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Healthy carbonation (v2)

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On April 9 I posted my Zevia review after only trying 4 of the 7 flavors. I finally had a chance to taste the rest of them.

Dr. Zevia. I remember trying out Dr. Pepper as a kid, and not exactly liking it. I never did buy it again. I was hesitant on trying this one after I thought the Black Cherry one wasn’t to my liking. But I was surprised I actually liked this one — a lot! Much more so than the Zevia’s Black Cherry flavor. I can’t really tell you if it tastes like Dr. Pepper or not, because quite frankly I couldn’t begin to tell you what it tastes like. I’d presume it mimics the taste. But you’ll have to try this one out on your own. Yummers.

Black Cherry. Thankfully I only received two of these cans, because I’m not sure that I could finish off four of them by myself. I’m not a HUGE fan of this flavor, but I would drink it all if it was given to me over the Orange/Ginger Ale flavor. If Kelly was living around me, I’d give her my last one, as Kelly mentioned once before that Black Cherry is her favorite Zevia flavor.

Ginger Ale. I’m picky when it comes to my Ginger Ale. Schewpps all the way for sure. Can’t say I’ll be drinking this flavor again. I think I may end up giving the last 3 to my co-workers. Wish I had less Ginger Ale and more Lemon Lime Twist. Oh that stuff’s goooooood.

Orange. It was light tasting and delicious at first, though I couldn’t finish all of it. I admit though I drank more than 3/4’s of the orange pop. The boyfriend ended up finishing it for me. It left a not so nice aftertaste in my mouth.

After my review I e-mailed the company telling them it was posted live, and ask when/if Zevia will be coming available in Canada. I was then forwarded onto a friendly guy who asked what city I reside in, and what health food stores were around me. He’s currently working on bringing Zevia to Fiddleheads in Kitchener in case any of my local readers are interested in trying this stuff out. Isn’t that terrific news? I’m so thrilled that they listened to my one single request! Awesome customer service on their part hey?

What flavor are you most interested in tasting?

My favorite still is the cola flavor, along with a close second: ginger root beer. Mmm :)

Ginger root beer and I had a photo shoot earlier this week! Ain’t she purdy?

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How do I save money and still be able to afford the nice things in life?

I save up for it. If I don’t have the money, I don’t buy it. Sure, I buy everything on credit card (to get PC Financial points!!!)  but I always have that money in the bank to pay it off immediately that week, or even when i come back from the shopping trip that day.

Also? Buy things that are out of season. Buying your new winter coats in the spring when there are huge sales. Buy from a wholesale store when you’re looking for a new bistro set (that’s what we did! and we saved money. All of the wholesales, closeouts, liquidations centers deal with seasonal items for when you want to decorate christmas, valentines, easter, halloween . Always great prices when you buy out of season. There are thousands of items all at wholesale or closeout prices. Visit their website is www.sav-on-closeouts.com.

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Lime Ricki swimwear

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There are three bikinis in my “swim suit basket” which is stuffed with underwear and socks since I don’t wear swim suits all that often so they don’t even need their own drawer. I only have one bikini that I wear, because the other two just don’t fit me correctly. Why am I keeping them!?

I bought a brown bikini for €7 in Ireland in 2007 when I went to visit my Brother over Christmas. I had yet to find one that I love just as much. Most times it’s the bottoms that are the problem as they don’t cover a lot of my tush, and even the front gets alarmingly low. It’s a shame because there are so many cute swim suits out there, they just don’t look all that flattering on.

I’ve actually never worn a bikini until I bought my first one in ’07. I was often self conscious of my body and didn’t really like them. For all those ladies who  don’t wear bikinis and would like to perk up their one piece and tankinis, I found a great site for the modest gals who like to cover up but still look cute and fun. As I mentioned on twitter a while back I was browsing Lime Ricki‘s website which have quite modest swim suits for those that don’t want to wear a bikini all the time, like myself. Especially when “the pookies” (please don’t make me explain) get out of hand.

Forwarding on Lime Ricki’s site to a friend of mine, she replied back with her favorite choices of swim suits and told me that Lime Ricki is “Totally vintage kind of modest glam“. She totally got that right when she mentioned that they’re super cute and for ladies that refuse to wear bikinis would really LOVE these. So true!Lime Ricki sent me the Lucy tankini to review and I just love it. I almost want to wear the top out as regular summery top, it’s that pretty. Oh and heyyyyy the bottoms FIT! That’s what happens when three sisters get together and create a bunch of swim suits that you don’t have to tug at. You can just be comfortable.

(The bathroom lighting is a little yellow. But it’s just as vibrant as the photo above, promise!)

I think the product shots of the models wearing these tankini’s are just really well done. I have to say that I definitely feel fabulous even while covered up in this tankini. Notice the bottoms how they’re not insanely low on the body? They come up to a normal yet not-too-high rise. So happy about that.

The ladies at Lime Ricki have decided that they want to give one of my lucky readers a swim suit too! For those that don’t win, you can use a 10% off code so you too, don’t miss out on the goodness.

Gosh, you gals are so lucky. What better way to start the summer, with a brand new swim suit? Here’s how it’ll work.

Comment and tell me what you’d get if you won.

Simple as that! The contest is open to residents of the USA and Canada and I will close it in 3 days: June 11, 2010 9PM EST. Entries there after will be deleted.

The coupon code for 10% off is: spiffy10 Just enter it in the checkout!

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