Bad Ideas and Favorite Things

So, the other evening I was perusing Pinterest 

(didn't see that one coming, did you?)

I happened upon an old recipe from

The Pioneer Woman.  She baked cinnamon sugar

toast.  It looked yummy.  I proceeded to go through some

sort of delusional state/moping about not having

either a toaster or oven to make said dish.

I got up the next morning, and I thought to myself,

'who needs a toaster or an oven?  I have a stove top.'

I set out to make my own version of yummy toast.

I made it.  I slathered an excess of sugar/cinnamon

mixture into it.  I poured some more sugar in my coffee.

It was delicious.  Then 10 minutes later my stomach did

not think my idea was so brilliant.

That got me thinking about all the random

stuff we brought here that wasn't so well

thought out.  We didn't use it at home, but

we will totally use it in a hotel.

Wrong.

Oh, so very wrong.

Here are a few of my bad ideas...

 Coloring books.  O normally draws on plain paper.

I don't love the idea of coloring pictures, and the

expectation of staying inside the lines.  Anyway,

I brought like 9 coloring books.  We have used one

book, one time. (ok I take that back, she might have

used a coloring book while we drove?)

I do love my yarn.  But I brought yarn that didn't match

anything else, and with not enough of any one color

to make anything.  Smart thinking, right?

Puzzles.  The problem isn't the item, but the quantity.

Each of those pencil holders contains 2 puzzles.  

14 puzzles all together.  Why?

Medicine.  We have used very little of this stuff.

Nettipot, heating pad, that's it.

Let's do some math.

3 laptops + 2 adults = excessive

We use one of the above computers.

And last but not least underwear (I will spare you the photo).

I brought enough underwear for us to make it to the end of time.

We don't have enough shirts to make it to the end of the week, 

but we have plenty of underwear.  

To end on a happy note,

here are some of my favorite things,

most of which I use every single day.

Portable speaker.

Yes, we love our dance sessions

and we have been cranking up Mandisa every morning.

Coffee Mug.  With optional lid.

The lids seem to be exceptionally 

important lately because everyone

has been clumsy.

Baskets. 

I actually had a few other baskets in 

my hand, right before we left and then

I put them back.  I wish I brought them.

They help keep the place tidy, and hide the 

crazy.

I didn't bring this.  I bought it out here.

3 people living in such small quarters

requires something nice smelling.

I know, I know.  Toxic and unhealthy.

Oh well.  My room smells better.

New yarn.  This time I chose matching yarn.

Happy Weekend Friends :)