Valentines for the Practical Man



Source: Red Bubble

What to get for the manly man on Valentines Day?

Coathangers? Jumper cables? A torch? A David Bowie DVD when he isnt particularly a fan?

(All of the above I have actually received as VD presents at some stage.)

I came across this little gem randomly when online today- the iBottleopener.

Source: iBottleopener

Billasaurus Rex has just upgraded to an iPhone, after having a dinosaur (heh!) of an old nokia forever.

I bought this as a start on his VD pressie- something small and not flashy, but hopefully he will still appreciate it!

Basically the back slides out to be a bottle opener, without the bottle actually being in contact with your iPhone. BR loves a good gadget, and this of course aligns with his love affair with beer.

Billasaurus is what most people would desribe as a "manly man". He loves camping, hiking, kayaking, beer drinking, playing pool and spending time with the boys.

How we ever managed to bump into each other is a miracle, because thats so not me. Lol!

He is also quite blunt- I will never forget the WTF look on his face when I bought him Diesel cologne for our first Christmas. He smiled at me half-heartedly and placed it on his shelf.

It has been in that same exact spot for over 12 months now!

Hopefully I dont fail as spectacularly this year.

Etsy is a treasure trove of funny little cards:

Source: Etsy (sweetperversion)

Source: Etsy (JulieAnnArt)

Source: Etsy (JulieAnnArt)

What will you be buying your significant other/friend/self this Valentines Day?

Undergrunds

I am an organisational nightmare. The days I actually read my mail, I feel so smug and self-righteous I dont read it again for another 3 days.


My clothes drawers? Oh dear.


There is one that I physically cant even open, such it is jammed with clothes. Ive almost decided to leave it closed, like some kind of clothes time capsule or weird gift to myself.

My lingerie/every day knickers/bras/hosiery/socks/pyjamas/scarves drawers were looking pretty horrendous. (I think the problem may have been that I was jamming all of the above into two very small spots!)

So in a fit of organisation, I sourced these babies from ebay:

It's not the best photo, but does document my new endeavour to have a drawer where unmentionables dont fly out at me!

These are foldable, and the material is nice and light with perforations- so your bits and pieces can breathe. They fold down completely flat, and have a slightly thicker base which zips in to keep the whole thing nice and strong.

Im pretty happy with my new little storage system, and for $20 odd dollars including shipping from South Korea, what more can I want?

New knickers and bras to fill it up!

For Sneaking

Rumour has it, walking has some health benefits.


I know- you heard it here first people.


Im quite unfit. Im not about to keel over doing everyday activities or anything (unless my boss implements a daily hike into my office routine. Fortunately for me my office isnt located in any kind of mountain region)


With only 9 weeks until im hoofing it around Japan, its about time I get my walk on.

And so, for motivation, I have purchased some comfy grey Converse Lite sneakers. I saw these at Faulls in Geelong for $90.00 and liked them alot, but am being a major penny pincher and wasnt feeling the value for money on these. When looking at any purchase at the moment I think to myself 'Would I rather spend this money on my holiday?' And 99.99% of the time its a yes.


But for $32 brand new on ebay, including postage?


Snapped them up. Although now I do not have one excuse in the world to not get walking...