lady post – Ipsy makeup magic

May 16, 2013 8:45 am \ 4 Comments \

So…at the ripe old age of 34andabit, I have decided that it might be time to start acting and looking like a girl. Not to say that if you don’t do these things you are not a girl – we all come in our own packages…mine just needs a little wrapping and some bows. Or glitter, or something.

Wait. What?

I’ve been spending some time reading blogs on makeup and simple ways to jazz up my every day look. I not only work in a customer service environment, but I am face to face with Commercial clients on a daily basis. I kind of need to look the part. So, mixed in with some makeup I already own, I have started picking up some new brushes and makeup to work some magic. I have also been checking out you-tube (my go to source for tips and tricks on anything really) and making some strides in the ‘try not to look like a clown’ goal.

The other thing I have been looking into, is these beauty boxes that everyone has been talking about. The big one that everyone knows about is BirchBox, there are also other companies like Julep (mostly nail polish), Ipsy (very similar to Birchbox), Beauty Box 5 and Glossy Box. Some are more expensive ($21-$35 per month) and others are on the more “cost-effective” end of the scale ($10 per month).

After thinking about it a little bit, I decided to take the plunge and sign up for an Ipsy account (hello cute makeup bag), in the hopes that I might end up with some neat samples that I wouldn’t otherwise buy. This month I got my first package and I was pretty much blown away. For $10 of my hard earned money, I got goodies that I worked out to be worth almost twice as much as that!

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Zoya nail polish
Okay. I am a huge Zoya fan. I love their polishes, I love that they are Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Toluene, Camphor and Dibutyl Phthalate Free. And I really love that they included a full size bottle of nail polish in my first Ipsy bag.

And in a cute colour – I’m just saying.

Yaby concealer refill
I have not tried this concealer yet – but it is definitely the right colour for my skin tone. I don’t have any cases to add this pan to, but if I come across more of this style of pan, I could always make a magnetic bottom case to hold them in.

NuMe finishing serum
I did test out this product – the day I received the Ipsy bag I had to wash my hair, so I towel dried it…added a few drops of serum and wrapped it up in my turbie twist and called it a night. I definitely have issues with dry hair, especially when it’s as long as it is right now. I noticed a small difference in the feel of the ends, but that could also just be wishful thinking. I want to try this product again when I will be washing my hair in the morning, to see what it’s like during the day. Part of the Ipsy glam bag is additional coupons that can be used to order full sized products – this month Nume is offering a 60% discount, so I would definitely like to grab some more if it works well with my hair.

Juice Beauty reflecting gloss
Ohh la la. I do enjoy a nice lip balm and I really, really enjoyed this one. It’s soft, incredibly lightly scented, not tacky on the lips and really moisturizes. I do believe that this was not quite a full sized container, but it’s definitely a fabulous sample. I have it on my desk at work so that I can gloss it up before meetings ;-)

Pacifica roll on purfume
Seriously? I have not had a roll on purfume since i was a kid and my mum would give me her Avon samples. This is adorable. Super cute packaging, simple to apply and the scent is really nice. I was worried when I first smelled it that it would be overpowering or give me a headache. Once applied though, it fades to a nice vanilla waft (I was sent the Island Vanilla sample). This is definitely taking up residence in my purse.

All in all, I loved EVERYTHING about this Ipsy bag. Do i think i got $10 worth? I think I got more than that. I will absolutely be keeping my subscription for another month. If anything, the beauty about this bag is that I will be given samples of products that I might not ever know about otherwise. If I like them, there’s a high chance that a coupon is included to purchase full sized products. Its a win-win.

Well, you know, except for my bank account.

For the record, I did not get paid for this review. I did however pay for the Ipsy account and wait by my mailbox for the delivery. All words and thoughts are my own. If you would like to sign up for an Ipsy account of your own, please, please, please use my referral link!

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Mopping up pennies, or Swiffer magic

May 14, 2013 8:19 am \ Leave a Comment \

Much like most of you DIY-ers, I like being able to save money where I can. I also like a clean house. Contrary to what my mother may tell you.

