Product Review - Strap Perfect

OK so this is my second As Seen On TV review, yes I do buy those products so what? Wanna fight about it? Didn't think so. So far I have the Sham WOW, Shed Ender, Pedi Paws, Strap Perfect, and Bump it (will probably be my next product review next week as I have yet to get good use of it). Pretty good collection of TV products!
So today I want to talk about the Strap Perfect, we have all seen the ads on TV promising no more falling straps and increasing your bust a full cup. The pack includes 6 strap perfects (2clear, 2skin, 2black) and a pack of stickies for...ummmm...I don't know what yet (they are the no sew hem making things if you know what I am talking about). I got mine as a gift, but they sell for about $20 and can be purchased at Walmart (and yes I realize that everything I review I buy at Walmart, but it is so convenient can you blame me?). The strap perfect is a small 8 looking piece of plastic that you weave your bra straps through to give a small boost to your bra (no matter how small the bra, it seems I am never able to find that right fit).

So Laura, you ask, does it deliver? My answer yes and no. My straps seem to be in place and don't wander anymore, which is BEAUTIFUL. Nothing worse than looking good and having wandering straps.... The no is for the cup size. I will share that I am a 34A, yeah I know there is like NOTHING THERE (in fact I have been known to go without a bra at all as there is nothing much there to support). I will admit that I do seem to be filling my cup better than without a strap perfect, but I would by no means move myself to a B. They also claim it improves your posture, now I don't know about this but I do seem to walk with back straight and chest out a little more proudly, so maybe that's it.

Now there are some down sides that I didn't see when wanting this product. First I have a real hard time putting it on and taking it off by myself. After all it is a piece of plastic that wraps around your straps at the back, and for whatever reason God made it so we cannot access our own backs. So you may need an assistant till you get the hang of it (to give an idea, I have had this for 2 weeks now and can only get it on alone, I am still struggling with getting it off). Second, because the straps are now a little more tight at the back to ensure no slipping, they cut in a bit on my neck. Not too big a deal I am sure with some rearranging I could end that no problem, though I do notice a bit of a red mark on my skin from the cutting in, but my skin is so fair it marks easily. Third, it does end up pulling the elastic in the bra so you will eventually lose the elasticity in the straps (could also be that I buy the cheap $10 bras at the American Walmart and that I currently only own 1 bra). To keep this from happening I wouldn't use it everyday, unless of course you can afford the nice bras or you can afford to be buying new bras all the time. And lastly I have heard, though not my problem, that it may not fit certain name brand bras (on the list is some models of Victoria's Secret, though as I said I cannot be sure).

So in conclusion I love my strap perfect. I feel it is a great product that mainly delivers what it promises, but who really cares if it only meets some of the promises when it works and you love it right?

Things I Learned In One Small Week

So I spent last week at Mamaz house, the main reason being to help her redo the living room, but there were many other adventures. These are some of the things I learned while there.

