Have you ever seen a piece of furniture and immediately imagined exactly how it would change your life?  That’s how I feel about this gorgeous white italian leather sofa from Chiasso.

When I see this sofa, I think of a gorgeously-appointed living space where my nights are spent entertaining fascinating guests and handsome men.  I think of designer shoes and expensive olives and stiff drinks.  I think of being the kind of person who jets off to Rio at a moment’s notice.  And I am in love.

The Soho Contemporary White Leather Sofa can be purchased at Chiasso by clicking the image above.

A while back, I took a hula hoop class.  I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but it sounded like fun and I needed to get more exercise anyway.  I was right.  It was definitely an awesome time - much more fun than a grueling cardio session and I got to learn a cool skill while I was at it.

If you had trouble with hula hooping as a kid, you’ll be glad to know that adult hooping is a little different.  The Hoopnotica hoops are bigger and substantially heavier.  Not unpleasantly heavy, but heavy enough to make them go around you much more easily.  They don’t fly super fast and then fall to the ground.

I loved taking the class, but if I were going to do it all over, I would probably just buy a Hoopnotica hoop and look up instructional videos on YouTube.  You can learn all kinds of cool tricks very easily (and without killing your classmates with flying hoops).  I can throw it down around my body, walk with the hoop, and dance with the hoop so far.

If you want to try it yourself (and I highly recommend it, becase it’s good old fashioned silly fun), you can pick up a Hoopnotica weighted hula hoop by clicking here.

I absolutely love these Super Mario Wall Decals.  When I was younger, my parents used to paint murals on my walls and I thought those were cool - but these Mario Brothers stickers are much more realistic than anything they would have painted.  What I wouldn’t have given to have these as a kid, back around 1987 when there was nothing cooler than Super Mario Brothers and knowing where all the secret mushrooms and warp zones were located.

What do you think?  Would you put the Super Mario Wall Stickers up in your house?  Not necessarily the master bedroom, of course, but they’d be awfully cute in a den/video game room or maybe even an office or garage.