dishwashing gloves

Dishwashing gloves makes doing the dishes so much more sanitary.  I use decorative ones from a cooking store; if you are going to dishes, you might as well look cute doing it! 

Here's a tip:  I slather my hands with lotion, then put on the dishwashing gloves.  I can wash in HOT water because the gloves protect my hands from the heat.  The heat from the water causes the moisturizer to melt into my hands.  When I'm done with the dishes, I have super soft skin! 

ipad cover

It folds over to be slightly slanted.

Or you can stand it up for this pose.

I love this cover!  I started out with a padded pouch type cover but whenever I put my ipad in and out, it would smudge it and push 'buttons' I didn't mean to push.  Then I got this folder style.  It's from the Apple store.  Simple- it slides in a pouch on one side and has a folder cover.  Convenient.

Additional Notes:
It also protects the back of the ipad from scratches when I scoot it on a table or desk. 

STARBUCKS COFFEE frappuccino coffee drinks

Starbucks sells these bottles of liquid delight in their refrigerator case in their stores.  But there are smaller bottles sold in four packs at the grocery store.  They come in light or regular, caramel, mocha or vanilla, maybe more flavors but those are the ones I have tried.  My favorite one is the Mocha light.  Weighing in at only 100 calories, it is a tastie treat that motivates me to get out of bed. 

I try to only have one a day because these four packs run anywhere from $5 to $8 per pack. On Wednesdays I babysit two boys ALL day long so I bring an extra one with me on that day to give me a treat and a caffeine boost when they take a nap. 

Additional Notes:
The light flavors are sweetened with Splenda
Even the bigger bottles that are sold separately and the regularly sweetened flavors are only about 150 to 200 calories.
They fill me up for a few hours I guess because of the milk.