Oh, fair blog readers, beware. This bodes to be a rather disjointed, rambling post. Don't say I didn't warn you...
First, if you haven't ordered any of the wonderful products from Moo, as featured on Flickr, then run, don't walk, your happy little fingers over to their site and pick up some of their items right now! I seriously forgot to mention that I had ordered the Moo Stickers a month ago and was so happy with the results, price, and short shipping time (they come from the U.K.), but luckily Fluffy Flowers had a recent swap that reminded me to post about them. She traded me some of her Moo cards for some of my Moo stickers.
What are Moo Minicards and Moo stickers you say? Well, moo cards are small business cards that are printed using your Flickr photos (or some of their beautiful stock photos, your choice) that can be printed with your email, etsy shop, blog page, etc. on the back. Moo stickers are similar, in that they use your own photos and artwork, but they are made of a heavy plastic that holds up well and come in sets of 90 in a little sticker book (your choice of book cover color!) for only $9.99. They had free shipping at the time, but currently shipping (for either) is only $4.99 for anywhere in the world! The minicards are 100 for $19.99. And the best part is, you can have all of them using the same image, or 90 different images, or a mix. Too cool. I'll do the same as Fluffy Flowers and say, if you want to trade, leave a comment or shoot me an email!
Second, for those of you who pack your own lunch (or your kids'), you may have heard of the latest craze of bento lunches. Bento lunches aren't exactly new; they've been in Japan since 1185 , but it wasn't until the 1600s when modern bentos (including the laquerware boxes) made it on the scene. Nowadays, bentos are just as likely to be plastic, stacked containers with interior dividers and anime characters on the covers. The advantages to packing your lunch in a bento are: less messy, more variety, portion control, and just plain cute! Head over to Biggie's website to see what I mean!
So, I was pleasantly surprised to find these boxes at the Dollar Tree...
They are two-tier bento boxes, with lids for each tier. And at only a $1 apiece, a great deal. They are probably not microwave or dishwasher safe, but bentos are generally eaten at room temperature.
Last but not least, my new love...
Sorry for the terrible picture. This is my new (old) Apple iBook G4. All of the students, teachers, and staff of the high school that I work at have Apple notebooks. And all of the middle school too. Mine is last years model, but still a wonderful computer. Since I work with special ed kids in the regular classroom, my job often means taking lots of class notes and keeping up with several kids' schedules. All of their textbooks are on the computers, and every classroom is wired for the internet. This isn't a large school, and I feel this gives these kids a leg up in the world, because many don't have computers at home. Just wanted to share the laptop goodness!
Hope your week is going well!
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