My Top Six Internet-Famous Animals

Hey, everyone! Long time, no see!
So if you couldn't tell by many of my reviews, I'm a pet lover, and 100% consider myself a cat mom. I have 2 cats and 1 dog, but at one point in my life there were 7 cats in my house, all of them rescues or strays we took in except one (and he knows it, the little brat).
I'm very passionate about having pets, caring for pets, and advocating for future pets (shelter or stray animals in needs of homes).

And if you were to go on my Instagram or Vine, you would notice that half of the accounts I follow are cats and dogs. There's also one parrot. But I love when people post pictures or videos of their pets being adorable or hilarious, because you feel like you're in a community of people who love their pets unconditionally.

Also, videos of cats or dogs being dorks will always be funny. Like falling asleep with their tongues sticking out? Golden.

So since I'm very involved in the "internet pet" life, I've discovered some wonderful famous pets - many of them you'll recognize - and I'd like to share them with you.

1. Beanz Hart

Beanz is a hairless Mexican Xolo, a breed of dog that has less teeth than the average canine (HAHA GET IT... sorry).
Beanz doesn't have enough teeth on her left side to keep her tongue in her mouth, so it just slides out of her mouth. To quote her mom, "she doesn't have a disorder, she's not, like, 'slow' or anything... she doesn't have a disease, she's totally healthy and sweet."
Her mommy, Mamrie Hart, is a popular YouTuber who hosts "You Deserve A Drink", a hilarious show where you learn how to make drinks and terrible/wonderful puns at the same time. Mamrie loves spoiling Beanz to no end and dressing her in fabulous outfits!
She also has an Instagram account, with over 171,000 followers.

2. Princess Monster Truck

Princess Monster Truck's parents found her on their way home from work in Brooklyn. They took the hungry stray in and quickly fell in love.
Princess was born with her beautiful, unique face; there was no disease or injury that caused it. Abnormal jaw structures are actually pretty common in Persian breeds.
She has her own website and merchandise, http://www.princessmonstertruck.com and has over 145,000 followers on Instagram.


3. Lil Bub

Lil Bub is probably the second most famous internet cat, after Grumpy Cat. She's known for her tiny body, big eyes, and her tongue sticking out.
This precious kitty was born the runt of a feral litter, and her fame has helped raise $300,000 for special needs animals like her.
"Special needs" means the animal may have a disability, chronic illness or medical condition, and/or behavioral issues. Common special needs pets are missing limbs, are deaf or blind, or have diabetes or allergies. These pets may need medications, accessible living spaces and accommodations, and/or more supervision/care.
Lil Bub has multiple genetic anomalies, dwarfism, osteopetrosis, an underdeveloped bottom jaw, no teeth, and is polydactyl (she has 22 toes!). Some of these conditions make it difficult for her to move around. Despite the challenges she faces, she is an incredibly happy cat who is loved by her owner and her 4 adopted siblings.
http://lilbub.com

4. Pudge The Cat

I love Pudge the cat because not only does she have the greatest name ever, but she looks like a grandpa with a voluptuous white mustache.
She's an exotic shorthair, who doesn't like anything that normal cats do. Despite the pattern that you can see forming, Pudge does not have special needs or any kind of birth defects - she just has  fabulous facial markings.
She also has her own website and merch, and a part of the proceeds are donated to local animal shelters and rescue organizations.
http://pudgethecat.com

5. Grumpy Cat

Meet Tardar Sauce, a lovely little girl of an unknown breed and a famously grumpy expression. She became famous in 2012 when her picture was posted on Reddit, and videos of her were posted on YouTube. She's now become a meme of pessimism and ill-will towards others, which is hilarious.

Tardar Sauce, more commonly known as Grumpy Cat, has feline dwarfism, which contributes to her small size, and possibly to her unique face as well. She's very healthy, and and plays and acts like a normal cat. The grumpiness does not extend to her personality.
http://www.grumpycats.com

6. Tuna The Dog

Meet Tuna, the only male animal in my list today, a Chiweenie (mix between chihuahua and dachshund) whose picture has also become a meme on the Internet.

Tuna has an excessive overbite and a wrinkly neck, making him look like the most fabulous dog nerd. He was a rescue dog, and his fame has raised money and awareness for animal rescue groups.
http://www.tunameltsmyheart.com


These famous pets are living proof of the impact that animals can have on people - especially rescue animals. They prove that looking "different" isn't a bad thing; there will always be people out there who absolutely love the way you look.
They are incredible ambassadors for shelter/rescue animals, showing that just because they're not professionally bred doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with them. There are plenty of special needs animals in shelters, but just like the others in the shelter, they are perfect in their own way and just as capable of loving you unconditionally and making you incredibly happy.


Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/user/YouDeserveADrink
http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/the-future-is-here-and-her-name-is-princess-monster-truck#.dr1ePlREQ
https://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles/new-pets/Adopting-Special-Needs-Pets.aspx

News Flash For New Cats

I recently adopted a kitten, a black female who I named Ninja. I adopted her at about 7 or 8 weeks old (her birthday is unclear because she was taken to the shelter after she was born.

Cats are amazing animals and they will forever be a part of my life. However, people often think that cats are super low maintenance and easy to take care of, even from the beginning. I'm here to tell you that kittens are adorable and beautiful creatures, but they are pretty high maintenance for the first year or so of their life.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

1. The Litter Box

If you get a shelter kitten, they will be familiar with a litter box, but if you get them right from their mothers or if you rescue a cat off the street, they won't understand the purpose of a litter box.
So you have to teach them.

I'm not an expert, so I would recommend turning to the Internet for help; here is a guide I really like:
Pets WebMD: Litter Box Training For Cats and Kittens

2. Personal Hygiene
Funny story: my shelter kitten, Ninja, only ate dry food at the shelter, so when we took her home and gave her a whole can of wet food, she was so excited, she stuck her entire face in it. It took several weeks for her to learn how to eat like a proper lady.

When you take in a kitten, you are their mom. And when kittens get poop stuck to their butt or wet food stuck on their forehead, you're the one who has to help them out.

Eventually they'll get the point, and learn how to use their tongues to wash themselves (it helps when there are other cats in the house to model good behavior).

I recommend cat wipes, which are like baby wipes, but made specifically for cats. Pretty self-explanatory, but they are very helpful, especially since cats don't like baths.

I use these: Hypoallergenic & Shed Control Cat Wipes. It's most commonly used to remove excess dander, but it is a mild cleanser that won't irritate the cat's skin. I've used these wipes for poopy butts, food stuck on the face, and crusty ears.

There are other wipes that you can use, like Earthbath All Natural Green Wipes. Just make sure that they won't irritate a cat's skin or sensitive areas!

3. Needle Teeth & Teething
Kittens start to grow teeth around 2 weeks old, their canines will emerge at 4 weeks, and by 6 weeks the premolars start to come in. These are baby teeth (also known as milk teeth), and they will be replaced by permanent teeth around 11 weeks. So your kitten's teeth will fall out if you adopt them around this time. It's totally normal.

Just like human babies, the kittens' gums will be sore, and they will not appreciate tough playing (like tug-of-war), hard food, or you brushing their teeth.

A kitten's milk teeth are very sharp, like needles, in order to make it easy for the teeth to pass through the gums, and if they bite you, it will HURT!

And they will bite you, because when kittens are teething, they want to bite things.
If you are petting them and they lunge for your hand and start gnawing on it like corn on the cob, the best thing to do is to give them something else to chew on. Removing your hand won't do much, because they'll either try to grab it again, or look for other contraband to chew on.

Like wires.

Or paper.













So just like toddlers throwing a tantrum, the best thing to do is distract them.
I used a rope that I got in the dog toy section that is usually used for tug-of-war, and Ninja loved it. She could sink her teeth into the fibers, but she wasn't able to get the strings loose and swallow them.
Another option would be cardboard, or a cloth soaked in water and then frozen (if their gums are sore).

By 4 months of age, their permanent incisors will be in place, at 5 months they'll have their 4 canines, and by 6 months all 10 premolars will have grown in. They'll get their 4 molars in early adulthood.

Usually once their permanent teeth are in and they are no longer in discomfort, they usually stop having biting problems, but if they continue, keep their chew toys available and if they're biting and chewing on things they're not supposed to, blowing in their face or spraying them with a light mist of water will annoy them enough to make them stop.

4. Exploring
Cats are natural explorers, and even when they're little, they want access to everything their eyes can see. When they're little, they aren't very graceful, and they can't jump as high as their eyes can go. So you need to make your home accessible, especially in the places where you want the cat to be able to get up on. If you want them to sleep on the bed with you, put a box or upside down clothes hamper on the floor to make a middle step between the floor and bed. Eventually they'll develop the muscles and confidence to jump on high places.

Here we have Ninja for the first time trying to get up on my dresser. This is her about 3 months old, and now she's 11 months, and can get up without the laundry basket.

