Now that I have had the Sugar n Spice voxBox, I will review the products,
My two favorites were, the Vaseline Spray and Go. I love the smell, it is not greasy and makes everything soft.
I loved the Colgate 360 tooth brush, I will be buying this again. I loved the NECTRESSE. I am not a huge sweetener person but this one I can handle. The belVita Breakfast was really tasty and filling, I may get those again. They seem to be perfect for those on the go. The Colgate Optic White mouthwash seemed like it would do it's job, however I found it way to hard to use. Even my husband thought the same thing. It burned our moths pretty bad and we couldn't keep it in. It says it didn't have alcohol in it but it still burned. I am not a huge fan of the toothpaste either but my daughter loves it.
The Dicksons wipes were great. Soft and did the work. I however was not fond of the smell, however it wasn't lingering so it was not unbearable.
I love testing products from Influenster. I am glad I am able to be a member.
I recieved these products complimentary from influenster and their partnering teams to test and rate these products/
I recieved colgate 360 in my sugar and spice vox box: This is my first try on using these products. So far so good. Love the toothbrush it was actually my favorite thing from Colgate. The toothpaste was extremely minty with a slight burning sensation in my mouth I guess my tongue is sensitive because it burned. I used the mouthwash after and that too burned my mouth. I had to spit it out quickly because it shocked me so bad. I'm sure I will get accustomed to it and will love it. The mouthwash claims to be alcohol free and to use the same whitening ingredients as strips. All in all it was a great product for my first try and it left my mouth/teeth feeling clean. I received allthe products complimentary from Influenster.
I have always been a pretty forgiving person. I'll pretty much forgive just about anyone. No matter who you are or what you've done. I guess it comes hand in hand with the compassion I have in my heart. I am a highly compassionate person who feels with every fiber of my body. I put 100% into everything I do.
I love to help people and if I am capable, I will do everything in my power to do so. Of course, there are things I can't do and if I can't you can be assured, I'll feel bad about not being able to.
So, it bothers me that there are so many out there who completely take advantage of kindness. They continue to hurt many and use "well, they/I don't realize it" as an excuse to continue to blindly hurt people. If you hurt someone, all it takes is an I'm sorry to smooth things over. Shoot, if your that proud to even mutter an "I'm sorry" then do something to make up for your actions.
I am teaching my kids the true meaning of forgiveness and I am working on my own forgiving issues. There are a few things that take me awhile to forgive for. But it's mainly habitual offenses that make me hang onto not forgiving someone. I am doing my best to work on forgiving sooner. Life is to short to hang onto the small things. It all starts with the tiny humans because they are the key to our future. But remember, if you hurt them, even intentional, whether it be physically, verbally or emotionally, they will remember it and It is our job to be there to show them how to forgive.
That's what my body feels like right now. Like it's on fire. I can't sleep because both my hips and thighs are sore. I compare it to when I was pregnant with Kyle and I had to switch positions every 5 mins because it hurt. My thighs hurt, ankles wrists and arms all hate me too Yay~
I have been on Savella for 24 hours now. It seems to make me a little drowsy. I slept okay the first night, but not today. I know it takes time for the medicine to kick in. I am on a inclining dose over the next few weeks. The first day I take 12.5, then the second day I take 12.5 x's a day. I do this for four days then I start taking 25 mgs 2 x's a day for a few days, then it's up to 50mg 2x's a day.
I hope this medicine works. Those who told me that some days are better than others are so right. I had a hard time opening the hatch back to my van today. Squeezing the handle in was painful. I could also not really carry anything in my arms. If I did, my arms would tingle and feel itchy and of course burn.
I want to cry. I HATE feeling like this. I hate saying poor me. I will get through this. I just need to vent so, here I am. Thanks for listening and not thinking I am complaining or whining. I know there are people out there who have it far worse than I do, whether it be FM wise or any health condition. So, I will suck it up and face the day.
This movie, came out in 2000. After watching these touching stories, I felt that people who are gay needed to have some form of rights. It's so heart breaking to watch. I would never want to be put in the predicament that these two are. I wasn't even married when I saw this.
