Getting Back To It

It has been forever since I have blogged anything. At least three years. If you have ever followed me you know I mix fact and fiction. So it is up to you to decide. I do however relate everything back to food. I have never in my life wanted to be anyone's burden or anyone's unwanted. It makes me think of all of these companies who offer food subscription services. It can be for meal plans, undesirable foods, imperfect foods or whatever. It leads me to the question, what makes you write off someone? What makes you write off a food? Is it the looks? Smell? Shape? Category? What goes into that category of something I want? Something I need or must have and why? Today we live in a cancel culture and are very easy to write off things and people. We are very easy to just toss things by the waste side. Food included. Have you looked at studies that show how much food we waste for no reason at all just because we don't like the way it looks. Have you looked at how many people you have written off for the same reason. Supposed you have a vegan friend do you cancel them because they do not eat meat or use animal products. I say no. I say you find common ground and work out your differences. If you are in a relationship of any kind find your common balances. Life is very short and you do not get many chances. Do not cancel people places or things instantly. Learn to agree to disagree. In the next few weeks, I will get back to my typical blogging type but this gives me a jumping point and initiative. Love who you are. Be the best you can be. Stay tuned I am on a rebound.

UPDATED BLOG-revamped blog coming 8/17. All product reviews, testing, sampling blogger links and social media connects will be posted and linked. Just getting back to it.

New product testing. I will review later today.

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I have not posted much about anything. This summer has come and gone. I am making some life changes that are much needed all for the better. I am trying to be better at me and doing the things that I love. Stay tuned.

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Coppertone Clearly Sheer

I have to say this is one of the best products that me and my family have used. Typically sunscreen turns white or does not stay smears, smudges etc. I have been using this on my six year old for all of June and he has not had a sun burn or anything which is always great. In the past we have always bought children's and adult sunscreen but this time we have just used the same product and I am very pleased. I dont rave about too many products because usually things are disappointing. We love to be outside in the summer whether its in the pool at the sprayground or just playing. I am always concerned about applying and reapplying products, this was so easy not greasy......One thing I really liked was it did not run after being in the water.

Great Job Copportone. Now we have a new family product.

I have been MIA......

I have been pretty busy with life but that is nothing new. However I want to talk about my weekend. We went to Philadelphia to celebrate his graduation from Drexel University. With the help of some friends, I was able to arrange for a very nice dinner at a restaurant called Ocean's Prime. Everything was spectacular, well not everything. Some of our dinner guest had no idea what certain things meant. Me being 36 years old. I just naturally assume that people know things by the time they reach a certain age. Things that I do not know or know about I tend to teach myself about them or at least try to get a basic understanding of them.  I get everyone comes from different places and have different experiences in life. This particular guest did not know what a Filet Mignon, Her Covert was nor what it meant to order A La Carte. It was a little shocked but made me want to learn even more. If we are not learning something daily then what are we doing? Life is full of opportunities to teach and to learn.

Now back to the dinner. Everything was timed perfectly. When we arrived, our wine Silver Palm 2011 was already decanted and waiting for us. We started with Calamari, Mini Crab Cakes and Goat Cheese Ravioli. Our next course included a salad made with romaine lettuce, granny smith apples, glazed walnuts, goat cheese and a mustard vinaigrete. Main course menu options were a filet with her covert and smashed potatoes, a salmon with a teriyaki glaze on a bed or risotto and there was a free bird chicken option but no one had it. For desert we had lemon cheesecake with a blueberry glaze and my husband had his favorite creme brulee.

Sweet & Spicy Calamari

Special Creme Brulee

Lemon Cheesecake with Blueberry Glaze

Fliet Mignon with Her Cover and smashed potatoes

Mini Crab Cakes with Corn Salsa

Goat Cheese Ravioli

Teriyaki Salamon

Dinner Salad

Good2Grow

I am pretty sure I have one of the pickiest kids in the world. He is picky about everything so whenever I an find something that he really enjoys, I run and stock up on it. Thanks to Bzzagent and Good2Grow, we were able to try these drinks and he loved them. He loves the apple more than anything. He was a bit disappointed when he could not find the TMNT head to drink from but loves the Spongebob. This is such a great alternative to some of the other products for children that are out there. When he was smaller, he only drank apple juice and stopped so I was very shocked that this was the one he chose. Happy Mom!!! Happy Kid!!!