~The song "If I Had A Hammer" did not go down the way I expected.
~If the song "He Has The Whole World In His Hands" is sung, I will immediately laugh while thinking of Transformers (specifically Unicron). I know HUGE NERD!
~Crown molding is only nice in other people's houses or when you aren't the one putting it up.
~Diarrhea is only funny if you aren't the one almost doing it in the car.
~General Tao chicken does NOT help diarrhea, in fact it makes it more spicy.
~I will never be able to hear a President say "From this day forward..." without immediately thinking that he is sending out the decree that it is ok to swear as long as you say it while burping.
~I have no clue what my debit card pin number is, no matter how many times I say I think I know it now.
~No matter how clear the instructions Mamaz will always get it wrong and make J-Potty angry.
~Apparently I will let a man with an umbrella hit me as many times as he wants as long as I am listening to my iPod.
~J-Potty and I should NEVER be allowed to hand out Halloween candy since we handed it all out too fast (we aren't suppose to give them two handfuls if they are cute????).
~When I get older I will have money so I can pay someone to reno my house.
~Mamaz will lock you in the van if you aren't fast enough.
~It will almost make Mamaz cry when I buy cereal just to get the Star Trek beam up badge inside (I can't believe my daughter is a trekkie. Uh Mamaz it's trekker, trekkie is a derogatory term).
~Mamaz is a terrible date to bring to the movies, she talks and laughs WAY too loud (except if Twilight is on).
~While shopping Mamaz and J-Potty will pick out "nice outfits" for me to wear for K-Bot (that has so many clasps to do up I would just tell him to look at it in the drawer no way I'm putting that on).
~Apparently I am too big for a 1X-L at Deb clothing....also apparently this makes me angry, who knew?
~When left home for the week, K-Bot will call Sugar "Honey".
~Something that makes me so angry can be used as a joke and now will stand as a ridiculous mark against certain people.
~J-Potty likes space pj for the sole reason of then she can fart in space.
~No matter how much money you bring across the river, you will still need more.
~When J-Potty uses the Blackhead Eraser on me, I will get some in my mouth which will cause me to spit all over the bathroom floor.
~You need more than 1 rope and 2 old bungee cords to hold a couch and love seat in the back of a truck.
~If Mamaz promises Subway, hot tubing, or says she has no money she is lying.

Ok that's enough laughs for all you for one day. These are all based on true events, BELIEVE ME. There was much more that I learned but I shall share some other time.
I will post pics of the reno job when I get some.

Movie Review

So I want to share a movie will all of you out there....and for those of you who aren't Mamaz it is sans puke smell! That is a perk right there, maybe even enough to see the movie? I would hope so! A Muppet Family Christmas original air date December 16th 1987. This movie has been part of my life since the day it aired (ok so I was one and probably unaware of what was going on). I still have the vhs Mamaz made of the original airing, full of pops and clicks and all sorts of funny noises and visual effects vhs tv tapings had (all you who were around "back in the day" know what I am talking about). I watched this movie like stupid, so much so that I am sure it only has 1 more play left in it before it is completely dead.

So what's the big deal you are asking me now? Muppets and Christmas are synonymous by this time, I mean come on that was almost 22 years ago there are new ones out that I am sure have better special effects. I shall say true Muppets and Christmas go hand in hand, and true there are new specials but NONE as good as this one.

Reasons to see this movie

-It contains ALL the Muppet Family, this includes; Sesame Street, The Muppets, Muppet Babies, and Fraggle Rock. How awesome is that, all your daily requirements of Vitamin Muppets in one healthy movie dose!

-It was made in '87 which means all the original voices are still in tact! No off sounding Muppets here.

-Jim Henson is ACTUALLY IN the movie. That's right, much like Santa at the end of the Santa Claus parade Jim Henson steps in at the final moments for movie perfection!

-You get to see all the classic Muppets that seemingly died with Jim; Sam the Eagle(who has been making a come back lately though), Crazy Harry(did somebody say blow it up???BAM), and Beauregard the Janitor.

-It contains the line "I don't care what the turkey says, the dog is not a turkey, the turkey is a turkey you turkey". Hard to argue that eh?

-You should watch it because I triple dog dare you. Yeah you heard me, double stampsies no erasies!

Ok so the last point isn't a real point and has nothing to do with the movie, but since most of you reading this are about my age you know that this now means you need to watch the movie! So what is the movie about? Well Fozzie decides that the Muppets should spend an old fashioned Christmas at the family farmhouse, all without telling his Ma first (ooops! but you know it is going somewhere with this if you know anything about 80's/90's sitcoms). So all the Muppets show up, then, also unannounced, the Sesame Street gang shows up. So where are these Fraggles I tell you about? Well Robin and Kermit go exploring a Fraggle Hole and come across the Fraggles and invite them to join in the family Christmas (Chaos) going on upstairs. All in all a fun family adventure full of music, family, and let face it classic Muppet comedy!

