Randomnosity: The June 12, 2014 Edition

Here we go!

• HELP! If any of you have any tips for dealing with inflammation due to seasonal allergies I REALLY would like to know them!!!!  I take Zyrtec (Cetirizine) year round but during peak periods my energy levels really drop due to the inflammation.  A doctor once said the experience is akin to getting drowsy after a sunburn. Still, I had being tired during the time of year when I want to play outside the most.  Please help if you know anything at all!



Image Credit: Zyrtec

• I am pretty highly skilled at losing those little items that I actually need.  SO, I sucked it up and bought this gadget from Amazon: Click 'N Dig! Key Finder. As luck would have it, I have yet to lose anything since I bought it. (Sooo...maybe it is working already? HA!) Still, I have tested it and it looks like it could keep me from those frantic searches in the future.  The only downside is that the "flat" ones are still a little bulky to attach to your phone but I did anyways because I am really tired of digging through my couch to find the stupid thing. ;-)



Image Credit: Click n Dig

• I have started using Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light as my finishing powder and I am really enjoying the finish it provides, especially given the season.



Image Credit: Hourglass

• Back in February I bought my sister's signature scent, Happy by Clinique.  It is just so fresh and light and clean.  This week I got Harvey Prince's Hello from Birchbox and I am starting to enjoy that one as well...



Image Credit: Clinique

• I have really been enjoying the Sacha Juan Ocean Mist I got in the POPSUGAR Must Have Summer Special Edition Box.  It gives my hair a flattering, beachy texture without making it crunchy or weighing it down.



Image Credit: sachajuan

• Brace yourselves.  This week I visited a Bath and Body Works for the very first time. I know. It is weird that I had not been there before, but there you have it. Among other things, I bought a glow in the dark Pocketbac holder because....it glows in the dark.  And you know, I can't tell you how many times I have wished my hand sanitizer was luminiscent in the dark.  But apparently, I am nine years old at heart so I neeeeeded it. ;-)



Image Credit: Bath and Body Works

• I have bought a few of the NYX Macaron Lippies and I am having a lot of fun straight up playing with them. My boyfriend however is not a fan ;-) I have five and they make me feel like I am about....five. ;-)



Image Credit: NYX

• I recently learned how to make my own sushi so I am pretty much making sushi every single day now.  I also ordered some Kracie Happy Kitchen Popin Cookin kits (intended for kids, but whatever) and they are silly fun.



Image Credit: Kracie

• I changed the layout of the comments section for a bit because that format did a better job of blocking spammers but it was also not as user friendly for you all to share your tidbits. Sooo...I ditched it because I missed hearing from you all. ;-)

And that is all for this edition! Please feel free to share your adventures in randomness!

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What I am loving today: Hello Fresh! Review with $20 off Coupon Code!

Or as I like to call it, Hellllllllllllloooooooooo Fresh! Ha!

I have tried Hello Fresh now for several weeks, and decided I liked enough to share about it with you guys.  The have two options, the Vegetarian option and the Classic option.  I am a vegetarian so I was happy to see that option available but my boyfriend has ordered the Classic option, so I have seen both variations.

For the purposes of this review, I will be focusing on a single week from July of this year.

My Hello Fresh Arrives!- Hello Fresh ships fast and everything is packed really well.  I thought it was sort of amazing the way they managed to get fresh ingredients to me looking great, no matter what the weather! Below you can see the ingredient and recipe cards. The front shows the ingredients for each recipe, and the back has the recipe itself, step by step, with photos.

Here is what it looked like when it arrived!

Here are the menu cards for the week.  I like how they lay out all of the ingredients.

Roasted Eggplant Linguine

These are the Hello Fresh "Pantry" items.  Ingredients you will be using across different recipes.

Here is the recipe card and ingredients.

My Linguine in the Wild!

Warm Herby Mushroom Salad

Here are the ingredients along with the menu card.

My finished product!  It was actually prettier in person :-)

Zucchini & Grilling Cheese Kabobs

Here are the ingredients along with the menu card.

My finished product! I was SO proud of how pretty it was!

Now that you have seen my pretty pictures (I had such fun taking them), here is the bottom line...

The bottom line-I LOVE Hello Fresh!  All the recipes they have ever sent have been delicious and fresh.  They ship quickly, pack the items well, and have the nicest customer service people of any subscription I have ever communicated with. They help tune me in to the ingredients of the season, and new foods I have learned to enjoy.  There service is silly convenient, and a lot of fun. I wholeheartedly, unequivocally, recommend them.  Try them out for yourself and enjoy! 

*Enabler Alert: You can get $20 off your first box using this code FVSSNA

Enter my Feeling Grateful Giveaway here!

Photo Credit: NYX

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