Which do you like better?

Both of these coffee makers are from Bed Bath & Beyond. (My favorite store, ever!) Anyway I'm trying to decide which I like better. Keep in mind, I always have a 20% off coupon AND they're only $30.00 so they're practically a steal. Let me know what you think


Cuisinart 4 Cup Coffee Maker

Pros:
It's tiny, and it only brews four cups, so I'm very unlikely to 'waste' much at all. I normally drink at least a medium sized drink (12oz) and this makes four (5oz) cups. Some days I do like a venti (20oz) size cup of coffee though, so this would be PERFECT. Also, since I move a lot, the smaller size makes it easier for storage. Finally, it has a 3 year limited warranty!!
Cons:
It only ever DOES make 4 cups. If I wanted to share a pot with someone I might feel like I was getting jipped.

Also, this is available in pink. I kind of like the pink but I'd be afraid it'd get dirty, and I wouldn't like it as much.  Find out more about it Here!


Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Coffee Maker

Pros: Bigger pot, allows me to make more than four cups of coffee at a time. Also in general, it looks a bit nicer than the Cuisinart one.
Cons: 1 year warranty. Bigger, takes up more space. It has a glass pot which makes it more likely to break in moving than the one in the cuisinart.

Also, unfortunately, Mr. Coffee is not available in pink! Anyway, if you want more information go here!

What do you think??

Friday Thoughts

#1- I wore a pair of tan wedges today that I got from Target this past fall. I love them, but they're an awkward color that doesn't match much. Also, they inconsistently give me blisters. Apparently today is one of those day they give me blisters. Guess I'll be  putting on my crocs when I get home.

#2- I hate whiney bloggers and people who post their whole lives "drama" on faceook. But there is someone in my life who no matter what they do just upsets me in some way lately.

#3- I am in such a bummed out mood today that all I want to do is go to bed when I get home. but I have so much stuff to do this weekend that I can't really afford to give myself a stress free day. Awesome. I can't wait for this semester to be over. I wasn't ready to come back for hte Fall semester after 3 months off, so I'm certainly not ready for this one after only one month off.

#4- Part of my stress is that I'm afraid there are things I just won't think to do for my BAM assignment. It's supposed to simulate a real life accountants work, and I'm  just afraid there will be stuff that I don't remember to do. Or things I just don't know how to do. I am really good at doing well on tests... but I just feel like when it comes to applying things I couldn't possibly ever succeed in the real world. Gee- I hope that my internship boss doesn't see this. I'm sure he'd be regretting his decision to take me as an intern.

#5- I have on a coral color sweater today, which I picked out because bright colors are supposed to make you happy. However, I don't think it's working. Whoever created this whole bright color = happiness theory may have neglected some pertinant variables.

#6- I didn't manage to get myself up at 5:30 like I wanted to this morning. My alarms went off on my phone, my computer alarm got off. I said oh I just want to shut my eyes a few more seconds.. and it was 7:15. I hate when I do that. I guess I'll just do my power yoga tomorrow morning.

#7- I'm not sure if I want it to snow tomorrow anymore. I have so much I want to get done, that I feel like it will impede things. I don't know. I feel like even if it doesn't snow that I don't have enough time to do everything I need to do. And I'm sure you're thinking "Well Emily, Stop blogging" but I'm only blogging because mymind needs to do something "mindless" for a while. I was just trying to read my business law text book, and I got so confused with all the sections of the SEC law that apply to accountants that I had to give up.

#8- Speaking of business law, I thought it would be about the laws that businesses have to comply with and all that other stuff. So far the chapter I'm reading is instructing me about all the millions of different ways and reasons I could potentially get sued. This is really rather frightening.

#9- I think I am going to paint my nails "It's all Greek to Me" by OPI this weekend.

