tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639859350366531472024-03-05T02:33:58.716-05:00Changing LatitudesOur journey to the Sunshine State.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-76989547886841348572014-10-19T10:38:00.000-04:002014-10-19T10:38:01.861-04:00Birchbox Review: August, September & OctoberOh hi there...sorry I totally abandoned this blog. I'm honestly not sure where the time went! Seems like just yesterday it was March!
Since I'm behind, I'm going to just do one catch-up post with my boxes from the last three months. For anyone who isn't familiar, Birchbox is a monthly subscription box service. It runs $10 (including shipping) and focuses on beauty - Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-81616363924970931332014-07-30T10:28:00.000-04:002014-07-30T10:28:00.226-04:00Ipsy July 2014Wrapping up my Monthly Subscription fun for the month of July is my Ipsy bag! Spoiler: it's also the worst one this month...sad face. If you're not familiar with Ipsy, it's a beauty subscription that runs $10 and is sent out every month. It's focus is less general beauty and more make-up focused. You receive 4-5 samples each month (and sometimes full-sized items!) They Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-82983761679136031522014-07-29T10:07:00.000-04:002014-07-29T10:07:00.625-04:00Rainbow Honey July 2014I'm on a roll - 4 posts in 4 days! (Okay, so I've set these all up on Saturday morning when I was being lazy...) I decided to treat myself this month and buy a whole bunch of nail polish. I bought some full sized polishes as well as a Mini Mystery Bag!
These were my full sized polishes. The green one on the left is Tayabak, a pretty minty green color that I'm a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-4626402376686639302014-07-28T09:51:00.000-04:002014-07-28T09:51:00.259-04:00Birchbox July 2014 ReviewSpoiler alert: my Birchbox this month was amazing. Okay, now that's out of the way, back to business. If you're not familiar, Birchbox is a beauty subscription box that arrives monthly. For just $10/month you receive 4-5+ sample sized items to try that are tailored to you through your profile. I've found some great things through Birchbox that I otherwise wouldn't have hadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-52537649802156543562014-07-27T09:24:00.000-04:002014-07-27T09:24:00.258-04:00Influenster Surf's Up VoxBoxA couple months ago I started participating on Influenster. It's a free site, anyone can sign up. The idea is that you do some product reviews, answer some survey questions, and then they'll send you a "VoxBox" to try new products that match your interests. They do require that you connect your Social Media accounts and share the products on those platforms. So these Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-64257710261030013462014-07-26T09:01:00.001-04:002014-07-26T09:01:09.103-04:00Graze Box Review - 7, 8, & 9I've fallen a little behind on my Graze box reviews! I got a new one before I even posted about my last 2. Oops! Let's take a look at the past three boxes.
If you're unfamiliar with Graze, it's a subscription box that comes either every other week or every week. We get it every other week, which seems to be the right frequency for us to have a nice treat every now and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-71194993670909099592014-07-13T16:21:00.002-04:002014-07-13T16:21:21.969-04:00Birchbox Man Review July 2014Geoff got his first Birchbox in June. We were just going to do one month, but didn't cancel in time, whoops! So he also received a box for July. Turned out to be a pretty great box for him, so we're glad we missed a deadline.
The Men's version of Birchbox is pretty similar to the Women's version. The biggest difference is the price - the Men's box runs $20 a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-37818622991664054722014-07-01T21:02:00.001-04:002014-07-02T09:51:28.232-04:00Ipsy Review June 2014Better late than never? It's about time I do my Ipsy review now that it's officially July, right?
For anyone unfamiliar with Ipsy, it's a Monthly Beauty Subscription that runs $10/month. They send 4-5 sample, deluxe, or full-size items each month. Ipsy tends to be more make-up focused than Birchbox, so if you're only going to get one and you want make-up, Ipsy should be your Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-1012847165681182632014-06-19T06:00:00.000-04:002014-06-19T06:00:05.800-04:00Birchbox Man Review June 2014I finally got Geoff to take the plunge into the Subscription Box fun. He's decided to start trying a bunch of new stuff for a better shave. Since Birchbox was offering the June Box for 50% off, he decided to give it a try.