5. Hiding Places
We've all seen the pictures on the Internet of cats in cardboard boxes. Cats love boxes - they're great hiding places (from predators) and great places to spy on others.
So one great addition to your house would be something that the cat can use as their cave.
In the beginning of Ninja's time in our house, we kept the cat carrier that we brought her home in, in the room with blankets inside. She really liked it, she didn't associate it with the scary car ride home, and it was a great place to nap in and retreat to.

We also taped a cardboard box shut, then cut out a corner, so she had a small fort to play in.

She did outgrow the cardboard box, and we had to move the cat carrier to the storage room because we had to make room for my sister moving into my room, so she found a new hiding place.

Her new place to go when she's scared of something (the vacuum or the dog, being the main 2 things) is my closet. She can observe from a height on top of my dresser, and when she's really alarmed....

She hides in the folds of my shirts.

The shower curtain works too.

and finally,

6. Cuddling
If you want your cat to be a cuddly cat, you need to show him/her love. On the first day they're in your home, you need to give them food, toys, and pet them and praise them whenever they come near you. They'll be scared, and you need to be there as much as possible (I really wanted to take off school, but my mom wouldn't let me).

They will associate you and your touch with positive, happy feelings, and they will want to be near you.

From the very first night, I taught Ninja how to get up on my bed (using the hamper as a stepping stone), and then played with her a little, and then we settled down together to go to sleep. The best way to do this is slow, full body petting. This is relaxing to them. Also, lay still and breathe deeply - they'll mirror you and you can fall asleep together.

And if you want to be able to pick them up and carry them around, start early. Pick them up with they're in a good mood, pet them and praise them when you're holding them, and if they give any indication that they want to be let go (struggling, squirming, meowing), put them down immediately! If you put them down when they tell you (via body language) that they want to go down, they develop trust. If you don't put them down, or hold on tighter, they develop a fear of being picked up.

And you need to start early because they develop an internal pattern in their brains (food comes when mom opens the cupboard, sleep happens when mom turns the light off and gets into bed). If getting picked up and having a positive feeling in that action is not a part of that pattern, they won't like getting picked up. One cat I have wasn't picked up in her early years of life because her previous owner was in a wheelchair, and now when I pick her up she freaks out, like the floor has suddenly disappeared from beneath her feet.

Once your cat is about a year or so old, they will be pretty independent. This is where the label of "low maintenance" and "self-sufficient" comes from. They're pretty good on their own, they know how to clean themselves, and they know all the best places in the house to sleep, hide, and play.

Now, if your kitten is an only child, you still should play with it or get toys that can occupy the cat. Every animal needs exercise - both body and mind - and there are plenty of ways to keep your cat healthy and happy.

Also, your cat will still get anxious when their routines are disrupted (my cats freak out whenever we start packing for a vacation or to go to college), which can alter their personalities a little during this unfamiliar time. Some cats may get very needy (needing attention 24/7), some might get destructive (scratching furniture), or some might retreat (hiding until the ordeal is over).

You cat will also seek out love and attention, and if you raise them to be cuddlers, they will cuddle with you all day long.

Cats are always 5/5 stars in my book, because they are the perfect combination of cuddly, nosy, loving, and mischievous.

10 Rules of the Gym

In the summer before I move to college, I got a gym membership, because I was tired of sitting on my butt for 90% of the day, every day, for 2 months of summer.

So I've gone to workout at least 6 days a week, every week, and from these hours at the gym, I've learned some basic rules of the gym, that many people don't seem to understand...

1. Don't try to start up a conversation with another person unless they are resting or stretching, AND they don't have headphones in. It's really hard to do squats when someone is trying to ask you about you life. And I just want to listen to my music.

2. If you rest in between intervals (or whatever you call it), get off the machine so someone else can use it!









This guy was just sitting here, bouncing to his music, for 5 minutes.










3. After using a weight, a medicine ball, or an exercise ball, PUT IT AWAY. I don't want a 70 pound weight on the only free stretch mat, because I can't lift that off the ground without hurting myself.

4. Try not to grunt when you're lifting - it's kind of weird and uncomfortable to listen to.

5. If you're working out with a friend of family member, leave your problems at the door, please. Listening to you argue is kind of sad, and pretty annoying.

6. Wear headphones. I don't want to hear your music. Even if you're working out with a friend, please don't put your phone on speaker mode and play your music.

7. Don't correct someone or try to give them pointers unless they are going to hurt themselves due to poor form or whatever. No one likes a know-it-all or a smart-ass.

