In Carbonation Heaven!

Today I received my main birthday present from the hubby and son (I have to mention Gavin since he makes sure I know that he is included in who got the gift for me). I'm just now receiving my gift because the company was closed for the holidays and New Year inventory. Oh the things I have to deal with in having an early January birthday.

But all is well now because I now have in my hands a soda maker - a lovely beverage carbonator. I got the simple looking one but there are others available like the very sleek penguin styled one. We couldn't justify spending that extra money though, but it really does look nice. What I did do though is make sure I had those beautiful glass carafes that are made for the penguin one. I have 3 in all. You cannot use the glass carafes with the other models during the carbonation process but you can use them to pour your soda or seltzer water in for a more beautiful look. It feels and looks very sophisticated to store and pour from them. But it is good to know that the plastic ones that come with the basic model are BPA-free!



I must admit, I asked for the soda maker in high hopes of being able to make "raw sodas" and carbonated lemon green tea drinks like the expensive ones they sell in stores. You are only suppose to carbonate pure water and then add the flavorings afterwards but I attempted to carbonated a mixed berry juice and it turned out so good! You do have to watch and wait carefully though when carbonating to make sure the juice/foam doesn't expand and spill out. But omg, I made sparkling juice that was so bubbly and nice! I know I need to make sure the juice I'm using is pulp-free since carbonation goes smoothly with pure clear water.

I'm completely loving my new soda maker! I just love devices that help make eating healthier so not a big deal AT ALL whatsoever!

It's been awhile...

So it's been awhile... and I'm not talking about updating my blog but rather it's been awhile since I've worked out with either weights or resistance.

I recently got the Pilates Power Gym which I am completely loving! But oh boy, it has really been awhile. Take heed in starting up a new workout program with ease. I'm starting to think that I may have some strained muscles in my rib cage area! It may be my diaphragm! It's been awhile since I've used lots of pulling twisting motion with those muscles.

But other than that, I'm in total love with the Pilates Power Gym. I call it a girlier version of the Total Gym, which I use to workout on in my late teens. The Pilates Power Gym is also very portable from room to room. I'm really enjoying the convenience of it not being a hassle whatsoever to just roll it into the living room to workout on while watching TV.

But what I love most about the Pilates Power Gym and pilates in general (do I sound like an infomercial?) is that it makes you workout and engage your core and abs in ways that you wouldn't think certain moves would require your abs to become active.

I bought mine from HSN.com with the flexpay, free shipping and a 10% off coupon I got from playing their spin game. As of now, I have a 15% off coupon if anyone is interested. These coupons can be easily won by playing their spin game every so often though.