i don’t know if the person coming out of me later this summer is going to be a boy or a girl. but what i do know is that i want him/her to have matching hotpants buns with darla.
if only they had them in my size too…
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i need pants more than i need scarves but if i had money to buy myself a present this gift giving season i’d get this:
Simply Tangled Giveaway
we love giving and getting gifts from simply tangled ceramics so i thought i would extend the giving to you, dear readers!
one of my favorite christmas gifts from last year was my highly coveted ceramic flask. for mother’s day mike gifted me a matching vase. both these items adorn our kitchen window shelf because they make me so very happy to see every morning. and just last week darla and i gave mike a belt crafted from lance’s handy work.
my point is, we love their work. we feel very lucky to have such talented friends. we hope you will love it too!
simply tangled has generously offered up this hand crafted bowl to a MomJeanz reader. If it were coming to our house it would become a lovely little candy dish to stow our non-individually wrapped christmas candy. or used for some peppermint ice cream for our little miss.
but it’s not coming to our house. it’s going to yours. do what you want with it. keep it or give it away as a gift since that’s what the season is all about.
head over to simplytangled.com and check our their portfolio. leave a comment on this post letting us know your favorite simply tangled piece and you’ll be entered. winner will be announced friday.
looking forward to your comments and GOOD LUCK.
oh, and there will be a discount for readers on their etsy site. stay tuned later in the week for discount info!
st. nic’s feast day
we did our st. nic’s feast day tradition of leaving darla’s shoes out over night. we didn’t go as big as last year and it made not one bit of difference to darla. just a few small sweets and some books and nail polish was all it took to make the girl happy.
in the interest of full disclosure we regifted her the nail polish, just wrapped some holiday candy we already have and i got some used books that the library was taking out of circulation for 50 cents a piece. that approach appeals to my zero waste sensibilities much more. i feel a bit foolish about going so over the top last year. oh well.
and in further disclosure, i had purchased darla a new pair of shoes for 2013 but they didn’t arrive in time. we’ll just put those under the tree for christmas i guess.
not gonna lie, very excited about these cute Native Shoes coming our way :) just a small bit of consumerism creeping up in me i guess.
vintage shopping
while in indiana last weekend we went on a vintage shopping excursion at days gone by antique mall.
i had a small breakdown from insane happiness while we were in the store. i’m not joking. i was rooted to the ground for at least 2 minutes, laughing uncontrollably in sheer joy of all the goodness surrounding me.
it quickly passed and i was able to move on to full-fledged shopping mode. here’s what we found:
the most amazing vintage high chair
umm words cannot describe the ridiculousness of this bag. it was gold lamé with puffy painted words and bedazzled rhinestones. remember ladies, money isn’t everything.
mike purchased a lot of old postcards. this was the best one by far.
this was a gem of a garment. it was a 1940s dress and it was stunning on but, alas, i could not zip it up around the girls. i still think of it at night.
cousin tried on a fetching cape and reunited with some clogs she had met years before.
and now…
for the piece de resistance:
yesssssssssssss………….
oh yesssssssssss……..
that has to be the most amazing thing ever created. a jesus hot air balloon lamp with a scared clown dangling from the side. i call it “clown of little faith.”
i just want to meet the adult who had to look up at this every night during his/her formative years and thumb through all the complexes this person must have as a result. i mean, a clown hanging from the basket of a jesus balloon.
don’t go all crazy on me. i’m pretty sure if jesus were here i’d show this to him and he’d laugh. a lot. i wouldn’t try to talk to him about the meaning of life, or heaven. i’d just be like “hold up, dude. you gotta see this.”
here’s what i walked away with.
a blue sequins skirt, a pretty cool feathered fedora, and a wool poncho trimmed with alapaca fur with two alpacas embroidered into the built in scarf. plus, an elton john record and heeled cowgirl boots, not pictured.
i eventually just had to stop looking at stuff. it was all too good. i highly suggest days gone by antiques in fountain square for some good finds and cheap prices.
vintage fo’ life.
Ornamental Things
i’m trying not to be too much of a shopper these days but one of my favorite little jewelry sites, Ornamental Things, is having their annual birthday sale – 30 to 40 percent off – and i thought i would share. i’ve bought something from their booth two years in a row at pitchfork and they continue to be some of my most worn pieces of jewelry. good quality and fun, quirky designs.
here are some of my picks:
aaaannnddd here’s what i got. something cute for everyday wear.
what’d you get?
i found it
the perfect twirly dress for darla marie. i can’t wait for the next holiday/excuse to give it to her.
i love thief and bandit kids designs!
Why Should I?
Just sign up for it. it’s good. trust me. stop wasting your life in the grocery store.
Green Bean Delivery for Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Louisville. $15 off your first order with the promo code “MomJeanz” (case sensitive) and Elaine Tucker in the referred by section.
milk rotation
as if i don’t have enough on my plate i seem to think it is a good idea to over complicate things by having a schedule for our milk buying. yes, a schedule. it’s a dilemma people.
here’s our milk rotation:
snowville creamery – gets delivered to us in our green bean delivery. pros are that it is local, grass grazed, less pasteurized, very tasty. cons = not organic, packaged in cardboard which is not reusable even though it’s recyclable, a bit on the pricey side, and only available in 2% and whole. we lean towards 1%.
stay with me. it gets better.
hartzler dairy – this used to be our go to in the grocery but now our closest store doesn’t carry it since we moved. but i just saw that hartzler was added to green bean so now things are going to get even trickier. pros = grass fed, local, extremely tasty, packaged in glass deposit bottle that is reused. no waste home friendly. cons = priciest option and out of the way to obtain. also not organic. only available in skim, whole, and 2%. rats.
wait for it…
nature’s basket 1% and soy milk – this is what we now pick up when we run out in between our green bean delivery. i just juggle back and forth between cow’s milk and soy. i can’t make a decision. which one is more ethical? which one will save the world the most? which one is better for our bodayyyys? i can’t handle the pressure!!!!
ok anyway i’m bored with typing all these pros and cons out. you get my drift. you now see how this is completely insane that i actually put mental thought into these choices but sometimes i feel like the weight of the next 7 generations depends on which milk jug i choose. why? because of that damn 7th generation slogan, that’s why. and because i care goshdangitalltohell. because i really do believe that the products i buy today will effect tomorrow.
you know that lady who’s been standing in the milk aisle for 10 minutes just staring at the rows and rows of milk. that’s me. if you see me, for the love of Jove, please just pick up the carton closest to you and put it in my hand and then push me onward to more pressing matters.
this life of trials and tribulations is not for everyone, but it’s the path i’m destined to walk. don’t cry for me, Argentina.
*obviously this is a first world problem and i’m providing this little write-up for proof and parody that this way of life is insane. and i’m insane. we’re all insane. yes, even you. now go forth an do good deeds. be bold and mighty forces will come to your aide.
what i bought this week on the internet
my fashion tastes usually fall into one of three catagories: lace, floral, southwestern. here’s what i got this week with the excuse of celebrating a birthday in LA in just a couple of weeks
looks like floral got left out this time
1. earrings by DittyDrops on Etsy. i wanted just about every pair. my second choice would be these, just in case anyone is shopping for me for that big 2-9 i have coming up.
2. Urban Outfitters Dress. lace + scallops = perfect warm weather dress in my eyes.
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