march forth with my resolutions.

(Do you like my hand model?)

So some of my resolutions this year are:

• I will write a Thank You note to someone once a month. I got this idea from my dad who would always randomly have a Thank You letter in the mail for someone. I always wondered how they understood what he was writing to them. My dad has a very cryptic handwriting. You would think he was a doctor!
• I am going to start my to-do/scheduling list again. Before and while I was dating Drew I was very meticulous about writing everything down. And was obsessed with to-do lists and my planner just ask my friends. You just get more done that way. Then I got into a funk where I just didn't do it, and wasn't me! Well I'm finally breaking out of that, and I'm going to be on top of things again.
• I am going to write at least one thing daily that I am thankful for.
• I am signing up for a community education class to get me out of my comfort zone!

These aren't all of my goals to March Forth to a better me, but you get the idea.

So to get started yesterday I walked to a stationary store and bought some thank you cards. I love these green ones, thank goodness there's always something to be thankful for. How true is that?

I have started up on my to-do lists already I am ready to March Forth!

What Did You Buy For a Penny?

Me? I bought a book!

More specifically a $30 book.

For a Penny!!!! From Amazon.com. I have wanted this book forever but really didn't want to spend $30 on it. Then I decided to check amazon, and there it was for $.01.

It has everything from what cleaners to use on which surfaces. Which would have been nice to know when I Mr Clean Magic Erasered the paint right off the wall. Oops.

To home made pest control and etiquette! I love it!!

Guilty Pleasures

I'm a nerd... I love gadgets... Even more then gadgets themselves, I love reading about them. I blame my mother...

That is why I LOVE this magazine. Which are something else I love. MAGAZINES!! Where else would you be able to read all about the pros and cons of a tiny iPhone projector?

Why do you need a tiny iPhone projector? I don't know, but I want one!

Another magazine of choice I love is Women's Health along with Shape and Fitness magazine! It's hard to justify buying all those magazines, they start to add up. For two years I have been begging Drew for subscriptions to some of them. (They Incredibly cheaper that way!) But for some reason whenever my birthday or Christmas roll around and he asks me what I want, I can NEVER remember to ask for a subscription. Why is this? Hmm...

Anyway..... The BEST magazine is the Consumer Reports magazine. I don't like to buy anything without studying it. Drew thought I was bizarre that I would research something so thoroughly like a vacuum or bathroom cleaner. But this magazine is my buyers bible! I LOVE it! Everything about it makes me happy!

Onto the next! I find myself taking all of my pictures from my phone. This could be due to the fact that a certain someones dog chewed my camera... (My dog... It was my dog! I can just hear the gasp that my mom just made as she read that! She gave us the camera as a wedding present. In my defense....What dog chews a camera??!!) I digress, so along with taking pictures from my phone I love all the apps available to edit pictures! Just to add something different to your pictures!

Like make Caesar's picture into a polaroid.

Or this one that looks like you are actually using an old Hipstamic camera.

It reminds me of looking through my Granny and Grandpa's old photo albums.

And those are some of the things I'm obsessed with right now! Whew... Feels good to get that out in the open!

Swings...

Did you ever think about the benefit of the things you played with, or want your kids to play with? Well in my major we study about the development of the brain. And I have always taken a special interest in why and how children learn. Fascinating information can be found in the simplest things. Swings...

Swings are a great developmental tool. Many people put their babies in swings to calm them down, people usually don't know that it soothes babies because the rocking, swinging motion releases endorphins in the body. When kids get older the develop gross motor skills learning how to balance and manipulate multiple parts of the body at the same time. While developing fine motor skills at the same time such as grasping the swings chain. Children who play in swings also do better in school because they learn to focus on an object that moves away and towards them. Which helps them focus on a chalkboard.

Those are just a few of the great things about swings. Anyway that's just what I think about while at playgrounds! Little treasures from my brain for you to have! You're welcome, ha!

Happy March!

From, Caesar

And this baby! Doesn't this picture make you want a baby just so you can take this picture?! Adorable!

Man Hands...

Drew's hands are the ultimate man hands! When I first held his hand I grimaced because of the angle it twisted my poor little pinky (which is a terrible name for a finger. It gives me the willies... Which is also a nasty word, but fits when describing my hate for the word pinky.) finger, as it tried to find a way to be that far away from my ring finger. But I love his hands, they make my hands look small and dainty, the are strong and steady and they make bowling balls look like the size of oranges.

Let's all just hope that our girls don't get his hands... Yikes!