In My Bag

It’s vacation time! Spring is here and nearly finished, and summer is just around the corner. A lot of people are hitting up touristy stores, websites and magazines to look for Chicago things to do, and ideas for other cities throughout the US. I know that my husband and I are throwing around ideas [...]

When I was pregnant with my son, my favorite part of shopping for baby gear was picking out baby bedding. I settled on Classic Pooh pretty quickly, but I was in love with many other choices. And I still am, actually! babybox.com has a lot of adorable baby bedding sets for boys and girls, and [...]

Depending on your line of work, or what type of idea you may have for fixing up your garage or creating a small body shop, it can be hard to track down the right type of commercial lighting for the job. And even if you have tracked it down, it may be too expensive, or [...]

Have you guys heard of GonnaBe.com? The domain name is really cute, don’t you think?
Anyway, I’m doing some searching around on gonnabe.com, and came across something that has me laughing my ass off. It’s a spoof of Barbie. Okay, you have GOT to see the video from Gonnabe.com. My favorite quote:
“Gold Digger Brandie comes with [...]

I need a new mop, and I’d like some recommendations. I’ve done the mop with the sponge attached to the plastic that bends it in half to wring it out. I’ve done the mop that has the replaceable string thing on the bottom that wrings out via an attached tube that comes down over it [...]

As I mentioned in a post on kitty.nu, car rentals can be pricey. And scary. And intimidating. It’s weird to walk in and plunk down a few hundred or so in exchange for renting a car that’s worth several grand, and then some! It’s a big responsibility to take on, and one you should [...]

I really don’t know what I’m doing for my mother for Mother’s Day this year. Her birthday was last Saturday, and I’m in the midst of planning my husband’s birthday party for this Saturday, so at the moment I’m kind of partied and gifted out. But I’m thinking of doing a mothers day gift [...]