Thank you to Carmel Industries for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. We have a new fad taking over our area...rock painting. Yep, you read that correctly. People of all ages, in our community, are participating. It is really as easy as it sounds..find a rock, paint it and then hide it in a public area for others to find. Some people leave information on the back of the rock such as a link to our local Facebook rock painting page, words of encouragement, Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. This is my final Nutrisystem update. I have been on Nutrisystem's Uniquely Yours plan for one year. It has been an incredible year! If you saw my first post, you may remember the two main reasons why I started Nutrisystem, one was to improve my overall health and the other was to help teach my two young daughters how to make healthy choices. I believe I have gotten Read more [...]

Thank you to AllerEase for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I have recently had my eyes opened to the nasty things that build up over time on our mattresses and pillows. I will spare you the details and just say...yuck! All of those gross things can irritate our bodies and cause us to be sick. To help reduce the yuck and protect my family, I looking into protective bedding and found AllerEase. AllerEase specializes in mattress Read more [...]

I was sent products from Zenhaven in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I recently read that more than a third of Americans have trouble sleeping at night. The article I was reading went on to say that more than fifty percent of those asked, said they had trouble falling asleep at least two or three nights a week. Those stats caught me off guard. I didn't realize that many people had problems sleeping. Getting a full night of sleep is so important. When we don't Read more [...]

Thank you to Red Gate Beauty for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Red Gate Beauty specializes in LipSense products. If you aren't familiar with LipSense, let me tell you a little bit about it. LipSense is a liquid color for your lips. It is waterproof and long lasting...approximately four to eighteen hours! LipSense won't smear or rub-off. It is not only fashionable but also functional. When used properly, LipSense will shield Read more [...]

Thank you to BOU for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. We eat most of our meals at home. We do this for multiple reasons, but mainly because it is healthier. When we cook at home, it is a family affair; we all four enjoy being in the kitchen. Each of us has a different style of cooking. This adds variety and makes mealtime fun. I was recently asked to review BOU bouillon cubes. With all the cooking we do, this was a great fit Read more [...]

Thank you to Polaroid for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Everything old, is new again, right?! This is certainly true for Polaroid Instant Cameras. For over 80 years, Polaroid has been a trusted brand in the photography industry. Polaroid began with its classic instant camera in 1943. Today they embrace their history while working on the products of the future. Even 80 years later, Polaroid is still committed to bringing its Read more [...]

I visit a lot of shabby chic sales. I love the creativity people have when reusing products. My favorite it when something rusty is combined with something a little fancy. I call it naughty and nice decor. Anyways, at one of last year's fall shows, I saw where the vendor had used rusty canning rings to make these adorable rustic pumpkins. She had them as pumpkins, but they could easily be apples too. After thinking about those canning ring pumpkins for almost a year, I decided to make them. To Read more [...]

Thank you to Yukon Glory for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. A couple of months ago, we began remodeling our kitchen. With all of the chaos, we have turned to our BBQ grill to prepare a lot of our food. During the summer, we normally do a lot of our cooking outdoors, but this year, we have done even more. We have had to become creative to keep our meals fun. Thankfully, I received BBQ Grill Tools and Accessories from Yukon Glory Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Yesterday, was the first official day of fall. As I write this, it is a cool rainy evening in Oregon. The leaves have begun to change colors and their is a nip in the air that wasn't there a few weeks ago. Fall to me means that it is time to turn the heater on in the house, put away my flip flops and dig our my booties, find all my warm socks and pull out my cookbooks Read more [...]