June Birchbox

I got my June birchbox in the mail a couple weeks ago. I always look online and wish I could trade at least one thing with something else. Too bad I can't get a sample of everything! ha. The theme this month was Travel! 

 One again the pics aren't posting so just click on the links! Here are the goodies I received this month:

• Tili Bags- These are cute patterned semi sturdy bags that are perfect for traveling on a plane, or putting your makeup in to keep in your purse, or put anything in it that make leak.
• Winks Fake Eyelashes-  They are eco-friendly! Ha. I'm not a big fake eyelash person. Personally, I think it's annoying but apparently they feel like your real eyelashes. I have great eyelashes so I may just use them for like Halloween or something.
• The Balm Stainiac- Lip and cheek stain. I tried it. It adds color to your lips. It works great if you add some gloss over the top of it otherwise I think it's a little to dry.  I was hesitant about putting it on my cheeks, but if you are having a lazy day and not wanting to put too much makeup on it works great. Just a little something something. Ha.
• Volumizing Shampoo- I tried it and honestly I didn't notice anything really that different. There was a little more volume but I wouldn't buy this all the time.
• La Fresh Eco-friendly Beauty oil face wipes- These were really nice! They left my face feeling clean and fresh. It worked great if I was too lazy to wash my face fully before bed. Also, it didn't leave my face feeling overly dry. 

Ta-Dah! June Birchbox. I'm super excited about next month's box. Glamour hooked up with Birchbox and they are doing a 5 Senses box. A sample for every sense. Pretty sweet.

xoxo

All in the family

Free Online Courses

Do you realize how many free courses one can take online? I was looking on Clark Howard and under his Free and Cheap List is education. You can take online classes from Yale, Berkeley, MIT, BYU, and some others. Some of the courses are really good. I mean obviously you don't get any credit for it but if you love to learn then it's perfect! Plus in my case some of these classes I've been wanting to take or need to take for my major so it'll help to take them. Then when I take the class for credit, hopefully I'll understand it better and it'll be a little bit easier. Every little bit helps right? Especially since in my case it is easier to learn in a no-pressure situation. I'm awful at test-taking so this may help me better. 

While the family was here, we got family pictures done by Chelsea Johnson. She did a fantastic job!! I really love how they turned out. Here are just a few of my favorites:

   

xoxo

glow glow

Do you see how much time has past since my last posting? Ridiculous! This is very sad. I need to be better. I need Dayne back to remind me constantly to update. Boo. 

This will be short and sweet. I have lots to post about, but I won't today. 

I bought a nook. Have I mentioned that? A nook glowlight! I know me of all people bought an ereader! Shocking! I did lots of research comparing which ereader to get (and why I should invest in one). Best decision! First of all Nook is better than Kindle and most ereaders out there. Plus Barnes and Noble is really helpful and reliable. Well, then it came down to which Nook to get. The tablet reminded me too much of my iphone, but bigger. I thought that was a waste. I want to read books not play games. Then I was thinking of the color because with my discount it's like $20 more, color is good to have. Again though, it had too many extra features I didn't want. Besides, the color is best for magazines. But I love my glossy pages in real physical magazines. So I decided on this one.

Pros: It is only used for reading. I feel like I'm reading a page from a book.The glowlight is fantastic for night reading. (Which I do a lot of) The light isn't overly bright and blinding. There is an anti-glare; which rocks to read while being outside. It is so little and super lightweight (easy for travel). It lasts like 30hrs. I can lend books to others and vice versa. Also, I can borrow books from the library.

Cons: It is only an ereader. It would be nice to have some internet access to get books from other websites instead of having to connect it to the computer.  It's doesn't have a good smooth transition between turning pages. Hopefully there will be an update to fix that. 

Overall, I'm so happy I decided to purchase this. It will help to download textbooks for school on it too. Plus, having an ereader is great for reading books to decide if it is worth to physically buy them. 

The thing I hate about having an ereader? Books can be expensive. I am use to buying books cheap unless they are classics. So not worth the price to just read on like a computer screen practically. Especially if I end up liking it and decide to buy the hard copy, then what a bummer to pay twice for it! 

That's why I love this website. http://the-cheap.net/ The website list deals on Nook books that are cheaper and also FREE! I have found some good ones through this site. Also, on Barnes and Noble they have FREE FRIDAYS on their blog. Fantastic!!

xoxo