It’s hopscotch time up in herre!
Time to skip around the internet and see what we—-the royal—-can uncover.
Speaking of skippingswingingandSLIDING (and no. it isnt this again) I really enjoyed this piece on Playground Rules to Live By.
All of it.
Especially the part about playground rules being easy because they are clear cut.
Oh that all of life were as obvious & definitively stated (& that we could shout NO BACKSIES NO GIVESIES with such wild abandon).
Veering away from the serious I give you a MizFit fave.
as in BIG FAVE.
as in I send em to mySELF and laugh.
VOILA & a big ole PLEASE TO ENJOY.
As a virtual-apology for the timesuck which is the above I give you this.
A very cool very easy way to organize all the paperwork on the stuff you already own, a way to research whether something is, indeed, a must-own and a FAB WAY (this is my favorite part) to learn how to really use items you have & cant quite figure out.
You may not need the site today—-but bookmark it as you’ll want it later. Take my word for it.
Got big weekend plans?
(We totally do up in herre. A concert, a concert, and we’re going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don’t know, I don’t know if we’ll have enough time.)
None for you yet? Here ya go. Id love a “sassy rough edged skirt with urban style” please.
I leave you with a link to a post which I know I NEED this weekend (got some work I want to finish) & I always like to think if *I* need it so does everyone else.
(If you dont…if you’re already beyond this…please to keep it to yerself.)
Myths numbers three & five really resonated with me. You?
HAPPY FRIDAY!
(ok, who am I kidding? we can NOT end on a mature adult spiritual-growth note up in the MizFits. I leave you with this. Too FUN. TOO funny. And, mefears, *too soon* adopted by dieters as a new form of portion control. Let’s all agree to spread the word to stay SILLY with this one.)
Xenia says
August 1, 2008 at 3:07 amNice to see you’re kicking it Old School. π
Have a good weekend!
TokaiAngel says
August 1, 2008 at 3:10 amSnoop would definitely accompany you guys to Bezzle Bazzle and Bezizzle for some ghetto home decor. Have an awesome time at the concert!
TA x
Mark Salinas says
August 1, 2008 at 3:41 amNice links! I am addicted to Home Depot! Have a nice weekend! π
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 3:53 amSEE? I am a movie geek.
A movie MizFit who liketh to assumeth all others shall immediately git my references π
alas, no HOME DEPOT (if by ‘alas’ you mean THANK GOODNESS as this HD’tester does) it was all from HERE (grins thankfully at Xenia).
M.
Fitarella says
August 1, 2008 at 4:13 amI’ll take my ring TRAY size please!
Carolyn says
August 1, 2008 at 4:57 amCan I just express my utter love for you and your reference to Old School. Nothing better.
Manuela says
August 1, 2008 at 5:19 am102–Is that a dry heat? (like it matters!)
I can’t imagine the cramping of my poor finger as I attempt to balance my canapes.
Crabby McSlacker says
August 1, 2008 at 5:19 amSounds like a fun weekend! You seem to have eclectic taste as your two concerts look quite, um, different.
We are going to see Paula Poundstone tonight. It is also Gay Family week here in town, with tons of wholesome doting parents and kids running around being adorable.
(There’s a joke in here somewhere… but I won’t make it. I believe Paula has cleaned up her act, and she’s always cracked me up).
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 5:21 ammanuela? nothing is a DRY heat when I’m out in it.
I glow like a mo’fo’.
(Yep. ISaidIt)
And got an Oprah-worthy Ah Ha Moment! from your comment.
The fingertrays might be the *one* thing my sorry arse could balance!
M.
Gena says
August 1, 2008 at 5:22 amOh, Old School. I should watch that again. I personally like to tell people to bring their green hats.
So, can someone send that list to my boss? He thinks myths #4 and 7 are totally true.
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 5:22 amPS
I laughed at the mere hint of the joke, crabby.
I hearteth the Poundstone.
Tipper says
August 1, 2008 at 5:43 amHappy Friday to you too!! Nice site!
Fit Bottomed Girls says
August 1, 2008 at 5:52 amWhy are monkeys, especially talking monkeys so funny? They get me every time.
With the use of an aide, isn’t it no longer finger food? Just saying.
Wanda says
August 1, 2008 at 6:11 amLove it! Am enjoying all this…
workout mommy says
August 1, 2008 at 6:29 amI love the playground rules, so true!
and I heard that Snoop’s tour bus had a bad case of the munchies yesterday. π
have a great weekend!
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 6:32 amI SAW THAT W.O.Mommy.
Dude better not land in the slammer before the ATX concert.
that said, we all know that the police are bigger fans than, say, Ren Man & I are π so he’s just fine…
M.
