Great Ikea solution

My son who is now five has out-grown his baby desk and chair and my wife and I have been looking around to upgrade. Last week, we visited Ikea in Palo Alto, CA and found these great items made by MICKE. Both the desk and the drawer unit cost $49 dollars each and it comes in several different color combinations but we decided on the orange accents since it is my son's favorite color.

Clean and Organized Work Space




I have always tried to organize my work space and while scrolling through one of my favorite blogs, Unplggd, I came across this picture of a beautifully organized desk top. Love the desk and the matching file cabinets-I think the desk is by BESTÅ BURS, available in high-gloss black, red, grey, and white at Ikea.

Batteries for a hungry mouse




I was happy to de-clutter my desktop by having wireless keyboard and the mouse. But the Magic Mouse which came with my imac seems to be eating up my batteries far more than I anticipated. It has been just a little over two months and I am already on my third set of AA batteries for this mouse. I went to the local Apple retail store only to find out that this is pretty typical of all the Magic Mouse. My solution so far is rechargeable batteries. For around $29 dollars, Apple Battery Charger kit comes with a sleek, compact charger and six high-performance AA NiMH batteries that are ready to use right out of the box. These reusable batteries are supposed to last for up to 10 years-we'll see. At least, this is much better and maybe more economical choice in the long run than to keep buying and disposing of those single-use alkaline batteries; certainly more environmentally friendly way to power your wireless devices.

Cool wooden cars from Automoblox



My son just turned five this past weekend and my wife and I found these really cool wooden toy cars made by Automoblox. Not only are they beautifully designed, they are actually made to take it apart and have them rearranged in different combinations. it was a real hit with all the kids that came to the birthday party. They had a whole lot of fun rearranging different parts to create different variations. They cost around $10.00 each and between my mom and my aunt and us we were able to get three of the "mini" ones. You can also register the cars through Automoblox website which entitles you a membership in the Automoblox owners club, with some special privileges. Available here

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