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On 10/22/18 I did a quick article on a type of reusable containers called the Zip Top Reusable Containers. See my post from 10/22/18     ttps://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8161482431306553575#editor/target=post;postID=70745709996059118;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=11;src=postname At any rate, it has come to my attention that there people who are impersonating this lovely company that I fully endorsed with my Kickbooster!   There is only one true Zip Top /reusable Container company, https://ziptop.co/ This is the only place to get them. The imposter company is stealing credit card/identity information from people. Please make sure this Christmas season and all through the rest of the year that you only give information and make purchases through safe sites. It is unfortunate each year, especially during Christmas, when people have open hearts and want to give gifts to loved ones and then one hears of these type scams and it ruins people

A few statistics regarding the United States Postal Service, *Did you know that between the dates of December 17-23 the United States Postal Service is expected to process and deliver over three billion (3B) pieces of mail and packages! *Last year (2017) the United States Postal Service delivered over six million packages on Sundays only! *Did you know that December 17 is considered the heaviest volume day with approximately more than eight million (8M) visitors in just one day! Those are some colossal numbers. Christmas is in the air and there's a feeling...of being overwhelmed!  Can you get your packages and stamped first class mail to its destinations? Here's a quick list of mailing times and deadlines from across the three major delivery agents: Unites States Postal Service   (USPS) Military Priority Express Military deadline is 12/18/18 for APO/FPO/DPO/ AE with these zips 090-092 094-098 962-966 For First Class and Priority Delivery please have your

****UPDATE****    I had extended the contest and it now will run through 12/17/18!  Still low entries!  Put in if you want this book!*****I'll be running a giveaway for a free book on my Book Reviews site starting tomorrow 12/5/18 and ending on 12/11/18. I'd love for you to all get into it. Normally the number of entries is low and your chances to win are high. The book I'm giving away is a brand new paperback entitled Ready Player One By Ernest Cline This past summer this book was adapted into a blockbuster movie that was directed by Steven Spielberg. Huffington Post called this book "The Grown-Ups Harry Potter."  The author Ernest Cline is a screenwriter and a spoken-word artist. He lives in Austin Texas. Surprisingly, this blockbuster was his debut novel!!  How about that for an emerging author! Please go to https://www.literarymerry.wordpress.com    *highlight and click right   (whitelist me in fact!) I post reviews of books and other im

The tree is up. Now that Thanksgiving is officially over, it's time for us to get ready for Christmas. I don't know about your house but we dress our house up, which includes the mantle, the Christmas trees, and the outside. The hardest part is dragging everything up from the nether regions of the basement dungeon. I hope everyone has a built-in teenager that will substitute for the moving men that are needed to make this all happen, and thank goodness I do! I'm going to do a little mini-series on decor and small crafts that are not only easy but inexpensive and make a huge impact. I am slowly taking my decorating to a lower level. My time is always limited and I will be culling my decorations this year and I will be donating some of the things that I no longer need. I'm trying to make my life easier and that of my husband's too. My 9-foot tree is currently up in the front, one set of lights are out. This weekend, my husband the official light fixer, wi

Here's a couple of gift buying ideas as Cyber Monday approaches, I'd thought I would share three quick Ideas:  For the reader in your life:                 Shop Amazon Devices - Introducing the all-new Kindle Paperwhite For the children: Kids Edition Fire Tablets - Cyber Monday For the hard to buy for: Shop Amazon Gift Cards. Any Occasion. No Expiration. As the season of Christmas kicks off I thought I'd show you some things I thought were awesome and these are great for the harder to buy for people on our Christmas gift list.

Source: Pinterest Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and just in case you're not ready and need a few pointers or tips on how to cook your turkey and maybe you got some of the basic ideas confused, I hope I can help you here. People roast, grill, deep fry, and even rotisserie a turkey, but no matter your Thanksgiving traditions there are helping individuals out there to help you. First and foremost the Turkey hotline knows anything and everything. They can help you determine what to do if your turkey is still frozen or the great ladies and gentleman that are manning the "The Turkey Talkline" can give you recipes, ideas about how to keep your turkey moist, and most likely are up to date on the latest punch lines surrounding the big turkey jokes, you can reach them here:                                                            1-800-butterball And here's just a list of a couple of very common tips: *Everyone needs to invest in a good meat thermometer. *A

It's gift giving time, and Oprah has just released her list of favorite things. So we swoon and I always pick my favorite things off that list that I might buy. Many things on Oprah's list are extravagant and some are just right. Here's just one thing I picked out that I may even gift myself to: https://www.amazon.com/Empowered-Maya-Bracelet-Yellow/dp/B07HNM1R12/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1541687029&sr=1-1&nodeID=18190132011&psd=1&linkCode=sl1&ta               (highlight & click) Why Do I like Them Why I like these bracelets is right in the name, empowered.  I love everything about passing on gifts that help people, that inspire and give back. These do this in many ways. First, this is a family owned business for over thirty years. These bracelets are meant to be gifted to spread love, strength, and positivity. This is what this blog is about. The celebration of women, creating ways to lift

Take time out today to honor, memorialize and just say thank you for all the men and women service personnel either serving or who have served. Remember all of their personal sacrifices.

I found a new gadget that I am truly enamored with, it's called the Flexicado by Chef'n. I bought it at a boutique type kitchen and housewares shop.  It is made out of a soft to the hand BPA free plastic that is flexible. You tighten your grip and it can be used with any size avocado! The plastic "blades" scrape evenly, and you get even slices of avocado in one single swoop! It cleans straight down to the peel and there is little to no waste or avocado left behind in the peel. After halving the avocado, remove the pit Came out great on the first attempt My avocado victims above were slightly ripe, so their consistency was slightly mushy, but you can get the idea. The avocados that I used were also a mini size, and you can see I had no difficulty squeezing the handle to insert the Flexicado. I thought this was an awesome little gadget and for us Keto people who eat an avocado a lot, we also waste them a lot (scooping with a spoon I often rip the p

Last minute Quickie decor change for my door.  I'm upcycling a really really old grapevine, that in its previous 100 other lives was so many other wreaths, this time was once a spring candle ring, I used it with two candles in the middle on a tablescape and it was really pretty. Spring wreath going Halloween Nothing in my house is EVER permanent, I try to find ways in which to recycle and be able to use even the smallest of things into something else. These flowers were stripped off and the wreath (14") is bare, (it once was brown but I spray painted it white for spring use) Bare wreath (I see that the vines are starting to become loose I will need the glue gun. Here are the supplies I'm using total cost  $5.25 (all items on sale) 1 simple bunch of black flowers, 2 bunches of black carnations with glitter on them, 2 fronds of purple glittered stems, one bow marked down to $2.00, a total find! and one skeleton bride. I simply began by cutting all of the bun