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365great Day 126: blossoming tea

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365great challenge day 126: blossoming teaThese amazing balls of tea leaves, flowers, and other plant parts are truly fun to watch. Hand-created with care, they’re designed to unfurl as you steep them in hot water. There are endless designs giving you both varying visual styles and a multitude of tea flavors. What’s better than being able to enjoy your drink for its taste, smell, AND look? That’s pretty awesome. Blossoming teas come in a ton of shapes once unfurled, like this one with a flower “bridge” strung together. It’s a beautiful surprise each time and the different flowers/tea leaves used with each ball is what determines the flavor you get. Drop one in a glass teapot and you’ll be fascinated to find what it becomes. Nourishing and entertaining, now that’s great!

Conscious Box May & June reviews

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Remember when I won those Conscious Box subscriptions? Well, I’ve received two of the three-month subscription and I’m expecting that third one any day now. Then I’ll be redeeming the second subscription I won for three more months of boxes! So let’s take a look back at what I’ve gotten so far:

conscious box inner box lid with signature window and image peeking through

Conscious Box comes with an inner box with a “window” that has a pretty design peeking through.

first glance at contents of conscious box may 2013

Upon opening the two layers of boxes, a beautiful card greets me!

conscious box may contents with yesto spf lotion, herbamare, dream water, somersaults, earthpaste, ecover, healthy hoohoo, mrm relax all, healthy kids drink, zukay kvass, bija tea, ultima replenisher, mac n mo's treats discount, and ethical electric code

Everything that came in May all laid out. They sure to know how to jam pack the box!

Conscious Box is just under $20 per box (or as discounted as just over $203 for an entire year, with options in between) and comes with many samples from about a dozen brands. Choose from their Classic, Vegan, or Gluten-free box. Boxes are sent monthly with no option to skip. They offer a referral link program.

The box is pretty heavy and they pack it very well. It’s amazing how they stuffed so much into that box! I like right off the bat that I’m seeing products spanning all categories: snacks, drinks, personal care, supplements, household, skincare, etc. Check out my unboxing video for this to see each item.

I drank the Healthy Kids drink right away and I think it’s a great way to get kids to consume more healthy stuff. I like the vanilla taste and it’s something anybody could enjoy. I tried the small Earthpaste in lemon and I’m not sure how I feel about it so I’m scared to open the giant tube. The texture and consistency is quite different from the toothpastes I’m used to and I feel like it’s not cleaning as much because I don’t get that minty aftertaste, but really that just psychological. Still debating if I’ll sell/trade the large tube, at least until I finish my current tube.

I got Dream Water in another subscription box previously and I didn’t want to use it until I needed it so I’m still holding on to it! I do have trouble sleeping but that’s because I have all this stuff I try to work on at night. At this point I don’t have to get up at a certain time, so I’m not too worried about staying up late – I can always sleep in to make up for the sleep! I do look forward to trying this and seeing how well it works.

I’ve gotten a bunch of the Somersaults in various boxes now and I’m just not into sunflower seeds. I’ve seen plenty of people who like them, but I’m not very excited about them. I do love their extra crunchy texture but I’ll be passing this off to someone else in my household.

As for the smaller samples, I’m looking forward to trying everything out! I’m a hoarder so it will probably be some time before I actually get through them all… meanwhile they will be saved for a good time!

Overall impression: I enjoyed the variety of the box and I definitely found some new brands. I’m not sure I would have wanted to pay the $19.95, but I’m glad that I was able to try out this stuff for free! (Who wouldn’t right?) 🙂

conscious box june contents including molly muriel soap and shampoo bars, cloud star pet wash, sneakz veggie drink, flavrz drink mix, natural vitality calcium drink, son shave cream, earth friendly products hand soap, skout trailbar, nakedwines gift card, greek island labs joint mud, and stationery card

Everything that came in the June box laid out. Got too excited and didn’t take pictures of the boxing this time.

And then there’s the June box! Another well-packed box with products in many categories. I got so carried away with getting a picture and videotaping the unboxing that I don’t have any other pictures. I was most excited about the Molly Muriel bar soap and shampoo bar because I love detoxifying soaps AND solid shampoo bars. I’m currently testing a new facial care regimen and working to finish off a shampoo bar, so I haven’t tried them just yet, but I already want to buy more! I also think the Son will be great for my fiance – he was pretty happy there was a product for him!

