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Upcoming review: SnapSac

Jenn — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:30:28 +0000

In an effort to be more eco-friendly, I’m cutting down on the amount of plastic bags I use. When I do bring home plastic bags for grocery stores, I re-use them as liners for the bathroom trash cans, rather than purchasing separate, smaller-sized garbage bags for that purpose. But still, there’s something to be said for reusable bags and tote bags. Not only are they more eco-friendly, they’re more durable than plastic bags, and are almost always designed to not only hold more, but be carried comfortably, either over your shoulder or in your hands.

SnapSac enables consumers to rethink the decision to use plastic grocery bags by offering stylish, high quality, durable, and functional reusable tote bags. The founder of SnapSac, Lisa Foster, reports that in 2005 less than 5% of American consumers made use of reusable bags. Now, in 2012, her research is showing that 54% of female shoppers in the 18-55 age demographic use reusable bag users. And now I am going to become one of them!

SnapSac generously sent me four of their SnapSacs:

Social (Petite Tote): 18″ x 12″ x 7.5″, perfect for the times when you need something a little bigger – or something in addition to – your purse
Splurge (Super Tote): 24″ x 16.5″ x 12″, perfect for a small grocery shopping trip or a change of clothes
Shoppe (Grocery Tote): 12.5″ x 17″ x 8″, great for holding heavier groceries; its depth makes it easy to place items like liters of soda, gallons of milk, and cereal all together in one bag
Spree (Mega Tote): 28″ x 19″ x 12″, bring home everything and the kitchen sink in this bad boy!

I can’t wait to hit up the grocery store and pet store with these stylish, functional bags. I’m looking forward to reducing the amount of plastic I contribute to factories producing, and having a convenient, reliable way of packing up my purchases, transporting them to my car, then bringing them into my house.

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Upcoming review: Yandy.com

Jenn — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:32:38 +0000

Yandy is an online retailer of sexy lingerie. And as I found out when I was about 75 lbs heavier, they also carry a decent selection of plus size lingerie. In fact, it was their generous selection of plus size lingerie that made them so appealing. Too many retailers of plus size lingerie have a bad habit of having a very limited, not too appealing selection of plus size lingerie. But Yandy had a lot – almost as much as what they have in regular sizes.

With Valentine’s Day just a few weeks away, I’m sure many of us are thinking about Valentine’s Day plans and maybe special evening plans. Ladies, while your man is out shopping for Valentine’s day gifts, perhaps you could be thinking about Valentine’s day lingerie. Like I said, Yandy.com has a lot to offer, so you’ll definitely want to check them out.

Yandy.com has kindly offered me two sexy and sassy bra and panty sets to review, which I shall be doing in the coming weeks – so stay tuned!

Upcoming review: Mr. Chewy

Jenn — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:25:17 +0000

For those of you that don’t know, I’m a crazy cat lady that is only somewhat reined in by the dimensions of my house and the number of people in it. Currently we have four cats in our household, along with a dog, as well as two hamsters, and four fish (three different tanks). The hamsters and fish are dirt-cheap to take care of, and it’s not often I have to stock up on supplies for them. But when it comes to the dog and especially the cats, I don’t go more than two weeks without having to purchase something, whether it be food, litter (for the cats), treats, or the occasional medication.

Mr. Chewy is an online store worth checking out if you have cats or dogs, and are interested in the good deals and convenience that go hand-in-hand with online shopping. Mr. Chewy carries a large selection of dog and cat food (including prescription foods), treats, litter for cats, housebreaking pads for dogs, and a small but decent selection of flea and tick medication for dogs and cats.

The people at Mr. Chewy were kind enough to offer me the opportunity to review their website. I just completed my checkout process, which couldn’t have been quicker or easier. Browsing the store was easy, thanks to the organized presentation of everything, and easy-to-navigate categories and sub-categories. Free shipping is offered on orders of $50 or more (an easy promotion to take advantage of if you purchase any flea or tick medication, or any of the higher end brands of food and treats), so I used the sort by price feature to pick out the right combination of items in order to qualify for that. The checkout process was simple, and I already received my order confirmation.

So far, I’m impressed with the ease and elegance of Mr. Chewy. I’ll update with a full review once I have received my order!

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Upcoming review: RepHresh Pro-B

Jenn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:23:08 +0000

Due to being on a strong regimen of antibiotics for the last three weeks (one more week to go), I’m starting to have, ahem, issues, in the girly parts area. I’ve had very few yeast infections in my life, but the ones I have had are wicked. And yesterday I definitely sat up and took notice to the fact that I am right on the verge of one, and it’s not related to where I’m at in my cycle (which is god knows where, seeing as how I had two full-length, full-strength periods that lasted for six days each, with only a seven day reprieve between the two).

