Cocoa Butter Vaseline

Hola todos,

So while I was in Limburg my lips ripped or something. It hurt so bad! I didn't have a good chap stick with me so I had to buy a new one. I got the Cocoa Butter Vaseline, which is pocket size and I love the cocoa flavor :)

- 2 euros

- smells really nice

- smooth and works amazingly well - healed my lips right away!

- not sticky

- soft lips (hehehehehe)

I definitely recommend this :) !

Love,Rachelle

T-Mobile trouble

Dear all,

I've been having some big trouble with T-Mobile (The Netherlands).

This is my second year with them. My plan has a 1000 texts and 100 minutes. For this I (only) pay 17 euros, which is one of the cheapest plans of the moment. I'm such a texter... I text all day long. But, I never ever text more than a 1000 a month. I also check the website to see how many texts I have left, to make sure I don't go past that amount.

Now, last month, I was checking "My T-Mobile" and I saw that I had only 14 texts left. I decided to stop texting. That day I only sent 2 messages... That same night I checked the website again, and saw that I had exceeded beyond my 1000 texts with 6 euros. This went on for days till it ended up being 13 euros. I called and wrote to T-Mobile but they kept telling me they couldn't do anything but wait on my bill and then check.

Got the bill; and guess what? 12 euros extra + the regular costs. Yay - not.

I'm writing a complaint once again and hopefully there will be a solution but I'm prepared for the worst- having to pay that bill.

To be continued!

Having trouble with T-Mobile too? Let me know and I'll blog about it!

Love,Rachelle

Thermae2000

Hello you,

So we're on spring break here. Two weeks ago and I believe last week also, the weather was amazing. Almost like summer... I was hoping for a sunny spring break but unfortunately Mother Nature is being a --- . The lines define the word nice lady.

I was in Limburg, the most southern province of Holland, on Monday and Tuesday. The weather down there was better than my town, even though it was windy. The drive was very long and we got to Maastricht at like 2 pm. We had lunch and then shopped for a little while. The day after that I shopped again... (confession of a shopaholic... I admit to spending too much!) But hey, it's not like I shop on a daily base... AND I stopped myself from buying a bikini. Twice. Oh oh.

So anyway, after all the shopping, we got on our way to Thermae2000. Does it sound like a rocket or a vacuum cleaner you buy on the TellSell channel - yes. But what is it? It's a spa with natural water sources. They've got indoor and outdoor baths, whirlpools, a solarium, relax cinema, bars, restaurants, a hotel, massage chairs, sauna's, and more! It's the perfect place to relax and feel no stress.

The only thing that I would definitely would not recommend is to come on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month... It all comes down to this; everybody is naked. Enjoy.

We didn't know about this but luckily we came on the first Tuesday of the month, which means you've got to wear swim wear in all places of the building. I wouldn't have been comfortable if I'd have to go naked... I actually wouldn't have gone at all. I think that's pretty disgusting and not only that. I think and know a lot of (old) men would look at you. Ewwwwww. I'd feel so creeped out!

So, the pools are very warm and nice. There are tons of sauna's. I loved the Roman and the Turkish ones. They both weren't too hot and smelled like mint. There were showers everywhere, provided with shampoo, soap and scrub. Okay I could go on about Thermae2000 but doesn't it sound like the perfect place to be?

Entrance costs about 30 euros (45 dollars), it's far from my house, but it's soooo chill.

Love,Rachelle

DON'T DO IT!!!!

Dear all,

It's been a while since I last posted...wait it's been a month! Wow, I'm sorry!

Remember how I wrote about my acrylic nails? Well, after two weeks my nails started to grow out so my acrylic ones on top seemed longer (which was a big frustration since all cream, butter, make-up, food, etc. would get under my nails...). My thumb also got had a huge chip so I had to file it off. And, last but not least (hehe) 3 or 4 of them were badly damaged. The manicurist told me that they would stay on for three to four weeks. Well sir, it was no longer than two, unfortuantely... Got a lot of compliments though :)

I decided I was gonna take them off and not get a new pair. This cost me ten euro's. Doesn't seem like a lot, but I had already paid for the set which was 35 euro's. In total; 45 euro's spent on my flippin' nails.

