TGIF!!! I am so excited for this weekend! Friends in town, Mardi Gras Party and the Big Game!! What are your weekend plans??

~If you need some game day inspiration for party snacks check out my post from last week 8 Delicious Super Bowl Munchies

~When I don’t actually care for either of the teams in the Super Bowl I watch it on “Slow Fast Forward.” So I start a little later, watch all the commercials then fast forward through the actual game but at a slow enough rate that I can watch all the plays and see if anything good happens! Fast Company has a sneak peak of all the big commercials so I watched a few yesterday. I really like the Samsung and Audi Prom commercials.

~Shopping in January/February is so confusing. Part of me is dying to jump into spring and buy sundress, like this BB Dakota Blue and Yellow Zig Zag number. While the other, more realistic me, is still in winter mode and thinking about this brown “leather” jacket.

~How nuts is the picture above?! I stumbled across Thomas Barbey’s photography on Pinterest and really enjoy his work. It reminds me of Jerry Uelsmann who’s House into Tree (bellow) photo hung in my high school dark room. To this day it still amazes me that he did all of his work in the dark room, decades before Photoshop every excited.

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Poach It is the best online shopping tool I have come across. There are plenty of sites that can track items and let you know when prices change but Poach It takes it one step further. When you “Poach” a product you are given any promotional codes that are available from discounts to free shipping!

So you want in? Sign up at . Log in and ad the “Poach It” bookmarklet, just like Pinterest “Pin it” or Instapaper’s “Read Later”.  So the next time your online shopping and see something you would love to have but just can’t afford it… Poach It! Next, set the ideal price for your item, if the price drops your notified, and if it hits your set price your notified as well.

Confused? These screen shots should help you out. And if you have questions just send them an email – they are quick to respond and oh so nice!

Happy Shopping!

 

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas with friends and family! I had a great time in Atlanta and can’t wait to ring in the 2013 back in Colorado. For those of you still enjoying your vacation here are my links for the week!

• New Obsession Quora, ask any question get a real answer. This is different than Yahoo Answers, the questions are typically more thought provoking like, What is like to Experience X, or what 5 albums should every teenage girl listen to. The people answering the questions are book worms either – Ashton Kutcher  and Mark Cuban are active users.
• This weekend I will be heading to Vail for New Year! I can’t wait to ski and catch up with old friends. Dreaming of snow and mountains inspired this Pinterest board of all things Colorado, well the West in general
  
• Design Sponge is a daily read of mine and I just love this post on Microwave Cooking. This book would have been great in college!
• Christmas might be over but we still have The New Years – this drink sounds like the perfect addition to our New Years Brunch
• I really don’t do well in the cold – so I wear tights under my jeans (these are the best) and never leave the house with out my Ugg Earmuffs