Dead Sea Mud Mask anyone?!

I really like this dead sea mud mask, aside from the weird looks my family gave me while I waited for it to dry. They honestly stared at me the ENTIRE time! It was a bit uncomfortable.

My face felt smooth and my pores were considerably smaller. 

It is very thick, like mud, duh! I was concerned about the smell but it actually smells pretty good!

So, if you are looking to exfoliate with a mud mask that smells good and leaves your pores smaller and freaks out your family, get over to Amazon to get yours!

I received this mask for free in exchange for my HONEST review.

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Abandoned

When I hear the word abandoned I immediately think of all of the strays.

I have always been drawn to the underdog, no pun intended. When I was in elementary school, a nasty smelly scrawny dog who had clearly recently mothered a litter followed me home.  She was not far from dying. She sat in our yard, she needed me. For some reason, my parents let me keep her. I'm still to this day not sure why. After all, I'd probably stumbled on dozens of strays and certainly I must have begged for each one. So why this one?

Once cleaned up, she still stunk, she was gross. She needed a lot of vet care. But for some reason, my parents let me keep her.

I named her Sandy which was quite clever what with her sandy colored fur and all. I was so creative, don't you think?

Sandy was very special to me. I was special to Sandy. She would growl and lunge at anyone that came near my room, unless they were escorted by me. Once, my grandfather walked into my room ahead of me. She went after him! I don't think she actually bit him, but she let him know that he was not permitted to cross that threshold alone.

I would often walk to my grandparents house, it was just down the street. If she was in the backyard, she would climb the fence to be with me. It was a 5 foot fence, she couldn't jump it, so she climbed. She adored me. I adored her.

On October 30th 1988 a day I will never forget. My mom and I were walking to my grandmothers. I heard the sound of Sandy's nails on the street. She was racing to me as she had so many times before. I turned to call her over to the sidewalk just in time to see a huge Chevy Suburban run her over. I can still hear her crying. I screamed. My mother rushed me into the house. My dad ran out and scooped her up.

The dog that had become my best friend, my protector had been killed.

My heart was broken. Sometimes its hard to remember the good times when the bad times hurt so deeply.

I still have a soft spot for strays and animals in general. No

one should ever be abandoned.

Today's daily prompt = ABANDONED


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Wanna play Fireman?

If you've always wanted to be a fireman, now is your chance! With this crazy high pressure nozzle you can put out the neighbor's bonfire - if your THAT kind of neighbor.

This nozzle is very heavy. It is all metal, there is no plastic on this beast! You get 5 extra washers with it- so no worries about leaks.

You control the intensity of the flow by tuning the nozzle. I prefer this kind of nozzle to the grip kind, I'm lazy that way.

 Check it out on Amazon.

I received this nozzle for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.

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Hello Casters!

So, I've been pretty bummed lately about not being able to enter the local office chair race. The casters on my desk chair were worn out and one didn't even move!

But now my chair is SUPER fast and SUPER quiet! The new casters popped right on. They come in a set of 5. If your interested, let me know and I'll send you over the entrance form for next year's race!

Check them out on Amazon.

I received these casters for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.

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Flip Belt Must have if you are a yoga pants freak!

I love my yoga pants!

Anyone that knows me knows that I wear them ALL the time!!But I hate that there is no place for keys or my phone. Enter the FlipBelt!




This FlipBelt is awesome! Its stretchy and blends in with the pants. Its comfortable and doesn't move. Best of all, it has tons of storage space! I know that sounds silly, but it does! There is a zipper in the front and openings on the sides and in the back you can shove all sorts of stuff in there! 

Caution - be sure to get the right size otherwise you'll be muffintoppin everywhere. Not cute.

I received my flipbelt for free in exchange for my honest review.

You should definitely check it out on Amazon.

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Protect your hardwood floors with Felt Pads

We have wood floors and we have kids. Not always a fabulous combination. Our kids plop down on the couch sliding it backwards and digging it into the floor.

We needed protection.

I have used sticky felt in the past on the dinning room chairs but it never seems to last. Before long the tabs are peeling off. I haven't been able to find the right size for our couch legs so I ended up putting a few of the round ones on each leg.

This package of 100 is awesome. If none of the precut sizes fit, there are full size sheets that you can cut from.

I haven't had any peel off so far and I haven't seen any new scratches or gouges, so I am completely satisfied that they are doing their job!

You can check them out on Amazon.

I received this product for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.

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The Power of Music

There is something magical about music. Music has the ability to transport you back 30 years and put in a moment that you might have otherwise forgotten about.

I recently heard the song "I can't drive 55".  In an instant, I was eleven years old and in my mom's car as she was FLYING down the street. This as a 35 MPH road and my mom was BARRELING down  at 55MPH. It was as though she was in a moment of her own. She sang at the top of her voice, because of course the radio was turned ALL THE WAY UP. This moment was burned somewhere for some reason into my long term memory. Maybe I was frightened for my life. Maybe I was mortified, I was a preteen after all. Whatever the reason, I'm so glad it was! 

I have tons of memories from my childhood that revolve around music. 

I was lucky enough to have parents with great taste in music. A typical Saturday consisted of my mother cleaning and watering plants while dancing with the stereo blasting the Beatles or Pink Floyd. These were the days when the bigger the speaker the better the experience. The wood floors vibrated. It was good stuff!

Memories revolving around music seem to be so happy. 

I remember laying on the floor of my grandparents house with my grandfather. They had a floor model stereo. It had a small red power light indicator on the front at the floor. I remember my grandfather 
putting his finger over that light. Watching his finger glow, I was amazed.

My husband and I drove 12 hours to Florida for a visit. We were in our 20s with no kids and thought nothing of heading out of town for a short visit. The return drive home just a couple of days later was painful. We were both exhausted. We resorted to listening to Kool and the Gang to stay awake. To this day, every time I hear "Celebration" I smile thinking of that road trip.

Music is incredibly powerful. 

I need to play more music. Maybe this Mother's Day weekend, I'll have my mom dance around and clean my house. My kids' reactions will be priceless, as will the memory.

The prompt for today from The Daily Post on WordPress is “music.”
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Great Looking Bathroom Scale

We have had the same scale for YEARS. It works, but that is all I can say about it. 

This scale by DecoBros is nice looking! What a weird thing to say about a bathroom scale, right? But it is! The display is really bright and crisp with large numbers.

Check it out on Amazon.

I received this item for free in exchange for my HONEST review.

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