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Goodies Box

Influenster Frosty VoxBox

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I am so excited that I was chosen to receive the Influenster Frosty Vox Box!  It is full of some great products that I enjoyed trying out.

No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Sachet – This clinically proven serum is even more effective at reducing the appearance of fine lines for younger looking skin in just two weeks.

(Due to an unknown allergy, I no longer am trying any skin products for fear of an allergic reaction.)

NYC Expert Last Lip Color in Sugar Plum – Ready to take your lips to the next level? Try our NEW Expert Last Lip Color in twenty tantalizing shades. Get intense, amplified color and shine that lasts up to six hours! Our moisturizing formula glides on easily for a silky, smooth, velvety finish for all day wear.

I love that this lasts for up to 6 hours – I don’t need to worry about reapplying! I don’t wear lipstick much, but this is definitely a color that I like and may have to reconsider and wear it more often!

Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane Decaf Green Tea – Live life well this holiday season wit Celestial Seasonings and take a stroll down Candy Cane Lane! It’s made with the very finest green tea leaves, peppermint and other botanicals, because at Celestial Seasonings, we know you are what you steep.

This is a great tea for the holiday season. I can’t think of anything that screams FROSTY better than having a nice warm cup of tea that is peppermint flavored.

EcoTools Hair Brush – EcoTools hair brushes are designed with unique features that leave your head and hair happy and healthy. Long or short, straight or curly, EcoTools has the brush to tame any hair style with a variety of five brush head shapes and bristle designs, specially crafted to suit every need.

I was so excited for a new hair brush, I have super thick wavy/curly hair so I am always trying out new brushes as I tend to break brushes quickly. This one I am hoping will stick around for a while because I am really liking it.

Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover – Gently removes all eye makeup, including long lasting and waterproof makeup, with no oily residue.

Have yet to try this as I am not big on eye makeup – but I like that it doesn’t leave a residue and will remove waterproof make up too – which is my makeup of choice when I do wear it.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kojal Eyeliner – Gives instant colour impact with its high intensity pigments. The ultra-smooth and creamy formula glides on easily.

Another item I haven’t had a chance to try out yet – I’m not quite sure how to use it so if anyone has any great tutorials out there… I need to step up my make up game.

McCormick Gourmet Thyme – The freshest flavors deserve a fresh new look! McCormick Gourmet’s Thyme imparts a light minty flavor that is distinctively warm and aromatic. McCormick Gourmet Thyme came be used throughout the day in dishes such as breakfast casseroles, hearty soups, stews, stuffing and oven-roasted chicken.

We used this on chicken and pork chops in the past week or so and it definitely made things tastier!

Fruit Vines Bites – Fruit Vines Bites are a new, soft, chewy fruit candy, from the Red Vines family, available in two fruit flavors – strawberry and cherry. Low fat and made with no preservatives, Fruit Vines Bites are available in three sizes: a 2 oz single serve, a 5 oz hanging bang and a 10 oz resealable stand-up bag and can be found at Walmart in the West, Kroger, Walgreens, Target, Safeway and Rite Aid.

I ate this bag in one sitting and when they were gone I wanted more. (I’m hoping I can find some in the store) I absolutely love the cherry flavor and could eat them all day.

 

I received these products complimentary for testing purposes.

Book Review

Book Review: Hit

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hitThis book is about Sarah, a high school student who has received a full scholarship to Mills College for Girls. Her parents are eager to have her attend, but now she is thinking maybe she should go to UW.  This all comes after her school gets a student teacher from UW – that Sarah has taken a liking to. Sarah believes that the teacher is into her too and since he is her poetry teacher, writes a poem declaring her feelings for him.  As she is heading off to school and to the bus – after refusing a ride from her brother who would get her to school too late – she drops the note and as she heads back into the crosswalk to retrieve it a driver who is not paying attention hits her. She ends up airlifted to the hospital in need of immediate brain surgery.