Anyway, I was perusing Pinterest the other day and I came across this bad boy:

Now see, not only do I like saving money, and having a clean house…but I also like my Swiffer wet jet A LOT. And in other (slightly) related news, I enjoy knitting. The pattern looked pretty simple and I figured I could whip up a test cover while watching some odd movie (Absentia – i do not recommend it).

The cotton yarn I had in mind is pretty cheap at $1.77 per ball (which could technically yield 2 covers) and when you compare that to brand-name pad refills (12 for $6.69), which you cannot throw in the washing machine to clean, I think that’s a pretty good deal.

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Getting the pattern started was a test of patience. I’m not sure if it was because I was impatient to get the cover finished, or if it just took a while to get the hang of the pattern…all i know is that there are some not-so-happy stitches in the first pattern repeat that are just lucky they got hidden in the seam. Once the first pattern repeat was done, I was able to look back and see how it all worked – that certainly made the second half of the project a lot quicker to come together.

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I would say, all told, this pattern would take 1-2 hours to knit. It is really simple to follow, but you have to pay attention to your knitting because of all the yarn overs that go in different directions. It tends to slow you down a little bit. But, it was very easy to watch a movie and knit this at the same time.

When I was seaming the edges of the cover together I kind of guessed at how far in to pull the ends. While I would recommend not being as lazy as me, I knew that the cotton would have a little bit of give to it and should stretch over the swiffer head.

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Ta-da! It fits! I won’t show you how it looks after I gave it a run around the kitchen. Let’s just say it works really, REALLY well. All the ridges and dips in the pattern grab up and hold a lot of dirt. In my mind (trust me, it’s fun in there) this kind of cover works better than the pads you can buy – there’s more scrubbing friction created between the swiffer and the floor, which helps to grab up (what little) dirt is available.

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I also had a go at doing this and it really works.

You can thank me later ;)

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Freezer Cooking – Vol 3 & Update

May 7, 2013 7:30 am \ 2 Comments \

So I’m back with another update to my freezer cooking saga (Vol 1 & Vol 2). We made two new meals this weekend and baked up another couple of loaves of our favourite meatloaf.

The meatloaf always begins in the same way – pulverising the veggies and sautéing them in the frypan for a little bit. If I am planning on making meatloaf as part of my freezer meal cook off, I always start with the meatloaf as it needs to be in the oven for 1.5 hours. This way, I at least have this cooking while I am working on assembling the other meals.

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Look at that delicious meat. Yum! (Not really). We have played around with different combinations of meat for the meatloaf and have ended up settling on a 50/50 ratio of pork and beef. It’s delicious and light, which balances the meatloaf as it tends to be pretty dense when its finished cooking. The other thing to note, is that there is a lot of fat that is cooked off in the oven. Brian and I usually pull the meatloaf out after about an hour to pour off whats in the pan and then throw it back in the oven to finish cooking.

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It’s been a while since we’ve made burgers – but one of our favourite recipes is this one for Turkey Burgers. Now the truth is, I am the evil step mother that you’ve read about. I originally found this recipe and tried it at home, because we used to have an awful time getting the kiddo to eat ANY vegetables except for those he deemed suitable. So I started sneaking veggies into our food. Brian was convinced he would figure it out…but the couple of times we made these burgers, he devoured them. I’d say thats a pretty strong recommendation ;-)

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The only change I made to this recipe, is that I used tortilla crumbs instead of bread crumbs, so technically these are gluten-free burgers depending on what kind of buns you end up using. I probably should have grated the onion…eesh. I’ll do that next time I make them!

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We made five of these per the recipe, cooked them up, let them cool and then wrapped them individually and added them to the freezer. This is the same method we use for freezing the meatloaf, so I’m curious to see if it works well for the burgers as well.

I also threw together a single bag of Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili, which was ridiculously easy to put together. I have never actually made this recipe before, but I love the Skinny Taste website and most of the recipes I have attempted from there have always come out really well.

Last week we made two new freezer recipes and one was crazy good, the other…not so much. But some of that was user error. The Coconut Tofu Curry was AH-MAZING. For something so easy to put together, the flavour was gooooooood. Healthy and tasty? Say it ain’t so! We also made up the Greek Chicken Pita…those were, eh. I probably wouldn’t make them again in a hurry….but you win some, you lose some!

