Computer Crashed!

That's all I can say.  My hard drive went kapluey. No warning, nor reason (although I blame my husband)  He was the last one to touch it before it died.  I was super sick for 3 days and he can't stand the little light flickering on my laptop so he decided to turn it off.  He succeeded all right.  Almost $350.00 later and he has vowed not to touch it anymore. Anyways.  I have a couple of reviews to do on some stuff I received, but no more of the cheesy "Oh you have to try this" stuff.  I just want to be flat out plain about the things I try. You deserve the cold honest truth! And I may rant and rave about something  but it will be because I truly enjoyed the product/experience.  Also I don't want this blog to just be about stuff. There is so much more to life than stuff!  I want it to be a source of encouragement for you.  A little pick me up here and there.  We all know I can't write everyday, and I know you don't have time to read it everyday, so I will try once a week and see how that goes.  Aubree my youngest is finally getting into a routine, so I as well am trying to get back into a routine.  I thrive on routines and list! I make a list for everything.  I am still working on being organized though.  Most of the time I either loose or forget my lists. Anyways I will go for now but we will be talking again soon. 

CSN Stores

I've recently learned about a website that has over 200 online stores called CSN. My sister had told me about all the different products that they have available, but I just recently checked it out and she was right! They have everything you could think of. Whether it be a traditional oriental rug for your living room or a cute modern bar stool for your kitchen, you'll find whatever you're looking for at CSN Stores.

I was on the site the other day, and found a sewing machine that I have been browsing around for and not able to find elsewhere. I'm so excited to see what else they have that I might need!

Bad Breath?

What Causes Bad Breath?

I recently received a sample of Smart Mouth mouthwash. Here is some interesting facts I found on their website about bad breath.
The creation of bad breath is a natural and ongoing process in our mouths each day. There are millions of germs in our mouths which break down protein particles that are always present in our saliva. This results in the production of foul smelling sulfur gas. This gas is what we perceive as embarrassing bad breath.
Though the problem is virtually universal (100% of the population has experienced the problem daily in the form of morning breath, and at least 10% suffer from a more serious bad breath problem)
I never knew that bad breath was actually sulfur gas. How weird. Anyways I tried this mouthwash the night I got it.  I knew it was different as soon as I started swishing.  It feels different in your mouth, it did not burn my mouth like most mouthwashes do. My mouth definitely felt fresher.  With just one use I noticed that in the morning I did not have to run to the sink to brush as soon as I got out of bed.  ( don't worry, I still brushed my teeth)  Here is how it works

 SmartMouth is the only mouthwash that uses a patented zinc-ion technology to not only freshen your breath at the time of use, but to keep bad breath from coming back for 12 hours. The unique two-bottle, two-pump formula means that you activate SmartMouth each time you use it, giving you maximum strength and freshness every time you swish.
You actually mix the two solutions right before you swish.  It kinda feels like you have a chemical reaction going on in your mouth, well I guess you do.  But it's a good kind of reaction, not one that leaves you eyebrowless, or anything like that.  If you struggle with bad breath you should give this stuff a try.   

Ducan Hines Decadent cake mix

       
Apple Caramel cake. Doesn't it sound delicious! It was.  The best "boxed cake" I have tasted.  It wasn't your normal, same old, same old.  To me it tasted like a homemade coffee cake with freshly melted caramels and just peeled apples in it.  It was simple enough to make, but you could definitely not tell it was"boxed cake".   It was also great with the Ducan Hines vanilla glaze.  Poured over the apple caramel cake it tasted more like a rich icing, superb!  You must try it.    (maybe it was sweeter because one of my little sweeties helped me)

CLINTON ST. BAKING COMPANY

Love it, love it!  I love this cookbook.  It is full of delicious looking recipes.  I love how it has full page color photos of the dishes, plus step by step picture guide on certain recipes.  If not for being on Weight Watchers right now I would have already dove into this one. However, I am planning on making the Pumpkin Cheesecake for Thanksgiving and am very excited to see how it turns out! 20 thumbs up!!

Simple Times(Crafts for Poor People)

More like crafts for sick minded people!  Actually half of the book wasn't even crafts at all.  It was the most outrageous, ridiculous book I have ever seen.  Very deceiving.  I was excited to receive it, I love crafts, at first glance through it I discovered it was not at all what it said.  It had a whole section on what they called fornicrafting. Complete with disgusting pictures.  There was no total nudity but still completly unacceptable.  I can't go on enough about how outraged I was with this book.  20 thumbs down!!!!

James Beard's American Cookery

What a cookbook! You have never seen a big cookbook until you have seen this one. I mean this is like the mother of all cookbooks.  Well it even says on the front cover "The Bible of American Cooking"  Just the index of the recipes is 31 pages small print!  I believe it has over 1500 recipes. I am a cookbook collector, so I love having lots of them to choose from, but honestly if your not, this is the only one you will ever need.  It has tips and instructions on how to cook everything.  It is also cool how it gives a you a history lesson of the particular ingredient that the chapter is about.  Did you know that the "Vegetable dinner" came into fashion after WWI.  When we received finer produce than ever before.  This book is full of useful information, a great addition to any one's kitchen.