Tranquility

 

** All photographs have an embedded watermarked

My New Best Friend

Meet my NEW BFF!

Cover Girls Outlast All-Day Lipcolor

I hate to reapply my lipstick after having dinner out.  It means either applying your lipstick at the table, which is considered bad manners or going to the bathroom and fighting for a mirror while others are waiting for you to finish.

Outlast does what it says and you put it on and you can eat through dinner without the lipstick leaving your lipstick marks on your drinking glass, the napkin or smeared on your face.

It doesn't technically last "ALL" day from one application, but it has great staying power.

It's nice to see a product make a claim and deliver on it.

Disclosure: I purchased the above product and no monetary compensation was received by me. This is my honest opinion above and may differ from yours.

Marinated Cucmber Salad

 

With summer just too hot to turn the oven on summer salads are perfect for dinner.

Too much of the same thing is boring and I am always looking for something new.

A Marinated Cucumber Salad is light, tasty and low in calories.

Here's what you'll need:

2 Large Cucumbers, cleaned and sliced

1 Small Red Onion, diced

Yes, my onion is on the "Costco" side of life, I just didn't use all of it for the salad.

I like to use my Pampered Chef slicer.  

It makes pretty slices and anything that looks good makes it taste better.  

It's a proven fact.

6 - 8 ounces of Seasoned Rice Vinegar

1-2 Tablespoons of Sugar

1 Tablespoon of Dill Weed

Mix the above ingredients in a bowl and adjust the taste, if needed.

 

Add the cucumbers and red onion and toss well.

You can eat this right away,

but it is much better given the chance to chill and marinate.

I didn't use garlic in this recipe,

but I would never say never, because it just makes this salad even nicer!

** All photographs are watermarked

The Guitar Man Collection

 

The Guitar Man Collection is fun, trendy and all boy!

Give some style to meal time with our Everyday Reversible Bib

Let your little one snuggle up with a Love Me Lovey security blanket

Protect your little mans neck by adding a pair of 

Wrap N Snap Car Seat Belt Covers to the car seat, carrier or stroller

Shop Simply Bella Baby for the Guitar Man Collection

City

 

** All photographs have an embedded watermarked

A 3-D Summer

 Are you planning to see a 3-D movie this summer?

I had recently gone to a 3-D movie with my husband and we were given a pair of 3-D glasses to enjoy the movies "special effects" and even though the glasses were packaged in a sealed plastic bag I still had to wonder about the cleanliness of the glasses that would be planted on my face  and a blink away from my eyes.  I used to be a teacher, so I know how sickness can be passed and how it can spread within a heartbeat, but I digress.  In the spirit of the movie I put my glasses on and watched the movie and later deposited the glasses in the return bin in the middle of the theater lobby and didn't give it another moments thought.

A week after our 3-D experience I had been flipping through an issue of Good Housekeeping when an article about 3-D glasses jumped out at me.  "I knew it!", I groaned.  The article stated  that Good Housekeeping had tested seven pairs of 3-D glasses, three of which came in the plastic bag, and four of which did not.  Since the 3-D glasses are not allowed to be taken home Good Housekeeping took samples of all seven pairs of 3-D glasses and sent the swabs to be tested at an independent lab in Cinnaminson, NJ.

The Findings:

* NONE of the glasses tested were found to be STERILE

* Most of the glasses tested were found to have bacteria, but none serious enough to be alarmed at

* One unwrapped pair was found to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureaus, which can cause skin infections, conjunctivitis (pinkeye), food poisoning, and even pneumonia

Good Housekeeping Suggested:

* Clean the glasses with an alcohol wipe and this should reduce the bacteria by 95%

* A good wash of soap and water in the bathroom was almost as effective as the alcohol wipe

* Wiping the glasses with only a tissue only wiped 66% of the germs away

So, if you're headed to the movies this summer and a 3-D movie happens to be on your list  of things to see plan to do a little (Good) housekeeping and keep it safe.

* Original article can be found in the July issue of Good Housekeeping

4th of July

Wishing you and your family a safe and happy 4th of July!