Now where would you find a movie like this, I know you are all dying to see it now so clamour away as I tell you all about how after Jim Henson died his shows were split and sold to different companies and this movie hasn't seen the light of day since (ok there is a dvd copy but it is not the real movie, they chopped that bad boy worse than the Bible). However fear not! We live in the digital information age where nothing is out of our reach, so gather round your nice warm computers and watch it in parts here (1, 2, 3, 4, &5). It is a poor copy, but remember these really only exist on vhs and in the minds of those who see it and love it enough to watch it at least once a month.

Ok so I lie a little, I have a real copy on dvd that you need not know how I got or what I had to do to get it (lets say the story involves the Dutch, that's enough right there!). So go and watch this, share the joy of the past with your children, then maybe pop in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and laugh with your children through classics such as the squirrel being loose in the house and the cat blowing up under the chair(I think that part counts as a safety video.....).

Snuggie

So I have been sent a link that I checked on and it seems to be real, but too good to be true. When you follow the link you are brought to a store that will offer you a free Snuggie, no catch. I put my info in because why the heck not right? So now I am sharing this with you incase it is real and you want to get in on it before it is finished! It is open to residence of Canada and the U.S.A.

FREE SNUGGIE

Product Review

So I thought that as I buy lots of different things I might write some product reviews for some of you out there. This weeks review is of Clean and Clear's new Blackhead Eraser.

I bought one while "over the river" shopping at Walmart. It was about $20 American, which is apparently the going rate around. You can get $5 off coupons here for Americans (or Canadians shopping in the US of A).

The blackhead eraser is a small handheld vibrating exfoliating cleansing tool. It has a Velcro top that you stick blackhead eraser pads to (replacement pads run about 20 for $5). You run under water quickly and turn the bottom to turn on (1 AA battery included). Now just move over your dampened face (trouble spots especially) in a upwards and outwards motion. When finished just rinse with water and throw out the used pad. Repeat 3 to 4 times a week. The vibrating is supposed to open pores and the pad has medication in it to dissolve blackheads and promote healthy skin and stop blackheads from forming.

Sounds simple, but does it work???

I have had mine for over a week now and can say for me it has. I have had troubles with large pores and blackheads over my cheeks, nose, and chin for what seems like ever now. I have tried other products that have helped but never as nicely and as simply as this product. After washing I enjoyed that tingly fresh clean feeling my face had and how much healthier my skin looked after using this product just once. I have since decided that I would use this product only once a week as part of my facial cleansing routine (more on my routine below for those who have similar facial issues). I highly recommend this product even if you don't have a problem with blackheads, it could just work as a nice exfoliator.

My Facial Care Routine

-Once a week use Clean and Clear Blackhead Eraser

-Twice a day use St Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub

-If face is dry or I have make up on pre-wash with Life Brand facial cleansing cloths (cut in half as a full is too much, couldn't find a pic of the Life Brand Olay works as well but is just expensive)

-Once a week use Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strip for nose

-Once a week use Queen Helene pore minimizing mint mud mask

-When I feel a pimple coming I use a dab of Garnier Pure Extra Strength SOS Pen to reduce redness and swelling

-When needed I moisturize with Olay Classic Moisturizing Lotion

-Sometimes I also use Olay Refreshing Toner

My Welcome Home Cake

Kyle is oh so creative. Mamaz and J-Potty had quite the laugh.

Some Deals to Share *UPDATED*

So I am always on the hunt for a good deal and feel that I should be sharing some of what I know. Let's start with some exciting ones....

