If you’ve ever spent a day in my home then you know all about our love of coffee. I know, it’s not considered “good for you” in many circles, but we have a strong connection with coffee here. Might be my french blood?
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How does Dove conditioner work out in the Talina poof of hair?
For those of you that know me, you also know that my hair is well… INSANE. It’s thick, corse, curly in areas and typically long (unless I am particularly annoyed with it’s weight at any given time). As a youngon I used to spend over an hour each day straightening or taming the mane when it was […]
Seriously?! An Electric Toothbrush Turned This Mouth Snob Around! #ad
Being the child of an “oral hygene professional” means I’ve always got someone on my case about my teeth and that I’ve been exposed to an array of dental products. I remember as a kid, like in the 90’s, we had one of those old school electric toothbrushes. It was nasty and strange. The darn thing vibrated […]
Back to school with Scoolio-Von-Hoolio and OfficeMax giveaway. Get Organized Today!
Last week I was invited to participate in a “Get Organized for Back-to-School” webcast & twitter chat and it was a blast. First off I love twitter chats of any kind so I was stoked to participate, I was also interested in getting some organizational tips because our “office” is anything but organized. The idea […]
DOLE Recipie Review, what do you think?
I got some DOLE canned fruit and notification of a contest DOLE is running right now, the DOLE Make me a Chef Essay Contest. It runs from March 16 through May 8 and all you have to do is write a 200 word or less essay on “How DOLE Canned Fruit is part of your […]
The Filter Queen, a cute country home and more landlord drama…
Today was an early and productive day for us. We woke up and headed to our bank to discuss getting some legal documentation against our landlords. You see they closed their accounts prior to the beginning of February and our electronic bill payment to them (for rent) wasn’t paid since their account is no longer… […]
Wild Salmon Fillets from Walmart are nasty! (are they even salmon?)
The nasty salmon has struck again! Last month I shared my theroy about how a piece of fish I ate that was supposed to be salmon was clearly not salmon. Well the fillets were the last ones in the freezer and we had already thrown the packaging away so we just moved on with life […]
I can't sit idle, I am always working on something…
Just finished a ton of work on this blog! Some of you may remember my affiliation with PayPerPost back in the day. The idea was to try out sponsored blog post writing, you know to make money off the blog and my writing efforts. It went well for a while. I made a few hundred […]
Trying to take better care of the skin with DermaLastyl-β
I had the opportunity to try a new skin cream that claims to be “the secret to younger looking skin” it is called DermaLastyl-β. I got a sample in the mail that I excitedly tried. I have some fine lines around my eyes that I have been looking to reduce, crows feet or something… On […]
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I am home, woho!
Last night we got back to town at 1am. Our time on the party bus officially had ended! It was an interesting time. The party bus was so cool but not conductive to an 8 hour drive, things were a bit tight and uncomfortable but it made for some great memories. We had a great […]
WTF, the shower curtain is making me crazy!
The rental we are in right now strangely enough came equip with shower curtains. When we first moved in the shower curtains wreaked of urine and the house hadn’t been thoroughly cleaned so we contacted the rental company and they sent out a house cleaner. The house cleaner who barely spoke English told me they […]
Where is your family tree?
I spent most of today piecing bits and pieces of information together to form my own family tree. Recently an aunt of mine found me from my father’s side of the family. I haven’t heard from anyone on that side of the family in 17 years and I realized how little I actually know about […]
I love flowers- Most girls do expecially roses!
My boyfriend doesn’t understand why I like to get flowers… They can really brighten up a room and make you more cheerful just by looking at them. He says “They just die” but I love them anyway, besides at 1800flowers you can even buy some beautiful live plants for your loved one! Some of my […]
Adventures of traveling the pacific coast highway- Pt. 2- Spending to much time in the car is a bad thing!
As you can tell by the title of this post traveling by car to a distant destination is not always a good thing! spending too much time in the car makes you grumpy and irritable and you can’t make tuna fish sandwiches while driving in the car (well you shouldn’t). N and I visit California […]
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Amaryllis time lapse video
Well, I did it! I finished my amaryllis bulb time lapse video. I actually wanted to make the video to show people how awesome bulbs are. It’s not the best video ever but it’s pretty good for my first time lapse attempt! I was taking photos for about 4 days.. Getting the lighting and background […]
Forward Motion!!!
This week has been very busy yet very positive and my business has made so much progress!! I got the permanent spot at the Flagstaff Swap Meet so that is good exposure for my products. I also just found out today that the site Gift-Giving-Guide.com did a review on my Romantic Message in a Bottle […]
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Reviews on website hosting companies…
My website (Custom Gifts By Talina) went live in November 2005. Over the course of the last few months I have experienced many site building mistakes and frustrations. I am taking search engine optimization classes and chatting with several other small business owners on various groups (AZ Craft Biz Connection & QFLEA) to learn more […]