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Party-Tizers Dippin’s Chips Review

Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of That’s How we Roll/Party-Tizers.. This post may contain affiliate links, but this in no way influences the review to follow.

Party-Tizers Dippin’ Chips Review and Giveaway

I grew up in what I would consider a social home. My father always made sure that his friends knew that he was welcome in our house, and as an extension my friends were always welcome. One of my favorite things to do was go after school on a Friday afternoon and head to the grocery store and stock up on treats for the weekend. This usually consisted of different ice creams, ingredient to make our own cookies and of course chips with an proper dip.

In today’s health conscious world it is not uncommon to see different combinations of ingredients made into the things that are common. When I was younger I never thought i would see the day that I would even consider eating chips with kale, spinach, beans and grains. I liked simple corn flavored chips and rarely deviated from that limited selection.

I was sent a wonderfully full box from Party-Tizer and That’s How We Roll. The box I received has 4 bags of chips – Potato Sea Salt Dippin’ Chips, Fiesta Bean Dippin’ Chips, Super Grain Dippin’ Chips and Veggie Dippin’ Chips. The concept behind these chips are that they are dipping chips to enable them to easily be dipped. The shape lends itself to resemble a mini bowl shape, which makes it easy to load in dip.

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The Ginger People Review

The Ginger People Review and Giveaway

As I have mentioned in the past, as I get older I seem to be getting more sensitive in the stomach region. The newest issue I just discovered is that if I have any dairy after a certain hour I pay for it about 8 hours later in the form of nausea and sickness. It took a little effort to discover why I was waking up at 6 am every morning sicker then a dog, but now that I have I can work around it.

This is not the first time I have experienced nausea and I am always looking for ways to ease that feeling it gives. During one of Jason and I’s many discussions he suggested that I try some Ginger Ale. I had tried this as a kid under my father’s roof with mixed results and honestly reliance on a memory that is aging. I decided to give a try to some ginger, but I wanted an easier method then the ill tasting ale.

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Geek Fuel Monthly Subscription – August 2015 Review

Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of GeekFuel.com. This post may have affiliate links but this in no way will influence the review to follow and all opinions are my own.

Geek Fuel Monthly Subscription – August Review

I have spoken before about my conversion over to the dark side, which in my world means gaming. The first experience I had with a game was Assassins Creed 3 – I loved the idea that I could walk around and interact with my environment in a new way in which I never had before in games. The next game that captured my attention was Fallout 3 – Jason was playing it and I found myself spending more time watching him play then I was anything else.

Since Jason saw where I was headed in my world of gaming, he had purchased Fallout: New Vegas, in the eventuality of my gaming evolution (as he referred to it at the time). I began to play Fallout: New Vegas and discovered I really loved the game. From the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, to the PIP Boy, Mr. House, the exploring and the story and many paths it could take. Undoubtedly, this game fed my love of open world games and showed me what a game could be.

Needless to say I am more than excited that Fallout 4 is coming in a couple of short months and that this fact was mentioned in this months Geek Fuel monthly subscription box. There are few things that pack as much geek themed punch as the monthly subscription box from Geek Fuel. When I received the August themed box and as I have been in previous months, I was eager to see what it contained. It had been announced that there would be either a Wolverine or Spiderman Officially Licensed product in the August box. Included in this months box was the following:

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Hammermill Laser Print Office Paper Review

Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of Hammermill and Shoplet.

Hammermill Laser Print Office Paper Review

Paper is not something that is really given much consideration until it is needed. In this light most of the population grabs either a brand that they know and trust or on the opposite side of the spectrum, they chose a completely random brand and base the decision on price and not quality.

I am in a different category. I am a paper crafter and so I am acutely aware of weights, brightness as well as generally as being brand loyal. I am usually apprehensive to trying new papers because my printer like to eat paper despite keeping a watchful eye on it. I recently was sent a ream of paper from Shoplet and Hammermill. While they make many variations of paper, I received the Laser Print Office Paper to sample and test.

