 Good morning. I'm Mary Ellen and today I'm going to talk about my Favorites and then I want to announce the 11 winners from my giveaway And of course there's going to be some chit chat and I will just label that chit chat when you know you do those little Things that you can move around the video Yeah, I've been doing good doing that Jim's Successful surgery is top of my list. He's doing great But because he had surgery I was able to work on my Ancestry comm because I had a lot of time just to kind of sit there and That's kind of unusual and I love ancestry comm and I've been a member since 2004 And it it's just I enjoy it. I know some people think hey You're just looking up dead people that I love seeing where my Ancestors came from and trying to figure it all out Well, they have something that is new to me and it may not be new to you, but it's called through lines THRU LI NES and I had noticed him But I never even took the time to look it up So I looked it up and it is very very cool You have to have a DNA test through Ancestry comm and I did that as soon as it was possible and you have to have and I can't think what it's called Where you list your ancestors you have to have one available. That's the way they can find it But it is so cool because you can you can click on a name and you can follow the through lines And I tell you what I'm kind of interested on my dad's side My great-great-grandfather may not be my great-great-grandfather because there's people Anyway, it's just so interesting So I have to really delve into that but I've enjoyed that a whole lot and something else I did which was interesting for $20 you can do like Ancestry traits and it would go anywhere I mean I there were probably 30 plus things that they could tell you if you are more likely to have or you're More likely not to have but it'll tell you anything from personality and on the appearance That on the appearances right now There are 16 and 14 of them were applicable to me the facial hair and there was something else beards You know that wasn't but I was surprised how many things were spot-on Two things that weren't right is I don't have my ear lobes are not affixed to my head You know how some some people their ear lobe just goes straight into their face Well, I have an ear lobe that hangs down and it said that I was more likely than not to have the one That's kind of attached to my face. It said that I was most likely a brunette But if I had children they could easily have red hair Well, I was born a strawberry blonde with the emphasis on strawberry and I've had red in my natural hair all my life It's it's not really it was kind of like a light auburn. It was never really dark But it always had red in it. It also said like I don't have right freckles. I don't and that my ring finger is Longer than my pointer, which it was to anyway It was really interesting and I am somebody that if there's a little cilantro just a small amount I can deal with it But if it has more I do not like the taste at all and it knew that I think that's so cool It was wrong on my personality It said I am more likely to be an extrovert than an introvert and really like if there's 16 hours in the day in the Social day if you have a social day I'm an extrovert for two hours, but the other 14 hours I'm definitely an introvert and I always have been so that wasn't right and I am supposed to Remember my dreams and I'm excellent at remember my dreams I dream in color and I have very vivid dreams But it was just interesting and I know as things evolve that they'll have more things But what made me interested is if there is somebody that they're searching for that They broke the law and they can't find them and they can use their DNA They can get pretty close to what that person should look like On Ancestry DNA they've also broadened where you're from And I'll put a screenshot here of the regions that I come from And I'm definitely more Scottish than anything They used to have Scotland, England, Wales Several of them grouped together and I was like 58% But now they've broken it down But I think that's really interesting and I've done that for like I said years But it sure was a favorite through the month of May Something else, this is something that makes me happy I realized you know I love my microfiber bath towels They're just so light, they're easy And I like my microfiber cleaning claws But you can't use fabric softener Well I have been and I'm not kidding you If I'm addicted to anything it has been April Fresh Downey I don't know how many refill bottles that I usually keep stocked up Because my washing machine is front loading And I would put it all the way to full every single time No matter what I was washing So what I do with my microfiber towels I put my laundry detergent in And where I put fabric softener I put white vinegar And I usually put about a quarter of a cup of white vinegar in the load I'm not kidding you, they come out great They don't smell like vinegar Well I thought well I'm going to try that on my regular towels and wash claws Because you know I use a lot of kitchen towels I use a lot of hand towels And they did great So I bet, and even on my clothing I have cut it down to just a scant amount And I fill it up to below minimum Just so I can have a little of it But I do love the smell And I have for as long as I can remember As being an adult But it has to be April Fresh It can't be anything else I did buy two new tops on Amazon I bought one and I wash everything before I wear it So it's said to hand wash But I thought I put it in my zippered mesh bag Because it has buttons on it And I washed it in the washing machine And I hung it dry And I'll put a picture of somebody wearing it up here But it did up beautifully It's 95% polyester and 5% spandex I normally would order an extra large But I don't know where these were made So I ordered an extra extra large I could have easily ordered an extra large But I did not know it when I ordered my second one Because I ordered the second one After I washed it in the washer Before I