Protection: SO Important

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Bridget

Did you know you can outfit your iPhone 4 or 4s with this beauty? He’s wearing a diaper and a crown and he’s silicone!

Silicone protects. I already knew this.

But I temporarily forgot, however, after darling C bought me the iPhone 4s for my birthday in April. I protected it with a sweet pink giraffe-print snap-on, hard-backed case at T.J. Maxx for $5.99.

The day after our wedding one month later I was in the back seat of our friends’ rental car with Micaela. My gargantuan wedding gown sat between us. In my tired stupor in hitching a ride that morning from the hotel to my parents’ home for brunch, I absent-mindedly placed the iPhone on top of my poofy dress in the car and forgot about it for 30 minutes. When we arrived, I pulled the gown out with me and SMACK went my phone, face down on the driveway. The screen suffered a large spiderweb crack in the bottom left corner.

Do you know how much it costs to get your iPhone screen repaired by a reputable source that won’t void your Apple warranty? Um, a lot of dollars.

And I did get it fixed last Friday.

And all week now I’ve been carrying it around in a camera case because I’m hysterical I’ll drop it again.

Suggestions for protective cases that aren’t ugly like this one?

“I’ll buzz you up.”

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Bridget

Today, the temperatures in Mile High are supposed to reach the high 80s. This makes me very happy and has me dreaming of our neighborhood pool and a good page-turner.

I am once again at home on an all-day webinar conference call with our east coast office, which means we break for lunch at 10 a.m. my time. This makes me feel kind of blah.

Right at our “lunch” break, however, my phone rang. It was the lobby of my building.

“Hello?”

“Hello, wine-of-the-month here.”

You don’t say!

“I’ll buzz you up…”

I just joked with my counterpart in Chicago that I’m going to pour myself a glass the next time we go on break.

Saludos!

Why we love our Fiestaware!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Bridget

Let me count the ways.

1. It’s cheerful.

2. It’s sturdy.

3. It’s American-made in West Virginia – and has been since 1936.

4. It’s affordable and available nearly everywhere. It goes on sale all the time at department stores like Macy’s, JCPenney and Kohl’s. For special pieces, that are less common – like bud vases and different sized dishes – shop hometown specialty shops. If you life in Mile High, visit Peppercorn in Boulder on Pearl Street. You’ll swoon at all the colors and their incredible display.

5. There are so many pieces that will make you smile.

6. It will remind you of simpler times.

I started my collection a few years back, when I decided that I couldn’t wait to be dating or engaged to have nice dishes. Momma and I talked on the phone and a few days before my birthday a box arrived from Macys.com with four place settings. I now have settings for 10 and a few other accessories – like a vase and pitcher.

When C and I got engaged, I wondered if he would want a different sort of everyday dishes after we got married. He said he loved the Fiestaware. I knew we were made for each other.

You’ll be happy every morning when you reach into your cabinet for a cereal bowl. It’s like sunshine.

Watch this article from CBS Sunday Morning a few weeks back. You’ll love the story.

CBS Sunday Morning – “Celebrating Fiesta Dishes”

No cookies for you!

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Bridget

When I hit my afternoon slump I do not need anything less than 110 calories. I just need a pick-me-up.

A little sugar. A little chocolate. Some caramel or shortbread? That is all I ask when I insert $1.

Most days of the week, I get what I want.

Not today.

After a gorgeous, hot weekend, Mile High woke up to snow this morning and it’s still snowing now – very lightly.

Cold weather makes my tummy hungry for Keebler Mini Fudge Striped Cookies.

I asked the snack machine politely – no hitting or jabbing my fingers into his buttons. But gentle, easy movement. I pressed “C” then “7″ for Keebler Mini Fudge Striped Cookies.

And he gave me “T8,” a blueberry-flavored Nutri-Grain Bar.

Gross.