Things I LOVE This Month: October 2009

I have been a total slacker on this little ol' blog! Believe me it isn't because I haven't run into things I LOVE, but an issue of time.

So here we go for the month of October:

• Shaklee products! Love them! I went to a "Tupperware" like party for these environmentally friendly products and thought, "eh I will by some type of window cleaner and call it a day. I am sure they can't beat the gaggle of cleaning products I already have underneath the counter". Then Pete and I drank wine at my friend Emily's house, and listened to this women tell us about the products and we were SOLD. Hesitant, but sold. The products came to my door step in no time, and let me tell you their fragrant laundry detergent is the BEST I have ever smelled! I also adore their Basic H cleaner which can be used to make degreaser, window cleaner, and basic counter top cleaner. Their scour off worked wonders on my tile in my bathroom, and their anti-bacterial wipes for toys and place mats is perfect for a worried about preschool germs Mom.
• Trader Joe's Panko encrusted Tilapia and their shrimp dumplings! YUM! The Tilapia was a buy after a woman that doesn't even work for the place encouraged every passerby that this was indeed the BEST thing to buy out of the entire store. The shrimp dumplings are a great light lunch or a great starter to an Asian flare meal.
• JR WATKINS DISH SOAP totally cheating on Shaklee right here! I purchased this dish soap after purchasing other Shaklee items and wanting more environmentally friendly products without the big cost. I found this item on sale at Target and I know what to bathe in it so that I smell like this scent ALLLLLLL DAY LONG! It is AMAZING! I also bought their lemon toilet cleaner and let me tell you--it is a joy to be scrubbing that nasty thing!
• Kilwin's ice cream. I ate this down in Lake Worth, FL while on vacation, and continue to think about how yummy it was! The fudge in that joint is lick chopping too!
• Fisher Price Jumperoo Thank God for kind people that are willing to share their baby products with others! My friend shared this item with me, and let me tell you it has been heaven sent! I never have to worry about the jumper snapping off the doorway, or about leaving Addison in it while I leave the room. She just jumps and entertains herself, until she gets bored and needs to be moved onto the next thing.
• Mamma Che Buono ITALY IN AMERICA! Need I say more? AMAZING gelato, Italian desserts, and other scrumptious items. You will never ever want to leave. In fact, I am looking forward to my next trip to West Palm Beach just to go there!
• JAMBA JUICE how I love thee. Not a new find, but I hadn't had one in so long since the nearest one is in NYC, that when I found one while on vacation in Florida, I nearly wet my pants. Jamba Juice is by far the best smoothie place ever put on this earth. Seriously it is. So much so that after I found it's location I made Pete take me there more then once before heading home to CT.
• Speaking of smoothies... Yoplait Smoothie's are pretty good. They are not even remotely close to Jamba Juice, but is doable for those of us with busy lives and no time to cut up fresh fruit and scoop frozen yogurt. This comes in small packets that you toss in the blender with ice and BOOM you got yourself a smoothie.
• Starbucks VIA I am a coffee snob and when I took this taste test I could totally tell the difference. However, I liked this VIA more then I like most at home brew's and it is INSTANT coffee. Pete loves this stuff, and continues to enjoy himself a mug every weekend.

And there you have it--October favorites which didn't even include the bowl of Halloween candy that I loved so much!