I usually wear my hair long (keeps my neck warmer during the wintry months) although I’ve been known to get the occasional pixy cut for summer. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with hair barrettes and clips; always on a hunt for the pretty but sturdy few. Claire’s, Icing, and …
Blast from My Past: Love’s by Dana Fragrances
Remember Love’s fragrances and Jean Nate (still made) bath products? I definitely do. They were typically offered as game prizes e.g. spelling bees and the like at my elementary and junior high school. I thought it was the coolest thing back then and have very fond memories of that time overall. I walked into a …
Alterna’s Ten Duo
I ordered the shampoo and conditioner duo via sample sale recently since I’ve been trying to get my hands on them for the longest time. Nice packaging but sad to say, this is not going to be much of a positive review: Alterna’s 10 Science of Ten Shampoo: Good consistency. So-so scent compared to other …
My First Bonsai Project
My first bonsai was a Christmas gift juniper from my husband’s relatives. I would love to switch out my current blue ceramic pot (pictured below) with a 5.5 in-6 in The Intelligent Plant Light/Timely Lighting Care pot. Following a re-decoration similar to my friend’s potted plant (also pictured below). I prefer a traditional ceramic bonsai …
Alternative Apparel & Allison Sudol Collab
Allison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy recently tweeted about her collab with Alternative Apparel (which produced three lovely designs; bear, tugboat, and tree). On closer examination, I think this project was back in August 2011 and in very limited supply. I ordered the tee with the cute tugboat design (the only one left I was …
Orofluido Review
First I’d like to say, I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving =)… I managed to snag a great deal on Orofluido at one of the recent sample sales. You never know whether or not you will like a product by purchasing online without seeing it first. I just decided to take a risk this time …
Panasonic Lumix G3 Camera
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G3 16 MP Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Camera 3-Inch Free-Angle Touch-Screen LCD 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 Lens ————— I was so ecstatic when I received my Panasonic Lumix G3 back in the end of July! Sorry this post is so late but I’ve been spending time bonding with it =). So far …
Hallmark Limited Edition Ornaments
I’ve been trying to wrap up my stocking-stuffer shopping for this year at Hallmark and Pier 1. I have many people to shop for. I found this sweet little 2011 limited edition cupcake ornament at my local Hallmark and discovered that they began their holiday cupcake series last year. I was off to search on …
McCormick’s Szechuan Style Pepper Blend
I was very disappointed to find out that McCormick had discontinued my favorite pepper blend of all-time! I loved to sprinkle it on my eggs; made everything very tasty. This disappointment came a few years ago (circa 2006) and today it’s still on my mind. I proceeded to re-create the Szechuan pepper blend last year …
My Kitchen Necessities
Just a list of some kitchen necessities I cannot do without. It really depends on how often you cook and what you like to cook; you may not need all these items. This is simply food for thought… slow-cooker rice cooker or a small pot will do electric kettle rotating spice rack (if you work …
