Rainy Day Reads

It's that time of year again! Favorites time! Like everyone else, I can't believe half the year has passed already. It's such a cliche but time does really move so fast! Below are a few things that I have been enjoying these past 6 months.  Naked Nibbles Coconut Bliss - these little nibble balls are made of dates and raisins flavored with coconut. They are a great snack and they come in a variety of flavors, but coconut is definitely my favorite so far. They are glutenfree, which is a necessity for me, and dairy free too. It’s a great alternative to more unhealthy snacks, and a life saver in situations where glutenfree foods are not available. I usually keep a bag of these with me whenever I go somewhere, where I am not sure of the selection of food. Just in case.  Palmer’s Coconut Oil Body Lotion - this was a random purchase, but a very nice surprise. It was one of those ordering-stuff-online-I-need-to-buy-more-to-get-free-shipping things and as I was in...

I must confess that I am a bit of a grinch when it comes to Christmas music. If the radios start playing it one second before December 1st, I’m ready to throw my radio out the window. Amazingly I managed to go through almost all of November without hearing a single Christmas song on the radio!   And in the spirit of getting into Christmas this year, I have made my own Christmas playlist, with all my favorite Christmas songs. There are the classics like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and Wham’s “Last Christmas”, but I think Elvis Presley’s Christmas music takes up the major part of it. If you don’t have his music on your Christmas list get it now! It is really nice and there are both festive songs and the more quiet ones, suitable for background music for dinner.  When it comes to Christmas music I’m more of a classics girl. All the old favorites are acceptable, but the new songs that artists put out don’t really make it on my list usually. Except las...