Subscription: BookCase.Club [or click here for the Cratejoy link] Cost: $9.99/mo + $5 shipping What to Expect: “A selection of handpicked books based on your preferences. Boxes are shipped on the 1st of each month.” Though I don’t have a ton of time for books that aren’t audiobooks, textbooks, or a graphic novel for work, I still love getting more books!! Plus, I only have… Read more →
Author: Onderria
Taco Bout It Tuesday: Halloween Costumes
Hello! How are you all? I am trying not to say “you guys” because I say it too often and some people get offended that “guys” is masculine, though I just use it instead of ya’ll / you people / boys and girls because I like how it rolls off the tongue. Plus, like 99% of our readers likely identify… Read more →
Taco Bout It Tuesday: Unsolved Mysteries
Hey! This weekend was pretty busy for me, so I decided to do another random Tuesday post to taco ’bout anything and everything. It’s cheesy, but lettuce begin. literally, TELL ME EVERYTHING! Okay, so I went to the Bay Area to see my sister [finally] over the weekend, then we drove down to Monterey, CA where I’ve been for a… Read more →
Taco-bout It Tuesday: Tardigrades
I shut off my Facebook for a few days to have one less distraction while I was trying to get some difficult homework done. I reactivated it to see something and WHAM! political arguments that left me in regret. SO! Let’s taco-bout something else! Instead of writing a Coffee Talk on Sunday, I went to Geek Girl Con in Seattle… Read more →
Happy Caturday: Bella Opens a Summer Cat Lady Box
Hey cat lovers! I was looking through my Dropbox and found some pictures from this summer when I briefly got the Crazy Cat Lady Box! It’s not really a review, just cat pictures… purrrfect for Caturday. And to cat haters: I found a tiny crab picture for you =) First we had to rile her up because Bella seemed a bit too excited… Read more →
Birchbox Subscription Review – September 2016
Subscription: Birchbox Cost: $10/month, with chance to review one box per year starting July 11th What to Expect: 5 beauty samples Wow, as I was copy and pasting my format from August, I noticed I used none of the items from that box! Sheesh. THIS box is a completely different story, however! I almost forgot about it on my messy desk, but then uncovered it… Read more →
When One Thing Leads to Another: Planner Stickers
Purchase Site: Michael’s [in person] Reason: To pimp my planner! Last month I got the Trillia Planning box, and didn’t really find much excitement in it. I have an At-a-glance calendar, and not a cute little planner that Etsy sellers make amazing sticker packs for. So, after deciding planner packs weren’t for me, but that I really liked one page in particular… Read more →
MakersKit Box Subscription Review – August 2016
Subscription: MakersKit Box Cost: $24/mo, use the link above to save $10 off your first box and to send me $10 What to Expect: “Each month we’ll send you our featured DIY project plus extra goodies with a total value of $50 or more. Each box is a surprise, and will be revealed right after they ship.” After eyeballing the WTF Quarterly… Read more →
Luxe Pineapple Post Subscription Review – September 2016
Subscription: Luxe Pineapple Cost: $24/month [lower with prepaid plans] What to Expect: “Each month we’ll send you 4+ beauty and beauty lifestyle items packaged in a pretty box with a hand tied bow. We source from small independent companies all the way up to global brands and everything in between. Boxes can include anything in the makeup, skincare, hair care, beauty accessories, jewelry, clothing accessories,… Read more →
Sunday Afternoon Coffee Talk: Top 5 Fall Wants
Happy October! While I love summer, I fleeking love fall! Why? Well, I look sooo much better in warm weather clothing, plus I love the fall weather, the colors, and the snuggly warm drinks and movies. But with all that, comes fall themed subscription boxes! What are you most looking forward to getting in a box this season? Top 5 Fall… Read more →
Trillia Planning Box Review – September 2016
Subscription: Trillia Planning Cost: $19 CAD / mo + $5 CAD shipping [I paid $22.90 USD]; one month, month-to-month, and prepaid options What to Expect: “A mix of personalized supplies, Canadian content and sought after items difficult to find in Canada. there will be both full sized items as well as samples of some big ticket products hopefully to expose you to some products and… Read more →
Boxwalla Book Spoilers – October 2016
Subscription: Boxwalla Book Box Cost: $49.99 billed bi-monthly What to Expect: “We have four interests to choose from. And two ways to explore them. You can either subscribe to multiple interests. OR you can subscribe to one interest and hop between interests.” Did you see the spoiler for the Boxwalla Beauty Box for October’s Ancient Secrets of the East theme?? Mailbox Junkie… Read more →
Essence BeautyBox: Last Chance Sale!
Box: Essence BeautyBox Cost: $5-10 My beloved beauty box, Essence, shut down barely a year after starting. We had some good times, and some off times, but mostly good times and 100% no sea salt spray, Harvey Prince, or dry shampoo. I’m looking at you Birchbox… Thanks to Pnut and Farmcat for letting me know that they are doing a… Read more →
Saturday Trash Talk – Labor Day Weekend 2016
Hey! It’s me, Onderria! I’m taking over the trash hauls this weekend, so let’s start off with a little factoid. Fun fact: Have you ever noticed that sometimes the word “dumpster” is spelled with a capital D? Well, that is because Dempster-Dumpster was the name of a company that created the bin! Because the name became so synonymous with the bins,… Read more →
In Real Life: Inflatable Swan and Oreo Popcorn
Box: Popsugar Must Have, July 2016 and August 2016 Item: Inflatable Drink Holder Pool Float and Oreo Popcorn Price: $18 It rarely gets truly hot in the Seattle area [like 85+, not 60+ like most PNW pansies], and this summer was a pretty big let down for us summer fans. It was pretty chilly and overcast. So, when there was… Read more →