Where do you keep your candles?

Right now I’ve got a few everywhere - some are in the kitchen where I usually burn them, some that I burn are displayed on some shelves in the living room, and some that are just there to look pretty are on sconces on my purple wall.

I really don’t have much closet space in my house, and I need somewhere to keep the candles so they’re not all out in the open - or at least not on the kitchen counter.

One might be ok there, but three is probably overdoing it :-).

I was checking out ring slings yesterday, and I came across one that immediately made me think of my husband.

The Brett Viking Football Team Spirit Sling, $39.98, from Babyette comes in your choice of colors, and is made with jersey mesh to match your favorite team jersey.

I’m not a big spots fan, but I’ve been looking for a pink Vikings jersey for the baby because Jeff wants her to have one, so I’m sure there are a few other guys and gals that might like to have a sling to match their favorite jerseys.

As a matter of fact, Jeff just came over and said “You’re looking at football slings?”

I think this is the first time he’s ever asked to look at a sling.

When I saw the Football Team Spirit sling I immediately contacted Babyette to ask if I could feature the sling on the blog, and use some of her pictures on the post. Beth said yes, and offered a 10% discount code for us to use before December 31.

Just use code 10sarah00 in the message to seller and Beth will send you a revised Paypal invoice reflecting the 10% discount.

If you aren’t into baby slings, Babyette also has NeckScapes Scarves, Fleece Hats, Fascinator Headbands, and Shoulder/Stroller bags.

My favorite is the So Cloche Fleece Flapper Hat, $32.

What’s yours?

It’s been a while but I didn’t realize how long it had been!

I now have a beautiful little girl who is keeping me pretty busy.

I did remember to take the GCDSpa.com Pink Lady Lotion to the hospital with me, but I forgot to take my unscented lotion, so that I would have unscented lotion to wear after the baby was born. Oops.

Things are probably going to be a little slow around here for a while, but I’m trying to get back to blogging on a regular basis.

I do have an adorable distraction that makes it a little hard at times, so I’m not making any promises though.

After I contacted Emily at GCDSpa.com and asked her if I used some of her pictures to accompany my post on her Pink Lady Products, she generously asked if I’d like some samples to review!

Of course I said yes.

I’ve been using the Pink Lady Hand Cream, and the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm regularly for about a week, and I’ve been using the Pink Lady Body Lotion whenever I’ve needed body lotion in the past week.

I loved the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm so much that I didn’t even try the Pink Lady Lip Balm until Monday, but when I did I was very impressed.

I was a little hesitant to try it because it’s in a jar, and I’m not a big fan of sticking my fingers in jars.

Even though it’s cold here in Minnesota, the Pink Lady Lip Balm was easy to spread - I am able to just rub my fingers around the balm, and get enough to apply to my lips (although I do have to do it twice sometimes) instead of having to use my fingernails to scoop some of the balm out.

I hate having to do that because it leaves me with lots of excess balm on my nails, and wastes some of the product.

Both balms are easy to spread, and have a light fragrance, that isn’t noticeable after I apply the balm - I don’t know about you, but I hate being able to smell my lips all day long, so these balms have the perfect amount of fragrance for me.

Both balms have a very slight hint of a pinkish color, but it doesn’t show up on my lips.

The Pink Lady hand cream is moisturizing, without being too greasy. It has a light cranberry fragrance, which isn’t overwhelming.

I do occasionally catch whiffs of the fragrance throughout the day, which isn’t bad for a hand lotion.

I’ve also been using the hand cream on my very pregnant belly, and some of the breakouts from the other lotions I’ve been using have cleared up.

I like that the hand cream actually feels like I’ve used hand cream after I use it, yet it’s not greasy.

With some lotions and hand creams, I initially feel moisture initially, but after a few minutes I can’t tell if I’ve used the hand cream at all.

The Pink Lady Body Lotion is a little lighter than the hand cream, but don’t think that means it isn’t moisturizing.

I did try the body lotion on my hands, and I was happy with it, although I do like the extra moisture from the hand cream.

The body lotion sunk in easily, and didn’t irritate my sensitive legs, even after I’d shaved.

In our childbirth classes, the instructor talked about bringing aromatherapy products (excluding candles of course) to use during childbirth, and at the time I didn’t really have any that I wanted to take.

I was too worried that the scent would be overwhelming, or that they wouldn’t be moisturizing enough for massages (the lotion we used during class was pretty bad), but now that I’ve tried the GCDSpa.com lotions and creams I’ll definitely be taking them with me when I go to the hospital!

If you’ve tried GCDSpa.com I’d love to know what you think.

Not only is the packaging for GCDSpa.com’s Pink Lady line cute, with each item from the line that is purchased, a portion will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

I love that this line is available year round, unllike most other breast cancer awareness items.

This line consists of the new Pink Cupcake Lip Balm, $3 in a tube, which is described as “the flavor of vanilla and rich buttercream frosting, the subtle hint of coconut, and a smidgen of cotton candy for extra sweetness,” a Pink Lady Lip Balm, $2.75 in a pot, with “lemon, grenadine, and cream flavors” reminiscent of a Pink Lady gin cocktail, a Pink Lady Lotion, $7.50, and a Pink Lady Hand Cream, $6.95, both of which have a “sweet cranberry fragrance.”

You can also get the Pink Lady Moisturizers Gift Set, $16.95, pictured, which contains the Pink Lady Lotion, Hand Cream, and Lip Balm.

Which would you choose?

At these prices, I’d probably get the Pink Lady Gift Set and the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm, but if I could only choose one it would be the Pink Cupcake Lip Balm.