The manicure salon wasn't too busy today so I went in the afternoon. First the manicurist put a cotton ball with aceton on my nails and wrapped them in foil. My nails would have to soak for five to ten minutes. What a horrible smell, by the way! After that, my acrylic nails would be all mushy and what not so she scraped them off. Some of my nails came off without

too much pressure, some really really reallllllly hurt BECAUSE they were still stuck to my real nails. Ouchhhhh!!! She then filed them and put on a clear coat. My (real) nails were actually pretty long but she cut off like all of it, so now I have little stumps. -Sigh-. Also, I don't understand why she put on a clear coat 'cause my nails are in repair and need to heal, and now ?!?! Oh, I'm confused. Removing my acrylic nails took about 4o minutes...

I went straight to a pharmacy to get Herome Exit Damaged Nails, which is a repairing oil that you have to massage onto your nails daily for a week. I hope it helps because...oh gosh, it cost me another 12,50 euro's. I'm broke!!!

As I was home, I removed the clear coat right away because that's just bs. Why would you put nailpolish on severely damaged nails?! I then massaged the oil. It smells pretty nice, by the way! :D

So, conclusion. My nails are short, they hurt like *%^#*@, this all cost me way too much money and I'm definitely not doin' this ever again.

@ FAIL.

Love,Rachelle

Was it worth it?

Hola todos,

After a week long of testing, I decided I should treat myself to a manicure. A friend of mine got acryl nails and it sounded like something I wanted to try too. Hehe :)

I got a nice amount of money long due from my ex-employer so I didn't have to feel guilty at all...

The manicure guy was really nice... but spoke barely any Dutch haha. It took him an hour and a half to get my nails done. He put all sorts of powders and polishes on my nails and gosh! at some point I said; could we please take a break?! hahaha. Couldn't sit still any longer :)

Anyway, the result is really nice. My nails are French manicured, and it will stay on for 3 to 4 weeks. You can go back to redo it, for another 27euros (this was 35 by the way) or you can take them off for 10 euros... mmm..... Still thinking about what I wanna do hehe =]

The only thing is, I can't put any pressure on the tips of my nails. That really hurts :(

and I can't pick up any small or thin things, including money, hair clips and paper.

Was it worth it? Or is it too much trouble? I'll talk about it again next week hehe :)

if your claws are out, you might as well paint them. ;-)

Love,Rachelle

Beyoncé Heat - Catch the fever

Dear all,
It has been a while since I last posted a blog. School keeps you busy, huh? ;)

I recently got a sample of Beyoncé's new parfume- Heat.
When I dapped it on my skin, it was wayyy too sweet. After an hour or so, most of the parfume was gone so it didn't smell as sweet anymore, which I liked. This smell reminded me of another parfume but I just can't remember which one! So I guess you can't call it original....

For all you Dutch people:
Op http://www.try-now.nl/ kun je gratis een sample aanvragen. Bij jouw thuis gezorgd!
(Ordering a free sample on this website is only available for those living in the Netherlands)




Love,Rachelle

Een Blauwe Vlinder Zegt Gedag – Sophie van der Stap

Dear Readers,

Yes, I did read another book. Sorry if it bores ya.

This book is a follow-up about Sophie´s life.

When she was 21, she got a horrible type of cancer. She started writing down her story from the beginning of the process till the end (yes, she survived cancer!). She went through chemo's and lost her hair. She decided to buy wigs because she didn´t feel pretty with a bald head (trust me, I wouldn´t even feel comfortable walking on the street!). All together, she had 9 wigs. Each of them different - long blond, short brunette, etc. What makes this book so good is that every time Sophie wears a different wig, she feels like she has a different personality. She attracts different kinds of people and acts differently. She could be anyone without somebody noticing it was her (except her friends of course).

