- Scrunchies
- Slap bracelets
- Pogs
- Hooked on Phonics
- Super-Soakers
- Tamagotchis
- Beanie Babies
I think I dabbled in all of the trends listed above, especially Beanie Babies. My mom, sister and I had more bean-stuffed animals than anyone in their right mind should own.
Hey, Baby
I am deathly afraid of needles (I don’t even have my ears pierced), and as a reward for not hyperventilating at a doctor’s appointment when I was younger, my mom would give me a Beanie Baby. I wish Beanie Babies still had the same calming effects on me!
Lunch
My lunch today contained something that was once hot, but turned cold, kinda like a skip it.
Broccoli florets –>Tossed in olive oil + garlic salt –> Roasted at 400 degrees for 20 minutes –> Chilled in the fridge for four hours
Cold Salad
Cold roasted veggies are the jam!
They add so much flavor to salads, sandwiches and side dishes.
Today I made myself a salad using the cold roasted broccoli as the base.
Into the mix went:
- Cold roasted broccoli
- Thawed frozen sweet corn
- Cucumber
- Goat cheese
Eat Me!
I planned to toss the salad in a light olive oil and balsamic dressing, but nixed that after realizing the broccoli and goat cheese made the salad extremely flavorful.
On the side I enjoyed a cup of Greek yogurt for some filling protein and a Sargento Colby-jack string cheese because string cheese = fun to eat.
Yog
Cheeeeez
All Together, Now!
Questions of the Afternoon
Were you into any of the no-longer-hot trends listed above?
What is something you used to think was hot, but now is not?
Please don’t say Jessica Simpson, because I love her. 😉
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Ah, skip its! So much fun! There have been a lot of late 80s/early 90s trends coming back, maybe some of these items from our childhood can be a hit again!
I have a soft spot in my heart for Jess Simp too, haha! I was totally into all of those trends above! Minus, the Hooked On Phonics. Does anyone remember those Rhythm Sticks? I was terrible at them but it was fun trying!!
I guess they were also called “Devil Sticks”…..thank you Wikipedia
Oh my goodness. I chuckle when I see scrunchies now. But I used to rock them. And tying your shirt to the side. hahahaha. And about pogs – no one ever knows what I’m talking about when I bring them up. I’m glad to know I’m not alone!
And I saw your cookies on Carrots ‘n Cake….I still need to try them.
Oh girl, me too!!!! I looved Beanie Babies! And I was way into Pokemon, pgs, Tamagotchis,… basically everything you said! And I’m also with you on the ear piercings.. I JUST got mine pierced like 3 years ago!
as a pokemon lover, you may appreciate this joke:
why should you never shower in the same house as a pokemon?
because he might pikatchu!
i love pogs and to this day i never “played pogs” just collected them, traded them and coveted them. they were to cool for being a small circular piece of cardboard.
hahahaha i love the trip down memory lane. i remember when pogs got banned in elementary school!
hmmmm. . . butterfly hair clilppies! Remember howwe used to pull tiny sections into butterfly clippies and the more you had the cooler you were- SO amazing
ahhhh i totally did this! i would literally wear like 10 at a time. stylin’.
Goat cheese and corn is a flavor combo I am currently OBSESSSSSSED with!! SOO good!! I just found your blog a couple weeks ago and have been totally hooked!! I love it- and your pup…I still think my pups are the cutest, but your girl is in my top 5 🙂
I was definitely hooked on ALL of your above listed hot trends that have since gone out of style- ESPECIALLY pogs & tamagotchis!! Ohh man.
haha, thanks sarah!!! 🙂
Scrunchies & slap bracelets were DEINITELY my thing. I can remember when the slap bracelets were “banned” in my elementary school because they were considered too dangerous!
I used to think layering my socks halfway up my calf was super hot – at least 3 on each foot, 3 different colors, over leggings so you could see all the colors. Oh yeah, that was hot back in the day!
How about “pinch rolling” your pants – did anyone else ever do that?
does anyone remember hypercolor tshirts?!?
Dude, skip-its were so much fun. I bet that thing would give me an awesome workout now. Also: pogs, slap bracelet, and BEANIE BABIES. Heck yes. I had such a huge collection… probably should have sold them while they were hot.
OMG I forgot about skip-its! I had a purple one, man I loved that thing.
Beanie Babies – geeze, I almost forgot about my epic 80-count collection in our attic, hehe.
I loved tamagotchis and beanie babies!! My sister and I had a huge collection of beanie babies and my mom and her friend got a little crazy helping us build our collections, hehe! 😉 I’ll never forget my most exciting beanie babie purchase was the princess diana bear. My mom’s friend owned a store that got one in and while other stores were overcharging, she let us have it sticker price!! You’d have thought I won the lottery! 😉
LOL, I still wear scrunchies everyday!
