I’ve had dark spots since I was in college. This is due to not using sunscreen or poor quality sunscreen. The Korean skincare hype was not there yet at that time. And over time I’ve gotten more. I’ve tried countless dark spot correctors products that did nothing. Recently I heard about Musely online and I’ve only seen positive experiences which I’m not entirely sure if they’re real or not. But a sale and the people sharing their $50 gift card code got me to try their Spot Cream.

 So Musely is different because you are getting prescription products. You have to answer some medicial and skin questions and submit photos of you concern areas. 

The product itself is also rather pricey so do take advantage of sale times and do use the free gift card if you’re buying for the first time. It’ll make the cream super affordable. The per month pricing is calculated by the cream being use for 2 months. It kind of tricks you into thinking it’s cheaper than it is with that. 

You do get assigned to a dermatologist that you can message during the first several months. Their first response to when you get prescribed is clearly an automated message. I’ve only asked them a couple questions and it’s somewhat less robotic. I haven’t had any serious concerns so I didn’t have any problems to report to them. 

Since I have sensitive skin I was given a more gentle formula that is 6% and not the plus one that is 12%. But even with the 6% I was surprised to see actual results. But it’s subtle. I honestly didn’t expect it to work. So I am planning to continue using it. I even bought the body cream but so far that hasn’t had as big of a results as the spot cream for my face. 

One thing I want to point out is you need to use their app. It’s required if you want to qualify for a refund as you have to check in with their robot nurse which simply ask you for progress photos, if you have any reactions and if you see any results. 

But the good thing about the app is that there’s a forum where you can see other users progress and experience. Note that they do have an intimate cream so sometimes there are censored posts for users who are using that. 

There’s also a section on doing various activities for points that turn into money that you can use towards your refills. There’s also an Activity sections where you answer daily skincare trivia questions. Getting it right gives you points that you can redeem off your refills. They’re pretty easy to do and it can help lower your cost so definitely take the minute to do it to save money!

They also do free gift cards. People can share them and they also get to save money. $50 off is a generous amount so if you are interested I can list my code links below! I will try to make new ones when they expire  please comment if you need one and I will update the links

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5/18/2026

https://www.musely.com/alltreatmentsgifts?eid=YHEULDUU

 They have trays of different sizes so you can get one that fits your needs. I originally was sold when they got ceramic versions of the 2 and 1 cup sizes. You may have seen ads or posts on lego lunches with these. I find the stoneware too heavy for everyday work lunch use but I like using them for meal prep and storing leftovers so I don't do the lego lunch method. 

 The silicone is high quality too! I like that the ends are stiff so they keep their shape when you hold it. Its super easy to clean and easy to pop the frozen food out. The best part is that they are also oven proof so you can even bake things in it. The clear plastic lids are also really high quality. They can get stained from red foods so I like to put a layer of plastic wrap to keep it clean. The stoneware gets clear silicone covers which are really well made because its not a hassle to take it on and off. Its stretchy enough to get it on and off and thick enough to not tear or get damaged. They don't even warp and you can microwave them. They do get stained from red food but its minimal and it can come off slightly over time from washing.  

 I've stored a very fishy scented soup in one and it did hold onto that smell for a little while before I don't smell it anymore from storing other foods. So I feel it be better to store smelly foods in the ceramic ones instead. 

 Inside each mold are measurement lines. I got the ice cube tray one which are 2 tablespoons but the lines help if you only need 1 tablespoon. 

The cubes shapes makes it easy to store and appealing. I tend to just keep the whole thing in the freezer since I didn’t want to use up a plastic bag. But it would save more space if you store them in a bag after it’s all frozen. 

 Overall I highly recommend it! High quality materials and product design. There are many knock offs but they can’t beat Souper Cubes. I definitely think it’s worth it. Best to wait for a sale if it’s out of your budget! 

 Been getting ads for these bake at home bread boxes. I'm not a baker or into baking so I think I was getting targeted since I've done meal boxes before. However it did intrigue me and as a fan of croissants, their free croissants for life offer got me. So I decided to finally try it!

