Bain de Terre: Blood Orange & Passion Fruit S/C Review

Bain de Terre: Blood Orange & Passion Fruit Color Enhancing Shampoo and Conditioner Review + Giveaway

When I was 18 years I began dying my hair to shades of red. The shades ranged from strawberry blond to deep dark red. My favorite shad was an in-between of the lightest and darkest – it was a nice middle ground. As I got older another color began making an appearance, and it was not one I was necessarily choosing – gray! I have begun coloring my hair, to cover this streak of gray I seem to have now.

I have reverted back to those easy days of reds, and in the sun my hair now has a nice red tone. While I enjoy dying my hair, I try to minimize it whenever possible, looking for other alternatives that will freshen my color. When I saw a color enhancing line and colors of hair care from Bain de Terre I was immediately interested in seeing if this would enhance the color.

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Candlemart by Hanna’s at Candlemart.com Review

Candlemart by Hanna’s at Candlemart.com: Beads, Trios and Melts Review + Giveaway

Over the years I have had many hobbies, including candle making. I loved finding different ways to display the wax, and loved creating something that made our house a warm place to visit.

After about a year of diligent and frequent candle making I decided that despite the love of making them, I moved on to a different hobby.

Despite this departure, I still love candles and an even bigger love of wax melts. I love the simplicity and the safety of wax melts. Since we have two very curious cats in our house, we are always making sure the environments safe while keeping the items we love. We quickly discovered that candles are best burned away from the cats, but melts were perfect.

Since wax melts are heated over a bulb, you still get the aroma and the ambiance without the flame. When I recently found Candlemart by Hanna’s and discovered that they had Jolly Rancher Lemon candles I knew I had to investigate further.

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Make Your Mark in 2017 – Crayola Marker Giveaway

Make Your Mark in 2017: Crayola Marker Giveaway

If you are like me you’re a planner and there is no way to add color and fun to a planner than by using a variety of colors to plan your days.

I want everyone to Make a Mark on 2017 and with this set of markers you will make your mark on the year ahead!

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Lawless Jerky: The Full Seven Valentine’s 2017 Giveaway

Lawless Jerky: The Full Seven Valentine’s Giveaway

There is no better way to show love to your favorite person than through their tummies! Gift giving can be a hard thing, especially when the recipient does not provide clues to what they want.

As time has passed, I have learned that many times the best gift is food. I have discovered that since everyone has to eat, then there is little margin of error in giving food as a gift. There is no better food gift to give then jerky, especially in my house.

To make your gift giving a little easier this Valentine’s Day, and in an effort to bring more smiles to the world, Lawless Jerky is giving one reader The Full Seven Pack to help you give the perfect gift this Valentine’s Day!

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Cat Lady Box Monthly Subscription Review: January 2017

Cat Lady Box Monthly Subscription – “Cozy & Comfy” – January 2017 – Review + Giveaway

Early in our cat guardian life, we realized that our cats were going to miss out on sleeping on our beds at night. Due to the layout of our house, there is a clear path from our living room to the bedroom. If we keep the bedroom door open, they run and use our (Jason’s) legs to vault themselves ahead of each other.

Recently we have begun to let our girl cat, Maggee, in the room the last couple hours of the sleep cycle. Most days she hunkers down by my legs and falls asleep. The other day, we discovered that a soon as the humans sleep she explores the closet. We had set some water bottles on the edge of our elevated closet, and when we woke, one bottle was on the floor – not where we left it.

Sadly, Maggee was busted! Despite that exploration, we know all she wants is to be near us. When I received the “Cozy & Comfy” themed Cat Lady Box this month, I laughed because thats all every cat wants is to be cozy and comfy. Continue reading →

Simple Truth and Simple Truth Organic Products at Ralphs

Simple Truth & Simple Truth Organic Products at Ralphs

@RalphsGrocery provided me with compensation in exchange for this sponsored blog post. However, all opinions expressed here are my own”

Sometimes as consumers there are times when we want to call a company and make a suggestion but are hesitant that our voice will be heard. Many times these suggestions are jotted down, or emailed to the appropriate party and forgotten about, or so we think. There are times when a company will take it’s suggestions from consumers and put them into action in their products.

The suggestion into action concept came together with the Simple Truth line of products available at Ralphs. Simple Truth is a line of products that are free of 101 artificial preservatives and ingredients. A list was compiled from customers telling the company and brand what they didn’t want in their foods and Simple Truth was the result.

Vision and the ability to notice items becomes higher once our awareness is awakened and that is how the Simple Truth products were for me.

On a recent trip as I walked throughout the store I noticed that every category of food from crackers, baby products, paper goods, to dairy products was represented under the Simple Truth brand.

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Taffy Town: Valentines 2017 – Custom Box Giveaway

Love Taffy with a Custom Pack Gift Box Giveaway

Sometimes the best gifts are the simple ones. While chocolate is delicious simplicity counts for a lot at during this time of declarations of love.

One of the easier treats is taffy with it’s combination of sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch, water, butter, salt, food coloring and flavorings. Using a whipping process and 24 hour-long batch conditioning process you get the purest and tastiest taffy.

Since I am such a fan of taffy and thoughtful simple gifts, there is nothing as simple in the treat arena as taffy. That is why I am thrilled to give one person a chance to win a 2lb custom box from Taffy Town! Continue reading →

Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome – December 2016 Review

Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome – December 2016 Review

Now that the holidays are wrapping up and a new year dawns, I am reflective of the year past. At the end of the year I try to summarize my accomplishments, note my failures and set new goals for the year ahead.

One of my goals in the coming year is to pay it forward. I find that simple actions of kindness are becoming less common. As time goes on and if we do not keep this movement going, then generations below us will lose that common kindness. So this coming year, I am going to share my good fortune and when I receive items in boxes I am not going to use and pay it forward.

Each month when I receive the Monthly Mystery Box of Awesome by That Daily Deal.com I think of those moments of kindness that can be paid forward. Each month no theme is chosen, but rather a selection of random gender neutral items that will undoubtedly meet a need of yours or a lucky recipient.

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Nicks Sticks: Valentines 2017 Giveaway

Nick’s Stick’s Valentines 2017 – Stick With Love Giveaway –

There is no denying, Valentine’s Day is approaching and so is another opportunity to show somebody they are loved.

I like to show those I love with simple gestures, and things that I know they person will appreciate. I also like to know that the person knows the gift was for them and the intention of love and thoughtfulness is present.

One of the best ways to express love is with food – it is the way to many men’s hearts. If you have someone like that then I have the perfect Valentine’s surprise – meat sticks!

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Charlie’s Soap: Laundry & Surface Cleaner Review

Charlie’s Soap: Laundry & Surface Cleaner Review + Giveaway

There are many chores as adults that we have to do, whether we like it or not. The great thing is that everybody has their own chore they dislike. For me, laundry is that dreaded chore, and it is not a new dislike.

The biggest problem with household chores is the chemical element. Since we have two cats, we try to make every surface in our house safe for hands and paws. Due to this, I am always on the search for healthy alternatives. When I discovered Charlie’s Soap and read the previous reviews, I knew that I wanted to give this a try for my home!

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