Will you be attending the Downhome Expo this weekend?

Downhome Expo taking place April 12-14 at the Glacier Arena in Mount Pearl, according to CBC there are vender there for just about anything, right from a piece of jewelry to a vehicle and everything in between. This expo has a great amount of energy, and they also have a kids zone!

The company tries to change up the 2^nd annual event each year, but this is the 25^th anniversary of the Downhome Magazine, so that wanted it to be the best yet!

They have many giveaways and prices to be won, the big prices of the weekend are Expo deal or no deal with a $25,000 shopping spree, a cruise giveaway, and a bad hair contest with a cash value of $2500!

The Exop is the largest consumer show that takes place in Newfoundland and Labrador! Admission is $9.00 for adults, $2.00 for children (5-12), and free for children 4 and under. So drop by and check it out!

Fast 6 Movie

Back in 2001 the first Fast and Furious movie was released, written by Chris Morgan and directed by Justin Lin, since then there have been 5 fast and furious movies released in total with Fast 6 coming out in theaters in May, 2013 followed by Fast 7 set to be released in 2015.

These movies are some of my all-time favorites, and they just simply cannot stop making them because there is so much money made from them:

·         The Fast and the Furious – Budget: $38,000,000 Gross: $206,512,310

·         2 Fast 2 Furious – Budget: 76,000,000 Gross: $235,220,058

·         The Fast and the Furious -  Tokyo Drift – Budget: $85,000,000 Gross: $157,794,205

·         Fast and Furious - Budget: $85,000,000 Gross: $363,064,265

·         Fast Five - Budget: $125,000,000 Gross: $628,566,239

Fast 6 is to be the best one yet with big time actors Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordan Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and many more!

So on May 22^nd keep your calendars clear if you don’t want to miss out on this awesome movie!

How To Get Dream Waves Without The Big Price Tag?

If you can like me and always thought that you had to have “Salon” hair products in order for your hair to be nice! That is simply just not the case, recently I was doing a little online research looking for some different products that won’t be harmful to my hair. To my surprise I got some great feedback on a line of products by Marc Anthony that can be purchased at Wal-Mart.

I purchased the Dream waves beach spray for a low cost of $11.98 plus sales tax and cannot believe the results I got with it! It is designed for straight hair to help make perfect beach wave hair!Also on the packaging on the product there is a link to watch a viedo on how to get the best resuslts! It creates texture, amplifies waves, adds body and volume, protects hair from sun damage, and creates a carefree tousled finish.

They also make other products for all different hair types, such as damage repair, brilliant color, morocco oil, strictly curls and many, many more! So if your looking for something that actually works and that is a reasonable price, be sure to give the Marc Anthony product line a try!

Costco Wholesaler the "One Stop Shop"

Are you looking for a wonderful shopping experience? Well look no further, Costco Wholesaler Warehouses have everything you need! For just a low price of $55, you can purchase the gold star membership and for $110 you can purchase of an executive membership which allows you get additional saving and 2% back a year on saving up to $750!

They carry everything you’re looking for; food, clothes (brand names), furniture, hardware, electronics, jewelry and so much more!

The Costco located in St. Johns, has a Photo Center (picture quality is unbeatable), Tire Service Center, Pharmacy, Optical Department, Food Court, and a Gas Station! They also have excellent customer service and very friendly helpful staff!

This is a great store for getting great deals and bulk shopping! Some say that Costco is “The one stop shop”. Costo is by far my favorite shopping experience!

Online Shopping for the Win!

Today online shopping is coming more and more popular, people would much rather sit down in the comfort of their own homes and be able to shop at any time of the day, rather than having to go into shopping centers and trying to find a parking spot then waiting in lines up to get check in!

People don’t just shop for clothes online, you can pretty much shop for anything! Right from little things such as books to you can even order takeout online, and have it delivered right to your door.

Many people don’t really trust shopping online because they have to put their credit cards and so forth over the internet. But there an programs you can use that are guarded to protect you, for instance whenever I shop online I always use my PayPal account, they change you an extra couple of dollars on your purchase and you will have no worries.

Plus, when shopping online you’re almost guaranteed to get better deals, along with a majority of sites have free shipping! Happy Shopping!

Newfoundland, truly one of a kind!

