Shameless Product Plugs

I have found a few items recently that are “changing my life” in small, but noticeable ways and felt the need to share these items (both large and small) with you: Furry Slippers - $5.99 per pair – Fall and winter weather is upon us in New Mexico and I realized that my flip flops just wouldn’t cut it for around the house use any longer. I found these cheap, comfortable and cute (leopard print) slippers in the Target shoe department this past week and already love them. My greatest fear is that I will “accidentally” arrive at work with the slippers on one day, since at this point they are just an extension of my body. Little Boomey Wine - $3.97 per bottle – Cost Plus / World Market sends me weekly updates and I found out they are having a big red wine sale this month. So far, I have tried the Little Boomey Shiraz/Cab blend and it’s really good. Despite an 18-month membership to a ridiculously expensive wine club, I wouldn’t say I am a wine connoisseur. That said, I normally try to stay in the “tasty, yet $8-11 priced wine category.” (Alright, I admit to a “Two Buck Chuck” phase, but that’s long behind me now.) This wine meets the “tasty” requirement and I can get two or three bottles for my normal price of one! That’s a fantastic buy, if you ask me! Stikk.com – “free” – Oprah Magazine recommended this gem of a website to me and while I am still a visitor, not a member, it’s a really cool idea. Essentially it’s a place where you can track your success in specific personal goals. You enter the goal, set up a team of supporters that will email you when you have down days and have a referee track and vouch for your success. You can “put your money where your mouth is” and if you don’t succeed, you money can go to a charity. They also provide the option to have your money donated to an “anti-charity,” which I find really interesting and a great potential motivator. After all, I could certainly give $25 to a charity I loved if I missed a goal, but it would really burn to give $25 to an organization I hated because I couldn’t stick to something. I am always looking for great motivators and think I will be signing up soon to track my progress on this site. Check it out when you have some spare time! So there are a few things that have made my world a better place in the last week in addition to a great visit from my mom and a few days off work!