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Love: hanging out with friends after work.

Hate: having to work the next day.

Thanksgiving Love/Hate.

Love: A fantastic Thanksgiving meal.

Hate: Kids who won't touch it.

Pre-Veterans' Day edition.

Love: having tomorrow off from work.

Hate: the conflict in this world that causes its necessity.

These are a few of my favorite things.

Now, don’t get me wrong, most weekends, you’ll catch me in my same old pair of Old Navy jeans, t-shirt, fleece, and Dansko clogs.  However, being a mom doesn’t mean having to give up your sense of fashion and fun (okay, it’s a bit of an assumption to say I had a fashion sense in the first place); and sometimes it’s the little things that we have or do for ourselves that makes all the difference in how we feel.  And no matter your idea of fashion, I think we can all agree that feeling good about ourselves is definitely fashionable.

Inspired by a recent post by Sundry at her Work It, Mom! Blog Milk and Cookies, here’s a list of a few things that make me feel fantastic, no matter what I am wearing or using them with.  Sundry calls them her “favorite feel-good products” and that how these particular products make me feel.



My silver leather Michael Kors Brookville Shopper handbag.  I can carry it with a suit or with a t-shirt and jeans and still feel fashionable.  And plenty of room for snacks and a few diapers.  It’s like magic; instant fashion.




My silver DKNY watch.  It makes me feel more put together and like I SHOULD know what I am doing.  No photo here, but trust me, it's fantastic.

Trish McEvoy Shell Eye Brightener.  It's like 4 more hours of sleep in pencil form.  It is the best thing I have found to work magic on my ginormous under eye circles.  They were bad before I had kids, and now, if possible, they are worse! 

Maidenform’s Smooth line of bras and underwear.  I just discovered these are they are fantastic.  No more “back fat” bulge.  Your back, no matter what you are wearing; will look smooth.  Promise.  The underwear is also great for moms since the waistline doesn’t bind.  And bonus, they are not going to cost you an arm and a leg.

Any products by Philosophy.  I personally love the “On a Clear Day” products, since, even though I am 31, I still get some acne breakouts (why, God, WHY?).  Also, using the “Purity Made Simple” cleanser makes me feel pampered.  It smells wonderful and the results are awesome. 

Using Smashbox Photo Finish Primer under my make-up.  Makes my other products go on velvety smooth.  It makes me feel pampered.

Reading Real Simple Magazine.  Just reading this magazine mellows me out.  I get lots of good ideas for organization and new products to try.  A treat in my mailbox every month.

Now that I’ve shared a few of MY favorite “feel-good products”, what are some of your favorite things?

This is the first day of the rest of my blog..

Love:
Having 2 people leave me comments on yesterday's post!  Thanks!

Hate:
Did more people read?  Anyone know how I can tell if more people visited?  Something about page views.

Love:
Fridays!

Hate:
Husband leaving town for the weekend (we have a house in another state that we are remodeling).

Love:
NaBlogPoMo.  I have lots of new feeds in my reader.  Yah!

Hate:
That I'm not in anyone's reader yet.

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I spent last night at my parent's house.  I was there to relieve my dad from his overnight care-taking duties, so he could get a night of uninterrupted sleep.  I've got a post brewing about this; I've got to keep my mind working on blog posts or I'll never get through November.

Love/Hate

Love:

Creating my own blog.

Hate:

Figuring out how to use it.