Holy Info Overload, Batman!

OK, so checking out Cool Mom Pics this morning and finding the must have (The Life Doc Binder from Buttoned Up) lead me on a cruise through the website. I found the Buttoned Up Newspaper columns archive and I think...yep...pretty sure...I won't be hearing my name being called for at least another hour.

If you're anything like me, the whole "fridge food storage" issue has been one that has remained a work in progress. What to use? Wrap things in foil or plastic wrap? Go for the whole Tupperware extravaganza fridge and food storage solution decor? Chuck it all and use the new disposable GladWare and Ziploc solution? Drag out my not yet used but "must have now!" vacuum food storage saver? All of this in the name of delaying that when-last-nights-beef stew-inevitably- becomes-the-much-feared-science-experiment, or- your-own-home-grown-penicillin gag fest that must occur eventually.

Someone needs to study the psychology behind it all, honestly.

Before Thanksgiving last year I decided to take the plunge and be suckered into purchasing the
Sharper Image Fresher Longer Miracle Food Storage
set. Actually, in fact, I "accidentally" ordered two sets, one of which I had planned to return...who needs all that storage, right?

My $69.99 x2 has ended up being a worthy investment. Whatever they put in this stuff does inhibit bacteria growth (in my own unofficial lab tests) even in light of all the recent controversy regarding silver nanoparticles. You can Google up a dozen test runs to read on Fresher Longer vs. Rubbermaid, glass jars and various other container types and find a wide range of results. BUT...what most of the comparison info out there does not take into account is...well...being a Mom.

Yes, glass jars may be superior in the time to fuzz factor, but we can't really be putting lots of them in the fridge when we have a two-year-old who has just learned about the amazing and utterly fascinating world of the cold recesses of the fridge interior, now can we? And Rubbermaid may be "just as good" (although not in my own personal experience) but what these testers didn't seem to consider was the slight to severe OCD that becoming a mom induces. What Fresher Longer has going for it is that super cool and highly satisfying snap on lid feature that feels like no other, AND the way they look so incredibly organized, stacked so perfectly (and they can't be stacked imperfectly) in your refrigerator. They actually made me WANT to cook, just so I can store and stack these amazing little boxes.

When you're having a day where the kids are pulling things out as fast as you are putting them away, you can escape to your own mini-nirvana by simply opening your refrigerator and looking inside for a moment of calm, peaceful, zenlike organization and say to yourself, "oh yes, I AM the rockin'est Mom on the planet".

Mommy timesaver!!!

The Schick Intuition Razor.

I actually picked this up by accident one day at the store while simultaneously attempting to shop and keep Octopus Arms (aka Jude) from putting every item in the store into our basket (and oh yes, I was tempted to use bungee cords). I would have never tried it otherwise.

This thing rocks...

OK, I'll admit it. I'm a vacuum 'Ho. It's not all my fault though because I live with a vacuum Pimpdaddy. He encourages the habit...he's just as much at fault for believing that somehow, someday, somewhere...we two shall find...a vacuum that brings our little Valhalla peace on earth.

He may have almost found it.

I was so skeptical, I scoffed in my superior vacummhighness. It was three weeks until I deemed it worthy to even touch. I was wrong, Mommykind...oh so very, very wrong.

Case in point, Vacuum purchase #13:
The Swivel Sweeper



I'm in no way exaggerating here. This thing is unreal. It's light. It's the perfect broom. You will whisk from room to room in joy! Kitchen, bathroom, hallway, kids rooms all a breeze! It is the perfect everyday solution for those annoying STAIRS we all hate so much. It empties easily. It holds a fantastic charge. It's SO GOOD for all Mommykind!

IF it could be made to handle wetish stuff, it would be sweeping nirvana.

But...don't get me wrong...I'm still angling for an iRobot Roomba.

I've just signed up over at The House Fairy! This is a program targeted toward moms helping kids happily keep their rooms clean and clutter free! The House Fairy says we can even start with our two year olds (Hey Jude, here comes The House Fairy.) Check it out. If you're already using The House Fairy let me know what you think!

Be There. Say "yes" as often as possible. Let them bang on pots and pans. If They're crabby, put them in water. If they're unlovable,love yourself. Realize how important it is to be a child. Go to a drive-in theater in your pajamas. Read books out loud with joy. Invent pleasures together. Remember how really small they are. Giggle a lot. Surprise them. Say "no" when necessary. Teach feelings. Heal your own inner child. Learn about parenting. Hug trees together. Make loving safe. Bake a cake and eat it with no hands. Go find elephants and kiss them. Plan to build a rocket ship. Imagine yourself magic. Make lots of forts with blankets. Let your angel fly. Reveal your own dreams. Search out the positive. Keep the gleam in your eye. Mail letters to God. Encourage silly. Plant licorice in your garden. Open up. Stop yelling. Express your love. A LOT. Speak kindly. Paint their tennis shoes. Handle with caring.

CHILDREN ARE MIRACULOUS!

~ by SARK

For years I've loved SARK and all of her fabulous, colorful, nurturing art and literture. Hurry, hurry! Go buy her "How to Love a Child" blanket throw and a few of her books and...like she says, let your angel fly!