 So I got the 6 item per box plan which is $99 so that makes each item $16.50 each which admittedly is expensive. But shipping is free at least! The date you choose is the charge date and not the delivery date which is annoying. But you can easily reschedule your charge date and if its soon you can see the estimated delivery date. Its seems they use some other driver base delivery system that isn't Fedex or UPS. Which makes it a bit difficult to get exact dates if you need food delivered at a certain time. But they do include dry ice in the box so it does stay cool for a bit. 

As for their selection, they have a few choices you can choose to be part of your box but for some reason the add ons have choices that aren't part of the box selection choices. So if you want them you had to choose then as a addon and not as part of your box. 

So most of the multi packs are in packs of 4 so it would mean each is about $4. Again, rather pricey! I usually get bake at home croissants from Whole Foods so I wanted to try to see how they compare. So far I think they're a rather similar. I do find the Wildgrain one is less likely to be under cooked in the middle. Its also easier to cook. You don't have to let it thaw a bit and can bake them straight from frozen.

 I also got their giant ginger molasses cookies. These are great! Very delicious, one cookie gets about 4" big so it does get huge. It is a soft type of cookie. The middle is rather bread like and soft. There's nice a good bits of candied ginger.  

I also got their almond and ham and cheese croissants. They;re just filling with the dough with the sides folded over it. They are pretty good and it does cook more evenly than if it was a normal shape.

As for their breads, I got their sourdough loaf and I like that I can just put it straight in the oven and bake it. I even baked it in my toaster oven. It turned out amazing which I was surprised about! The center was still cooked and soft and the crust is crusty without burning. It turned into a nice golden brown color. I even got their sourdough rolls. These also baked into a nice small crusty little loaf. Pretty easy to bake and rather convenient.

Got their truffle butter and garlic and herb butter. The truffle has a very nice flavor but it is smaller and it was the only butter option when I signed up. I don't use flavored butter often so I still haven't finished it. Its amazing how nice it spreads after letting it soften a bit. The herb and garlic one also has an amazing flavor. Not too strong to be over powering or have a strong aftertaste. Very delicious and I do think its worth the price! 

 Overall, I do find their products delicious! I even got their biscuits which turned out amazing and easy to bake. I do think its weird they have so many biscuits but no scones. I did try their english muffins which are rather thick. Didn't try their cheesecakes or pastas. They even have pizza which is ok. As expensive as they are, I do find their food is quality and super easy to bake compare to ones I've had from the grocery stores.

 If you ever want to learn to crochet for any reason, I recommend getting a kit from Woobles! You may have see ads from them. Sure, their kits are rather pricey for yarn and a crochet hook, but the instruction videos are great! Most of their pattern for their kits aren't too difficult and you should learn how to do them easily through their videos. The videos are short and show you each stitch type and goes through the pattern step by step until you get the idea. 

  Its how I learned to crochet and got me confident enough to buy patterns that I've been eyeing on but didn't know anything about crochet.  

 I learned about these from an ad. Since Japan is one of my common interests I got targeted when they released these Japanese based warmies. The Shima enaga bird that are from Hokkaido they named as Japanese Fairy Bird is super cute! Its not a bird we see often in toys in the west and most plushies are made in Japan which I don't want to pay for shipping for so I was happy to see one here. I have heard of weighted plushies but it didn't appeal to me to buy one. But this is one is not only weight, but has lavender scents to help with sleep. And price wise, its not too expensive which was a surprise.

 I had to wait a bit since it was sold out but thankfully they restock them. It was shipped within a couples days and arrived faster than expected. They did not put their plushies in plastic bags. So do be careful when cutting the box open! Nothing was protecting it but thankfully he is undamaged and didn’t gett dirty. 

It is a lot bigger and heavier than I thought. You don't smell any lavender. It is microwavable so that you can warm it up. The beads or grains is on its tail end so its only on one side of the bird. I was having menstrual cramps so this arrived at the right time. Only takes a minute or so to heat him up but time depends on you microwave wattage. Be sure so carefully test the heat so that you don't get burned. The warmer you make it the more the lavender scent comes out. I am surprised how well it holds heat. It can even absorb your body heat. Very nice when you live in harsher winter climates. The fur is longer than expected. It is a bit soft and feels nice on the skin. It definitely feels it needs some maintenance to keep it from matting over time. Since it has grains inside you can't put it inside the washing machine. Definitely avoid getting any liquid spilled on them. It could be a nightmare to clean.

