These are things that are making me happy lately, things that as I go through my crazy life when I come upon I stop, smile, breathe and think how crazy that this particular item makes me happy. I guess I'm materialistic to some point - is that all that bad?
Scoopfree
Automatic Cat Litter Box:Got one of these a month ago and just changed it for the first time today. Yes, today! All I can say about this little beauty is AWESOME! If you have a cat, stop everything you are doing and get one of these. I got it at my local Petsmart after my previous LitterMaid Automatic Cat Litter Box died. Now, don't get me wrong. I went to Petsmart to buy a 2nd LitterMaid Automatic Cat Litter Box but was intrigied by the Scoopfree version because it suggested that I might not need to change it for one month - one month! How could I not give it a try. Guess what, it worked! Happily for me, Zoe doesn't do her biz too much and I was absoluately able to wait one entire month before changing the litter box. I keep it in the basement and my husband has a nose like no one I know. I highly recommend it. (NOTE: Previous litter box died only because I was lazy in cleaning it. I took it in the yard, dropped liquid soap in it and spraid it a lot with our lawn hose. An electrical unit of any type wouldn't be able to handle what I did with it - and I proved that.
Linksys Wireless G Router:
I am a self-proclaimed tech geek. I have no formal training but am at the level where I possibly know enough to be dangerous. I am known as the tech help rep of my friends (although the only qualifications I have is that I am the only one that knows the most). Even though I am a techno-geek I am slow to get on the wireless bandwagon. We just recently joined this group and I LOVE it! I haven't been able to fully enjoy the benefits of it but I can already tell a whole new world is opening up to me. I highly recommend this! (Note: Only reason I didn't join up earlier was because it was prohibited from our work - I work from home. They have since given their approval and this was the baby we got. AWESOME!).
Dell D630 Laptop:
Just got this little beauty, it's what I'm using to create this blog entry. It is the only reason I'm doing it now - convenience. I have only had one laptop in my life and I have missed it. Desktops have some good advantages but laptops offer so much more freedom. I am so ready to get some work done - but in different locations other than my home office. I am currently in bed adding this entry (was that TMI?). How awesome is that?!
Bedford Smart Recharge Station:
Ok, I've had my eye on this beauty for a bit from Pottery Barn and decided to go ahead and get it a few weeks ago. This is another thing I'm really into. It's a central place to store all our chargeables and miscellaneous items. I picked it up in black (black is my favorite color. It allows all the same stuff to occupy the same spot but in a much more organized and less clutter looking fashion. It's a keeper!
Pottery Barn Circular Pen/Stuff Holder:
Ok, I couldn't find the real name of it so I made up my own. My birthday was in July and ever since then I've been hanging onto some birthday stash that I finally decided to part with. I ended up getting two of these items; one for "my room" (a/k/a scrapbook room) and one for our home office @ my personal desk. Although I haven't fully used the one in "my room" because of lack of time and other obligations, I have used the one on my desk - a lot. It frees up space on my desk, allows me to organize and have at my fingertips my most used pens, pencils, highlighters, paperclips, binderclips and one free space for our TV remote. (Have to have a TV in our office so I can catch up on stuff happening throughout the day!).
All-Weather Wicker Chairs:
No picture - sorry! But picked up six of these at Target the other day with dh, on Clearance for next to nothing. AWESOME! Got to love that. Now, I'm just trying to find the designer table I have in my head. Of course this is impossible and I'm trying hard to fiqure out how to build it myself. Like I have time to do that - but of course will try. Will share photos eventually.
Love it all. It all makes my life easier in one way or another and at this point, that means a lot. : )