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Skyhorse Publishing – Adult Coloring Books Review

Skyhorse Publishing – Adult Coloring Books Review and Giveaway

Being a child of the 1970’s it was before the age of computers and before the use of technology overtook time outside. When it rained outside and bikes could not be ridden and trees were unable to be climbed our choices took on a more creative tone. Many of my friends liked to draw or paint, but I was always a fan of coloring. My absolute favorite thing was when I not only had a new coloring book but a new set of crayons or colored pencils.

Flash ahead about 30 years, give or take a couple of years, and I still love to color. When I was young it was Rainbow Brite, Smurfs and Cabbage Patch Kids. Today the leaning is a little more towards shapes, Paisley and mandalas so I accepted when I received an opportunity to review Skyhorse Publishing’s range of coloring books.

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Gourmet Nuts Review

Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of Gourmet Nuts. This post may have affiliate links but this in no way will influence the review to follow and all opinions are my own.

Gourmet Nuts Review and Giveaway

We are a snack house. I can try to deny it, but the reality of the situation is that we like our snacks. I do have admit that there has been an evolution of our snacks during Jason and I’s time together. When we started dating we would purchase a lot of processed foods and sugary drinks. I think that this was due to the home we were living in was with others, and having such factors as opposing schedules and kitchen restrictions. Shortly after we moved into our first home together and we began to realize that we could eat healthier without the preservatives. This period is marked with a learning curve and a lot of trying new things.

This latest evolution of our snacking is the most exciting and quite possibly the healthiest. When we moved to our current house it was special because it was the first house we bought. With the house came a invigoration to cook and to make our own snacks. This latest progression has been a bit slower to catch on (we like our convenience) but far more fulfilling (nutritiously and emotionally). We tend to like our own food before the previously enjoyed fast food and sugar filled snacks.

We knew we wanted healthy, natural and few preservatives and sugars as possible when we began our transition. In the preparation of this new culinary phase of our lives we came upon Gourmet Nut. Gourmet Nut was created when a bunch of friends got together and discussed the lack of high quality, everyday gourmet snacks. People who love good food as much as we are learning to, that was something that I can support.

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BuddhiBox Monthly Subscription Review – August Box

BuddhiBox Monthly Subscription Review – August 2015 Box

The sticker as you open each monthly BuddhiBox reads “Discovery. Union. Compassion.”. The reason I bring this up is that I think that with not only yoga but in life you need these 3 components. Discovery is important because you always want to be discovering your world as well as yourself. Union is needed to help unite us in a somewhat fractured world we are living in. Lines are blurred and what generations before us were taught does not necessarily apply to today’s world. Compassion is probably the single thing that can possibly unite us all, because with compassion we can discover.

Earlier in the year, I had the opportunity to review previous boxes (click here) and they are always enjoyable and grounded. The message is always one of compassion, and peacefulness and of course always yoga.

When the bright green tissue paper again greeted me I found myself eager again to tear paper and delve into this months box. This month came with 4 cardboard information cards, one acting as a manifest of the contents. The first card was the “Lotus Pose” that shows the pose in full color, as well as the benefits and possible cautions about the pose. There was a recipe for a “Iced Coconut Marley Coffee” that is made using 5 ingredients, including the enclosed coffee (coconut milk, coconut cream, vanilla extract and toasted coconut). Also, included was a card for 3 mediation downloads from the Chopra Center. The final information card included was a box content listing and the following quote:

Though her home is on the surface, She is still Universe. – Jason Mraz

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Good Earth Beauty Body Wash Review

Good Earth Beauty Body Wash Review and Giveaway

We all like to think we are the only girl in our guys lives, but prior to my entrance into Jason’s life he grew up with 2 sisters (both younger than him). Lucky for him there was a clear delineation of bathrooms in his parents house. Due to this clear line being drawn and the age difference he did not learn about women and their love of body washes until he moved in with a couple of female roommates. Apparently they were Guinness record holders when it came to body wash/beauty products and so not much surprises him now. It has been discovered that I too love body washes, so when I had the chance to try a new one I did.