Overall, these plushies exceeded my expectations. The warming part is very comforting and comfortable to hold and sleep with. I do find the grains on the tail to be awkward but not a deal breaker. 

 I love the move The Martian so when this movie was announced and it’s by the same writer I was excited! I ended up buying the audiobook and could not stop listening. It’s a fun and easy to follow story that I highly recommend. The audiobook is probably the best I’ve ever heard. The narrator was so great and I do prefer it than the film. But the film is still great! It’s a great way to visualize the story as it is scifi and it is stunning looking. Also Ryan Gosling is easy on the eyes too. 

 I was coming into this movie expecting another The Martian but no, they seem to tackle it a little differently. Ryan Gosling character, Ryland Grace, doesn’t talk as much as I expected him to be. All the science and math talk is very cut down. Which was mostly internal dialogue in the book since he is mostly by himself. It is written in his perspective. He is a lot more funny and smart than what the movie portrays him to be. Practically the same kind of character as The Martian so if they did this to help differentiate from that movie's character than I can understand that. 

So the movie does take some creative liberty with Ryland's character visually. I heard a small clip from Ryan Gosling saying they wanted to add some Chaplin and it definitely shows. They made him be a bit clumsy which adds to his charm. Also his outfits really stood out. The tshirts and sweaters I see people raving about online and I did too. This is a detailed not at all in the book so it really adds to his character. It helps that Ryan Gosling is attractive to make anything look good. The fox sweater would not look good on me but I still want it because its looks like such a comfy sweater when he wears it. 

I find the pacing of the movie pretty fast. I wish they could've push it to the 3 hour mark. It basically covered the major key moments in the books. I do find it visually stunning. Sure, the lighting is darker than I would've liked. I am surprised but glad they used a puppet for Rocky. They did make him super adorable! A lot more than I imagined in my head. The book described him as spider like but the movie made him seem more like a crab to me in its shape but it does have more of a spider movement. 

I find the scenes between Grace and Rocky were a lot better than him on Earth. There is one scene of a badly ADV talk in Mandarin. It was very brief and it made me wonder why they did that. Maybe because I listened to the book already but I did not get emotional during this movie. And I'm a crybaby but the pacing really didn't get me as hook to the movie adaptation. The book got me emotional. I am enjoying seeing people wanting more stories like this and even taking on knitting as the fox sweater isn't a mass produced product but a knitting pattern. I am considering learning to knit to have this sweater too.

Overall, I do recommend watching this movie and hope it also inspires you to get the book or knit! 

 I’ve seen ads for this meal service a lot and I have tried it years ago and I am trying it again. What got me to try again is for the free breakfast meal which is a deal that is pretty appealing. I don't find their meals to be very affordable but they are very balanced meals. The portion size is about the same as frozen dinner meals. Sometimes its easy for me to finish and others I find it difficult to finish. Each meal is about $15 per depending on your box size. The less you pick the more it costs which sucks but since its a business they want people to buy more so they make more. I would definitely take advantage of their half off discounts and cancel. 

 They have a decent amount of meal choices to choose from. I do find the meals to be good but not something that I would be craving. It’s seasoned healthily and has quite of bit of veggies which are good but the broccoli ones tend to be dry and not have that fresh crunch since they are roasted. 

The packaging is like a tv dinner. I do find it very difficult to pull the plastic film off. It’s also very loud when I do get it to pull. But most of the time I just stab an opening with a plastic knife. I take these to work since that’s when I usually get a decent meal in during the weekday. 

The portions varies. Some a little more than others. I do find the protein heavy meals very difficult for me to finish during my 30 minute lunch break. It just makes me feel fuller faster and I do find it wasteful that I’d have to throw the rest away. So I like the more lighter meals as I can finish them easier. 

As for customer service. It can be helpful but a bit annoying. I had a delivery during a huge snow storm which I assumed they would delay a day or so but they didn’t. The package did arrive but 3 days late. So technically they would say it’s not safe but it’s up to you whether you want to risk eating it or just throw it all away. They did refund me but since there was a discount they didn’t a weird credit thing. They split it for partial as credit and the rest back to my card. My credit was screwed because it didn’t factor in the discount it gave me more than I actually paid for. The problem with their credits is that they don’t apply to your next order if there’s a discount. So if you have a discount for coming back it will be awhile till you can use them. You have to contact customer service to request the discount to be removed. Just canceling the subscription and resubscribing does nothing. But you can request the credits to be refund to your card. They won’t actually refund the full credit amount since it isn’t accurate like mine was. They will ask you why and everything. They do have an AI bot customer service chat that you can request an agent in. 