#10- I am friends with way too many people that I don't actually like... does anyone else have that problem? I have no idea what to do about it, but it seems rude to just delete all the people I don't really like from my life... they might notice.. and then they wouldn't like me :P

Fake Internet Shopping

Does anyone else go to websites, fill up their shopping cart with stuff they love, and never actually buy any of it? I do this all the time. (Sometimes I kind of do it when I go to tangible stores, I walk around with a sweater I like, or if I'm at Target make-up or nail polish I want, and then the buyers remorse kicks in before I even make it to the check out line. Anyway, I thought I'd share some of the stuff currently sitting in my various shopping carts with you. Enjoyyyy!

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This top is from Express, it looks super cute, and comfortable. I also feel like it would look really nice on every body shape... which most shirts can't.

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I guess they're on sale right now, because when I went to inspect furtherI couldn't find all of those colors. Pity, really, I liked the green one. Anyway I think if I got one of these I'd get either violet, black, or the navy!

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Love these. I can't find the towels I got this summer, but I found these and they would compliment them (mine are sage green). And they look so soft and snuggly.

Boring Adult Things That I Need to Buy

One of the worst things about getting older is that you're forced to buy a lot of not so exciting things with your "hard-earned" money. I need a few of those things, at least at some point in the relatively near future, so I thought I'd share them with you all. (PS- Some of these items are pricier than anticipated, if you know of places that sell good quality for a bargain, let me know!)

#1- Iron and Ironing Board

I know what you're thinking, because believe me I'm thinking it too. You're thinking, "But Emily, why doy ou need an ironing board? Even though you've been doing your own laundry since you were 9, you don't iron your own clothes. If something need ironing you do the ol' throw it in the dryer routine. And if it REALLY needs to look ncie, you whine until your mom/sister/fiance, do it FOR you! In fact, you've made a poitn NOT to buy an iron explicitially so that you have a convienent excuse NOT to ever be the one doing the ironing!" I know, I know, I know! But the fact of the matter is that I have a lot of days now where I'm going to need ironed clothing, and I don't think Z's going to want to iron shirts for me 2 or 3 times a week, and possibly every day this sumemr with my internship.

I went to Target.com and looked at irons and was flabbergasted that any iron with more than a 2 star review cost upwards of FIFTY dollars. REALLY? It's just a piece of metal that gets hot! Frustrated, I went to Bed Bath & Beyond's website, because at least they send me about ten "20% off One Item" coupons a month. And shock, they were STILL fifty dollars! Yikes! (PS- the image of the one above all this rambling is the one I mentally picked out, don't you like the blue?

Color me even MORE shocked to find out that the ion, without a cover, in the above images, was also fifty dllars? Really? It's basically a peice of metal on two metal legs! How does it cost so much??

Not only are these "adult purchases" boring- they're super pricey. I've decided that I will continue to prolong the inevitable.

#2- Coffee Pot

I've decided that if I am goign to continue to develop a coffee addiction, that I should probably invest in a coffee maker. The one pcitured above, also from BB&B, was $39.99 (which would be roughly 32 plus applicable state tax of 6%/$). It's a pretty standard Mr. Coffee brewer. I'd be excited to own it but I don't know that I am ready to invest just yet. I have this problem with buying stuff for my apartment during the spring semester. The way I see it is that my lease always ends in May, and by the time I made this purchase I'd just be packing it up again. And since I don't really "need" it... I'll hold off until the end of next summer.

#3- Shoe Rack

Enough is enough already! I don't have a "ton" of shoes like some girls. I have about 5 that I rotate during the winter, and 2 pairs of running shoes, and some flip flops. But my walk-in closet in my apartment has a floor COVERED in them because there is just no convienet way to organize them! All of my shoes with the exception of two pairs of taller boots would fit on this rack, And I could store it under my hanging clothes and it wouldn't interfere with them because they don't hang that low in my sloset. This, shocker, is also from BB&B and a whopping $19.99 (which would be roughly $16 plus applicable state tax of 6%/$).

Of allt he "adult boring stuff" that I have to buy, I think this will be my next purchase. I used to keep my shoes in this GIANT tin bucket, that most people use for cold drinks at BBQ's-- but I think I'd be willing to throw that out for this baby. Hmm. BB&B, you seem to have won this time!