Breaking In My New Boots

Today was the perfect riding day. I was so thrilled when my bud Mike called and said he was on his way over on his Harley to take me for a nice long ride up the Blue Ridge Parkway. I got a chance to wear my new Motorcycle Riding Boots for the third time, it will take a few more rides to get them really broke in, but they are nice looking and comfortable, so I’m a happy camper so far with them.

I have needed a nice break on the back of a bike, I’m so thankful for my friends that keep me in mind for rides all year round.

A Clock For Behind the Bar

Back when I was a kid, I went over to a friends house after school. She lived in a really neat old house that I remember quite well. In the TV room, where we spent most of our time, they had the most unusual clock that had the numbers placed on it backwards and it actually ran backwards. It made an impression on me and I always look for one like it, to no avail, sigh….

There are tons of wall clocks available these days, wish I could figure out where to find one that runs backwards, it would be perfect behind the bar area that I have in the basement. A good conversation piece, wouldn’t you say? I was looking on the Internet the other day to see if I could find this type of clock once again, when I ran across a blog that was about a man whose goat had eaten his clock, his prized mantel clock at that, a Tiffany & Company one that he was very distraught about. Kind of reminds me of the dog that ate the kid’s homework, ya know. Man that has got to hurt coming out of that darned goat!

Although I couldn’t find the wall clock that I was so hoping to find this time, I did find one that would look great behind the bar. Think I’m going to put it on my next years Christmas wish list.

Not Tennis Shoes Anymore

Have you heard the term, non-athletic sneakers?

When I was a little girl we wore tennis shoes. Some boys worse “chucks,” like the boys who played basketball. Then we got into the Nikes and the Addidas athletic shoes to wear with jeans. I wore Reeboks because they were so comfortable and light on my feet.

Now I heard that they make non-athletic sneakers and “bikers.” I bought some by Sketchers and love them! One of the best things is the bungee laces – no more tying shoelaces!

Family Fun, Back in the Day

I remember when my little sister announced her pregnancy to the family. The first of us girls to start their own family, what an exciting time that was. We couldn’t wait to hold her a baby shower, shopping for a new baby is such good clean fun. It turned into one big family affair!

We even had fun taking her shopping for maternity clothes. Back then we had the Internet, but we didn’t use it much for shopping such as we do these days, so we would hit all the malls on the week ends looking for the latest fashions for our sister who was rapidly gaining weight and really needed some maternity clothes that would keep her comfortable, while keeping her in style, looking all cute and trendy. She was tired of wearing just the loose fitting clothes that we had gathered up for her to wear at her beginning of the pregnancy.

If we had only had the Internet at our finger tips we could have found an unlimited amount of unique and cool looking maternity clothes, like what can be found at kikisfashions.com  but it was just as well as it wouldn’t have been as much fun as what we experienced back then.

Now how cute is this? Found at Kiki’s Fashions.

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Maternity Fashions

My sister-in-law’s pregnant belly is really starting to show now. It is so much fun to have a new baby on the way in the family. She is looking into purchasing some new cool Maternity Clothes online that look good, aren’t expensive and are comfortable for her to wear to work. She intends to keep working right up until the baby is due, which is supposed to be some time this up and coming June.

For her baby shower I plan on buying and giving her a moby wrap that I found on the Internet. I found a few for under $40, which is a decent price. I think that these nifty little contraptions are pretty cool and I’m sure that she will enjoy it and use it a lot, or at least I hope she does. The baby shower should be fun and I’m sure she will make out like a bandit with all kinds of goodies for her and the new baby.

Red

If you haven’t figured out by now that I am a bit different than the rest, which is something that I do take pride in. Unique seems to be a good way to discribe me. For example, Valentine’s Day is coming in just a couple more weeks. While most people are looking at chocolates, candy and/or jewelry to give as a present on this special day, I look for things that are not at all ordinary.

Since this year I really don’t have a “sweetheart” to worry about buying a Valentine’s gift for I thought that I would purchase my favorite niece the pair of glasses that she has wanted for some time but her mother will not buy for her. I found these glasses online at Zenni Optical where they have a HUGE selection of very affordable glasses. It isn’t unusual to see $6.95 prescription eyeglasses available there. While the ones I am buying aren’t $6.95 they are under $30 which is just too good of a deal to pass up.

My niece’s favorite color is red and red is the perfect color for a Valentine’s Day present I thought that I’d buy these red prescription eyeglasses for her. Check these babies out…..

 

Pink

I have found that you can get some good deals on eye wear by just going on the Internet and spending a few moments of your time, which is what I just spent the evening doing. I remembered seeing a segment on the Fox network about an on-line company that goes by zennioptical.com, they have done their best to keep the cost down by cutting out the middle man, and as we all know the middle man can be very greedy. I was pleased to see that they really do have a good selection of some pretty decent stylish glasses starting at only $6, as was mentioned on the TV.

I have an eye doctor’s appointment coming up next month and I am going get my new prescription and order my new cheap eyeglasses from Zenni Optical, check out the ones that I really have my eye on (please excuse that pun) and when you get a chance see if they have any that float your boat, you really can’t beat their prices any where.

 

 

Not a bad deal for $12.00 right? I love the color of pink and these will fit the bill perfectly with so many of my pink clothes and accessories. If you find a pair and want to share your pick with me I’d love to hear from you about it by leaving me a comment here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Scrubs for Christmas

This year for Christmas I am thinking of purchasing a set of medical scrubs for my sister-in-law that I found online. I have found that these medical scrubs are so very comfortable and they keep you very cool during the hot summer months that have now come to an end for the year of 2011, but before we know it the summer of 2012 will be upon us and we all will be looking for nice looking clothes to wear while trying to keep cool.

My oldest sister suggested these scrubs for me to try out this summer, which I did and I couldn’t have been happier with the ones that I found and ordered online from Blue Sky Scrubs and I’d like to pass along the good things that I have found to others that I care about. So with Christmas looming ahead I am trying to pick up gift suggestions as well as the actually gifts along the way before the mad rush starts due to all of the holidays that are fast approaching us. Anything that I can find and buy online is the way to go for me, I hate going out to the malls and all the other retail stores scattered around town. It is kind of a Bah Humbug thing for me the older I get.

Money Saving Tips On Prescription Eye Glasses

I just got back from getting my annual eye exam and now I armed with a prescription and searching for a cheap pair of prescription eyeglasses. My eye doctor told me that Ican get good quality prescription eyeglasses online at ZenniOptical.com so I’m going to take his advice and take a look and see if I can find a pair that I like there.

I’ve actually heard about Zenni Optical before. I saw a clip online not too long ago about a book that was recently written by the money expert Clark Howard, who spends his time finding ways to save money and passing those tips along to consumers. I remember that one of his hot picks on that clip was Zenni Optical and their massive selection of eye wear available for online shoppers. And since my eye doctor seems to think that Zenni Optical is OK, who am I to argue?

With money being so tight still for so many of us we can all use money saving tips. I think that I will take a look and see if I can find the book by Clark Howard that I saw on that clip. Maybe they have a copy of it at the library that I can check out for free for a couple of weeks.

Say Yes To The Dress

I’ve had the opportunity to watch TLC’s new hit TV show “Say Yes To The Dress”  What I can’t understand is in these horrible economic times with the economy totally in the toilet how these people are coming up with the thousands of dollars that they are spending on a dress that is only going to be used one time. Some of these dresses are well over ten thousand dollars, that is a lot of money that I think could be better spent in so m