Right Count Sterling?

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May Favourites – Relaxing after a long week

May 2, 2013 8:25 am \ Leave a Comment \

Everyone needs a little me time every now and then, and here are some of my tried and true favourites..

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  1. Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Herbal Tea – oh boy this stuff is good. I’m not a huge fan of taking any sort of medication to knock myself out, and luckily this tea does just the trick. I tend to deal with a lot of anxiety and it mostly rears its ugly head at work aaaaaand right before I’m about to fall asleep. This is one of my favourite relaxation teas and it really, really works wonders in helping me not only fall asleep…but stay asleep.
  2. Dr Teal’s Lavender Epsom Salt – I love soaking in the tub and for some reason, I just don’t do enough of it. That might have something to do with the animals in the house who insist on opening the bathroom door and wandering in and out (rude) but it also may just be because I never think of it until its past my bedtime. These epsom salts are delicious (not that i think you should eat them you crazy zombies) and the lavender scent that envelopes the bathroom adds to the super-relaxo-mode that you have just engaged. Even better? You can grab these salts at Target! Easy-peasy.
  3. Adventure Time Jake the Dog PJ’s – I’m pretty sure I have mentioned that my mother calls me Tinkerbell and my brother is Peter Pan? We are also both 34 and 44…the two rotten kids that will never grow up. These pj’s scream my name, and every one needs some super comfy pjs to climb into after a long week. In fact, don’t even get out of them when you wake up in the morning – it’s okay, tell ‘em Leanne said so. ALGEBRAIC!
  4. LittlePeepsHomeDecor Lavender Neck and Shoulder Wrap – I have had several of these and they all keep going walkies. Mostly to friends houses (who then insist they have no idea what I’m talking about), so I just keep buying them. Don’t have time for a bath? Throw one of these in the microwave and have a relax on the couch or in bed. The heaviness caused by the flaxseed helps the heat hit *all* the right spots – the lavender is just a bonus. Many a night I have fallen asleep with one of these on my neck.
  5. Bath & Body Works Lavender Pillow Mist – This stuff is gold in a bottle. I’m a (as if you couldn’t tell) a HUGE fan of lavender as a relaxing scent. I don’t use this every night, but I do love spraying it over my pillow a little before I head off to bed. Its a nice cool mist and not overpowering in the nasal area ;)

So thats a handful of my relaxation tips – got any other good ones?

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Aspergers, or why we are creating an Ameristralian zoo

April 30, 2013 8:08 am \ 4 Comments \

So there’s something I’ve been keeping to myself for a long time. I know I have mentioned in the past that Brian’s son has a form of Aspergers, but I have never really discussed how it effects us as a family and as a couple.

For the past 10 months the Kiddo (contrary to popular belief, this is my pet name for him and I will not refer to him by his real name as he deserves as much privacy as anyone else) has been living in some form of residential facility. This is the product of what was several years of escalating levels of violence that seemed to occur at the drop of a hat. We tried numerous things – homeschooling, therapy, socialization therapy, afterschool “bridging” therapy – and every time we thought we were making progress there would be another outburst.

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In all the time I have known the kiddo, he had never physically attacked me. Sure, he was a teenage kid and he certainly used a lot of nasty words in my direction but he never once attacked me. Until last summer. I won’t go into details, but suffice to say that he spent a short period of time in a psychiatric facility for children, as the police that were called gave us two options – either that or jail. Neither one was quite what we were looking for, but at that point in time we had our backs against the wall.

Once he was released he headed to his grandparents house (Brian’s parents) where he was “fine” until he just wasn’t anymore. From there we had to find another emergency facility for him. While all of this is happening, mind you, we are still busting our butts trying to get his IEP sorted out and hopefully a spot in a school more suited to his needs.

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We also were trying to get our county to approve funding to have the Kiddo moved to our area, as while Brian’s parents don’t live that far away it’s not like we were able to see him every weekend. But this all took time, a stupid amount of time…and in that time he was once again becoming more aggressive, but this time it was (luckily) in a facility that had trained staff who were able to recognize his needs.

