Picture software has always been one of my weaknesses! Even though i’m not graphically inclined or anything of that nature! I used to make Soap Opera Collages back in the day and every now and again I will dable with making a button or something for my site or a theme for a message board now and again.

The urge hasn’t been with me lately.I also seem to be one of those people who can never get a  picture resized the proper way without using something like tinypic, which is annoying sometimes when you might want to play with a pic and aren’t online, which even happens to me sometimes!
Recently, though I got the chance to try an photo software that is more about helping you do even the most basic things with your photos instead of making things out of them! The name of the software is Pearl Mountain Image Convertor

I know it doesn’t do fancy editing but it has some awesome features such as:

convert images to other formats

resize

rotate

crop

add watermark

apply effects

add border

Oh, and best of all? you can do this to THOUSANDS of pictures at one time! Want watermarks on ALL of your pictures? It can be done with one foul swoop! It also supports up to 60 different image formats from the more popular to some of the more obscure( JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, PSD, GIF, TGA, ICO, PDF, RAW …just to name a few!)

There are several presets available for some of the most common types of image sizes that you might want to use as well. If you create a setting of your own that you might commonly want to use, you can save that as well!

The software installs fast, and there are only basically 4 steps to making that image the way that you want it! Make your settings, choose your pictures,choose where you want it saved, and the convert! I am currently playing with it to make a facebook cover for autumn-rains facebook page! Another awesome thing is that there are several tutorials on their site to help you along the way!

The only thing I had a problem with was on my netbook I couldn’t get my window resized enough to actually get to see the bottom (the part where you actually pick where you want to save the image and do the actual conversion! just a hint for anyone else who might have a netbook..but then maybe you know how to resize windows and I don’t for some reason lol

I am enjoying the pearl mountain image convertor as a new way to play with my pictures, and I think that my readers might enjoy it as well, that’s why I will be having………

GIVEAWAY COMING SOON!!!

I will be having a giveaway of around 20 codes for this software this weekend only, so look for that post! I promise it will be a simple giveaway to enter

I was provided a copy of this software for free as well as 20 codes for giveaway in exchange for my honest & fair opinion. all opinions are honest and my own. Your thoughts ideas and experiences may Vary.
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

I am taking a minute to breath! I have been going full force on writing various posts/reviews/posting reviews on my other site,etc since yesterday. A few things, I admit I was a bit behind on, and a few things I was just wanting to get up! I am getting ready to be doing 2 giveaways (one will be fairly quick and it will just be the first 20 people that comment get a code type thing, and the other will be a rafflecopter one!)

I am glad to say i am *almost* caught up with only 2 reviews to write/post here, one of which I hope I can get up this evening (it goes along with that other giveaway!) and the other can wait a few days! I also have post that’s a semi sponsored post but I have plenty of time to get it up!

I finished all of my reviews that had to be written for Grits-Reviews earlier today as well! I have 5reviews in the Q over there to put up but that isn’t too bad! I just know things are going to start being fast and furious for me with all the upcoming events and I want to make sure I don’t feel overwhelmed,so having the majority of this stuff caught up will definitely help!

I want to get up some pictures as well. I am either going to try to get caught up with the May pic thing I was trying to do or start project 365 over..yea.. i always say that lol.

Well i’m out for now going to take a bit of break and clean up a few things and then probably get back to work! Catch ya latter gators!

nichole

img via bigfishgames.com

I always used to like to read Nancy drew books (and actually, who are we kidding I still do lol) I also really liked the  series of games for the computer that they had for the computer. I actually bought a good number of them! Unfortunately for me They are not compatible with windows 7,and I haven’t really got the money to replace ALL of them. Plus, since I bought mine there have been several new ones made.

I recently was contacted by big fish games to do a review of their site/and a game of my choice! I was pretty excited when my first thought was “wonder if they have Nancy drew?” and to find out that they did in fact have Nancy drew! I haven’t ever solved one of these games yet, but they  seriously draw me right in lol. I actually find I need a guys help on solving some of the puzzles, so my dad and some of my ex boyfriends have came into play in the past!

I decided to try out a game that I didn’t already have from the Nancy drew collection,Nancy Drew – Secret Of The Old Clock which is actually the title of one of the earlier Nancy drew books  (FYI if you didn’t know)! By no means do you have to know a lot of information about the books to play, but it does help a little bit in the knowing of who is who and all of that good stuff!

The nancy drew games are hidden object types of games as well as mysteries, and in my personal experience they take quite a time for me to play, which makes me feel like I get my money’s worth when i’m buying a game. I don’t like a game that’s easy and going to be beat in a days time! I am looking forward to making this one last and getting david to probably help me out a time or two with it i’m sure!

Big Fish games website is awesome! There are games in every sort of category imaginable under the sun! Also, there are games available for different types of play! You have  your Pc/Mac downloadable games as well as games for the Ipad/Iphone and games for online play They have  a Library of 2,500+ premium downloadable games and unlimited free play of 1,000+ Web games !There really is something for everyone! I bet I could even find something on there that my mom or dad would play (more or less my dad ..he will play a game every now and then!)

Here are a few nifty features that big fish games offers:

-Big Fish Game Club  For only 6.99 a month!: Save 30-70%, Tomorrow’s Game Today, Monthly Punch card(get 6 punches get a free game),Daily deal, sneak peek beta club & live tech. support.

-Free Game play of any game for 1 hour! Doesn’t that speak for it’s self? You can play any game for an hour without having to purchase it! Test it before you buy it!!  (I noticed on my game it didn’t have the preview, so I  guess we should say MOST games!)