Many Newfoundlanders don’t realize just how lucky we really are to be able to call such a breath taking beautiful place, home. We are the most easterly point in North America surrounded by more than 29,000 kilometers on coastline there are endless things to do here!

·         Bird Watching, with over 350 different species.

·         Boat Tours -Where you can see natural wonders like icebergs, whales, and seabirds.

·         Camping - There are both National (Gros Morne National Park, and Terra Nova Nation Park) Provincial, and private park.

·          Hiking & Walking Trails – There are endless of miles of tails without the province.

·         Kayaking – Not only is there 29,000 km of coastline this include the 9656 km od bays, guts, and inlets that makes the best kayaking experience, but there also is many inland river, lakes, and ponds.

·         Skiing & Snowboarding – Marble Mountain is Atlantics Canada’s Premier ski resort located in Corner Brook and White Hills ski resort located in Clareville.

This is just the tip of the ice burg of thing that can be done within our province, so people get out there and enjoy the fresh air and what our province has to offer!

 

UGG Australia

Whenever anyone usually hears the word “beach” a warm summer atmosphere comes to mind but not for Brian Smith, the funder on Ugg Australia. In the late 70’s Smith went to Southern California with hope and a bag of sheepskin boots because he thought it was a perfect fit for the relaxed, casual lifestyle. This truly was a very smart business move! In the 90’s Ugg started to get “known” but it wasn’t on till the year 2000 when  Ugg sheepskin boots were featured on “Oprahs’s Favorite Things” and Oprah herself declared that she “LOOOOOVES her UGG boot” from this point on the sales took a big rise!

Today, Ugg boots are still made from the finest, most luxurious Grade-A twinface sheepskin, and expected from the traditional classic boots they also now make many different syles of boots, sandals, apparel, and asscessories all for woman, men, and youth!

If you haven’t ever tried any of these products please do not judge, you really have to try it to completely understand what your missing out on!

Enactus Clarenville

Enactus, many people may not have ever heard this word before nor do they know what it means!

En-Act-Us:
Entrepreneurial  - having the perspective to see an opportunity and the talents to create value from that opportunity.
Action – The willingness to go something and the commitment to see it thought even when the outcome in not guaranteed.
Us – A group of people who see themselves comment in some important way; Individuals that are a big part of a greater whole.

I am a part of the Enacuts group that is operating out of the Clarenville College of North Atlantic Campus There are hundreds of groups of students all over the world that are making a huge impact by using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world! The Clarenville Enacuts group has one of the smalls groups, with just 10 active members! We have made a huge impact within our community. In February of this year 6 members of our team including myself flew to Halifax, NS to compete in the Regional Competition and we placed in 2 different categories. Being a member of such a meaningful organization has had a significant change in my life, teaching me that a little help can go a long way! If you want to find out more about Enactus and about Our different ongoing projects, check us out on facebook at Enactus Clarenville!

TOMS

 

Blake Mycoskie discovered a very big need in his travels to Argentia, South America. While he was there he discovered extreme poverty, very poor heath conditions, and saw children walking without any shoes. So in 2006 Mycokie founded TOM’s shoes. He had a vision that he wanted to create a better tomorrow. Toms can be purchases today for a little over $60.00 they come in all different types and colors. For every single pair of shoes that is purchases a child that is in need of footwear is given a pair of toms. But not only do they give them a pair of shoes as the Childs feet will grow that will be given shoes when needed. Today Mycoskie has expanded from Aregentia to now giving shoes to more than 50 countries.

Today Toms are becoming more and more popular and has greatly impacted over millions of people.



Canon Rebel T1i Vs. Nikon D3100

The Canon Rebel T1i to me is a much better buy then a Nikon D3100 even tho the Canon is $180.00 more then the Nikion, but like the old saying goes "You get what you pay for".
The Canon Rebel has many advantages over the Nikon, those being: Canon offers a much larger selection of lenses, they now have 162 differnt lenses that can be purchased, the camara has a built in focus motor, the contionus shooting is 10% faster compaired to the Nikon. The cannon rebel is 20% thinnier then the Nikon.
They both have full HD 1080p video which is a great option, but the Canon wins by a long shot!  

Photo by: Jillian Kennedy, 2011