Time to buy a New Blanket

I have something to tell you guys. I am 32 and I have a blanket.  I sleep with this blanket every night since I was pregnant with Noah. I don’t sleep well without it. If I am going on vacation for more than a week, I bring it with me. It is not a small blanket by any means, It’s a queen sized quilt. It is just the most comfortable thing in the world to me.  This blanket is 10 years old. It has been falling apart for the last couple years. A few months ago, it ripped. It didn’t rip on the sides but down the middle. I had to get up really quick and I guess I kicked up my legs and then it happened. I was so sad. I know it was just a blanket.  I am 32 years old, suck it up and move on. I couldn’t, I tried to sew it back together. I can’t sew so that didn’t work. I was heartbroken. I was trying to figure out how on earth to save my blanket. I thought, maybe I could find one exactly like it. I was unsuccessful. I then went shopping at Target. I didn’t find anything I liked. I decided that I would just staple it back together. So I made my precious blanket in to Frankenblankey. It is green after all. Even possibly the color of Frankenstein himself. 

Even though I stapled my blanket, I don’t think it is working too well. For the first few weeks I had to sleep like I was in a cocoon and it was weird. The staples are falling out, and I have to be careful where they are at all times. I think it is probably time that I retire my beloved blanket and buy a new one. I would want something similar, in color and thickness because I want to be warm enough but not sweating every morning.  I would like a soft and comfortable quilt to sleep under. I am looking in to allergy free down bedding. I like the feel of down but not all the feathers and sneezing it brings.  I am sure I will love this blanket as much as the old one, if I take the time to find the right one. I will probably also keep my old blanket in a closet and remember all the times I held baby Noah wrapped in it, all the shows we watched together with it and how we would go in our cave with the spiders, scurrying along as we played pretend.

How to Remove the Smell of Smoke

If you have ever lived in an apartment you have possibly dealt with getting an apartment where someone had smoked or had a smoker next door who smokes inside or out.  The smell of smoke is a nasty smell. It can cause asthma and other breathing problems. What do you do? I have lived with people who smoke indoors and it was miserable. Especially when they do it all the time. I had a neighbor who chain smoked in her apartment didn't even open a window. I never brought Noah over there. I felt bad but I didn't want to say hey you can't smoke. It also drove me crazy when people would light up at the pool when Noah was there. There are people that smoke right outside the gate of his school. Smoking around kids is really annoying.  I think that if someone smokes they should do it outside. The smell of smoke is hard to remove from your home or from your clothes.

Even if you don't smoke and live with an indoor smoker you stink. Sure you can light an odor eating candle or spray an air spray but it really doesn't get rid of the smell. It just masks it for a while. You are still smelling it and breathing in the toxins. You can buy an air purifier. There are many different types of air purifiers. How do you know which is the best one to get for smoke? I would make sure it says that it is specifically for smoke odors. I would definitely research the best air purifiers for smoke. It would be awful to buy one and not have it help you.  It can be a pain to get rid of the smell and smoke in your home. If you smoke in your home, you can start smoking outside. If you smoke outside, you will probably smoke less because you have to make an effort to go smoke. You won’t just light up. It is better not to constantly breathe smoke. If you continue to smoke inside an air purifier is a must have.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 is Coming to IMAX

Starting this Friday, June 13th, the second chapter of DreamWorks Animation's beloved How to Train Your Dragon franchise is soaring to all IMAX theatres domestically in select engagements. The IMAX 3D release will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®, creating a unique environment that will make audiences feel as though they are flying alongside heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon, Toothless.

Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, T.J. Miller, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Kristen Wiig reprise their respective voice roles, joined this time by Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, Djimon Honsou and Kit Harington.

For more information about How to Train Your Dragon 2, please visit DreamWorks Animation's official website.

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