I used to think wearing my socks over my pants was hot, LOL 80s.
Jenn
I loved the skip-it! I had a bright pink one! And a bright pink hula hoop!!! haha!
oh wow I had all of the things on that list!! and I have a humungous chest full of beanie babies…maybe one day they”ll be worth lots?? haha at least they’re cute!
Haha! A walk down memory lane right there.
What about Paris Hilton? That’s (not) hot. 😀
I lovvvvvved slap bracelets (until they got banned from my elementary school). Never did get into Beanie Babies…I was more of a trolls kinda gal. 🙂
Slap bracelets WERE so cool! I remember begging my mom to let me get one because everyone else had one. Ha!
haha i totally used to think that stirup leggings with matching plaid shirts was hot. and playing oregon trail while wearing stir up leggings and a matching plaid shirt was even hotter.
Oh my gosh, I was into so many of those things. I even used scrunchies to tie my long shirts up and I would sport this with my stir-up leggings and of course my keds..Oh yeah 🙂
Does anyone remember Hypercolor shirts? And pump shoes? I remember I was always obsessed with pumping that little basketball!
Jessica Simpson will never go out of style! LOVE her! 😀
I was soo into beanie babies it was insane! And I used to have my mom “babysit” my tomagotchi when I went over to friends’ houses. Wow. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!
Hi! I just found your blog! Your adorable! I just created my own blog today 🙂
But anyways, I used to love beanie babies and tamagotchis. I swear kids are still playing with those tamagotchis still today, because I’ve had to babysit them recently….. I feel old now!!! haha, ahhh those were the good ole days though.
Here’s my website
Trolls 😯 DID I REALLY JUST SAY THAT?!?
haha i just did a post on this not so long ago talking abut things i LOVED whenI was younger and skip it and pogs were one of them!
i also loved chinese jump rope and stickers!!
Oh my goodness- I LOVED beanie babies..and I still have all of mine!! haha!! remember when like some of them were selling for like $500???! Craziness.
I like I had a large collection of all of these things. I was just talking about snap bracelets the other day. All of these silly bands brought back the snap bracelet memories for me.
I had the beanie babies for sure… HUNDREDS! Also I was a big fan of tomagotchi. My brother enjoyed over feeding my pet until it got fat.. I was so upset, haha.
Ummm, I was into pretty much ALL of those trends! Except for Hooked on Phonics, haha. But Pogs, Beanie Babies, Nanos…I had it all. I even have some of the “rare” Beanie Babies…I should’ve sold ’em while they were still hot :/
Oh, beanie babies… I still have more than 200 sitting in my basement waiting for the “great beanie baby resurgence of 20__.” I was, however, wise enough to sell an “extinct” dinosaur back in the BB heyday for nearly $1,000!
hahah YES! I loved beanie babies, skip-its, hula hoops. the whole deal. My friend was OBSESSED with beanies growing up- she has like, containers FULL of them. I think she had to have bought one like every day! I was rewarded with beanies too- every friday afternoon when i was younger i used to have piano lessons (which i did NOT enjoy-!!!) but afterwards, i got a beanie as a “surprise”. yay Beanie Babies! hahah
BEANIE BABIES! I had so many of those. Actually… I still do! They’re all in a huge box shoved under my bed… now I want to dig them out and play with them again! Hahah.
I had a moment in Target the other day when I saw a little girl with an orange striped stuffed cat, and I said, “That looks like Garfield.” Her mother was like, “She has no clue who that is.” Aw, so sad. I LOVED Garfield!
Have you seen Silly Bandz? They are rubber bands that are shaped like animals and they are the new hot thing with kids. I may or may not have gotten some for myself… Hi, I’m Rachel and I’m 26 going on 7 🙂
i was a garfield fiend! for like 10 yrs. i got a new garfield christmas ornament every year from my mom! <3 him!
Remember Furbies? I had one but it was kinda creepy!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby
Beanie Babies! anyone else remember when McDonald’s came out with the mini ones in the happy meals?? My mom and I ate happy meals constantly to collect them all. Even went to different McDonald’s and traded…it was ridiculous. Maybe that’s why I can’t eat there anymore…
ahhh we did the SAME thing!
Furbies! Tell me I wasn’t the only one that waited in line to get one… “Doo da doo doo doo doo!” And those little electronic diaries. We would spend junior high science period sending “text messages” to each other and if there was another diary around, it could intercept!