Things That Rock (and some that don't): 2

This week, my Things That Rock:
Last.fm
There's this AWESOME group of kids online that I've been involved in a whirlwind viral for the last 4 weeks... but that sentence made no sense to half (+) of you, so just stick with me. I'm not even going to attempt to explain it, but just know that it's A) online and B) totally fun.

Through them, I found (a lot of things, but also...) last.fm. It's an online music community where you build your library, share and compare lists with your friends, and basically listen to free music. Building your library is both fun and time consuming because it's slightly `addictive.

Yeah. Fun. Go check that out.

Pillow Pets
Conner saw the commercial for Pillow Pets on tv during nap time... and in full Conner fashion, he somehow managed to find JUST THE RIGHT THING TO SAY to get me to believe these would make fantastic Christmas presents.

"Can I get Chasey the pandy?"
Epic die.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY NO TO HIM WANTING TO GET HIS BROTHER A GIFT??
A CUTE GIFT?

Sweet baby Jesus.

*monotone voice* It's a pillow. No wait... it's a stuffed animal.
*tires screech* HOLY SH*T IT MIGHT BE BOTH!


So yeah.
Nothing special.

Chase's favorite thing is his Pandy. It's a cheap, stuffed panda bear that he sleeps with at night. Adorables. So it's not a bad idea to have something else "panda" related around that he can love on at night.
You can find them here.

Alabama vs. LSU

Because it is this weekend. And I am going.

Roll Tide.

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Things That Most Certainly DO NOT ROCK:


Diets That Keep You From Eating Awesome Stuff

MOST CERTAINLY not being about to eat things high in potassium.

I am on a new medicine. I can't eat ANYTHING with high potassium.

Oh, Amanda... that just means no bananas... or loads of gatorade...

YOU COULD NOT BE MORE WRONG OR ANNOYING.

Potatos - over 1000 mg

Beans - over 1000 mg

Milk - close to 1000 mg
Orange Juice - close to 500 mg
Cranberry Juice (i love it) - close to 400 mg
Avacados (mah fav) - over 500 mg

Geez.. This blows. Those are pretty much my favorite foods. Sad face.

The Time Change

Going to be honest - this is oodles better than how it is in the spring (because then I have to wake my cranky bear at SIX AM. he hates me more then).
But Chase thinking it's ok to jump out of his crib (yeah. he does that) at 5:45? NO.

Me Spending 20 Minutes Trying To Figure Out Things That Do Not Rock Because I am Having ADD Today, Like Whoa.
yeah. that.

Things That Rock (and some that don't): Premier Edition!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Yes. I am excited. Nothing is more fun than sharing things you love, want or absolutely loathe... except maybe blogging about it, right?

My Thing That Rocks for this week is an impulse buy from Target (ok, the entire trip was one big impulse buy... whatev) - E.L.F. makeup.

OK, ok... I'm not totally sure what they were thinking when they named this line, but the makeup is surprising. I picked up a 4-piece eyeshadow duo's kit (included were a brush/eyeliner combo). Honestly, I just liked the colors and thought it wouldn't stay or go on smoothly (which is a common problem with cheap eyeshadow). I was so sure of this that I turned the corner and purchased a more expensive brand with half of the shadow.

I came home, tried on the eyeshadow. It went on smoothly, without doing 14 applications, and the colors are beautiful. I actually love the brush and the eyeliner is... just ok. But not too bad. It went on smoothly, but doesn't stay long. Actually, 'staying power' is my only complaint with this line.

My suggestion is to put on some concelear/foundation/base/something for this to hold on to and it'll stay longer.

The best thing about ELF is their philosphy - makeup shouldn't cost a fortune... the prices start at A BUCK.

A few of my favs:

This is the Duo Eye Shadow Cream. I bought this in 4 shades online last Monday. $1

Another online purchase - Plumping Lip Glaze. I LOVE plumpers. $1 or $5 for this set:

And the best part? If you spend $10 online (including shipping... so that won't be hard...) and enter the code 'MARIECLAIRE', you can get a FREE 27-piece Mini Makeup Collection! WIN!

NOW... what would this be if I didn't 'complain' about something? It would be boring. That's the answer I'm looking for.

As part of this weekly series, I dare you all (double dare) to post something that most certainly Does Not Rock. The Opposite of rock. The Un-Rock. I feel like you've gotten my point here so I am moving on...

This week's Thing That Most Certainly Does Not Rock At All is:

This link about how a nice alternative to eating your placenta is to MAKE A EFFIN TEDDY BEAR OUT OF IT.

*insert vomitting*

Ok. Now that we've all lost our lunch, we should take a peek at the Placenta Bear, right?

No?

