Megan's Favorite Things

Yes! It's the post you've all been waiting for! It's Megan's Favorite Things post! I figured if Oprah could do it, why not me? I'm not sending you all free gifts, though. Plus, I figured I had at least try to do some posts that have nothing to do with my dogs! I took a picture of my favorite things I use on a near daily basis.

Black Puffy Nike Coat
In the clothing department, we have my absolute favorite jacket. This jacket cost me $19.99 at a factory outlet store in Castle Rock. I was so cold when we went shopping, that I had to buy a jacket, so I grabbed the first one I saw and figured I was throwing away $20. That was probably close to 4-5 years ago and this $20 jacket is my primary winter coat and still in great condition.

Gap Jeans
This specific pair of Gap jeans are almost the only pair of jeans I wear. I have a good 10-15 other pairs of jeans, but this is THE pair. They look good when I'm skinnier than usual and when I'm bigger than usual. They are long enough that they go to the bottom of chunky shoes and sit lower on the hips without being uncomfortably low. I love these jeans. Unfortunately, last time I went to Gap, they were trying something new and I couldn't get another pair exactly like them, so I bought several different new pairs, but none compare to this pair. Note how dirty they are in the picture - that's what happens when you wear the same pair almost every day.



Electric Kettle
D bought this for me at Christmas time when we had all those tea-drinking Brits here. I absolutely love this kettle. I can't figure out why it seems so much easier than putting water in a kettle on the stove, except for the fact that you don't have to remember to turn off the stove and it seems much faster. The kettle boils really fast and then shuts itself off. Plus, it's fun to watch when it boils.



Cetaphil Lotion
I was in the habit of buying the really expensive facial moisturizer from departments stores even though every dermatologist told me it doesn't do you any good. I asked the last dermatologist I went to if too much moisturizer can cause zits. He said not normally, but you can slather your face in Cetaphil Lotion if you like and it's definitely not going to cause zits. So I bought the stuff. It's great! I still have imperfect skin, but it's much less prone to huge outbreaks. No more expensive facial moisturizer for me!



Fleece Blanket
My mom made me this blanket a couple of years ago. It's the best blanket I've ever had because it's the only one that keeps me warm. The only issue is that dog hair sometimes sticks to it, but I'll take that one little issue since it keeps me so warm. A couple of months ago, D was using the blanket one day and commented how great it was. My secret was no more! Fortunately, he's not cold very often.



Vanity Mirror
I just recently bought this mirror from Restoration Hardware (yes, that's my dead bonsai tree next to it...don't ask). It's so great for examining things up close. I love to examine my skin, especially clogged pores and the likes. It also looks nice on my bathroom counter and is great for putting on my make up. For years, I've just been using the little mirror from a compact, but now, I have a real mirror!



Nigella Lawson Serving Bowls
I think I have Vy to thank for these amazing bowls. I believe she is the one who bought RG her set of these bowls. I saw them at RG's once and wanted them from then on. I bought them about a year ago. These are used for dinner almost every night. Perfect for salads or pastas and they're just pretty.



TiVo!
Come on, you didn't think I could leave off TiVo? D and I also recently discovered that our networked TiVo (the downstairs one) has Podcasts. So we can play "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me" (from NPR) anytime we want. It's got lots of other Podcasts as well. We don't yet have Car Talk available as an option, but I'm hoping it will be soon. I would listen to that one religiously. For those that don't understand what this means: On my TiVo, I can play the radio program "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me" like I would a TV show on TiVo. You just pull up the week you want to listen to from a list of recent shows, and it will play. You can't pause and rewind like with TV, but you can stop and then come back and restart it.