Women of all walks of life around the globe have been cutting their own hair since the Covid-19 pandemic started. I was actually in the process of growing out my hair and had the beginnings of a nice bob going on. I can’t remember at what point my frustration won out but it happened pretty […]
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Let’s Eat!
Banana Crumb Muffins
My husband and I are going through a muffin phase. We love the convenience of ready-to-go servings. We have even started turning our favorite cake recipes into muffins. This recipe started out from a tried and true crumb spice cake recipe from my mother-in-law and has since developed into its current incarnation. It has a […]
Product Reviews
Lancome Grandiose Mascara Review
The folks at Influenster and Lancome sent me a tube of Grandiose Mascara for review. Instead of the traditional purple/pink Influesnter box it came in a black box and here was my first impression: Perhaps the over packaging of the box is part of the grandiose theme. From the time they sent it until now […]
Garnier Naturals Lift Eye Cream
I bought Garnier Skin Naturals Lift Anti-Wrinkle Firming Eye Cream when I picked up a few other products to try that were also on sale at the time. This little tube turned out to be one of my favorite products. It comes in a 15ml tube for about $20. I have never been a religious […]
Evil Queen Press On Nails
The folks at Broadway Nails and Influenster were kind enough to send me two packages of press-on nails to try. I actually didn’t like the nail art on one of them and gave them away to a Facebook friend and kept these Disney Villain’s inspired Evil Queen ones to try. I am not new to […]
Elizabeth Arden Prevage
I received a sample of Prevage in a Top Box ($13 sample beauty box — if you want an invite send me your email with “request for topbox invite” in subject). This beauty product is by Elizabeth Arden and is touted as a anti-aging + intensive repair eye serum. It is priced for $155 at […]
Camping Season
Happy National Toilet Paper Day
It’s August 26th. You know what that means? I didn’t either… but it is apparently National Toilet Paper Day (in the US)! I don’t know about you but we cannot go a day without thinking about toilet paper. Either for the daily business or because someone has forgotten to reload the holder. Considering how much […]
The Kindness of Strangers
Jeff and I headed out on our two and half week voyage to visit family in Thunder Bay. Since this is our first big trip with Maggie, Glenn, AND Abby we decided that we would take things slow. The first day we planned for four hours to get us to North Bay. We loaded up […]
Guest Bloggers
The Successful Novelist — Book Review
David Morrell is the author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created, and in his book The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing, he lays down the rules of writing as he understands them. Overwhelmingly, it is a helpful array both for the new writer and the experienced ones. Though […]
The Sense of Style — Book Review
Steven Pinker’s The Sense of Style is not a typical style guide. Pinker explains in the first chapter that he does not intend to replace classic guides such as Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style. Rather, his book acts as a commentary both on the changes that have taken place since that classic guide […]