Just suck it up... because I'm showing you anyways. Thank me later. Or un-thankme. Like the opposite of thank. (damnit amanda, they get it already)

OMG NO!

ok? NO. Just... .... .... ........ ... . .. ..... .. ... ....... just no. please.

So, here's how this works:

This little thingy below is for linking YOUR Very Own Amazing 'Things That Rock (and some that don't)'... you can write them whenever you want IN the same week. I will post these on Thursdays (yes, I know it's Friday). I moved it because A) I can and B) I can and C) Because I wanted to.

Enough reasons?

KTHNX

Get to linking people! This should be tons of fun!

(now who wants to help me make a button? gooood)

(***Edited To Note: I have no idea why blogger decided to do double spacing on all of my new paragraphs, and even after removing the HTML code for it, it still appears. So it can eat me and you guys can maybe ignore it. Maybe. ***)

This Post Was Supposed To Be About My Kids Having Strep Throat. Huh.

So Mike went out of town last week (Friday early through Sunday late) and I was left with the boys for a long weekend.

Which, wasn't really that bad. ISSSSSSSSH.

Mike left us with some Money So Mommy Doesn't Have To Cook A Lot, which meant we went shopping. (duh)
"Poor Mikey" has lost 30+ pounds and his clothes are fallingthecrap off. Nothing for his bottom half fits - jeans, boxers... jeans and boxers.. yeah. And then there is Conner, the Magically Thin Child... who FINALLY made his way into 3T and some 4T clothes, but of course, his wardrobe challenges are as complicated as finding out WHAT THE HELL HE WANTS TO EAT (pulling teeth, people, pulling. teeth.).

He has no waist.

He seems to be long.

Some 3Ts fit length wise, no 4Ts fit waist wise... le sigh.


I found a few freebie jeans that had been handed down to Conner from a neighbor of my mom. They were Old Navy.

"Hummmmm... Old Navy..." and a lightbulb went off. SHOPPING!

This is dangerous.

On Friday night, with two kids in tow, I hauled all our rearends to shop. After fighting Chase The Escape Artist (he is so damn sneaky) for an hour, we left with 2 new pairs of jeans for Mike (can you believe he's lost nearly 6 inches from his waist? I know. insane), and 2 pairs for Conner (a 3T and they are long), 2 mitten and ski cap sets (we NEVER have these when we need them... I AM PREPARED.. for what? O hell if I know), and 2 shirts for me (yay).

(clearly I thought I was shopping for Noah's Ark (arky arky...) (OMG what is wrong with me) ) (* sings twosey twoseys*)

We headed to Target for a mop. Just a mop.

We spent 80 bucks.

Target is like a money-warp. You walk in, your brains are bedazzled with it's awesomeness and GottaHaveThisBecauseItCosts$5AndOMGThatShouldNotBeSoCheap and by the time you are done WhoKnowsHowManyMinutesLaterBecauseWHOCARESItsTARGET you've got no less than 68 $5 things which ADDS UP. (I should be banned from caps lock) (MAYBE TOMORROW). And then you don't even care and you can't put anything back because it's all AMAZEBALLS and whatever... you'll just sell off a kid or a dog or a husband or your soul. For more Target trips.

Some of my purchases from that trip will be in my Things That Rock blog carnival on Friday. Which I am considering making a Thursday thing next time. So yeah. Be prepared.

I Might Be Starting a Blog Linky Thing That You Can Participate In!

Frequently on this site, I endorse things I simply love, things that I have tried, want to try, or just think are awesome (unpaid). Basically, I talk about things that just plain rock. Hard.

I know that there are like... no less than 1.56 billion blog carnivals, "memes", and listy-thingamajigs... so what is 1.56 billion and one? So without further ado, I would like to introduce you all to TheMomJob's Official "Things That Rock": a weekly blog linky-thingamajig where you can feature:

• Something you love
• Something you *think* you'd love if you could *just* buy it already
• Anything you have seen that is awesome 
• Things, Stuff, EVEN PEOPLE
• Basically, anything and everything that rocks your face off

Anyone can participate.

.........and I wrote all of that (see above) last night. But this morning? I don't know what to call my blog carnival.... but I also want to include an option for you to talk about things that absolutely DO NOT ROCK. I thought about "Rocks It, Knocks It" ? No? Any suggestions?

 I will do a Mr. Linky (or something comparable) for this round-a-bout of FUN and I will make a button with a "grab it" code... don't you fret. Kicks off this Friday! WHO IS EXCITED!??!?!

(o come on) (this is fun) (seriously) (this is EXACTLY what fun looks like) (no?) (YES) (DO IT) (it MAKES YOUR BABIEZ PRETTY) (swear) (don't make me pull out the Muppet Show Mad Scientists again)