Birchbox Man operates slightly different than the Woman's Box. For starters, the Men's box runs $20/month. You receive 4-5 samples based on aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-11922715262416555082014-06-18T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-18T09:00:01.237-04:00Birchbox Woman & Modern Mermaid Review, June 2014This month I splurged when Birchbox released a Limited Edition Box that they called the Modern Mermaid. I'll review that before I get into this month's regularly scheduled box!
Every so often, Birchbox will release a Limited Edition Box. These are more expensive than the monthly boxes, and curated around a theme. This theme was "Modern Mermaid" or a Summer beach essential kit. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-64837716209614318272014-06-16T21:03:00.000-04:002014-06-16T21:03:07.652-04:00Graze Review, Boxes 5 & 6Time for a new Graze review! If you're not familiar with Graze, it's a snack subscription box that runs $6/box (includes shipping.) You can get them either once a week or once every 2 weeks. We're on the 2 week plan. The snacks are healthy and individually portioned. They're great for taking to work for a mid-morning snack or on the weekends for a quick snack. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-21578938081110961342014-06-13T14:26:00.000-04:002014-06-13T14:34:17.362-04:00I have been nominated for a Liebster Award
I was nominated for a Liebster Award by UnBoxing Beauty! I feel very special! It sounded fun, so I accepted it and am passing it on. I’ve never heard of it, so this is all totally new to me!
The Official Rules Of The Liebster Award
If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award AND YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, write a blog post about the Liebster award in which Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-40362935436920701932014-06-05T21:32:00.000-04:002014-06-05T21:32:41.779-04:00Post 100: A look back on moving to FloridaThis is my 100th post on this little blog! A little over 2 years ago we started our adventure of moving to Florida. I'm amazed at how much things have changed in such a relatively short period of time. I've been meaning to do this post now for about a year. One of the biggest questions I'm asked is if I'm happy we moved to Florida and if I miss anything about New York. &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-25252003220978050332014-05-20T10:04:00.000-04:002014-05-20T10:04:00.264-04:00Ipsy May 2014 ReviewRounding out my Beauty Subscriptions this month is Ipsy! My Glam Bag came on Friday the 16th, so it was a nice way to cap-off the week!
For anyone not familiar with Ipsy, it's a monthly beauty subscription that runs $10/month (including shipping.) You get an assortment of 4-5 items and a make-up bag every month. The items are chosen for you based on the profile you fill out Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-54829709428835050232014-05-19T09:22:00.000-04:002014-05-19T09:22:00.927-04:00May 2014 Rainbow Honey Mystery BagBefore you ask, no, I didn't sign up for a new Subscription Box! This one you're able to buy just one month at a time.
Rainbow Honey is a brand that was featured in April's Ipsy Bag. With every item featured in an Ipsy Bag, there's a special offer that is posted. Rainbow Honey was offering 25% off. Their mystery bags come out once per month and you can choose the miniAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-80374170588806832422014-05-18T08:59:00.002-04:002014-05-18T08:59:38.269-04:00Birchbox May 2014 ReviewBirchbox time again! I'm a little late in posting my review, I received the box on Monday. I got a 7 item box this month, which was awesome, even if I'm not thrilled with all the items.
