Bosch Tassimo T20 Single Serve Coffee and Hot Beverage Maker Review and Giveaway

If you have seen the Bosch Tassimo commercial on TV showing the robotic coffee and hot beverage maker that makes hot coffee, chai lattes, cappuccinos and tea in under 60 seconds, you’ll understand my excitement when I received a request to try out and review the new Tassimo T20 by Bosch. Having seen the commercial several times and reading a number of positive consumer reviews online about the T20, we had already planned on buying the machine ourselves if it wasn’t received as a Christmas gift from our Amazon wish list, but a free one is even better.

Subscribed readers already know we drink a lot of coffee around here, but I also enjoy a good hot cup of tea on occasion, especially during cold winter months. Visiting friends and family can enjoy hot chocolate, espresso, crema, lattes and hot tea with the T20, while others may want to have a hot cup of coffee without having to pay outrageous prices at expensive coffee shops like Starbucks. The sleek, compact, space-saving Bosch Tassimo T20 is one mighty little brewing system, making over 40 varieties of hot and cold beverages in less than a minute, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results.
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Christmas Holiday Stress: 5 Ways to Reduce and Manage Holiday Stress

The holidays are upon us again, and those who enjoy them welcome them with open arms. Others however find that they’re stressful, what with having to spend money, plan parties, put up decorations, and conform to general holiday cheer.

It’s not unheard of for modern day Scrooges to whisper “Bah, Humbug!” under their breaths even as they go about pretending to enjoy the holiday season. They’re not to blame for their wet blanket attitude; prolonged stress and forced holiday cheer can make disbelievers of most people.
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FREE Christmas Music Downloads – Classic Christmas Songs For Kids and Adults

There is nothing like listening to Christmas music and watching Christmas movies to get you into the Christmas holiday spirit. We love to listen to Christmas songs once the Thanksgiving holiday is over, even though many radio stations begin playing traditional and classic Christmas songs in September in some places, which is way too early for us.

Our Christmas tradition has been to put up the Christmas tree over the weekend following Thanksgiving, hang up all the Christmas ornaments, decorate the house with all the Christmas decorations and lights all while listening to Christmas music. Our taste in holiday music varies widely, from the classic Christmas songs everyone knows, to rock to country to Christian to pop to R&B music, you name it.
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Hallmark Ornaments, Hallmark Maxine, Dolly Mamas, Department 56 Dickens Village, Snowbabies Figurines

Hallmark is one my favorite stores to buy decorative figurines and collectibles, and my appreciation for all things Hallmark began with hysterically funny, crabby old lady Maxine and her funny quotes full of sarcastic humor. My Amazon wishlist wouldn’t be complete without a couple inexpensive Hallmark Maxine products like the collectible Maxine dolls, next year’s calendar, Maxine’s bunny slippers and pink terry cloth robe etc, but I became very excited when I discovered there is trademark Hallmark Maxine fabric for making pillows, curtains, valances etc to decorate a room or two Maxine-style.

I foresee a bathroom and perhaps another room decorated in Maxine coming soon, especially since I was able to find a Maxine soap dish and toothbrush holder in my beloved Maxine theme. My Maxine “obsession” has rubbed off on friends too, so I now have more competition in my search for low cost new, discontinued or retired Hallmark gifts and treasured collectibles, including my precious Maxine and Dolly Mamas.
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