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Checking out my local gas prices! #MurphyUSA #collectivebias

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Admittedly with the way that gas prices currently are I would rather just stay at home the majority of the time. Between J going to work and myself going to school we use a lot of gas. Add on top of that taking the boys to school which is a 25 mile round trip (bus is also not an option because we live out of district). Anyway the point is that we use a ton of gas, even in our little 30 mpg Focus. … [Read more...]

Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap System Review and Giveaway

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I first got to check out the Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap System at my sisters house when she bought one a few months ago. I honestly thought that they were pretty awesome and wanted some for my house. So recently I got to try one out in my home and got the new Stainless Look. Pretty awesome looking and it matches my stove and microwave. I can honestly say that I really like using it best when I am … [Read more...]

Call of Duty: Black Ops Review

We just finally got Call of Duty: Black Ops - Xbox 360, and I say finally because it has been out for a few months. So I decided to sort of review it on my review blog here. I play first person shooter games here and there, my guy and kids play them all of the time. But that is probably because I suck at them and usually start cursing very colorfully at the TV. Maybe we should just blame this … [Read more...]

Just Jen Shirt Review

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For a while I have admired the rhinestone shirts and the adorable wedding hoodies at Just Jen. So when the opportunity came to review one of these beautiful customizable rhinestone shirts, I literally if able would have jumped through my computer monitor to do it. Because quite honestly I had been drooling over the Skull T-shirt for a while now. So while honestly my choice of what to choose … [Read more...]

Vampire Academy – Book Review

From Booklist After two years on the run, best friends Rose, half-human/half-vampire, and Lissa, a mortal vampire princess, are caught and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy. Up until then, Rose had kept Lissa safe from her enemies; school, however, brings both girls additional challenges and responsibilities. How they handle peer pressure, nasty gossip, new relationships, and anonymous … [Read more...]

I Don’t Want To Clean Carpets Anymore

Just by the title you have probably guessed.  I have spent the last 3 plus hours cleaning my carpets. My whole house is carpeted so it is quite the job. And I have done every room.  I would be very happy if I didn't have to clean another rug myself I might just hire someone rug rug carpet cleaning Austin, so that I won't have to. It is a very time consuming and tedious job and I am sure no … [Read more...]

Creationary Lego Game Review

For Christmas one of the many items that we got our kids together was the LEGO Creationary Game (3844), it was quite honestly one of the most fun things we got them. Despite the fact that their dad and I totally sucked at it, we all 4 had tons of fun playing it. We had previously gotten Wes the LEGO Minotaurus Game (3841) for his birthday which the boys loved so we chose to get a new one for … [Read more...]

Skechers Shape-ups Review

Since I am trying to get into shape and one of my goals for the years is to lose 40lbs I am doing everything I can to reach this goal. I have been looking at and hearing about all of the Skechers Shape-ups that are said to help aid in getting into shape just by walking in them. Of course I wanted to give them a try. So I recently bought the Skechers Womens Shape Ups XF - Accelerators Lace-Up … [Read more...]

MyBlogSpark and Wanchai Ferry – I Would Not Have Guessed!

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I was recently invited to my first blog event ever.  So I would like to thank the great people at MyBlogSpark and Wanchai Ferry profusely for inviting me. I really enjoyed it and had a great time. It all started with an invite for dinner at a restaurant in Houston called Shanghai River, which is really nice and everyone there was really great and nice. And I would like thank them for their … [Read more...]

Free Web-Based Teleconferencing

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Speek. All opinions are 100% mine. Often times in the world of social media and web businesses having using a teleconference is useful to have a meeting or even to teach a class. I know in previous jobs and training sessions we used web based teleconferences to touch base and to hold classes and courses. I think they are very neat and fun to work … [Read more...]