In the end it took us well over 6 months to organize a transfer to a program closer to our home. And now we are dealing with a facility that is focused on “re-training” the kiddo (so to speak) and also re-training us as the parents. He is in a great school that is specifically set up to teach kids on the autism spectrum and so far he seems to be doing ok. What we know changes day by day, but what we are aware of is that the Kiddo is going to need intensive services and home care for the rest of his life.

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But, in dealing with all of this for the last couple of years I have realized a few things.

One – Brian and I will never have more children. This may be the hardest realization I have had to make. But knowing now how much time/money/resources we have to (willingly, mind you) dedicate to the Kiddo (and he’s not even with us full time yet) I don’t see how it can be responsible of us in any way to bring anther child into this family. Not to mention that I am truly just fearful of how he may react to another member of the family. He is good with his other siblings, but he has a very tight bond with his father that I think he would consider irrevocably damaged if another child came into this house.

Two – I am stronger than I ever thought I was. To be honest, I’m not sure how strong I am, I don’t know if I will be able to weather another attack…but I know I’m strong enough to still be here and to still be advocating for the kiddos needs.

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Three – If there shall be no children, I shall have a personal zoo. I have warned Brian about this…so we’re good. Next Strewth-house shall be slightly bigger and there shall be another dog. And perhaps another cat…maybe a three-legged one with a pet parrot?

Had to end on a slightly silly note, right?

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Freezer cooking – Vol 2

April 25, 2013 8:47 am \ 2 Comments \

Brian and I have been really enjoying our freezer cooking bounties! I have been making 1-2(ish) meals each weekend and adding them to the freezer. We still haven’t pulled the trigger on an additional freezer yet, but that is in the plan for next year (after the sectional sofa, and boxes upon boxes of flooring get ordered – my main goal for 2013).

Most weekends I make at least two loaves of the Primal Meat loaf, which ends up getting devoured before the week is half over. Originally I was chopping all the veggies by hand, but after a bit of experimenting we found that the flavour was more even once the veggies were PULVERISED in the food processor. However you choose to cooke this meatloaf, just cook it – it’s amazingly delicious, simple and quick to make, freezes well and is perfect for dinner or taking to work for lunch.

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So here we have all the ingredients (minus the chook boobs that are in the plastic bags to the left) for the following meals:

  1. Hearty Beef Stew – we have made this several times now. It’s sooooo yummy, and probably the quickest easiest freezer meal to create. Everything just gets dumped in the bag, the only
  2. Coconut Tofu Curry – This is a new recipe for us, but it looked so DELICIOUS that I just had to try it. Both Brian and I had a little taste of the curry once it came out of the blender and it was incredible. I’m really looking forward to dumping this all over some rice.
  3. Greek Chicken Pita – this is a new recipe for us too. This time around I was looking for some alternate low fat, but filling, recipes to try out. I love, love, love me some pita pockets. Not only should this be a great dinner option, but leftovers for work lunch will be easy to take too.
  4. Spiced Lentil Soup – I have included the recipe for this below. I made two of these this time as it is definitely a favourite in our house. Low fat, but chock full of yummy veggies and tasty spices. It’s a tummy pleaser for sure!

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I spy with my little eye…two fat bags of Lentil SOOP!

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Beef stew on the bottom and hidden on top is the coconut tofu curry – the separate bag of tofu is hidden in the freezer door.

Spiced Lentil Soup

1 cup lentils (rinsed – I normally use 1/2 cup of red lentils and 1/2 cup green)
1x 28oz can stewed tomatoes (add the entire can, juice and all)
2 med potatoes (dice these bad boys)
2 med carrots (cut these up too)
1 med onion (chop, chop, chop)
1 celery stalk (you know the drill)
3 cloves garlic (3? Hah! I actually add 5-6)
3 Tbs curry powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
4 cups lowfat low sodium chook broth (I normally grab the container from Trader Joes – has 4 cups in it, toss the whole lot in!)