8. If you're going to sit there on your phone, or stewing in your own lack of motivation, get off the stretch mat so someone else can use it. There's only ever like 3 of them at once.

9. If you're gonna be this guy:

At least put the weights away too.
Please.











And finally, the most important rule:

10. Don't judge anyone for what they're doing at the gym. Don't judge them for lifting really light weights. They could be getting over an injury, they could have a muscular disorder, they could be getting over a sickness, or they're just really weak and need to start small - you don't know their story. Don't judge people for wearing heavy clothing, don't judge them for wearing skimpy clothing. Don't judge them for trying to lift a heavy weight and failing. Every single person in that gym, including yourself, is in that gym because they want to improve something about themselves. So you should respect that and respect the other people at the gym. Everyone starts somewhere.  

Graduation Parties

Alright so summer is coming to an end (all the Starbucks-addicted 14 year old girls crying in the distance), which means that summer celebrations are coming to an end as well.
And if you're my age (waving cane), you've been going to graduation parties.

That's right, I graduated high school, and not only did I have a grad party, I attended 8 others. Which actually makes me feel really accomplished, because it's 8 more social events than I've attended in previous summers.

So now that I've gone to a bunch of grad parties, I feel like I'm experienced enough to give some insight on the magic that is graduation parties.

Let me tell you about my party. It was catered by a local frozen yogurt place, so instead of a "dinner party", we had a "dessert party". Everyone really liked this, because it was a refreshing change, and who doesn't want a nice cold dessert in the summer?
I had my party very early (the weekend after school ended), because no one will be on vacation then, and no one will be partied-out. We rented a party house for 6 hours, unlike many people who have it at their house and have an undetermined end time. We liked to have a specific end time, because it would avoid awkward moments at 9pm when you think no one else is coming so you start to clean up and then *that* friend shows up.
However, since the party wasn't serving dinner, we had the party in the awkward in-between-lunch-and-dinner time, when lots of people work. So that put a ding in my RSVP list. (To be honest, what put the biggest ding in the list was the fact that I was unpopular in high school and all of the obligatory invites didn't feel obligated to come). We invited 65 people, and I know at least 20 people didn't come, but after that I stopped counting.
But the important thing is to really appreciate the people who did come, who saw you as important enough in their lives to come to your party, maybe get you a gift, and enjoy themselves. At first I felt kind of bummed out because of the 6 tables in the venue, maybe 2.5 were filled at the most at one time, but now I'm fine with it, because every person at those tables were people I liked.

Next, some of my party experiences:
I would say the best meal was a 3-way tie, because they all served the exact same thing, but it was amazing. It was hamburgers and hot dogs cooked on a grill, which may sound boring to some people, but when I think of hamburgers and hot dogs on a grill, I think of family and get-togethers and fun. They were a lot better than penne covered in tomato sauce and chicken french.
The best snacks award is another 3-way tie between 2 parties. One party was catered by a dessert shop, along with a restaurant, so the desserts were gourmet goodness instead of store-bought (nothing against store-bought though!). Another party went Pinterest crazy, with a fish/ocean theme, because the hostess' last name sounded like a kind of fish, and so Fish became her nickname. The third party was all homemade goodies - brownies, cookies, cupcakes, everything! It was great.
The best snacks were the ones with variety and availability. One party had a veggie tray on every table (and the table I sat at quickly ran out of carrots or celery - yum!). Another party had chips and candy at every table (less healthy, still yummy).
Finally, the last and most important category, the most fun party, is another three-way tie. In all three of these parties, I was with friends I'd known for years; people I got along with, people I loved, and people who knew me well enough to joke around with me. Not to mention that two parties had a pool and one had a giant playground.

Advice for party-goers:

First of all, there is nothing fun about going to a graduation party where the only person you know is the host, and they can't keep you company because they have to be gracious hosts to all the arrivals.
This sucks because you came for the host, because you care about them, but either they go to a different school, or they hang out with different people, and you find yourself with no one to talk to.
This is when you spend as much time as possible observing the decorations, signing the scrapbook, etc. Then you help yourself to the snacks; once you've got a nice plate of chips, veggies, or whatever takes your fancy, you have two choices - sit by yourself or sit with some people your age.
The good thing about sitting by yourself is that you can play on your phone, people watch, or do whatever you want. However, you might get labeled the "loner", or people might think you're a snob for not wanting to talk to them. Not to mention the host might worry that you're not enjoying yourself.
Sitting with kids your age means that you can have some peer interaction, and maybe even make some friends. Hey, you may never see them again, but they helped pass the hours!
If all else fails, find a dog or a child under 10. They will keep you entertained.