The Bag Lady says
August 1, 2008 at 6:46 amSheesh – the Bag Lady added two more sites to her bookmark page!
The finger-tray cracked me right up – I can just see myself poking an eye out with a shrimp tail whilst attempting to sip from the champagne…… or dumping the whole shitery down my satin dress, attempting to look classy!
RooBabs says
August 1, 2008 at 6:50 amAh, thank you once again for brightening my Friday. Love the monkeys. I sent one to the Hubs as a reminder to refill his prescription- LOL, I crack myself up.
Love the denim ideas, too. I have a whole box of jeans with the knees and bums ripped out that I’ve been saving to “someday” make a quilt. But some of those projects look fun, too, and are probably quicker.
About the fingerfood trays, I generally have good balance, but when it comes to anything food, I am super-klutzy, and those look like disaster waiting to happen- totally funny!
Mercedes says
August 1, 2008 at 6:57 amOk, I wasn’t expecting sound (and I normally have my computer’s volume off), so the monkey link just made me jump! Aaaaahhhh! I’ll go back to that later.
I love playground rules. It goes along with my theory that badly behaved grown-ups didn’t hear the word “no!” often enough as five-YO’s. Which is why we have signs that say “be nice or leave” and “no whining” in my shop. Gentle reminders, ha-ha.
Miz, I’m obsessed (!!!) with muffin in a minute. I tinkered and just made one that’s half flax meal/half instant oatmeal, with chopped nuts and dried blueberries. Yum.
fitnessista says
August 1, 2008 at 6:58 ammizfizzle be goin to snoop de oh double gizzle! fo RIZZLE??!! you KNOW i’m jealous!
thank you for starting my day with an old school quote π i always appreciate somethiing that makes me choke on my oatmeal!
have a wonderful friday, mizfit!
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 7:01 amok.
I’ll confess my fave link (besides the monkey. ALWAYS HEART THE MONEY) is the ring as well.
Think they’ll see I linked and offer to supply the entire Bumbling Band (cue dream squence)?!
(Um, BL? we’re supposed to own SATIN? my closet is 99.9% ripstop nylon. looks lovely in an evening gown if I do say so myself)
Mercedes? Im all about the tinkering with the M.I.M. right now, too.
it needs to be a Food Glorious Food day in & of itself:
The MYRIAD Ways To Prepare M.I.M.
M.
Jen says
August 1, 2008 at 7:07 amLoving the productivity myths–#5 (Creativity can’t be fit into a system) was a real eye-opener for me! I’ve always thought of creative types as messy and disorganized, so the thought of a system was just… weird.
Also loving the finger plates. WANT!
Annette says
August 1, 2008 at 7:15 amoh….laughing in my coffee! Mizfit, I already switched to kid size plates but if I hit a plateau I may consider the finger food ones π
I love Home Depot and Lowes. I love fixing the house up, the smell of paint, re-decorating.
charlotte says
August 1, 2008 at 7:22 amI can’t believe you are going to Snoop Dogg!!! I’m so jealous! Have a great weekend! And I love LifeHack. That article was great. Course I also loved the jeans surgery site. Wish that I could sew!
Caution says
August 1, 2008 at 7:24 amOkay, so maybe I actually needed the productivity myths article, but I’m not telling my always organized husband that I read the article. I think it’s a passive-aggressive issue…
Debra says
August 1, 2008 at 7:25 amreally enjoyed the playground rules on dumblittleman.com. some of the archived stuff on the site was really cool too. always enjoy your Friday links, for shizzle.
hughsmom says
August 1, 2008 at 7:37 amThe whole concept of “a system” makes me edgy. I don’t/won’t do weight watchers because it’s a system, and systems take away my freedom to just be. I’ll take my organized chaos any day. Eeeek!
And those little finger trays? I’d have one on each finger. I wonder if they come in white only or if they make them witl a little bling – fo’shizzle I be jumping on dat.
Jill says
August 1, 2008 at 7:39 amI”m going streaking in the Quad later, wanna come with?!
tee-hee!!
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 7:44 amHughsMom, how did I not even think of that!
The BLING on the RING.
Perfection.
M., who is at this moment nekid & thumbtyping from aforementioned quad.
Mama Zen says
August 1, 2008 at 8:23 amEverything I know I learned on the playground. And, from Snoop!
Have a great weekend!
SlackerMama says
August 1, 2008 at 8:23 amLove the Old School reference. A BB&B just opened ’round the corner so John and I always mention going.
The Monkeys crack me up…and make me long for the Christmas time when we will all be able to Elf Ourselves.
We’re off to a baseball game with the girls tonight…at 7:35…which is approximately the exact time I try to get them to go to sleep when at home. Think non-cranky thoughts for us!
