I was visiting with a friend/fellow blogger last night about something I “used to do” on my blog and I realized there are LOTS of things that I “used to do” on here and for some reason (three kids and two jobs) I have just gotten lazy. So here’s a gettin’ back to my blog roots post… a few of my current favorite things.
Before I bore you with everyday life junk, One of my VERY favorite things is going home… home to Terre Haute. Memorial Day weekend I’m coming back to the Terre Haute area for a few days. I have room for three more appointments. Let me know if you’d like to reserve a session time.
1. MARTHA STEWART ROCKY KIND OF KNIFE THINGY
I’m pretty sure that’s not the technical name, but man oh man do I love it. My mama got it for me for Christmas a couple of years ago, but I have really just been using it a lot the past couple of months. Perfect for cutting pizza up in to bite sizes… dicing ham for omelets. I am NOT a knowledgeable cook (proven HERE HERE and HERE) but anything that makes my life easier gets two thumbs up from me.
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I got two Magic Bullet’s several years ago. One for me, and one for my Mom (yes I bought my mother a gift from an infomerrcial). Before kids I used it for smoothies and milk shakes, after children I started using it to make baby food. It is supper handy because the container that you do the actual mixing in has a lid to be stored in the refrigerator. Or you can mix your smoothies right in the mug you’re going to drink it from so the only thing you have to wash in the blade. Fabulous. I love how “not messy” it is.
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3. TINY LOVE
I love Tiny Love baby products. I have never been in to the “baby” looking stuff. You know… little teddy bears or Winnie the Pooh. All of Tiny Love’s products are bright and colorful and most importantly tough. I have had THIS PLAY MAT and THIS MOBILE through all three boys and they still work/look like new. Most Toy’s R Us carry Tiny Love products.
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I am TOTALLY OCD when it comes to buying baby products. I research and read and research more. When we had Cooper I bought a FANTASTIC single stroller that we still have and still use and that extra money that I invested in it has paid off ten times over for us. So… it only makes since that when it came time to buy a double I had super high standards my double had to meet. After months of debating and returning one. The City Mini is the one I decided on. It SERIOUSLY pushes with one hand with Grady (almost two) and Cooper (four years and 40+ pounds) in it. It’s one of the narrower side by sides so it fits easily through doors. It also it one of the lightest high quality doubles on the market. Love. It.
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This one is a photographer thing. For years the slowest part of my workflow has been weeding through a session (sometimes 400 photos) and deciding which images I was going to edit and show to clients. Photo Mechanic allows you to flip through large images and rate them by number or color and then sort them when you’re done. What used to take me at least an hour now takes me ten minutes. If you are a photographer that shoots lots of frames, this program is for you!
by Kathy
Emily - Keep up the blogging, I am in need of your entertainment!! Love it!
Amanda McLeod - I’ve heard lots of good things about photo mechanic… and with seven huge sessions and a wedding waiting to process maybe I should check into it. I usually use lightroom but it’s sooo slow on my computer anymore..