For May they were working with Kate Spade Saturday - the inside of this box is super cute! You also received a coupon for $25 off a $75 purchase (which I won't be using, so if you want it, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-46315441642983903492014-05-15T20:57:00.003-04:002014-05-15T20:57:57.313-04:00Graze Review: Boxes 3 & 4After our last Graze Box, Geoff and I decided to up from every month to every 2 weeks. I'm so glad we did! I love our tasty snacks! Also good timing because they recently changed the options for receiving boxes to every 2 weeks or every week. I think we're pretty good with every two weeks for now! Since we've moved to every two weeks, I'll probably combine my reviewsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-83799368608156117752014-05-11T20:14:00.000-04:002014-05-11T20:19:07.915-04:00Influenster Review: Sargento Ultra Thin CheeseLast month I received my Ipsy bag, Graze Box, and Influenster Vox Box on the same day! It was a very exciting mail day. Influenster is a social website where you can review products. Occasionally, they'll also send out a "Vox Box" with items that companies are promoting. I received this as part of their program (so free, I didn't pay anything for it.)
When I found out Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-92227473782975221542014-04-17T15:00:00.000-04:002014-04-17T15:00:01.320-04:00Graze April 2014 ReviewAlong with my Ipsy bag on Monday, my Graze box came!
This is the one subscription box that Geoff has gotten on board with - probably more so than me! Graze is $6 per box and ships every 2 week or monthly. We were on the monthly, but upgraded after this box to every 2 weeks. They send 4 single-portioned snacks and after you try them you can rate things. The higher the rating,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-27882348580257021842014-04-16T21:23:00.000-04:002014-04-16T21:23:08.228-04:00Ipsy April 2014 ReviewMonday was a great mail day - I got three packages in the mail! I also realized that I may have a small problem with ordering stuff online. Anyway, one of those packages was from Ipsy! It's only my second one, but I really love seeing that pink envelope in my mailbox.
For anyone unfamiliar with Ipsy (referral link), it's a monthly beauty subscription service similar to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-50791348119530604742014-04-10T22:15:00.001-04:002014-04-16T21:45:43.220-04:00April 2014 Birchbox ReviewIt's that time again! My Birchbox arrived today! It was kind of a surprise as when I checked this morning, the tracking info said it was just leaving Georgia. When I got home from work, I saw this beauty in my mailbox!
In case you're unfamiliar with Birchbox (referral link) it's a monthly beauty subscription service. It costs $10/month and each month they send you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-28926197715949322682014-03-22T16:51:00.003-04:002014-03-22T16:51:40.535-04:00March 2014 Graze ReviewI signed up for yet another Subscription box this month - before you say anything, yes, I have a problem and may need an intervention. This one is different than the other ones I have though because it's FOOD!
Graze ships monthly or every 2 weeks. So far, we just have the monthly subscription. It runs $6 per box, including shipping. The focus is on healthy snacks. &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-73085633514384484752014-03-16T17:09:00.000-04:002014-03-16T17:09:43.859-04:00March 2014 Ipsy ReviewWhen I got home on Friday, my first Ipsy Glam Bag was in the mail! I was very excited. It was a nice way to end a rather stressful week.
Ipsy is fairly similar to Birchbox, but there are definitely differences. It's a monthly subscription service that runs $10/month. They promise to ship by mid-month, so I got my bag right on time.
Ipsy promises 4-5 items, plus a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-49438248719057735992014-03-08T10:59:00.002-05:002014-03-08T10:59:51.674-05:00March 2014 Birchbox ReviewThursday was a pretty exciting day in our house. Geoff came home from California and my Birchbox arrived! My pictures are a little better this month, but I still need to work on them!
I got the tracking number on Tuesday and it said it was probably going to be delivered on the 10th or 11th (still good as the company promises to ship by the 10th!) Then I saw the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263985935036653147.post-36872745418495151602014-02-23T07:29:00.000-05:002014-02-23T07:29:00.595-05:00Carnival Dream Cruise - Final Thoughts & Wrap UpI thought I would do a separate post for my final thoughts on the cruise and hopefully answer some questions in the process. Spoiler alert - I didn't love the cruise. A lot of the things didn't affect our day to day enjoyment of the cruise, which is why I left it out of my daily recaps, but are certainly worth consideration.
Cabin: B
I loved the location of our cabin and the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421541410406527123noreply@blogger.com0