Breakfast Croissant Pouches

Damn, the things we make when we're REEALLLLY hungry, eh?

Simple one this time.  Lay out the dough and leave it in the 4 big rectangles instead of splitting it into the 8 small triangles.  I suppose you could make your own dough, but I don't have the space for something like that at this particular moment in time.  Soon, though...Soon...

Add turkey sausage (or whatever breakfast meat it is your family enjoys)...I left mine frozen because they were pre-cooked and warmed fine in the oven, but if you were using bacon or uncooked sausages, then cook it first.  Add some cheddar cheese and scrambled eggs (good way to use up leftovers).

Wrap them up.  Its early.  No one cares if they're pretty.  And you need more coffee.

Bake according to directions on croissant package.

Delicious.  Portable.

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WW

PORN! (of the food variety)

You guessed it, this month's random photo post is all about food porn!  Here's some snapshots of a few things I've made/cooked with lately.  ENJOY!  <3 <3 <3

Link to the recipe and tutorial for the cupcakes at the bottom here for anyone interested!

These strawberries just had the most gorgeous color to them that I couldn't resist making them do a photo-shoot first...

Limited Edition?  You don't say...

Mmmm, maraschino cherry juice...Nectar of the baking gods.

Strawberry white chocolate fudge.

Grape tomatoes with parmesan, olive oil, and basil...Sort of a Caprese salad except I was out of mozzarella.  I get bonus points since I grew the basil myself, though, right?

Fresh grated Asiago cheese....mmmm....

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WW

Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color and Hand Creme! (REVIEW)

*Note:  Sally Hansen Magnetic Polish and Nails & Cuticles Hand Creme provided via Influenster and Sally Hansen - opinions is are belong to me.

Double review time, yay!  And I just noticed my title makes it sound like the hand creme is magnetic, too.  Which would explain a lot of magic shows I've seen were there such a thing.

Seriously, tho, where has the time gone?  I haven't posted in a week-ish and I haven't really been actually doing...anything.  A few small crafts here and there and a couple of recipes I still need to get around to posting, but other than that it just seems like I'm on a treadmill only without the bonus calorie loss.

Since I highly doubt you're here to hear me bitch, we'll get along with it!

I thought I'd have some not very nice things to say about this product.  I'd read of people trying the expensive alternatives and of them having a shit time with them and hardly getting any results from the magnets.  However, since this is a double review, let's get this little gem out of the way first:

Sally Hansen Nails & Cuticles Hand Creme

This one, I'm embarrassed to say, I was a bit confused by.   I didn't expect it to do a thing in the world for me.  I abuse my hands terribly.  I mean, terribly.  Like, if they could file for emancipation or abuse of their rights, I'm sure they would.  I do wash my hands and moisturize them with a regular lotion a lot afterwards, (I'm using Aveeno Stress Relief right now and have a small jar of Organics fig-pomegranate I keep in my bag), but I still generally have at least one hang nail at all times.  My cuticles peel, they look horrible.  Since I moisturize I didn't see why this was going to be so much different than my normal lotion/hand cremes I've tried.

But it is.

In the picture, I'd only been using the hand creme for a few days.  I've been using it for...

(sifting through old blot posts for a date...)

Ok, since the 7th.  So that's 10 days now.  Not one hang nail since I started using it, I shit you not.  I've enjoyed most of the products I've received from Influenster and their jolly band of stuff-giving-away cohorts, but this is THE one that I will be searching for when I run out.

My 1 oz sample is almost gone and I feel I now NEED this stuff.  I can remember having hang nails back into my early teens.  That means that for the first time in 15 years or so, no bloody, sore, swollen cuticles.  It sounds stupid, but I really had resigned myself to just having bad, ugly cuticles my entire life.  Not a deal-breaker, certainly, but still sucky and annoying.

This smells light, citrus-y, is not oily or greasy at all, is nice and thick, and doesn't leave you feeling like you either have to wash your hands or hold them in the air a-la surgeon style until they stop feeling funny after application.

Now, on to the Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color.  You can check them out here:  clickyclicky and this color I was sent is Polar Purple.

Note that the odd dings in the nail polish aren't the nail polish, that is my nails.  I told you I abuse them.  They peel off in layers vertically so it really sucks and makes them thin in spots.  Yes, I've tried vitamins.

 As you can see, they turned out brilliantly!  I was excited to get the Polar Purple as I don't have many purples in my collection yet.

