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Hoover OnePwr Cordless Vacuum Review

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I bought my Hoover OnePower Cordless Vacuum after my budget one, the PrettyCare Cordless Vacuum. It began its life-decline two years in, losing suction power and time reduced on a full battery. I decided that, while the PrettyCare served my needs at the time I purchased it, my next purchase

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Sprawled on White Bay Beach in Falmouth, the capital of Trelawny parish in Jamaica, Riu Palace Aquarelle opened to the public in May 2024. By now, my regular readers know I love a good Jamaican all-inclusive resort. Especially since the Jamaican experience has spoiled us for hotel stays elsewhere. So,

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PrettyCare Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Review

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I wanted a small, efficient vacuum for my apartment, so I tried the PrettyCare Cordless Vacuum. It looked like exactly the what I was thinking that I would like to get. It’s the right size, cordless, has multiple attachments, and, of course, isn’t too expensive. As you can imagine, it’s

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Moon Palace Jamaica Review

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My husband and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary at Moon Palace Jamaica in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. As you probably already know, if you’re a regular reader of the blog, my family and I like to frequent all-inclusive resorts around Jamaica, and our preference is family-friendly all-inclusive resorts. Although this trip

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I’m in the market for coffee to try in Canada and decided to give Starbucks Caffè Verona Dark Roast Coffee a go. As a Jamaican native, one of the things I have never had to worry about is accessing good coffee. I was born and raised where some of the

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My 2021 Reading List

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As a bookworm, let me share my 2021 reading list with you. Despite the busy year, I found the time to squeeze in a few books. In fact, whenever the heat got too high for me mentally, diving headfirst in a good novel fiction does wonders. I can explain it,

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I thought I would share my favourite Cheesy Netflix Christmas movies. Last year during Blogmas, I shared some classic Christmas movies the family might enjoy. This time I’m sharing some of my favourite corny, romantic holiday picks from Netflix. Now is the time to admit it does not need to

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DoubleTree by Hilton, Toronto Review

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My husband and I stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Toronto (Chestnut St.) for a few days in November. I’d been looking for a hotel in Downtown, Toronto that I feel safe (and clean) staying at. I landed on DoubleTree. The hotel is about a 20-minute drive from Pearson International

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3 Jamaican Scented Candles to Try

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I’ve been very deliberate about trying Jamaican scented candles for the past few months, while I’m enamoured with homemaking. It just makes sense that supporting local brands are at the top of the list for products to try while I go about my mission. Local brands with great products (and

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PhotoWall Canvas Print Review

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PhotoWall is a Swedish wall decor company that specializes in decorative wall prints. Prints such as wallpapers and murals, canvas prints, framed prints and posters. I have been deep into making our house a home lately and apart from just scents and cleaning, but so far, our only wall decor

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Royalton White Sands & Blue Waters Review

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My family and I spent a weekend recently at Royalton White Sands and Blue Waters resort to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. With curfews still in effect on the island, there not much we can still do that we used to do before this monument shift in everyday life, but

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If you haven’t seen Behind Her Eyes on Netflix and you plan to, or want to savour the opportunity to do so, this post is not for you. Save it, watch and come back later. This is your official spoiler notice. Now then, if you are still reading, you have

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I never thought I would be the person to be talking about Vegan anything, let alone vegan ice cream. But hear me out, since I have migraines and it affects my consumption of dairy products, I didn’t eat ice cream too often, and when I did, I’d have to contend

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Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa Review

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I celebrated my birthday this past weekend at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa. When the shit hit the fan in March and everything recreational went into lockdown, I wondered if it would carry through until August. Common sense said most likely it would, and though my birthdays are

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I tried The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning SoIution after a friend recommended it. I desperately needed to improve the appearance of my acne-active and scarred skin following an acute wave of eczema and acne. Two years ago, I put a copper intrauterine device (IUD) in, and almost immediately, my

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Hey guys! As you know the Libra weekend celebrations in the Reid household are now a thing every second week in October. This year, we spent our weekend at Royal Decameron Club Caribbean Resort in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. I chose this hotel for three reasons;

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Hey guys! I thought I’d do something a little bit different with this blog post and share some of my household cleaning favourites. These items and products are ones I’ve been loving and using for some time now. I’d been on a YouTube dry spell for while and as I

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Ole Henriksen for Skincare Recovery

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Last June (2018), my skin decided to really wild out and I was introduced to Ole Henriksen products by a friend. I had apparently developed two types of eczema and acne. Eventually, everything I used caused inflammation, and I had unprovoked waves of it every other day. Eventually, I was

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Hyatt Place, River North Chicago Review

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A few weeks ago hubby and I, stayed at Hyatt Place, River North when we took a trip to Chicago to attend the 2018 staging of the  Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference. The conference lasted a week, during which time we stayed at the Hyatt Place River North

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Grand Bahia Principe Jamaica Review

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Heroes Weekend 2018 was a special weekend of celebration for my family. We decided to celebrate at the Grand Bahia Principe in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. My husband turned the big 30, my daughter turned 2, I celebrated the completion of two books (business and fiction), our accompanying friends celebrated graduating

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Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach Review

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My Birthday (August 9) weekend was a really full and busy time. My novel came out that day, and the stress of the months leading up was really wearing me thin. So when my husband asked what I wanted for my birthday and we happened to be driving by the

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Fancii Waterproof Facial Ceansing Brush Set

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I’ve been meaning to write a review for this face brush I decided to try, the Fancii Waterproof Facial Cleansing Brush. I bought it on Amazon a while back and I’ve truly been enjoying it and considerate one of those “oh!” in a good way purchases so I thought I

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Aveeno is well known for gentle skincare products. I’ve used a few products from the Positively Radiant line and it suddenly dawned on me that I should do reviews of my favourite products. The Positively Radiant line is AWESOME!

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Must-Haves for the New Mom

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Hey loves, I wanted to share six must-haves for the new mom with you guys. When I had my baby, I was starting from ground zero on the knowledge of comfort scale. Most of the women I had giving me advice hadn’t had a baby in at least 10 years,