TWO REALLY COOL TOOLS...

So I found two really cool tools that I thought that The Pink Totebag audience would find useful. I'll preface this by saying that I was definitely not the first one to discover and share these tools - for that, I'll give credit to the authors who first passed them along on their two other fun blogs (because even though I know they're out there for public consumption by their publishers, these bloggers deserve the credit for feeding them to the masses)...

First, on Gnome Sweet Gnome (and no, that's not a reference to the statue/trophy my husband steve won at our last annual beer-pong tournament although that's a fun coincedence!), the blogger Olivia posted about this awesome calculator at Domino.com that helps you figure out how much fabric you need, wallpaper, or how much paint to buy to finish a home decorating project. I took a look at it (as we're in the slow process/discussion of renovating our house) and it was really helpful and easy to use! Happy re-upholstering!

The second is one that I found via Oh Happy Day! where blogger Jordan posted about this fabulous route planner/calculator for running, walking, and jogging. You can literally zoom in on your neighborhood, use the mouse to map out your route, and it pops out not only the distance for you, but also calories burned according to your weight (and some other stuff, too!). ALL FOR FREE! You can also save your routes, or easily find new ones in your area that you can try. My husband was so excited to find out that he burns 352 calories on his morning walks with our daughter. Now if only the visit to Starbucks midway could be counted as some sort of a "refueling" stop, life would be golden...