Lola Gets Life: A List Post

~its day four of the 31 days to a brand new blog challenge. check it out~

Today's challenge is to write a blog post in a list format.  This post is supposed to be about something I'm an "expert" at. Hmmn.  Let me think...well, seeing as Ive been doing a lot of shopping as of late, I think Ill write about my "favorite things" a la Oprah.  Read on.

My New Favorite Things


1) Nordstrom's:  Ok, so this isn't technically "new" as Ive loved this store for a long time.  Their selection is nice, and their customer service is fabulous.  Well, now I'm loving their website and how its "interactive" ie, I can return ish from the site to the store, saving me the time and expense of going to the post office.  Yea!

And they carry sooo many things!  In fact, they carry some of my other favorite things....

2) Dresses:  They're easy peasy to put on, and make one look so feminine and dressy at the same time!  Last year, I was turned on to dresses by Calvin Klein.  I was searching Nordstroms' website for a dress to wear to my friends wedding.  That was my first Calvin Klein.  That dress fit so perfectly, and got so many compliments, so that I jumped at the chance to buy more.  At this time, I have four Calvin Klein dresses, and Im on the lookout for more.

Another designer Ive come to love is Andrea Papell.  The dress I wore on my birthday was by her.  And doesn't it look great?

Ok, the pose isn't fabulous, but you get the drift.

3) The Jane Carter Solution: As some of my long-time readers know, Ive been trying a variety of hair care products out, to see which one(s) would be good for my natural hair.  Well, so far, the big winner is the line from the Jane Carter Solution.  I haven't tried the shampoos and conditioners yet, but I have tried a variety of their styling products.  I first tried the Wrap & Roll with the Revitalizing Leave-In Conditioner for a twist-out, and I was left with shiny, smooth, well-defined waves.  That style didn't last that long, because my hair is just strange like that, especially in the humidity of a DC summer.   Then I tried the Condition & Sculpt for a wash-and-go style.  I got shiny, well-defined curls that lasted for a few days.  I also purchased the Nourish & Shine, which I LOVE!  It leaves my hair sooo soft and shiny and curly too!  And it smells great!

I'm definitely planning on trying more of this line's products.  Like the Hair Nourishing Cream.  Ive talked with one other person about this line, and I can tell you, it isn't for everyone.  Most of these products are relatively "light" so they might not work with someone with very thick, very kinky hair.  But on my frizzy, fuzzy, cotton-ball-hair??  Works rather well.

4) My new Lands' End Canvas Bag: I used to have a vintage one, but it got too old, so I bought myself another one!  This one is a lot larger than I intended, but I still love it.  Is cream and has pink trim and monogram (yeah I went there).  Because its so over sized, I can carry just about any and everything in there!  Toiletries and a change of clothing if I want to go to the Korean bathhouse.  Wallet, makeup kit and my 15-inch laptop if I'm going to iNternet elsewhere.  I mean, it does it all!  And yeah, it probably does look a wee bit preppy/douchy, but I'm emotionally ok with that.   

5) My iPod Nano. Yeah, yeah, I know I'm about 7 years too late with this, but hey, its still one of my favorite new things!  Honestly, I never thought Id need one of these, and now I find that I'm having problems functioning without it.  I uploaded my entire CD collection onto it.  And Ive spent goo-goo-gobs of money on iTunes add more ish.  And I know I'm not done.  I just got into Podcasts today.  And even though I love my iPod Nano, part of me still wishes I got the iPod Touch.  Yeah, this thing is addictive.

So, those are some of my new "favorite things".  What are your thoughts on the above?  And what kinds of discoveries have you made recently?  Let us know!