Do you realize that today is the last Sunday in 2010? Its also Boxing Day and I’m sure many of you are either happily messing with your Christmas presents or out hitting the Boxing Day sales 😉
There was so much to love about all the beautiful beauty related things we saw in 2010. But I’m curious if you have a favourite non-beauty item in 2010?
It could be something you purchased yourself, or something someone gave you. To widen the scope, why don’t you tell me what your favourite non-beauty (cosmetic/skincare) related item is? It could be your favourite pair of shoes or belt or maybe you bought a new car? 🙂
Here’s mine.
Well actually I have a few LOL! These are just 2 🙂 Its been a while since I went all gaga over gadgets 😀
Blackberry Bold 2 and the iPod Touch 4G
I went down the Blackberry route earlier this year and I’m afraid “they” were right (whoever “they” are). Once you go down that road, you can never look back. I thought a QWERTY keyboard would be a pain, but its in fact, a lot easier to use and faster too! I use it a lot for work (the Calendar is so useful for scheduling meetings!) and also for working on MWS! 😀 When I’m waiting for a meeting or just have some time on my hands, I use that time to reply your comments on the go or to work on posts. Having 3G connectivity is such a boon and getting a Blackberry is probably one of the smartest things I did this year 🙂 Oh and there’s chat in the form of the Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and Whatsapp and of course I love being on Twitter too and the ‘berry allows me to stay connected that way 🙂
As for the iPod Touch, I’m glad I waited for the 4th Generation version because I love Facetime! I use it to chat to my sister who is living overseas for now whenever she’s on wifi with her iPhone. Or else, there’s Skype. The drawback to the iPod Touch of course is that I need a wifi connection to be connected to the internet. Music features on it, but I use my iPod mostly for other things like surfing on the go (the large screen is much easier to view than the smaller Blackberry screen) and for what I’d like to call “time wasting”. This means my addiction to this game app called iJewels 😛 Now I own the iPod I’m very glad I didn’t go the way of the iPhone. The touch screen drives me mad 😛 Oh and much as I enjoy using WordPress on the iPod Touch, it drives me mad how it crashes all the time on me. I don’t know if its just me though.
Another non-beauty related item I’m very happy about this year is my new bookcase. No pics, but I converted a book case to a storage/display case for my precious bags and yes, I’m very happy and satisfied with what I did and what I got 🙂 (It was a Billy bookcase with glass doors from Ikea)
So that’s me.
What your favourite non-beauty item(s) of 2010? 🙂
Paris B
Definitely my Sony ereader. I’m shopping from home today, looking for cheap (or free) ebooks! I like that I can buy lots (and easily hide my purchases) and have a continual library to read. Ebooks also are cheaper and there’s a lot of deals and discounts going around.
I’d been toying with the idea of an ereader for a while and the most popular of course is the Kindle. However, I’m not sure how much of a strain they are on the eyes. I find when I stare too long at computer screens, or phone screens or even the iPod screen, my eyes go haywire. I do like the feel of holding a book in hand though which might be why I’m still resisting that urge to try a reader 🙂
My lovely cutout boots!!! They’re black, leather, have pillow-y insoles, and they’re Mumma Kee approved!! Also, these babies are about 2.5 inches!! Weeeeee
They sound lovely! Pillow-y insoles sound like you could walk miles in them 😉
Definitely my blackberry too! Smartest purchase ever!
Good call! 😀
Mine has to be my HTC HD2 coz it supports both Windows (for Garmin), and Android! Yeay for angry birds!
Woohoo!! You know they say HTC are for smarties coz its so complicated (so i’m told) so that makes you a smartie! 😉 and I love Angry Birds too! But on the stupid iPod its only free for the 1st level which I’ve already conquered and I’m too miserly to buy the app 🙁
mine would be my compact camera.. from 2 years ago! 😛 still so trustworthy to me :DD tho i do have a love-hate relationship with it’s battery >.>
A good camera will last the test of time 😀 Pity batteries don’t 😛
Hmmm…it would be the roasting pan 🙂 I’ve always wanted to get a good roasting pan ala Jamie and when I got it, I was over the moon..hehehe! And I was also over the moon and Venus when I got a cutlery set from a friend…woohooooo!
Oohh a cook in our midst! 😉 Those sounds like awesome things to love – so what have you roasted in your new roasting pan? I should really get one too (I’m due to roast a scrumptious chicken soon) 😀
That would be my Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Hillier Hobo and Classic Q Groovee Satchel. I bought those two around June and I just can’t get enough of MbMJ bags, that I’m thinking of collecting most of them.
Haha… they’ll burn a lovely big hole in your wallet! 😉 I haven’t got anything by Marc by Marc Jacobs yet. Are the bags heavy? I passed on so many Marc Jacobs bags because they weigh a ton without anything in them and I just couldn’t handle the weight with all my junk in there!
Me lurve me new Ipad from hubby 🙂 angry bird…woohoo!!
Yay for Angry Birds! So much more fun on the iPad too 😀
Definitely my i devices (the phone and pad)! 😀 And oh, Pocky Almond Crush and M&Ms with peanut too!! Yumsss! <3
Teehee… I love how we’re all such a geeky foodie bunch 😀
My new MacBookPro–woot! My last mac was literally falling apart on me!