So – throw everything in a gallon size freezer bag, squeeze the air out, seal shut and freeze flat. The night before you want to cook this, pull it out of the freezer and sit the entire bag in the crock pot to defrost. Before you head to work in the morning, empty the contents and turn on that sucker for 8-10 hours on low. By the time you get home your house is going to smell delicious and that is some of the most tummy-satisfying soup you can eat!

So…after doing this for a few months now, is freezer cooking worth it? 100%. No longer do we have to worry about finding something to cook and eat after we get home from work. All the hardwork is done and we can spend our evenings relaxing with the zoo and watching Adventure Time!

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Weekend antics

April 23, 2013 8:33 am \ 3 Comments \

We’ve been having weekend visits with the littleb as he works his way through his new treatment program. This weekend, after we had finished our chores and snarfed down some lunch, we headed outside to run some errands. Brian, in an amazing stroke of genius, remembered that our local library was having their bi-annual GIGANTIC book sale so we headed over to see what was good.

so many books

So many books. That was just one “small” table. We ended up spending a total of $12 and leaving with a bag full of books and comics. Brian even managed to find the first book of the Elric series for the littleb to start reading. I snagged a brand new copy of 11/22/63 for $3.50 and a large handful of Y: The Last Man comics for 50c each. Afternoon very well spent.

saturday was a long day

After a humungous dinner of Pho at the kiddos favourite place we headed home for some sleepy-time. Brian and the Count managed to pass out almost immediately…weirdos.

Sunday was another errands day – grocery shopping, freezer meal making, made more dog food and snarfed down another delicious lunch.

carcassonne world championships

After we got home from driving all over creation, we continued our World Championship Series of Carcassonne. So far I am losing by one game and the boys are both tied in the lead. But never fear, my meeples are currently strategising their next weekends domination.

sleeeeeeeeepy pup

This is what happens when the humans spend more time farming resources and stealing roads, than paying attention to cute little animals.

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Weekend Window Shopping

April 18, 2013 9:24 am \ Leave a Comment \

Mama-Marr was in town this weekend and like all good ladies do, we went “window” shopping on Sunday. My original goal was to have a hunt through Home Goods for things we didn’t need, but unfortunately we arrived about 45 minutes before Home Goods opened, so we just had to go to World Market while we were waiting.

Seriously…look how inviting this chair is? Oh so soft and a really, really pretty shade of blue. At $329.99 it’s not quite a weekend bargain and considering that I have a house full of fluffy animals a velvet-y chair is not such a fabulous idea. But a gal can dream!

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I love, love, love this Lotus Stool and i think it would look amazing in our (someday to be completed) Living Room as a side table. $89.99…but maybe I’ll catch it on sale at some point?

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How pretty is this pendant lamp? It was hung pretty high up, so it was not easy to see the overall design, but the blue/turquoise on the inside of the lamp definitely grabbed my attention from a distance. But I got to thinking…if I could find an ornate-ish colander at an antique store, this would not be that hard to DIY. Insert perfect pendant for a kitchen :)

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I don’t even know what to say about this lamp. Elephant. So Green. So cute! Price wise, I don’t think I’d be able to bring myself to spend $80 on a table lamp, but if I found the right base…making a lamp like this would not be a huge task.

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What’s that? It’s 11am? Time to head back to Home Goods.

First up I spotted these way-too-cute water/juice/lemon bottles. They were only $3.99 each. No, I didn’t add one to my shopping cart, but I am tempted to go back and grab one of the ‘water’ bottles to add to our Guest Bedroom.

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O.M.G. This chair. I have never seen anything like it in a Home Goods before, and probably never will again. It’s very mad-men-esque, and was upholstered in a gorgeous heavy duty wool based fabric. The price tag, at $989, was WELL out of my budget and unless our cats would like to start wearing mittons…let’s just say that a piece like this would not last long with our naughty felines.

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But! On to my actual pickups this weekend…

An absolutely stunning hand painted plate that Mama Marr spotted (eagle-eye that one!), that will be perfect for our Dining Room. My goal is to have our artwork/photos/etc. hung on the wall before Mama Marr and the General come back to visit next. I should probably start pulling out the items I want to hang so that I can figure out what I still need, but thats a post for another day.