Her second book is about her life after cancer. She doesn´t know what she lives for and goes on a world trip to find out. She meets lots of people but still doesn´t realize what she is and what she wants. One of her dear friends, who also had cancer, doesn´t survive it. In the hospital, her friend asks her if Sophie would want to write about her, and she does. So this book is basically about Sophie´s visits and her life after her friend dies.

And here comes my opinion! I really really liked the first book. I loved her write-style. Very modern, easy to read. The way Sophie talks about her cancer is like it´s no big deal. Like there are worse things. She´s very strong and she jokes about it too. Not like she wants to have cancer or anything, but she makes jokes about it. Because I loved the first book so much, I decided to get the second one too. Well guys, I wouldn´t recommend it. It´s really boring and when I was at page 150 (of the 224) I was like; ´why is she writing about what she sees in Argentina? I mean great, but it totally doesn´t relate to what her story was about.´ the title of the book is about her friend who dies, and her story kind of ends on page 150. I dragged myself through the rest of the story, but if it wasn´t for you guys, I would´ve stopped reading.

Love, Rachelleeeeee.

Verraad – Karin Alvtegen

Hiiiii

I just finished up reading this book called Verraad (English: Betrayal). It´s a psycho thriller translated from Swedish to Dutch. I found it at the library at the ´Most Popular ´section so I decided to take it with me. Honestly, I´m not a book reader. Whenever I pick up a book, I sighed at the number of pages. Whatever the subject, I can´t be dragged into it. So when I get bored I just stop reading for days or just hand it back to the library without finishing it. But since I have so much time left over during this vacation, I decided to get myself to read it, if I´d like to or not. This book has 254 pages, so it´s reasonable. The cover looks like a picture from World War II and I personally don´t think this cover belongs to the story.

Anyway, the story is about a woman named Eva, who is about to divorce her husband when she finds out about his affair with the after-school care lady where their son goes to. One night she goes to a café and runs into Jonas. They have a great night together (ahem, ahem) but what he doesn´t tell her is that his girlfriend, Anna, is at the hospital in a coma and has been like this for about 2 years. Jonas thinks Eva is his new Anna and that thought is going to change Eva´s life forever…

The story ends in a way I would have never thought it would end, but that is, I guess, what a psycho thriller wants you to think. This book is written for adults but if you´re around 14 years or older, you would be able to know what you´re reading ;)

I´m not sure if this book is available in the US though…

Cover:	Story line:	Story in general:	Letter size:	Letter type:	Story plot:
Not a real eye-catcher but it relates to the story.	It gets confusing when three characters have their own chapters, written from their point of view. It´s up to you to find out who is talking, because the write doesn´t mention the character speaking anywhere.	Really psychological but very good. The story ends in a way I didn´t expect it to.	Just right. I think it´s font 12.	Times New Roman – a letter type I personally don´t enjoy.	easy to follow and understand.

Enjoy reading!

° Rachelle.

The Road

Hola mis amigos,

Yesterday I saw the movie The Road. It's about a dad and son who walk through burned-down America(don't ask me why) trying to reach the south, where it's warmer. I saw a fragment of it at my friend's house but we didn't really like it so we decided to watch another movie. Anyway, I tried watching it again yesterday and it wasn't as good as I thought. As they are walking, they keep meeting people but it's kind of creepy because they're all armed and look like they haven't bathed in ages (which is probably true...). The story begins and ends on 'the road', the dad dies, the little boy walks on with another family, and that's it. As me and my friend were watching it, we reached the end (without knowing) and then all of the sudden the subtitles appeared.... Uhm?

So, I won't recommend it to ya'll. Not worth watching!

Xoxo,

Rachelle

Dear John

Hey you guys!
Last night I watched Dear John. Normally I don't cry or get emotional when I watch this kind of romance movies but this time.... I was actually about to tear up! The story really hit me, but maybe that has another reason....ahum. Dear John is about a Special Forces soldier thats on break for about two weeks. He goes back to his home town, Carlstown down in South Carolina and at the beach he accidently meets Savannah. They fall in love but he has to leave, so they promise to stay in touch. That explains the title, doesn't it? Well, I'll just shut up now before I give away the movie. But you reallyyyy should watch it!


Love,
Rachelle