In an effort to post more regularly!

In an effort to post more regularly and increase traffic and followers on this blog I am going to write this post and try and be more frequent in my postings. I'm trying to develop where I want this blog to go and what I want to share with my audience. Obviously with the title of the blog being "lets test this out" I want this blog to focus on things I product test or get for free to review. I also want this to be a place where I can experiment and see how my hypotheses work out. I want this to be a place where I write down my thoughts as well as ideas for future blog posts or experiments I want to do. I do want to get into more effective couponing as well and so I am teaching myself the best ways to coupon. Because there are so many other blogs teaching couponing I don't think I will want to post on how to coupon or the best coupon deals to get weekly/daily. There seem to be enough blogs doing these things and so other places to find out these sorts of information. I may share a particularly good shopping trip I have if I have a good shopping trip with good savings, but I don't think I will share on how to coupon. Of course this may change in time or it may just happen in the future, but I want my blog to be a unique place to visit. I may also want to test out being creative in the artistic world with crafts or paint or DIY projects. We will see what kind of inspiration comes my way. I don't know what kind of audience all this will bring, but I do hope to bring and develop a bigger audience for sure and gain followers. I hope that soon I will be able to come up with a better schedule and better ideas to focus the topics on this blog. Any comments and suggestions are always going to be appreciated. I welcome everyone any time!

#TheTaste on ABC

I just got enticed to watch the show "The Taste" on ABC through Influenster.com which really was a perfect way for me to discover a new food show. I usually watch the food network and so I am used to watching food competitions like the TV show "Chopped" or "Cupcake Wars". I think "The Taste" is kind of like those two shows combined or other shows like "Top Chef" or "Master Chef". So far I am intrigued enough to keep watching, but I'm not sure how long my attention will hold on this show. It is interesting that contestants are really judged on one bite or one spoonful of food. "The Taste" also features Anthony Bourdain who is famous for other shows like "No Reservations". It also features Nigella Lawson who is also from The Food Network Channel. I think I still have to watch another couple episodes before I make a final decision on whether I will continue to watch it every week. But for now I am a fan.

Falling in Love with Palmolive All Over Again!

Palmolive (http://bit.ly/VMwX1V) has done it again! Their new #PalmoliveFreshInfusions are totally incredible! I received a free tester package of 3 bottles of #PalmoliveFreshInfusions to test from @Influenster (www.Influenster.com, http://bit.ly/101WrXn) and 4 coupons. I got three different scents: Ginger White Tea, Lime Basil, and Lemon Thyme. I would have to say that Ginger White Tea and Lime Basil are my two favorites. The Lemon Thyme is just as good but just does not suit my tastes. I have been using Palmolive brand dish soap for years and have come to trust the Palmolive name and Palmolive Fresh Infusions does not disappoint. All of these come in 16 Fluid Oz. containers and are concentrated so just a drop of soap goes a long way. It fights grease just as well as the regular Palmolive soap does and is Phosphate free. You can buy these at either Walmart or Target. These scents take you places in your mind because they are so fresh and inspiring. The Lime Basil reminds me of a tropical spa place, totally refreshes you when you are washing dishes. The Ginger White Tea seems to take me to a Zen like place which is so meditative. The Lemon Thyme reminds me of Italy when I was surrounded by the scent of lemons in the Amalfi Coast which was an incredible trip. So I totally recommend at least trying these new Palmolive Fresh Infusions at least once to see what you think and to see if these scents take you somewhere too. I am giving my best friend the Lemon Thyme one to try and tell me what she thinks! These soaps make me fall in love with Palmolive all over again!

Sorry, starting up is hard!

I'm so sorry I've been slow to post, it's hard to start up on blogger. I finally have a twitter connect button and am hoping it works. As for other posts, I have been moving and had no time to settle down into blogging. Hopefully I will be on more frequently soon! I can't wait to figure out what I am going to do on this site and learn how to navigate this better and more efficiently. I have plans for this blog and I hope they aren't too big!! Let me know if something doesn't work or if anyone has tips on learning blogger fast!

Work in progress and a hypothesis for an experiment!

I'm working on updating more frequently!!  I have plans for this blog!  I'm thinking I might start with a little experiment of how long I can go on not buying shampoo/conditioner since I seem to have lots of free samples and stuff like that around and test out how long I can survive on that stash since I have been hoarding for awhile.  It also seems like those are the easiest freebies to get or at least I seem to see a lot more shampoos/conditioners/lotions samples than other things.  I'll try to put up links if they are still current and still offer samples and I might even do a little mini-review on the samples I like.  I have thick hair and I probably go through the shampoo faster so I hypothesize that I will run out of shampoo faster than conditioner.  I'll try and keep track of how long each sample lasts me.  I have to note that I do not wash my hair everyday since I need those natural oils to keep my hair managable from frizziness and tangles.  I usually wash my hair every other day or every two days so I think that any sample that can be used 2-3 times should last about a week.  How long do you think I can last?  I will post a picture soon of some of the samples I have!!

my first post

my first post, testing blogger out!  we'll see how much more is to come or if i switch blog sites or what!  this is just a testing site for now! who knows it may grow and become more or it may fail!