But if there's a mutual friend, arrange for them to come to the party at the same time as you (or come together - carpooling is still in!). This way, you've got someone to talk to, play Kan Jam with, etc.

Some advice I have for party planners out there:

1. Have some variety. The majority of grad parties have pasta in sauce, chicken of some sort, potatoes in some shape or form, and salad. After like 2 parties with this kind of dinner, you're kind of bored.
2. Label your food - popcorn looks like popcorn, so how am I supposed to know that it's covered in every spice known to man? Here I was going for something salty and suddenly my mouth is on fire! Also, your potatoes look an unrecognizable mound.
3. Try to know your guests' food allergies, and indicate which foods contain said allergies (this is similar to labeling)
4. Party games! Have indoor games like board games and card games for people to play when they aren't close enough to carry on a decent conversation, or they want to ruin their friendship over a game of UNO. If you've got some flat outdoor space, have some lawn games like Kan Jam, Ladder Golf, and Bocce. They're really easy to play, you don't need to keep points if you don't care, and they're a conversation avoider! Yay!
5. Music. With every party comes awkward silences, and the best way to fill them is to have music playing. Try to cater to the audience. Don't play rap music if the majority of your guests will be over 30 (for those with more family members than friends... sorry)
6. If you have a pool, use it! Tell people to bring their swim gear, throw some toys into the pool, and let them go wild. Pools are always fun, no matter how old you are.
7. Take advantage of what you have around you. If there's a playground or a basketball court around, take it and run with it. I can't shoot hoops for my life, but when you get me together with a bunch of friends who also can't shoot a basket - boom, instant fun. 

I had a really great time at most these parties (even though I got sick at a couple because I have several food allergies and intolerances that I choose to ignore when good food is around). Some of them I stayed the required hour and then gave a lame excuse to leave, because it was polite to come, but I had nothing to do and no one to talk to. B

But others, I stayed for hours. If the party was at a venue, I stayed until clean-up. If the party was at the person's house, I stayed until it was so dark I couldn't see two feet in front of me. 

I really feel like those times with friends was really great, and really valuable, especially since we're all going our separate ways to college. Squeezing in a few last memories before we all need to move in and start classes is something I'll never regret.

And I know it's not like we'll never see each other again. Three of those 8 people whose parties I attended, I plan to see them at least once a year for as long as possible. But we're not seeing each other every single day in the high school hallway or in classes anymore, so it's going to be different.

Grad parties get 4.9/5, because of great memories, hilarious fun, but the occasional awkward silence...

Declawing Your Cat

So my dad is currently freaking out because my mom informed him that while I'm in college, he's going to have to be the one helping her put the Soft Claws on our cats.
For those who don't know, Soft Claws are covers that go over a cat's nails with a soft adhesive that naturally fall off as the cat's nails grow. They allow the cats to practice their natural scratching behaviors without hurting anyone or damaging furniture.
Anyway, my dad is claiming that General Patton of World War 2 and King Leonidas from the movie 300 did not have to help their wives put little colored covers on their cats' nails, so clearly its a ridiculous concept.
Logical? Hmmm, I don't think so.

Whenever I tell people about Soft Claws, I get asked, "why don't you get them declawed?"
So today I'm debunking some myths about declawing cats and providing some basic information about why you shouldn't do it to your cats.

Most people think that declawing is a simple surgery that removes a cat's nails. This is wrong - just like with human nails, if you were to just remove them, they would just grow back.
During the surgery, the last bone of each toe is amputated. This is like cutting off the your fingers at the first knuckle.
An alternative method of declawing is where the tendon that controls the claw in each toe is cut, so the cat keeps their claws, but they can't control or extend the claw.

Either method is very painful for the cat, and post-surgery can cause infection, tissue death, difficulty walking, and back pain. They can have joint pain, because the tendons that control their claws retract and become frozen. They can also develop arthritis.

When you remove a cat's claws, it changes the way the cat's feet touch the ground, so the cats have to learn how to walk again. It would be like walking with part of your toes missing - your balance is off.

Declawing can also lead to behavior problems, like aggressiveness or biting, since they've lost their first natural defense. They also may start going to the bathroom outside of the litterbox, as an alternative way of marking their territory (scratching being the first).

