My Valentine Out of the Box Sample Box is Here!!

PICS COMING SOON!!!!


I just received my February Valentine's Sampler Box from Out of the Box!! WOW! The box was overflowing again!! Love it!! :D

Here's a list of all the goodies I received this month!!


Two pieces of sea salt Caramels from Karen and Nancy Homemade Goodies! (http://www.karenandnancy.com/) Brandan reports that these were delicioso!! :D


A Dark Chocolate Truffle, Formed Heart Black Tea Sample and a Chocolate Decadence soap sample from SBS Teas! (http://www.sbsteas.com/) I ate the truffle!! The truffle was sooooo yummy-licious!!!


A cute little take-out box filled with Peanut Butter Cup Scented Wax tarts from Ugly Duckling Designs! (http://www.theuglyducklingdesigns.com/)


Pet Treats from iPetables.com! (http://www.ipetables.com/)
Bingsley would like to report that these are ruffalicious! lol He came back for more but I'm saving them for treats!! :D

A gorgeous heart Sugar Cookie from Primitive Baking Inc.! (http://www.primitivebaking.com/) This was really tasty!!


A cute little Chocolate Covered Pretzel from http://www.adriennemason.etsy.com/!
Brandan ate this and asked if I had more. LOL


The cutest little take-out box filled with two fortune cookies and a homemade chocolate covered cherry (which was FABULOUS!!). I don't know who the maker is though. There was no card or label. I haven't tried the fortune cookie yet so maybe the info is in there. ;) I'll update after I eat them. LOL Okies, I ate a cookie and the sample is from Vintage Confections http://www.vintageconfections.etsy.com/ and the cookie was super good!! Brandan is chomping the other one! rofl


Cute little valentines baggie with Homemade Laundry Soap (Fresh Laundry Scent), Mini Heart Glycerin Soap (in Girls Night Out scent) and a little baggie of Aroma Beads in Macintosh Apple Scent from Willow Lake Scents! http://www.willowlakescents.com/


A pretty pink shea butter soap bar in Honeysuckle strawberry scent from Solkat Soap Company! http://www.solkatsoap.etsy.com/


Mini heart chunk soap from Magick Moon Soapwurks! http://www.magickmoon.net/


4 pack of Soy Tarts (Butterfly Kisses and Lavender and Herbs scent) from Deborah's Candle Magick! http://www.deborahscandlemagick.etsy.com/


Cute little package of mini samples of shea butter vegan lotion (cherry blossom), shea butter soap (EO Jasmine) and shea butter fizzy bonbon (Coconut) from Got Wick? http://www.gotwick.com/


Lavender Bath Salts from Funk.tion.al! http://www.wynndrew.etsy.com/


Two tealight candles (Chocolate and Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake scent) from Body Scentuality! http://www.bodyscentuality.etsy.com/


A Lemon Lollipop and a Perfume Sample from Seattle Scents! http://www.lemonlollipop.com/
Sample smells great and Remy stole the lollie! lol


A Cupcake Bath bomb from Fizzy Bubbles! http://www.fizzybubbles.etsy.com/


A cute triple stack of cupcakes scrapbooking paper cutout from Maryrudakas.etsy.com


And last but definitely not least a sweet little laminated bookmark from Melt My Heart!!http://www.meltmyheart.us/




There are lots of coupon codes included from these etailers as well!!



I'm so behind though as I haven't even gotten through my January samples to give reviews. lol



All I know is that if you haven't tried one of these boxes yet you really must!!

My First Out of the Box Sampler is Here!!

What an awesome surprise I got in the mail today... :) I ordered the January Sampler Box from http://www.outoftheboxsampler.com/. I asked Michelle if she could hold shipment on my box since we were moving out of state and I didn't want it sitting outside. I emailed earlier this week to let her know I was all settled in and ready for my box and it arrived today!! YAY!!







First off I was totally surprised at how big the box was!! And heavy too! I opened it and it was overflowing with goodies...LITERALLY!! There was a huge container candle in there!! WOW!!







So here's a list of everything I received (in no particular order):



HUGE container candle from K and T Creations in Country Kitchen scent! Yum!!

I decided to put this big baby in my kitchen on my stove. It's only fitting since it's scent is Country Kitchen, right?! :P

On the cold sniff it's really nice! I trimmed the wick and lit it earlier this AM. It's doing well so far and giving me a nice spicy kitchen scent. It's a bit chilly today so seems like a good choice.

I'm still super shocked that a container candle this big was in my sampler!! It's totally awesome!!

UPDATE!!! The candle burned for an hour or so and then started smelling like fuel and I got a mushroom looking top so I blew it out and put it in a jar warmer where it is now doing wonderfully!!

Palm Votive candle from Sephyrus in Spring Rain scent!



Bath Salts from Divine Serenity Salts in Sweet Pea and Jasmine scent!



Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie Melt from Blue Rose Candles!

I was seriously hoping that I'd be able to eat this one! LOL It smells edible and looks sooooo good!! Nope, can't eat it so I'll just have to melt it and stick my nose in the scent!! :P

I put this one in the wall burner in Brandan's bathroom! It's smelling peanut buttery-rific in the hallway to his bedroom!!



6 Cookies from Laura Lee's Tasty Treats! 3 Grammy's Snickerdoodles and 3 Chewy Chocolate Chip! These were DELICIOUS!! Didn't last long between the two boys and me! lol



Finicky Feline Catnip Treats from Lucky Dog Treat Company LLC!

Alas there's no felines in this house so I've sent this off to an online friend. I'll have to see what she says about the treats! :)



A paper bookmark and magnet clip from Once Scrappy Chic!

The bookmark works perfectly in my bank book and the clip is keeping tiny fingers out of a big bag of Cheetos Puffs!! :P



A Kitty toy from Colorado Catnip Toys!

Again, no kitty here so it's been given away. It was as cute as can be and I could smell the catnip too!



Bath Salts Ice from Scentimentally You!



Soap Slice from Coco Savon in Grandpa's Garden scent!



Popsicle tart from Ugly Duckling Designs in Orange Dreamsicle scent!

This is doing well in my Master Bathroom right now!! I broke off half of it for the tiny tealight burner.



Tart from Anam Cara in Daffodil scent!



Soap Slice from Magick Moon Soap Wurks in Lavender Rose Cream scent!



Sugar and Shea Lip Scrub from Willow Lake Scents in Honey Orange Flavor!

This was great!! The scent was super yummy and the application left my lips feeling smooth and kissable. :)



Goat's Milk and Honey Body Lotion from Southern Charm Soap Co in Egg Nog scent!

I slathered this on my feet and put on some fuzzy socks for overnight and woke up with smooth feet!! :) Great scent too!



Prim Fixins Potpourri from Strawberry Fields Candles and Gifts in Mulberry Wine scent!

I LOVE this sccent!! I found a little dish and set this out on my entertainment center and it smells really great and is pretty to look at as well!!

Two BIG Palm tarts from M-D Candles in Blueberry Cheesecake and Orange Dreamcycle!



and last but not least...



a Soy Massage Oil Candle from Soy Massage Oil Candles in yummy Georgia peach scent!!







I can't believe all the goodies that were in this box!! it's unreal! I can't wait to start sampling everything!







If you are on the fence about trying out a sampler from OotBS definitely get one next month!! It's a nice treat for sure!!

Ten Reasons I Can't Sleep at Night.....

Yes, I have insomnia.......

Yes, it's 4 minutes after 4 in the morning....

Yes, I know normal people are usually sound asleep at this time!!!

No, I didn't wake up early!! BOO!!! :(


Now, let's see.......

Ten- count 'em- 10 Reasons I can't Sleep!!

#1: Snoring Husband
#2: Husband getting up to pee too many times
#3: Lower back pain cause by the endo cysts on my ovaries
#4: Insomnia caused by stress
#5: Stress caused by uncertainty of future
#6: Did I mention the snoring husband who also gets up to pee too much??
#7: Back spasms cause by the fibro and RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
#8: Backlight too bright on Husband's digital clock
#9: Can't get comfy at all
#10: Did I mention the snoring thing already??

And yes I know you're thinking she must be a hypochondriac or something!!! Yes, I have fibro and RA. Have been having those two friends for about ten years now. I know I'm only 32 and it sucks!

Yes, I have endometriosis and endometriomas (cysts) on my ovaries!

No! I'm not faking!!


Gotta love my genes as my Mother and Grandmother have/had all of this too. :(




I would like nothing more than to be a normal person just for ONE full 24 hours and get a good night's sleep at normal times people should be sleeping!!

I haven't lived in San Diego in over two years now and I swear my body still runs on Pacific Standard Time!! LOL


It's 4AM and everyone in the house is asleep..... Think old Azul the fish is even asleep....


What am I doing?!?!?!

Why I've lit a candle melt (Vanilla Bean and Cinnamon from Mookie Doodle Scent Shoppe ::cough shameless plug cough::) and am sitting here bored out of my mind and wishing I could just sleep!!



Where's Mr. Sandman when ya need him?!?!?!