I wonder what carriers I’d have to sell to fund it?

Yeah, that’s all.

My pride and joy. None of it full price either…everything is either from Ebay (at a significant saving off of retail), or bought with gift certificicates/discount letters covering at least 1/2 the cost, or bought for me by my mother at outlets in the States!

I LOVE my new red bag. I have wanted a nice red bag forever, and after the 40% off letter and the gift certificates I got for my birthday form my mom, it was a steal! Thanx Mom!

Yesterday I decided to do my first load of fluff (cloth diapers)! It is all so cute, isn’t it?:

I am planning to start out with disposable diapers (since I have them already, and figure having a brand newborn is hard enough without creating more laundry) then start to add in the CDs at home, and switch to full-time CDing once the disposables run out. Now I am ready to start using them as soon as I feel up to washing them afterwards (and, ummm…have the baby!). These are BumGenius All In Ones (AIOs)  and Mother’s Touch AIOs.  I decided to make life easier for myself and start with my AIOs (they are like disposables, only they go in the laundry instead of the trash-no covers, no liners, no stuffing-though you can add a liner to any diaper if you want more absorbancy), adding in pocket diapers (which have a pocket you stuff with an absorbent insert) once I get used to the AIO’s and the habit of washing diapers.

BTW, if you were wondering about the nursery, the wall behind the basket is the nursery wall. I love apple greeen, and it goes well with brown (if we have a boy) or pink (if we have a girl) accessories!

Yesterday was my first day off work, and I spent it nesting. I did loads of baby laundry, and spent a 150 gift card at Wal-Mart. We now have ALL the baby things we need. If only we could get the damn computer out of the nursery so we could get it all set up. We do have the dresser/change table set up already, and I have organized all the drawers.

As for today, I have a chiro appointment and then a mid-wife appointment. After that, I plan to hit Coach as I have a “40% off one item” letter and a $125 gift certificate…so I can buy something pretty! I think I want a red purse, since red bags look awesome with jeans and are great for all season. I am eyeing this one:

P.S. If anyone is curious how I got the letter, I sent in my Hobo to Coach for repairs (it had some loose stitches on the handle) and they sent it back to me with a letter saying since they could not repair it to Coach standards, and that they were giving me 40% off any one regular priced item instead. I then took the strap from the Hobo to a shoe repair and had it fixed up to my standards (it looks great!).

So, that time of year is coming around again, and in less than a month I’ll be 35!!! Here are some gifts I have in mind, though if I get any of them, I’ll likely be getting them for myself (I have a 40% off letter for Coach!)!

I love putting together wish lists (online shopping without the cost), but am actually not a fan of being asked what I want for gifts…it makes me all prickly and uncomfortable. To me, a gift is supposed to be about what the giver chooses to give, not what the receiver asks to receive. I LOVE getting surprise gifts…even if I don’t end up loving the gift, the idea of someone thinking about me and what they know of me (or asking for suggestions someone who is close to me but not me, or even persuing my blog to get ideas), and searching stores or websites looking for something they think I’d like makes me giddy. I refuse to tell the man what I want for gifts anymore, I’d really rather get nothing (or a nice dinner out!!) than just turn my gift into him paying for something I pick out. I can pay for things for myself, to me it is the thought of someone going to the effort to pick out something that makes them think of me that makes a gift special.

Anyways, I just wanted to share some things I have my eye on…I’ll definately be getting the books soon, as they are not at my library and I am pretty sure I’ll need some late-night reading material in a few months! Any other book suggestions woould be appreciated!

everyone loves it

While we’re talking bags, I have been eyeing Matt & Nat for a while, so when I saw this one at Winners for $40, I grabbed it up:

I love the colour, great with Jeans. It has a nice shape, and fits a lot. The handle is a bit of a pain, but it does come with a shoulder strap (which I keep folded up in the bottom of the bag if I need to use it) but looks so much cuter with just the handles.

That is all.

1) All my summer clothes no longer fit, or are WAY too summery (think flowy dress) to wear in September, but it is hot out…too hot for fall clothes. I have been wearing the same jeans and black t-shirt for days now. In addition, my new black bag has not arrived yet, and I have few outfits (seasonal issues aside) that will go with any of my coloured bags. These wardrobe problems would be not that big an issue if I was just working, but I have a party to go to over the weekend, and the Holidays (Synagogue and family dinners) are next week.

2) The Grey’s Anatomy Premier is 9-11pm tonight. The Office is 10-11. We don’t have Tivo or time shifting or a DVR anything like that.  What do I do? Last time my parents taped something for me, the man and I ended up watching a video of me and my ex-boyfriend meeting them at the airport after a trip!! Good Times!!

then I found it on Ebay. I feel no guilt, since it has been almost 2 years now since I last bought myself a nice bag (and that one was mostly with gift certificates) that was not from a consignment store and both of my Black hand-bags (one of which I use 90% of the time, depending on the season) are worse for the wear and need to be sent out to Coach for repairs…and I did get it for about $100 less than retail! I am not sure how the seller has a new style (could not be from an outlet) to offer at that price (since usually the newer styles are no cheaper on Ebay, and are often more expensive after shipping) but some things I am better off not knowing!

Notice the name of the bag? It is like it was made for me!

Remember this bag?

Yeah…I hate it. Everytime I try to use it, it feels cheap and ugh and I just cannot leave home sporting it. The fact that I saw a possibly 100 year old woman (not that there is anything wrong with that) with the same bag at my local Sushi hang-out (cooked for me, of course!) didn’t help matters.

Now that I have spoiled myself with some designer bags, I can just not return to *normal* ones unless they are very unique and special. Good thing I am not also above a used handbag. Another Good thing that I found this beautiful like new Dooney and Bourke bucket bag at the ex-toggery today. Now I can FINALLY wear some of my pretty summer clothes that don’t work with a black bag.

P.S. if you are into LeSportsac (I am not-though I do have a cute red diaper bag I may use as my back up) there are lots of really nice ones at the Ex-T.

For the budget conscious, here are some super cute ones Ifound at Walmart.com. I am not sure if they are all available in Canada though…

They almost make me wish I’d saved my money and went to Wal-mart!