a latch key kid

many years ago when i was studying abroad in hong kong, i picked up a very fine, thin gold necklace with a gold heart pendant. i wore it that way for many years until i acquired a tiny gold key to go with it. people always asked me if it was symbolic for "a key to my heart," but naw, it's just two dainty pieces that looked cute together. but every since that first tiny key, i was hooked! i wanted to be a latch key kid!

when i saw that tiffany & co came out with a key collection, i really wanted to get one, but as you know, i was sidetracked and bought my tiffany diamond pendant instead. excercising self control only went as far a few months because when i went to vegas not too long ago, i KNEW i had to pay tiffany a visit, and i did.

i went in knowing that i wanted a gold key on a simple gold chain, but was COMPELETELY smitten by the super cute oval link chain! i bought a 30" chain because i liked the idea of wearing it long like this (a modified mr. t look):

and wearing it layered and short like this:

in my head, it seemed like a "deal" cuz it's a 2 in 1 look. anyways, i really love the necklace and am happy to add it to my growing jewelry family. it's so fun to be a girl!

singing my vegas blues

btw, other than a harry and david useless salt container in a shape of an apple, and l'occitane hand cream triplets, i also picked up this little ole blue box. i KNOW. you can lecture me about the economy, how people are losing their jobs, how i should save cuz i have financial responsibilities....but i did get it in vegas so i saved a tiny bit on sales tax! yay! ok, maybe i didn't save as much as i would if i just didn't get it at all....but it is bootiful girls, bootiful!

dry hands be gone!

i love rubbing my cracked man hands with l'occitane hand cream. i was hooked onto this hand cream about 8-9 years ago and have monogamously used it since, with intermittent cheating with aveeno lotion when i'm at home. it's overpriced, about $10 for a small tube, but you don't have to squeeze so much on your palms for it to do its job so i use it religiously when my dry hands need a drink of water.

while i was in las vegas, i browsed a few stores and stocked up on l'occitane. they have a promotion running right now that showcases a few different scents for their hand cream. i tried them all of course, and settled for these three tubes for a combine total of $27 ($3 off if you get three). the rose one smells lovely. it's like creaming your hands with a wedding bouquet of roses. the smell is strong initally, but will dissipate with time, leaving a hint of roses. the smell will not conflict with your perfume. the ylang ylang is a favorite of mine, though the fragrance does not appeal to all noses. it's a hard scent to describe, but to me, it smells like a soft mixture of flowers and tea. i think it's rather lovely. the regular hand cream also has a smell to it, but very subtle. this one is my old favorite and is always hanging about to moisturize my hands.

loving my triplets.

an apple for the teacher

once in a while, i become absolutely FASCINATED with something that i can't justify purchasing because it's just plain crap, like it will end up in a yard sale kind of crap. but i end up dreaming about it (literally) and then i get it. if that's not a loud message from god (the dreaming part), then i don't know what would constitute as one.

6 months ago, we stopped by a harry and david shop to kill time before heading over to a friend's wedding reception. i saw this cute apple container with a leaf spoon in it and wanted to get it then, but honestly, what would i even use it for? did i hear you say NOTHING? YUP. nothing. it's as useful as a hello kitty sammich press. besides, my kitchen is already cluttered. i really didn't need this apple. really. so i walked away patting myself on my back for executing some will power.

6 months later, i kept thinking about it. not obsessively like single white female, more like, oh, how cute and round and shiny that apple container was and i'm SURE i could have found something to put in it....so when we were out in vegas last week, i saw it again so i picked it up. no denying it this time. it is still pretty useless, but it's as round and as shiny as i had remembered. i put these fancy shmancy salt crystals in them and use the spoon to sprinkle the salt on salads, paella, etc....yup, that's a stretch alright, but i bought it anyways.