*Great Wolf Lodge - Towards the end of the month will have GREAT deals on rooms. Last year we were able to book a room (comes with 4 passes to the water park) for $30. That's right I know your kids love it and I know you love that price! For those of you who want to get away from your small monsters Niagara Falls also offers other hotels that day for cheap as well. Keep an eye out for this to start at the Niagara Falls Review website (the local news paper).
***I have gotten some questions on this one so I shall post last years list of participating hotels. The event is called Sleep Cheap Night, they use the money made to benefit charities I believe around Niagara. They usually post in late October and you would be booking for late November. PLEASE NOTE this list is LAST YEARS(2008), this years is not up yet but will be posted here as soon as I get it.
~Sleep Cheap Night 2009 has begun, a list here. However they are under a residency restriction (perhaps checking id? I have no clue. More details here).
*Disney Princesses On Ice - A great day in Toronto awaits you and your little princess (or just you and the little princess inside you) in December when this comes to the Rogers Centre. If you act quickly tickets are on sale for $11 (use code MOM at checkout). Visit ticketmaster.ca for more information.

*Snow White BluRay/DVD - Visit snowwhiteoffer.com for a printable $10 off coupon, hurry limited time offer! At walmart this combo pack sells for $29.93 Canadian or $19.86 American if you cross the boarder anytime soon (this is the cheapest places I found). A nice perk to buying the DVD? It contains the first almost 8 minutes of the new princess movie The Princess and the Frog (due in theaters in December). Also to go with this I suggest that you also make an account at Disney Movie Rewards and collect points to get special Disney merchandise!

*P&G Brands - Proctor and Gamble brand items range from cleaning products to beauty products. As an incentive to use their products they offer free samples 2-3 times a year. Visit P&G Brand Sampler to sign up for updates and free samples.

*Coupons - Life is expensive we all know that, so why not use some coupons and save some money for a little something for yourself? I have noticed lately that coupons aren't as prevalent in stores anymore, however where stores lack the Internet picks up. Here is a list of save.ca links that offer differing coupons for products. All you have to do is sign up for an account and the ones you want will be sent to your house in about a week! (I haven't tested all the links, so some might not work)
http://www.brandsaver.ca/
www.save.ca/english/
www.save.ca/hms_en/
www.save.ca/cascades_en/
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www.save.ca/garnier_en/
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www.save.ca/iams_en/
www.save.ca/knorrrtssoup_en/
www.save.ca/maybelline_en/
www.save.ca/oralbstages_en/
www.save.ca/pampers3_en/
www.save.ca/pampers4_en
www.save.ca/pgph_en/
www.save.ca/pledge_en/
www.save.ca/proplanselects_en/
www.save.ca/quakerricecakes/
www.save.ca/ristorante_en/
www.save.ca/swiffer_en/
www.save.ca/tide_en/
www.save.ca/trustedbrands/

*New - Home Depot - Hey ladies looking for something to do on a Wednesday evening? Want to get out of the house and learn something new? Want to do all this for FREE? Might I suggest the Home Depot Do It HERself classes. I went to one last year and it is fun, you learn some skills you may one day need and often times they have prizes (I got a small tool pocket that clips on to pants). They have 2 classes posted online:
Oct 21 - 7-8pm - 5 Simple Projects to Enhance Your Bathroom
Oct 28 - 7-8pm - The Power Is Yours: Intro to Power Tools (this is the one I went to)

