Jumpin-Beans

 As Mariah likes to say....  "It's TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Normally I am almost finished with Christmas shopping in November, but with a teenage boy and tweenage girl, their "must haves" are constantly changing!  I have decided to put off some ideas, but others are full steam ahead!   I wanted to share with you a great gift idea that would be perfect for those   "brrrr baskets" I am seeing is a trend this year!     FTC Compliant Review Policy:    The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are  my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. We were sent the Bootleg Bath Shower Steamers for review in Lavender Mint and I actually LOVE that I smell the mint more than the lavender.  Don't get me wrong, because I love lavender, but I take my shower in the morning to get me ready for work, so...

 I will warn you that this book is not for everyone- there is a bit of spice in here... so please note that I did warn you ahead of time. Other than that, I really enjoyed this one! Read on!!!!! FTC Compliant Review Policy:    The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are  my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. About the Story: Be loud. Lean in. Take your seat at the head of the table.I want the whole room to know that when my wife speaks, it’s time to sit down and listen. *** Lennox Thanks to my reckless roommate, I’m about two skips away from being homeless. Temp jobs aren’t paying the bills, and now I have to cancel the scuba diving trip I can no longer afford. At least I’ll be spared from my instructor’s tempting smile and rock-hard abs. Dex is wonderful, but he’s only ever treated me like a friend…a really good ...

If you have been here a bit, you might remember, Marr and I took a little weekend road trip and went to Pine Mountain.  We stayed at the CUTEST CABIN EVER... Check out my road trippin post  if you need a refresher.  Here is the link for CABIN AT THE POND PINE MOUNTAIN if you want to rent it and enjoy!   Anyways...we went back to check out DAKOTA'S COUNTER since it is open now... and I tell you, it is only like 10 minutes off the interstate, so pull off for a quick bite and check it out!   So yeah... now that it is open, we made a trip to Atlanta to take care of some things and decided we would venture out to see the place... Had I known it was only 10 minutes off of the interstate, we would have for sure gone before now.  Look how cute it is: As you enter, there are a couple booths and a couple tables inside. You step up to the counter and place your order - grab you a bottled soda and then pick a seat.  A short bit later, your food is deliv...

If you know me, you KNOW - I LOVE TO READ!!!!  I told a friend, Books are my love language!  I have books in pretty much every room of the house, some neatly displayed, some stacked ready to be enjoyed!  I constantly have a book wish list and I have to tell Matt NOT to let me buy more books, well, not until I am finished reading all that I have already - he has yet to tell me no, so not much help there!  He feeds the addiction at times, so I am helpless!  I had the pleasure of reading  Lisina Coney's latest - the deepest end of love - and just let me tell you- I love this book series!  The books are beautiful too, so its a win win! FTC Compliant Review Policy:    The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are  my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. About the Story: She's a rule follower. ...

 To know me is to love me, right?  If you know me, you know I am a sentimental person. I love keepsakes and I am all about something specialized for the recipient.  You might also know I ABSOLUTELY love Christmas ornaments.   Fun fact - I absolutely despise putting up a Christmas tree.  Well, I hate the lights part of it all... but that is why I have a pre-lit tree these days!  But- I get so frustrated in putting on my ornaments.  First of all, I take a trip down memory lane looking and thinking about each and every single one...  Then, it is the making sure they are placed on correctly, spaced out and not all bunched up and all that good stuff.  Now, I just let the kids put them on and it is a conglomerate of ornaments here and there... and that is ALRIGHT with me... it is all about the memories, right?  At one point, we had several trees in our house.  One that was full of all sorts of ornaments, one that was more of the "gol...

Last year my girl jumped on the Taylor Swift fan train and has not stopped since.  She begs me to take her to a concert - sorry, my sweet girl, but mama just cannot afford those tickets!  She wanted to dress as T. Swift for Halloween, but who knows if that is still on the table, I mean, Halloween isn't until the end of October, so who really knows?  She is totally in her Swiftie Era and I am here for it!   Imagine my excitement when I had the chance to get the "Taylor Swift is Life" book for review... ESPECIALLY being that she has to read at least 20 minutes each night for homework...and we all know that you will enjoy reading more, if it is something that interests you!   FTC Compliant Review Policy:    The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are  my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation...

So over the summer we took our family vacation and went to Orlando for a week  We had an amazing time and of course, made lots of memories.  To be honest, it had been a while since we really had a "vacation" so it was much needed and appreciated...  BUT- while on the vacation, we ended up needing a bandaid. I honestly don't remember what for, so it wasn't like it was an emergency, but we needed one and I was shocked to see I did not have one packed at all.  I thought I did, but when I went to look... Nope!  So Matt took off to find one - the little hotel store had some, but it was like $12 for 5 band-aids and I did not not think we needed a band-aid that bad.  Lucky for us, there was a family in the store and the mama had her husband go to their car with Matt and grabbed their first aid kit.  They saved the day that time and it made me think that I really should have a kit of my own.  I mean, hello- family of four, we always could use something fr...