These are a few of my favorite things...

I've been seeing a lot of things that are just too good not to share with my readers.So, I thought I would share with you a few of my favorite things accumulated in a handy little post.I'm not getting compensated for this post.None of these people are sponsoring me.Just sharing with you things that I love and maybe you will love them too.I've started training for my fourth half marathon.I live in a small town and can easily run through three towns on a five mile run.Problem with running in my small town is that there are very few sidewalks, so I find myself running on roads the majority of the time.I don't normally run with any ID, but I thought that with the amount of road running that I am doing, that I should definitely run with some form of ID.Just in case they needed to piece my body back together.I took my concern to facebook and many of my runner friends suggested Road ID.I ordered the slim version and found that the ordering process was quite easy.I loved that when I ordered, the site told me their suggestions for helpful information, and even included things that weren't helpful (like your street address).I feel better running with it, and it's so super slim that I don't even notice it.While we are on the topic of running, I wouldn't run anywhere without my Garmin forerunner 305.I am very inconsistent with pacing, and knowing my distance and time run is so helpful during training runs.Since getting my iphone last month I've tried out some great new apps.One of my favorites for logging my workouts is map my run.I've used map my run for years now, but found that the on-line portion of the mapping was getting too difficult to use.  They wanted you to sign up and pay for what seemed like nearly every feature.I use my map my run app to just log my workouts.I followed this tutorial from The Super Messy Supermommy to create custom iphone apps to make everything prettier.I used the free app cocoppaI've spent some time meeting lots of new vendors at street fairs, farmers markets and small shops.One I fell in love with at a small farmers market on Whidbey Island was Dewdrops by Desa.She had some amazing hand crafted jewelry and gifts that were so fun looking at.Like this Fight to Win necklaceand this silver heart and raw brass bangleI won't even try to explain the small world connection that links me to this next shop that I want you to get to know.  I'm a sucker for fun graphic prints and Persimmon Prints does not disappoint.Wouldn't this be great framed in a nursery? Sleep Until the Dawn is Done printAnd I love this brave wings printYou should check them out.You will love them too!
My oldest son thinks he is part Asian.He loves rice.I finally broke down and bought a brand new cuisinart rice cooker for $5 at a garage sale for him.It's just one more gadget, but I love it.I can steam vegetables on top while the rice cooks for dinner.It's been well worth the $5.You can buy it for around $90 here.So those are just a few of my favorite things.What are some of yours?Care to share?