Skinnygirl - #skinnygirlXinfluenster

 I'm a reality show junky - the housewives being one of my guilty pleasures. The original New York crew is a few of my favs... If you watch, you are well aware of Skinnygirl's creator Bethenny.

In my #refreshvoxbox I received a Skinnygirl Tasty Nutrition Bar in chocolate peanut butter with sea salt. The packaging tells me its 170 calories, 6g of protein with 5g fiber. Not bad... I had a sweet tooth after dinner, still had calories to spare (yes... I'm a calorie counter) so I indulged. And... Yum. I was a little worried about the sea salt as I've had other nutrition bars with added sea salt and they tasted... salty... this was perfect. It wasn't too over bearing on either peanut butter or chocolate and my sweet tooth was a happy camper.

Through February 26th you can buy 5 bars for $5 at Target - and check out Skinnygirl Daily for all of Bethenny's other products and offerings.

"I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."
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#RefreshVoxBox

Ok, so it's been a while. And....  I'm quickly approaching fifty something and counting (hm.. a name change may need to be in the works?!).....

So I've recently signed up with Influenster and thought it would be fun to blog about the products I receive for free in order to test and give my opinion on.... Fun little package of complimentary items came today. Yipee, who doesn't love FREE??!!

The first thing i opened was the bag of Nacho Cheese Beanitos. Um... Yum! They are a white bean chip, high in fiber, gluten free with 4 complete grams of protein (their words, not mine). What did I love... they are super light and crunchy - I have a fondness for chips... a HUGE fondness. At 140 calories for 12 chips, I can keep them in my calorie count for the day and satisfy my desire for crunchy goodness. What I'm not so sure I'm fond of.... though the Nacho Cheese taste great as you are eating them, it does kinda of leave a lingering taste in your mouth. Can't put my finger on what in the spices it might be... but I do think I need a drink or two of water to help rinse it out. I did also recieve a plain white bean with sea salt - looking forward to dunking those into some yummy salsa!!!

I'm sure their website will tell you where to get your bag - promise you wont be disappointed  http://beanitos.com/    #allthatanabagofchips

*my bag of beanitos was complimentary to allow me to test and talk about!

David Tieman of Tieman's Fusion Coffee....

Well, It's official....

Our previous partner, David Tieman of Tieman's Fusion Coffee, is making it legal and known....

He never intends to purchase our half of the company....

He has filed for personal bankruptcy....

His payoff was personally guaranteed, which a man of his word and Christian integrity for which he claims to have, would make good on, or at least make contact with his debtor to discuss....

Especially since Tieman's Fusion Coffee is still a viable company in business....

Curious about the story? Here's each post about our journey... David drains the bank account, backround on how our partnership came about, all communication stops, mediation, payoff agreement and this sums it all up.... 

Follow Friday....

Haven't played for a while. Feeling Beachie's questions this week...

This week’s statements:

1. I always refuse to admit_____ ~ well, not always, but i do have a hard time admitting when I'm wrong. I'd say 98% of the time. It just doesn't roll off the tongue easily.

2. I won’t eat ____ ~ liver. cabbage. Actually I've never really had either but they just don't sound appealing.

3. I would like to hang out with _____________ for a day ~ my grandparents. Now that they are gone I realize I didn't take advantage of sitting down with them and really learning about their life experiences. I miss them.

4. I would like to learn how to __________ ~ speak a foreign language, play the piano, surf... Problem is I don't actually want to learn, I just want to know how. 

By the way, If you read this Beachie, I'd add the button but I just don't know how...

Friday Follow on Saturday....

It's been a while, but I always love Beechie's game...

1. I find it very difficult to ____ - let go and not try to control life.

2. No matter how hard I try, I really can’t stand to ___ - hm... not sure about this one. First thing that comes to mind is clean my kids bathroom - ick!

3. My significant other is _____ - perfect.

4. I wish ____ would stop. - the aging process. I don't mind getting older, just wish the body didn't have to show it!!!

Follow Friday...

Feeling beachie has asked....

1- When I was younger, I used to ______ think I was going to be a SUPER STAR... little did I realize I needed to have a football team of children, or party on the Jersey shore, or be a so called "socialite" in a metropolitan town, or be a bounty hunter, own a pawn shop, or have a child at 16 and allow someone to document my stupid thinking in order to do so.

2- I always start my day with ______ coffee - is there any other way to start it?

3 – When I get some time alone I like to _______ right now my alone time starts around 9:30 each night and I hate to admit it but I like to watch a bunch of mindless tv.

4  – I think _______ is ridiculous at the moment, the Casey Anthony verdict

Meet Me on Monday....

 Here we go......

1.  What is your favorite food?  Anything Mexican. Hands down.
2.  What color scheme is your bedroom? We've lived here 14 years and have yet to work on the upstairs. White walls, brown and tan comforter. In my mind my room has walls a color called sauteed mushroom (yes, it's a real paint color). With dark furniture, color schemed brown with accents of blue. I could go on and on, I know what I want, just need the funds to do so.
3.  Do you carry a donor card? Yes
4.  In your opinion, is the glass half empty or half full? I hear all the time how positive and upbeat I am, but really I'm a half empty kinda gal. I'm not a negative nelly, I think I'm just realistic.
5.  Vanilla or Chocolate? Hmmm, Vanilla but with toppings.