I don't normally post on Friday, but I've had a few silly items that I absolutely love, and figured today was a great day to share. These are truly small items, nothing expensive or fancy, but they are somewhat life changing for me.
First up are these giant bandages from CVS.
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| This bad boy is a solid 4 inches long |
They are from CVS's own "Extreme Sport Bandage" line, and unfortunately, only seem to be available in a multi pack with other sizes. That's not bad though, since they are really sticky and stay on really well, so it never hurts to have extra bandages around. They come in assorted neon colors, but include gray and black too. I love neon, so I'm happy with all of them
Now you're probably wondering why in the world I need such big bandages and also why I feel the need to share about them. Well. You all know about my boot shopping problem, yes? All those new boots have to get broken in, don't they? And these wonderful little inventions are perfect in helping with that process. I slap them on my heels like so:
And I don't get blisters riding in my new boots! They're a lot less expensive than those fancy gel guards you can get. Plus the gel guards don't fit in custom boots very well. These do!
My next favorite thing is this handy dandy little bucket opener.
I found this one on Amazon. They cost anywhere from $5 to $10. I think this one was $7. I paid extra for a green one. #worthit
If you don't have any hard to open buckets, you won't care about this one. But Rio has one supplement that comes in a bucket with a fairly difficult lid to get off the first time. But with this little tool, it's quite simple!
It's saved me from breaking all my nails off so low they bleed. Not only that, using this tool, I have the bucket open in a minute vs. several trying to pry it off on my own.
My last favorite thing today is something I've already shown you guys. But I really do love it, so I'm sharing again. It's the Horseware cap with the lights in the brim!
If we're being honest here (which is how I generally roll...) I just bought a second one because I discovered it came in green. They are $13.95 over at Horseloverz which isn't a crazy price. A good head lamp costs more. I have found it REALLY convenient to use this light heading out for night check or leaving the boarding barn. When your hands are full, you can't always use your phone light. Or when it's 5 degrees out, you don't want to have your hands out of your pockets for the walk to the barn. I've even used it some nights when I'm grooming the horses in their stalls and they are standing in a shadow.
I'm trying to find blank ones so I can get Winthrop Corner ones made up.
Have you used any of these items? Or do you have anything little but awesome that has changed your routine for the better? Let me know if there's anything out there I MUST have!
