Shutterfly: Creating my book of love.

So, as you all know by now I'm planning my wedding, and recently just bought my dress at David's Bridal. After buying my dress I was completely stoked that they had given me an entire stockpile of coupons. In fact, the most fantabulous coupon I received was for a free photo book from Shutterfly, which is a value of $54.99, and I am pleased to share it with you....

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Shutterfly photo books are the new way to preserve your memories. Create your own today.

Now, after taking a look at my book I hope that you can conclude that I had put a lot of thought into it. I spent probably three hours completing this book, and I wanted it to be completely perfect.  (Well, in my eyes at least).

Check back for my full review of Shutterfly's Photo Books. :)

Receiving My "Foreign eBay" Clip In Hair Extensions

So, as you all know from my previous post I decided that I really wasn't too ecstatic about the length of my natural "God-given" hair; considering that my hair had only grown to be about shoulder length over the past six months. So, I decided I wanted to invest in hair extensions. The only bad thing about my decision in buying hair extensions was that these puppies could sometimes cost hundreds of dollars. Also, there was the fact that I am a college student, and paying for anything that isn't considered "needed" can be difficult for me to do, especially with my financial status in mind. So, I decided to check Ebay, and personally, I'm not new at all to eBay. eBay is where I tend to find most of the things that I sometimes cannot afford otherwise. So, after logging onto eBay I searched, and I searched, and when I finally found some hair extensions that I could afford (considering that they were $27 for a set of 7 piece clip in hair extensions) I jumped right on purchasing them.

Naturally I was very excited after purchasing my extensions, I mean it's not everyday that you get such a good deal like the one I thought that I was receiving. It was only when my extensions arrived in my mailbox that my excited feelings got completely crushed. First of all, the extensions did miraculously match my natural hair color, which was not the reason for my dismay. The reason why I was so dissatisfied with my extensions was because the wefts looked pitiful. With most hair extensions you can hold them up, and barely see through them, but these hair extensions looked patchy, and had very little hair sewed into them. So, I then decided that I could just buy a few other sets to try and fix the horrible mess that I got myself into, but this definitely did not work to my satisfaction either. Finally, to get my hair to look at least normal I had to put 21 wefts in my hair, and in the end my hair still did not look full nor thick. In fact, my hair looked very thin, and scraggly.

Overall, I would definitely recommend that if you are looking for hair extensions that you DO NOT try to take the "easy road", and buy cheap hair extensions. Even if you are not very financially endowed like I have found myself I would definitely recommend that you save up your money and buy a nice set of extensions. I found out that hard way, especially in this case "you get what you pay for".

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Swagbucks: Get Free Gift Cards (Amazon, Paypal, Starbucks) Just By Using a Different Search Engine

What is Swagbucks?
So, as most of you know already I love getting free things, and when I find new ways to get free things I always become very excited. Well, this past week I stumbled upon a great website called Swagbucks. Swagbucks lets you earn points, and after you get so many points you can use them to get free things, like gift cards, and many other things. Here's a preview of the rewards section....

How to Earn Swagbucks
You can earn Swagbucks several different ways. Some ways being watching videos, or taking some time to answer a survey, or it can sometimes be as as easy as doing a simple one questions poll. Also, you can earn Swagbucks when you search with Swagbucks' personal search engine. You can download the Swagbucks toolbar, and search with ease, or just make the Swagbucks search engine your homepage.....

How can I Make The Most Swagbucks?

Anyone can make tons of swagbucks just by making referrals. So, if your mom, sister, brother, or just ordinary old friend likes free stuff just invite them to join you with your specific referral URL, or you can just send them a referral email. How do you get Swagbucks through referrals? Well, for every 10 points your referrals make you will receive a matching 10 points, and you can keep collecting points for up to 1000 points per friend.

So what are you waiting for...go join now!

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Apple iMac Review From a Not-So Computer Genius

Hey guys! If y'all read my blogs at all you would know that I just got an iMac. My iMac is the 2009 27" model that I purchased from Ebay, and after using it for over a month I thought that I could share my opinion on it.

First of all, I'm so glad that I purchased my iMac on Ebay because I got the exact product that I wanted with no damage at all for hundreds of dollars less than I would have paid anywhere else. (Yeah that's right I'm not too good to say that I use Ebay to find things for a discounted price.)

