In My Bag

We call our daughter Monkey Butt. A silly nickname, obviously, but one that sticks, along with her other nicknames. (For the record, we don’t use this one in public!)

A few weeks ago I found a cute purple shirt with a monkey on it at Target. Today I found these adorable pajamas in the childrens clothes section at sandboxcouture.com!

I want them!

intrends.com carries “trendy” merchandise — brands including Gucci, Dior, Celine, Prada and more. They have designer purses, designer jeans, designer sunglasses, designer shoes and more.

In short, they carry merchandise that is easily priced as “low” as our monthly car payment. But they have some really nice stuff, so if you have the money to splurge, go and check out intrends.com!

Astara Skin Care is a line of Natural Skin Care products that are professionally designed with the best organic ingredients to provide for all skin types: oily, mature, dry, combination. The company, which was founded by Sunny Griffin, a mother who lives in Colorado, focuses on creating the best possible skin care products on the market.

I must admit, during my teen years I never saw the importance of searching and paying for more expensive skin care products and cosmetics. As far as I was concerned, as long as it looked good and the price was right, it was good enough for me.
Now? I’m not quite 24, but I already see the importance of selecting high quality skin care products. High quality skin care products typically cost more than their cheap counterparts because they’re made with high quality, natural and essential ingredients. Translation: better quality products to apply to and care for your skin!

Astara offers cleansing products, repairing and replenishing products, revival products, including masks, and special kits and body care packages that cover all of the basics, and then some! Are you ready to try out their stuff? If so, go and order make up online on their website, astaraskincare.com!

Did you know that Gucci manufactures shoes? I didn’t. All this time I thought they just did purses, wallets and sunglasses. Come to mind out, they do shoes too, in like every color of the rainbow. Seriously. I’m checking out the Gucci shoes at intrends.com, and the very first pair of shoes that is shown are PURPLE. And not a modest purple, either. A bright, kids-crayon-purple. Oh my.

Anyway, feel free to check out the shoes, purses, wallets, jeans and more at intrends.com.

I am almost twenty-four years old, and I have never owned a single designer handbag. My friend Danielle, on the other hand, has an entire collection of designer handbags. I’m missing out, I think. I am re-using a summer bag I had last year, and that’s after using THE SAME BAG for almost a year. Ugh. Double ugh. I’m dying to find something for this summer. I want a tote, I think. A shaped one, squarish, with long drop handles. I had a really nice one, two years ago, when I had my son, but I don’t know what happened to it.

Gimme links to handbags people! I’m looking for something tote like, made out of a straw. And I need room to throw lots of crap in it, and the occasional sippy cup or two.

cloudmover.com is the official website for CloudMover, a spa that is located in beautiful Huntington Beach. You may have heard about them when searching for massages in Huntington Beach.

On their website is a complete list of what they do: massages, facials, waxing, skin care, natural body care and more. They also exhibit art and beautiful jewelry (for sale!), which can be found here.

I filled up my husband’s Hyundai yesterday, and I felt like crying. Almost $60 to fill the entire tank. You know, when I first started driving in 2000, gas was maybe $1.06, $1.10 at most. Five years ago, we were paying exactly half of what we were paying now. I could fill up on a $20 and get back change!

Pstt… before you go, consider checking out a sports apparel website. sidelineapparel.com is everything the sports fanatic could want. Shop for apparel by team and even by player. Michael Jordan, NBA jerseys, Chicago Bulls and more are all available at sidelineapparel.com!