Blogging Life and Style from the Midwest
A great showerhead is one of life's little luxuries. Anyone that's ever suffered with a horrible one knows exactly what I mean!
(you will win a Danze Showerhead MSRP $57 for you and one to give a friend.) 
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HSN has partnered with Universal Pictures to create a 24-hour Snow White and the Huntsman event. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 30th, across all of HSN’s platforms, including TV, HSN.com and HSN mobile.
In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman (in theatres June 1st), Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy her. Join HSN on May 30th as they celebrate this breathtaking new version of the legendary tale with a HSN Snow White and the Huntsman Collection from your favorite brands inspired by the movie.
As women get older, through aging and pregnancy, changes occur in their skin color. Pregnancy can bring on specific issues – the dreaded ‘Pregnancy Mask’ where dark colored patches appear on your face, that may or may not last after the baby’s birth. Aging in general causes changes in our skin – be it discolored spots or skin texture.
Luminaze is a product that caught my eye. It is a Catalytic Skin Tone Illuminator and Dark Spot Corrector that is guaranteed to make your skin luminous and reduce the appearance of your dark spots.
Luminaze contains a patented enzyme that actually breaks down the melatonin in your skin to reverse the effect of darks spots in your skin, even out your skin tone, and generally improve the quality of your skin’s tone. Their product is good for all ethnicities, and makes your skin tone appear more vibrant and radiant. And because it is such a gentle formula, you can use it daily!
May 21, 2012 was officially 1 year since I moved my old blogspot blog over to WordPress and became 7 on a Shoestring. The past year has been an amazing ride! I have done things I could have never imagined and have been to places I would never have thought possible. Plus, the friends I have met along the way have been incredible and I am excited about continuing the journey.
Therefore in honor of hitting 10K Facebook Fans {and then some} and my 1 Year Blogiversary, I am celebrating by giving each of you the chance to win some great prizes from some of the gracious sponsors who have joined me in commemorating the event. Not only do you have a chance to win the great prizes below, but you can also enter to win from the 7 Giveaway-A-Day sweepstakes from over the past week. Our sponsors have been awesome and all deserve much appreciation as well!
Cosmetology is an exciting and rewarding career choice with many different jobs types for helping people look their best. This includes work as a make-up artist, nail technician, hair stylist, massage therapist, and electrologist, or the removal of unwanted hair.
The are many things that go into a great cosmetology program. This includes the skill level and teaching abilities of the instructors, low student teacher ratios, connections to the cosmetology industry, and marketability of students after graduation.
It is helpful to learn as much as you can about a cosmetology program before making an enrollment decision. Check out this interview with a cosmetology school graduate, to find out what it is really like to attend a cosmetology program. Take into account many factors, and choose a cosmetology program that meets your personal and professional needs.
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Have you heard of Sweet Mary's? They make the most delicious-looking treats like gourmet popcorn mixes, which are fresh popped popcorn drenched in chocolate and other flavors. Maybe you'd rather have something a little more healthy? Try one of their delectable apples. They take a ripe Fuji apple, enrobe it in caramel and drench it in chocolate. If that wasn't enough, Sweet Mary's gilds the lily just a bit more by drizzling the apple with colored and flavored chocolates.
It's not hard to see why they've quickly become a celebrity favorite! I recently had the chance to interview Mary. Here's what she had to say
Tell me about yourself.
I am #5 out of a family of 6 daughters. I grew up in a small town in Minnesota and lived there until I was 16 then my parents were tired of the cold so they moved me and my younger sister to Las Vegas. I currently live in Los Angeles with my three daughters. I love spending time with my family and friends, cooking, baking and dining out. I love to laugh and have fun and find amusement in almost anything. I moved to Los Angeles in August to pursue my dream of acting and realized I could build a business along side of my acting. Sweet Mary's is a perfect fit because I am passionate about sweets and I love how happy they make people when they eat them.
I got started making Sweets for holiday gifts about 7 years ago. I choose a few of my favorite treats and wanted to make them better! Before I knew it I was making over 150 apples for Halloween, 100 bags of White Chocolate Popcorn for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I helped my daughters school do a fundraiser with my apples and everyone loved them! Before I knew it I was getting requests to bring my treats to parties and get togethers. So this past November I decided to go for it and within two days of starting my business I was asked to make 150 apples for Jason Lee's wedding.
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I have really short, really even eyelashes. Think of, like, a dog’s eyelashes and you‘ve got a good idea. Over the years, I‘ve just come to accept my lot in life. Oh sure. I’ve always longed for luscious lashes, but came to accept they just wouldn’t happen for me.
Well, it appears that I may be wrong! Me? Wrong? Um, that can’t possibly be!
I’ve been using LashFood’s Eyelash Conditioner for about a month now. The eyelash conditioner is clear, and has just a little bit of an odor. It has an applicator that looks like a liquid eyeliner and you apply it basically the same manner as liquid liner. It’s also really gentle for your eyes. I may or may not have poked myself in the eye with the applicator on one or more occasions. I’ll never tell.
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