13 for '13!

So I have been contemplating whether or not I should create and post some New Years resolution or not. The idea to me is kind of silly. If I want to change something why not start right away? Why wait to use new years as a prerequisite of changing for the better? Then I thought well, I haven't started doing anything different yet... I don't normally just set goals (is that weird?). So without further ado here is my list. 13 things I will try to work on for 2013.

1. Blog more! (So far I think I am off to a good start.)
2. Take at least 1 picture a week. (Many people try to do a picture a day, that to me is not realistic. Hell, I not even sure I will remember to do it every week.)
3. Finish the list of repairs/upgrades we have planned for our house. (This one is a little out there.)
4. Organize EVERYTHING! (Ok, maybe not everything)
5. Start school again. (My eyes are set on Summer session but at the latest the Fall.)
6. Finish my tattoo sleeve.
7. Potty Train my 2 year old (She will be 3 in March. Maybe this should be my number 1 resolution!)
8. See a museum or attraction that I have never seen before.
9. Lose some weight? (I don't plan on starting any time soon but I should so maybe if it is listed here I will feel obligated to?)
10. Open an Etsy store. (I have been wanting to do this for a while but I am concerned that I would spend more money listing items than I would actually make.)
11. Get my savings account back to where it was BEFORE we bought this house in August 2012.
12. Go see a movie in a movie theater. (Sounds easy, right? Not when you have a little one and are "against?" baby sitters.)
13. Become pro at HTML or CSS or whatever. (Maybe not pro but there is definately more I would like to know.)

How do you feel about setting goals? or New Year Resolutions? What is your resolution list? Leave it in the comments!

Elf on the Shelf Non-Religious Option?

Sorry this one is a bit late. I had been too lazy to take a picture for this post.

Being an Atheist, it is important for me not to include anything about Jesus in our Holiday celebrations. She is much to young to be able to understand that type of information. Because of this I normally pre-read any holiday books before choosing them to read to our 2 year old. Unfortunately, I did not do this with the Elf on the Shelf book. On page one page there was a line that read "I won't get to tell him that you've said your prayers". We decided to take that part out and change the words to "I won't get to tell him that you've said your pleases and thank yous". As you can see I used my new label maker to make it appear seamless. ;)

Another thing I didn't really like about the book was that the elf seems like a tattle tale. We chose to have our elf be more of a sneaky jokester, similar to a leprechaun. Hopefully by next year I can find a better book to introduce Sparkly!

What do you like or don't like about the Elf on the Shelf? Have any great Elf on the Shelf activities to share? Put it all in the comments!

1st Giveaway EVER! (EdenFantasys)

UPDATE: Over now folks!

I am so excited to be hosting my very FIRST giveaway and with Valentine's Day just around the corner I am so glad that the giveaway is for EdenFantasys!

A few months ago I placed an order on EdenFantasys and purchased these fortune cookies (now discontinued). My family loves to go to any one of the various Asian buffets in our area and we love to play jokes on each other. My brother in law is also super gullible, so this was a prank waiting to happen! At some point while he was out grabbing a plate I alerted his wife that I had some naughty fortune cookies and that I wanted her to play along. She was all for it! I placed the cookies on the table and encouraged my brother in law to eat them right away. He opened one and read it. It said something like, "You will get lucky tonight". His jaw dropped. They have a thing where they put weird or funny fortunes on Facebook and he said immediately that this one was going on Facebook. We opened a few more and all had a laugh. It was even more funny when we told him that they were "fake" and I had brought them in with us.

Not only does EdenFantasys have cute party items but they also have everything you could ever possibly need to make Valentine's night and every night extra special. EdenFantasys makes it amazingly easy to find the right products by offering some pretty neat features.

They offer an option for you to view the actual size of the item on your computer screen. All you do is get a credit card or a $20, match the size of the card or $20 with the on screen slider and then your item is viewable in actual size. How cool is that?! This works for most of the products on the site. Now you can see how big that sex toy will be or even the actual size of the candles, lotions and other products. It really helps to have a visual of what you are purchasing. I wish all sites would have a feature like this. :)

Another one of my favorite things about EdenFantasys is that every single product has a ton of reviews! It is so helpful to have quality reviews of each product. EdenFatasys has really put together a quality site offering a wide range of adult products. 

GIVEAWAY!

PRIZE: $25 gift code for EdenFantasys.com

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No Taco Bell!

Really Taco Bell? I think this is a bit bold. How weird is it to get this on the damn taco sauce?