Archive for 'Personally recommended by Swistle'
Dirt Devil Cordless Rechargeable Stick Vacuum
My new vacuum cleaner and I have what we like to call an “open relationship,” and I don’t mind if he sees other people. But you should know a little about him before you decide to date him, because he’s not like other vacuum cleaners and you wouldn’t want to go into it […]
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under House & home, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 6
Pretty Little Mistakes, by Heather McElhatton
I don’t know the last time I had so much FUN reading a book. Well, all right, actually I think I DO know, and it was when I was in elementary school and reading the Choose Your Own Adventure books. This is a version for grown-ups, complete with, um, romantic liaison decisions to […]
Posted: October 28th, 2008 under Books, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 2
Target Brand Diapers
The diapers we use are the Target brand ones. They’re $13.69 for the big box (that’s 104-count for size 3, 92-count for size 4, 80-count for size 5), which in our area is a $5-10 per-large-box savings over the brand name ones. With the twins especially, that added up.
We don’t use them at […]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under Baby/Kid's gear, Personal care, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 7
Old Navy Women’s Perfect Fit Tees
I’m nervous to recommend these t-shirts, even though I own nine of them and wear one just about every day. For one thing, the fabric is THIN. As my friend Beth aptly puts it, they’re “one-ply.” For another thing, the shirt will suddenly GIVE OUT on you: you’ll wash it and […]
Posted: October 21st, 2008 under Fashion, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 6
Coffee-Mate Italian Sweet Creme
This is what I’m drinking in my coffee this morning, and it is SO YUM. It reminds me of the time I sprayed a whole bunch of whipped cream into my coffee and it dissolved all deliciously.
Link: more info on Nestle.com
Ballpark price: about $3.50 for powdered or about $2.00 for liquid, at […]
Posted: October 19th, 2008 under Cooking/Food, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 8