Well it's that time of the year again! Time to start scoping out and buying gifts for all of your favorite people. I'll be sharing some fun, nerdy, and cute gifts in the upcoming weeks for all of the people that you know and love so stay tuned.

But for now, we're focusing on the kids.

I discovered Rooster Fin, a great company that sells games for kids that are super cute and fun. The games are all at least age 7+ and help with skills like memory, motor skills and color identification. They sell the games on their own or you can get a bundle like the one I was sent for $59.99 which is a great deal. This is something you can buy all for one kid/set of kids or spread them out and give them to 3 separate ones.

Here are some descriptions of the games and all the fun that the kids you give these to can have. And when you're ready to grab them head over to the Rooster Fin website to get them before they sell out!




Game Details Ages: 6+ Skills: Memory, Strategy Players: 1 to 6
Description: Monkeys Up™ is the game that will have you going bananas! Players compete to get the best score by flipping, switching, and stealing monkeys. Each monkey has a value hidden under its feet that is only revealed when flipped. Victory will come to the player who switches, steals, and flips the best. You will find yourself laughing head over heels until all of your monkeys are up!



Game Details Ages: 5+ Skills: Memory Players: 1 to 5
Description: Help your roosters gather corn in this high low game of fowl fun! Rooster Race™ is a fun simple card game that suits all ages, from kids, teens, college students, parents, and grandparents. If you can count to 15, you can play Rooster Race™. The object of the game is to make educated guesses; to predict if the value of the top card in your card stack is higher or lower than the last card played by your opponent. If you have ever played war or blackjack, Rooster Race™ will be your next card game favorite for family game night!



Game Details Ages: 7+ Skills: Color Identification, Motor Skills Players: 1 to 4
 Description: Ninja Squirrels is the game of color matching, nut snatching fun! Ninja Squirrels are fast food fighters. They race to gather acorns to fill their dens before the winter. To help them grab the most acorns, players take turns flipping cards. When there is a color match, be the first to snatch the correct nut. Collect the most acorns to win!

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I love planning tools because it means that I have very little excuse to not get the shit that I have to get done, done. I have alerts set up on my phone, several planners for my different types of plans (work/personal and blog) and I'm also like the post-it queen.

 So when this Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar by Spark and Clover fell on my lap I was over the moon about it. I'm in the middle of a massive personal project  where I'm trying to end the year strong so I totally need reminders to get myself in check. This calendar is perfect because it's big but not too big. It's big enough that I can write on it and not feel like the word are squished which I love. One thing that these usually have in common is it's small size per box so I'm glad I don't have to worry about that with this one. I also like the markers that it came with. It's got great colors that will stand out so I can't like ignore them because it's just black writing.






Along with the calendar this came with a pad for notes that's a very nice size. This is going to let me write notes that I'll actually be able to see. Plus it's a great compliment to my calendar. I love making lists and while I use my notepad app on my phone 99.9% of the time but I do still love to write thing down and be able to check them off one by one, erase, and start over.



Now for whatever reason this did not stick to my fridge but it did stick to other things so I know it works. Since I'm having issues with this (due to my fridge, NOT the calendar), I'm going to get something that I can use to help keep it up because I really like this and the little individual "notepad"  Anyone needing or wanting one of these should totally get one ASAP before they run out or get pricier. So if you want to grab one and get a 25% off discount use this code: KRYZFD9B when you check out on Amazon.

Hair removal. It's a super touchy topic. It's gross. It's gross and it's gross. But time has made it less so, and also easy. I grew up shaving, duh, and then graduated to waxing when I had the balls (and money) to do it all over. It's something I thought I'd be doing my whole life because while it's always been super painful for me, it was the best way to defuzz myself for long periods at a time.
But then came laser hair removal. This is a process that's always been out of my price range and to be honest, just looked very time consuming. I know that in the end I would spend less time with a razor, or a strip of wax, but it was never for me. Spending thousands of dollars getting it done, STILL having to shave, and keeping a very specific appointment schedule was a lot. But eventually I chose a spot that I wanted hairless (my underarms) and bit the bullet. The experience was surprisingly not awful. I have several tattoos so the discomfort that came with the laser treatment was totally tolerable. It actually didn't really feel like much, so I was happy about that. What I wasn't so happy about was the cost. I paid an average of $150 per session for 6 sessions. Now THAT was painful, and I can't imagine the cost of I did my legs or bikini area, but I'm so glad I never have to worry about throwing on a tank top and that is a huge deal.



Because I've been through the process, and love to experiment, I got the Sensica's Hair Removal Set. Tons of companies have these out and the price ranges vary, but this system comes with an affordable price, so I think it's worth a try. The initial package comes with the machine, and an aftercare cream, which I will get to later.

With any kind of device, this comes with a long list of instructions and how to's and it's really important to read through them before getting started. I read the instructions like five time before I started using it to make sure I didn't miss a step. After all, I am doing this on my legs, and what good would it be if I do something wrong and give myself a nasty scar because of it, right?



So far I've done one treatment on one of my legs and I can't wait to start seeing a difference with hair growth. The instructions say to leave two weeks between treatments for the first 1-5 and because this is RPL, I'm following the directions to a T. I like that I don't have to deal with settings using this because it senses my skin tone, which takes the guess work out. And starting in the colder months is great because I don't have to worry about having my treated legs under the hot sun as much. As much because it's fall in Los Angeles and it's still about 90 degrees out. I'm excited to keep using this machine and if it works as great as promised, soon I'll never have to shave or wax my legs again, and all for the cost of one treatment machine and lots of patience!



One thing that I really like about the SensiLight Mini 100 Permanent Hair Removal Device is that it comes with SensiLight Cool, which is a nice after treatment moisturizer that re-hydrated the skin after the process. It's got a mixture of Shea butter and Sweet Almond Oil which are two of my favorite products.

If you're going to start a hair removal treatment plan I totally suggest starting now, in the colder months, when you're indoors more and sitting in front of the TV doing nothing (but being on your phone)!

If you want to get an automatic 25% discount go to this link so that you can be on your way to being hair free in no time!

I'm the type of person that is always cooking and normally I cook more than I need for one meal. This means that I usually end up either bringing something in a big Tupperware into work with me or end up with stuff in the fridge until it goes bad.

Gordon Ramsay started as just a line cook, but in the past twenty years, he has risen to unprecedented fame.

It's been a lot of time since he won his first Michelin star for his own restaurant and his story basically inspired chefs everywhere so it even can inspire you. Click Here to read the 5 things we can learn from him!