Life Happens

If I ever need an idea for a gift I check out Ebay since they have “everything under the sun” (and more ). I usually find something that I like there too.

For mother’s day I have bought a DVD and a box of chocolates so far. I am looking for one more small gift to get since I have not gotten much for her this year.

I noticed that Pangea Organics beauty care products are becoming popular.  I personally like all natural beauty supplies and food so I looked on ebay to see if I could get some at a low price.  Sure enough, they have a selection of Pangea Organics bath sets, facial cream, facial toner and body scrub, just to name a few.

Here is a description of their facial lotion:

* Facial lotion formulated to leave skin feeling smoother rather than smothering
* Creamy and moisturizing composition
* For a relaxing mind and soothing body
* Ylang Ylang soothes tension while Linden Flower leaves skin smooth and soft
* Nurtures skin
* Cruelty-free
* Contains no sulfates, detergents, or synthetic preservatives
* No artificial colors or fragrances
* A portion of Pangea Organic’s profits are helping them build their non-profit organization, Pangea Institute, dedicated to researching and teaching all aspects of sustainable living and business practices

Looks pretty good to me. I usually buy new natural products from my local health food grocery store but the markup is very high so I try to find it cheaper online if I like it.

I have been looking for a mother’s day gift for my mom, and she just might like this. Ebay sellers are usually very friendly and can do a rush order for you if you contact them, especially if they have high feedback and are experienced sellers.

Manny Ramirez is in the news today and is being suspended for 50 games for performance enhancing drug violations.  Here is what they have to say about him on Wikipedia.

I checked Ebay to see if they had any memorabilia of his for sale and found that they had a lot of Many Ramirez, of Boston Red Socks fame, items to buy including signatures, photos, and baseball cards.

I am getting ready to see the Star Trek movie this weekend and wish I had a Star Trek Tshirt to wear to the movie. I guess it is not too late to order one in honor of seeing it though. I love to wear Tshirts that show off the stuff I like, especially around the house or when going casual shopping, like to the grocery store.

I just saw one I like ” Resistance Is Futile” in white script on a Black T. I also like the plain white ones with the Star Trek academy logo on the upper left.

If you have a favorite character like Spock or Quark, the Ferengi, you can get a shirt with their face on it too. Make sure you get one that says it is licensed though! If you get a large logo, you want to make sure to turn the Tshirt inside out when you wash it so it will last longer. Also make sure you dry your Tshirts really well, because cotten rots if it is wet. I read recently that new clothes have a bit of formaldehyde in them to keep them from rotting in the store. That is why you get that funny smell when you walk into a clothing store.

I love Ebay since you can find and order exactly what you want. Usually they have the lowest prices too.

You know Ebay sellers are hot on the latest trends when you see a wide variety of Adam Lambert, the potential winner of this year’s American Idol Season, items available for sale on Ebay.

Things you can get from Ebay for Adam Lambert adoration include:

• OOAK Art Doll of Adam Lambert
• Shirt
• Painting
• Print
• Dog Tag
• Button
• Cards
• Watch
• USB Flash Drive with Adam Lambert’s Photo on it
• Mouse Pad
• Signature
• Photo
• Keychain
• Necklace
• Earrings
• Bracelet

I guess the sellers on Ebay are betting that he really will be the next American Idol!

There is a Free Chicken Coupon For KFC from Oprah.com today that is good for a two piece KFC grilled chicken meal.

The offer is good for four downloads per person and lasts until May 19th, 2009 but is not valid on mother’s day (guess they are expecting a crowd for Mother’s day ).  One coupon per person, but no household limit.

Free food is good any time!

I was sorry to hear that Dom DeLuise passed away today.

Comedian and actor Dom DeLuise has passed away at the age of 75, according to TMZ.com and Entertainment Tonight. He is reported to have died in his sleep around 6 P.M. on Monday at a Los Angeles hospital.

I used to watch him on the Carol Burnett show when I was little and loved him.

Here is some memorabilia that you can get on Ebay for Dom Deluise:

According to abcnews Oprah tried, blogged and  talked about the 21-day cleanse from the book “Quantum Wellness Cleanse”recently.  She gave it high marks.

Here is the intro to the book:

Introduction

I RECENTLY PUBLISHED MY THIRD BOOK, QUANTUM WELLNESS: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness. That book details how small, incremental changes—in what we eat, how we think, how we move our bodies, and how we relate to others—can reap huge rewards. One of the practices I recommend for “jump-starting” a quantum shift to a higher state of wellness is a 21-Day Cleanse—a period of three weeks in which you abstain from sugar, caffeine, gluten, alcohol, and animal products, and load yourself full of a wholesome, plant-based diet. Of all the things I wrote about in that book, it was the cleanse that elicited the most overwhelming response. Easily 90 percent of the questions and letters I receive from readers have to do with navigating those twenty-one days. Clearly, a nerve has been struck. I don’t think it’s just that people want to detox and lose weight, although that is surely part of it. I think that the promise of experiencing real, discernible breakthroughs in body, mind, and spirit in a relatively short period of time appeals to the great many of us who have a serious desire for personal development and change.

And so I decided to devote a whole book to the cleanse— to answering your questions, going into greater depth about the process, and offering you a hand as you try to go three weeks without some of the substances you reach for when you need comfort. Get ready for a miracle, because that’s what happens when you first make the decision to move in the direction of quantum wellness, when you decide to take supremely good care of your body and work through the obstacles that come up when you do. When you make your move—even if it’s a just a single step—toward the shift you’d like to experience, your body, mind, and spirit are brought to a whole new and altogether higher level.

You can buy the 21-day cleanse book on Ebay both new and used cheap.

Gossip Girl is a TV show that started in 2007. Here is an IMBD excerpt:

Welcome to New York’s Upper East side where the wealthy and connected mingle at benefits and try to deal with their always dramatic love lives, not to mention picking colleges. Blair Waldorf is the so-called toast of adolescence in her world; she and her friends, Kati Farkas and Isabel Coates, go to a prep school and fancy parties with their rich parents.

The show is based on a book by Cecily von Ziegesar.

Here is a viewership graph from Wikipedia:

Gossip Girl Viewership Graph

The “Cook Yourself Thin” diet book is the hot new nutrition book with accompanying Lifetime TV show.

Back-to-back episodes will be aired at 5 and 5:30 p.m. Monday and May 8. Starting May 11, the show will air at its regular time of 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The cookbook “Cook Yourself Thin: The Delicious Way to Drop a Dress Size,” by Lifetime Television (Voice, $19.99), was also recently released and features from the show, calorie guides and alternative ideas to high-calorie meals.

Ebay has a great selection of new and used diet books for sale.

Here is an excerpt from the Ebay book sales page:

Cook Yourself Thin is a healthy, delicious way to drop a dress size without all the gimmicks.

For some of us, losing weight has always been a struggle. The challenge: figuring out how to cook healthy, low-fat foods that won’t leave you hungry, bored, or running for a gallon of ice cream! Cook Yourself Thin shows how to cut calories, change diets, and improve health without sacrificing the foods we love.

Cook Yourself Thin is not a fad diet. It gives skinny alternatives to your cravings. You can’t live without your chocolate cake or mac ‘n’ cheese? You don’t have to! (See Very Chocolate Cake, page 200.) There’s never enough time to cook? Cook Yourself Thin keeps it simple–with easy instructions and fun recipes you’ll want to make again and again.

Here are some listings for the book: