 Good morning today. I'm going to share with you some things that have made me happy I haven't purchased very many things at all But the things that I'm going to talk about have made me very happy some things that were just okay I'm going to announce the winner of my secret giveaway from the last video I filmed which I uploaded on December 11th, so I'm kind of rusty So if you can bear with me and as always I just have to do some chit chat I just have to tell you what is going on and and what's new The first thing I'm going to talk about really did make a big difference Jim hasn't slept in this bedroom since before his first hip replacement He's just not comfortable. That'll change. I know But Jim always wanted an electric blanket So I found a great one a couple of years ago that was dual control and I didn't have to use it I like a cold bedroom So since I knew that Jim wasn't sleeping in here. I thought I don't think I'm gonna even get the Electric blanket from in my closet and put it on the bed Especially because my sister told me that she didn't use an electric blanket and last winter She just used that unhide blanket that you know, I love this is my third winter with it I'm gonna show it to you because you'll kind of understand what I'm talking about With the thing that made me happy. I mean here is here is this it's like a monstrosity It's 60 by 80. It is so thick. It is so plush and I loved it and it did keep me warm But one of my things that I enjoy doing when I come to the bedroom You know, I read and I pray and then I watch a little TV I kept losing my remote control and it was frustrating. It would get in all these little dips and divots and I Got tired of looking for it. So when I got up one morning I thought I am going to attach this to my bed somehow and I'm gonna put in some Footage here, but what I did I put ribbon here and I glued it and I made sure I didn't glue the battery case shut and I attached it to my Spindle on my headboard And then when I'm when using it, I just put it underneath the pillow I would not do this if I had children or pets because you could get tangled up in it But oh my gosh, if I'm looking for my remote All I have to do is reach back find that ribbon and I can find my remote and it's long enough So that has really really made me happy and something else right before Christmas. We had a huge cold spell And I thought oh, I'm gonna have to get that electric blanket out well, I slept with a sheet and my quilt and my unhide blanket and It kept me warm, but then it got to minus nine degrees one night Which I think in Celsius. That's like minus 24 and We had a windshield of minus 30 and I'm not sure what that is in Celsius But I mean it is cold and I thought oh my gosh, I should have gotten that electric blanket out Well, the power went off And I mean it was off for like two and a half hours and of course the house got cold There's a fireplace in the living room and Jim was in there and he was feeling toasty But I stayed in bed and I was comfortable So I was really happy that I had it and one of you all shared with me You were looking for him and you found him on the unhide website Well, I went there looking because I had purchased this for gifts for several people in 2021 I was able to buy several of them on Nordstrom when they had their their sale Well, I looked on Nordstrom today and they did have quite a few colors available So I'm hoping this summer when they have their you know, I don't know what it is I don't buy much from it, but I do look for certain things that they will have these for sale. They are machine washable Dryable before I even used it. I washed it and I dried it in the dryer And I thought no telling how much fuzz is gonna be in it It did not lose one bit and I just wash it every year before I put it up And I really only wanted to talk about the Nordstrom because that's the exact blanket I have and that's the only thing that I know anything about other than I do have the throw The unhide throw, that's what made me want to buy this I really liked it and it's a lot lighter not as thick and plush But anyway, my second thing is I found an earring. I have these earrings on and I'll get up close So you can see him. I've had him for like 20 plus years and for me They are like my most perfect earring because I can sleep in them They are so comfortable and you've seen me film in these for years If I have on different earrings, you know, I've been out of bed for a while because these are just my go-to Well, we had a leak in the bathroom and it was such a big leak that it went behind the shifu rope I had to pull the shifu rope out and I was cleaning and not getting all that up And I saw something shining. Well, it was this earring and I was so excited. I picked it up And I was thrilled That evening I went looking for my match because I thought I knew exactly where I put it and I couldn't find it But I thought well at least I've got this one and in the next day. I couldn't remember where I put it Well a couple of weeks later I was doing laundry And when I have a front loading washing machine and when I opened the door I could see the earring was down in that rubber area So I got it out washed it off and I found this one. I went to the second place I thought it could have been so I've had these I've had them for about a month My son got them for me and they just it just made him special Now this next one might be odd and I don't I'm sure there's not many people who need it But I had a real need for it. I don't like at night time I'm looking for a nightlight is what I was looking for But I don't really like them. I mean I was thinking about the motion ones and all that kind of stuff Well and this thing popped up and I thought It's rechargeable, which I like I like anything that you don't have these batteries in and I thought I'll give it a try You wait when I got it. I'll do when I got it I turned it up like this and I thought how in the world does this work? It had like a little thing here you could hook it on but I could not figure out how to how to get it going So I turned it over like this and then the light came on If you put two fingers on it, it'll turn off You know and if you want to if you can change it to different colors by just going like this I don't ever have a need for any different colors But I like it a lot of times I'll just take it with me to the bathroom And it was especially nice the night the power went off I do have a lantern in here like a battery operated lantern and we're fine if the power goes off But I really have enjoyed this I use it absolutely every night for for some reason And I just thought I'd share and I think it was like $20. I've only charged it one time It's probably gonna go out right now as we're talking, but it's a good one My friend Christina from northern Illinois sent me an email and said she's gonna send me a package And told me when it was gonna be here Well, I emailed her back and said I just want you to know it did not arrive Because I didn't want her to think that I was ungrateful because I was And she contacted the company and I had another date that I was going to receive a box Well, I opened it up and it was beautifully packaged. Here's the packaging just beautiful It arrived the day after Christmas And all these cookies they're Cheryl's cookies I could recommend them to anyone and it's such a wonderful gift to Send to somebody well Jim and I opened them right away and they were absolutely delicious I tried to limit it to right after dinner because I really do watch my wheat And I think I ate a little bit too much of it because I had a little bit of a hip pain But I backed off I put some in the freezer below and behold A couple of days later Another box came so I contacted Christine and I said I'll be glad to pay for these. I got another box And she said no need they didn't charge her So we have I've given goodies to people when they've been over and I've got some in the freezer But I was really impressed with it and it's just a small business I have no affiliation with them. I'll just type their name across here But uh, it'd be a good place to look if there's some time you just want to send somebody something special I felt real special when I received them. I told you I would let you know when I knew something about vagamor I started using it in one area right here On october 8th 2022 I have this much left right to there And it does work. In fact, I'm going to have to quit using it there and I'll rotate it with my revitalize But it could because see I'm used to this. This is what I'm used to in my forehead I've had them forever and I'm used to messing with it. Well now On this side, it has really grown and it messes up my bangs So I'm I'm going to quit using it there And but it does work. My favorite is the revitalize. It's expensive A friend of mine that has a youtube channel had a 26 off discount code that I was going to share with you But I checked and it's no longer available But a lot of times when you go to the website, they have 20 off and which you know and sometimes 25 off But that's my favorite. My second favorite is the vagamor. It does work It makes your hair grow and it makes it thicker And then my third choice is grande hair It worked. I didn't like it as much. None of them made my hair look greasy or dirty in any way and I've had questions about the Nutriox, I only use that right after I derma roll my scalp and that's right after I shampoo my hair And I shampoo my hair every five days is when I shampoo my hair And that's the only time I use that and I'm not going to quit doing that But I wanted to give you an update on that. Well, the other part of the good I'm still talking about my good things and I think it is good. I am no longer platinum nor diamond with Ulta. I am just a regular customer I do accrue points if I order something But I'm still not wearing face makeup or blush or eyeshadow Just mascara Something on my brows to keep them clear, you know to keep them in place and lip gloss lipstick And what I'm missing about it is if I don't have a foundation on my face, I won't wear eyeshadow I won't wear blush. I think for me I equate a full face of makeup And I'm still liking my skin the way it looks. I'm not even putting powder I did put powder right there and right there today That I never thought I would feel so good about my skin at 69 years old when I used to wouldn't go anywhere without makeup So it's a good thing that I am no longer Any reward category in Ulta. I've never been anything but an insider at Sephora So whenever they have their sales, I'm a 10 percenter. I am still enjoying my belt bars I especially like the belt puffs They did an excellent one this year that I didn't think I'd like and I almost didn't order it And it's pumpkin pie and it had the white chocolate and I thought it was great And now one of my favorites is the coconut marshmallow And these are the puffs. I still like the bars, but I have not purchased those in a long time I have some in my freezer and I will eat them. I'll take one out for you You know, maybe about 30 minutes and I'll eat them But the thing that I'm the reason I'm mentioning this is they've added postage on it I started to order a box and I I can't remember what the shipping and handling was And I started to complete the order and I thought I'm going to throw in another box To see if the postage increases and it didn't so that's okay But in the past there hasn't been shipping and handling on it So I am really curious if any of you see them in the stores They I don't I I've never been in a Costco It's probably been 15 years since I've been in the sams Or even like a health food store. I just haven't so if any of you see them somewhere Let me know and and I'd love to know how much they are there. So, okay I have been dry drinking out of this cup I don't know how long it's it's been quite a few years Because of Kathy from Kathy's beauty care chats. I bought this I can't remember it's not a super name brand, but it's a good one and I've really enjoyed it Well, I saw all those Stanley cups and I like my metal straw I have a brush that is long that I can keep them clean and I have quite a few of them But I love it, but it's not real handy when you're traveling because you can spell it And you have to take this off in order for it to fit in my cup holder. Oh, here's my brush It was in here. So I ordered one of the Stanley cups the 30 ounce That's what this one is and I liked it because you could just carry it along and I will use it But I'm not a big fan the straw Here's the straw like component. It's not comfortable It's a long straw right there. It detaches and that's not hard to keep clean But I was really disappointed. I just thought I would like it a lot more So I am a creature of habit. I guess and I enjoy my cup I will use this when I go someplace. I'll fill it up because I don't like to buy water I like to take my water and I don't like to buy the plastic water bottles when I mentioned my bathtub In one of my recent videos that it like I brought it to this home Six generations. I think right now I have bathed in that bathtub A couple of people asked me to share a photo of it and I will I'll put one in here And I also will link the video it was taken. I did I filmed it seven or eight years ago It's not that good of a video at all But I do kind of talk more about the pieces In my where they came from because a lot of it was family Were family things and things that meant something to me It was before I met Jim that I turned a study into a bathtub all because of my antique cloth the bathtub and the only things I had to purchase for it Was a sink and a stool everything else came from other areas of the house and I love that I still love my room, but that's a picture of it And if you're still here, this is going to be a giveaway and because it's a giveaway I cannot reply to questions or comments under this video go to any video I don't care how old it is and Ask me a question and I will get back to you Lisa j from bkbeauty had sent me two Beautiful boxes of new eye shadow brushes and face brushes And I said that I was going to give them away But first I wanted to purchase the brushes myself And I've used a few of them not a whole lot of them, but that they're wonderful To me they are the perfect brush Not that any other brush that I own Can't do the same thing or close to it. I just love the way they feel I love these brushes. I love I have a couple from it and I love Mary glitzy fritzy's Brush set that she put together for sigma those brushes are excellent And before I brag on something I want to spend my own money on it And I have on every brush that I own from lisa's bk beauty. I've purchased they've sent them to me I've given them away. These are the new five Face brushes and these are the new four eye brushes set of four eye brushes They're not duplicates. They all do different things. I'll put information below This one happens to be my absolute favorite It's a contour brush I have the one that's bigger for the face and smaller for the eyes And love them. I bet all her brushes. I think are really good. These are mine The other boxes that I'm going to send you have not been opened and they are right here. These have not been opened So let me think what I want you to do and I want you to say To enter my giveaway. All you have to be is 18 years old or older. That's it You don't have to be subscribed. You don't have to like it. You don't have to follow me anywhere But you do have to use a word in a sentence in the comments below And I think we'll just use the word brush You can use that word brush in a sentence and that will let me know that you're interested in An opportunity to win one of these fabulous brush sets. Oh, and by the way, they are all sold individually now Yeah, I think that's wonderful that you know, you don't have to buy the whole set You can get exactly what you want I've noticed that with everything that lisa has done She comes out with a set and then the brushes are available on their own And lipstick and lip liner. So I appreciate that. I've had my hair cut a ton I've had Streaks put in it. I don't know if you can see that or not. So I go every three months I already have my appointment for three months from now And in the meantime, I a little bit of my silver shows and that's okay On my last video on my very favorites of 2022 Toward the end of my video, I inserted this clip It's my son, jeremy's youngest child who's a senior in high school and that was his first Alley-oop dunk of the season. So I just put that in there didn't say anything I just kept talking and just stuck it in there and then next to it. I put and in the next clip I said something like just say grandson And I put for a change to win a hundred dollars instead of a chance those type of those things in sometimes Are kind of hard and I've got a winner. I loaded all of the comments in random comment picker I deleted duplicates and I only looked for Anything that had the word grandson And I think there were 67 people Which made me feel very special that that many people Said long enough to watch to see it because that does mean a lot It helps any youtuber you like the longer you watch the video The the more their video is suggested and I went to announce the lucky winner I started to send you a comment and then I thought no, I'm not gonna do that because I said I'll never do that So linda martin Congratulations, you are the winner of a hundred dollar e-gift card to wherever I can purchase them Or a hundred dollar deposit in your PayPal account My next video should be my 32 weeks using the omnilex Contour mask. I have filmed my skin on exactly the 32nd day So hopefully that'll be my next video up in a couple of weeks. It is all good. Appreciate you More than you'll ever know you just don't know how much it means when somebody comes and Presses that button and wants to listen to what you have to say. It's very humbling So thank you again. I will see you in my next video. Take care And incidentally So just kind of bear with I kept getting my if I haven't changed them Then I couldn't find it Just happy 20 plus years and uh my I won't use you know used to