in the making...: something to chew on...

I love random information.

It seems as if sometimes it's the only type of information my brain will allow me to maintain. And so, I share it over and over and over again in the best of conversations.

Pretty much, I add nothing to a conversation- I just make them fun.

chew on this

If you chew on a cinnamon stick, it not only freshens your breath BUT it also wakes you up.

So, after your morning java and on your way to work- forget about the traffic and chew it up.

appeasing appetizers

vitamins to the rescue: red peppers are low in calories but packed with nutrients and water- help yourself to some during cocktail hour- let the water fill you up- not that third martini.

suppress, suppress: lean protein in shrimp helps turn off your body's hunger mechanism- plus, they're so darn delicious!

booze buster: Fat in mozzarella slows the absorption of alcohol to the bloodstream.

(information taken from instyle.com

random jewelry

pyramid bracelet

absolutely gorgeous.

elizabeth knight jewelry $120

sign me up

aren't these the coolest? talk about a space saver!!

nesting bowls- joseph, joseph $50

my baby girl sooo needs this

given the fact I love everything polka dot and bicycles- I mean, seriously? Did this person read my diary or what? (yeah- if I had a diary, that just the sort of thing I would put in there...I hope you can sense the sarcasm.)

booster by sweet seat- $84

a must for all those holiday cookies you'll be baking!

linden and I have matching mommy and me aprons- (thanks to my best friend- Ashley!)

d-lux 57 apron

linden seriously wore hers for about 5 hours the other day (not including the nap she took in it!!)

obsessed.

They come in a fabric envelope- every recipe Linden and I make together, I add it to the envelope and will give it to her when she moves out. (in my dreams that would be never!!)

"hey santa, hey santa, hey santa..."

quite possibly the worst/best Christmas song ever.

I can't get it out of my mind!!!

Do you know how "Santa Claus" came about?

sure, you know the story of st. nick- but how did we get "santa claus" out of that you say?

Well... when the Germans came over they couldn't pronounce St. Nick so it came out as Santa Claus and low and behold- it stuck.

Also- Santa was an elf until the 1930's when the modern version of Santa came into the picture. Coca Cola had Haddon Sunblom draw him portraying him a quite larger man.