The Week Ahead

It's finally the final week in September! It's so exciting! Now here are the things that I'm looking forward to this week and month ahead!

• It's my first subscription box month and I am extremely excited. I've been waiting for it since the first week of September! Hopefully I can even get my first box this week since the Skoshbox shipment is supposed to come at the beginning of each month
• Pokemon x & y comes out in two weeks! This is the first time I can remember being so excited for a Pokemon game!
• I'm going to be making a yummy dinner for my boyfriend sometime this week, which I'll be sure to post pictures of and the recipe.
• I subscribed to a new subscription box as well. It's called Dr. D's Pet Packages and as you probably guessed it's for... Pets! I may try some other pet boxes later on but this was the least expensive that I found that also catered to cats

That's everything that I'm really pumped up for this week. What are you looking forward to this week and now that October is just a day away? Has anyone else decided to join the subscription box train? Let me know!

Hopefully this week I can get in a couple of reviews and I will for sure get in a recipe or two. 

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good

• The Pokemon 3ds came out on Friday so I got it for my boyfriend! It's so cool looking! I hope he loves it!
  
  
  
• I've been really into "Lie to Me" this week. Hopefully I can finish it and start with a new show. I owe my boyfriend watching Sherlock
• Just one day left and it's October which means Horror Nights, Subscription Boxes, and Halloween! Wooh!

The Bad

• N is going to be moving in December so that means there's less time to plan the baby shower than I originally thought
• I left my Nook charger at my boyfriend's house for two days and it was a very tortuous time without my Nook..!
• I'm still closing all the nights I work which is lame, especially since I haven't really had any shifts with the coworkers I'm friendly with

The Ugly

Something I ate on Thursday made me horribly sick. I was really dizzy and vomity and bleh. It lasted all the way until Friday night. I really hate having such a weak stomach but there's nothing I can really do about it.

This Week's Favorites

Book: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands

Yeah I got the picture off of Amazon oops

Honestly any book by Chelsea Handler could have gone here but this was the one I read this week. Honestly she's crazy funny. I love her books.

Movie/TV Show: My Girlfriend Is A Gumiho

I haven't really watched any movies this week, except for the Futurama movies on Netflix, so I choose My Girlfriend is a Gumiho. It's a Korean drama that I just started watching this week and it is sooooo cute! I've only seen the first episode so far but it has won me over.

Food: Sea Salt & Vinegar PopChips

The first time I tried PopChips I remembered hating them but these were pretty good. They're supposed to be air popped potato chips and are apparently super healthy, the only problem is like with all chips the bag feels so empty.

Beauty: Instant Warming Foot Scrub by Julep

I finally tried this stuff out on Thursday and I love it! Of course I only got a sample packet but if I actually painted my toes I'd order some. 

Miscellaneous: Booda Litter Dome

I know I have it tagged as a litter box but well it's a dome. And It stops my kitty from trying to bury her business with the wall... and floor... and everything that's not the litter in her litter box.

Oven Roasted Ribs

Today I got to make dinner and I wound up making oven roasted ribs. It's actually something I make every few weeks and it comes out super yummy. Making it is super easy and what really matters is the sauce.

They don't really look so good in this picture but they're really yummy

When you first get the ribs you have to put them in a pressure cooker for about an hour or so with seasoning. If you don't have a pressure cooker you can boil them regularly but that will take a bit longer.

After the ribs are all soft you get a bowl and mix together barbecue sauce, soy sauce, mojo, naranja agria, and garlic. Today I didn't feel like using natural garlic so I just used jarred minced garlic.

After that you transfer the ribs to the oven safe dish and pour the mix evenly over the ribs. Then you cover it and put it in the oven for 30 to 45 minutes. It doesn't need too long since you boiled them before hand.

Once the 30 minutes is up you take the ribs out and uncover them and spoon the juices on top. Then set your oven to broil and return the ribs to the oven uncovered. But keep an eye on them so they don't burn.

After that they're ready to eat with anything. White rice, yellow rice, congri, tostones, salad, anything you want.

Julep Maven Subscription Box Coupon Code

As promised earlier here's the Julep Box coupon code. I'm not sure how long it can still be used so use it as soon as you can!
 The code is 'FREEBOX' and here's the link Julep.

Disclaimer: This entry contains a referral link

Random Thoughts

I know I haven't been able to post for a few days but it so happens that Tuesdays and Wednesdays are my busy days and on Thursday I was really sick. But anyway's here goes a late entry;

• I've been trying to watch the latest remake of The Great Gatsby but it's actually a tad boring. Which is sad because I was really looking forward to it. I guess I just don't like the way it's narrated.
• My preggo friend, who from now on will be called 'N', went to the hospital yesterday!!! Her baby is 7 weeks and 5 days (well 6 today) so far!
  
