Technology Gadgets vs. Houseware Gadgets

Hello!!! So unfortunately the last month has been insane and I have not been able to post as much as I would like to. However, I am always saving ideas and gadgets that I want to blog about. So as most of you know I am both obsessed with tech gadgets as well as housewares, specifically anything that helps organize things :) So this post is going to be some of my favorite new tech gadgets that I have found online (some may have been purchased :)) and some of my favorite houseware/organizational gadgets!

Let's start with the tech gadgets because quite frankly I am obsessed with the latest and greatest tech stuff (Yes I am definitely my fathers daughter haha)

1. Pivot Power Mini

This is a great little surge protector that has both regular outlets and USB ports. Now this isnt totally new, because I do have one that is similar made my Belkin, however, I like that the electric outlets are spaced out on the device. I have found with other ones where the outlets are right next to each other that sometimes two larger plugs dont fit next to each other!


2. PowerCurl Cord Manager

So I am always annoyed with how my cords are always getting either tangled with eachother, collecting tons of dust behind my desk, or getting caught up in my feet when I am sitting at my desk. This is a GREAT way of keeping the cord managed, especially when you have multiple cords under your desk (mine is RIDICULOUS!)


3. Cordies Cable Organizer

I LOVE the idea of having a place to hold my plugs in place. I am always taking my computer away from my desk and I always end up crawling underneath my desk like an animal trying to grab my cords and thread them back up behind my desk which is such a pain! I have seen these before but never in such a cute pink color (I am such a sucker for pink!)


Okkk so now to housewares! Here are a few of my fave things I have found online:

1. Broom Groomer

THIS IS JUST BRILLIANT!! I cant tell you how many times I have sat over my trash can and pulled lint and hair off my broom (having all hardwood requires a lot of sweeping, NOT MY FAVORITE!). If this works well I think its an amazing gadget!!

2. Tether Stemware Saver

So basically every time I put my wine glasses in the dishwasher I always pray to the Wine gods that my glasses wont break during the crazy washing cycle. At times my dishwasher sounds like it is going to take off, so I dont have much faith in its ability to not break my glasses. I swear sometimes I open the dishwasher and my bowls are right side up (when put in the opposite way) and I really wonder what happens during that crazy cycle. Needless to say, this is an AMAZING way to keep those pretty and NECESSARY glasses safe :) Yes of course I could hand wash these puppies but reality is sometimes I just want to be able to stick them in the dishwasher and know that they will come out safe! So this is a great answer to that.

3. Citrus Fruit Juice Sprayer:

So I couldnt resist putting this one because it just looks so cool to me!! I question how well it works, but if it does then its amazing! There are SO many things that I use lemon juice on and to be able to just spritz it on to things would be amazing!


I hope everyone is having a GREAT start to their week!!

My weekend vs. My office

The clash of my crafting weekend and my office..

During our weekly Monday meeting this week, I was met with quite the peculiar situation. We were casually talking about our weekend and when it came to my turn I suddenly was not sure what I should say. After hearing about crazy parties in the city, backpacking and beer with friends, and a weekend in LA, I felt a little awkward saying I had a fabulous weekend being a part of an infant photo shoot, baking some amazing cookies, and crafting as much as I could. All of a sudden these activities felt light years away from anything my office would vaguely understand let alone appreciate.. After pondering for a moment I said that I had a great time up at home visiting my sister and I left it at that. Feeling a bit ashamed for not giving credit my crafts and baked goods, I asked myself why I felt I couldn’t share those things with folks in my office…? Well for starters most of them are younger than me by a few years which means their weekends still consist of mass beer consumption, sports, and sleep. That is great and all (I will make the appetizers for the football games) but not really what I am in to. The other side of this conundrum is this “corporate America female” ideal. Let me start off by saying I have bucked this ideal as much as possible (hence the pink décor all over my desk) but I still feel the need to keep my love for domestic activities separate from my work life to an extent…sad but true. And that is my quick rant!

But enough about all that boring corporate America crap that I promised not to talk about in this blog, lets get to the good stuff….what I created this weekend~!!

For starters my niece sawyer had her infant photo shoot Saturday (which was too cute for words and “His Grace Photography” is absolutely amazing!) so of course Heather and I had some accessories that we needed to create prior to it. Heather made an adorable headband using silk scrapbooking flowers, felt, and a piece of white t-shirt. It turned out adorable when paired with the pearls in one of the pictures. I was bound and determined (and a little nervous) to create these t-shirt material sandals that I saw on Pinterest (I know, surprise surprise!). Well lucky for me they turned out absolutely adorable and turned out to be pretty easy! I still need to do some perfecting on the “pattern” but I am going to try and make some more in other colors!

Sunday was my baking and crafting relaxation day. I tried a recipe I had found for Snickerdoodle cookies with pumpkin cream cheese frosting. They turned out delicious!! I was also able to make a really cute crocheted knit headband that I love!! I had crocheted once before but I needed a quick refresh so I Googled a crochet tutorial (thank you YouTube) and got to work. Once I figured it out the project went really fast! I taught Heather how to crochet and she was able to create one too. We have so much spare yarn at my parent’s house so it was easy to find a few fun colors to make the headbands in. All my crafts were successful this weekend, which is amazing!

Here is the evidence…

Here is the adorable headband (and baby) my sister made! :)

The baby sandals!

Delicious cookies!

The headband!

Another shot of the headband!