I have fancied myself a poet from a young age. During my early college years I sent off poetry to publishers and was published a handful of times. Then I gave birth and all of my creativity went to my uterus; though I never stopped reading and loving other people's poetry. I have many favorite poets for different reasons, but Emily Dickinson has always remained one of them over the years.  Her poetry is haunting and her background was always shrouded in a bit of mystery. So I was quite happy to Read more [...]

I received a Parental Control Kit for 3DS to review from Bigben Interactive. My 13 year old son has a 3DS, but he does not generally need too many time limits set since he has other hobbies that take up a lot of his time. His biggest concern (and what made me want to try out this product with him) is that you can set an alarm so your child can't hold it too close to their face. My son is precarious and had read an article stating that he could mess up his eyes or have seizures if he held the 3DS Read more [...]

I was sent the Bluebeards Original Trio from Bluebeards Originals to review with my mate. The Trio consists of 4 oz. Beard Saver, 8 oz. extra-conditioning Beard Wash, and 4 oz. Wonder Beard weekly conditioner. We really like these products and I plan to buy more when we are out of our current supply. The first reaction we both had was to how charming the logo is. I like pirate skulls, so I found the packaging attractive. The next thing we noticed was the absolutely lovely smell the products Read more [...]

    My 11-year old and I were sent the My Friendship Bracelet Maker to review together. When I was a tween, friendship bracelets were all the rage....just not with my friends, I guess. I have worn a few in my day, but never made one from scratch, so i thought it would be a challenge for the both of us to learn together.  My biggest problem is that I am not highly dexterous and it made it difficult for both of us originally. Since I have a hard time taking instructions from diagrams Read more [...]

I have long been a fan on Gorton's fish sticks and was happy when they offered me two free product coupons to try whichever products I wanted. I went on the website to learn more about their products before I went shopping and was surprised at the variety of seafood they have! I was able to choose between breaded fillets, battered fillets, all natural grilled fillets, salmon grilled fillets, five star tilapia, fried shrimp and grilled shrimp...and in each of these categories are different seasonings Read more [...]