• My boyfriend is such a sweetie, he came to take care of me yesterday when I wasn't feeling good. Even though the orange juice didn't really help it's the thought that counts! ^.^
• I finally got a new litter box for my cat. It's called a Booda Litter Box and since it has a dome top she has no way of trying to cover it up from the outside because then she just looks silly. The only thing I don't like is the liner because Peppermint keeps tearing it and taking it out. Plus it has a little piece for like a flap? But it didn't come with one...

• Also my Skoshbox shipped yesterday! It's a Japanese candy subscription box that I'm really excited for even though I probably won't stick with it.

Julep Bombshell Maven Introductory Box

As I mentioned in my previous post I finally got my Julep Bombshell Maven Box. It's the first subscription box I've ever gotten and I used a code to get it at about $5 if I remember correctly. Anyway, For those of you who don't know the Julep subscription box is a monthly subscription box at $19.99 a month. Depending on which Style you get in the style quiz you can get any combination of a couple of nail polishes a month and a beauty product (or three, I believe, if you get the Modern Beauty Maven).

The Julep Box is pretty simply on the outside and it leaves you with no mystery in what came in the mail today.

This was my first glance at the box. It actually looks pretty... Classy? I've never gotten a subscription box before so I don't know if nail polish/ makeup boxes usually look classy, but the first look was a good one.

The box didn't really come with any info card on the products but it gave two cute little information card about the benefits of being a Maven, the type of box you got, and the 'welcome' letter to their services.

One of the first things I noticed was the Instant Warming Foot Scrub sample since I was not expecting to get this. I haven't tried it yet but it's sort of tempting. Maybe one of these days when I have a day to myself I'll try it out.

The next thing I took out was the Mint Condition Pedi Creme. I don't really paint my toenails and I also sort of don't know what it would be used for (I know I'm so lame. But I wound up giving it to my stepmother since she loves doing her nails and things like that. She'll probably like it and I'll be sure to give an update on what she thinks of it.

Now for the fun stuff. This is one of the nail polishes I got. It's called 'Madison' and it's part of their "Classic with a Twist" collection. You can't really tell from the picture but it's a peachy pink. Not really my favorite shade but combined with the other polish they gave me it turned out okay.

The second polish they sent me was 'Oscar' from the "It Girl" collection. This one I really loved because it was sparkly gold (I'm such a little kid). I really love nail polishes that I can paint on top of others, like the Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy. So I wound up painting it on top of the pinkish polish and it looked really cute.

My final verdict is that I surprisingly loved the box. I don't paint my nails that often and honestly my job doesn't allow me the liberty since they get ruined really easily. but this is definitely a box that I will get every once and awhile, which is another great thing about it. On the 20th of every month you get to see what will be included in your box and can choose to skip it any month you choose or even get one of the other boxes.

So if you have any friends who would be or if you yourself are interested in in the Julep box then you can go ahead and check it out here; Julep.

Disclaimer: This review has a referral link and I have not in any way, shape, or form been reimbursed for my opinion.

The Week Ahead

Now that it's the last week of September there's so many things I'm looking forward to! Not all of them are exactly in the week ahead but being a week closer to October is close enough.

• Pokemon X & Y are coming out soon along with the new special edition Pokemon 3ds.
• I'm expecting a few subscription boxes in October including the POPSUGAR Must Have box which I cannot wait to review.
• This week I'm also looking into buying a new litter box for my cat. Hopefully one with a dome that will prevent litter from being kicked all over the place.
• My preggo friend is also going to the doctor this week! So if all goes well I'll be subscribing her to the 10 Storks box as my gift to her
• My boyfriend and I are also going to do some serious talking about getting an apartment together this week

Anyway's that's what I'm most excited for in this week ahead, though the end of September is also going to bring about some sad things, like my friend from work going to a new store to be come a crew leader. It'll be boring without him but at least the things I'm excited for out way the disappointments.

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

The Good

• My Julep Box finally came this week! I'll definitely do a review on it when I get the chance. I don't really like nail polish but Julep may just change my mind
• I've been watching A LOT of movies lately. Now You See Me, World War Z, Oblivion. They were all really good I'll also be sure to review those when I get the chance. Has anyone else seen them or any other good movies? What did you think?

The Bad

• My cat continues to kick litter out of the box even though I've bought one with a shield... the worst part is she doesn't even know how to bury it 
• I've worked a closing shift every night I worked this week. It's so tiring. T-T
• I accidentally let all my library books get over-due again

The Ugly

The absolute worst thing that's happened this week is that all the screens in the drive thru at work (where the order shows up) are broken. It's such a hassle now that we have to reprint all the receipts. The worst part of it is that a group of cars that would take about twenty minutes to take care of wind up taking longer since we have to go so slow.

A Little Bit About Myself

My name is Ayame and I'm a twenty-something Culinary Arts student who wants to open her own Maid Cafe. I'm in love with cooking, eating new things, reading, watching movies, and of course my boyfriend (should he read this). There's not too much to say about me except I've lived in the same city my whole life and I work in a fast food place (for now).
In this blog I'm going to talk about movies I've watched, recipes I've made, subscription boxes I've received, and just about any other thing that catches my eye.
Now here's a picture of my boyfriend and myself: