The Ninja Blender

I've had my Ninja blender for several years now, and it has never failed me. I use this blender to make smoothies, soups, sauces, salsa... you name it. It really serves as both a blender and a food processor for me. 

So when I found out that my brother was in the market for a blender, I knew just what to get him for his birthday! Now before you start wondering what's so great about this blender, let me first say that my previous blender finally got pitched (ok, actually thrown in disgust) in the garbage can when I was trying to make a sauce one night, and the thing started smoking and almost caught on fire! The blades just weren't sharp enough. It couldn't even cut through ice to make a decent smoothie.

This Ninja QB900B Master Prep Revolutionary Food and Drink Maker, Gray is quite the little workhorse. It will blend anything. It's easy to clean, and I love the fact that it comes with two sizes of the base in case you just want to make a small portion of something. 

Ninja makes a complete system that comes with all sorts of gadgets, but honestly, for around $40, this is all you'd need! It's a must-have kitchen item in my book!

My Morning Visitors

I moved into my current place back in August, and I really love living here! It's so quiet and peaceful and really beautiful! My porch overlooks the fairway on the golf course, and early in the mornings, the sandhill cranes come to visit. Well, the first morning I woke up here, I had no idea what I was hearing!! It sounded like some strange alarm, or like a clown car was driving by. I soon figured out that it was the call of the sandhill cranes!! Now that I know what it is, I enjoy waking up to their sound. The other morning, I was enjoying breakfast out on my porch when two of the birds and their babies passed by. I thought they were just too cute, so I snapped a couple photos! 

These birds are no dummies, either! Once the golfers start coming out, they leave. And they even wait to cross the road until a car passes by! 

Bring Some Luxury to Your Bathroom

A couple weeks ago I was feeling the need to spruce up my bathroom. It seemed a little bland. I think I just missed all my Christmas decorations, so the lack of festiveness made me think things were a little bare. I decided to take a little field trip to Target and buy a nice bath rug to go in front of my sink, and some matching towels to hand on my towel rack. I found a set by Fieldcrest Luxury, and the towels and rug definitely live up to their name! I bought the Victorian sage color (a light green). The rug is super soft, and the towels make you think you're at a spa! The line is a little pricier than typical Target bath linens, but I think they're well worth it, and so far they've washed well. Here is the stuff I bought. I really love the extra pop of color that the towels and rug give my bathroom! And let's face it, the green helps me get over my post-Christmas blues. But I promise I won't add any red... that'll have to wait until after Thanksgiving!

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