I went on a Carnival cruise onboard the Carnival Legend ship last November.  The cruise lasted 8 days and visited the ports of St. Maarten, Barbados, and Martinique.  The cruise itself was fairly inexpensive and it was myself and my 6 year old daughter going.  We booked the cheapest room available, which was a guarnteed inside stateroom.  The price was around $800 per person...

I have nothing but fantastic things to say about my experiences with USAA Federal Savings Bank.  As a whole, USAA offers a very large number of products, from Checking and Savings to Home and Auto Insurance as well as self-directed and brokered investment accounts.  I currently have checking, savings, and insurance accounts with USAA and have had investment accounts with them in the p...

I've battled with acne for the better part of the last 10  years.  As soon as I became pregnant with my daughter, my skin flared up and I didn't know what to do.  When I was a teenager, I'd get the occasional breakout at the onset of my monthly cycle, but pregnancy and the horomones afterwards took a toll on my skin.  It was uncontrollable and no products I'd...

I purchased my Canon SD750 after a lengthy search.  I'd been looking for an overal great camera in the $200-$250 range and started my search playing with cameras at local electronics stores.  I liked the looks of the Canon models and there were two I was interested in:  the SD750 and the SD1000.  The salesman told me that each camera functions just about the exact same w...

I decided to try out Bare Minerals foundation after seeing countless infomercials on TV.  I began researching and my research led me to Sephora.com and their selection of Bare Minerals products.  I found the "Get Started" kit which contained two different colors of foundation, the mineral veil, a warmth (similar to blush or bronzer), a blush brush, foundation brush, and conc...

On a recent trip to Las Vegas, I chose to stay at the New York, New York hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.  Upon arriving to the hotel, the first thing I noticed was just how close it was to the airport.  The short cab ride was only about a 2 mile trip and cost around $5.00.  We ended up getting to Vegas very early in the morning, at around 8:00am and I was unsure whether we'd be...

My daughter received the V-Tech V-Smile Video Game system as a gift.  The V-Smile is an educational video game system that uses math, reading, phonics, and other skills to make learning fun for kids.  The system itself is nice and small and has a storage box within the system to keep games neat and organized for your children.  The controller is large and perfect for preschoolers...

I have owned a Motorola Razr for the past year and I love it.  I have my Razr through Verizon Wireless and purchased it for $250.00 in the pink color.  One of the best features about the Razr is its small size.  This phone is not nearly as bulky and does not take up as much room in my purse or in a pocket.  This phone sits nicely in a sewn in pocket in my purse without takin...

I have been a loyal Cosmopolitan reader for many years.  I subscribe and generally get a new issue around the middle of the month.  Cosmopolitan features lots of articles that are geared towards 20's - 30's and offer everything from beauty and hair, sex and relationship, and work and friendship advice.  Cosmo always offers a fun, fearless female to grace their covers ever...

This spring, I decided it was time to do something about my allergies.  I was tired of trying allergy pill after allergy pill to only feel tired, wiped out, and drowsy and still affected by allergies.  I had the classic cases of allergies: runny nose, scratchy, itchy throat and eyes, sneezing.  I finally decided to go to my doctor and get a prescription strength allergy medicatio...

I recently purchsed the purple Dyson Animal hoping the system would live up to all of the hype, especially with a $500 price tag.  I've used other vaccums in the past that have lasted two years and then busted.  I'd go out and buy a new one, spending around $150-$200 in the process only to have it repeated.  With high hopes, I brought the Dyson Animal home.  I chose ...

As a busy single mother, I don't always have a lot of time for cleaning.  When the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner came on the market, I got very excited.  Here, I thought, was a product that can help make my life easier.  To boot, I found a $7.00 off coupon from Scrubbing Bubbles to save on my first purchase.  After purchasing the product, I took it out of th...