I recently tried Good Earth Beauty’s Chocolate Amour 8 ounce pump body wash. I love chocolate as much as I love body washes (well maybe I love chocolate a little more) so the combination of the two is almost a guaranteed home run.

The Good Earth Beauty’s Chocolate Amour body wash is made of organic and natural ingredients such as an organic herbal infusion, organic Aloe Vera, Vitamin E, Cocomide DEA (from coconuts), apricot kernel oil, organic jojoba oil, rosemary, organic chamomile, coconut milk, honey, papaya enzymes, royal jelly, glycerin and radish root ferment (used for a natural preservative). This is handmade in the United States of America and this body wash is made in collaboration with M.O.D Perfumery (the M.O.D. stands for Made On Demand).

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Homegrown Collective August Box Review

Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of Homegrown Collective.

Homegrown Collective August Box Review and Giveaway!!

I remember my first foray into crafts – it went something like “here is $50.00 and go get a hobby”. These fateful words were said by my father during one of my many groundings as a teen. I was being particularly annoying, hoping that would release me from my punishment, and I think I was pushing all my worn out fathers buttons. I was only 16 and honestly overwhelmed by the different sections at the craft store and all the unknowns that lie ahead of me. I decided on materials to redo my childhood dresser.

Even then I was a fan of a good DIY project and love the opportunity undertake something new. I was given an opportunity this month to review the Homegrown Collective box. The theme for August was “Let Us Make Soap” – all the materials needed to make your own soap. Soap making has always been something that I have wanted to try (Jason was surprised this was a first time thing for me), but have been apprehensive due to the lye and the caustic nature of the ingredients.

Homegrown Collective took this common soap making fear into account when they curated this box. The recipes include were charcoal soap, cacao chocolate soap and rosemary peppermint soap. The included soap was a simple base of three soaps that only needed microwave melting, still allowing the addition of my choice of ingredients. The three soaps included were goats milk soap, a simple clear soap and a simple white soap. Each of these 3 melted easy in the microwave (in about 40 seconds) and hardened just as simply, making adding ingredients easy.

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Stanley Bostitch Dynamo Stapler Review

Let me start by saying that the products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of Stanley Bostitch and Shoplet . This post may have affiliate links but this in no way will influence the review to follow and all opinions are my own.

Stanley Bostitch Dynamo Stapler Review

One of my favorite office related movies is Office Space and the ubiquitous red stapler. Truth be told I have wanted my own red stapler since seeing that movie. It was not necessarily the red stapler I coveted, but rather what the stapler represents in the movie – let me explain further.

The character Milton loved his red stapler and was quite attached to it and it was his own anchor to his reality. Milton was pushed around, shuttled around and passed over when it was cake time at birthdays. The red stapler stood for his ownership in his world and his own version of control however little that might have been.

When I received the Stanley Bostitch Dynamo Stapler in the mail the first thing I noticed was the color – RED! The second thing that immediately got my attention was the features included in such a compact stapler, which included:

20 sheet stapling capacity
Can hold up to 210 staples
Built-in sharpener
Built-in staple remover
Anti-microbial protection
Opens 180 degrees for tacking on walls
Curved ergonomic shape
Comfort Grip handling
Storage can be upright or flat
A storage for additional staples (see photo below)

The stapler announces on the packaging that it can staple up to 20 sheets, and I am a girl who does not believe anything she reads so I had to put it to the test. I am happy to say that I stapled 20 sheets together numerous times and had an easy, flawless experience with each staple.

This stapler features 70% recycled plastic and has a limited lifetime warranty. The Stanley Bostitch Dynamo Stapler also comes in blue and black in addition to the red I received.

This powerful red stapler is now in my drawer and will get a regular rotation of use. I understand now why Milton was so attached to his red stapler – they are great!

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