QUICKED COOL: Bad A@@ Bandi Belts!

QUICKED COOL: Bandi Belts!

My mom spotted these on GMA and I already LOVE mine. Protects your phone and key, plus has room for ID, money, etc. PLUS they are adjustable for those of us who may fluctuate weight.


This would be awesome for runners and workout enthusiasts, but also for the mom at the park, the museum, etc. LOVE this concept! This is the one my momma bought me. But there are LOTS of styles and if you are traveling abroad, there is a special one that will hold your passport too- GENIUS!


They are currently all sold out of the phone size bands due to being featured on GMA, but I am sure they will be restocking soon!

Here's to a hands free summer!!

Pleasing Planner.. UPDATE

Hello all, 

It has been a couple weeks- well, 10 days exactly- since I received the highly anticipated planner. But considering how its changed my life it seems so much longer!!

It did- it changed my life. Here are a few reasons why...

1. I feel more grounded. I had forgotten the satisfaction that come with flipping pages and scratching out things when I complete them. Yes, I have all of the task list sand notifications in my phone- but eventually it all became watered down and too easy to press "ok" and never see them again. This way its here, in front of me, EVERY day.
2. I have taken the time to plan things that I would previously let slip through the cracks. Meals, date nights, doctor appts. Having the pages in front of me each morning makes me plan and I this has already improved my sanity as a mother and wife. Meals and grocery visits are planned, and babysitters are booked for Date Nights through June! No more excuses. :)
3. I have a place to keep things. Receipts, coupons, bills, etc. When I transferred my life completely to the iphone, I carried only it and a small wallet. That left everything else floating around somewhere or even worse to be smashed and bent in my purse (I HATE THAT). So not I have a pocket that is just big enough to hold what I need and just small enough to let me know when it is time to sort through it. - HEAVEN.

I just know you cant wait until the end of this blog so... here is a sneak peak of the inside... (but keep reading!!)

So, the next question I have received the most... why the Erin Condren Life Planner? Is it worth it? Answer: YES. Here's why...

Packed in purse

The size. It is the perfect size. It is 7.25" x 9.25". A little bigger than most I have seen before. This helps if you fold over a 8.5x11 piece of paper its not sticking out anywhere and getting beat up (again- I HATE THAT) It's also super durable which helps too. 

My personalized stickers

Other stickers

The stickers! You may have heard of them before, but the Erin Condren planners some stocked with stickers some of which are personalized. They have already come in handy for me to stick on a bottle of wine on when invited to someone's house for dinner and on the way to a baby shower when you pick up a gift on the way- slap on a sticker and you look UBER prepared! :) There are also your basic "pay day", "birthday", etc. stickers to decorate with. :)

The time slots are Morning, Noon, Night. Nothing bothers me more than when you have to squeeze an appt. in the little lines provided by the planner. I write big. And if its a BIG deal.. I write bigger.. and decorate!

The annual birthday calendar. There is an annual birthday calendar in the front. Where you can record all of those birthdays that you truly care about. You see, I had lost some here and there along the way when transferring between Outlook, Google Calendar, iCloud, etc.. then my iphone would so nicely populate the ones that I have in my contacts- and I had so many I didn't pay attention to ANY of them. ANNOYING! Now, I can return to the super good friend I once was (ha) and send some love some other way that an FB wall post! Fab!


BONUS: The little twinkling sound when you drag your mouse on Erin Condren's website... it just makes me happy! ;) If you dont visit for any other reason- visit for that. 

What are you waiting for?? Get ordering!! :)

Here are some more photos: 

Weekly view

Monthly View

Pocket in back

Front

Quicked Cool Idea: Double Rearview

QUICKED COOL!!

Continuing with the theme of "travel" since many of us may spend a few hours in the car this holiday season... Quicked Cool Idea #2 is the Safety First "View of Two" Mirror.

I love this Mommy Tool, because I have major motion sickness issues, and one wrong turn while driving will make me sick for hours. So this straps onto your visor and in one quick glance I can see both babes. Awe! ANother bonus is that when one (or both) are screaming "MOOMMMMMMYYY" while I am driving, I can quickly look back to be make sure there is no emergency. (which of course, all of us moms know, there is usually not ;)

Sweet Sleeping Babes

One thing- it does hang down a bit so I probably wouldn't recommend it for those who are tall. (My husband moves it when he drives my car) 

But, if you are a mom with more than one kiddo to look back at- this is a safe and easy way to do it. In my opinion, a QUICKED COOL IDEA!