say hello to my litte friend

it's christmas time - how do i know this? because it's after thanksgiving and not before it or even before halloween. yes. christmas comes after you've celebrated thanksgiving. so right about now you should be stock piling presents and thinking about when you're going to set aside 7 hours to wrap them all. let me introduce you to your new best friend. yes. i mean this $1.59 letter opener you should go out and buy at office depo. hear me out. this thing is the best paper slicer you've ever not yet owned. it will cut through your christmas wrapping paper - even the heavy duty kind that is really nice and you should be buying. it will let you do this with very little if any effort and will make the marathon wrapping session that much faster. which is why it kicks your old trusty scissors ass. so splurge a little on yourself this christmas and let this letter opener do some of the work for you. think of it as your own personal elf.

if i could turn back time

i'm not one to shell out big bucks for face care stuff. i'll scour the lesser expensive brands before i'll put down major cash for face stuff. but... (you knew there was a but coming, right?) i finally broke down and put up some money for SkinCeuticals phloretin CF. as someone who has pretty good skin, but has hyper pigmentation and is beginning to show some crow's feet/laugh lines, i was looking for something to brighten and smooth out my skin. i was leery of the claims of greatness from this product, but a wonderful girl at a local retailer gave me a sample. HELLO! miracles do happen. after only one week of using the serum, i noticed a change - smoother complexion, hyper pigmentation is lighter, and the crow's feet/laugh lines are less noticeable. i even got compliments on how great my skin looked. i do not lie. it's been about three weeks now and the results keep on improving. fountain of youth? probably not. but this stuff can at least erase some of those late nights dancing on tables in bars. if you did that sort of thing. available at www.skinceuticals.com as well as local merchants (check the web-site for retailers and then ask for a sample to try out). retails for $152.00, but i found it cheaper on amazon (of course).

i'm late, i'm late, for a very important date...

it's that time of year again. no.... not christmas present time. though that is racing up fast to greet you. i meant the time of year when you're probably looking for a 2011 calendar to replace the quickly dwindling pages of your 2010 one. look no further. kate spade (of course) answers the call with her 2011 spiral desktop calendar. only $20 and gives what i think is the perfect mix of space, cuteness, and extras. this one has the month view (which i can't live without) as well as a page for notes for each month, a section for addresses you may need to jot down, and pages set aside for general notes and doodles. plus its light weight and styled with her usual witty set-up. affordable, stylish, and organized all in one package; you've got no excuses for not having 2011 all planned. now, onto those christmas presents...