Comments on: Fave Things

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By: beckie

beckie — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:19:07 +0000

Thanks for the tip Shauna!! I’ll check out that book, too! and I’m so glad you found our little ole’ blog :) Hope to see you back here!

By: beckie

beckie — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:18:19 +0000

Thanks Mallory!! I’ll have to check out that book – I’m always on the hunt for inexpensive content for my Kindle – you never know when you’ll discover time to read!! :)

and about notebooks – I’m not capable of sticking with any one notebook long enough to fill it up, LOL – so if I actually did, I bet I’d find it hard to part with also! :)

By: Mallory

Mallory — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:20:55 +0000

I wouuld have to completely agree with your comment about notebooks!! Although, my favorite part about writing in a notebook for the first time is after I have filled it all up. During college, I filled up several notebooks and there was just something about knowing that I filled that whole thing up with notes and my thoughts. I had a hard time getting rid of my full notebooks-even if what was in them was something I would never use again!! :)
Also, on the Kindle (I actually just have the Kindle App on my iPod touch) there are several free books that are even new!! One that I really enjoyed was called a Bride Most Begrudging. It takes place in earlier days as you could probably tell by the name, but it is about a girl who accidentally ends up on a slave ship bound for America. She is sold and it is about her life. Very good! Kind of a history/romance/just all around good book. And its not written in that old english writing. Not sure when it was published, but anyways-good book!!

By: Shauna

Shauna — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:27:10 +0000

I’m a fairly new visitor to the blog and just drop by occasionally, but this post was super fun! I’m a book-a-holic also and if you like mysteries and thrillers, you should check out “The House on Tradd Street” by Karen White. It was recommended to me by a friend and it was just absolutely delicious-a mystery, a romance in the making, and just creepy enough to bring out a couple goose bumps now and then. I devoured it in hours.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:41:27 +0000

Beckie, what a fantastic post!!! LOVE IT!! Love hearing about everyone’s faves too!! It got me thinking and I now realise I have a very, very long list of favourites!! LOL! So this will be the streamlined version…

I too have a bit of a thing for stationery/storage organisation supplies – my favourite shop is kikki-k – http://www.kikki-k.com/

When it comes to skincare I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Jurlique products (I’ll just pick two) – fave everyday one is their Soothing Foaming Facial Cleanser and my luxury one is the Herbal Recovery Neck Serum! – http://www.jurlique.com.au/

Make-up – can’t do with out my Clinique Superbalanced liquid foundation, my Australis eye pencil and Guerlain Blush 4 Eclats. And when it comes to lip balm… I always have a tube of this little beauty in my handbag – Lucas’ Papaw Ointment – http://www.lucaspapaw.com.au/ (it’s great for minor burns too and as I cook a lot, it’s come in most handy!!)

I am a real FOODIE! So I can’t finish without sharing my faves. I LOVE my cookbook collection and I have a massive collection of food magazines – my fave magazines are ‘Donna Hay’ – http://www.donnahay.com.au/

My absolute fave food products – imported Colonna Gran Verde Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Holy Goat La Luna handcrafted goat cheese, Shaw & Smith wines – especially the sauvignon blanc, San Pellegrino sparkling mineral water, Lindt Chili Dark Chocolate!

I love:
my microplane zester – http://us.microplane.com/microplaneclassicserieszestergrater.aspx
my 20cm Mundial Cooks knife – http://www.mundialusa.com/5100_individual.html
my baby cupcake baking trays and Edable Art dusting glitter

Ok I think that will do for now!! LOL! Thanks for letting me share! And even though most are Australian products I hope you had fun reading!! :o)

By: Beckie

Beckie — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:55:32 +0000

LOL!! Every year I buy the kids a new backpack and all new supplies. and every year he insists that last year’s backack and supplies are still “perfectly fine”. He just doesn’t get it :) hee hee! Another place I LOVE and forgot to mention is Utrecht’s – http://www.utrechtart.com/ They have the Alvin Draft Matic also, and it’s actually only 9.99 there! ($4 cheaper). Plus they have all kinds of other wonderful things. *sigh*….:) :) :)

one tip – don’t buy the .3mm lead pencils. I’ve tried and tried, but just can’t make it write without breaking the lead. It must be only for special paper surfaces and drafting applications.

By: Beckie

Beckie — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:51:27 +0000

ME TOO! my hubby won’t let me ENTER the pen/pencil aisle at the store any more, LOL! thanks Julia!!

By: Beckie

Beckie — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:49:47 +0000

candles!! yes, good call! I love burning candles in the house – makes it feel so “homey” to me! Haven’t tried Scentsy though – is that one of those “home sales” things? I’ve used Party Lite before and loved them, but most of the time I’m a spur-of-the-moment girl and just pick up Yankee Candle (especially now that Target carries them!).
I swore that i’d never give up paper scrapping because of my pens and paper addiction, but alas, it was just too time and space consuming. So now I just indulge in pretties for my office and work :) :) so nice to see so many other ladies who understand me!! ha ha.

By: Beckie

Beckie — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:45:52 +0000

I contemplated leaving it out of the post because of the name, didn’t want to offend anyone, LOL – but I adore it so I couldn’t leave it out in good conscience! :) <3