 Overall, I do think it’s gotten better but it is still expensive. And they already sent me a discount postcard to come back. I think their marketing is annoying but that seems to be the marketing tactic these days. It is definitely a healthy way to eat if you don’t do it already. They never made me feel bad. I do prefer their fish dishes than their beef ones. 

 I’ve been subscribing to their monthly snack box for a couple years and I do enjoy what I’ve got. Since I also get Sakuraco boxes I did notice that sometimes they offer the same snacks. Not to say they are identical but it is interesting to get snacks that both boxes have on the same month. 

Due to the recent news of de minimis exemption ending, I contacted customer service chat since I saw no news from them addressing this to their US customers. They can’t help you and won’t refund you if you have subscription longer than 1 month if you want to cancel. And customs questions they would just tell you to contact your local customs office. 

I do find this movie beautiful. The animals do have a style to them that is more realistic than cartoon. The landscape and water is quite realistic not stylized to fit the style of the animals. 

The story is up for interpretation as some scenes are a bit abstract. Definitely a movie I'd recommend to animal lovers. It might be good for children but its not an action packed movie to keep a long attention span if they're easily bored or distracted if they're young.

 Andor is a spin off Star Wars series that is a prequel to the movie Rogue One. And the Rogue One movie is a prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy. This is all build up that leads into getting the Death Star plans. So since its before the original trilogy, there are no Jedis or Siths. No major characters like R2D2 that appears or even mentioned. But I do find this series very compelling and entertaining. The story really helps build the world and the empire as well as the rebels. 

 The series follows several characters and plotlines. It can be a bit confusing to keep track of them all and sometimes some story beats are fast and some are slow. Sometimes some parts of the story seems like filler. But overall the story and acting is superb! I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did but it is pretty well written and acted. The music also fits so well and I find the tone to be quite serious and tense. 

 There's only 2 seasons so its not a huge time commitment.  Definitely one of the best Star Wars in years!

 If you like wild animals and like the idea of caring for them in a rescue then this game is a nice way to experience that life. I found this game from searching on the app store looking for apps with foxes.  This game is free to play and pretty easy to play. You do have to unlock or pay for certain animals. There are optional ads to get more coins to pay for decorations and animals or have chores done.

Game play is pretty simple, you just drag the icons from the bottom bar to the animal or enclosure area to do chores like feeding and giving animals treatment. The rotation is a truck will drive up and honk. An icon will pop up on the left side where it will take you to the truck. A pop up will come up to show you what animal that is in need of care. You get profile of the animal with name, photo, ailment that needs treated, and bars that shows you their health. The bars are to indicate the animal's weight, health, and treatment level. The goal is to get them to go green. The weight is change by food which is the scale icon. If the animal is underweight you can drag the food icon to the bowl up to 3 times to give it more food. The scale updated right away so you can check the clipboard to see if its enough. The heart is change by water and fresh straw, and the last is obviously the treatment. Once its filled the treatment is done and you don't need to keep giving it treatment. Treatments is pretty simple too. The icons are relatively easy to understand. The sponge is for dirty animals, syringe is vaccines, the tube is for rashes, the pills is for worms, the gauze for injury, and the supplement bottle for pregnancy.  Foot steps icon will appear on the top to end the day. When the animal is healthy a person will come by and ring your doorbell asking to adopt. Adopting gives you coins! You can refuse if you want to keep the animal but there will always be someone coming by to want to adopt it. Once the animal gets adopted you have to clean the enclosure by shoveling up the straw and hosing it down.

 The days are a bit random in how many animals will come. There are obviously caps on how many animals you can care for. Some days you the truck will bring enough to almost cap your animal cap out and some days nothing happens. 

