Love that headline today. Who doesn’t need some time-saving items every morning? Today, as I was racing around trying to figure out what to wear, put my make up on, fix my son’s lunch to take to school, find his Crocs because it’s “water day” at school, and just doing all my other morning stuff — all while also trying to finlize our travel plans for a long weekend, I caught a glimpse of a segment on “Good Morning America” about products that save time.

In order to save time myself, I should have just kept going, but I stopped for a moment to see what the advice was … a few good things:

Downey Wrinkle Releaser — I already know about this product so it’s worth sharing with the world. This stuff actually works. If you pull out clothes from the dryer and they are wrinkled, spray some of this on it, give a tug and let dry. I find it works best when used at night so it can dry overnight, but it would work if you do it before you get ready too.

Remington Wet 2 Straight Flat Iron – OMG! No description needed. I must buy this.

Pop-up toaster — they say they cook toast faster than a toaster oven. Who knew?

See the whole list at ABCNews.com

Today my son was jumping on my bed and then laid down on my brown sheets and said, “Mommy, I’m stuck in the mud.”

“Well, pull yourself out of the mud,” I replied.

I have no idea where he got the idea of getting stuck in the  mud, except that maybe we’ve referenced it since we have so much water and muck in our backyard since Fay paid us a visit last week.

It’s a good lesson though. We all seem to get stuck in the mud at some point. Our answer should just be “pull yourself out.”

Elizabeth Edwards says the easiest diet she ever was on was when she was pregnant. Yes, it’s true. … Her quote in the recent “O Magazine” continues, “pregnant with gestational diabetes.”

Pregnant women everywhere dread taking the glucose test. Worry about negative results. Worry about having to stay away from sugar. But, it doesn’t have to be the end of the world. Elizabeth says,

I was so rigorous about my eating I actually lost weight. It wasn’t a diet for me to look some particular way (because there’s a part of mte that rebels against that); this had to do with my baby’s health.”

I too had gestational diabetes and I too lost weight overall. I swear to this day it was the best diet I was ever on. It was hard, but easy at the same time. Because I was doing it for my baby, not for me. It’s easy to say no to that donut at work, to white foods, to all the things you love. You want to keep your unborn child healthy. So, why is it so hard for us to have this same attitude for ourselves?

Elizabeth says:

So it may be easier if you describe your health goals in terms of somebody else. But sometimes it really is about you.”

I’ve been letting my son’s hair grow — it was getting in his eyes. A haircut was overdue, but haircuts with a toddler are no fun. There’s crying, crying and more crying. His head jerks from left to right when the scissors get near his head. Forget the clippers.

I started researching hair salons for kids and found one in our area, although a good 30-minute drive from home. It was worth a try, I thought.

This place was awesome. It was colorfully decorated, had a Thomas the Tank Engine train set and video game systems for kids to play while they wait.

Once it was his turn, he got to sit in a mini-firetruck that was raised on a pole. TVs that play DVDs are in front of each chair while the kids get their haircuts.

This combination equaled no tears for us. The 30-minute drive was worth it for us. We’ll definitely be back for the next hair cut, this time before his hair gets in his face.

Photos taken at Cool Cuts 4 Kids salon in Kissimmee, FL

Tropical Storm Fay visited Florida three times this week — twice in Central Florida, brining tons and tons of water with her. My office was closed on Tuesday and it turned out to be a beautiful day. Wednesday and Thursday were soakers. My backyard is one huge mudpuddle.

I can’t campaign though. My electricity only went off for about an hour during the entire four days. The sun is finally out. My house is not flooded. I got to eat lunch with my son today because his school is canceled.

Hopefully Fay will not drench the rest of the state or any other state.