Here's a close-up shot and you also may note that my cuticles look better here.  The first two pictures up top, you may notice I had fake nails on.  I did my toes on that day and, deciding that no one in their right mind would want to see my farmer's-tan feet, I waited 3 or 4 days and did my nails, thus the creme had a few more days to work.

One more shot.  LOVE this stuff.

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WW

What's In My Bag? (And Tampax Review)

I actually had to click an agreement confirming that I was okay with reviewing a feminine product.  That tells me there are women who have an issue with discussing these things.  Grown women who have a problem with it.  For some reason, that cracks me up.  I don't know about you, but I got over the horror, nay the shock, nay the pure, white-hot embarrassment that comes along with being a girl back when I was in Jr. High.

So, if you are one of those people, just click away.

This post is about tampons.

And pads.

And the cute little bag they came in.  Get over it.

In keeping with the theme of all things girly, I figured I'd go ahead and do a "What's in my bag" post.  When I was in school, one of the seemingly favorite past-times for my friends and I was to paw through each other's bags. 

I haven't noticed much of a difference in the blogger world!

So, thanks to Natalie at EXTRA LARGE as Life who kicked off this idea forever ago when I saw her post and was inspired, oddly enough, because we both carry the mini Sharpie, which
is just so random, therefore I present you with:

The endless bag of death.

My affectionate nick-name for my purse since things tend to get lost and die in
there.  Expiration dates beware.

Note, there is no picture of the actual bag itself because I change it out every
few weeks, but you'd be very surprised what small, cute bags I can cram all this
shit into.  We will get to the numbers in a minute.

This is what I WAS storing my girly stuff in.  As you can see, this contained a tampon, a pantyliner, lip balm, brush, mirror, bobby pins, a small jar of hand cream, a few bandages, and if I'm wearing it at the time, lipstick gets tossed in there.

It is now all in the cute little bag from Tampax!  I swapped out the makeup items from my other bag and put them in this one with their tampons and such (behind the pantyliner, you can't see it in the pic).  I haven't tried the actual products themselves, yet, but I'm sure they will be just fine as I've used Tampax products in the past and had no trouble with them...and I do love the bag.  Everything fits fine except the bulky hand cream and that leaves me the candy-patterned bag empty now for...

My new tool pouch!  This is awesome, too, because all of this comes in such handy, but its just been sort of floating around in the bottom of my bag or in side pockets.  They very much needed their own home. 








So!  Back to those numbers!  ^_^

1 - beauty pouch - as mentioned, contains lip balm, bobby pins, pantyliner, tampon, brush, and mirror.

2 - lots of pens.

3 - coupons, calculator, fuzzy notebook.  Notebook contains measurements in the back for windows, cabinets, doors, etc., in case needed at a flea market or whatnot.

4 - wallet

5 - change/money pouch

6 - jewelry graveyard - things I carry with me in the unlikely event I ever actually remember to get it fixed.

7 - hand cream

8 - mini-Sharpie.  I stole this from the Wookie about 2 years ago and have carried it ever since.  This thing seriously comes in handy.

9 - keys

10 - tools - 2 knives, Leatherman, mini Mag lite, lighter, measuring tape with a Hello Kitty sticker on the front so the Wookie won't steal it.  I've already lost 3 to him, so this time I took precautions.

Usually the phone, my camera, and sometimes Ipod and/or DS get tossed in there, too before we leave the house.

What unusual things do you carry?  ^_^

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WW


*Tampons, pads, and cutesy little purple wristlet provided by Tampax via Influenster.  Opinions are mine, but I was given product to review for free.

Summer Beauty Vox Box! (& Quaker Soft Baked Banana Nut Bar Review)

Oh yeah, look who got her box today!

...and its a really exciting one!

...also someone got very happy with the label maker, it looks like.  In other news, I'm crappy at covering addresses in photos and had to assist myself with the editor to hide things.  I'm good like that.

I apologize for the one crappy overall photo.  My camera was blinking at me, screaming that it was out of batteries and I don't have any new ones to put in it at the moment, so this will just have to suffice.

This box contains a Tampax and Always Radiant collection, a 3-ounce bottle each  of Clear Scalp & Hair Beauty Therapy shampoo and conditioner, a 2-ounce Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion Sunscreen SPF 30, which I am very excited to replace my crappy dollar store sunscreen that I use on my face with, a 1-ounce Sally Hansen Nails and Cuticles Hand Creme sample, a Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Polar Purple with the wavy pattern magnet thingy (excited to try), and a Quaker Soft Baked Bar in Banana Nut Bread.