Driving the car? Mr. Haddings – the student teacher!

The book alternates chapters between Sarah’s point of view in the hospital and Mr. Hadding’s point of view in the hospital waiting room, debating confronting Sarah’s family, etc.  The book is only 3 days worth of their lives, but it seemed like so much had gone on.

SPOILER ALERT

Unfortunately, this is one of those books that I say “didn’t have an ending”.  I mean, it ended, obviously because I’ve finished it and am writing this review – but I didn’t feel like it gave me any closure with the whole situation. I won’t go in to too much detail.

I really enjoyed this book, but would have liked it more if there was an ending I was more satisfied with. It was well written, a quick read, and I felt connected to all of the characters.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers <http://booklookbloggers.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 

About the Book
After receiving a full-ride scholarship to Mills College for Girls, it appears Sarah’s future is all laid out before her … that is until she walks into a poetry class led by Mr. Haddings, a student teacher from the nearby University of Washington. Suddenly, life on the UW campus seems very appealing, and Sarah finds herself using her poetry journal to subtly declare her feelings for Haddings. Convinced Mr. Haddings is flirting back, she sets off for school in the rain with a poem in her back pocket—one that will declare her feelings once and for all.

Mr. Haddings has noticed Sarah’s attention; the fallout from any perceived relationship with a student is too great a risk, and he has decided to end all speculation that morning.

But everything changes when Mr. Haddings feels a thud on his front bumper when he glances away from the road, and finds Sarah in the street with blood pooling beneath her.

Back To The Island Concert Hanson

Around Here, Setlist Voting is Serious Business

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For this year’s Back to the Island, Hanson put up a setlist voting on December 12 with the vote ending on December 18th.  They had 2 polls – 1 had each of the tracks off of their 6 studio albums. The other had just under 50 of their Fan Club Members Only EP songs.  Fans were allowed to pick 10 songs off of each list and the ones with the most votes will be played at Back to the Island’s final show.

Back to the Island this year is in Cancun and will have 3 Hanson shows, a solo show from each Hanson and sets from David Ryan Harris and Nick Santino.  My goal is to always come back hearing some new tracks I’ve never heard live before.  From the lists they’ve posted, there are *7* potential candidates. (And I’m hoping a few more that weren’t on the voting list will pop up as well!)

As I mentioned, I take the voting quite seriously.  For the Members Only songs I knew that the approach I was going to take for my 10 votes was going to be to start with the songs I’ve never heard before. Which put me at 7 songs right off the bat.  With my other 3 votes I went with 3 songs that I have heard 1 time – this past Members Only Event in Tulsa.  I thought that those 3 would be fun to hear again.  My votes were for the following:

Beautiful Eyes
I Can’t Wait
Wait Here For You
All I Have To Give
Take My Time
Bad Solution
Ordinary Words
White Collar Crimes
Panic in the Streets
Show Me The Way

For the album songs, I had to take a different approach.  With the 5 of 5 concerts and last year in Jamaica the guys singing Anthem in its entirety – I have heard every album song at least once (as it turns out, I’ve actually heard them all at least twice.)  There were 16 that I had heard 5 times or less, so I took the majority of my votes from those, picking 7 that I’d like to hear again.  Then once again, I picked 3 others that I thought might be fun. (2 of the 3 were from the top 5 songs I’ve heard live – at least from the albums)  The songs I ended up going with are:

Believe
Lost Without You
Yearbook
Weird
Dying To Be Alive
Tearing It Down
Musical Ride
And I Waited
Minute Without You
Where’s The Love

It can probably be argued that I “wasted” the last 2 votes on the album songs since those 2 are pretty much staples – but after 30 minutes of spreadsheets, databases and much deliberation, I decided it was best not to over think what I was voting for and just get it done with.

Back to the Island kicks off TODAY so we will see once I get back how many of my choices ended up in the set lists for the event.

 

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