Cami is MIA

Hello my lovelies,

I know I have been MIA for Awhiiiiiiile, but I have been so busy with school, , work, and life and being a mom.  I am also looking to update the look of my blogsite, I am really not pleased with the background.  It's a little too girly girl for me, and that's not what I want my blog to be about.  So please be patient and stay tuned.

Kisses,

Cami (=^_^=)

Serenity Saturday

Hello my sensuous kittens,

I woke up a little tense this morning and thought to myself, "OMG, it's going to be one of those days".  But then I had to just stop for a moment and think to myself, "I am not going to allow myself to feel this way or have a bad day".  Therefore, I started to focus on my breathing.  This simple meditation technique actually helped me so I decided to share it with you.

Set aside five minutes (if you have more time that's great), sit on a comfortable chair or bed- do not lay down, this is like the kiss of death- you might just fall to sleep.  Once seated comfortably keep your spine straight, place your hands on your thighs, and close your eyes.  Now breathe slowly and deeply, inhale and exhale five counts each through your nose.  Repeat and continue for five minutes.  Your sitting posture and breathing increases the supply of oxygen to your lungs and therefore stimulates the heart.  This meditative technique will put you in a relaxed state, and when you're relaxed it is easier to deal with daily stressors.

After my five minute relaxation session, I thought of things I should be grateful for and gave thanks for my blessings.  If you have a healthy family, give thanks, if you have just been able to pay the last note on your car, give thanks, regardless of what it is, be thankful.  When you accept these blessings, it leaves little room for negativity.

Cami (=^_^=)

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hello Everyone,
Just wishing everyone a Happy Turkey Day!  Gobble Gobble! Bon Appetit! Buen Provecho! Guten Appetit! 

* FYI: Does eating turkey make you sleepy?  There has been an ongoing debate on whether turkey is the culprit for why an individual feels tired after a Thanksgiving feast.  The amino acid L-Tryptophan has a sleep inducing effect which is found in turkey.  Tryptophan metabolizes into the neurotransmitters, seratonin and melatonin.  Both of these neurotransmitters promote a calming effect and regulate sleep.  The only catch is that other foods such as poultry, meat, and dairy products also have L-Tryptophan and it has been found that turkey does not have any more L-Tryptophan than these foods.  Soooo, scientists or whomever does the studies on such things still haven't proven whether turkey is to blame.  It could be the amount of alcohol people are consuming while eating.  Ah, what the hell, eat, drink and be merry!

Maybelline Great Lash and Cover Girl Lash Blast: Review and Comparison

Hey my Sexy Bitches,


The time has come for me to do a review and comparison on two fabulous mascaras. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find my mother's digital camera and since I don't have my own I was not able to take any pics to demonstrate. I guess I'll put a dig. camera on my wish list for X-mas. And as soon as I can I will update this blog with pics when I get my hands on a camera.

Let's get started, in the past I used Maybelline Great Lash mascara religiously, until for some reason they changed the brush. It appeared a slight bit smaller. I have very, very long lashes (you will see when I upload some pics) hence using this waayyy too small brush was too hard to use. I would recommend a small brush like this to someone with sparse or short lashes. Therefore, soon enough I started wearing different mascaras. And that's when I came across Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara.

Lash Blast is an AMAZING mascara that definitely builds up your lashes and gives lots of volume- not for the faint of heart. It comes with this large brush that grabs my lashes and the formula does wonders for them- creates fullness. I wouldn't suggest this mascara for someone with sparse or limited lashes because the brush is too big to grab them. My mother, who has short lashes, tried it and she was not happy with this mascara- so be warned. The price range is from $6.00 - $8.00, which is pretty reasonable.

Back to the Maybelline Great Lash mascara- they recently came out with a Great Lash Big, which has a BIG brush like Lash Blast. I was sooo happy when I saw this in the store that I immediately bought it. Mind you, I did not stop wearing this mascara because it didn't do the job, I stopped using it because of the size of the brush, but now the size of the brush is not an issue. First of all, the formula to this mascara is phenomenal, it conditions the lashes and doesn't leave them brittle or dry. No Clumping is a plus. And the price is excellent, $5.00 to $6.00.

Time To Compare:
1. The price range is different but just slightly.
2. May. Great Lash is a little more conditioning than the C.V. Lash Blast.---May. Great Lash has a buildable formula and C.V. Lash Blast has a thicker formula. One coat of the Lash Blast will suffice.
3. May. Great Lash gives me extra length, where as C.V. Lash Blast gives me fullness and volume.

Which one would I choose? I can't choose one over the other, I truly love them both. I will keep both of these in my makeup kit depending on what effect I am looking for.

Ladies, definitely give these two mascaras a shot and get back to me on that.

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New Moon Review

Hello Kitties,

I just wanted to give a quick review: today I took my daughter to see the hit new movie New Moon.  Ok, I must admit I wanted to see it too, I am a vampire fanatic.  Mind you, I haven't been to a theater in a long time because there is always some idiot kicking the back of my chair, someone yapping, or someone sitting in front of me with a big ass head, Aaaaargh! but I decided to take one for the team and take my daughter in the hopes that I wouldn't have any issues.  FYI: everything turned out ok!  The only thing that annoyed me was when the ticket person tried to charge me adult price for my daughter.  Uh, helloooo!  What, are you getting commission for charging adult prices for children, potato head?!

