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Don’t miss out on this wonderful radio drama!! (Audio Review)

January 23, 2013 Katie Marie 4 Comments

Check out Focus on the Family’s Radio Theatre’s website.

Les Misreables – Victor Hugo – Audio Drama

Release Date – April 31st, 2007
Publishers – Tyndale House
Read the full description here.
Les Miserables is one of the world’s masterpieces. It enthralled audiences worldwide as a great novel…as a major motion picture…and as a blockbuster musical play. Now, this mighty drama has been adapted as an epic production staring some of Britain’s finest actors. True to Victor Hugo’s original novel, this grand production follows the tale of Jean Valjean as he encounters first the savage injustice of the law, and then the gentleness and grace of God.
My Review…

I enjoyed Les Miserables when I first watched the movie several years ago. I haven’t
had a chance to watch the newest musical/movie that just came out, but who
needs to when Radio Theatre comes out with such a wonderful dramatized presentation
of Victor Hugo’s classical novel.

I had forgotten how many wonderful life
lessons there were in Les Miserables!
It was wonderful! While we first meet Jean Valjean being released from prison
after 19 years, it isn’t long before God changes his life completely around.
What a wonderful example of Christ Valjean was to those around him! I grew
encouraged and inspired as Valjean tried to live every aspect of his life, for
Christ.
The dramatized side of Les Miserables was awesome! The voices
and music kept everything moving along quickly and you get completely swept
away in the tale. I will say, this radio production is an abridge version of
the book. While I haven’t read the book, a relative of mine has, and they said
it is a bit abridges. I noticed a few things just from remembering the movie.
But, you also have to take into consideration that this is only a so long. I
can’t imagine how long it would have been if they’d done it unabridged!
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed
listening to Les Miserables. It was
wonderful, from start to finish! It’s a radio production that you can listen to
and got lost in over and over. Don’t miss out on claiming this little jewel to
add to your collection!

I reviewed this audio drama for Tyndale House Publishers. It was not required that I give a positive review, but solely to express my own thoughts and opinions of this book, which I have done.



Uncategorized CD Review, Product Reviews

Erasable pens and chocolate! (Influenster Review, Part 3)

December 24, 2012 Katie Marie Leave a Comment

Just in case you missed Wednesday’s post…or Friday’s post…here is a recap…



I’ve joined a new program called Influester. (If you want an invite to it, just let me know in the comments below {and leave your email address} and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up.)

Anyways, I just got my very FIRST box from Influenster that was called the Cosmo VoxBox. What did I get? Well…

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor
Venus & Olay Razor Refill (I forgot to include it in the pictures! Oops!! :-/)
Forever Read Eau de Parfume by Bath & Body Works
Ghiradelli Gourmet “Milk Sea Salt Escape” Chocolate
2 FriXion by Pilot Pens



Review…


Alright, i’m going to do the last two together for this final post. First of is…

Pilot FriXion Erasable Gel Ink Pens!

Okay, so this review is an easy one. I mean, who doesn’t like a pen that will let you erase if you make any mistakes? According to their website, FriXion pens “….have the freedom to write, erase, and write again with every color of the rainbow”. And these pens work exactly as they said!

Of course, I tried this pen out several times, just doodling on scrap and then erasing it. Such fun to see it disappear so perfectly! And I even used these pens when I filled out a scholarship application–good thing I did, since I accidently marked the wrong box! And—poof!—I was able to erase it completely away.

The FriXion pens have a unique thermo-sensitive gel ink formula that allows the ink to disappear with erasing friction—which is how you are able to erase pen ink! 😉 The pens come in a large variety of colors—black, blue, red, purple, pink, lime, orange, and brown. I have both the black and red FriXion pens. 🙂

I think everyone should have one of these pens handy — I’m sticking mine in my school bag. It will come in handy, that’s for sure!!

Okay, the last item I got in my Cosmo VoxBox is…

Ghirardelli Sea Salt Escape Chocolate!

I am a big lover of chocolate, so I was ecstatic to get this in my VoxBox—what a treat!! 🙂 This chocolate has “…creamy milk chocolate…combined with bursts of sea salt and roasted almonds.” Now, I know first off it might be kind of weird that this chocolate has sea salt in it…but it doesn’t taste bad at all, trust me!

It does have that slighty salty taste, but I think it really adds to the flavor. I can’t remember how many times I want a chocolate/salty snack—like chocolate covered pretzels—and that is what this Ghirardelli chocolate gives you. A bit of sweet and a bit of salt.

Definitely a chocolate bar any chocolate lover will want to try out!

I received the ITEM complimentary from Influenster. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Uncategorized Influenster, Product Reviews

Forever Red Exclusively at Bath & Body Works! (Influenster Review, Part 2)

December 14, 2012 Katie Marie 3 Comments

Just in case you missed yesterday’s post, here is a recap…

I’ve joined a new program called Influester. (If you want an invite to it, just let me know in the comments below {and leave your email address} and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up.)

Anyways, I just got my very FIRST box from Influenster that was called the Cosmo VoxBox. What did I get? Well…

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor
Venus & Olay Razor Refill (I forgot to include it in the pictures! Oops!! :-/)
Forever Read Eau de Parfume by Bath & Body Works
Ghiradelli Gourmet “Milk Sea Salt Escape” Chocolate
2 FriXion by Pilot Pens

Review…

Okay, so the next thing I’m going to review is the (super-yummy smelling!) fragrance…

Forever Red Eau de Parfume, Exclusively at Bath & Body Works!

Yes, you heard right. This (YUMMY!) perfume is sold only at Bath & Body Works. Pretty exclusive…and pretty cool!