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 8:25 amgin & juice Mama Zen.
Heck, SlackerMama too π for those non-cranky thoughts.
M.
tfh says
August 1, 2008 at 8:32 amthat ring is CLASSY.
and I am all about myth #10.
have fun this weekend! aunty e, eh? never heard her before, but now that i visited the website i am totally rocking out to “lots of shoes.” too bad she and snoop aren’t playing together. THAT would be an awesome concert.
Alice says
August 1, 2008 at 8:45 amAh, the monkey site is so perfect for a Friday, SO perfect…
P.O.M. says
August 1, 2008 at 8:46 amFor Shizzle you’ll have a fun weekend.
I’m about myth #1. I am totally organized but not clean. I hire a maid for a TINY apartment because I can’t handle the clean. All my friends freak out and say that my apartment is clean. BUT no, my friends it is only organized.
I had a dream about you last night. That I was at your house and you had your toddler tornado but you had a new baby too. I was holding your new baby. Weird.
Anyway, armpit swelling is gone. I ate really clean yesterday and rested. I am heading to yoga this morning then doing long run on Saturday. Have a great weekend.
Geosomin says
August 1, 2008 at 8:49 amMmmm…my mum-in-law makes us denim quilts if we save all our old jeans. they’re great for camping and snuggling under in the winter. They’re so warm and comfy to sleep under. Heavy like a duvet…
Sagan says
August 1, 2008 at 8:56 amI like the list of productivity myths; definitely something I should be reading every day!
And the Fingerfood. I can just see it: every finger with its own little plate and own little bit of fingerfood on top. Could be tricky to balance them all though (especially if you get into some kind of heated debate at a dinner party… food goes flying everywhere, escalates into a full-on food fight… ooh, these things could be fun!).
Deb says
August 1, 2008 at 9:00 amBless you. Did not have a clue what I’d be writing about tomorrow. You gave me the topic, links, etc. in just one above.
I can now relax a bit. Or go hit the gym. whatever.
Marelisa says
August 1, 2008 at 9:03 amI hadn’t read Sara’s Playground Rules to Live by. Thank you for pointing it out, I really enjoyed it!
Tiffany says
August 1, 2008 at 9:20 amYay! Happy Friday ♥ I love Fridays -sigh-
Loving the links! Funny how we upgrade as we get older. First, while we are little we are excited about going to Toys R Us, then comes say the mall, and then Home Depot. I get excited just thinking about buying stuff for the apartment. Oh Home Depot how you tease me.
The Bag Lady says
August 1, 2008 at 9:47 amHahahahaha – Sagan started a food fight! Love it!!!!
Oh, and Miz? I have RED satin pj’s. Haven’t worn them for many years, due to the hot flash/night sweat thing. Wore them on stage for a production of “Anything Goes”, which, I guess, means, it did….
chris says
August 1, 2008 at 10:01 amSuch eclectic music taste…Snoop would be honored to be linked by Mizfit. Hey, do you think he can do 100 push-ups while puffin a duby? LOL
Have a nice weekend. PEACE OUT!
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 10:03 amthanks BL.
now Im rolling with the TT and, as I thumbtype, the song BLOW GABRIEL BLOW wont leave my head.
‘once I waaas headed for hell…’
M.
Cathy C says
August 1, 2008 at 10:20 amHi Mizfit. This is my first visit to your world – You have a great site here –
I found you by your funny comment about having “Balls” at Does this Blog Make you look fat. Looking forward to playing often. Happy Friday
Cheers
Cathy
http://www.wheresmydamnanswer.com
Dara Chadwick says
August 1, 2008 at 10:24 amSigh…Snoop Dogg hosted a SNL re-run I just watched last week. I heart him. Have a great time, fo’ shizzy.
And I was thrilled to see that if you can find things among your clutter, you’re technically organized. It makes me feel much better about the state of my desk.
HangryPants says
August 1, 2008 at 10:59 amThanks for all the links! Happy Friday.
Heather
Marcy says
August 1, 2008 at 11:11 amAwwwwhhhh yeah! I *heart* me some Snoop! Have a fabulous weekend, chica!
And I LOVED the linkys π
Eileen says
August 1, 2008 at 11:54 amLove the monk email!
Robin says
August 1, 2008 at 12:20 pmWay too busy to click the links over here, but I will be back.
Just wanted to say, have fun at the concert! Don’t get high…or arrested!
Fitzalan says
August 1, 2008 at 12:22 pm“Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I donβt know, I donβt know if weβll have enough time.”
Such a fabulous quote that I try to work into every day conversations as much as possible. Always makes me chuckle.
sweets&sweats
Heather says
August 1, 2008 at 1:26 pmI hate sewing denim.
