Cycles
The advent of warm weather always makes me think about getting out and about, specifically on a bicycle. I had the best bike as a kid… it was green with a banana seat and big handlebars, and Dad helped me trick it out with streamers, a license plate, and a bell. I’ve never had a bike that I loved as much since then.
I’m more of a cruiser kind of girl, really. I have a “mountain bike” now (and I put that in quotes because I seriously doubt it would make it up or down a small hill, let alone a mountain) that I got as a 10-year anniversary gift from work, but I’d love to have either one of these instead:
Electra OM 3i, $530.00
Madsen kg271/BUCKET, $1299.00
The folks at Madsen are actually giving away one of their bikes in July; I think if I won, I’d actually give this to my sister-in-law. They’ve been desperately looking for a used bike trailer for the girls, to no avail. I know she’d love to be able to get out of the house in style!
Filed under i want that! | Comment (0)Sandal weather
It’s the first day of spring, and I guarantee that somewhere in central Indiana there’s at least one eejit wearing shorts and sandals today. It seems it only takes the slightest hint of warmer weather to bring those people out of the woodwork. Personally, I think it’s a little silly to go all out and haul the summer clothes out of storage before it’s consistently over 70°, but I will admit that even with long pants, I start thinking about adding cute sandal-type shoes to my wardrobe. Right now, I’m looking at these:
1. Keen Calistoga sandal, $83.95 at Zappos.com
2. Dansko Sela, $110.00 at Zappos.com
3. Clarks Dylann, $60.00 at Zappos.com
4. Dr. Martens Penny Ring Sandal, $84.95 at Zappos.com
5. Merrell Siena, $70.00 at Zappos.com
6. Naot Rachel, $129.95 at Zappos.com
What is it with me and clunky sandals? I’ve never been one to wear “skinny” sandals… give me the Doc Martens, and I’d be thrilled. My all-time favorite pair of sandals were Doc’s, and I completely wore them out. They were my summertime concert shoes; they saw me through Horde Fest, X-Fest, Dave Matthews Band (X2), Sheryl Crow, Counting Crows, Jewel… and several others I can’t remember.
January fail
Oops. I forgot to post yesterday. You know, I’m not going to beat myself up about it – I mostly participate in the non-official months because the accountability for posting is helpful, so it’s not really a big deal that I missed one measly little day.
I was thinking earlier this week about my resolution to be more financially responsible, and I kind of decided that for this month, that would mean not buying anything new. I hadn’t really put it into practice, and now I’ve blown it. After a bloody nose every morning this week thanks to the dry, winter air, I broke down and bought a humidifier. It was on sale for $29.99, and it came with three additional filters, so it was a pretty good deal. I could have ordered replacement filters for the ancient humidifier I have in the closet, but I’m not sure it would still hold water since it’s been several years since I last used it. Not to mention that it would cost more for shipping than it would for the filters, and I just can’t deal with that! I figure I’ll either sell it in a garage sale this spring or donate it to Goodwill.
On top of the humidifier, my toaster died this week. I don’t eat a lot of toast, but I need it frequently enough that I needed to replace it pretty quickly. Hey, I have a whole package of english muffins languishing uneaten in the cabinet! I can’t let those go bad, can I? I didn’t buy a fancy-schmancy model… I don’t need more than 2 slices at a time, and I don’t toast a lot of frozen items, so I didn’t need anything with multiple settings.
In addition to those things, I bought a new planner for my purse, and these really cool new Post-It Pockets. I always get the urge to get organized at the beginning of the year, and I’m sure these will work for a while, but eventually I’ll neglect them entirely. I figured I could at least stuff receipts in one of them – I’ve got to keep better track of what I spend on the foster bunnies this year. I almost always have a pile of things that need to be filed, and I can use one of the others for that. The third… I don’t know yet what I’ll use it for, but for now it’s stuck to the side of the kitchen cabinet.
I think I’m done… maybe I’ll just start not buying anything new on Monday? I’m just so tempted… Target has a bunch of new home decor stuff, I’d like to buy some more Wild Thangs, and I’m really wishing for some new houseplants. But for the sake of financial stability and home improvement, I’ll suck it up.
