The Weekly Musing #4

It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these. Probably because nobody was doing them, and I was extremely busy over the fall months.

Since I have been doing these daily memes, I have come up with some pretty good questions of my own and I decided, Why not start my own meme?

As the name implies, The Weekly Musing will be a (hopefully) weekly meme about pretty much anything that has come to my mind recently (observations, thoughts, ideas, etc.) and will include some corresponding questions. Topics might include a TV show I have been watching, a new album I listened to, a dream I had, a movie I saw… anything goes.

I am going to aim to post The Weekly Musing on Sundays and any questions will be answered on Saturdays. Feel free to answer The Weekly Musing at any point during the week. Next Saturday I will answer the questions that I posted below (as well as any others that were asked) for this week’s Musing, and next Sunday there will be a completely new musing.

The Weekly Musing will be apart of Fuchsia Revolver and a seperate category will be created for the entries. If you want to link to The Weekly Musing or mention it to everyone you know that blogs, please do…

Admittedly, I am partial to specific genres of movies and music, television shows, baseball (as opposed to any other kind of sport)… but that doesn’t mean that you have to be. If you want to share something that you have been musing over, or have some great questions and ideas you want to share, don’t hesitate to email me and I will gladly feature your musings at some point in the future. If nothing else… it is a plug for you and your site!!! Yay promotion!!! Who doesn’t like promotion?? Having said that, if you have something to say and want to have your site promoted, my email address is systematicdecline[@]gmail[.]com. I want my inbox filled with messages by noon tomorrow. Seriously, damn it.

Let’s get things started…

The Weekly Musing #4

Considering the holidays that have just passed by and the ones that are to come, this Musing is all about the holiday season. I’ll try to make the questions relatively generic, so answer them based on whatever holiday you celebrate.

• What were your wishes for the holiday season, material (presents – who doesn’t love them?) and non-material? Did you get everything you wished for?
• Name the funniest present (i.e. a gag or joke gift) you gave to someone or someone gave to you. It can be something from this year or from years past.
• What are some of your favourite foods to eat around the holidays?
• How are you going to spend your New Years Eve? What are your hopes and wishes for the new year to come?

Thanks in advance for participating! Feel free to comment with your responses and/or repost the Musing on your own page. I look forward to reading what you have to say!

Pepperminty goodness for the holidays

Forget mistletoe and Christmas trees, eggnog and caroling: Peppermint flavoured and scented products are probably my favourite things about the holiday season. Here are some great things I found and/or purchased lately that I know I am going to be using right through the winter.

“Twisted Peppermint” Limited Edition Holiday Traditions from Bath and Body Works
Last year in their “Temptations” product line, Bath and Body Works offered a creamy Twisted Peppermint 3-in-1 body wash, bubble bath, and shampoo combo. Even though I never used it as a shampoo or bubble bath (I have found that those 3-in-1’s never really work well for those purposes and are best used as body washes), I was addicted to using it as a body wash. I was a little sad to see that particular product didn’t come back this year, but it’s okay because they are offering a lot of products in that fragrance this year and I’ll find a new favourite. I purchased the thick body cream and the creamy body scrub the other day, and I used it today when I took a shower. The scent is amazing, just like peppermint candies or candy canes, and I found that the product actually cools and tingles the skin. Yeah, I will most-likely be buying the glittery clear shower gel, body splash, and antibacterial soap sometime soon.

Peppermint Mocha Twist and Peppermint Hot Chocolate from Starbucks
I love when mid-November rolls around because I know that coffee places will offer some kind of chocolatey-peppermint drink on their menus. Cafe Mocha is my favourite coffee drink to order at Starbucks or any other gourmet coffee place, and the only improvement to the perfect blend of chocolate and coffee is the addition of cool peppermint. Peppermint hot chocolate is by far one of the easiest things to make at home, either from a mix (i.e. Gherardelli) or scratch (I’ll post my recipe soon), but the one made at Starbucks is simply amazing – especially with the fresh peppermint whipped cream dispensed from the fancy stainless steel iSi cream whippers they have.

“Jack Frost” scented candle from Yankee Candle Co.
A refreshingly minty, cool, and energizing scent blended into pure white candle wax for the holidays. I plan on getting another one of these candles before the season is over because I will probably burn out the medium-sized jar I have by the end of January. ;)

If you know of anything I might like to try or buy, leave a comment. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!