Geodeo - "I don't stink anymore" Giveaway

When you post things on the internet, sometimes people look at them! That's what happened to me. I posted a silly video about how natural deodorant has not worked for me and has (in fact) made me smell like sewage. You can watch that video here.

Fortunately, Kristi from the Geodeo natural deodorant company was watching. Kristi came to save the day! She offered to send me a year supply of Geodeo, and another year supply for a lucky reader.

Thanks Kristi! Sorry, I totally called you Kristen in the video, but you get the point. 

Check it out:

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**Disclosure - I received free Geo Deo! Aren't I lucky? The best part about it was I actually liked it! Also, I wanted I wasn't paid for this post. It doesn't matter though, because (once again) I really like this deodorant. Yay!

Empty Containers and Rogue Garbage - A Rant

Everyone has pet peeves about their house, these are two of mine:

Natural Deodorant Stinks

Ever since I learned about the dangers of aluminum, I've tried to start using deodorants that do not contain it. However, the result is that I smell like garbage.

Let me break it down for y'all:

Jessica Bern's Web Series "Blog That" - An Interview

Jessica Bern is one of the funniest people on the internet.

Here's one of my favorite vlogs from her about tupperware:



This video makes me laugh every single time.

Jessica is currently producing a web series called "Blog That." She sat down with me via Skype to tell me all about her upcoming series, which chronicles a divorced woman whose husband leaves her for his mother.



To learn more about Blog That and to help support the project on kickstarter, click here 

To learn more about Jessica and her hilarity, visit her blog here.

A Taste of Wool Part 13

"What I have to reveal to you is not of a humorous nature." I said calmly. "There are several reasons why I must disclose what I am about to disclose. But enough of the previews, on to the feature presentation." I paused and then I said very slowly "You are not real."

"Who's not real?" Urie asked incredulously.

"All of you, Terrence, Harry, and you, James Urie, are not real beings. This school, Rutherford Bacon Elementary School is fabricated; it's not real. Mz. Sweeny's breasts are not real. I created everything you see before you, from the snot in Urie's nose to the hair on Terrence's head, to the crazy look in Harry's eyes right now."

At that moment, Urie and Terrence turned to face Harry.

"I invented everything you see around you."

"So nothing here is real?" Urie asked.

"That is correct." I replied.

"Harry did you know about this?" Urie asked, his voice trembling.

Harry stared wide-eyed at Urie and said nothing. If he could have spoken at that moment, he would have yelled "BLOORRG!" However, the power of speech escaped him just then.

"Yes he knew." I answered for him. "Why do you think the school officials think that he's crazy? Wouldn't you go a little bonkers if you found out that your entire reality was false?" I realized that I was being a little insensitive just then. After all, I was telling Urie that very truism; Urie's entire reality was specious.

"But if everything isn't real? are you real?" Terrence asked.

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This is Part 13 of my story A Taste of Wool. I will be revealing new part of the story each Wednesday as a part of Wool Wednesdays. Click here to read part 12. And please post comments on what you think so far!

Robot Butler

I just want someone to make me dinner, is that too much to ask?

The Kids Get Haircuts By Vardit on The Upper West Side

After receiving the best haircut of my curly girl life, by the lovely and talented Vardit, I was longing to get my kids the same quality of cut.

Unfortunately in Park Slope, haircuts for kids cost an arm and a leg.

I was lamenting about my haircut woes on Facebook, when my Fairy God Mother, Kyle came to the rescue, she reminded me that Vardit cuts children's hair, and a reasonable price too.

So we headed uptown to 102nd Street to visit Vardit for Samara's first haircut ever! I tried to wait as long as possible to cut her hair, but she's a curly girl too, and she needed a good trim and shaping.

The minute I walked in the door, I told Vardit how much everyone loves my haircut. She looked at me and said "That's great, but you know, with curly hair, you can't just wake up and go; it's a process."

She reminded me that if I didn't want my hair to look frizzy, I needed to wet my hair and condition it daily, and only shampoo once every three days or so. But the most important thing was to use the right product, for me she recommended Curls Rock.

I was nervous about how Samara would react to her first haircut ever. Vardit put the cape on her, and I thought, oh this might not be too bad.

But then, she ripped the cape off and became restless. She stood up in the chair.

Fortunately, since Vardit has three girls, she wasn't phased at all. She followed Samara's natural active toddler movements and managed to calm me down as well in the process.

And guess what? Samara got a haircut without the assistance of Toy Story or Yo Gabba Gabba. She didn't need to watch anything to distract her; that's how talented Vardit is.

Ari on the other hand, was trickier. At first he said that he "didn't want a haircut."

"Well, I don't want to force him," Vardit said kindly. "What do you usually do when he gets a haircut?"

I thought about it, and usually, when he's gotten haircuts in the past, I realized that he's been watching some sort of movie or TV show.

"He's usually distracted." I said "I know!" I exclaimed and with that I busted out my IPhone and quickly found my fingers to YouTube and then to an episode of The Smurfs from the 1980s.

Once Ari was watching the Smurfs he did not care what was happening around him. And Vardit gave him an awesome haircut.

Now I'm sure if you're anything like me, you're a curious person and you're dying to see the final product. So...here you go!

Samara:

And Ari:

Thank you Vardit, for giving my kids awesome haircuts, and for being so patient and loving with them!