My organization non-myth:
No matter how organized you are, a two-year-old can derail (and disorganize) it in two minutes flat.
Speaking of which, we’re having company this weekend, so I’m back to trying to bring some order to our chaos.
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 2:52 pmRobin, ME? never. (if by NEVER you mean Ill really work not to do that because Im a mom. A role model for one.—-which I do.)
Fitz (may I call you Fitz?), my Toddler spends half her life wearing ‘earmuffs.’
and heather? AMEN. from the denim sewage to the toddler destruction to the fact YOU are having company not me.
π
M.
hughsmom says
August 1, 2008 at 3:21 pmGirlfriend – I tried emailing you the address to my secret bat cave, but it bounced back with a “fatal error”. I hope no one was injured.
I use the following alias and hang my cape at
XXXXXXXXXXX
(deleted so yer not inundated with gifts…)
This is also where I park my catmobile and store my caterang.
(don’t ask what that’s about, it all just popped into my overheated head.)
Jenn says
August 1, 2008 at 3:37 pmI love you Miz, and I sent a monkey to my MIL cause I love her too. Have a great weekend and enjoy your Snoop Concert. I love him too.
(My nickname a few years ago was Jenn and Juice… Yeah, I roll with a crazy crowd)
Feelin’ the Love,
Jenn
Jenn says
August 1, 2008 at 3:38 pmP.S. I also love HughsMom, girl is crazy funny.
Cara says
August 1, 2008 at 3:45 pmOhMyGoodness, do you think I could manage a fingerplate for every finger?!?!?
MizFit says
August 1, 2008 at 3:50 pmand at what point, cara, are they then officially castanets?
all these questions from a teeny tiny plate.
M.
Claudia says
August 1, 2008 at 5:22 pmI’m sorry, did you say anything after Home Depot?
Do you know how much stuff I could buy there and make if I wasn’t so lazy? π
Jamie says
August 1, 2008 at 7:04 pmRe: playground rules – Was life ever that simple? Probably not, not in the other special ed! We all tended to over-think things, take ourselves WAY too seriously, and apply logic where it was completely stupid to use it. Also a lot of us were on some kind of medication (not yours truly; it was just a theme).
Re: productivity myths – Are you a GTDer? Have you tried Remember The Milk? Every time I succumb to one of these Lifehacker productivity tools, I feel like I’m surrendering a little bit of my (special ed intp poet-at-heart English major) soul. But damn. Sure makes getting everything done (especially at the gym) easier!
Meg says
August 1, 2008 at 7:06 pmHey Miz,
I really don’t have anything relevant to say about your post other than, woohoo! thanks for the links!
I just wanted to drop a note and thank you for all the support in your comments…I am btw now a loyal mizfit reader ^_~
-Meg
Amanda says
August 1, 2008 at 7:34 pmThanks for your comments! π
(PS, about the tuna: I never mentioned, but your admission of eating tuna straight from the family-size can? Yeah, I do that, too. Sometimes with this “natural chicken” in water that cost an annoying $3/can. But it’s SOOO tasty and the Mandapants needs the protein lol.)
Also, the finger plates? Funny. Somehow, methinks the landfills are crying haha.
Sandy (Momisodes) says
August 1, 2008 at 9:38 pmHome depot seems to be our second home. Too bad we don’t have stock.
LOVE the 25 things to do with old jeans π
heidi says
August 1, 2008 at 11:50 pmI love Home Depot! I get excited at the prospect of going there and sadly looking at flooring is on my list of favorites. I need to get a life but geez I love home improvement! Have a great weekend!
Sammie says
August 2, 2008 at 5:32 amThat ring is a hoot! I think they have now developed every possible diet trick – how about exercise & eat healthy : )
Teresa says
August 2, 2008 at 3:09 pmToo bad your birthday just passed….I would have gotten you some of those “fingerfood” plates! There’s always next year! (You’ve been warned!)
Susan says
August 2, 2008 at 7:53 pmBusy weekend you have! I hope it’s most enjoyable!
I am quite amused by those swanky ring plates. However, I can just see myself dropping my hors d’oeuvre on to the host’s expensive, white carpet!
(These party plates also remind me of Ring Pops… I think they stole the idea!) π
MizFit says
August 3, 2008 at 4:22 amsusan I THOUGHT THE SAME THING with the ring pops.
that said I have a box in my cupboard at all times (of pops. not plates.).
M.
Rachel says
August 4, 2008 at 4:45 pmLove that ring tray. Little on the clutzy side though. the food would prolly end up in the dogs mouth.
Need to productivity tips, always end up spending time on the wrong things–like reading many blogs!