I was really excited I got a fragrance in my VoxBox, as I love them and am always on the hunt for another good one that will smell delicious! 🙂 As you can see from the picture, this one is called Forever Red.

And it smells A-MAZ-ING!!

What, exactly, is in this Forever Red? Well, this fragrance is from their signature collection and is a Fine Fragrance Mist. To quote them, “…radiate our passionate blend of pomegranate, red osmanthus, and a sexy surprise of vanilla rum.”

I’m honestly not sure what red osmanthus is  — haha! — but put together with pomegranate and a bit of vanilla, it smells great! I noticed the fragrance doesn’t last a super-long time, but it does linger for a while and since I have I got it in this little sample size, I can stick it in my purse and reapply whenever I feel like smelling fresh and yummy.

I got into the habit of spritzing some on after I got home from school. After a long day, it really was a great pick-me-up and I would get many compliments at how good I smelled. 🙂

How could you ask for anything better in a fragrance than that??

I received the Forever Red perfume complimentary from Influenster, to test. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Uncategorized Influenster, Product Reviews

Have you ever tried the Gillette Venus Embrace? (Influenster Review, Part 1)

December 13, 2012 Katie Marie Leave a Comment

So I’ve joined a new program called Influester. Ever heard of it? (If you did, please do let me know! I just discovered this and think it is TOO cool! If you want an invite to it, just let me know in the comments below (and leave your email address) and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up.)

Anyways, I just got my very FIRST box from Influenster that was called the Cosmo VoxBox. (Totally cool, since I have gotten CRAZY interested in anything beauty-related. 🙂 So, anyways, I thought it would be fun to do a whole review-post on all the things I received in the box. And to make it more interesting, I’m going to break this VoxBoc review up. I’ll review one thing from the box each post. Not sure how often I’ll post…proabably once every day…but maybe more often. Sound like fun? Well, then just keep reading! 🙂

To the right is the box that showed up at my door a week or so ago. It’ was SO much fun to open the box and discover what they had sent to me (you don’t know what they send you until you get it!). So, I opened the box and had fun taking everything out and give each of the items a once over. I am really happy with everything that I got sent and have been enjoying them all ever since! What did I get? Well…

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor
Venus & Olay Razor Refill (I forgot to include it in the pictures! Oops!! :-/)
Forever Read Eau de Parfume by Bath & Body Works
Ghiradelli Gourmet “Milk Sea Salt Escape” Chocolate
2 FriXion by Pilot Pens

Review…

Okay, now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about the first thing on our list….

Gillette Venus Embrace Razor!

As you can see, I got a $2 coupon for when I purchase my next refill for the razor. Pretty sweet!

Okay, so what is the Gillette Venus Embrace? Well, according to Gillette Venus, this razor features 5 different blades that help give you the best shave you can possible get—with 5 blades, it’s not going to miss one single hair!

There are ribbons of moisture surround the blades so that it glides effortlessly and smoothly over your skin while giving the newly-shaved area a bit of moisture to leave it feeling velvety soft.

I’ve used this razor several times and I am REALLY liking it! I’ll be honest and say I usually just get the cheap, disposable razors in the past, but I have a history with nicking or cutting myself with those. So, this Gillette Venus Embrace razor is pretty sweet as it glides smoothly over my skin, The moveable head on this razor acts as a protector against nicking yourself when you go around those hard to reach areas—like your knees or ankles!

And—the best part—is that the Gillette Venus razor handles will fit ANY Venus blade refill!

Totally sweet! And very economical so that I can try out all the different types of blades Venus sells, find the one that works the best for me, and never have to purchase the whole razor! I really do love this razor!! I’ll be using that refill for sure…and then that coupon to purchase more refills from now on! 😀

So, if you haven’t figured out yet…I really like this razor! Sorry I didn’t have the Venus & Olay razor refill in the picture, too. I totally forgot about it until after I had uploaded everything and was putting my new things away. But, since it is a Gillete Venus, I know I’m going to like it. 🙂

I received the Gillette Venus Embrace razor and Venus & Olay refill complimentary from Influenster. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Uncategorized Influenster, Product Reviews

Are you a couponer? Here’s a handy organizer that’s a must for you! (Giveaway)

May 29, 2012 Katie Marie 14 Comments

Glow Girl is a shop that sells Eco-friendly coupon organizers, sandwich baggies, and carry-all totes. Y’all are familiar with Vera Bradley and the 31 bags, right? Well, this Etsy shop reminds me of those companies…except for couponers! 😉

Deb, the lady who owns the shop, sent me one of her coupon organizers to try and out review for you. Here’s a picture to the right. I loved the colors — black swirls against the gray background. The fabric is really good quality, and the double-layers make for a strong bag.

As you can see in the picture, there’s a button and a little elastic band so you can close your coupon organizer. Very handy to make sure those coupons don’t spill out and blow away! The sewing on this bag was wonderful — tight, straight, small stitches make for an all around good-quality product!

The inside is just as well made as the outside. Lined with a black material, it’s durable and easy to keep clean. It comes with dividers and dozens of labels ready-made — all you have to do is decide what you want and stick them on the dividers. Easy-peasy, right? Yep! It didn’t take long to get this coupon organizer ready to go for my family!

And this isn’t the only thing that owns the shop sells, either! She has fabric grocery tote bags, product bags, and snack/sandwich bags, too. If you are at all a “Go Green” person, or someone who enjoys using fabric over plastic…then Deb’s shop is definitely one you need to check out and visit regularly! I really enjoyed exploring her shop.

Go check owns the shop, Glow Girl, out now!

Uncategorized Giveaway, Product Reviews

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