Things I am loving right now

Okay, usually I try to make some sort of point when I blog, but for a change, I am just going to tell all y'all the things that are making my life better right now!!

1. Lush. http://www.lush.com/ I am expecting a delivery on Tuesday and my kids are almost as excited as I am. I love the bath bombs. There is just something inherently fun and wonderful about taking a bath in pink sparkly water with flowers floating in the tub. My kids go WILD over the bath bombs - even my son.

2. My Gym. http://www.my-gym.com/ My son went to a birthday party there about a year ago and was in love. It is well worth the money. The instructors are all amazing and you can tell they genuinely love working with kids. They change the set up every week so there's new equipment and exercises. They do a great job of blending exercise with fun with teaching skills with free play with music.

3. Flex spending accounts. https://www.mbicard.com/default.aspx This year between the health care and dependent care FSAs we will save about $3000 dollars in taxes. And I get this nice credit card I can just use to pay for all our Rxs and doctor co-pays. It's really cool. I am not exaggerating when I say that we easily spend $50 a month on prescription co-pays alone. Asthma is not a cheap condition, I'll tell ya that. That doesn't even begin to include the money we spend on physician visits for everyone through the year.

4. And speaking of asthma - Pulmicort turbuhaler. http://www.twistclickinhale.com/ This has made my life so much easier. Instead of the daily 15 minute nebulizer struggle with my five year old, he is DONE his daily dose of pulmicort in 0.1 second.

5. Zoloft. http://www.zoloft.com/zoloft/ I am not shy to admit that I come from a long line of clinically depressed folks. I've had bouts of the blues since I was in high school. I really always wondered when it would really hit me. This year, it finally did. After almost a month of feeling like I was losing my mind and nights crying on the bathroom floor, my husband convinced me it was time. I was nervous about side effects. But I had a great response to a pretty low dosage, and I feel like me again. It does make me sleepy. But given the choice between wife who won't get out of bed ever and wife who needs a little extra nap on the weekends, my husband is willing to give me the extra nap time.

6. Bra tanks. http://www.victoriassecret.com/ Let's face it, after a combined total of 5 years pregnant and/or nursing, my boobs just ain't as perky as they used to be. Yet, I do love wearing tank tops. (I do think this is partly due to sheer joy at being garment-free) I am very thankful that now I can wear a tank top AND have a nice looking chest.

7. Intuition. http://www.schickintuition.com/ The razor. A little pricy, but let's be honest. This is the only reason that my legs and armpits do not look like sasquatch. It just requires so little effort to shave now.

8. Charmed bracelets. http://charmeddesigns.blogspot.com/ My friend Dana makes these. She is amazing. I have several custom made bracelets from her that I get dozens of compliments on every time I wear them. I have also given her bracelets to my sisters and friends as gifts. She truly is an artist.

9. Yahoo coffeehouse. http://music.yahoo.com/launchcast/stations/station.asp?i=1061 I listen to this at work. It is mostly music that I haven't really heard before, but I like about 95% of it. And it is mellow enough for work.

10. Grind and Brew. http://www.espressopeople.com/coffeemakers/grindbrew I'm telling ya - there is just nothing better than waking up to fresh ground and brewed coffee every morning. This sucker is my alarm clock. I hear the grinder come on in the morning and know... In five minutes I can wake up and have COFFEE!!

So there you go. My product plugs. Enjoy!