To coincide with Weightloss Wednesday on my other blog, La Vie de Laurie, the Nike + iPod Sport Kit would be an awesome addition to my workouts. I love my iPod, and I love using it when I workout. Why not transform my nano into a personal workout coach? It features a sensor and receiver combination that works exclusively with Nike+ shoes and iPod nano to give you real-time feedback during workouts and let you track your performance on your Mac or PC. As your run or walk, the sensor sends information to your iPod, tracking your time, distance, pace, and calories burned.

If you choose, real-time, spoken feedback can even alert you to milestones throughout your workout. Pretty cool, huh? The upside is that it’s not very expensive. The downside is that you also have to buy a pair of the Nike+ shoes, and those run a cool $100+ per pair. There are some super cute ones though and you can personalize them. I spent almost an hour designing my own PERFECT shoe, down to my name etched on the heel. Oprah did it, so why shouldn’t I? I’m almost tempted. – $29.00

While we were at dinner tonight, Dave asked me what I’d like to do for Valentine’s Day. Last year we went to Simply Fondue which was fun. I told him I’d like to do that again this year too, so I think that’s the plan. We haven’t discussed gifts, but I usually like to make him a little basket filled with things he likes and little treats. I would say I’d like flowers, but that’s not really his style. He thinks they are a waste of money because they just die in a few days. I see his point, but I still like to get them sometimes. I found a great alternative though– Edible Arangements Valentine’s Day Berry Chocolate Bouquet™.

They deliver, so you get that special feeling of “getting flowers,” but instead of throwing them away when they die, you can enjoy the tasty fruit for days. One of my friends got one of these as a thank-you present and loved it. – $65 to $200

My favorite jewelry maker (besides Tiffany, of course) is James Avery. I have so many pieces of jewelry from there– I have truly lost count. I am way more fond of sterling silver than of gold. Dave got me these earrings for my birthday, and this butterfly ring for Christmas. It’s become increasingly harder to select anything for a “wishlist” anymore. I feel like I have so much already, and most anything I want I go ahead and purchase for myself. I’ve decided that I’d now like to start a charm bracelet. I never had one growing up (except for the silly plastic ones with the bells from the 80’s– does anyone else remember those?!)

I’d like the Flower of Hope Charm (above) to be the first addition to my bracelet. I think this will be fun because he can buy me a charm for each occasion, and he really won’t need any input from me– there are hundreds of ones that I would love. – $27  

I used to be a Bath & Body Works junkie. There was a time that I couldn’t walk into a mall without finding myself in there buying something. Their semi-annual sale usually sucks me in and I stock up for the year. I still have stuff I bought in there several years ago, so I cut myself off. Every once in awhile I’ll buy something for someone else there, but that’s it. My new obsession is The Body Shop. LOVE that place. They always have it smelling like Satsuma and Exotic, my two favorite home fragrance scents– which is the combo I do at home too. Over the holidays I went in there to pick up a gift for a friend, and I got a sample of Cassis Rose Eau de Toilette.

My all-time favorite Victoria’s Secret scent was Her Majesty’s Rose, and this is as close as I have ever come to finding something like it. I love light rose scents. I need to go grab a bigger bottle when my little sample runs out. – $14