even tried it on I washed it in the washer And then I hung it up to dry And I thought, hey, that's wonderful Because you know I'm a slacker And I don't want to iron So I ordered another one And this one is in the animal print I went ahead and did the extra extra large Which is okay I don't know if I'm going to order anymore I really don't need any new ones But every year I like to get a couple of new tops Believe it or not And I have to retire So I have until I can have my hangers But I would definitely order in an extra large But I like them I went and got one of my laundry bags to show you I got these in a set of five And I think they were about $8 And they're wonderful I've shown them before They're big Nice zipper I can put two blouses in it And still have plenty of room Anything that has buttons Or any fabric like this kind of a fabric I don't want it rubbing up against anything I usually if I buy something I like it And I want to take good care of it So I usually use laundry bags Everything that I order from Amazon I have Amazon Prime I like it I've had it for years I've only had two things that I have ordered And that had both to do with the couch That I kind of made up for Jim For his healing bed But the rest of it I get free shipping And I have never liked to shop I have never liked to... Except for back in the day I used to like to go to nice department stores And go to their cosmetic counters And I enjoyed that But I just wanted to go there Maybe go buy shoes But that's the degree of shopping That I like to do I was catalog and anyway With Amazon Prime I also get Amazon Prime TV I get like two million free songs And any song I ever put in I can find I don't have any trouble And also I get a free ebook every month So I like it I bought this because of Angie Hot and flashy But before I show it to you I want to point something out on my face This is some kind of a bite And I've had it for about nine days And I haven't been putting anything on it I haven't been putting foundation I haven't been... I haven't even put skincare around it I've just let it alone I haven't put any ointment And it is getting better But it was really large A few days ago So anyway I'm just watching it It's going to be fine It's better But it was really, really large Okay, now what I bought because of Angie I bought a new mirror And I have ordered three of them for gifts And I will warn you When Angie mentioned something I think they go out of stock Because I don't get these until July But I ordered like I said Three as gifts And they're going to be a Christmas gift So that's okay But I've had this light on The whole time I've been talking I'll be able to see if it helps or not Because I'm going to turn it off in just a second And show it to you But like today it's not very sunny out And these two windows I'm getting quite a bit of light I'm not getting very much light over here So I put this down To see if I can get some light on my face So let's see I think it did help This is the size of the mirror It's rechargeable It has a stand And now I'm going to show you the front of it It has a 10-time magnification mirror That will go anywhere You can put it anywhere on this That you want And it stays And then you just turn it on in the back And here is the light And it's adjustable, the light is And for me it's perfect for two things It's perfect for traveling Because I wasn't traveling I've given my travel what travel mirrors I had I sent them on with family To different places So I didn't really have one And it comes in a nice carrying case And I'm thinking it was around $25 I'm more than happy with this And I think I'm going to put it right here On my table Because I do think it kind of Evened out the lighting When I edit this I will see But I didn't put it on anything on my face I just put on lipstick and mascara And then the navy eyeliner Some kind of nuts about When I found out They made reader sunglasses It literally changed my world And that was probably I'm not kidding Maybe five or six years ago And I've had the same glasses So for Mother's Day I got two pair One of them is in my car And one I might put on for you And here they are And you can see my mirror You can see this little square mirror Right here I really really like them I don't have to worry about taking my glasses Back and forth to my car I have a pair of my old ones in the van So I can always have my sunglasses And be able to read Which is a wonderful thing I am still really pleased About the hair thickening products I'm using in my scalp So I'm using one brand here And one brand here But I told you I said I was going to start using The Revita Lash every other day In May Well, I didn't And I'll tell you why I was brushing through my hair I usually when I brush my hair Through the day or something I go like this You know, brush it from back And I had hair in my hairbrush And it was more than usual And I thought this may be the time of year That my hair naturally sheds So it's not time for me to quit Using that pump right there Because that's what I was going to do Every other day But I can share with you something From January 30th, 2022 To March 15th, 2020 Use 2022 I use two pumps every day Right here and right here So that's, I think it was 44 days So that's like 88 pumps For that amount of time And then on March 16th I started just using one pump And I'll show you what one pump looks like I'll go like this I hold it back I do one pump And then I just work it in And I work it in really well And it doesn't make my hair greasy But anyway, that's what I've been doing I'm going to continue rubbing it So, so far I've had 100 And I think 73, 78 pumps And I still have a lot left And I'll let you know when it's finished I was kind of hoping that I could use one pump every day for a year And that would help me with the price Because it is expensive But it is worth it for me to have a thicker part And I don't put it right there But anyway, this has been a winner I wanted you to know that I'm still doing it Every day And I just do it every morning when I