I got a couple clearance shirts from Mama's MilkBox...excited about the nursing hoodie, should get a lot of use this fall.
I'm currently looking at push toys for LO and I'm debating between cheap plastic and nicer ($$$) wooden toys made by companies that are more eco-consious like Hape.
A few solid-colored onesies from Primary (if you haven't checked them out, you should - their stuff is so soft, well-made and reasonably priced).
A new Halo sleepsack, he kicked through the zipper on his A&A muslin one but his other Halo one has held up well. I should probably look for a fleece one for the fall...
I'm expecting a new Mama's Milkbox this week, hopefully there will be a couple things in it I want to keep.
Otherwise, I really haven't been spending much on me or C, we've been spending on house projects lately. Next up is picking out patio furniture!
Post by obscurereference on Aug 22, 2016 9:09:46 GMT -5
We just got a couch, dining table + 4 chairs, and 3 counter height stools from a consignment store. I'm loving them. The furniture we replaced I'd had for almost 15 years so it's been a nice change. Someone came and picked up our old couches and DD1 cried and said "I just miss them so much" as they were pulling away lol.
I did a pretty big kids clothes order the other day with some good sales at Gap/Old Navy. I need to figure out shopping for boy clothes. I never like anything and poor DS ends up with no clothes. Girl clothes on the other hand... I think I have a problem. And now that we have two girls, I buy even more for DD1 because we can use them twice! I'm pretty good about not buying for the baby. I usually get one thing when I do a big sale order. Like she cares...
DoesItComeInPink I'll have to try purple eyeshadow! I never bother because I feel like my glasses cover eye makeup.
Bought two new end tables for the family room as the current ones are too easy for Emma to pull over. Like the original ones better but the new ones will do and the old ones will go into the living room until we can move back because of busy hands.
Lots of baby proofing items since she is walking already. She is going to be out of control very shortly.
We finally just bought a baby monitor and mesh crib bumper so we could move FS3 into FS2's room! We also need to buy baby proofing items and a play yard to keep him fenced into the living room.
Post by thatgirlrachel on Aug 22, 2016 15:39:24 GMT -5
DoesItComeInPink, our student worker recently got the 7 Edge and loves it. I had a Galaxy until May when mine decided to randomly delete every picture on my phone (thank God for all of the backup clouds I use!). So I switched over to Apple and will never look back. I know they aren't for everyone, but I thought I would share an anecdote.
Gymboree had some good sales recently so I bought a few things in 12-18 months for fall. They had an adorable alligator zip up hoodie I've been eyeing for a long time finally on sale. I was super excited.
I also bought plane tickets for our trip to Florida in November. That's fun I guess.
We took a trip to the outlet mall this weekend - I bought out the Carter's store (2 pairs of shoes, lots of pjs, a few dresses, jeggings, onesies, you name it). I also got a bunch of cute stuff at Loft for myself, and my husband got a ton of work clothes. It was an expensive trip.
I also finally cashed in my Sephora gift card that my husband got me for my birthday (in May) and did the 90 minute one-on-one session. So. Much. Money. I essentially got all new make-up from scratch, including brushes and skin care. It was nice to splurge and be pampered.
I still need a new TV stand in our living room, mostly for baby proofing purposes, but also because the one we have now is from college and is supremely ugly. I also want some decorative storage bins that work with our current built-in shelving and help Declutter/baby-proof. I'm gonna hold off a bit though, given our recent purchases.
Post by obscurereference on Aug 23, 2016 7:55:11 GMT -5
thatgirlrachel I had a galaxy and switched to an iPhone, too. I liked it at the beginning but now I really hate the iPhone. It has no storage space. Driving me crazy. The new Note 7 can have 256 Gb. I could take a hundred videos! I'm also tired of Apple not playing nice with Google. Why can't they just get along?!
thatgirlrachel I had a galaxy and switched to an iPhone, too. I liked it at the beginning but now I really hate the iPhone. It has no storage space. Driving me crazy. The new Note 7 can have 256 Gb. I could take a hundred videos! I'm also tired of Apple not playing nice with Google. Why can't they just get along?!
What size iPhone do you have? My friend only bought the 16GB and she has the same issue. I have the 64GB and have had no storage issues yet. But I also use my unlimited Google cloud and my 25GB of Verizon cloud to store my videos/photos, so if I do run out of my actual phone storage it won't be a huge deal because I'll still be able to keep/access them. I have never had any issue with Google and Apple not getting along. I use gmail and google on the regular and (knock on wood) have had no issues. What kind of issues do you have?
thatgirlrachel I had a galaxy and switched to an iPhone, too. I liked it at the beginning but now I really hate the iPhone. It has no storage space. Driving me crazy. The new Note 7 can have 256 Gb. I could take a hundred videos! I'm also tired of Apple not playing nice with Google. Why can't they just get along?!
What size iPhone do you have? My friend only bought the 16GB and she has the same issue. I have the 64GB and have had no storage issues yet. But I also use my unlimited Google cloud and my 25GB of Verizon cloud to store my videos/photos, so if I do run out of my actual phone storage it won't be a huge deal because I'll still be able to keep/access them. I have never had any issue with Google and Apple not getting along. I use gmail and google on the regular and (knock on wood) have had no issues. What kind of issues do you have?
I use cloud storage as well. I have to upload constantly to keep enough free space. And with android, photos upload automatically to google, Apple you have to manually do it. Which doesn't seem like a big deal, but it is to me. Just lost a video the other day because I thought it was done and it wasn't. I think I only have 16, but I don't think 64 would be enough either!
Post by thatgirlrachel on Aug 23, 2016 12:23:09 GMT -5
obscurereference, Maybe set a reminder on your phone to back it up every morning or every night? I back mine up every morning as soon as I get to work...I've just made it a part of my routine. I agree that it would be more convenient if it were automatic, but to me that is one small con of the iPhone compared to several cons (for me) with the galaxy. But Like I said, I know someone who has the edge and loves it. Everyone has their preferences!
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