So I dug around in my medicine cabinet, and in addition to Monistat and Vagisil I came across a bottle of RepHresh Pro-B, which I had received as a sample while attending BlogHer in 2010. But don’t let the “sample” part fool you – this is a 30-day supply of probiotics that is designed to get my vagina’s pH balance back where it should be. RepHresh promises to “balance yeast & bacteria to maintain feminine health”, and I hope to God that it does. The capsules are small, and look to be thousands of tiny granules (the probiotics, I suppose) held in place by a clear quick-dissolve capsule.

In a few days I’ll be able to tell whether or not they’re working!

Upcoming review: Borghese Spa Divine Gift Set

Jenn — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:55:46 +0000

I am very excited about an upcoming review of a great skin care package! Specifically, I will be reviewing the Borghese Spa Divine Gift Set from Borghese. I always thought that Borghese only made cosmetics, but apparently there’s more to them than pretty eye shadow palettes and glittery nail polish. I love Borghese cosmetics, but I’m very excited to try some of Borghese’s skin care products.

The Borghese Spa Divine Gift Set comes straight from Image Beauty, an online retailer of beauty supplies, cosmetics, and hair products, and includes the following items:

Cleansing Creme: dissolves and removes surface debris
Fango Active Mud: detoxifies, stimulates and firms up skin
Bagno di Vita Gentle Foaming Gel: invigorates skin all over your body
CuraForte Moisture Intensifier: this moisturizer brings on an intense amount of moisturization
Cura di vita Protettivo Protective Moisturizer: featuring a 15 SPF, this is great for face and body
Tono Body Creme: an additional moisturizer for face and body
Botanico Eye Compresses: great for soothing and calming tired eyes

The big 3-0 is only two and a half years away, and that cold hard fact combined with colder weather has me much more interested in caring for my skin properly. In many instances, simply using a basic store-bought facial cleanser and moisturizer isn’t enough. I’m lucky enough to be blessed with good skin, and I want to keep my skin in great condition by taking care of it with high quality skin care products. Borghese, I can’t wait to try your Spa Divine Gift Set!

Upcoming review: Rockaholic Punk Out Molding Gunk

Jenn — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:19:54 +0000

So, I wasn’t able to get away with bleaching my hair three times in as many months without some, well, heh, damage. So three weeks ago I went from this:

To this:

Not bad, and it goes well with the pink hair, and some would even say it suits me. And I think it suits me, even though I still prefer long hair. But in any case, since I have to go short, I might as well rock the style. And part of this style requires that I have gel or pomade or gunk or something to separate, chunk and spike out the hair that is on the back of my head. After using up the little bits of this and that that I had lying around, and not being too pleased with my husband’s pomade-like gel, I went to Target in search of something that promises to chunk and spike and defy gravity. And I found, as you can probably guess by my blog title, Rockaholic Punk Out Molding Gunk. This gunk promises to deliver plenty of chunk and mold and style, without weighing hair down, oiling it up or stripping it of essential nutrients. I’ve only used this stuff once, today, so let me use it for a few more days before putting together a review of it!

Upcoming review: Comfort Zone for Cats

Jenn — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:40:43 +0000

Several months ago, one of our four cats, Kirin, began to periodically urinate outside of the litter box. This behavior has continued to occur, despite me scooping litter two to three times per day, changing litter weekly, even trying different litter, a different litter box, different deodorizer, etc. Now, we’ve had some stressful situations take place between the end of last April and June, but since then life has become more normal, and definitely less stressful. But still the bad behavior has continued. I am going to take Kirin to our veterinarian to make sure that there is nothing physically wrong, but since the unwanted urination doesn’t happen all the time or every day, and sometimes happens in different parts of the bathroom, I have the issue pegged to something behavioral.

Today, while at Petco, I decided to pick up a Comfort Zone for Cats. While the Comfort Zone package is not cheap ($46!), the price is well worth it if the product works. And from everything I’ve read online and even heard from a few family members, Comfort Zone does work. How does it work, exactly? Well, the diffuser plugs into an electrical outlet just like an air freshener does, and the heat-activated oils that are released contain pheromones and special chemicals that are designed to calm cats and help to identify the area that the diffuser is in as a “safe” area.

In addition to helping to calm and solve cats of urination issues, Comfort Zone for Cats is also advertised to help reduce and solve other destructive behaviors, such as chewing and clawing.

I am really, really hoping that the Comfort Zone works, as it is not a cheap product. I’ll update in a few weeks with hopefully good results!