Here is the synopsis of their story: From Wikipedia
An elderly couple, Edith (Vanessa Redgrave) and Abby (Marian Seldes) sit in a cinema watching a lesbian-themed film The Children's Hour. A couple walks out of the theater in disgust at the film, and a group of kids laugh when they see Edith and Abby holding hands. Later at the home they have shared for 30 years, Abby falls from a ladder. At the hospital, doctors tell Edith that Abby may have suffered a stroke. Edith spends the night in the waiting room and in the morning she learns that Abby died during the night, and none of the hospital workers informed her after it had happened.
Edith telephones Abby's nephew, Ted (Paul Giamatti), to tell him the news. Before Ted and his family come for the funeral, Edith removes all traces that they were a couple. She makes it look like they had separate bedrooms and removes photographs of the two of them together. At the house afterwards, Ted and Edith talk about the fact that the house was in Abby's name. Although Edith contributed equally to the mortgage, she legally owns no part of it. As Alice packs up Abby's belongings, Ted tells Edith that he would consider letting Edith staying in the house and paying him rent. Edith tells him that Abby would have wanted her to stay in the house, as that was what they always talked about. Ted eventually tells her that it would be better if he sells the house and she finds a place of her own although he says that he'll wait till she finds a new place before putting the house on the market. The family leaves, with Ted telling Edith that he will be in touch in a couple of weeks to discuss what she is going to do.
You can find this on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_These_Walls_Could_Talk_2
There are two more stories that are both touching. Here is their discription from Wikipedia:
1972
Linda (Michelle Williams), a young student, now shares the house with three friends, all lesbians. They face conflict with the feminist group they are part of when the other women do not want to include lesbian issues despite the fact that Linda and her friends helped to found the group and fought for free contraception on campus with their straight friends.
At a lesbian bar they have not been to before, they are surprised and disappointed to see women apparently fulfilling traditional butch and femme roles. They laugh at Amy (Chloë Sevigny), a young butch woman who is wearing a tie. Amy asks Linda to dance but she refuses while her friends are still there. The others soon leave and Linda stays behind and dances with Amy. Later, Amy gives Linda a ride home on her motorcycle and they kiss. Linda invites Amy to return the next day.
The next day Linda and the others are arguing with a woman from the feminist group when Amy arrives. Linda is embarrassed and is short with Amy who quickly leaves. Linda's friends tease her about Amy and question how they can be taken seriously as feminists if they associate with people like Amy. They cannot understand why a woman would dress like a man when they have fought so hard to escape such stereotypical roles.
Linda goes to Amy's house and apologizes. They sleep together. The next morning Linda sees a picture of Amy as a child, dressed like a boy. She asks Amy if Amy is supposed to be the man and Linda the woman. Amy says no and accuses Linda of being afraid that people will know what she is if she is seen with Amy.
Amy goes to Linda's house for dinner. Linda urges her friends to give Amy a chance but an awkward evening deteriorates when Linda's friends criticize Amy and try to make her change her clothes. Amy leaves, upset. Linda follows her home and tells her that she was never ashamed of Amy, but only of herself. They reconcile.
The house is now inhabited by Fran (Sharon Stone) and Kal (Ellen DeGeneres), a couple hoping to have a baby together. They hope to get a sperm donation from Tom (George Newbern) and Arnold (Mitchell Anderson), a gay couple, but when the men are reluctant to agree to stay out of the baby's life, the women decide not to go ahead. Later, Kal tells Fran that she does not want to know the father of the baby and they agree to use an anonymous donor. They look for donors on the internet and find a company to use. Going through endless profiles of potential donors, Kal gets upset that she herself cannot get Fran pregnant.
When they discover that Fran is ovulating, Kal hurries to the donor company to get the sperm. She inseminates Fran, but with no success. They share their worries for their child. They know that their baby will face discrimination but hope that their love for each other and their child will be enough. After three attempts to get pregnant, they go to a doctor to help them conceive. Shortly afterwards they discover that Fran is pregnant.
If you watch the movie on the YouTube page, you can watch the next three stories.
So, No I will not judge. But I am STILL Christian. Think of how you would feel if you were in Edith's shoes. Our world has come so far. There was a time as women, we had no rights. We were thought less. Black/White relationships were look down upon. Both, are now distant memories. I can not wait for the day that this too is a distant memory, because we are all would rather discuss something else.
