I received a few Amazon gift cards for Christmas so I treated myself to a couple of items that have been on my wish list. I still have some more gift card money to spend, and normally I would have spent it by now, but I’m still trying to decide which items to buy… the struggle is real! There are just too many things on my wish list from which to choose!
Here’s what I
bought from Amazon in January…
Mouse Pad
I used the same
mouse pad for about 15 years, and I finally threw it out a couple of years ago
because it was so worn out. I thought I
could get away with not having a mouse pad at all, and I did go about two years
without one, but I’ve found that my mouse truly works better on a pad. Hence the purchase of this adorable black and white watercolor mouse pad. Only $7.89!
Office Chair Mat
Brian bought a
new rolling office chair for me for Christmas and since I have medium pile carpet
in my office, the chair doesn’t roll well.
I need a good floor mat to protect the carpet and allow the chair to
roll better, but the area around my desk is very small so there’s not enough
room for a standard sized mat. I
searched high and low for a small floor mat and the only one I could find was
this hardwood floor mat on Amazon. Since
it had free shipping and free returns I ordered it to try on my carpet (even
though it states that it’s for hardwood floor use only), and unfortunately it
didn’t work. It was the PERFECT size,
but the mat was too flimsy for the carpet and it would wrinkle up under the
wheels of my chair. Therefore, it was
returned. My only question is – why do
they only make the smaller mats for hardwood floors?! Sometimes people with carpet need small mats,
too.
Crumb Cook Book
This book has been
in my wish list for several years and I finally got it just in time to decorate
the house for Valentine’s Day! I love
decorating with pretty, seasonal books and I thought this one was perfect to
display in the kitchen for the loooove holiday.
This book has
also been in my wish list for several years and I finally bought it to complete
my book stack on our DVD dresser in the living room. I have Paris in Color and Paris in Love
already, so this was the perfect addition to the stack.
Silver Picture Frame
I am currently working to
frame old black and white photos of our family members for a little vignette on
our DVD dresser and I needed two silver 4x6 frames for my newest pictures. I grabbed one very ornate, antique-y looking
frame from Hobby Lobby and then I wanted something simpler for the second to
balance out the first. This one on
Amazon has amazing reviews and it’s only $7.99.
It looks “expensive” in person, but it’s really just made of
plastic. Definitely a great buy for the
price!
Mechanical Pencils
I’ve been struggling for
weeks to find pencils with erasers around the house (or any pencils in general)
so I finally bought a fresh pack so I wouldn’t have to worry about it
anymore. I placed them in my pen cup in
my office, in the drawer downstairs in the kitchen, in my purse, and in various
other places around the house so there will be a pencil wherever I need
it. I also loved the fact that pretty
sparkle pencils were the ones that were the cheapest. Those would have been my first choice
anyway. :o)
Chalk Markers
I use plastic labels and
chalk markers to label all of our storage boxes and my chalk markers haven’t
been performing well as of late. I
finally got a fresh set to replace them.
Long Sleeve White T-Shirt
Olivia had to make a t-shirt
with 100 objects on it for their 100th day of school, so I grabbed another one
of these long-sleeve white tees. This is
the second one we’ve purchased in two months.
Pom Poms
We decided to make a balloon
out of pom poms for her 100 day shirt, so this pack of 100 could not have been
more perfect. And yes, I made her count
them all to make sure there were truly 100 of them... and there were!
Picasso Tiles
Back before Christmas,
Olivia’s teacher sent home the box lid for these Picasso Tiles toys to let me
know how much Olivia loves them.
Apparently she plays with them in class all the time and tells her
teacher constantly that she wants some at home.
By the time this information was relayed to us, we were already done
with our Christmas shopping, so we decided to save the idea for Olivia’s
birthday since it’s in February. In just
a few weeks, she’ll be the proud owner of her own set!
Nauzene
Back before Christmas I had
a bad bout with debilitating nausea (nope, not pregnant) that lasted over a
week and I’ve had several random days of nausea ever since (still not pregnant
so don’t even think it! Haha.). I’m sure mine is hormone-related, but until
someone can figure out what’s causing it to happen, I had to figure out a way
to manage it. Several people recommend
Nauzene so I bought a pack to try. One of
the first weekends of January, I was nauseated all morning so I popped some
Nauzene and it did, in fact, get rid of the nausea. My only complaint is that the medicine only
alleviated the symptoms for about two hours and then the nausea came back. Fortunately you can take several doses per
day, so I guess that’s what I’ll have to do next time.
If you want to see we’ve
ordered in past months, check out the posts below.
Happy Monday, y’all!
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Question about the chalk markers - are those the ones you use on your chalkboard, too? I am in need of some! Hopefully you can find a good mat - I am surprised there aren't more options out there!
ReplyDeleteI love chalk markers. Good to know about the Nauzene, I think tha5 would be good to have on hand. I hope you have the sweetest day lovely lady!
ReplyDeleteI love that mouse pad! So cute!
ReplyDeleteI could use a mat under my chair too. Too bad that one didn't work!
ReplyDeleteYou got some good purchases from Amazon. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteEverybody in my house loves Magnatiles! I bought them for Sophie for Christmas a few years ago, but grown ups and babies love them, too.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazon day and I totally posted about my favorites today too! We bought sophia those magnatiles, but haven't given them to her yet LOL! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteSorry that mat didn't work :( I hope you can find one!! That Crumb book looks awesome, I love a good cookbook. :) And I always have a hard time finding a pencil... you can never have too many!
ReplyDeleteI hope I can, too. It's just the darndest thing! Somebody has to have one somewhere!!
DeleteHow did I not know about chalk markers?! And that mouse pad is darling <3
ReplyDeleteGreen Fashionista
I love me some pencils too.
ReplyDeleteI use a mouse pad that has my nieces baby picture of them on it - they are now 15. LOL
Your Amazon purchases are part of a counselor's dreams. And I never knew there were chalk markers.
ReplyDeleteYes, chalk markers are the best! They don't wipe off easily like regular chalk, but you can wipe them off with water!
DeleteI'm learning that some things for school projects etc might be just a little more on Amazon, but it's worth it to save a trip to Hobby Lobby or Michael's. Great finds this month. The mouse pad is going on my shopping ideas list!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you got to use your gift cards. Many office supplies and the pom poms for Olivia's shirt. I can't wait to make those for my girls when they are in Kindergarten.
ReplyDeleteI have a small mat under my chair since I too have carpet and needed something to protect the carpet and allow my chair to move. My husband found it at Staples though so I can't leave you a link; sorry! They do exist though. :)
ReplyDeleteWe actually checked our Staples and they had nothing small at ours. I'll have to keep checking or maybe I'll ask someone!
DeleteHope your nausea lets up! I can't think of anything worse. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteMy mom suffers with nausea about 75% of the time and has for years. No one can figure out what causes it. I got her using Gin-Gins, and they help, she does ginger tea too, but I'm going to send her a box of the Nauzene. Thanks for the info and I hope yours will go away soon. XO
ReplyDeleteI have a free Saints mousepad I got at a game in the mid 2000's, time for a new one! I lol'ed to your still not pregnant! It is amazing that that is where everyone goes with nausea.
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