Lunch was lovely today!
We devoured a box of Clementine’s this week. Only 3 left!! Quite possibly one of my top 3 fav. fruit.
I also had a yummy pita wrap with sautéed zucchini, hummus, tomato, spinach, and couscous.
And my current favourite Glo Bar– Present (Cranberry Pumpkin Spice):
Fill up the tank!
Holiday Wish List
I thought it would be fun to show you what is on my wish list this year:
Here are the items I am asking for:
1. Blender (any suggestions for a good one that won’t break the bank?). In case I haven’t said it enough, I hate my Kitchen Aid Blender. It has broke twice on me now. Grrrrr.
2. Hair Dryer. Mine is about 3 blow dries away from dying. I’m not picky about the brand I just want it to work!
3. Phone headset for use while baking (I can never answer the phone when baking, a headset would allow me to do this). Because I am just that cool…
4. Cell phone (my ancient Blackberry is not cutting it these days!) I asked Eric to get me a used one off Craigslist. My only criteria is a full keyboard. Possibly the LG Xenon: http://www.lge.com/ca_en/mobile-phones/all-phones/LG-GR500.jsp I don’t need anything too fancy.
5. Glo Bars. I would love for someone to make me Glo Bars while I kick up my feet!!!! Hint, hint, Eric… ;)
6. White Serving Trays from Costco. This isn’t the exact one below, but you get the idea. The ones at Costco that I saw last week have handles and they are $17 for 2.
7. Tights (Black, grey, brown, green, blue). Tights are one of my fav. winter accessories. I am known for wearing tights with boots, skirts and dresses. I just can’t get enough of them. Most of my tights are quite worn though so I need a few new pairs this season.
8. PJ’s. I desperately need some warm PJ’s because it is freezing in our house and I think I may get frostbite one morning.
What is on your wish list?
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A wii!!
And my wish has come true because I went with the bf to pick it up before every where sold out!! wii fit is also on the list!!
Diana
Your lunch looks delicious! Are clementines the same as mandarins? I’ve never seen them before in Oz.
I totally agree on the necessity of a good blender – my Mum got me one for my last birthday. Best. Present. Ever.
For Christmas with my family, we ditched the present giving a few years ago because a) it was stressful, b) it was expensive and with a few of us having just left our jobs to go back to full time study we didn’t have a lot of spare cash and c) we have pretty much everything we need (not necessarily all we want though!). Now, we all put some money together and get a family present from TEAR Australia (usually the school as we’re all teachers or training to be teachers – http://www.usefulgifts.org/gift/community-school) or something from Oxfam – http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com.au/
It takes all the stress out of Christmas and we still feel good on the day! :-)
I loved the Phone headset, is really very usefull today, in fact i want all lol
Great list!
My parents bought me a new-to-me car for Christmas. Given that I grew up poor as dirt, I know they had to save and sacrifice a lot in order to do so…so I want nothing else. From anyone. If someone really needs to give me a gift they can buy something for my parents instead. :P
Cookbooks, a balance ball chair, and a food processor. :)
Hi Angela,
I’ve had a Vitamix blender for several years now, that I’m very happy with. The price was very steep though. You might want to consider a Breville blender. I’ve never tried it, but I absolutely love my Breville citrus press and fountain elite juicer. Even Martha Stewart owns the Breville Ikon juicer. So, I think Breville is a quality brand. Hope this helps. :)
Cami
My wish is for Glo bakery to go international! =D So i can get my hands on all those yummy glo bars in Singapore.
Have a nice day ahead, Angela!
cheers
sam
For green monsters the magic bullet works like a dream!! It also works good for hummus too!!
My wish list;
Lululemon gift cards
camera
and a Wii…… :)
Then I can go shopping for all the cool Wii fitness stuff!
on my wish list, its things like, a food processor, food dehydrator, mandoline, kitchen stuff that would come in handy. And i am also asking for a polar HRM watch, i want one so bad :(
My wish list:
Clothes!!!!
I have not gone clothes shopping for one year and desperately need to restock my supply. All of my socks have holes in them. A fresh winter wardrobe is in order :)
Great items! this year I want some Lulu gift card, a Dick’s gift card, a spiralizer (lol) and really not much else…
Looks like it will be hard to buy for me this year!
Great list! Love the pics :)
My wish list would include a Vita-Mix, for sure, but I know that is SO not happening until I save up for one and buy it myself!
I’m hoping for some gift certificates for the Running Room, and maybe a few more Raw cookbooks!
My wish – I just want my stomach to feel better. Material-wise, I would mind anything from Anthropologie!!
I have this hair dryer, and I LOVE it! You may want to check it out!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E8O8UQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0009XH6TG&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0DYNCZXTFGKXP8PAFQ2T
Hi Angela,
If mean for Kale in your green monsters yes it totally works!
It’s not good for food processor type things, but as a blender it’s fantastic!! The even have a new “platinum” edition that has some cool attachments and cups!!
I love clementines too–they’re one of my favorite foods!
My wishlist:
-a Vancouver Fit membership, to help me train for the 2010 Portland Marathon
-a Cricuit machine + cartridges (I saw some in the Black Friday ads.. I might not be able to resist!)
-a nice waterproof running jacket (any suggestions?)
-a new phone (Samsung Moment)
-a Garmin GPS watch
A Money Tree would be nice…..
Gadget wise I would like a new MP4 player because I’ve had my one for nearly 5 years now and it has served me well (godsend on my train commute!) and I can’t help feel it’s going to give up on me anytime soon. It’s working fine but on the day it stops working I think I’ll have a panic attack because it will take ages to replace…oh no even thinking about it is making me feel panicky (tragic!). I could also do with a new HRM but really I need to just get my current one fixed but it involves posting it to England with receipts and all that jazz…so my real wish is that I would just go and POST IT!!
I want new dishes for my kitchen because all of the ones I have are chipped. In fact I want a new kitchen but that is on the “long term wish list” as I’ve only lived in my house 2 years and it was brand new when we moved in!
I’m pregnant this Christmas, so my wishlist does not contain any clothing of any sort, that’s for sure!
Topping it is a juicer and many self indulgent items like bath products and massage coupons.
I love my Breville blender I got last year. It would have broken the bank to buy at Best Buy ($250 CAD), but I used my Airmiles points and got it for free! Best money I never spent.
Have you tried Cusinart yet? I own a Kitchen Aid stand mixer (which can not be matched by anything) but for all of my other small appliances, I have Cusinart. I have not had any issues with any of them.
For the hair dryer…I have BaByliss Thermal Ionic dryer. I have a friend who is licensed and she got it for a decent price at the local beauty supply store.
My Christmas wish list: a new central vac, new PJ’s and a gift certificate to the car detailing shop (the kids have wrecked my cars upholstery!)
I had the same problem with the same blender as you! I know have this one and it was well worth the expense!
Do youe every watch Grocery Bags on Slice? Its a Canadian show and they recommended this one! Its a Breville Ikdon Diecast. http://www.sears.ca/product/breville-ikon-750-watt-blender/11812810?ptag=1
I got mine here for a good deal and free shipping! http://forumappliances.com/i-1904-Breville_Blender.html
It was on sale once for crazy cheap at Sears! Keep an eye out! I’ve also heard good things about Krupps blender but don’t know personally.