get up And I don't think I've missed any days Okay, and then I'm going to show you a floor lamp I don't like it as much as what I had before Jim, I love halogen lighting And I know it's dangerous To keep it away from curtains But I have used a halogen What I call a floor lamp For at least 20 years I don't know if Jim had a bad dream on the couch But when I walked through that I heard something and it was on the floor The halogen lamp was on the floor And halogen just puts off such a nice light And there's not a lot of shadows That's why I like halogen But I could not find a halogen floor lamp anywhere I looked everywhere but I knew how to look So I had to have it because I've got a lot of light through the day But I only have two lamps in there Because I don't like ceiling lights And I don't have can lights And I'm probably never going to have can lights It's not as good as what I had But I'm very happy with it It has a remote control That you can turn it off or on And then if you just touch it with your finger It'll go off and on And I'll put a picture of what it looks like So that was a favorite because it provided light Even though it wasn't my favorite If I can find my favorite That will be moved to a different room And I'll find it So if anybody knows let me know And to my built bar friends And yes I have a code for built bars I ate them for a year before I got my own code And I want to talk about something That I think is delicious It may not be your favorite But this has been my favorite of all so far And it is the birthday cake puff bar It is so soft and it is so chewy And to me it tastes like I mean it tastes like it's really Really calorie laden I mean and it still has The 17 grams of protein The sugars that I watch You know I watch the net sugars And it's really good And they have quite a few puffs on their side And when I got notification I ordered more of the I think these are called the yellow chirps And they're a little bit limited And they're the puffs But what they're doing as things are being Brought out and people like them They're putting them in their permanent line I think it's always going to be something That changes up but I want to Talk to you about a few things Before I announce the winners Of my 11 winners of my last giveaway First of all there are men That are coming in and commenting Under your comments I try to get those whenever I see them But what happens they go back to older videos And it doesn't come to me So I don't get notification of them I can see them on a current video That I'm opening up and looking And I delete them because they're just People that say the same thing Over and over I mark them as spam And somebody else comes up and does it So I'm really sorry about that The other thing are there are people Looking like it's me with my picture I talked about it several months ago The first time I saw it It was telling you that you were a winner And had to contact me Anytime I have a giveaway I announce the giveaway on my channel And then I will have you leave a comment below And then I'll tell you where to email me And what I've been doing is When I get that email I tell the winner To go back on and leave a new comment And I tell them what to say That way I know that I'm communicating With the right person So I don't get scammed like I did A few months ago and I'll put that video Right there And this is a video that I did the giveaway And I did a comparison of the before and after When I was talking Something that I noticed after I had done that video is how much Thicker and darker My eyebrows are in 2022 than they were In 2014 I can contribute that to two things Because I do not put anything on my eyebrows With the exception of Sometimes I put something clear Hairspray, a brow freeze Or something like that And I could not believe the difference in them I also derma roll my eyebrows I never had any luck Derma rolling The thicker part toward the middle And I didn't ever see anything with that But I did see a difference in the tails But I thought that was kind of interesting So now I want to announce the 11 winners Of my giveaway And I'm going to announce it alphabetically By company I enjoyed reading all of your comments And the first name that came up Was Terry O'Malley And she did not Say the magic words Derm, skin, or Time And so she didn't want to be in the giveaway But I wanted to let her know she was number one The first group of winners Dermatology Tinted Moisturizer With an SPF of 46 The first winner was Nicola Or Nicola Bray Congratulations to you Nicola The second winner was Emily Morris Congratulations Emily The third winner was Lori Abercrombie And I want to congratulate you Lori The next winner of the Dermatology Is Eva Bothwell Congratulations Eva And the last winner of the Dermatology Is Michelle Moore The next group of winners Will win the 20% are Garelline with Hyaluronic Acid And Metrixal 3000 And that is from Skin Diva The first winner is Mary Ann Folk Congratulations Mary Ann The second winner is Cindy K Congratulations Cindy And the last winner of the Skin Diva is Gloria P The last group I have five winners For the Timeless Glowy Kit And in that kit is Timeless Dark Eye Circle Cream Squalane Hyaluronic Acid Vitamin C plus E plus Ferulic Acid 3000 Cucumber Spray And the first winner is Gabby S Congratulations Gabby And the second winner is Teresa Congratulations Teresa The next winner is Joe Salmon Or Salmon I'm not sure how you pronounce it Congratulations Joe The next winner is Missy C Congratulations Missy And the last winner is Ziggy's Bookshop Congratulations Congratulations to all my winners First thing you need to do Is leave a comment below Saying hey I won And then I will reply to you And let you know how to Get in touch with me And we'll go from there I'm excited for all of you Thank you all for watching And I appreciate you All I know to say I appreciate you It is all good And I'll see you in my next video Take care Good morning From the month of Of course Jim's Successful My great grandmother Is how they can If there's a