The Secret Life of Shwag
Below is a little photoessay revealing some of the shwag I’ve gotten recently, starting with this promotional notepad my husband gave me for the movie Little Miss Sunshine. On the inside are messages printed lightly across the paper. I read them and mused that this must have been made for women like me who have pretty intense PMS. I wonder if he’s trying to tell me something…
Check out my gorgeous little P in his Minti shirt (this is the part where you agree with me that he is, in fact, adorable) Thank you Christina for letting me have the last toddler sized shirt. In the other pix he’s sporting his bitchin’ Trans Am shirt courtesy of the very generous and
creative Dutch, who was like Santa Claus at BlogHer, handing out cool shirts to everyone. Click to enlarge and view in maximum cuteness mode.
Above we have the Elexa condom case from the BlogHer shwag bag. TQ promptly co-opted it to keep “stuff” in. In this photo, she has a pencil and the Intel highlighter mini-markers, which she also absconded with, tucked inside it. My husband snagged the condom that came with it and stashed it somewhere, saving it for that rare occasion where we do that thing. What’s it called again? Six? Sex? Something like that…
I also wanted to let you all know that after a less than stellar experience two nights ago with Boston Market, I opened another blog. I’d been rolling this idea around for a while in my head but after getting home, unwrapping a “toasted” Turkey sandwich and finding a charred black thing instead, I was inspired to start a new blog called Props and Pans where I write and opine about good and bad products, customer service, media, society & culture etc. and reader participation is encouraged! My inaugural post is up so pop by and take a look if you have a sec.
Thanks to everyone for sharing your your time management issues and tips. It really does feel good to know I’m not alone. I’ve been writing a list every day and keeping it where I can see it. Crossing things off is very satisfying so I’ve been pretty motivated the past couple days. It probably won’t last but for now, it’s working well ;)
I wore the elexa shirt to be last night and Thalia couldn’t keep her hands off the shiny, pretty purple decal. Thanks Elexa, for allowing my daughter to get to second base with me. See, condoms DO encourage sexual behavior.
I tried posting this on your other blog, under the Gerber entry, but it said the Brians Threaded Comment plug in hadn’t been activated. Whatever that means. Anyway….here’s what I was trying to say.
Do you have Earth’s Best at your market? As far as I know, those are still sold in glass jars.
I know it’s a lot of work, but you could make your own with organic produce. I used to do that for the Boo when she was little - bake a bunch of organic sweet potatoes, mush them up and freeze them in ice cube trays. You can do the same with green beans and peas and what have you. Buy them frozen, cook, mush in the blender, freeze. I liked the ice cube trays because then you could pop a bunch of them into a small freezer bag and thaw as many as I needed.
I knew there was a reason I wanted to see Little Miss Sunshine.
Also, queen of time management, you started ANOTHER blog?!
that little miss sunshine pad is awesome. i covet.
Very cool loot. Love the LMS pad!!!
Love the shirts! Too cute.
Oh yes, lists are great. Especially when you can cross off items. I keep lots of lists, which officially means I am my mother, who was Queen of Lists Before Lists Were Cool. Oh, man…
Your son is adorable in that Minti shirt!
God I love lists. And I love the schwag demonstration - impressive pocket protector thingy :)
The little angel is wearing her Nellie Olson shirt today. She wore the Firebird yesterday.
Ooooh…she got two! Lucky girl : )
You rule. what do they say, if you want something done give it to a busy person? time management be darned.
Lisa G
Cordy got a Johnny Five shirt and a horse named Paul Revere shirt from Dutch, and she loves them. I think you’re the first person to find a use for the condom holder.
I wanted to commend you on your new site. I’ve been wanting to do something like that for years (locally) but never got around to it. I love your social consciousness!
And your son is adoorable.
Love the pics, love the photo essay, love the new blog, love you (but you knew that.)
WonderBaby wears her Michael Landon t-shirt, like, 3 times a week. Because it makes me look cool and mysterious.
I swear that’s the first full frontal pic I’ve seen of P. Damn, he’s cute. I can’t enlarge it though, which is frustrating.
That notepad reminds me of one that my friend Stacey bought at one of those “slumber parties” - the top line reads: “Dear Fuckface”. I have two sheets of it on my refrigerator.
Will check out the new blog. Are you taking submissions too?
Another blawwwg?? Where DO you find the time? I can’t wait to check it out.
P.S. Since I came to BlogHer late I missed out on all the free shite, but Mega Mom gave me her Elexa condom pursette. I will treasure it always.
I want to kiss your kid on the nose. he’s delicious.
P is so flippin’ cute!!!!!
(and where can I get me one of those notepads? hehe)
I left most of my schwag behind hoping that the housekeeping staff would want some of it. Those tiny shirts! If I would have remembered to have children, I would have had a use for them.
That Trans Am shirt is awesome!
Love the new blog!
Love the new blog - that’s a fantastic idea.
The notepad is cute too!
I wore my Elexa shirt last weekend/ I always have to wear a t-shirt under my dive gear to keep it from rubbing and I don’t like to use nice once because they get messed up. But as Nancy noted recently, it made my boobs look so nice I decided to save it. Viva la swag.
I found that the condom didn’t actually FIT inside the holder. But we liked the condom. It truly does not smell like latex, which is a plus.
Very cute picts (you supa’blogger you)
Sadly, I can share no time management tips. I don’t have time to manage it lately. :) So I shall read what others left for you.
The country artist George Strait has a song “I Hate Everything” if I were to compile my soundtrack it would be there….many many many days! Hang in there.
Going to check out your new place!
P is too damn beautiful. Of course he’s got a great gene pool. I really want to see that movie that you have the pad for. Girlie starts school next week - hello matinee!
I really, really want the Little Miss Sunshine pad! *jealous*
And I wore my Elexa shirt to dance class last weekend. I don’t think I’ve ever been more aware of EVERYONE looking at my boobs. They looked HUGE! Hehe!
I have worn my Elexa t-shirt, but have not found use for the condom holder yet. I am betting if I gave it to Mimi she might figure out something to do with it. :-)
Thank you :)
Oh my goodness, that pad is exactly how I feel right now. My PMS is out. of. control.