Thursday, May 17, 2012
I have been so excited about this I can hardly stand it!
For MONTHS I have been bugging my nephew Scott (who just happens to be my business partner AND the President/Owner of this AMAZING new company and website called TopBlip.com) about doing a fabulous CARIBBEAN CRUISE GETAWAY GIVEAWAY!
I keep telling him I have the most AMAZING readers in the universe and I would LOVE to show them how much I appreciate their support with something HUGE….like this!
A Caribbean Cruise for two!
(more about that in a minute)
First, I would like to FORMALLY introduce you to my nephew Scott Warner. He and his partners, Sean and Justin Bingham along with Dave and Danny Brotherson are the creative geniuses behind what I personally think is one of the most incredibly exciting and unique concepts out there on the WWW!
It’s called TopBlip.com and it’s where up-and-coming musical artists go to be seen, be heard and be recognized!
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A few months ago….I attempted (and failed!) to make my own tinted mason jars. They were supposed to look like this…..
But ended up looking like this…..
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Recently I keep seeing this idea for making your own Translucent Face Powder popping up on Pinterest. It’s intriguing to say the least!
It turns out, you can BUY the very popular Mineral Veil for $20.00 from bareEscentuals, OR for about .05 cents worth of ingredients that you probably already have in your cupboards right now, you can make your own!
I’m personally pretty excited about this because I have always used some type of translucent powder and the prices can be ridiculous!
But it really does put the “finishing” touch” on your whole makeup application…so I’ve always “bit the bullet” and “paid the price for beauty”. :-)
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Monday, May 14, 2012
OK….now I am going to write about what I originally sat down yesterday to write about! Didn’t quite work out that way. My head and my heart had other things to say apparently. :-) But now that I’ve got that out of my system……I can post about the amazing foot soak that saved my feet on Saturday!
Saturday was a C R A Z Y day!!! I was on my feet ALL DAY LONG! First I helped in the kitchen at a funeral luncheon for over 2 hours….then I ran home…changed clothes and hit the road to do a million and one errands in preparation for a Mother’s Day Rib Fest I was hosting on Sunday for 25 people!
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, moms-to-be, moms who have suffered losses, step moms, mother-in laws, birth mothers, adoptive moms, selected moms, single moms, grandmoms, and every other “mom” type out there that I may have forgotten! It’s YOUR day! CELEBRATE IT! That is a bonafide Jillee order! :-)
Oh I know how it is! Sometimes Mother’s Day can be the absolute WORST day! It’s all about expectations….and when they aren’t met….disappointment and disaster can ensue. But not today! Today….no matter WHAT happens….no matter what goes right or wrong….I hope you will ENJOY and CELEBRATE being a Mom!
I want to tell you a little story.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
It’s been a long time since I’ve made Gluten-FILLED cookies. :-) But the stars seemed to align this week for me to make this “heavenly” cookie.
A couple of days ago I was asked to make cookies for a funeral luncheon. That SAME day I saw these posted on Pinterest. They are called “Halfway To Heaven Peanut Butter Cookies” and they had me salivating the second I saw them!
Does anyone remember Nutter Butters? Do they still MAKE Nutter Butters? I honestly couldn’t tell you. It’s been SO long since I’ve had one….but I remember as a kid being slightly obsessed with them. I’ve always had a weakness for goodies made with Peanut Butter. (Check out the Homemade Peanut Butter Cups I made recently…..amazing!)
Anyway, these remind me a lot of Nutter Butters….only a thousand times better! :-) The addition of oats lightens the cookie and makes it chewy at the same time…and the “filling” is so creamy and smooth…but not TOO sweet. Overall….it’s a WINNER with a capital “W” in my book!
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Friday, May 11, 2012
I’ve been meaning to do this post for awhile now….but I kept discovering MORE and MORE ingenious/useful/simple/brilliant/creative ways to use Baking Soda…that I just kept adding to my LONG list!! Now the list is pretty much out of control….so I’m going to have to put on my editor’s hat and try and narrow it down to my VERY favorite of my FAVORITE uses for baking soda!
FYI….I haven’t personally tried ALL of these (for example: the stuff involving cats I haven’t tried, because I don’t have cats!)….but I HAVE tried a LOT of them! And I do currently have not ONE, but TWO of these HUGE bags of the stuff in my pantry closet! lol. That is a LOT of Baking Soda!! But I use it A LOT! A lot, A LOT!
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Now that we are all getting outdoors more (hooray summertime!), most of us (some more than others!) are having to deal with pesky mosquitoes that love to try and ruin our outdoor fun. :-) I have to admit, here in this semi-arid desert state, we don’t have to deal with mosquitoes NEARLY as much as those of you in the midwest or back east. But ANY mosquito is an unwelcome mosquito!
I don’t know about you….but I will avoid spraying on mosquito repellent at all costs! I hate that stuff! I mean I will USE it if I HAVE to….but it’s just so unpleasant! Well not anymore! I made up a homemade version that Amy at Positively Splendid shared and found it VERY PLEASANT! :-)
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Trying to get sticky stickers off of bottles and jars (and whatever else) is probably one of my TOP TEN pet peeves! Which is saying a LOT…because I have a LOT of pet peeves! (pumping gas, wearing a bra, carrying a purse….all come to mind! lol) But this is a SERIOUS one! I can’t tell you how much time and how many different methods, substances, etc. I have tried in my search for the holy grail of sticker goo removers.
Recently I came across this list on TipNut: 30 Helpful Items To Remove Sticky Adhesive Goo. As I perused the list…I counted at least 7 I had already tried…including…Vinegar, Rubbing Alcohol, Windex, Baking Soda & Water Paste, Vegetable Oil / Olive Oil, and Tea Tree Oil.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS to Denise Grandstaff!
You are the lucky winner of the Scentsy Giveaway! Please email me at jill@byjillee.com (or use the Contact button at the top of the website) with your mailing address. :-)
Thanks everyone for entering! More fun contests coming up. :-)
I am sure a lot of you have heard of Scentsy before. A LOT of you have probably even experienced the “Scentsy craze”. After all…..in the last eight years, Scentsy has generated more than $1 billion in revenue! That’s a lot of candles!!!
Well, they’re not EXACTLY candles….technically they are “a safe, wickless alternative to scented candles”. Which basically means they are scented wax that you melt LIKE a scented candle…but there is no open flame involved. Confused? Well, frankly, I was too UNTIL I actually got one in my hands and experienced what all the hype was about! It’s really quite ingenious! Not to mention VERY nice smelling! :-)
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