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This summer McDonald's has released two new items to their McCafé® menu, the Coffee and Vanilla Chai Tea Iced Frappé. I'm not a coffee drinker typically, so I haven't tried the coffee, but I am a fan of Chai Tea in almost any form, & vanilla is one of my favourite flavours and scents, so when I heard about this I couldn't wait to try it out!


A few weeks ago I tried it. I wasn't sure if I would, chai is supposed to be hot not milkshake like, but I really did like it. (I may be a little addicted to it now)
I have read that people say it's really sugary, I didn't find it too over powering like I have with other drinks, but I'm sure if you don't typically like sweets or eat them often it would seem that way. I could definitely taste both the vanilla and the chai, but neither was very overpowering, which was nice.

Of course the downside is the calories and sugar content, of course.

for a medium serving (479 g) there's 580 calories & 74 g sugar (on the plus there's 50% daily value of Calcium)  You can check out the full nutritional facts here.

Right now McDonald's is offering 50% off their McCaffe via "Frap Tap"
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Overall rating of the Vanilla Chai Tea Iced Frappé 

Who would I suggest this to?

Now, I'm all for breastfeeding. I breastfed all four of my kids. I am an advocate for breastfeeding and of nursing in public, but I think this is really ridiculous. Here's this new mother who has already had the world watching her every move during pregnancy,trying to do whatever is best for her and her family. New mothers have enough pressure, including the Duchess, why add to that pressure by making her feel she 'has' to breastfeed, and a certain way because people look up to her.
I don't know where people get off thinking that they can decide what the Duchess should or shouldn't do, how she will or won't raise this child, and her actions will affect other new mothers.


Whether the Duchess, the princess before her or the Queen  choose to breastfeed or not (or publicly or not) didn't influence my choice at all. In fact I don't think most new mothers are going to think "gee, the Duchess of Cambridge breastfed, I better get on that" If a new mother wants to breastfeed, she's going to, if she doesn't want to, she's not going to. Leave this new mother alone and let her make the choices that are right for her & her family, like every other new mother.

I've always been a music girl. If I didn't have my nose in a book, I had my earphones in, blaring music from my Walkman (yeah, I'm old enough to remember using a Walkman, and even taping my favourite songs off the radio) Actually, most of the time I was reading & listening to music.
The age of internet has made listening to the music of your choice that much easier, with things like youtube etc etc.

I have been a Songza user for a while now, but was recently introduced to Deezer.
I really like Songza. All the pre-created, searchable playlists. Picking a mood and just going with it.
All of those things are pretty great options.

Deezer has those, and then some. Not only can I listen to pre-made playlists, I can create my own. I can listen to music by artists like ones I like. It just seems that Deezer has many more options, which I like.
I also liked that I can pick an artist I like, and Deezer will also play other artists like them, so that I can discover new music.
The walk down memory lane of music from my teenage years (hello 90s) is nice too.

The only downside I can find to Deezer is that after 6 months you only get 2 hours a month of streaming on a free account, but the good news the monthly cost isn't expensive at $5 a month.

Overall rating of Deezer

Who would I suggest Deezer to?

Anyone who likes music, and being able to create their own playlists or listening to pre-created lists and add their own.Anyone who wants recommendations to new music based on their own likes.

Entwined with You by Sylvia Day

My rating:

I didn't 'dislike' it, but I didn't love it.
I came in expecting more, I wasn't all that impressed. Sure, the hot parts were still there, and some of it hotter than before, but it still left me wanting.
I felt it had more filler than anything else, and not enough real story line. It really felt like it was being dragged out in order to feed into the next book, which I will read because I want to see where this goes.

Dangerous Curves by Pamela Britton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I didn't love the story. I didn't not like it, but it wasn't something I'd read over and over. It was suspenseful and romantic at parts, but other than being centred around an FBI agent, it was your basic,tired,everyday romance novel. I was hoping it would be a little different with an FBI agent involved, but it wasn't.

This review contains SPOILERS.

Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved Beautiful Disaster, for much of the story I spent the time disliking Travis' behaviour, but in the end I fell in love with his character. When I saw that there was a story from Travis' point of view, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it! As soon as I could, I dove into it. I was hungry for Travis' side of things.

The prologue?



66 % of the way in, and if I didn't love Travis before, which I did - despite his crazy tantrums and behaviour- understanding it from his side has made me love (and cry for) him even more.When he wakes up the morning after to find Abby gone? In the first book I thought he was an ass for his behaviour, but from this side finding out how much it hurt him. How when she was saying goodbye he was thinking it was a new start and then she just left.. just like his mom? I felt so heartbroken for him.

I loved the contrast between the two stories. I really liked all the extra behind the scenes stuff we didn't see in the first book that went on between Shep, Mare & Travis. It really added to the storyline, and gave us a great glimpse into what drove Travis' to behave the way he did. I also really enjoyed the ending. Where Beautiful Disaster left us wondering what happened after their wedding, Walking Disaster filled it in, and I loved it. It gave us the closure that Beautiful Disaster didn't.

Overall this book was amazing.If you're just starting this book, be prepared, you will not put it down.

This book isn't two stories in a series, they are two halves of one story, a story that is beautiful, tragic and amazing.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've seen this book multiple times on various store shelves. I've picked it up multiple times, and put it back (usually in favour of another book) I just wasn't sure if I'd like it.
I finally started to read it, and found not only did I *like* it, I couldn't put it down. It took me five days to devour this book. Two of those days were weekend days when I had children around. To be honest, if I just took out the hours, I probably spent about an hour a day on the book. I couldn't put it down.

There were some turns I was sure would happen like Cinder being the missing princess but the way those things happened did not happen when I thought they would, or even how I thought they would.

I am definitely happy to have finally picked up this book. I can't wait to dive into the second book "Scarlet"

"It affects your mind so that you cannot think clearly, or make rational decisions about your own well-being."

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A friend of mine suggested I read this book. I hadn't heard anything about it until it was suggested, but figured why not?

I really enjoyed this story. The characters and story line flowed nicely with each other, and just when I thought I could guess what was going to happen, the story took a different turn. Especially at the ending.

I can't wait to dive into the second book.