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What else did I spot? A ceramic egg crate ($4.39 my fabulous friends) that I can use in my room to arrange my jewellry into something other than a tangled mess! I have been on the hunt for one of these ever since I saw Sherry’s on Young House Love. Mine is a little smaller, but I can always upgrade ;-)

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So there we have it – great weekend spent with family, gorgeous weather, Carcasonne World Championship and even a little window shopping therapy to finish out a Sunday.

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How does my garden grow

April 16, 2013 8:19 am \ 4 Comments \

After about 3 days of Spring here in the DMV, it is now full on Summer and I need to get my behind into the garden.

We have had some pretty sad winters recently and while we have had a lack of snow, the cold temps have done nothing for my grass. That and the super hot-hot summers, and perhaps a naughty dog or two, have led to some bare patches all over the back lawn.

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My goal (har har) is to spend an hour each weekend digging up the bare patches and reseeding them. So far, so good – the first patch I did last weekend has already started to show some nice new green grass. And now that I know what I’m doing, I managed to get a lot more done this weekend.

After digging up my allotted space I jumped into the plants and started clearing out the backlog of leaf litter and old growth. And holymoly my creeping jenny is going mad. Sadly, I think some of my azaleas did not make it through the winter, but Mama Marr (who was visiting this weekend) suggested cutting them back and seeing if we get any new growth. If not I will dig them up and replace them before it starts getting too hot.

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Due to some nasty plant that lives in our back yard (that may or may not be poison ivy/oak/etc.) I can only spend about 30 minutes up there clearing out the mess, before I have to run and jump in the shower. I’d show you what happens if I don’t do this, but I prefer to keep my blog a happy place rather than a pukey-place. Besides…who’s going to clean up that mess?

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Another gardening day done. Only about 298734 more to go before the backyard is up to spec. Perhaps by the next Aussie invasion?

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April Favourites

April 11, 2013 8:23 am \ 2 Comments \

april-favs

  1. The Boys – I know I am incredibly late to the party on this one, but I am addicted to this comic. The artwork, story lines (super heroes as fallible humans who are mostly complete dicks? SIGN ME UP!) and characters are all amazing and I can’t put down a TP until I am done, done, done.
  2. Tea Tree Antiseptic Cream. This is one of my go-to products for anything and everything. Mosquito bite? Tea tree cream. Eczema flare up? tea tree. Pimple? ttc. I grabbed another bottle when I was home at Christmas time, but thanks to the Internets and places like MOM’s, you can find this stuff pretty easily.
  3. Cadbury Mini Eggs – ugh. My one March/April killer. Once a year these bad boys are for sale and I cannot make it through Easter without DESTROYING at least one pack. Luckily for me (and my butt) Easter is gone for another year. Perhaps next year I should take a month off and stay indoors.
  4. Keep Cup – I <3 my keep cup. I got a great deal on a pair of these a few months back, through Fab.com and have kept it by my side ever since. Number one, its Australian designed and made, Number 2 it cuts down on crazy disposable coffee cup waste and Number 3 – it’s totally good looking. The lid ACTUALLY works to keep your coffee contained within the cup, and I have no problems with my cuppa going cold before I have a chance to finish it. I’m pretty sure I need at least one more of these to keep in my car – perhaps green and gold? (Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!)
  5. Vitamix – my other-mother (in-law) is an outstanding cook! Every time we head up to see her and the General, we always get great company and delicious meals. When we were there for Thanksgiving, we had the most amazing butternut squash soup and she divulged that she had made it in her new Vitamix. OMG. This machine is fabulous. Brian and I were lucky enough to be gifted one of our very own (Thanks Mama-Marr!) and we have been making all sorts of drinks in it. We haven’t yet graduated onto meals, but I have been making us each a daily protein shake full of spinach, yogurt, apples, oatmeal, flax seed, and more. Yum!
  6. Burt’s Bees Lemon Cuticle Cream – for real ladies, this has changed my hands. Not only is the smell delicious, not only does it actually work and keep my cuticles in check…but it’s like a 1 minute massage for my fingers a couple of times a day. For someone who spends a lot of time typing, this is a godsend. Happy hands, happy Leanne. Or something like that ;)

So…what have you found that you love recently?

 

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