A Breathe of Fresh Air

I like hygiene. I think it's pretty cool. Pretty DARN cool. And after following through good hygienic practices recently (during the time I wasn't adding to this list... whoops) I came up with something else I really really really like!

15. The feeling after you brush your teeth.

Seriously. The minty fresh feel of your teeth. The nice smiles you get from people complimenting your white teeth. The nice taste in your mouth. The fact that you just killed off gross bacteria that could cause major dental problems. It's all pretty cool.

My favorite part is definitely my teeth though. Running my tongue over the smooth surface makes me happy. Also just the slight buzz that emanates off of them because they're so clean. Pretty neet.

COLDY

It's WinterTIME. What's that mean? Well besides -10 degree without the windchill EVERY DAY, huge coats, wet feet, and a foot of snow every where, it means DRY AIR. Dry air dries out everything, skin, hair, lips, eyes.... And it sucks. So my number 14 today is dedicated to something that helps out with this ridiculous winter dryness....

14. BLISTEX COMPLETE MOISTURE Chapstick

I think I like every single part of this little tube. The appearance is 5 stars: The color of the container is a brilliant blue, the text on it is an attractive one, there's not a lot of extra writing, since all the excess info you don't care about but they give you is on the BOX it comes in, and the color of the chapstick is just a simple creme- no excess color to distract or get all over your lips. The actually chapstick is also BRILLIANT!!!

It's scent is slightly minty... think vick's vapor rub, but not as strong. It also has SPF 15, which protects against the sunlight that streams in and reflects pretty bad off the snow, causing worse lip damage than before! It is also extremely smooth as it goes on, providing a nice layer of protection on your lips that you can feel right away without being gross and slimy, or leaving awkward shiny lines all over your lips as some chapstick does, or even just being really hard and crusty, making it difficult to spread appropriately.

LASTLY. This shit works. Seriously. I can put on one layer and know I'm fully protected in my long walk to Barnett. As soon as I put it on, I feel instant relief for dry cracked lips. I love love love love this stuff, and think it's one of the few things worth the price.

I Like To Buy My Bicycles!

I went shopping today. In Kirksville, I go shopping at Wal Mart. I dislike Wal Mart. I feel like it is impersonal and simply trying to make things as cheap as possible in order to make a profit. So when I come home, I choose to go shopping at a better store. And today I needed a few things, so away I went to............

13. TARGET

Target is a place with adorable things to buy. They also have a broad range of stuff to buy, just like wal mart, but it's whole thing is not to make everything NO dollars so everyone can afford it, but to pick items that are affordable and yet still adorable. Plus, I can go shopping for hair supplies, clothes, cards, birthday presents, home decorations, school supplies, books, movies, accessories, food, and so so much more! I can go into that store and not come out for 9 years and 500 dollars poorer!

Today I went in for some hair gel, a new planner, and a cute organizer.

I came out with hair smoothing milk, bamboo hairspray, planner, 16 candles (the movie), the hangover, season 6 of house, a birthday card, some breathe mints, 2 new sweaters, a t shirt, a cute striped cami, and a whole wish list of cute posters and pillows and decorating designs for when i have my own house.

I also feel like Target does a good job of working for their customers and trying to make things work for them!

Over Again

Music makes up so much of my life. So it's gotta pop up on here in a place other than autotune. :) AND we got faster internet here at Truman, and so I have started using something again now that I don't have to wait 9 years for it to buffer and then just get frustrated when it freezes all the time.........

12. PANDORA

OOOOOOOOOOOH pandora. how i love you. it is AWESOME at finding the right songs for my mood, or a new artist. or putting together artists i love.

i can create it to play whatever i'd like, and i can use it to remember really awesome songs that i need to get onto my ipod.

AND it's holiday stations completely ROCK.

1 downside is the commercials. and the whole "are you still there? we don't like listening to an empty room!" BUT the only way to avoid that is to interact with pandora, which sparks more commercials.

besides that. >

GRAB MY LEGS

It's cold today. Like it's kind of almost winter around here. WHICH ROCKS. It also leads to many winter-esque things to be at the top of my mind. especially things that keep me warm when it's cold. Like what' I'm wearing today!

11. LEGGINGS

BUT NOT AS PANTS.

I love leggings as an accent to a cute outfit, under a long sweater/dress, or under my normal pants in order to keep warm. They can act as the perfect accessory- adding a dash of color to an otherwise drab outfit, bringing a way out there outfit back to earth- to most anything.

And you can layer them with almost anything. Other leggings, tights, shorts, capris, pants, dresses.......

The con is that people think their pants. which I guess they are by technicality. But it's disgusting to me when people where SEE THROUGH leggings and no other bottoms. And when they wear skin tight leggings to show things off that I would rather pass on seeing.

But if you just use a little bit of that awesome brain power we're blessed leggings can be AWESOME.

You Found An Item

I feel like putting a lot of stuff on here defeats the purpose. But I also believe this item REALLY needs inclusion. I got this item from Wal Mart a few weeks ago witha coupon, making it completely free, and that much better... SO HERE GOES

10. Silly Putty

This extremely versatile, multi colored gooey thing is one of the best inventions ever. It works as a stress reliever, a nerve calmer, a way to pass the time, fingerprint analyzer, bouncy ball, spider web, bubble blower, and imprint creator.

It also comes in an egg. AN EGG!!!!!!!! And if you keep it in this egg, it won't ever dry out!!!! It also comes in a two part package for less than 2 bucks.

You can squish that little ball of goo forever if you wish, and it never gets mad. It never tries to squish you back. AND IT NEVER STICKS TO ANYTHING PERMANENTLY.

one of my favorite new things to do with this is bounce it. if you roll it into a ball, IT BOUNCES!!!!! WHO KNEW????

in summary, silly putty is helping me get through college. And I got it for free

We Sing and Dance

It's been awhile. I moved into college. I've finally finished decorating my room (IT LOOKS SO CUTE) and I am relaxing and watching some youtube! Which helped me discover the next thing that absolutely neeeeeeeeeeds to be on my list!!!


9. Autotune

WAIT JUST A SECOND. please don't freak out on me. Just listen. I DO NOT like autotune on actual artists who can't sing and resort to autotuning their voice. THAT offense does not deserve a spot on this list. What I do like is when random people take funny clips of people saying things and autotune THOSE and put them into funny videos. Cuz those crack my shit up. Seriously.

Funny. There is just something quite humorous about a stupid old politician saying something stupid and having it torn apart and put into an awesome song.

Plus. Symphony of Science. End of discussion.