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Lashblast mascara handle too big!

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Last April I purchased several new domains that I planned on starting new blogs on. Well, a couple of the domains were for current blogs that I wanted to move to their own domain, but I still haven’t made the move because the blogs are doing well where they are.

Unfortunately I didn’t really get to work on the new domains until recently. I had done some posts on them, but it was very sporadic. Lately though I’ve been starting to work on the new blogs regularly and I’m quite happy with how they’re turning out.

One of the blogs is a shopping blog. I talk about everything from products for the home to fashion trends, interesting gadgets and of course the occasional discussion about cosmetics.

In order to stay current I’ve been surfing shopping related sites, magazine websites and I’ve subscribed to a few new magazines.

If you have a niche blog do you subscribe to websites or magazines that are related to your sites topic?

I’ve actually really gotten into the site and I think once I’m ready to reveal it to my regular readers that you’ll like it too.

I’ve even gone so far as to purchase some of the items that I talk about. No I’m not purchasing anything that we won’t use in our home. So far the type of things that I’ve purchased were mainly cosmetics. Hey, I needed to replace some of my makeup anyway so I might as well try some of the new products like mineral makeup right?

So far I’ve been pleased with all of the products I’ve tried. My only disappointment so far has been Cover Girl’s Lashblast mascara. Oh the mascara and the big wide brush are pretty good. My lashes looked great, but the mascara did flake a bit. It’s the handle on the brush that’s the real disappointment!

It’s so big it’s hard to hold, especially when you’re trying to gently apply mascara to your inner eyelashes. The first time I tried using the mascara I actually poked myself in the eye twice when the brush handle slipped from my fingers. It’s just too big and too slippery.

Don’t think I’m a newbie at applying makeup either. I’m actually a makeup artist! I haven’t used my experience on others much recently (side tracked with a career in nursing).

I think the next time I try using this mascara I’ll wrap an elastic band around the brush handle to give myself a better grip. I certainly don’t want to poke my eye again!

Have you tried Cover Girl’s Lashblast mascara yet? What did you think of it?





Crohns and Endometriosis getting worse

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Chris and I went to see our family doctor yesterday. That was the first time we’d been there since last October.

It seems like it was a very long time since our last visit to the doctor. That’s probably because when my Crohn’s started acting up two years ago there was a time when I was seeing my family doctor just about every week! Chris also had some health problems around that time too and he was a frequent visitor as well.

I’m still sick, of course, but this visit was mainly just a check up and to get refills for my prescriptions.

Along with Crohns I’ve also got Endometriosis and my periods have been becoming much more painful lately. So I mentioned this to my doctor and she suggested I try going on Depro-Provera. I think I’m going to try it.

I’m still hoping I’ll get pregnant at some point (soon), but I can’t take this pain. I swear during my last two periods I was in so much pain that I seriously thought of getting a hysterectomy! That certainly won’t help me get pregnant! So I guess I’ll try the Depro for three to six months and see if that helps my endo. Perhaps once my pain is down (it might help my crohns too because I might have some endo on my bowels) I’ll have more luck trying to have a baby.

Do you suffer from endometriosis? If you do, what have you done to relieve the symptoms?

DLP TV headaches

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I’ve been complaining about our DLP TV making a loud humming noise for a long while now. Well, we finally called the company that we bought the TV from and checked how much longer our warranty would last (April 2009) and booked a service call.

Luckily it’s all covered on our warranty.

We did all that last week and the service company showed up about an hour ago to have a look at our TV. As we expected it’s the color wheel that’s making that constant loud humming noise whenever the TV is turned on.

Unfortunately when the guy showed up he looked at his paperwork and said “Wait, this isn’t an RCA?”. Yeah, our original TWO lemon DLP TV’s were RCA’s. One didn’t turn on at all, and the second one only worked for 11 days before it stopped working. We ended up having the second TV repaired at the stores insistence (on warranty of course) and they actually had to replace half the working parts to make it work. When it was finally returned after about a month it only worked for a day or two.

That’s when we insisted on getting a new TV and that’s how we ended up with the Samsung that we currently have in our home.

Now Chris is on the phone with the store telling them that the paperwork the service company has is for the wrong TV. They spent half an hour looking for the paperwork showing that our TV was changed over to an different brand.

It’s such a hassle every time we have to deal with the store, Bad Boy, and the service company. The store didn’t keep our paperwork in order. In fact we ended up with a store credit for over $700 when we changed from our lemon RCA DLP’s over to the Samsung DLP. In 2006 we purchased a new DLP light and charged it to our credit. At that time new lights for DLP TV’s were almost $300. So do the math, our credit should be $400 and something bucks right? Well they’re telling us our store credit is $167???

Seriously. Whoever is in charge of transferring all their bills of sale and other account data to their computer system really messed things up. We go through a major hassle every time we have to call them.

We need to get a new washer and dryer because the ones that came with our house when we bought it are over 30 years old! Talk about energy suckers! I was counting on using our in store credit (which should be gaining interest over the years, don’t you think?) to pay for a good portion of the cost of the dryer or washer, but if they insist that our credit is only $167 bucks well that isn’t going to happen.

Ok enough of my rant.

Lily flowering tulips

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Lily flowering tulip

I love the look of Lily flowering tulips. I only grow a few of these and I think that I’ll get some more for the garden this fall. They’re very delicate looking with their petals flared outwards.

I’m not sure why I’m so attracted to the more ornate tulips. I like regular tulips, but I’m drawn to double flowering tulips, Texas flames with their fiery colors, fringe tipped and lily flowering tulips. Perhaps since we go through a long dull winter here in Toronto I long for color and flowers with some flare when it’s time for them to finally grace my garden?

Do you have a favorite tulip or a favorite spring flower?

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Time to get fit!

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Once I get over this flu bug I’m going to start working on getting in good shape again. I’ve been so sick thanks to my Crohn’s for the last several months and I’ve gotten out of shape.

Chris and I eat fairly healthy so I think the main thing I need to do is start getting more active. The nicer weather of spring should help with that goal as I’ll be able to take longer walks with our puppy. If I can only get her to stop dawdling and smelling everything we pass I should be able to raise my metabolism with those long walks!

We have an elliptical machine upstairs too. I’m afraid it’s been gathering dust over the winter, but it too will fit into my plan. Perhaps I’ll even get some more fitness equipment. I’m not exactly sure what else I might need or want to get, but once I start working out again I’ll have an idea. certainly a pedometer would be useful so I can measure how far I walk each day.

Have you resolved to get fit too now that Spring is here?

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