1. Pedicures: This summer I have fallen in love with Kris at Think Pink Nails down on 10th Street. She is meticulous and gives great advice regarding at home care (i.e. pumice with lotion, not soap, after your shower – it’s less drying). Practically every time that I go to her, I can’t resist getting an extra foot treatment…I especially like the paraffin treatment and the “callous eliminator”. My feet deserve the extra pampering!.
2. Starbucks Tall Caramel Frappuccino® Blended Coffee with Extra Caramel: I’m not much of a coffee drinker. I prefer tea. However, when I need a caffeine boost, this is my favorite drink because it tastes like caramel ice cream. I try not to think about the calories (300, not including the extra caramel) or the price (almost 3 times the cost of a caramel sundae). That’s why it’s a treat, not a daily drink!
3. The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838512/): For some reason that I can’t really explain, I love this show. A lot of people (including my husband) think that this show is awful. My husband’s “reasoning” is that Donny tells everyone that their ideas are great even when they’re not. I kind of like that Donny is positive to the point of losing touch with reality. Who knows, he could be right and some of these “awful” ideas could go on to be great. Overall, I like practically anything that gives people hope/ inspires people to go for their dreams. If you’re a Pollyanna like me, you can catch this show on weeknights at 10pm/1am on CNBC.
4. Frogs: A Chorus of Colors exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History (http://www.amnh.org/): My family visited this exhibit (at my husband and son’s suggestion). I didn’t want to go…I thought that there would just be a bunch of big old green frogs which is definitely not my cup of tea. I ended up enjoying the exhibit the most! I never knew that there was such a wide variety of frogs – there were frogs of all sizes and most amazing (to me) was the wide variety of colors. Some were actually beautiful…they looked like fake plastic frogs but they were real!
5. parsons desk with drawers by west elm (http://www.westelm.com): This versatile piece can be us ed as an entry console or as an office desk. It comes in black, mushroom, beet red, chocolate and polished white. I definitely want this piece as soon as I can get my baby’s crib out of our bedroom!
6. myshape.com (http://www.myshape.com): I like the way that this online retail store site helps women find clothes that fit us well and flatter our body shapes. The great thing is that they not only sell you clothes but also help you to determine your body type (I’m a “Y”) and gives recommendations based on your type and preferences.
7. Light Iris (http://www.lightiris.com/home.php): This is a search engine for expectant and new moms which organizes online information so that moms won’t have to waste their time (i.e. if you type in “sleep deprivation”, you’ll get results geared towards moms, not everyone). Anything that helps me get accurate information quicker gets a thumb up from me.
