January's Prime Purchases

 I hope no one minds but I decided to cull through all my Prime Purchases from November and December and showcase a sort of the "best of" of both months.  The majority of my orders for both months were Christmas gifts and I think I really outdid myself this year! 

I fully admit that many of the "gifts" were for myself but they are all keepers. 

Alec wanted a small/slim plain watch that did not have all the smart watch features so he could use it at school and when working in the kitchen.  We found this one and he really likes it. 

My husband and I have been talking about getting a counter top ice cube maker for over a year now so I finally bit the bullet and ordered the GE Opal and we just love it!  It does take up A LOT of counter space but we haven't run out of ice once yet since it arrived.  

We bought my husband a set of kabob grilling baskets that I think will work well this summer for making kabobs (we always have a problem of the vegetables we use falling off ours since I prefer zucchini and summer squash to things like onions and green pepper.  

I bought myself this lace extender for wearing under sweaters and I like that it's both cute and comfy/soft. 

I'm still not sure how I feel about these velvet jogging/harem pants.  I love how soft they are but I am really struggling to style them in a flattering way. 

We bought this Yeti tumbler as a gift for my mom; she likes the idea of a Yeti but complained but they're all so large so this smaller tumbler is more the size of a traditional water bottle.  I thought she'd really like this pretty color too. 

My husband has been working outside and it has been so cold that he wanted to try these lined working pants and he loves them so much he wants to order a few new pairs.  

That combined with these thermal pants (under his traditional work pants) he should be good for the rest of the winter. 

Speaking of keeping warm, I bought myself another pair of fleece lined leggings; I only had one pair of these in black and I found I was doing laundry a few times a week just to wear them.

We also bought this rechargeable electric hand warmer for my mother in law (she walks outside A LOT regardless of weather) and she has been raving about this.  Claims it was one of the best gifts ever. 

 

Alec has been wanting to try making his own macarons and needed a mat to cook them on.  He wanted one with ridges for easier measuring and we found this one. He can not wait to try it out!

Alec asked for lots and lots of books for Christmas (seriously between us, and all of his grandparents I think he got around 3 dozen new books to read; if not more!).  He was really excited that we found this boxed set for him since he had only asked for the first two books in the series.  But Alec just loves anything having to do with mythology so I knew he'd like them all.

We've been trying out this microwave popcorn maker and really like how quick and easy it is to have freshly popped popcorn without all the chemicals in just minutes. It collapses for easy storage too.

Finally, I broke down and bought the Kindle Paperwhite after hearing from several other readers and bloggers that the screen is glare free for reading out in the sun and that it's also waterproof. That makes it perfect for poolside/ lakeside/ beachside reading!  (Which is the only thing I ever use my Kindle for anyway).

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