Favorite Things List

I hope everyone enjoyed our Favorite Things night. I sure did. Thanks, Camilla, for emceeing the evening. Shellie has compiled a list of all of the favorite things that were shared that night. If you have any questions about any of the products let us know in the comments and we will try to answer them or connect you with the person who shared the information. Enjoy!

Advice:

For you: get outside and take a breather

Cherish your husband, focus on marriage, make it a prioirty 

Applications/gadgets to make life easier:

KidLee (keep track of what kiddos do)

Awesome Note by BRID 

Good Budget (Dave Ramsey type envelope system to keep track)

Kazoo Headphones for kids (volume control)

Blogs:

http://www.handsfreemama.com

ww.themurphysix.blogspot.com

Baby & Child related:

Tummy Calm tummycalm.com 

Amber teething necklace

Gripe Water by Baby Bliss 

Piddle pads – inserts for carseats

Good Nites Mats (disposable mats for children still potty training at nite, place on top of sheet & remove if an accident) very easy 

*Walmart has them the cheapest 

Honest Company diapers, wipes, baby, and household products. http://honest.com

Cosmetics/Beauty: 

Olive Oil (use on face or body)

Coconut Oil (use everywhere) *Call Mary Magee if you have a yeast infection she has a tip)

Mary Kay Tinted Moisturizer 

                 mascara

                 eye gel (put in frig for a morning refresher) 

Rodan + Fields Micro Exfoliator (skin cell turn over, reduce scarring, stretch marks) 

                   skin care line for skin types https/randf.com/

Coffee Beans to reduce cellulite- make your coffee fresh first thing in the morning or at night, take coffee grounds rub on places that need improvement for about 10 mins and then rinse.   If you are buying a cellulite cream look for caffeine or copper as the ingredient to reduce the appearance. 

Baby Oil -rub on bottom at night & morning for soft feet then file away dead skin 

Essie Nail Polish

Health: 

Juice plus vitamins for you or kids

AdvoCare spark instead of coffee will not make you jittery & can have while pregnant advocare.com

Cleanse Cocktail 1/3 water heat in microwave 30 seconds, shot of tabasco & lemon then drink it! will clear kidneys & liver 

Home: 

Henri Bendel Vanilla Bean Candle (little pricey but last a long time)

Scentsy https://orders.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home

Jewelry: 

Out Reach Uganda outreachuganda.org 

Noonday www.noondaycollection.com 

Kitchen: 

Dish Drying Mat by H-E-B less than $5.00 bucks

Pampered Chef- garlic roller 

Furi Ozitech Diamond Finger Knife Sharper -Amazon $12.00 bucks 

Houdini Bottle Wine Opener

Laundry:

Shout Color Catcher it really works!

Laundry baskets for each family member and wash that basket it by itself then they can fold and put away. makes separating a lot easier! 

Marriage Related: 

The FIve love Languages 

The Husband Project by Kathi Lipp you read & do simple things for him & he is not aware you are reading the  book)

Love Dare 40 day challenge 

Marriage Retreat www.austinme.org 

Journals to write personal letters to one another then read to each other

Meals: 

Emeals subscribe to website and receive weekly menus and shopping lists ($58 a year best deal) having specials right now at their website

Pioneer Woman 

Once a Month Cooking Books: Dinners in the Freezer by Martinez, Howell & Garcia & Once a Month Cooking Revised Edition by Mimi Wilson & Mary Beth Lagerborg 

onceamonthmeals.com

  

Moms:

Lily Pads (silicon gel pads for nursing)  

Pathways Magazine pathwaystofamilywellness.org  (4 times a year)

For moms & baby

Ergo Baby Carrier (best to carry baby & protects your back!) ergo baby.com 

*can find on craigslist cheaper

My breast friend nursing pillow 

Books:

A Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal” (book/workbook) by Renee Trudea

One Thousand Gifts” (book) by Ann Voskamp

Simplicity Parenting Book Kim John Payne

Office/Organization: 

Papermate Flair (multi color)  pens will not bleed

Family Christian Organizer (yearly) by Ann Knapp (Amazon.com to buy)

Sewing/quilting:

http://www.mominizer.com provides a way for you to take all your favorite t-shirts and turn it into a quilt/blanket 

Spiritual/devotional:

Jesus Story Book Bible 

Little Visits at BedTime by Mary Manz Simon

Sticky Situations by Betsy Schmidt

Sweets/Treats:

Keurig Raspberry Chocolate Truffle

Tips: 

cuticle clippers for cutting nails for kids

drink half and half coffee even while nursing and it is just enough! 

cloth diaper covers to be used for regular everyday disposable diapers and it manages blow outs & accidents 

Books for Children:

ages 0-1

What do you say?

How do you feel?

Who do you love?

What do you do?

Mandy Stanley

No No Yes Yes

Big Little

Leslie Patricelli

Dear Zoo

Rod Campbell

I like it when...

Mary Murphy

ages 1-3

Pajama Time

Blue Hat, Green Hat

But not the Hippopotamus

Sandra Boynton

One Hungry Monster

Susan Heyboer O'Keefe

I love you, stinky face

Lisa McCourt

Imagination Song

Joe Raposo

I don't want to live on the moon

Jeff Moss

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

Big Red Barn

Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown

Squirrel is Hungry

Duck is dirty

Dog is thirsty

Cat is sleepy

Satoshi Kitamura

We're going on a bear hunt

Michael Rosen

The best mouse cookie  

The series related to If you give a mouse a cookie

Laura Numeroff 

Miss Mary Mack

Mary Ann Hoberman

Chicka Chicka ABC

Bill Martin Jr & John Archambault

Dr. Seuss books

Hop on Pop

Go Dog Go

There's a Wocket in my pocket

The shape of me and other stuff

ages 3 1/2 and up

Richard Scarry's What do people do all day?

Richard Scarry's Cars and trucks and things that go

the series of books from Pete the Cat I love my white shoes

James Dean & Eric Litwin

The Doghouse

Is Everybody ready for fun?

lots by this author  Jan Thomas

The Gruffalo

Julia Donaldson