I really wanted to get a door sign for the baby’s room – something cute to signify that it’s her lair. Unfortunately everything I saw was just too damn cutesy, where “whimsy” equates to “really curly fonts,” shabby chic, and other nonsense.
Thankfully, Etsy came to the rescue again with Rumpelstreet Boutique. They have a ton of vintage-looking signs that you can personalize with colors and interesting fonts to your taste.
I was super pleased when we got the little one’s sign. I chose a pretty tarnished looking script initial with a nice skinny type for her name, both in black, and offset it with a bubblegum pink. It’s also totally sturdy and heavy duty, and very well made. She actually loves seeing it on her door now – when we carry her by she always reaches for it. I hope she enjoys it for years to come!
I can’t tell you how dangerous it is for me to go into Trader Joe’s. I know it’s definitely a love/hate place for folks, but I have found some sinfully yummy things that just can’t be beaten in taste and price from other places. Plus, it’s really my only splurge in the pre-packaged food area. We do eat pretty healthily, but it’s nice to indulge in laziness every once in a while.
0% Fat Greek Yogurt: tastes just like Fage, comes in yummy pomegranate and blueberry, and 1/2 the price.
Chicken Tikka Masala: It’s kind of hard to believe this is frozen. The only Indian that I’ve have (pre-made) that resembles… um, Indian.
Blueberry & Peach Panna Cotta: I kind of wish I never found this because it’s so damn dangerous. I’ve had plenty of panna cotta from high-falutin’ restaurants in my day, and this one certainly beats some of the best. And all you have to do is defrost. I know. Go get like 12 now.
Highbrow Chocolate Chip Cookies: Finally a cookie in a box that makes it pointless for me to bake. Seriously buttery, salty, sweet yumminess.
Teeth are a pretty hot topic around here now. I’ve had a relatively good run with my teeth until this summer. During my routine 6 month check up, I was told that I needed a root canal. Yikes. Thankfully, it was not as bad as I had thought and I had zero pain and got to listen to my iPod the whole time so I didn’t freak out. But once that was done, I was told that there wasn’t enough tooth left from the root canal to put a crown on so I would need to get a crown lengthening. Note to self: don’t look up “crown lengthening” on Google, and for heavens sake DO NOT look at the photos. Yay! More oral surgery and money to spend on my stupid jacked up mouth!
In better news, the little one sprouted her first tooth! She has been fussy and whiny for many weeks, drooling, and grabbing at her gums. Then we had the pure joy of night wakings and refusing to go back to sleep. I was started to get desperate, but then I finally saw that little tooth poke out and at least there was a reason for all of this nonsense. Now we get to go through this again for each one of the rest of her teeth – whee! She’s also learned how to use said tooth (ouch) and brushing her one tooth is pretty funny.
Poor little bit. She has no idea that these stupid things are only going to be trouble.