**Disclaimer- This is not an attack on ANYONE, these are just my thoughts after occurances that have happened during the week. Do not assume this about you. If you think it is, ask me.
If you do not agree, okay. I will not hold it against you because I respect your beliefs. Nothing will change. I have nothing against people who are against Gay Rights. So please do not be against me for mine and certainly don't question my love & devotion for God. If this offends you, it was not my attention. It may have some repetitiveness because I feel sooo strongly about this. I am standing up for both Christians and people who are gay. This is not a post intended to make you change your mind about accepting the gay lifestyle, it's to defend my stand and my beliefs that thou shall not judge. If you are not accepting of the lifestyle, I'm pretty certain you won't change your mind because of something I wrote and that's okay. I still love you as my brother and sister, as we are all children of God. **
I am blogging about this because I feel it's important, especially when my beliefs (and my childrens) are questioned. Over the past few days, there has been a lot of controversy over Gay rights. It has come to head because of the big congress vote that was being brought up this past week. There were lots of FB pics being posted, Some in support, some in opposition. I am supportive. It is not up to me but up to my maker to decided what's right and what's wrong with that being said my stand on homosexuality is this: You are in charge of your life. Your choices do not effect me. I am not going to turn my back on you or deny you, your rights. I will not judge you, I will love you as thy neighbor no matter what your beliefs, sexual orientation, sins or even non-beliefs are. I believe they deserve to have rights, I believe they should be able to share a name, I believe they should be able to be the proctor of their loved ones health, not shut out because they are not family. I believe they should have the same rights we do. Again, this is my belief and I am not attempting to change your mind if you do not see as I do.
So, because I am an ally for gay rights, I am not entitled to be a christian? Who died and made you God?? I know Jesus died, but he died for our sins. I can't stress enough how we are all sinners, even if we think we aren't. There are so many hidden temptations that you don't think about. But, I do not call anyone out on them. Nor will I deny your right to call yourself a Christian. If you don't believe in it, then it's your duty to pray to our Heavenly Father to ask that they turn to Him. Not turn your back on someone. But, again I respect beliefs of others. I am just making points.
God's love is an amazing thing that many of us take for granted. It is His love that I instill in my heart and in my children's heart. We are not perfect Christians but, we are Christians nonetheless. Who am I to say who is a good Christian or not? That's not my place nor is yours. We pray several times a day, probably more than most. We learn of His words and Jesus' work. We are compassionate, understanding, forgiving people. I encourage my children to live with an open heart and an open mind but most of all to follow God's will. Only God will decide who will enter heaven. So don't call me un-Christian because I choose not to turn my back on someone for their sexual orientation. I will argue that I am. And by arguing that I am does not mean that I dislike you, or am attacking you. Your beliefs are yours and your loved ones. They do not offend me. However, I am offended when my children, husband or I am told that we are not Christians.
I am posting a status I put on FB: These bible verses are my backbone:
Matthew 7:12 "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets". If you start judging someone then you are loosing your connection with God. 1. Because you judged the person who is gay 2. Because you judged me for not turning my back on them. If I judge sinners, any sinner than I am not a true child of God and I am not listening to His word. How does that make me any better than them? We will all face Him one day and He will make the decision of our fate. It is not up to me to say to anyone that the lifestyles they choose are wrong. This verse is the Golden Rule? How can you forget and dishonor this? I find my self quoting a lot. It is definitely the one I live by. If one of my kids hits their sibling, this is what is said to them.
Mark 12:31
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these"<--- If more people followed this rule, and remember the root of it, I believe there would be less violence and anger in the world. I don't care what your background is, what your sins are, what you belief is, if you cross my path then I will walk with you on the same street you do and not snub my nose up. I will treat you as I would treat myself. Forgiveness is a very powerful thing. God forgave us for our sins, It's why Jesus died for us on the cross this very day.
