All my life I have battled my curly, frizzy, thick hair.  It was always embarrassing for me to try to wear my hair down.  With that in mind, I have gone through so many different straighteners, flat irons and blow dryers that the men in my life could have bought a new tool or two.One depressing hair day I decided to make a trip to Target to make yet another hair straightener purc...

With the changing of the seasons comes dry skin for my family.  We have been through a number of different lotions creams and moisturizers.  I have very sensitive skin and was delighted when I bought the new Dove Cream Oil Intensive Body Lotion.  The fragrance is mild enough for the whole family.  This body lotion is quickly absorbed and leaves my family's...

Like most women I know I have gone through many different brands of shampoo and conditioner.  I bought this shampoo because I have curly frizzy hair and was experiencing a dry, flaky scalp.  I was excited to get home and see what the results would be.  I applied the shampoo and conditioner and was quite pleased with the feel of my hair after it was rinsed.  There w...

I recently bought this book for my 2.5 year old daughter.  I chose this book for her for many reasons.   She loves books with a farm theme.  Since we currently live on a ranch she can relate to the items in the book.  This book is not your typical small sized board book.  It is a very large book with cover dimensions of 9 3/4" x 12".  I am impressed ...

I am currently trying to break the horrible, disgusting habit of biting my fingernails.  So, in my efforts to refrain from biting my nails I decided to treat myself to some new nail color.  I chose to buy N.Y.C. Nail Glossies #241 for two reasons.  It is a vibrant blue green color and the price was low enough to give it a try.  I was a bit confused about why the bottle has&n...

Wow, this camera is awesome.  I am away from my digi SLR for a while so I needed an affordable camera that could easily fit into my hand, purse or pocket so I could send pictures home.  I opened up the packaging and got the camera powered up and ready to snap some pictures.  With what power was on the battery I started to snap pictures.  Fortunately, I purchased a 2GB m...