A few of my favorites...

I have discovered a few items in the past few months that I would like to share with you. Keep in mind, I don't sell any of these products, so it isn't a sales pitch. Buy em, try em, or not. Whatever.

First up:Man, oh man! GOOD STUFF. Recently tried it; recently addicted. I love their chicken, Tostada Salad and their Burritos. Their chips and salsa are to die for. So if you haven't gone, go. It's amazing. You won't be disappointed. To find a location near you, click here.

Second:
My kind-of new washer.
I'm not bragging about this beauty. I saved up a WHOLE year to purchase this baby. I can do my entire weeks laundry in only 4 loads. Plus, it has a timer. I can put a load in at night time, select my timer for 5 am and have a clean batch ready in the morning to put in the dryer. I am that much ahead of my day. Now if only I put all that "extra" time to use! I do have one buyers regret: I didn't buy the steam option. I was too practical. I kind of wish I would have, but then again, it was a lot more money. And since I was paying for it, I went with the lower cost model. I love this machine. The only downfall is more laundry wash=more laundry put away. And I hate that job.

Third:

I love to exercise, I really do. I do it everyday. But I hate, hate HATE going to a gym. I loved it in my younger years, but now they are far too inconvenient and I get too self-conscious around people who act like they know what they are doing. I hate taking that much time on myself. I can give me about 45 minutes a day, but no more. Gym time usually takes about an hour and a half. Too much for me.

So I discovered Podfitness.comFor about $5 a week you can have a personal trainer! I have trained with the same trainer as Brad Pitt. Can you say that?

You select what type of program you want: cardio, running, weights, Cross training, biking, swimming, etc, then you select the trainer you want. The progam automatcially adds your music to the voice of the trainer. Then you download it to your ipod and start your program! You select the track and the trainer starts to tell you what to do, "Okay Jennifer, let's get your heart rate going. Start at a level 3 on an indoor track for 5 minutes." She/he will even give you encouragement.

"One foot in front of the other, you can do it!"
"You should be slightly out of your comfort zone. This is where the change happens!"
"One more set, you can do it!"

But my personal favorite: "That completes your podfitness workout Jennifer! Go grab your self a protein shake and we will see you tomorrow." (Will peanut butter work?)
They even have a 10 day free trial period. So if you need help with your workout and would like a personal trainer, go here. I admit, I only paid for 90 days. I organized over 20 workouts. You can cancel at anytime and you get to keep what programs you make. I love it.

Fouth:

Last April, I was visiting with a cousin who told me she uses cloth diapers. What? ARE YOU NUTS?

But, I have been converted.

Did you know that over 27 billion disposable diapers are sold then put into landfills in the US?
It is estimated that disposable diapers take 250 years to decompse.
Did you know that you spend over $65 a month on diapers that are thrown away? - that's $1,600 by the time your child is two.

First off, they are not the diapers our parents used. These are cute, comfy and very functional.
Now, I am not expecting you to love the idea. It takes some getting used to. But I couldn't help but feel guilty everytime I threw away a diaper. Plus, we added it up. After we purchased our set, we anticipate that we will save over $900 if Addy uses them until she is two and a half.

We LOVE these diapers. My washer (see above) cleans them beautifully. I simply rinse in cold water, wash in "sanitary" mode, do an extra rinse and dry. They have no oder or staining. I have two favorites, bumgenius and fuzzibunz. We haven't had any leaks or any problems with the quality. They are expensive to buy at first; each diaper runs about $17. But it's worth it if I can help preserve our environment. Okay, and the extra savings is a great incentive too.

Jeff is semi-on board. He will use them if I promise to clean the messy ones out. And he REFUSES to use these while out-and-about.

I highly recommend going cloth. And I am not nuts. Just consider it.



So these are a few of my new favorite things. Take it for what it is worth!