Elegana 10 Piece Premium Ceramic Knife Set Reveiw

I love the new Elegana 10 Piece Premium Ceramic Knife Set I got to review! 

Have you ever tried ceramic knives? They are so sharp compared to other knives.

I love everything about this set. It comes with 4 colorful knives, knife protectors, a peeler, and a care cloth. The packaging is elegant. 

My husband got all creative on me, and decided to make his own Pumpkin Pie, which is more like a Quiche. 

I had my doubts, but it was wonderful!

Brisket Pumpkin Pie

The only problem was that he was having trouble cutting his Brisket Pumpkin Pie. He needed a really sharp knife. The ceramic knives I got to review came to the rescue. You can see how sharp the cuts are in the center. The edges where with a different knife.

About:

• Great Quality Ceramics - Up to 2x sharper than steel! Guarantees a tougher and more durable blade! Make ultra-thin slicing, dicing and gliding through food effortlessly.

• Stylish and Elegant - Expertly crafted blade polished to a remarkable shinny mirror finish. Add a touch of classiness and finesse in your kitchen with these elegant premium set.

• Safe - Germ resistant, BPA free, nonporous, odor free blades and NEVER rust! Stores safely in beautifully made protective blade covers. I am glad about the covers. I have to be safe having two small boys.

• Value - 10 piece knife set includes 4 white mirror finish Knives, 1 multi-purpose ceramic peeler, color-coded protective sheaths, polishing microfiber cleaning cloth and premium gift box. The cost is: $88.99 and on sale for $35.97!

• Gift Ready - This would be a perfect Christmas or birthday gift!

 

Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for a discounted price in exchange for a review. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. 

Zigels Laptop Blackpack Review

My old laptop messenger bag is falling apart. I am so happy to share my new one with you! It's Zigels Laptop Backpack. You can get it on Amazon for $29.99. It's retail price is $84.99, so that's a huge savings! 

This backpack is meant to carry a laptop, but as you can see it can carry a lot of other things as well.

I carry my laptop around all over. I'm an instructor, a designer, and a blogger. Laptops need special protection when moving. I've gotten tired of cheap laptop backpacks that wear and tear in a couple of weeks. I've had a few like that. My last one was pretty good, but I've had it for about 3 or 4 years now, so it's retired - meaning I wore it out.  

Zigels Laptop Backpack came to my rescue with the most perfect solution for an affordable price. Their backpack is one of the best-selling products invented so far. 

Aesthetically I love it because a guy or girl would look wonderful with this backpack on their back. It's not too girly. If my husband needs to use it, he can without feeling like he's caring around something feminine. 

High quality material

 
The laptop backpack is manufactured in fully-fledged factories using industrial grade 600D polyester material. I love the durability of the material! It has longevity and the strength that I need. The sophisticated ergonomic design makes it difficult for anybody to take his or her eyes away of this multipurpose laptop backpack. Be the reason of the envy of your friend or neighbor.

It does have a lot of zippers. I have to note that I did have problems with the front pocket zipper. It got off track right away. 

Spacious compartments

 
Apart from the stylish design, the spacious compartmentalized pockets, front pockets with zip closures and side mesh pockets allow the user to carry his or her belongings along with the laptop in a well-organized manner. I have to carry a clicker for my PowerPoint presentations, sometimes my digital camera. Then I have odd things I carry around like my rounded corner punch, and my perforator for certain things that the students work on. I often times carry around art supplies as well. There is plenty of room for all of that.  

The padded straps offer comfort throughout the journey. Carrying your laptop with you when traveling is not a disaster or trouble anymore.

The spot where my laptop goes has padding, and a strap that keeps it snug. 

The side pocket is where my clicker for presentations goes. A drink container could go in here instead.

The front pocket is where my laptop cord goes.

There are plenty of other pockets for pens, pencils, notebooks, change and more to go. I love all the space, and protection that there is in this bag!

Do you own a laptop?

 

Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for a discounted price in exchange for a review. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Out of the Box Saturday

It's all about me discovering something that is different. I don't want to post things that you and I have more than likely heard before. I want to find something different. I'll cover something sing | songy one week, and artsy | fartsy the next.

This next artist is freaking cool. I wish I owned a mask, or two, or twelve.

AJ Fosik is from Detroit, Michigan. In 2003, he received a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design in New York City. He is currently based in Oregon.

Fosik’s work has been exhibited in galleries across the country including New York, Philadelphia, Miami and San Francisco. He has been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Brooklyn Rail and Tokion. In 2011, Fosik was commissioned by Mastodon to create artwork for the cover of their album, The Hunter. The band’s music video featured the artist working in his studio on the piece.

Artwork can be found here.

Check out more of his masks here.

Check out AJ Fosik's work on this gallery page.
Check out AJ's work on his website.

Random Tid Bits

1. I was putting gas in my car. All the sudden 2 emergency rescue vehicles drove past to go to the Urgent Care down the way.
   
   
   
   
   I was thinking 1 of 2 things could have been happening:
   
   1) The person that went to the Urgent Care should have gone to the Emergency Room instead. or
   
   2) The Urgent Care treated a patient for the wrong thing.
   
   Back story on that, last year when I had Influenza I went to the same Urgent Care. I had no choice. They closed at 9, and it was 8:45. Their 1 or 2 star rating on the internet didn't much matter when I felt a bit like I was death warmed over. When I got there they switched my chart with another patient. Moral of the story: There are a lot of places to see in Omaha, Nebraska, this Urgent Care isn't one of them.


2. The boys flat out refuse to wear pjs. I even offered to buy flannel pj bottoms. Isaak's like, "I'm not wearing those!" I said, "It's only going to get colder out. What about the pj days that you have at school?" Isaak said, "Well I just won't go dressed up in pjs then. Here I thought it would be great to get them flannel pjs for Christmas. 


3. Mica dressed up like Marty McFly for character day at school. I called him Mica McFly all day. 





4. Isaak has been baby talking this week. OMG I hate when kids baby talk. Travis and I have both been on him to stop it NOW.


5. Mica's at an age where you can have a real conversation about events in the world, and he sort of gets it. We talked with him about Paris, which led into a conversation about war. Isaak on the other hand has things go over his head. I do believe that kids should be kids. Don't make them talk about things in the serious nature before they are ready. On the flip side once they are ready they should know what's going on.

Giving Back

My husband Travis works in a dental lab. One day last week an dentist that works with low income families came into the lab.

The owners to his lab were gone in Arizona, so it was the owner's daughter and Travis that talked with the dentist.
 
Apparently the dentist had a teacher that came in to talk to him. The teacher paid for one of her students to get some front teeth. The child's teeth were all mangled up. All throughout his childhood the kid got bullied for his teeth.

The teacher knew that if his teeth were fixed much of the bully behavior would stop.

Travis and his other co-worker agreed to take on the case. They wanted to get it done as soon as possible.

I was thinking the whole time, Why didn't this kid's family just go to Boy's Town Research Clinic? They are a nonprofit organization that works with kids with these types of problems all the time. I know because we had to go there with Mica when he was itty bitty. Thankfully Mica is fine. I'm assuming this little boy's family didn't go there because they were low income, and didn't know about Boy's Town Research Clinic. Sometimes people are too proud to get help also.

The boy got his teeth. Everyone in the dentist office cried. The lab Travis worked at were praised. For the first time in a long time the little boy smiled.

This all started with a teacher that cared. It's amazing how much teachers give at times.

WW: Nature {Linky}

Outside the door at work this was laying on the ground:

At Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska:

Travis found a tree that looked like a female part.

We all were cracking up because Mica always crosses his arms like this, and sticks his chest out when he's getting his picture taken.

Other nature details:

I was resting on a tree, turned around and saw this:

It was really camouflaged! There were also these all over another branch:

 

Isaak, "Hey Mom take my picture!" Me, "You know most people sit on park benches son, not rocks." Smiley face was from my i phone, gloomy face was from my camera. The camera still wins with lighting, and close-ups.

It's still fall here, but windy this week. I don't think the leaves are going to hang on too much longer.