Baby Kangaroo... Arkansas Adventure

I spent a full work week in Arkansas, and I had a lot of fun!  I got to spend quality time with fantastic coworkers, as well as witness my first ever Walmart Shareholders' Meeting.  Okay, so I didn't go to the meeting.  But I got to see the crowds of people and know I was in the same zip code as Elton John for a little while.

I also got to visit one of the factories that my company owns, which was awesome.  It was like stepping into Mr. Rogers' "Picture Picture" to see all those moving parts.  Very cool.

But I think one of the highlights was the petting zoo at the expo I was working.  I was there early, so I got to see them bring in the animals from Wild Wilderness Drive Through Safari in Gentry, AR.

Sweet camel baby

There was a 2-week old baby camel with its Mom, emus, watusi, other cattle, as well as a Zorse and Zonkey... sterile cross-breeds of a donkey and horse with a zebra.

Zorse... and his friend I dubbed Lil Sebastian.

My favorite was the little joey!  He was a 4-month-old kangaroo, and since I was there before they opened, they let me hold the sweet baby.

Mostly I just wrote this post so I could show off a photo of myself with a baby kangaroo.  You know, to make you jealous and stuff.

Envirosax

I'm so guilty of bringing home a zillion plastic bags when I grocery shop.  I even own a Mommy hook, because I don't like making multiple trips from my car to the apartment.  (There are stairs involved.)  At the advice of my friend Caroline, I finally decided to invest in a set of Envirosax.

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Each bag holds what two plastic bags could.  You can order a pouch with five bags rolled up into it, making it super portable.  I like that I can do a little something to be more green when I shop; my sister only uses reusable bags and tells me I need to as well!

The website has a bunch of designs, but at the time I wasn't really into any of them.  I wanted a set where I liked each and every bag design, because I'm picky like that.  So I turned to Amazon and found a set I loved, Bloom.

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The bags are super lightweight, but they hold a lot!  I like that I can use them for groceries, and keep the pouch in my car for whenever I need them.

As an example, I did my normal grocery load, which the baggers always place in 8-10 plastic bags.  (I would use 4-5 in self checkout.)  Well, that amount fit into TWO of these bags!  I love it.  Makes so much more sense to carry these instead of using plastic.   I'm a convert.

Dorothy Perkins Experiment

I've talked about my love for European/British fashion or a while; I'm always looking for an H&M and Zara. I also have had great luck with shopping ASOS online.  But while I've admired Dorothy Perkins from afar, I only recently indulged in a bit of shopping online.

I needed a dress for a white party, so I figured I would peruse different sites.  I found two possibles on Dorothy Perkins that I purchased.

White spot jacquard prom dress, $57

Ivory daisy boucle dress, on sale $55, orig. $79

The verdict?  I love them both!  The white dress is very pretty (I wore it with a great belt and statement necklace as a volunteer docent recently), but of the two I'm really in love with the ivory daisy dress.  It's the one I'll be wearing to the party I'm attending, though the other white dress will work its way into my rotation with a variety of belts and layers throughout the summer!

It's great to find great deals on beautiful dresses online.  I actually scored BOTH of these for an additional 30% off with a coupon code. :)

Have you ever shopped Euro fashion sites, like ASOS, Zara, and Dorothy Perkins?