things to be excited about.

I feel like all my posts revolve around lists, but that's ok I guess.

Leather Baggus



I'm pretty stoked about this. Well, let's say 50% stoked, 50% not sure what to think. I absolutely love regular Baggus - nylon reusable shopping bags that come in all the happy, neon, and fun colors you could ever want. And I've thought before that they should come out with something a little more purse-like. Not to say that you couldn't use their nylon bags for that, but you know. Here is the answer, I suppose. Part of the appeal of Baggus is that they are effortlessly cute. Mostly because of the colors, but also because of the simplicity. And I think I love this. The ultimate question is...is simplicity (even the 100% leather kind), worth $130.00?

New Blood



The new album from Peter Gabriel (orchestral remakes of older songs). Not many songs give me goosebumps these days, but every song (especially "In Your Eyes") off this album does. Some people might get tired of artists reinventing things all the time, but I love it. If songs are so good that they can be reinvented multiple times and be amazing in different ways, then why not?

Ranch House Crock Pot Pork Chops
Found at Real Mom Kitchen

No picture, but this recipe turned out great! I love it when recipes turn out well. :) This was super easy, and the flavor was really good. The recipe called for one can of cream of chicken soup, and one packet of ranch seasoning, but next time I'm going to do two of each. I also made mashed potatoes for the first time, and they turned out pretty well. Kind of bland, and I think everyone has their own take on the perfect mashed potatoes, so I'm open to input. On days like this (I was off work), I say to my husband: "See, don't you like me better when I don't have to work??" Seriously.

Some Additional New Music 
Obviously. Aside from Peter Gabriel, I have a new playlist this week. Hooray! Tracks include:
1. "If I Had a Gun" -Noel Gallagher.
My math goes a little something like this: Noel Gallagher - Liam Gallagher still = Oasis.
2. "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)" -The White Stripes
Not sure how I missed this one until now. Thank you, satellite radio.
3. "Sail" -AWOLNATION
If you haven't listened to this song, do it now.
4. "Mistakes" -Mates of State
We've been through this already.
5. "Mother" -Pink Floyd
I've become a little re-obsessed with this one after listening to Pearl Jam's cover.

KitchenAid Retweeted Me
Yes folks, you read that right. Do you even care? Probably not. But I'm kind of a big deal. You can view said tweet here. They didn't respond to my follow-up tweet regarding the free mixer I get for giving them such great advertising. #lame

Happy Thursday!

be careful what you wish for

So, I am a big fan of Baggus. They are GREAT bags in general, I use them for grocery shopping, since they fold up into tiny little pouches...easy to carry around, and they hold a ton of groceries or whatever else it is you are buying. Plus they come in a million awesome colors. Well, I follow them on Facebook because they are always doing giveaways, and I can always use another bag. Today I was thrilled to see that their status announced a giveaway of 50 pouches to anyone who left a comment & emailed their mailing address. I mean, I was thinking WOO [possibly] a free Baggu! Of course, I immediately sent them my info.

Then I got to thinking.

What exactly IS the pouch they were referring to? They make all different size bags, zipper pouches etc, so I figured it was one of the above. I merely glanced at the announcement before sending my info, so I figured I'd head over to their website to find out exactly what kind of "pouch" I was getting. It makes perfect sense, but they apparently have an overstock of the little pocket pouches that you fold your Baggu INTO. It gets better. They weren't giving them away to the first 50 commenters, they are sending 50 to each person. So within a week, I will be the proud owner of 50 multi colored Baggu pouches. Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly not complaining. They will serve a good purpose in being cute little pocket things I can put random crap in. But after this, if my purse is not semi organized with 50 Baggu pouches at my disposal, I think I am beyond saving.