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    SusieCakes Summer Berry Cake Review – Worth the Significant Price Difference?

    rw / July 13, 2022

    I’ve had SusieCakes since over a decade ago as I was introduced by it through my first job out of college. There was a SusieCakes nearby work and most birthday cakes we got…

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    Trader Joe’s Horchata Ice Cream! Horchata, Good. Ice Cream, Good.

    rw / July 8, 2022

    It’s been extremely hot in the East Bay lately, and I was so glad to see this Horchata Ice Cream at Trader Joe’s! Since I’ve deactivated Facebook and Instagram, I haven’t seen any…

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    Daith Piercing – Week 6 and 7 Update (Bumps Still there, but PAINLESS)

    rw / July 3, 2022

    Daith piercing healing update time! Below are the older posts re this daith piercing healing journey. End of Week 4 Week 3 / Beginning of Week 4 Week 2 Week 1 Fresh Daith…

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    Crumbl Cookies Review – The Ultimate Marketing!

    rw / June 28, 2022

    What’s Crumbl Cookies There’s a good chance that you’ve heard of Crumbl Cookies before I did. I’ve passed by several locations, but didn’t check it out until a friend asked about them. Crumbl…

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    Some of my Recent Bay Area Food Adventures!

    rw / June 22, 2022

    I’ve written about several more higher end restaurants, mostly Omakase spots such as The Shota and Akiko’s, but with inspiration from Beyond the Creek, here are some of my favorite more local spots…

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    Daith and Faux Rook Piercing Healing – Week 4 and Follow-up Appointment

    rw / June 16, 2022

    My 5th post about my daith piercing healing journey. The other posts are below –  Week 3 / Beginning of Week 4 Week 2 Week 1 Fresh Daith Piercing Daith Piercing Bumps So…

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    Aweinspired Review – Goddess Bracelets – 14k Yellow Gold Vermeil

    rw / June 10, 2022

    I wrote an aweinspired review 10 months ago on their dreamcatcher necklace, and this time it’s about their bracelets! Yep, I’m a repeat customer now, but mainly due to sales. I can’t pass…

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    Daith Piercing (and other Cartilage Piercing) Healing – Week 3 & Start of Week 4

    rw / June 5, 2022

    The faux rook / flat piercing has been doing pretty well. Slight tenderness and some itchiness around the area, but I’d say it’s doing rather well. I have my follow-up/downsizing appointment this Friday,…

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    Daith Piercing (and other cartilage) Healing – Week 2

    rw / May 31, 2022

    Prior Posts of my Daith Piercing Healing / Journey –  Week 1 Fresh Daith Experience End of Week 1 was good. Week 2 started some swelling. Redness comes and goes. Another angle Previous…

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    Joyba Boba Review – Tea and Popping Pearls

    rw / May 26, 2022

    I love milk tea, especially with a lot of toppings. ShareTea’s QQ Happy Family Milk Tea is probably my favorite boba drink, seconded by some oolong with some kind of cream top. I’ve…

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    Daith Piercing (and other cartilage) Healing – Week 1

    rw / May 20, 2022

    This post is a follow-up to my daith piercing experience post. It’s been a week or so, and the healing journey has been rather interesting as these were my first piercings done by…

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    Fresh Daith Piercing Experience and BVLA Jewelry Review

    rw / May 14, 2022

    This post is about my daith piercing experience, a continuation from this post’s pre-piercing consultation. Headline photo taken from BVLA’s website here. Such beautiful inspiration! Piercing Consultation I walked into the local APP…

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    Chanel Classic Flap Handbag – Minor Authentic Comparisons

    rw / May 9, 2022

    OK, so a Chanel classic flap handbag is a lot of money these days. I got a black and silver one for around half the price at the Chanel store in Tyson’s Corner…

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    Thinking about Piercings – Scared of Pain and Healing Process!

    rw / May 3, 2022

    Soooo I signed up for a piercing consultation for Friday, the 13th. Pretty sure I took that day off of work, so I decided to ask about my ears on that day. I’d…

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    Trader Joe’s Lemon Ice Cream – When Life Give You Lemons, Make Lemon Ice Cream!

    rw / April 29, 2022

    I don’t recall having actual lemon ice cream in the past as most lemon frozen desserts I’ve tried were a sorbet style kind. Anyways, Trader Joe’s came out with their lemon ice cream…

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