Once again I tried the drink right away and this one was harder to get down. It had a sort of chalkiness and I don’t know if it was just in my mind, but I felt like I could tell it had veggies packed in. I made it through the entire thing but I would not be able to drink this on a regular basis. I don’t have a kid to test it on though – perhaps their taste buds are less sensitive and the chocolate is good enough for them! The other thing I’m not so excited about is the Skout bar, because I generally only like cherries fresh. I might have Panda try it if he likes that sort of thing.

I love the small travel size of the hand soap – perfect for bringing along on a trip. I’m a sucker for travel size items so of course this made me happy. I’m super curious about the Joint Mud, but I don’t have joint pain so I will have to wait to find someone who does or try it later. I find the card to be super cute and just the kind of thing I love but never buy… so maybe I will now. Cards like that are so much more fun than the ones you find at a checkout stand. That $50 gift card is no use to me (or Panda) since neither of us drink, so let me know if you’d like it. I might give the dog thing to a friend since my cats would hate to be washed.

Sorry if my thoughts are random and all over the place! There are so many small items I kind of just did a stream of consciousness thing instead of having 15 two-line paragraphs. My overall impression of this box is once again good, but still shaky on the $19.95 value. I really enjoy everything I’m getting but I also can’t see myself paying for Conscious Box. It’s a dilemma!

What did you think of these two boxes? Did you get either of them or are you getting the July one?

365great Day 116: real Coke

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365great challenge day 116: real coke“Real” Coke, or Mexican Coke as it’s sometimes referred to, is a previously phased out formula for Coke that uses real sugar. When it was brought back a few years ago (in those classic, iconic glass bottles) it became known as Mexican Coke because that’s where it’s produced. Back in the earlier days of Coca Cola, this may or may not have been the case. They originally stopped producing them because it got too expensive to make the soda with real sugar. I’m glad they brought it back! I love it not only for the difference in taste, but also the experience of drinking from a glass bottle. Even the opening of the cap with a bottle opener is an extra step that makes me feel like I’m having a more authentic product. I swear even the carbonation bubbles are different – they’re a finer texture, like the bubbles are smaller. I find it great!

365great Day 110: Inko’s tea

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365great challenge day 110: inko's teaThis is probably my favorite brand of bottled tea, ever. I love white tea and I love blueberries, so I try just about every white tea or blueberry tea that I can find. Many years ago, I saw Inko’s on the shelves at Whole Foods and I love how light yet flavorful it is. I started getting it as a treat every now and then. When I discovered the case discount offered at Whole Foods, of course I had to start buying this amazing drink by the case. After all, the sealed bottles can sit for a long time so why not buy in bulk and save? More recently, in the past year or so, I started trying their other flavors and fell in love with the white peach one as well. I’ve always been a sucker for white peaches and this is a great tea to have when I want something a little sweeter and stronger than the blueberry tea. Between these two flavors, I have no need for any other bottled tea. They’re both so great!

365great Day 53: tea

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365great challenge day 53: tea
It’s a bit chilly and dreary today and nothing comforts me more than a nice cup of tea. Not only is it great for your health, but there are so many tasty options to choose from! I prefer loose leaf teas or tea bags with full leaves (not that crushed stuff). You get the best flavor that way and there’s something rather rewarding about watching tea leaves unfurl. I feel more connected to my drink that way. Cupping a piping hot mug of freshly brewed tea is almost healing in itself. Drinking the tea enhances that experience and inhaling the gentle scent brings a smile to my face. It’s so soothing and relaxing to drink tea – you should really take a moment for yourself each time and connect with some inner peace. A drink that can bring on tranquility like that is pretty great.

Pure Leaf delivery!

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Today I got an awesome delivery – part 2 of my PureWow & Pure Leaf Pin It to Win It winnings!

large pepsi delivery truck with gatorade g series branding on side parked in residential street

When this huge orange truck pulled up along our curb, I knew my delivery had arrived!

pepsi delivery guy unloads cases of pure leaf tea from his truck

The Pepsi delivery guy isn’t used to delivering to residences, but he took it in stride.

25 cases of pure leaf tea stacked up

I wasn’t expecting 25 cases (?!!) of Pure Leaf tea, so we put it all in the garage until I could figure out what to do.

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