Bye Bye Boon!!

What an adventure we had the past Friday!! I took Tucker to the dentist for the first time since he was 1. I know, don't say it I will, bad mama. Anyhoo, he did a lot better than I thought he would. We went to a pediatric dentist here in Forney and everyone was SO nice!! Before I go any further, thank you Just For Kids Dentistry for being SO patient and nice!! So, he did great while the hygenist brushed and cleaned his teeth. He could've cared less about the cartoon on the overhead monitor because he was more concerned about what was happening to his mouth. Then we took him for xrays and things went great up until the last film. We couldn't have pried his mouth open with a crow bar!! He sat there very politely and patiently. The nurse kept trying to coax him to put the "marshmellow" in his mouth. She asked another nurse to come over to push the camera button in case she was able to get him to open up. So for about 10 minutes, three of us tried everything we knew get him to open. Then the nurse told him "look up at the ceiling!! There's dinosaurs up there!!". GAMEOVER!! My kid has a big fear of dinosaurs thanks to the cute Toy Story Rex I got him for Christmas last year that roars but actually sounds more like a dying screaming chicken. The other nurse tried to bribe him with toys. Wasn't happening. So we gave up on the last film and when I walked over to take him out of the chair, he blew!! Puked all over himself, the vest, the chair. It was horrible!! It was embarrassing!! We saw the dr and he said he looked great!! So the tootsie roll scored a new tshirt since he threw up all over the one he had, a toy police car, small plastic dinosaur (go figure), his goody bag filled with all the regular dentist freebies, and a balloon.

We stopped at Chicken Express on the way home and he was So excited about his sweet tea until this crazy bitch pulled out in front of us and I had to slam my breaks on to keep from hitting her!! Sweet tea went all over my floor of the truck!! After everything was ok, he sat there and cried "my weet tea!!". I promised him Dr. Pepper instead and he was ok with that. We made it home alive and I let him out and tied to balloon to his arm. I was getting our bags out and I heard him holler, "boon!! Boon!!" The freakin' balloon got loose and was hauling ass down the street!! Consoling him in the middle of the front yard, I told him we would put in an emergency call to Mamaw so she could get him a new "boon" on her way home. He stood in the front yard, crying and very sadly but bravely said, "bye bye boon." I was very proud of how he handled it like a man. I have an AMAZING 2 year old!! He got his new "boon" after he woke up from his nap and we ended a crazy day on a good note. Poor kid handled a bad day with a smile on his face!! I could learn a lot from him!!

Confessions of a Hillbilly Princess: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...From Thirt...

Confessions of a Hillbilly Princess: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...From Thirt...: Thirty One Gifts is a phenomenal faith based company that offers tote bags, purses, home goods, and several other types of products with a...

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...From Thirty One!!

Thirty One Gifts is a phenomenal faith based company that offers tote bags, purses, home goods, and several other types of products with a variety of uses to help you be organized and stylish on a budget. I've been an independant sales consultant for Thirty One for 5 months now and love every minute of it and every product. I compiled a list to hilight some of my favorite items. So here we go:Let's start with January's special: Thermal Totes. Now available in a zip or cinch closure, these bags will keep your colds cold and your hots hot. During the month of January, you can save $5 off each bag. And both can be personalized with embroidery with your choice of fonts and threading and they both come in a variety of prints.This is the All-in-One Organizer. Although this print is no longer available, we have several other attractive prints to choose from. This bag is perfect for storing anything at all from toys, tools, or you can even use it as a carry all bag. Available in 8 prints

Expand-a-Tote Day Extender: one bag, two sizes!! This bag is perfect for an overnight trip, day trip or anything that requires you to pack a little more than usual. It features carry handles and a middle zipper on the outside of the bag so you can unzip it and make the bag extend to a longer size to carry more or larger items. Shoulder strap and silk scarf sold separately. Available in 4 prints Large Utility Tote: Can be used for absolutely ANYTHING!! I've seen several mom's keep these totes in the back of their cars to store sports equipment, tools, etc. You can also use it in your home or wherever you see fit. This is a best seller and is available in 10 prints.

Littles Carry All Caddy: This a VERY fun bag. As shown here, it is used as a gift bag that can be re-used by the giftee for whatever they want. Keep it on your desk for storage, use it as a makeup bag, and kids LOVE this bag!! My son carries cars, books, crayons, whatever will fit!! Available in 7 prints.Mini Organizer: Another VERY versatile bag!! Can be used to organize and carry tool of all types, I used mine as a diaper changing kit. Great for crafters, florists, MOMS, nail techs, hair stylists, makeup artist, kids. The possibilities of this bag are ENDLESS!! My mom is a bingo player and uses it to carry her bingo dabbers and other items. Available in 4 prints.

Organizing Utility Tote: Two words, DIAPER BAG!! Features 3 side pockets on one side of bag, 2 pockets on the other side of the bag and netted pockets on each end of the bag. I carry this bag DAILY and could not live without it!! Available in 10 prints and can be personalized.


Market Thermal Tote: Another bag to keep your colds cold and your hots hot. Take this bag to the grocery store to bring home you frozen goods or take it with you when you pick up your take out meals to keep them hot until you get home!! No longer available in this print but there are 4 other fabulous prints available.

Picnic Thermal Tote: ATTENTIOIN SPORTS MOMS!! This bag is awesome!! Carry your water bottles, snacks, or whatever you want in this thing!! Going on a picnic? Plenty of room for whatever you need!! Available in 6 prints and can be personalized!!

Elite Skirt Purse: This bag warms my heart :) If you like to switch purses frequently, this one's for you!! To switch purses, all you have to do is pull off the outer layer, "skirt" (shown above), and insert the purse itself into another skirt!! Here's another pic of the actual purse:

This is what fits down inside the "skirt". This part is available in black and brown. Skirts are available in 11 prints.
Retro Metro Bag: FABULOUS!! Big enough to carry your essentials from your purse, your Kindle, your iPad, AND some diapers!! Features 2 outside pockets and available in 6 prints.

Mini Retro Metro Bag: This is my purse :) Don't let the word "mini" fool you. I carry a wallet, iphone, zipper pouch (filled with perfume, lotion, floss, lipstick, mirror and chapstick), hairbrush, pocket knife (what hillbilly girl DOESN'T carry a pocket knife?), Kindle Fire and a couple of other items in this bag. Available in 3 prints.
Fold And Go Organizer: I can't even begin to name all the multiple uses for this item. I have 2!! One carries my Kindle Fire and accessories and the other carries my calender, bills, coupons and other things you would normally keep in an organizer. Here's another picture of the inside:

I also came across another way to use this organizer while I was surfing the net:

ADORABLE!! Great for keeping up with things in your diaper bags or making extra room in the bag!! Available in 6 prints.

If you see anything you like here and want to see more, visit my website, www.mythirtyone.com/amandabragg. You can also contact me from my website and I can help you get FREE PRODUCTS!! I'm also offering my hostess's a very special EXTRA gift this month for hosting a private show!! Happy shopping ladies :)

New Year, New Goals

If you're anything like me, you have intentions of being organized but don't always have the time. And you would think with my OCD (diagnosed, not self prognosed) that organization is something that would come easy to me. So what do you do to make it happen? My first plan for the week is to master time management via scheduling. Instead of my usual ADD hopping from one thing to another and then back to the first thing, there will be a time slot for EVERYTHING, including bathroom breaks:). Then I plan on tackling my son's playroom/landfill. It's gotten way out of hand in there and the kid has enough shit to open his own toy store/used car lot (let's just say he's not hurting for "transportation"). After that, I'll move on to closets and dressers, which really won't take all that long because they're not that bad but I'll feel better once they're done. There's also gonna be time slots dedicated to working, planning, writing and blogging so that I can complete my day and be able to do whatever I want to by 6pm every night. Now here's the big project: I have found TONS of old rolls of film at my mother's house and I'm talking pictures from most of my childhood, that havent been developed. And millions of pictures that need to be organized and put into albums. I also have a lot of my own pictures and videos on the computer that i'd like to print out and put in albums. So the plan is buy albums, develop films, and organize all pictures in these albums. This will be a Christmas gift for the entire family next year because it will literally probably take that long to do it all. My pics won't be as time consuming because my OCD already had them in month/year folders on the computer. The videos will be alot of work. Do you have several 1-5 minute snippets from events you've recorded? Probably not news to anyone but me because I'm slightly technologically handicapped but on media player on the computer, you can make movies. You can take all those short snippets and make one big movie!! You can add background music, slideshow, etc. Save it and then burn it to a DVD!! This is going to be fun!! So good luck to you all in the next year and I hope God rains down blessings on you all!! Get organized with me!! I'd love to hear your suggestions!!