Fitbit and Shoes!

I wish I could say I love to exercise.  I hear and read about all of these people who just can't start their day without it.  They just don't feel like there day is complete unless they get it in.  I am not one of those people.  I honestly do it out of pure necessity and my form of exercising is walking. Period.  

No marathons, no 5Ks, no cute workout outfits.  No fancy whatsoever. I just put one foot in front of the other and walk.  And sometimes, I don't even walk fast.  I just walk.  But, you know what?  I like it!

I really like taking walks outdoors, but, at this time of the year that's not going to happen, so onto the treadmill I go.  I do like that on the treadmill I can set it on an incline, so I'm walking uphill.  Hey! That's fancy, right?  I really like that I can just get my tablet going with fun videos and blogs and the walking time just flies right by!

But, guess what??? I found a way to make exercise fun pretty!

I love Saucony tennis shoes!

Are these fun, or what?  I just love the colors!  I had been eyeing these for weeks on Amazon, but they were a little out of my price range and my old pair had just a teeny tiny hole in the toe, so I put on some patience and waited.

And then just the other day, I noticed them sitting in my "save for later cart" at half off!  I snagged them up and within two days (Lovin' me some Amazon Prime!) they were at my door.

I wore them for the first time a couple days ago and two of my friends gave me compliments as soon as they saw me!  Maybe they are a bit loud?  The shoes, not my friends! ;)  Addie saw them and said they were so me, but it was funny to her because they weren't "mom" shoes.  Ha!

Now, shoes are just part of the equation.

Enter Fitbit!  A great little interactive pedometer.  I have used many pedometers over the years.  I like the competition with myself to try to get in 10,000 steps a day.  No, I do not get 10,000 in every day. I said I like to TRY.  What is really great is that at midnight, it automatically goes back to 0 and starts you over.

It even smiles at me. And, yes, can you say BRIGHT PINK?  It does come in other colors, just fyi. ;)

It syncs up to my phone to help me keep track and to keep a log, which I love.  It also has a lot of other fancy stuff that I don't even use yet.  I sometimes keep track of my water intake, but honestly, I forget to do that most days!  Or, I do my first Tervis cup and forget after that.

Oh, my, that was a good day! 12,000+ steps!  Of course, I wanted to post that dashboard picture, and not one of my 3,000 day ones. ;) The competition with myself makes exercise bearable fun!

Honestly, I can't wait to wear these super cool shoes and my Fitbit when we go down to WDW next summer. I LOVE to see how many steps I rack up in a day at the parks.  Double the fun!

Simple Soap

Aren't those beautiful?!?  

Just so you can appreciate my excitement over a simple thing like soap, let's step back.  

I love to find the simplest way to do something.  I also do not enjoy clutter.  So, if I can find something that will work for many things, I am there.  Enter this.

I had this revelation.  Why not just use this hand rejuvenation soap everywhere I have a soap pump? So, I use this at the kitchen sink, and both bathroom sinks.  I love that I can wash my hands and dishes at the same time.  And, I really love that I have just one bottle of soap to fill all of my soap dispensers. And, I have to say it. It's pink. :)  

But, I treat myself from time to time, especially at Christmas.  And TJ Maxx is the best for finding beautiful, yummy soaps.  So, my bathrooms are now decked out with this.

And this.

And, it lifts my mood every time I walk in the bathroom.  It's just a fun, little extra way to add some holiday cheer and smell!

I still have my hand rejuvenation by the kitchen sink, so I can wash the dishes.  Can't go too crazy, you know!

PINK! PINK! PINK!

Can you guess what my favorite color is?  Can a color make you giddy?  Will you buy a specific product over another just because it comes in that color?  Am I the only weird one?

There is no such thing as too much pink!

I absolutely love my pink Swiss army knife.  It might need its own blog entry.  I mean, mini scissors? How can you resist? And bright pink jumbo lip balm?  I don't even usually wear lip color, but when I pop that on... And yes, I made sure I picked a pink auxiliary jack wire thingy from Target's Dollar spot.  And it works just beautifully, thank you very much!

I have been known to buy things because they are pink and then find a way to make it work.  And believe me, I am a saver and a budgeter and a "do we REALLY NEED this right now?" kind of girl. But if it happens to be pink, well then sign me up.