Anyways, when my iMac arrived via UPS the first thing I noticed was that the 27" display was beyond perfect. Yeah I thought that 27 inches was going to be a bit on the large side, but I never imagined that it would look as big as it did especially sitting in my small room. That's ok though; I find my choice of a big screen to be a wise one. This is because with all this space on my screen I find it a lot easier to do more than one task at once. I can have one window on the left, and still have plenty of room on the right. Plus, the screen always has the brightest prettiest colors in it's display. In fact, when I turn my iMac on in the dark my whole room is illuminated in bright colorful lights. The negative side to this may be that the display can sometimes come off as too bright, but if you figure out how to turn the brightness down in the settings then that tiny flaw can be fixed easily. (System Preferences>Displays)

Another perk to having an iMac is that the iMac is an all in one desktop meaning that there is no pesky tower to deal with. So this means that there is only one chord to plug into the wall making the iMac have more mobility.  It also comes in handy that the keyboard and mouse are both operated by bluetooth so you do not have to plug them in either.

Finally, one downfall to the iMac is that it's not as easy to use versus a windows computer. For example, navigation may take a few days to get use to. I know that the first day that I got my iMac I immediately started using it for homework, and was completely lost when I went back to find the files that I had saved.

So, all-in-all I think that the iMac is a great computer to have if you are a little more familiar with computers, and how they work. On the other hand, if you're not so familiar with computers and how they work I would definitely recommend a Windows computer unless you would really like to spend a while figuring out how to navigate, and operate an iMac. If so, then good luck!

Thanks!

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Buying Hair Extensions on Ebay: Do or don't?

So, I've been wanting hair extensions for at least a year now, and this past week I decided I couldn't wait a second longer. The only problem was that I didn't have much money to spend on them so my first thought was to look on Ebay. Yeah I know some people may call me crazy, but Ebay has continually been my savior when I wanted things but really couldn't afford them in stores.

So...after a while of browsing I finally found some clip in human hair extensions for a very low price. Now, most people may think that lower prices automatically means a lesser quality in the product, but I have found over the years of using Ebay that this theory was not always the case. So, I decided to order a couple set's of extensions.

Next, people may wonder how I chose the right color, and the truth is I have no idea. I looked at the pictures that were provided, and pretty much guessed. This may sound crazy, but I knew going into this that there was going to be a very small chance that I would get the extensions that matched my real hair color, but this is exactly why I chose human hair. The fact that you can dye human hair will definitely be a good aspect for me! I was thinking that when I get them I could try them, and if they did not match I could just dye them to match my hair.

So, all-in-all I am very excited to see what quality I got for the amount I paid. I have my fingers crossed.

Also, if anyone has comments about buying extensions on Ebay, or dying extensions I would really love to hear it.

One last thing......
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Duck Dynasty: I fell into the trap!

So, this past week I decided to see what all the hype was about. It seemed like every single one of my friends were just crazy about Duck Dynasty, and after hearing about it for several weeks, maybe even months I decided to finally watch it. While watching the first episode I found myself literally laughing out loud. I mean I don't know how these rednecks could be so funny. Now, I can really say I'm hooked. I even have myself quoting Uncle Si on my Facebook.

Example:
I think I worry too much, maybe I need to take some words of wisdom...."Hey, there’s way more important things to worry about. Hey, Y2K, shark attack, lead paint, Dakota Fanning, smallpox, Woodstock, moonshot, Watergate, punk rock, rock and rollers, cola wars, hey, I can’t take this anymore.” -Silas Robertson

Overall, it's an awesome show, so go ahead and watch it, you know you want to!!!

Olay® Fresh Effects {Va-Va-Vivid!}

Let me just say, Olay® Fresh Effects {Va-Va-Vivid!} left my skin incredibly soft. I loved the little motorizing scrubbing brush! The unique triangular shape really got those hard-to-reach places. After I used this product for the first time, I doubt I will use many if any other brands of facial scrubs. One last thing, this product really lived up to it's name! It made my skin "vivid".


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Disclaimer: I received this product free of charge for reviewing purposes from Influenster in the Sweetheart VoxBox.