{"id":9472,"date":"2020-06-15T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2020-06-17T09:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T14:37:00","slug":"recent-purchases-aka-tiktok-made-me-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/?p=9472","title":{"rendered":"Recent Purchases (aka TikTok Made Me Do It)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok is a bad\/good influence; I&#8217;m learning about all kinds of great products. I&#8217;m also spending money, so there&#8217;s that. I&#8217;ve justified it because I was too sick to do any gift buying\/receiving for Christmas or my birthday, but at some point I&#8217;ll probably need to slow down. Until then, though, I&#8217;m going to post about the neat things I&#8217;ve been purchasing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Car hooks<\/strong> are such a genius idea. I originally purchased this set: <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarHooks01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarHooks01-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"Car Hooks 01\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>While they fit both cars fine, I was a bit annoyed that the metal was already rusting. Plus, they just didn&#8217;t look all that nice. So I ordered these instead, and returned the other ones. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarHooks02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CarHooks02-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Car Hooks 02\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Only $6 for four, so we keep two in each car. We no longer have groceries rolling around the seats.<\/p>\n<p>I love my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplemodern.com\/collections\/insulated-water-bottles?gclid=CjwKCAjw_qb3BRAVEiwAvwq6VsS7LkVQ8A8xB5I8kADvNwaJR8wnCKapGSxLD4WiCaw1iap1TYh1PRoCxIsQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Modern water bottles<\/a>. I&#8217;ve been using a 22 oz purple bottle since August 2017 and a 10 oz black one since March 2018 and haven&#8217;t felt the need to purchase any other bottles since. When I learned that you can buy <strong>a boot<\/strong> that fits both sizes perfectly, I was intrigued. It comes in all sorts of colors but I chose black so it would match both bottles I have, and even Joe&#8217;s blue one.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Water-Bottle-Boot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Water-Bottle-Boot-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"Water Bottle Boot\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Since the bottles are metal, one risks scratching any surface you put them on, not to mention the noise they make when you set them down on a hard surface. The boot solves both those issues. It&#8217;s like having a drink coaster everywhere you go. I no longer have to worry about ruining my wood nightstand or have trouble locating the coaster in the dark when I get a drink of water in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p>For years I&#8217;ve been using shelf liner to separate our pots and pans. It definitely helps keep the bottoms from scratching, but does nothing to protect the sides. This set of <strong>9 protectors<\/strong> solved that issue. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Pot-Protectors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Pot-Protectors-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pot Protectors\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Pot-Protectors-In-Action.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Pot-Protectors-In-Action-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pot Protectors In Action\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"entry\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I love them, and while they&#8217;re not cheaper than Dollar Tree, they&#8217;re made of a sturdier material and are more aesthetically pleasing.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of DT, here&#8217;s a recent haul from them at the end of May. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DT01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DT01-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dollar Tree Haul\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"entry\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I also got this cute pinwheel, although it&#8217;s already tearing because, well, it was $1.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Pinwheel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Pinwheel-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pinwheel\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"entry\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It was the first time we shopped at Dollar Tree in months. I really missed it, but unless you get there when it first opens, it&#8217;s just too anxiety-inducing with their narrow aisles, which is why we&#8217;ve yet to shop at Aldi.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s helpful having a <strong>shower head<\/strong> with an attached hose when trying to give the dog a bath, or just cleaning the tub and shower. Our current hose was a bit on the short side, however, so I ordered this one from Amazon and love it. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shower-Head.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shower-Head-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shower Head\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Not only is it longer which makes cleaning much easier, but the hose is very lightweight and doesn&#8217;t twist up like the old one. It also doesn&#8217;t build up with water and make freaky sounding noises. At $20 it&#8217;s a steal; we ordered a second one for the guest shower.<\/p>\n<p>Noticed a chip in our heavy glass measuring cup recently, so we chucked it in the recycle bin and I ordered a set of three plastic measuring cups from Oxo. Only $17 at Amazon. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Measuring-Cup-Set.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Measuring-Cup-Set-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"Measuring Cup Set\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" class=\"entry\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I love how you can see the measurements from above. I just need to break myself of the habit of using them to mix up sauces and marinades, because the plastic does scratch fairly easily, even when using the silicone whisk I recently got from Dollar Tree. I have plenty of other bowls so I need to stop being lazy so my measuring cups will look nice for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edited 06\/17 to add these items we recently got (not influenced by TikTok):<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been letting Wookie upstairs lately, and she&#8217;s even been sleeping in our bed (thanks, people who feel the need to set off fireworks a month leading up to 4th of July), so I decided to get a <strong>small garbage can with a lid<\/strong> for the master bedroom. This plastic one was only $15 on Amazon and it&#8217;s quieter than the stainless steel one in our guest bathroom downstairs (it clangs and bothers my broken right ear).<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Simple-Human-Garbage-Can.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Simple-Human-Garbage-Can-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Simple Human Garbage Can\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Simple-Human-Garbage-Can-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Simple-Human-Garbage-Can-768x1030.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Simple-Human-Garbage-Can-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Simple-Human-Garbage-Can.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Wookie never messes with garbage but you can&#8217;t be too cautious when it comes to a dog. I was putting the old one up on the counter just to be safe, so now I don&#8217;t need to do that. I really want to buy a larger version of this for the kitchen but they start at $50 so I need to think it over.<\/p>\n<p>We just received and installed this awesome under the cabinet <strong>jar opener<\/strong> ($13 on Amazon). <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jar-Opener.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jar-Opener-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"Jar Opener\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jar-Opener-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nicole.sleepyfroggie.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Jar-Opener.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>No more struggling to open jars. Plus you can&#8217;t even see it&#8217;s there unless you know to look. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok is a bad\/good influence; I&#8217;m learning about all kinds of great products. I&#8217;m also spending money, so there&#8217;s that. I&#8217;ve justified it because I was too sick to do any gift buying\/receiving for Christmas or my birthday, but at some point I&#8217;ll probably need to slow down. Until then, though, I&#8217;m going to post about the neat things I&#8217;ve been purchasing. Car hooks are such a genius idea. I originally purchased this set: While they fit both cars fine, I was a bit annoyed that the metal was already rusting. Plus, they just didn&#8217;t look all that nice. So I ordered these instead, and returned the other ones. Only $6 for four, so we keep two in each car. We no longer have groceries rolling around the seats. I love my Simple Modern water bottles. 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