My favorite summer polish combo

Call me boring, but I basically do 2 things with my nails, which is dictated by seasons.  In the fall and winter I stick to cherry or deep reds, and at the first sign of warmer weather, I switch immediately to light pink pastels on my fingers and fluorescent hot pink on my toes very similar to a combo like so:

OPI "Pink-a-Doodle" and China Glaze "Flip Flop Fantasy"

I once painted my nails what I call "goth" and I hated it.  Goth (in my book) = black or dark purple.  Yes, I know this was "in", but I just couldn't.  I felt like I should be jamming out to the Pandora Marilyn Manson station and applying a fresh coat of black lip liner on my lunch break.  Never again.

Occasionally I'll put a hot pink on my nails (I did a coral shade on Monday), but typically I stick to the pastel/fluorescent pink combo and it makes me very happy. It really is the little things.

In the spirit of my summer polish combo making it's long awaited return, I present to you my splurge and steal polish picks for the 2011 summer season. 

NAILS

 [STEAL]
$1 - e.l.f. "Bubble Gum Pink"

[SPLURGE]
$8 - essie "French Affair"

TOES

[STEAL]
$1 - e.l.f. "Passion Pink"

[SPLURGE]
$8 - essie "Knockout Pout"

 So now I pose the very important question, what is YOUR favorite summer polish combo? Are you digging what I'm digging? 

Squeeze a Boob, Save a Life

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and today at work we were encouraged to wear pink in support of the importance of the early detection of breast cancer.

One of our committees sold these pink ribbons for $1 to raise money for the Breast Cancer Society. Aren't they so cute??

What's more of a bargain than giving yourself regular monthly breast self-exams? It doesn't take long and you could potentially save your life.
To learn more about breast self-exams, visit the Susan G. Komen foundation's Web site by clicking here: Breast Self-Exam

I once was a mail hoarder

I'm not sure why, but I absolutely despise checking my mail. OK, yes I do know why ... I'm just that lazy. Anyway, I know this sounds really trivial, but it's actually a problem that's gotten out-of-hand. I get TONS of junk (and legit) mail with my name, address, etc. all over it, and I can't in good conscience just toss it in the trash. Helloooo, identity theft!

So, it never fails. My old mail just piles up and I find it stashed all over my apartment. The thought of going through it is overwhelming and is always the absolute last thing on my to-do list. After all, I pay all my bills online anyway. Plus, it's not like I have a shredder just hanging around, so what the eff am I supposed to do with it all??

In addition to my mail hoarding habits, I sort-of have an addiction to anything pink. it doesn't really matter what it is (e.g. body wash, stationary, post-it notes, razor, travel toothbrush holders, luggage, clothes, napkins, you get the idea), if it is pink I "have" to have it. I won't know I "needed" it, but turn something pink and magically "ohhh it's so cute, I have to have it."

Getting to my point. (Yes, I have a point.) You see, this little pink guy caught my eye and has become my new BFF: "What is it?" you ask? Well, it's my cheaper shredder alternative, duh!

So, I was at this gem of a store called The Sample House and Candle Shop purchasing a couple of these on a BOGO (buy one/get one) special:

when I noticed the hot pink little gadget on the counter. I soon discovered it was an "ID theft protection stamp" and I got a little excited because I didn't know such a thing existed.

The way it works is the stamp has a unique pattern that will mask your private and confidential information. The cute hot pink one I got is by a company called "Kes'pon". If you have any interest in a hot pink (or green, blue or plain ole' white) ID guard stamp, check-out the Kes'pon's online store. The small version (size I got and works perfectly fine) will cost you about $10 bones while the larger version is about $20 (plus S&H).

Both stamps regardless of size will last about 1,000 impressions. When you run out of ink, you can just purchase a refill on the same site. Or, if you have a Sample House & Candle Shop in your vicinity, just snatch one up there and save on S&H. It's a much, much cheaper alternative to a shredder if I do say so myself.