Laura's Brithday/Christmas List

So here we are in the middle of September, why should I be posting about what I want for Christmas or my birthday (happening to be in the same month)? Well my friends here at the Eady house we are prepared. Shopping lists start in September with what K-Bot and I want for our birthdays/Christmas (all of which happen almost within a month period) and what ideas we have for all of those we buy for during the holidays. So I am all ready with my list to give to K-Bot, but it looks different this year. Usually I have a HUGE list of things that I want and K-Bot buys ALL of it....making for an expensive holiday. Then once the newness has worn off I no longer use anything he buys me. So this year I started my list a little earlier in July and have been widdling it away with questions like "how much will this really cost" or "will I really use this" or best of all "is it a need or a want". So through 2 months of widdling I have gotten it down to the final list. It helped that I asked K-Bot to set me a specific spending limit, as previous year we have had no such thing. K-Bot said $50 is the most we can spend on each other.....though his list is a bit more expensive, but I have never really gotten him anything expensive before anyways so it makes up! Add to that the things he asked for are more of a collective good type, I have no problem going a little over. So what would "Miss Laura Who Gets Anything She Asks For" have on her list???? Well here you are:
~Underwear - it is an essential/tradition that it be on there every year, I would prefer Muppet or other cool ones but would settle for anything cotton.
~Socks - another one we need to buy every year....it takes me that long to wear through 14 pairs!
~Nightgown - now this is not just any run of the mill night gown, I want a homemade one, made of flannel that I will be picking out at Joann's (black Friday = $1.00 a yard!).
~Yellow Teddy Bear - once again homemade to go with my collection, her name will be Lani and she will be wearing a tutu!
~Bobby Pins - I have recently discovered that all of mine have lost the plastic tip, causing pain and cutting of hairs when you put them in.
~Mascara - another one of those I get it every year type deals!
~Cover up/Foundation - I don't know what it is called but I need a new one and it happens to be in the buy every year category.

As for K-Bot, what is on his list?
~Socks - once again takes him a year to wear through 14 pairs as well (we have 14 pairs so we only need to do laundry every other week!).
~DVD Player - now we already have 2 but he would like a newer and better one. Well what kind you may ask, well it must have a usb port (more on that later), play all formats (divx/mpeg/etc), and be up converting.
~External Hard drive - probably 1TB would do, we will use this to plug into our DVD player so that we can store movies on it rather than have discs laying all over (which we currently have).

We have a list of things we think we will buy for everyone else we need to buy for, but I shan't post it here as they may read it! However I can share that J-Potty and Baby Cousins will be getting homemade pj pants! Very cool.


Also an update!! I have found my green "pearl" ring! I was so excited I had to hold in a scream when I found it. I had left it in my blue jeans pocket, however I had wore them since loosing it so I don't know how I didn't find it before that point but oh well I have it now and it is placed safely back in its place in the jewelry box.

The Most Interesting China Cabinet Ever?

So I have seen my fair share of china cabinets in my almost 23 years of life. Most of these china cabinets are in houses with older people who have had the better part of a century to collect and be gifted nice things (some probably even from some distant dead relative passed down from generation to generation). So what is one to do when she is only 23 and finds herself owning a china cabinet of her own? I know I have posted pics before of my cabinet and even of my china (yes from a dead relative). So I have nice things but some of my nice things aren't of classic style types. My current china cabinet has 4 small shelves, I say current because K-Bot and I will be upgrading when we get a house. Anyways I have some atypical pieces in said cabinet, these include; a dancing Ariel and Eric (kinda fancy but I have been told by a couple people that it is tacky), a pirates of the Caribbean water globe (not so small, prob about 2' tall), a couple of skeleton pirate figures, and a bunny that K-Bot made in Florida (his name is C. K. Hopper in case you were interested). So that isn't all that interesting, maybe a little, but nothing crazy. That is until I found a couple pieces I will be adding to my cabinet when I have room/money.




Master Replicas now sell what are called Photo Puppets. These are the "stand ins" for the real Muppets mainly used for photo shoots (hence photo puppet). They are in no ways a toy, or even a working muppet (meaning you cannot put your hand inside and put on a show for your closest friends, sorry guys!). Now pictures cannot really tell you much, especially when they have no reference, so here is a reference. Animal is 3'2"($469.99), Gonzo is 2'2"($329.99), Kermit is 2'6"(299.99), and Fozzie is about 4'4" (yet to be released). I have my eyes out for the right price on Animal (he is my favorite and will be the first to join the cabinet), but I am also looking for the right price on Kermit and Fozzie as they look amazing as well (so far only a great price has been found on Gonzo, $1.00 start bid on ebay, but I don't like him). Then I start thinking about the personality of Animal (as I am sure I will at least end up with him), he can't just sit in the china cabinet, I mean that's not him. So sitting or standing is out. Then comes the perfect idea, you can pose these guys however you want, so why not have him hanging off the cabinet all crazy like, or even trying to climb the side. Yep that seems about right for Animal.