-A very organized blog with walkthroughs & much more

So it doesn’t matter if you are a hardcore gamer, or just a casual player they have something for everyone!

GIVEAWAY COMING SOON!!

Are you excited yet? you should be! I will be hosting a giveaway in the very near future (via rafflecopter for 2 people to win 1 code each to download a game of your choice! ) Keep an Eye out for it!

I was provided a free game code as well as monetary compensation for this post in exchange for my review of bigfishgames.com. All opinions are honest and my own. Your thoughts opinions and experiences may vary!

I know this might sound Odd, but one of the things that I really missed about having my own place when we were staying with my parents a while back, was getting to clean my own house! I didn’t realize what a chunk of my time that it took up, and that I actually would miss it when I didn’t have it to do anymore!

This time of the year, I would suppose that cleaning is on everyones mind more than at any other because, of course the great age old “Spring Cleaning” season! Which reminds me I really need to get started on that myself. I am so generally lazy I just keep up with sam’s box, vacuuming my rug, my dishes, my clothes and just let everything else go!

Recently I got the chance to check out some great natural household cleaning product options thanks to Natural House! I had tried out some natural cleaning things one time before and I was really excited to get the chance to try this new line of products with names like Flushy, Trashy, And Sinky!

These natural household cleaning items are made out of probiotics, which are of course natural and non toxic! You can purchase them directly through the site by clicking here or even through Amazon by clicking here, which is a nice option for those who have Amazon prime or free super saver shipping!

Flushy is of course for your toilet. It not only helps with cleaning your toilet bowl, it also helps with your septic tank! You just simply place it in the toilet, wait for it to disolve and then scrub the toilet bowl with a brush! Then repeat in a week. Unfortunately I only got to use one them, because my mom stole them from me lol! But she really liked it, so it was ok!

Trashy was the one I was pretty skeptical about at first. I was thinking well is this a product I could really use? Our trash doesn’t really ever get the chance to smell because david is so obsessed with taking out the trash lol. However, since it is getting warmer out, I found out that I had more of reason to give it a go after all. This one is another simple one to use!  You just spray it in your trashcan and let it air dry before you put another bag in. I have tried it twice now and it has really helped with some the odors!

 Sinky was the one that excited david the most!It helps with cleaning that nasty grease and stuff out of the sink lines, which well ..we have had a small problem with a while back!  The concept for sinky is similar to the one for flushy. You put in the sink run the water for a few seconds and it goes all foamy! I love it. You only use it once a week as well

In all, I am very happy with these natural products. I love their simplicity, the fact you don’t have to use them but once a week and that they are good for your septic areas, which is an area you don’t want to have any problems with! I hope to be able to try out some more of these types of products in the future.

You can also check out this video for more information on these products

 

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 I was provided a 30 day supply of flushy, trashy and sinky by natural house in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions ideas and statements are honest and my own. Your thoughts & such may vary.
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

One thing I like to browse and look at online every now and then are clothes & the like, especially since we all know I basically need an wardrobe overhaul!Which, I swear will happen sooner than later if I can help it!

A recent site I have came across is Newport-News, and I really enjoy browsing around it. The site is clean looking & well organized and things are in the right categories, which is very awesome in my book! They have sections for Fashion, Swimwear, Shoes and accessories, Shape Fx, Special Sizes and a warehouse sale!

There is also a place to sign up for their email newsletter, which of course is always handy when it comes to learning about sales and new arrivals and the like. The site is also easily searchable through the search bar at the top. The most awesome thing of all that I really found helpful was that it is easy to find the customer support information, which isn’t always the case when it comes to some companies sites!

The section that first caught my eye personally was the shoes and accessories  section! now, i’m not all that obsessed with shoes but they do have some really adorable wedges (makes me wonder and wish I could wear them!) Of course you all know my weakness is handbags! Which I would gladly carry any of the ones on site! I also personally enjoyed the Warehouse sale section of the site, because well of course I love deals

If you are looking for a well organized place to browse for awesome fashion items, I highly suggest you go browse and check out this site!

This post was  a sponsored paid post and was written in exchange for my honest thoughts experiences & opinions. all statements above are personal, honest and my own. yours may vary

This time of the year *almost makes me wish I could have a pool..not just a collapsible one or a kiddie type one..but a real one! Which is kind of funny, because I can’t swim. I do however, like to play in the water and such! I have found it in the past to be very relaxing! I know that to have a real pool though you have to have a lot of money and be able to pay for a lot of upkeep and accessories like pentair heat pumps
I will try to get my pool fix in a few weeks at reviewers retreat though! can’t wait!

My mom called me in excitement one day to ask me did our walmart have an 88 cent aisle? I was like..Nooo I don’t believe we do. She was telling me they had vitamins,pill boxes, and all kinds of helpful exciting goodies. When I went to visit her that weekend I took a trip out to her walmart and checked it out! I got david some heartburn meds( compare to tums) and some allergy meds (compare to zyrtec) I was pretty excited but pretty certain our walmart didn’t have one!

I was SEMI right! We don’t have it on an aisle, but as an end cap (and of course after I took a picture they even moved it and put it on another end cap..so we kind of have 2!)

I have also got generic benadryl from this section as well. Everything we have got is just as good as brand name and a whole ton cheaper!

So next time you are at walmart keep an eye out for quality meds vitamins and such that are cheaper even than the dollar tree! If you have already discovered yours feel free to leave me a comment with what you found!