You may not know this about me, but I’ve been on this quest for a deodorant that doesn’t have aluminum, isn’t an antiperspirant and actually works. Apparently, that’s really too much to ask!

I have so many tubes of deodorant that don’t work stacked up in my bathroom cabinet… and because it’s hard to find a woman’s deodorant that isn’t an antiperspirant, I even considered switching to men’s. Just what I’ve always wanted to smell like…old spice!

But I’m happy to announce that I’ve finally found something amazing! I read about this deodorant in ReadyMade magazine and had to try it. This stuff has worked through me running 5k’s, I’ve never noticed myself being stinky at the gym or any time since I’ve started using it. Needless to say, I’m completely sold.

It’s definitely different than any kind I’ve tried. It’s a cream that comes in a pot and has to be applied with your fingers. (Which doesn’t bother me at all.) There are powders in the cream so it goes on a little gritty, but I’ve never noticed the grit after it’s been applied. The best part is that it smells amazing.

Deoderant Cream by Soapwalla Kitchen

So today I decided to take home this bag that my mom made me. I’ve had it up on display at Tangle since we got the Amy Butler fabric.

I’m very happy to be carrying it and Jim is also happy as he hated my last purse with a very fierce passion. (I thought it was cute, but whatever.)

•I got these earrings in the mail last week. They are one of my favorite pieces of jewelry.

•Bic Mechanical Pencils – I love writing with a pencil; I feel that I write my best when using one. If I could find a pen that wrote like a pencil, it would make me SO happy.

•These shoes.

• my vintage theater chairs

•my camera

(I had a whole blog post written up earlier today and my wonderful, sweet husband logged me out of my mac user account. He does that.)

•Grey’s Anatomy. Enough said.

•Jack and Coke (or diet dr. pepper) mmmm, my most recent favorite alcoholic delight followed close by cosmos and mojitos

•Although I don’t generally go for chocolate, I will never pass up Lindt Lindor Truffles – milk chocolate only.

•My friends usually laugh at me when I go outside to join the boys, but I can’t pass up a good cigar. Acid Tea Infusion are my favorite.

•And of course, the guilty pleasure that I indulge in most frequently: Starbucks. I love me a decaf americano with half and half and whipped cream in the the winter. Summertime you’ll find me sipping a blended decaf nonfat iced latte with whipped cream.

Where to begin? There are so many it’s hard to pare it down to something manageable!

•The Chibi Darning Needle Set. I love the hooked needle, it makes weaving in ends and the mattress stitch SO easy.

•Mini Kacha-Kacha knitting counter. The thing I love most about this is that you can lock it. So many times Honor would come up and try to click it (loosing my place in my pattern!) and it would be locked, saving me (and him!) for certain doom.

•Misocrafty Sock Knitting Bag. I have two, and at least one (sometimes both) is in my purse at all times. I love it because it’s pretty and I’m never without my knitting.

•My mom makes these circular needle pouches. She made me one for my birthday and I use it so much. The nice thing is that I have ALL of my addi turbos with me in a compact pouch.

•While Addi Turbos are my favorite needles, I use my Denise needle set so much. I especially prefer it for knitting sweaters that call for multiple needle sizes. I just pop on the next size and keep on knitting. And I like that when I’m trying to get the gauge, I don’t have to worry if I don’t have the right size. (And hopefully very soon they will be back in stock at Tangle, things have been running VERY slow for the company with Christmas and TNNA.)

•Probably the most unexpected, I use Roller Pins a lot. I like them because they aren’t sharp and won’t break your yarn and they’re SO much bigger than regular sewing pins. I use them to pin two sides together when I’m seaming.

I thought I would take this week to write about the things I use everyday and love. Today it’s kitchen stuff.

•The Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper makes the best popcorn! There are very few kernels that remain unpopped and it takes just a little bit of oil to make it work. I use this SO much.

•My Bodum Coffee Press. I use it almost every day, pop it in the dishwasher and it’s ready for the next day. Of all the coffee I drink, my favorite is out of the coffee press.

•I got my Wooden Citrus Reamer at Target for $.89. It’s perfect for juicing a lemon or two and I use it to juice my limes for cosmos!

•I bought my 5″ Calphalon Santoku Knife last year. It was the first nice knife I every bought, $30 and it was all I was willing to spend at the time on one knife. (I’ve always thought with kitchen tools that you should buy the best you can afford.) I use it every day and will take the extra time to wash it if it’s dirty rather than grab another knife.

•My friend Sarah made my butter bell. At first I wasn’t so sure about these butter bell things, but now I’m addicted. It submerges the butter in cold water, keeping it the perfect mix of cool and soft. I have to admit, it probably causes me to use more butter though!

•I recently purchased this pampered chef egg slicer. I’ve always been leery of pampered chef – I guess not so sure that it’s all they claim it to be. But I love the egg slicer. Last week when I made beef stroganoff, the egg slicer made it so fast to slice the mushrooms, even with the kids helping. I can’t wait to use it for strawberries.