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    Books I’m Reading (Or Tried to Read) This Month- January 2022

    It’s the new year and, after a very busy 2021, I’m trying very hard to clean up and organize my things. When I was busy, I let my organization go downhill. I don’t like it when my organization is poor,…

    By essieofwho January 10, 2022
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Home,  Lifestyle

    5 Cleaning Products and Tools I Enjoy Using

    It’s a new year and many people are cleaning up after Christmas and New Year’s Eve. I have been cleaning up as well and decided to do some long overdo to cleaning of things I use everyday or on a…

    By essieofwho January 5, 2022
  • Birthday,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  Books,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    2021 Birthday and Christmas Self Gifted Presents Part 3: Books

    Well, this is the second-to-last post in my 2021 birthday and Christmas self-gifted presents posts! After shopping at stores, I began to find many books I wanted to purchase for myself. Even though I like to receive books as gifts,…

    By essieofwho December 29, 2021
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  christmas,  Holidays,  Makeup,  Ulta Beauty

    2021 Birthday and Christmas Self Gifted Presents Part 2: Makeup and Beauty

    Continuing with yesterday’s post, I wanted to talk about what else I bought myself for my birthday, which was in November, and for Christmas this year. Even though I purchased myself a lot of gifts, I received many gifts as…

    By essieofwho December 28, 2021
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Music

    2021 Birthday and Christmas Self Gifted Presents Part 1: Music

    Christmas is over and it’s almost the new year! I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. 2022 will be here before we know it! I know that I will be busy during this time of the year, so…

    By essieofwho December 27, 2021
  • Blog,  Blogmas 2021,  Clothing,  Fashion

    5 Favorite Clothing Essentials for an Arizona Winter

    Winter is here and, here in Arizona, it means that the winters are mild and, depending on where in Arizona you live, that means no snow and mild temperatures. Even though it doesn’t get as cold as other locations of…

    By essieofwho December 26, 2021
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV,  Music,  Musicals

    Full-Length Nutcracker Performances That You Can Watch on YouTube Now- 2021

    It’s the time of the year when ballets all over the world are performing the classic Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker. 2021 is the first year when audiences will be able to watch the performances in person after the start of…

    By essieofwho December 25, 2021
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: The Christmas Ornament (2013)

    A few years ago, I purchased a four movie DVD set of Hallmark Christmas movies. I already watched these movies, but I decided to purchase the set anyway. The reason is because I wanted to keep a copy of each…

    By essieofwho December 24, 2021
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  Fragrance

    Bath and Body Works Vanilla Mocha Cream Fine Fragrance Mist Review

    Even though I look forward to buying new Bath and Body Works products in the Christmas scents, I don’t always find new scents I really love and enjoy using past Christmas. This year, they released two scents that caught my…

    By essieofwho December 23, 2021
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review- The Most Wonderful Time of The Year (2008)

    Earlier this year, I began to search through YouTube to see what new videos I could watch while I worked. After a while, I stumbled across the YouTube Movies channel. Although YouTube Movies have movies available for sale or rental,…

    By essieofwho December 23, 2021
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