Friday Things
1. Einstein is such a serious upside-down sleeper. That’s when he sleeps hard. I love when his jowls fall down and all his teeth hang out. So funny. I had never seen a dog sleep like this until I got him, and seven years later, it still makes me laugh when I see him spread eagle, front paws tucked in, and “smiling”. Ahh, the life of a dog!
2. We had so much fun at the beach last year for our wedding, that we went ahead and rented the same house for a week. T-minus 50 days until I can dip my toes into the ocean, yesssss!
3. Have you seen this list that Amazon released? 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime – a bucket list of books that spans a wide variety of genres. I looked through it and have only read 13 of the books; it looks like I have a to-read list to consult for quite some time!
4. I don’t know about you, but anytime we have people over, especially for a party or a holiday, I struggle with how many beverages to buy and how many appetizers to serve. How many bottles of wine, how many different six packs of beer, how much pop, how much ice, etc. It’s always a guessing game, and um, we still have tons of beer leftover from our wedding party in September. I found this party buying guide on Sugar and Charm, and oh my, it’s a godsend. I’m totally referring to this from now on, although I will say I think the recommendations for beer are a little low for the 12 and 24 guest count (I would lean more towards 3 per guest vs 2 per guest if you know there will be beer drinkers in attendance):
5. Since we changed the clocks on Sunday, everyone in our house has had trouble getting up in the morning, include Einstein and Duke. We’ve been a bunch of sleepyheads! I hope we all start to get acclimated soon; I’ve never had an issue with the time change like this before, yikes.
6. Lindsay’s husband baked the six-layer chocolate cake with toasted marshmallow filling and malted chocolate frosting for her birthday. I’m seriously impressed! He ROCKED that cake – check it over on Love and Olive Oil.
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7. I saw this covered cake plate on Bakerella a few days ago and, oh my, I want it! It’s pricey and not terribly practical, but so fun!
[to buy: Tinsel and Twirl]
8. After binging on House of Cards, I was without a good show to watch for a little bit. Luckily, The Americans started back up and I’ve gotten sucked right back in. I also need to start True Detective; my Chief Culinary Consultant has been watching episodes while on the treadmill, but I haven’t started it yet! We also started watching The Pacific, since we watched Band of Brothers before the holidays. What shows are you loving right now?
9. Important question: How do you organize/store your makeup? I was using this makeup organizer from The Container Store for awhile, but it was nowhere near enough space. I then moved on to stacking plastic drawers from Target, which I’m using now. They’re fine, but the makeup slides around in there and it’s hard to see everything. If you have a solution you love, please share!!
10. TGIF! Enjoying snuggle time with my boys, who look like siamese twins in this photo!
I use a tray that is meant for kitchen flatware for my make-up. It has more space than you’d imagine.
Einstein is so cute! My dog sleeps that way too, but he’s a lap dog, so there is usually a person underneath him.
I keep all my makeup in two shallow drawers in my vanity, and I use those ‘clickable’ white office supply holders to store everything. Sort of like this, but in white:
http://www.target.com/p/5-pc-metal-mesh-drawer-organizer-set-silver/-/A-13429669#prodSlot=medium_1_4
It makes everything so easy to see and reach.
My golden sleeps the same way! The only dog I’ve ever had that does that!
I’ve read 33 on the list of Amazon’s books, but I don’t know, I kind of find any list suspect that uses the entire Hunger Games trilogy to take up three whole entries out of 100. I’ve read the first two and I’m not saying they were terrible or anything, but I’ve read tons of books that were nowhere near that list that were way better than either of the ones I’ve read!
For makeup storage you MUST check out the magnetic makeup boards on Pintrest. I’m not crazy on Pintrest but this one is a DIY must do – I’ll be making mine soon. Totally creative and eliminates all those containers under your sink.
OMG~Love your dogs.
lucky me, my husband got me that very same cake plate for christmas! i LOVE it! it sits on my kitchen counter and everyone always admires it. :-)
I saw that covered cake plate on bakerella the other day as well and oh my gosh I fell in love haha, definitely pricey but for sure going on my ‘wants’ list.
My dog Sophie has been sleeping on her back since we brought her home 8 yrs ago. When we first saw her do this, I remembered the line from the movie League of Their Own……”a lady reveals nothing”. But she’s a tom boy anyway. Sophie’s a little white dog who likes rolling in the dirt.
The cake plate is available from the company that actually makes it:
http://www.glitterville.com/shop/birthday/lots-of-frosting-covered-cake-plate/
It’s definitely pricey, though – $148!
Oh how I loooove your dogs. They look so happy, healthy, contented and loved. Being in Australia, our TV shows may not get to your shores, but we love RAKE, which I believe is being reshot in the US starring Greg Kinear ( hope that’s how you spell his name). Also have been watching American Idol, but we are totally disappointed with this year’s presentation. It seems to be more about the judges and appears pretty low key than previous years.
Wow, how does anyone manage to get through high school reading only 13 of those books? I’ve read over 50 of them (I’m not even 40 yet) and of those, 16 of them were in high school. Most of the 50 were before I turned 30. But I certainly wouldn’t say The Hunger Games or Harry Potter should be on that list. Yah, I read them. Entertaining – yes. Bucket list? No.