I doubt these will be the last things (oddities) added to our china cabinet, after all we are fans of alot of things....and we have MANY years left of collecting. So wouldn't this be the most interesting china cabinet ever? Full of classic characters, some name china products (after all I have a Royal Doulton china set and dolly), with Animal climbing the side and Kermit and Fozzie possibly hanging out on top preforming the classic "Good grief the comedians a bear" routine. Yeah I will have an odd collection by my better part of a century.

I might add, in a morbid note, we plan on having Sugar privately cremated when the time comes and K-Bot will be making a very nice "resting box" for her. That too will sit in our china cabinet, but hopefully not for many more moons!

...And A Sigh Of Defeat! ***Updated

So it is now 1:15 and the day can officially be done! It could have been done hours ago but I was trying to give it another shot. So here is how it goes...

-Kyle went to kiss me goodbye before leaving for work...only problem was I was in the middle of a dream he was peeing in my face just to wake as he is coming in close to me....FREAK OUT!

-Now after calming from that freak out I am almost back asleep when....HUGE cramp....I wish I could just feel urgency in the morning but I don't, I only know I need to pee when I have a huge cramp.

-So now I am awake not terrible I am feeling alert enough and it is Thursday not a bad day of the week.....no wait it is only Wednesday.....how could I be so easily confused.

-Coco Crispies are on tap for breakfast (in chocolate milk I might add).....oh yeah that's right I forgot to pick up chocolate syrup or milk at the grocery store on Monday.

-Pancakes it is for breakfast then....not too bad I will have them with chocolate chips....I am almost sure I remember how to make them....oh wait I don't and now I made too much.

-Finally the entire season of Harper's Island is finished downloading....maybe it isn't such a bad day, I mean I have waited almost a week for it......what? wrong codecs on my player.....wrong file type....ok now this is getting silly.

-At least my apartment is clean...wait what's that.....little kitty dusty paw prints everywhere....how did she even achieve carrying it all over??? I mean surely it couldn't stick that well to paws....oh man all the way across my desk I just finished dusting...and across Kyle's desk too??? Not cool.

-Oh well might as well start on the tagging of the Flight of the Conchords episodes I got for JPotty....What? Cannot rename file or it won't be usable??? No wait my bad I can do this.....season 2 finished and ready for burning...that seemed too simple....let's do season 1 and then I can burn it off.....season 1 took a week to get.....oh no.....that's not season 1 it is only season 1 music videos.....oh well might as well delete that.

-Hey dumb and dumber soundtrack alright....my luck has changed....oh no it is a broken download...my luck has not changed...it has become slightly more poor since the start of the day.

-Lets just surf the web till Kyle gets home...what? I used 83% of my net use for the month already???? Not a good day at all.

I would love to go back to bed, but then I think what terrible thing would then befall my bed?????

***Update:
So things are going a bit more smoothly in the fact that I now know that nothing good will come of the day, the afternoon consists of the following
~dry spot on the foot.....really itchy....I can't help but pick it.....oh man that is alot of corn flake on the floor and now my heel is all purple again....sigh another couple days of funny walking for me!
~Ok how could cleaning up my shelf in the linen closet go wrong? glad I asked that question AFTER I cleaned it....I noticed that my green "pearl" ring that I got with a Barbie doll a bazillion years ago is now missing....a frantic search turns up nothing and I can't even remember the last time I would have wore that ring.....could I have left it on my desk at some point and maybe Sugar played with it??? Oh man it is lost for sure then!
~Maybe there are some snacks for a little afternoon snackaroo.....what's this in the pantry??? oh yeah to make up for no chocolate milk for my breakfast Kyle got me english muffins and nutella.....argh how could I be so forgetful as to not eat that???