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Weirdly useful (or just plain weird) home goods from Think Geek

Think Geek is kind of KILLING IT with their home products at the moment. They’ve been blowing my mind with their plethora of insanely useful products — a light switch that also holds your keys, a device that easily separates egg yolks. And then some of their products are just off the wall crazy — a helm trash can, Nintendo wall graphics, and a jellyfish tank? Yup, they’ve got all these things. Let’s gawk…

A ton of gift ideas for your expecting friends

The problem with baby showers and registries is that you don’t know your baby yet and as novice parents you really don’t know what you are going to need. And you aren’t going to know whether or not your child will hate the really expensive bouncer that their grandparents purchase them off of the registry.

Daring duvet covers that’ll revolutionize your bedroom

If you’re looking to add a little oomph to your bedroom, I’m gonna go ahead and say that you need to check out these awesome bed spreads. (By the way, most of these duvet covers also have matching shower curtains and pillows.) Hot decor made easy, folks…

Fancy-ass cute shower caps are kind of awesome (especially if you’re doing “no ‘poo”)

The whole “no ‘poo” form haircare is growing in popularity, but for those of us who A) used to have dreads or hair extensions or B) are lazy slobs, it’s just the way things go. I spent 1999-2001 with a crazy assemblage of dreads and extensions, and only washing my hair once a month. Then I spent 2006-2011 wearing my hair in two pink-tipped braids all day, every day, and only washed my hair twice a month. It was awesome and it worked great.

It did mean, however, that I needed to use a shower cap to keep my hair dry when I wasn’t washing it in the shower. And lemme tell you, there are some CUTE options…

Brighten up your mornings with toasters in technicolor!

I’m in the market for a new toaster and I’m happy and sad to report that I’ve found the toaster of my dreams! But, it’s over $300. So my search continues. But in the meantime, I’ve been discovering all these brightly colored toasters in a full rainbow of colors. Wanna come colorful toaster shopping with me?

Level-Up your window coverings with video game-themed blinds

Pay homage to the history of video games by blocking out the light (and eliminating glare on your screen) with these colourful blinds from Direct Blinds. Each blind features a retro gaming character like Pac-Man or a mushroom from Mario Bros. On top of that, the graphics are made up of controllers, joysticks, and handheld gaming systems from the earliest days of gaming up to today. Can you name every device pictured?

Susabella has special event gifts that also make the world a better place

Know someone who’s… getting married? Moving into a new place? Having a golden birthday? Having a baby? Or just throwing a fabulous party? The Susabella Etsy shop is stocked with perfect gifts for all those occasions. For example, this platter could be the perfect birthday, housewarming, or wedding gift. But it’s also so much more…

3 little kid-friendly apps that won’t make you feel like your phone is babysitting your child

My kid is almost four, and like a lot of little kids who are growing up surrounded by computers and smartphones, he’s way into playing games on my phone. I’m very picky about what I let him play, but I have found a few targeted at kiddos between two and five that I like: