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Different Gemstones can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people.  Semi-precious stones like Citrine, Peridot, Aquamarine, etc could represent a birthday or each once could represent a child in a Mother’s Day ring.

In some cultures different stones can even show meaning.  For example green jade can be a wish of good luck. In the US most of us know what solitary diamond ring is for.  There was recently a story about why Mark Zuckerberg bought a ruby engagement ring for his fiance (now wife).

I’ve also even heard that each month has a 2 different stones: a precious and a semi-precious.  For instance, I’m  an October baby.  I always knew my birthstone was an Opal, but I noticed that a lot of birthstone jewelry had my stone represented as a pink stone.  My parents went to get me Birthstone Jewelry one time as a gift, they were told the pink stone is actually pink Tourmaline.  That’s when we were first told about each month having 2 stones from a jeweler.

I’m a bit of a jewerly nut though.  I like anything that sparkles.  I don’t just wear my birthstone, I also wear my husbands, and my children’s.  I thought, why stop there?  I’d like to have something in many different stones.

I received a loose 1.7 carat natural Citrine gemstone with an antique cushion cut.  Citrines are one of November’s birthstone, I’ve also seen it listed as Topaz.  I had a choice of a few gemstones but I actually didn’t own a Citrine yet.  I’m debating on what I want to do with it.  Will it be a ring?  A pendant?  Or perhaps embedded into a bangle bracelet?  So many ideas.  What do you think?

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***I received the Citrine described above in order to complete a review.  I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post.  Any opinions expressed are my own.  ***

I can not be the only person that used to love this movie.  Do you remember Spaceballs?  It’s a parody on Star Wars. They are coming out with the 25th Anniversary edition on August 7th.  The 25th Anniversary edition will include 5 hrs of Blu Ray special features including:

• NEW!! Farce Yourself! Spaceballs and the Skroobing of Sci-Fi featurette
• Commentary by Mel Brooks
• Additional Commentary Tracks:
  • Mawgese
  • Dinkese
• Spaceballs: The Documentary featurette
• In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan featurette
• John Candy: Comic Spirit featurette
• Watch the Movie in Ludicrous Speed featurette
• Still Galleries:
  • Spaceballs: The Behind-the-Movie Photos
  • Spaceballs: The Costume Gallery
  • Spaceballs: The Art Gallery
• Trailers
  • Exhibitor Trailer with Mel Brooks Introduction
  • Theatrical Trailer
• Film Flubs:
  • Edge of the Mirror
  • Grabs Himself Early
  • The Magic Reappearing Ring
  • More Than His Head
  • No End in Sight
  • Track Behind Dot
• Storyboards-to-Film Comparison

There’s a new Etsy shop in town.  This one is different than many that I’ve seen.  Kawaii Custom Trinket Cell Phone Covers are custom made unique cell phone covers.  You’re sure to have a unique and stylish phone that shows off your personality, career, family, pretty much whatever you want.

While they do cost $60, each one is custom made.  The shop owner Barb will work with you to make sure you    can get the cover you want.  You can even choose the trinkets you’d like to have included.  Each little trinket is chosen to fit with the theme or color.  Each individual trinket is placed by hand.

Be sure to read the “Cell Phone Cover Deposit” listing.  For full details on how to orders, what can be done, etc.  

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***I received 2 coupons for FREE Farm Rich products in order to complete a review.  I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post.  Any opinions expressed are my own.***

I live in a house surrounded by boys.  3 very active young boys and then of course there’s my hubby.  Let’s face it boys sweat (and I’m not immune to sweating either).  It’s not uncommon for me to find shirts in the laundry with armpit stains on them.  Those buggers are hard to get out to if you can at all.  If it was an old play shirt, I wouldn’t mind so much but when it was nicer clothes I wanted to save them. Usually I couldn’t and they’d end up in the trash or got cut up for cleaning clothes.

When I heard about Raise Armpit Stain Remover, I wanted to try it.  If it worked, it would save me some money and laundry aggravation.

What I will say right off the bat…this is a strong product.  This should most definitely be kept out of the reach of children and precautions should be used with this product.  There are many surfaces the bottle says you should not let the product come in contact with. It tells you to lay the garment your treating on a cloth, towel or rag.  I laid an old cleaning towel on my basement floor near my washer then put the shirt I was treating on the towel.

The shirt I tried to use for this review had been bleached.  Unfortunately it wasn’t until after I got the product that I realized you couldn’t use it on shirts that had been bleached.  I had bleached the heck out of the shirt I tried to salvage.  So needless to say, it didn’t work.  With the summer coming up though, I’m sure I’ll have 1 or 2 shirts that will be in need of this product.  I was hoping to have a shirt I could use come across my path while doing laundry but alas, I haven’t yet.

Raise Armpit Stain Remover has been featured on The Doctor’s.  It will also be featured in the upcoming Junes issue of SHAPE Magazine.

You can also follow raise on twitter as: @pharmworks
and on facebook as: http://www.facebook.com/armpitstainremover

Wanna try it for your family?

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I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.