Here's a better shot of the Tampax and Always Radiant collection which contained two tampons, a pad, and three pantyliners...Things which never do NOT come in handy.  Such an adorable bag, too!  You will see more on this in a future post, so keep looking for that!  Also, ignore the mess on my stove controllers...I have been doing a lot of cooking projects lately (more posts in the future, yes, hmm), but it would seem I missed that spot when I wiped the stove down.  Oops.

Here's the banana Nut Bread bar...  More on that in a second.

...And here is a shot of the inside of the conditioner sample cap.  And may I just say, a 3-ouncce size is a pretty generous sample.  My hair isn't very long at the current moment, so I should get about 5 or 6 uses out of these, which should be plenty to review it on.  It is hard to tell in the picture, but that is not glare you see.  The shampoo and conditioner both are actually a light purple color.  I'm hoping this will make them just stellar for my bleach-blonde hair!  This stuff smells like heaven.  The whole box smelled of it and as soon as I opened it, I went pawing through it for the source of the scent!  Can.  Not.  Wait.  To try this.

Since my boxes always seem to arrive just when I roll out of bed, I decided to eat the snack straight away again!  This time with some coffee.  I am impressed.  This thing is decidedly tasty!  It does taste like a banana nut muffin, but I noticed it had almonds on top, which is good, I love almonds, and also it had a bit of a crisp texture to it from what tasted like puffed rice pieces in there.  Quite good, an I will be keeping a watch on these for sales at the store as they would be great to keep around for days when I'm too lazy to cook breakfast.  Like today.  These go for about $3.29 a pack, which I'd say is definitely worth it!

Stay tuned for more and for reviews on the products!

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WW

***All items provided by Influenster (whom I have fallen madly, deeply, hopelessly in love with), and the companies that manufactured them for review!  Opinions are mine!  ALL MINE!

DIY Nail Polish Colors (and GLITTERS!)

I did this about a week or two ago after seeing the idea on Pinterest and realized upon trying it that Lindsay over at Delighted Momma may have had one of the best ideas ever in this.

She used clear nail polish for hers, but I had tons of these lying around.  I got a massive grab bag of 7 or 8 nail polishes and 2 lipsticks for $1 at a discount outlet and four of the colors were this milky color.  By reading the names of them, my guess would be that they weren't always white, but got left near a window for far too long.  Yes, the sun is brutal enough to do that here.  Either way, it made them the perfect project polish!

Here's just a random shot of the top of one of the bottles.  I think its so pretty and I'm just obsessed with them.  I used two of the bottles up on craft projects (yes, yes you do sense a future post coming), and popped the little gems out of the caps to save for more projects later.

You'll also need GLITTER!

...as well as eyeshadow, whatever nail polish you want to use as your base, a small piece of paper to make a funnel out of, and a stick to sort of poke stubborn clumps down the funnel.  I used a popsicle  stick and trimmed one end into a point.  The pretty purple in the background was my test-run.  No eyeshadow in that one, just the flaky purple glitter.

So, step one is to choose what color you want your nail polish to be.  I have next to no neutral tones in my collection, so I decided to remedy that.  Once you choose your color, take the pointy, trimmed popscicle stick and crushy crushy crushy.  It doesn't have to be all powdery, it will break up in the bottle, but you want it small enough to go down the funnel easily.

Make your funnel out of paper...I didn't even bother taping mine up, it stayed once I put it in the mouth of the bottle.  Add the eyeshadow powder a little at a time, shaking in between additions.  Keep going until you get the shade you want.

Here, you can see on my pinky where it wasn't quiiite dark enough yet, so I added a bit more and the ring finger is the final product.

You can also see my purple test-runs...Index finger was the first test.  NOT ENOUGH GLITTER!

Traffic finger second...STILL NOT ENOUGH GLITTER!

Thumb was the final product.  Yay!  ^_^

I have no idea why the brand name-less cheap-o glitter I used turned the nail polish itself purple and I have no idea if other glitters would do that or not because this is the only type I had, just in various colors!  Will be trying other types in the future, though.

Brown...

And, finally, a green!

Custom nail polish, any color you want, super quickly.

Seriously.  Fucking.  Stellar!  *.*

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Wookie Wifey