There are natural, painless alternatives to declawing your cats and keeping them from scratching.
Multiple scratching posts, preferably inclined because its a cat's natural scratching position, with cat nip rubbed into the crevices allow scratching in the right places. These should be made of cardboard, not rug or rough fabric that could resemble any item of furniture.
Soft Claws, or any brand of claw covers (you can find them at almost any pet store, Amazon, or Dr. Foster & Smith) are a really nice alternative. You trim your cat's nails, put on the covers, and then in 4-6 weeks the nails grow back and the cover pops off, and you reapply.
You should also trim your cat's nails - all pet stores have tiny little clippers that are made specifically for cat nails. This can require two people if the cat doesn't like the process (the noise and the feeling can be scary for some cats).
You can train your cat to stop scratching furniture by using a spray bottle with room temperature water, and spray them on the back when you catch them. only spray them if you catch them in the act, not after, because that will not have the intended effect.

I must say that if my family were to adopt a cat that thwarted every measure and was continuing to scratch people and furniture, we would much rather declaw the cat than return him/her to the shelter and risk the cat being put down. But in all our years of cat ownership, we've never come across a cat that's had this problem. I've found that trimming, scratching posts, and covers have solved all our problems.

Declawing gets 1/5, because it's not nice, but sometimes necessary for cats who can't kick their habits but want to stay in the house. 

Three Tales Of Food Fails

        So as a Senior in high school, I'm entitled to a fun class, so I took a cooking class. Supposed to be super fun, right? You cook something, and then you eat it. So far, we've made chocolate chip cookies, tacos, a choice of banana/pumpkin/zucchini/or blueberry bread, and cinnamon rolls, and in the future we'll be making Christmas cookies, pizza, angel food cake, and many other fun things.
        But, this class has been the most stressful class since - not because of the cooking - I love working with my hands and creating things, but it's the working with other people that makes me want to rip my hair out and stick forks in my eyes.
        For the chocolate chip cookies, my only friend in the class wasn't able to work with me, so I got paired with the biggest airhead in the class. Literally, she didn't bring her recipe or her notes, she didn't ask to look at mine, it was just "what are we doing now?", "what do we need next?", "where does this go?" etc, etc, blah blah blah. She tried to crack an egg holding it in her left hand and hitting it with a knife in her right hand. With practice, you can do this, but it was her first time, and it ended up ALL OVER THE FLOOR. Did you know how hard it is to clean up egg off the ground? Flipping hard! And then, she did the bake settings WRONG, so the cookies were just sitting there not baking for almost 10 minutes. Because of this, we were late for the next class, MEANING we lost 5 points off the grade. Not my fault. But you know what? They were awesome.
        We next made banana bread, my partner being my friend, which was a huge relief. However, the recipe that the teacher made and gave to us had a typo that she messily corrected and my partner unfortunately misread. So, instead of putting 1/3 cup of milk into the almost-done mixture, she put 3 cups. Yikes. So we had to redo the mix, but we weren't late, which was a miracle. And, the bread came out really well.
        Finally in this terrible trilogy: cinnamon rolls. Due to my underdeveloped immune system, I was out sick the first day of cinnamon roll making (it takes two days, because the dough has to rise over night) so I got shoved into a random group for the second day. Instead of letting me participate in the baking and removing from oven/tray and decorating process, they made me wash the dishes. So my class participation grade was for being the dishwasher. AND, I was added to a group of 3, so we became 4 (basic math). The recipe made 12 rolls, which divided by 4 people makes 3 rolls per person, right? BASIC MATH. Guess how many I got. One. I got one. Two of the group members got 4 rolls, one member got 3, and I got ONE. How did these people get into high school with those math skills?

Crest 3D White-Strips 2 Hour Review

        So one thing I've always hated how easily my teeth stain, and how my canine teeth are always slightly more yellow than the rest of my teeth. So with the academic year coming up, I tried out Crest Whitening Strips.

      I tried the 2 hour ones, because it was the first ones I saw. I heard from Fleur de Force that the 2 hour strips made her teeth sensitive, while the 30 minute ones didn't. However, I did them right before I went to sleep, and had no problem.
        Putting them on and taking off wasn't hard, if kinda gross after 2 hours. The strips weren't uncomfortable, but they were very distracting. I watched 2 episodes of Downton Abbey, while trying my hardest not to rub my tongue against the edges.
        I didn't really notice a big difference, maybe because my teeth weren't yellow to begin with, but I did see that my canine teeth were still more yellow than the other teeth. My mom said she did notice a little difference.
       I give these strips 3.5/5, because they were convenient, not messy, not gross, but they didn't make a huge difference.