Season’s Greetings PB!
You do magic with those MACs! 😀 I hope you had a lovely Christmas with baby Monstro! *hugs*
Sure must be my I-phone & miu miu’s purse. 🙂
Teehee… so many gadgets! I love that 😀 And a Miu Miu! Delicious!
My HTC Hero phone (Though right now I am itching for an iPhone 4 lol :P), my Panasonic Lumix LX-3 camera, my Creative Zen Style 300 MP3 player, my bags (Leather Cottonfield bowling bag, Lowepro Terraclime 100, Zara satchel and now Charles & Keith) and my red 2011 Moleskine planner 😀
Haha I’m so materialistic!
Haha I did ask! 😉 Some nice things you got there in 2010 although I’m still not into the whole Moleskine thing 😛
Thank you! 🙂 I’m a huge fan of Moleskine (Their paper quality is good, after all), so it’s something I really love 😀
Oooooh, and how can I forget my iPad haha *Shy*
Haha another iFan 😉 I know lots of people who use the Moleskine and yes the paper quality’s amazing. I guess I don’t appreciate it enough. For now I’m sticking with normal planners till I get the hang of it (or so I say every year)
My Ipad 3G!! I bring it along with me everywhere…That I could spend my time watching movie and playing games. OK, games are addictive for Ipad/Ipod/Iphone gadgets huh? :p
Ah yep! That darned game has be feverishly swiping the screen at every opportunity till the battery runs out 😛 Thankfully its just that one game I’m addicted to 😛
I love my iPad too! If I didn’t spend money on makeups, I spend on Metalicus. If you ever decided to travel down to Australia, check out Metalicus. It is one-size-fits-all knits, which are so flattering to every body shape. I also love my new makeup storage, my Dior handbag, my new freezer.. lol
One size fits all? Serious? What about jiggly bits? 😉 you got me intrigued though so I must check them out 😀 and which Dior did you get?! I’m eyeing the Lady Dior but I just know I won’t carry it enough. And a new freezer too – now that’s random 😛
LOL jiggly bits included 🙂 http://www.metalicus.com/women/key-looks/all
And they are really travel friendly too! I got an Evening clutch bag. I am a LV girl and fell really hard for Lady Dior, but it is just way too expensive! Wasn’t Shanghai Lady Dior pretty? Haha.. Freezer is my best friend, because I don’t cook O_o
I looked at the Metalicus site. They look so comfy! But pricey 😛 Still, you do have me intrigued. Are you sure they hold in jiggly bits?! 😛 I must agree that the Lady Dior is super pricey, considering its not quite everyday wear but yes Shanghai was gorgeous. That blue! Ahh…
Fabric and garments are made in OZ, so yes, they are pricey, but I only buy them when they are on sale! 😉 They have 75% off sale at the moment! LOL yes, they hold in jiggly bits for sure! My friend is 4 sizes bigger than me and Metalicus stuff are look fab on her and her mum. I tried to open Lady Dior and it was just so tight. I wouldn’t say no, if someone bought it for me though! Ahem
Haha now you got me tempted to give it a go, but shipping is killer so will wait till I mosey my way Down Under 😉 For me, Lady Dior is pretty much a show bag. Not something I’d be able to tote around. Not with all the junk I carry everyday 😛 But like you, if its going to be a gift… heck! Who’d say no to that?!
Give me a buzz when you get here! I will take you to their outlet 😀
Yes~ I am still waiting for DH to get me a bag, because I don’t want to spend my own money. And it doesn’t look like I will ever get a Lady Dior lol.
Oh you can be sure I’ll hit you up for ideas if I head Down Under! 😉
My Netbook and Sony PSP!
More gadgets!
Mine is the Iphone 3gs and for Mr. AMW its the 4th generation IPOD touch (same as yours) , I can see the huge smile on his face when he watches his favorites cartoon series and play games! 🙂
Yay *high 5 Mr AMW* Now tell me, how does he watch cartoons on his iPod? Inquiring minds want to know! BTW didn’t you get the Samsung Galaxy? Or am I terribly behind on things? Lol!
My electronic dictionary I got in Japan. Good for Japanese, English and German and translates all three languages all ways around (e.g. German to Japanese, English to German etc.), plus it has so many extra features. <3
Hey that actually sounds like a lot of fun, especially if you travel around often 😀 And its a gadget! We all look like gadget geeks now lol!
It has got to be my LV Speedy 25 Azur! It might not be the biggest bag around, but I love the fact that I can stuff most of my things inside it. It’s just so practical (for me) and I’m just so in love with it. Now I’m thinking of getting another Speedy in Ebene.. Am I mad? Haha.
Haha how about saving for another model instead? 😉 though I’m one to talk. I’m eyeing an Epi haha! I have the Mono 25 but I’m finding it too small now. I should have gone with 30 😛
My iPhone and several good reads.
Good reads! Do you have a fave?
I’m enjoying Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love; Thich Nhat Hanh’s True Love; Ajahn Brahm’s Opening The Door Of Your Heart etc. I do read several books at one go depending on my mood. Haha.
Ooooh! I had to answer this one. Hmmm.. favourite non-beauty items this year. I think it’d have to be my two gorgeous solid bookshelves and my Canon S90, of course. =D