Luke 6: 37
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.Luke 6:37 translated from Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Let us do something from God and love our Brothers and Sisters. I have compassion in my heart. God is the one who put this into my heart. and I will not deny HIS calling. I am compassionate about GOD. Because I choose not to judge, I will not be afraid to post things on my facebook or blog in fear that it will not be politically correct or offend someone. It won't hurt me if I am not allowed in your group because of my belief. If I don't like something someone posts, I just over look it, end of story. Just because we don't have the same belief. Let me reiterate , I do not care if you are against it, that's your choice. This blog is those who believe those like me are not Christians because we choose not to turn our backs on people who are gay. Do not tell me I can't be part of a group or a faith because of my beliefs.
I'd like to also post this:
Corinthians 6:9-10-11 (Thank you Cine, for helping Brieana and I. I am so glad that we have you to learn from.) Do you not know that wrong doers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 : And that is what some of you were.But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. That's the key for all of us it's being washed in the blood & that's the way into heaven. Not by what we do or don't do, but by accepting Him as Savior It seems to me once people see the word homosexuality, everything else becomes obsolete & over looked. Remember it also says idolaters 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers My theory, They overlook that becase they do not want to put themselves in one of those catagories. If you think about it, most of us are in that catagory. But, that's the beauty of it. We are all washed in the bath, forgiven, It doesn't say we are all washed in the bath with the exception of homosexuals... It's right there in writing. His word. Throught the bible, it will remind us of our sins because quite frankly there are a lot. The Bible reminds us that we are NOT perfect but, He loves us no matter what. If you deny His name and Deny that HE is the Lord and Savior then, you will go to Hell. I don't think, I have met one gay person who has not accepted Jesus into their heart. I am sure, there are some out there, the devil needs his people too. They lean on Him for support, just as you and I have. I may not be perfect, I may not be able to quote perfect scripture, but I do know I am a good person.
So again! Do NOT tell me that I am not a Christian because I am following His word and His teachings and that does make me a Christian in every way. I confess my sins daily. I also accept the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savoir and I have been forgive. Do not tell me I can't be part of a group or a faith because of my beliefs. Unless your group clearly states that you are against it, but if it were that case, I wouldn't join in the first place. I am a Christian. And if all else fails and you still think I am non Christian, then I pray that you will say the serenity prayer and I will say it for you.
For awhile now I have been in denial. Denial because I didn't want to admit I had something wrong. That my body was causing me issues. I convinced myself it was all in my head. but after realizing that my insomnia matter was not just some small thing I began to think I was not as super-human as I liked to believe.. The meds/sleep-aides I tried, both over the counter and prescription, don't work. The advice I was given from several about making a routine that included do's and don'ts. I have tried them all. It made me believe that there was something else going on.
Then, there are issues I have been having. I don't mention them to many because I am not one who likes to dwell on my problems. I just kind of keep it to myself. Lee, doesn't even know the extent of it.
It seemed to start right after I had Lexie. I just thought that it was residual effects from being on Magnesium Sulfate three times in one month as well as all the other medications I had to take while hospitalized. It started with my arms, then went to my hands, neck, back, legs, thighs, knee's and ankles. I feel the most discomfort in my arms and hands. I can't hold a pan in one hand. Sometimes, it's difficult to hold my phone and text with one hand, I have pain and I shake and my legs hurt if I bend or stretch too much. I constantly have to switch positions. If I do a lot of something, Ie: Lifting, heavy duty cleaning, lifting Alexa all day, my arms and body feel as though I am on fire.
After talking to some friends and asking my mom they suggested I speak to my doctor about having Fibromyalgia. Someone mentioned this to me awhile back and I shrugged it off. Until the pain (and I say that loosely, it hurts but it's a different kind of "hurt") started expanding and happening more frequently I decided to ask my friends more in depth questions They all agreed, it seemed like I could have it and they urged me to speak with my doctor.
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So, I went to the Doctor today. I had a follow up from my supposed diverticulitis episode which, I have since learned that FM can cause intestinal issues. And... he agreed. He said he said that he was certain I had it. He prescribed me Servella.
I am feeling completely overwhelmed. I have to admit that I have this thing that slows me down sometimes. I have to admit that the "pain" I feel is real. But, I will continue to do as I always do. I will not use it as an excuse. I will not dwell on it. I will learn to live with it...I have so much learning to do. I will NOT let this beat me. I already deal with PCOS and that has taken over my body. I won't let FM. Now, admitting it, is half the battle.
Any suggestions, advice, information you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
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