Two Things That Have Recently Changed My Life

I hate showering. I used to think it was because I hate doing all the crap afterwords (the hair stuff, the makeup stuff, etc.). But it turns out that I hated showering because I was never pleased with the end result. It doesn't matter what the season in Maryland, it's always humid, and I hadn't found a product that could tame the frizziness. Until now. Since this discovery I have washed my hair at twice the usual rate (although that usual rate will remain classified). But twice as often?! That's incredible. It's life altering, in fact.


Chuck and I used to keep about six Nalgene water bottles in our fridge, ready for the drinking. But then all the stuff about BPA came out and with Rhett around, I knew there had to be a better way. But how to ensure cold water without a water dispenser on our fridge door or a working ice maker? (Please don't suggest ice trays. They're far too much work.) Our trip to my sister's house last month showed me the way. They kept a cute little water jug in their fridge. It saved my sister about 86 minutes per day on water requests from her little ones. Of course, I don't have three little ones, but still, I knew that it would solve our dilemma. On our last day, Emily and I ran (literally, we were running) by a garage sale. Lo and behold was this beauty! I could have sworn a sun's ray shown directly on it. At only two dollars, I knew it had to be mine. Add a couple of $1 swim diapers and an Orioles batting helmet and SOLD. Luckily it safely made the trip back to Maryland and it's been solving our thirst problem ever since.