The world could use a little more pink!

Smartphone!

Back in the day, I fought having a cell phone for awhile.  Then I fought adding texting to my cell phone.  Then I got off our ridiculously expensive cell phone plans and just went with a tracfone.  It suited my purpose just fine.  So, I fought having a smartphone.  But my husband had been watching this new company, Republic Wireless for sometime.  They offered these amazingly simple, cheap plans.  After about a year of watching and reading reviews, we decided to try it out. 

We bought our daughter one for her 15th birthday, just to try it out.  We couldn't switch our phone number over (although many across the US can!), so I was digging in my heels on that.  Since Addie didn't have a phone or number yet, I thought I would try out one on her and see if I just thought I had to have one even if it meant a new number after 15+ years.  Well, I was hooked after test driving hers for two weeks before her birthday!  And, the rest is history.   And there are some old contacts that didn't need my new number anyhow!

I found a beautiful, bright pink case on Amazon.com.  It had great reviews and the price was right. 




My Moto G...can you see my wallpaper?  :)

Republic Wireless has two phones right now to choose from.  A Moto X and Moto G.  Moto G is the cheaper option and works fine for what I need.  I never had a camera with me, so the 5MP on this one is a huge upgrade for me since I get to take photos and videos now wherever I am.  That was honestly one of the main reasons I wanted a smartphone. 

Seriously, if you are tired of wasting money on your cell phone, check out Republic Wireless.  I am so glad I did! 

And now I have a palm tree with me wherever I go!

Yummy Shampoo/Conditioner

We didn't really need shampoo and conditioner, but Addie is really into roses and she convinced me we should get this stuff while we were at Target the other day. 

I used it once and was hooked.  It smells so good and Addie and I find ourselves sniffing each others hair.  It has the faintest flowery, clean, fresh scent.  I wanted to use it for awhile before I deemed it palm tree worthy.  But it is in fact.  I find myself wanting to wash my hair more than I need to!  I love my showers anyway, but this just gets me there faster!

So delicious and yummy...no, I do not drink it! :)

Clarisonic Mia 2!

So, I had been eying these for quite awhile, but who would pay that much to wash their face?  I used to say that about electric toothbrushes as well, and now I don't think I could go back to a regular toothbrush.  But, I digress.

So, I saw there was a 20% off deal one day on Clarisonic's website and wouldn't you know it, they had a couple models discounted because they were the "last seasons" colors/patterns.  Who knew?

 So, I bought one for myself for mother's day and I got one for Addie just for having a darn good freshman year.  We have enjoyed cleaning our faces :) 



The box top had the same design as the actual unit.  Bonus!!

Lug Purse

So, while visiting the chiropractor a while back for some neck and back issues, he looked at my huge purse and asked if I carried that around all the time.  I looked at him with a look of, "well, duh, I need EVERYTHING with me at all times, in case there is some emergency!"  I carried so much in that purse that my family would laugh at my "what ifs" for everything that got pulled out.  It was very similar to Mary Poppins carpet bag.

I decided that maybe for the sake of my neck and back and really for the sake of simplicity that I could look for something smaller that would suit my needs.  I had to really change my way of thinking, but I found something fabulous.  And honestly, it stores just the right amount of stuff.  I have never found myself needing for anything when I am out and about running errands or shopping.

Can you say pink?

This is the Lug Carousel Mini Cross-Body Bag.  Lug has all sorts of different style bags and all of them are so cute!  They also had many colors of this bag.  I, of course, chose the rose pink.  It is a beautiful fuschia.  The best color in the world.  The strap can be shortened to be used as a regular purse. I keep it long and across the body just because that is more comfortable for me.  The strap can also be removed, so if ever I need to carry a larger bag, I can take off the strap and use this as a larger wallet.  MUCH larger wallet.  But, I like that option.  It can go straight into a carry on or beach bag!

Love the stitching and detailing!

It is a fabric purse and washes up like a dream!  With all the little compartments, it really works well for me!  Maybe I will do a blog post sometime about all the goodies I keep stored in my purse.  I lobe a lot of things in there!

The best part about all of this was that I used an Amazon gift card to purchase it, so I didn't mind spending the money. :)

**Update:  I still love this purse soooo much!  I've noticed the price has dropped dramatically.  I wonder if I need another one in a different color.