So today is my birthday (yay me!) which is really such a lovely thing, except for the part about how I was up most of the night with the kids. Charlie came in at 1:30 with a bloody nose; Henry woke up at 2:00 coughing and crying, and since I was certain he had croup, we turned on the shower and sat in the steamy bathroom for twenty minutes, all of which he spent complaining that I wasn’t helping him. And then we did that again at 4:00, complete with the complaining and crying, when he woke up still coughing. My pores look great but I am tired as hell and I still need a manicure.

Happy birthday to me! Or something like that.

1. True Blue Spa Just a Minute 60 Second Manicure Scrub. Smells like oranges!

2. Old Navy tank tops (two for $15.00 in store right now, and $5.00 for two or more online).

3. Rimmel eyeshadow quad in Smoky Noir. Under $5.00 at Target. Score!

4. Gal Pal Deoderant Remover Pads. Brilliant! (Thanks, Rita!)

5. Boots Original Beauty Formula Cuticle Oil. Because apparently I am never going to get out of this house to get a manicure.