Anywho, generally when I think of vampires, I think of a lot of neck-biting and gore.  However, with the Twilight series I guess it's targeted to the younger generation and therefore it is not as, for lack of a better word, "vampirish".  I have to say though I really, really, really loved it.  Besides it having to do with vampires and werewolves, looking at some hot, young guys ain't too bad either.  Can you say "Jail Bait"?  Besides all that good stuff I don't want to give away any details and spoil it for anyone.  I really recommend this movie to anyone who likes vampires/werewolves and also to anyone who just wants to head to the theater and watch a good flick.  It's a must see.  Two thumbs up!  Big up and five stars to New Moon!

Cami

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Bloody Night...

Halloween is around the corner everyone!  Yippy!  For those of you who do not have any formal plans for Halloween, why don't you set up a little party of your own and invite a few of your closest buddies.  Now I'm not talking about just another Halloween party, I'm talking about a Vampire party.  This party can be for your closest buddies and be made into a movie night.  The reason behind this idea is due in part of a friend of my sister, who wanted some ideas for a vampire party.  Since I LOVE VAMPIRES I jumped at the challenge.  Anywho, I figured I would share them with you.  These ideas are just to get you started for a small bite-fest.

Decorations:

1. Use black curtains
2. Cobwebs
3. Black Candles and Candelabras

4. Serve food or drinks in goblets and ornate silver platters/trays

5. Hang bats from the ceiling
6. Make a coffin (fake of course) with styrofoam or cardboard
7. Hang garlic strands on different random locations throughout
8. Tell your guests to bring their own fangs or you may provide them, whatever is cost effective
9. Black Roses (Use white roses and dip them in food coloring, I read this somewhere)

Food and Beverages to suck on:

1. Red Wine: Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Shiraz.  Bloody Mary's, and Sangria

Finger foods can be served but labeled with gory names (I can't take credit for this, I found these ideas on a website)

1. Baked skeleton bones (pretzel sticks)

2. Bat brains (popcorn)

3. Candied spider eggs (gum drops)

4. Chocolate dipped houseflies (chocolate covered raisins)

5. Bake some cupcakes, frost them with chocolate frosting, and place halved Milano cookies on them with R.I.P. written with icing

6. Serve tomato soup in test tubes

DVD's:

1. Interview with the Vampire

2. Bram Stokers Dracula
3. The Lost Boys
4. Twilight
5. Fright Night

6. From Dusk til Dawn

7. Salem's Lot

8. Blade

So there you have it!. These are somethings you can sink your teeth into (pun intended)!  Have a very Ghoulish and Bloody Halloween!

Running Behind Schedule! Yikes!/ Don't Pull A Hamstring

Oh my gosh, you guys!  I am soooo sorry for disappearing for awhile, I have been a little busy with things but I'm back.  Alright, let's get down to the nitty gritty, I have missed some important issues I have wanted to talk about.  As you know (or maybe you don't), September 30th was Woman's Health and Fitness Day (told you I was behind), this day is the nation's largest yearly health campaign event for women or sexy kittens like yourselves, of all ages.  This event will be held yearly on the last Wednesday in September.  Why Wednesday?  I don't know but it is what it is.  This day should not be confused with National Women's Health Week which is observed in May.  The reason I mention this, regardless of how late I am posting this, is because women are usually the caregivers of everyone else (spouses, boyfriends, children, parents), and they tend to forget to focus on themselves and their own health, also this is something that should be focused on daily not just once a year.

Don't give excuses about how busy your day is, I know women have to take care of a household and sometimes work full time, or be home with the kids (which is a full time job in its self).  I am a woman so I know we tend to have more responsibilities BUT you have to remember that if you don't take care of yourself, no one is going to do it for you.  When you make your health a priority the health of your family improves as well.  Let me point out, that you do not have to be some health nut or fitness guru to do this.  I don't particularly like gyms, sweaty people all over the place are not my idea of fun nor do I know how to operate the machinery in these places, but you have to do something for yourself.  You can take a brisk walk, buy videos to use at home (I know you have a DVD player), purchase some equipment to use at home or even join a gym, if that is your choice.  It doesn't have to be too crazy just something to get your heart pumping.  And if you can't do an hour worth of exercise because you don't have the time get atleast 20 minutes to a half hour; something is better than nothing.

One of the benefits besides improving your health would be you just feel better about yourself.  Those endorphins will kick in and will make you feel awesome.  Woo-Hoo!  Trust me, Google endorphins and read up on it.  Don't be scared to Google....O.k. Google is your friend.  And when you feel good about yourself people will take notice, believe me.

Gentlemen this goes for you too.  Just like you want to have your woman looking and feeling good about herself, we want the same for you.  So, put down the gosh darn beer and set aside the pizza and look down at your belly.  If it jiggles or if you can't see your Fred Flinstone toes that is a good indication that you should also be taking a little better care of yourself.  As stated above to the women, there are plenty of things you can do to take care of yourself. 

Now, let's say you really, really, really don't have the time to exercise (whatever), you still eat throughout the day right?  Take that opportunity to eat better foods and that way you are atleast doing something for your health.  Stay away from fast food---McDonald's is the enemy! 

Here are a few links to get you started:

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/

http://www.menshealth.com/

This is the part where I should put a disclaimer stating I am no personal trainer, and you should seek the advice of a physician or nutritionist before starting any health program, I guess just to make sure there are no underlying problems you should be aware of and to make sure your ticker is ok.  So there you have it!