Amazon lately

We've bought a lot of random things off of Amazon as we're still trying to settle into a new house and prep our old one for renting out. However, these are the items that really stood out to me: 

A restock of my favorite handsoap. It is what it is: I'm a person who only orders soap online now. I mentioned their body wash as well. I have super sensitive skin so I buy the kid's soap and then I use it too as a body wash. 

We bought these doggie stairs back in June. Our bed is high. The floor here is hardwood. Scout, at age 12, can't grip to jump up on the slippery floor. Bought these steps. He has never once used them until...6 weeks into them taking up space, I slept in and he thought he was going to miss his walk. I watched him whimper at the side of the bed, climb up the steps, and then he started to paw-punch me. 

Scott splurged on these walkie-talkies. Basically if Wells is going outside by himself, he has to take one. He can go up and down the street, to the neighbors, etc. But I was really tired of always looking out the window and wondering where he was at any given second. He has the freedom to roam the yard and cul-de-sac as long as he has this with him. Plus, I can just *tell* him to come home instead of going out out to look for him. They would also be fantastic for hunting, hiking, camping, anything really. They work nationwide. I often take one on dog-walks because it's easier to communicate on than trying to pull out a phone. There are NO fees and it's more reliable than a cell network, which is more than I can say for all those fancy watches kids have. 

I decided to start using my diffuser again here since I love the scent of citrus. I'd had these essential oils in my "save for later" for yearssss. Someone had recommended them to me awhile back. I finally bought them and I do love them and highly recommend. 

 Ninja Creami. 

Scott bought this, along with a bunch of high-protein ice cream mixes, and then left for the weekend and told me to figure it out. I am generally terrible at figuring things out but I made an exception for an ice cream maker. 

This is so fun to use. It's really hard to explain all the bells and whistles but we've honestly used it no less than 20 times in the last 3 weeks. We had friends over for dinner and did ice cream sundaes. I mix up batches of "healthy" ice cream for the kids and high-protein mixes for Scott. I've tried sorbets..all it takes is frozen fruit and I like to add some coconut milk. It comes with a recipe book but you can honestly make just about anything frozen or slightly slushy with it. There are recipes all over the internet --I had no idea this thing even existed! It's just important to actually follow the recipes because it's more like science with amounts of solid to liquid and freeze times. 

It basically sounds like an airplane taking off for 2-4 minutes of mix time, but look at what you can create: 

If you like frozen treats and don't mind giving up some counter space, it's worth it. I've stopped buying all the dessert-like treats because they all just want protein ice cream now for dessert. This is where he got the mixes. If you're so inclined, they definitely taste like real ice cream!