Love, Life and Appreciation

For many, money is tight these days. Though most are now working, it's still a struggle to stretch that buck. I found the website WiseBread, by searching ways to save more money. This site is really amazing. It has so much information and tips on ways to save and budget. The motto for the site is "Living Large On A Small Budget." The site explains just that.

Some of the categories on the site include career, frugal living and credit cards. There's also daily deals. Hey let's hear more about those discounts! The website also offers email subscriptions on deals and other handy tips. Check it out!


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 Playtex Sport Fresh Balance Tampons

I thought this product was a little odd. I've seen in other boxes tampons given out. It's a good size box and the 360 degree protection sounds great. They definitely won't go to waste.

Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation- I've heard of Rimmel London, and I was able to get the Rimmel VoxBox featuring the Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara a few months ago. Now I got the foundation in Soft Beige (200). I tried it on the back of hand and found the foundation to be too light. The product was not too thick and spread nicely across my hand though. I might be able to use it.

NYC Expert Last Lipstick- I got this lipstick in Forever Fuchia (447). I must say this is a very pretty color. It's brighter than most lipsticks I have. I tried this product and found that the lipstick went on very smooth, my lips felt moisturized. I'll use this more of a lip stain.

Broadway Impress Press-On Manicure- I received a very dark brown color. I've seen Influenster give these press-on manicures in other boxes as well. I haven't tried these on yet. The last time I tried on press-on nails was for Halloween when I was like 10. I was a witch and it was such a pain to get them off. I am though excited to try these nails. I like that there's no drying time and that the manicure lasts for up to a week. The color isn't too bad either.

Red Rose Real Tea

 For me, you can't go wrong with a pen. Whether that pen is on the table on in the purse, I always need a pen. I like who this pen writes, it's very smooth and felt very comfortable in the hand. Though I enjoy the quality of the pen, I'm not too fond of the color. Influenster included a $1.50 off any 2 pack of this product or larger.

Overall, I am pleased with this VoxBox. I really like the tea and the pen. Though the foundation is a little, I still find all the products to be practically and I will use them. Thank you so much Influenster!
Until the next VoxBox :-)

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Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

On Saturday, we took a little road trip to Union, New Jersey. It was a bit breezy and cloudy but later on in the day the wind started to die down a bit and the sun came out. I've been wanted to go back to the school I graduated from, Kean University, for a while now. I was off from work and kind of spur of the moment, we went up that way. Kean is about an hour a half away from where my parent live and the drive up wasn't too bad.

Kean has added many new buildings since I graduated, though we visited the older building where I had most of my classes. It was nice because it was a Saturday and not too many people were on the campus. May seemed to like the stream that runs by the building where I used to take my classes. She was pointed at many of the plants too. Rex seemed to like the campus as well and said it was big. We walked on the floor of the Geology and Meteorology department and looking at the synoptic maps on the wall brought back many more memories.

We didn't stay long at Kean and we stopped at White Castle to grab a bite to eat. Later we went to Warinanco Park in Roselle. I was familiar with the park because that's where the department holds annual picnics inviting current students and former students, as well as other science department. It's usually held in April, though I have not hear anything yet about a meeting this year. Warinanco Park is very big, but we found a nice spot by the water and there was a playset across from the water where children were playing. We took May to the swings and at first she didn't wanted want to get on the swing. She did however want to walk holding our hand and look at the other children who were playing. The playset may have been a bit for older children but there was a small slide that we pushed her down twice and she enjoyed that. Later on she wanted to go on the swing and I pushed her. She laughed and looked around. When we got her out she didn't want to leave but we decided not to stay for too long, it was a bit chilly out. We got back to my parents house later that evening. It was nice to get out of the house and see a different area. We'll make more trips to go other places as the weather gets nicer. We are hoping to go to Lancaster, PA soon. I know Rex and May will really enjoy it out there. It's so open and beautiful out that way.

Here's a few pictures we took of May at the park :-)

For this week's Friday Find, I wanted to discuss BookBub. I've been looking for more ebooks to read lately during my free time lately and I found the site listed above. In order to access the site you must become a subscriber. When you subscribe you are offered with list of different genres in which you can select. These are your preferences. What the site does is review your preferences and sends you email updates of discounted or free ebooks, based on what you picked. I like this form of service. I have found a couple of interesting ebooks through this website, including Miracles Are for Real: When Heaven Touches Earth and Everything I Know.  The site also lists the platforms in which the ebook is avaliable on, as well as when the deal expires.

You can also view more discounted or free ebooks on the website. There are many categories to choose from.

On thing to keep in mind is to make note of the expiration date listed underneath the various platforms or platform the ebook is offered. Some of the deals are few days while others might be good for that day.

For more information on BookBub, check out their overview page.

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