You start off with squirrels and skunks. You can care for up to 4 of each. Its not a lot to start you with so it does get rather boring with just these two. But you can use coins to unlock more animals! However it does take a bit. You will have to not buy any decorations if you want to get enough to unlock more animals. Most of the animals cost 1600 coins which is a bit hard to reach when squirrels and skunks get adopted for 20 coins. Rare ones will get you 40 coins! There are trophies that you can easily get that will reward you with coins as well. You can watch ads for coins but they only give me 10 coins which is way too little to be worth it. The cheapest animal you can unlock is the bighorn sheep which is about 580 coins. The second cheapest is black bears at 1200 coins. Most expensive are the wolves at 2000 coins. You can buy just the predators or all animals which strangely excludes mustangs. The bigger animals will fetch you 40 coins when they get adopted but they are capped at 3 each. When you unlock more animals it does get a bit easier to get the coins to unlock others. 

I do find controlling the game a bit frustrating. The icons are small and on a phone it isn't the most forgiving. So many times I try to drag the icons up only to accidentally try to close the app down on my iPhone since the icon won't let my use it unless my finger is right on top of it. The same is for everything. You must put the food in the food bowl spot and the treatment right on the animal. But this is minor. Its doesn't make me hate it but it is a slight annoyance on a small screen.

 Overall I do like this game and would recommend it for anyone who wants to virtually take care of wild animals.

 Black Mirror is a series I've been a fan of since the first season so I was excited to see that a new season came out. Some seasons has its ups and downs. I did feel each season had one or two good episodes and the rest were ok in my opinion. But this one I feel every episode is pretty good! Usually most of the episodes leave me feeling disturbed but most of the ones in this season didn't. Not to say none of it was disturbing but I felt less dread than usual.

 Some of the episodes are very human. Some interesting themes to. I was surprised the last episode is a continuation of an episode of a previous season. I think its a nice bookend to the season as it seems to circle back to the first episode. Overall I quite enjoyed this season. It didn't leave me feeling bad which is unexpected but not unwelcomed.

 So I've been hearing how good Severance was so I decided to give it a go to see. This is a Apple TV+ show but you can buy it on other platforms. At this moment there are 2 seasons with a third season planned in the future. I got hooked in the first 30 minutes. First season is great! I'm definitely glad I waited to watch it since I wouldn't be able to wait to see what happens next. The second season was a bit slower than I'd like but I was pretty satisfied with how they ended that season.

Its hard for me to describe the premise of this show but its pretty much one of those stories where there's an big corporation doing shady things with their employees. Its a scifi with the technology of a little chip that gets implanted into employees who are working on the severed floor which is below ground. They're severed because their memories are severed. They don't remember anything about themselves or much of the outside world. The floor is brightly lit with lots of plain hallways to make it a maze and no windows. When they're done their work shift of the day they don't remember anything of what they did at work. This creates two separate lives in one body. I found this show pretty thought provoking and entertaining. The writing is great, the intro music and animation is great, the acting is great, and I just really enjoyed it. The way it pokes fun at corporate speak and world was just fun to watch. Just the awkwardness between employees and their superiors was amusing to me. While I never had a office job, this kind of work environment is still happens to other industries so its something anyone who had a job can be familiar with.

I didn't expect to see Ben Stiller's name in the credits as a producer and director but I'm glad he's doing well. There's also some familiar guest actors that I was happy to see again! Overall, definitely recommend the show and say that people who said it was good is telling the truth. I look forward to season 3!

 This movie exceeded my expectations. I haven't heard of it before so I never read the book that this is based from. It looks cute from the trailers and the trailer didn't have dialogue which is a neat way to handle it. But the animals do talk. It has a great cast of known celebrities. I think the casting is well done! I didn't feel any of them were casted for their big name *cough*ChrisPratt*COUGH*

 The movie made me cry. Its such a simple but beautifully done story with barely any humans. Not having humans but a robot that becomes "human" is such a neat irony. Its not the focus but it seems like a subtle message on humans an the way we treat our environment. The premise of the this movie is a futuristic high tech task robot accidentally fell on a island. She faces the challenge of doing her job in the wildness and ends up raising a baby goose with the help of a fox who is also trying to eat it. 

 I love the art style. It has a painterly look that really works well with the cartoon style of the animals. The robot doesn't look out of place either in this style. Definitely got a Ghibli influence too. The robot does have most of the screentime. The baby bird is also a main character. The fox is a side character that brings comic relief and a friend to both the robot and the baby bird. He helps inform them on what is normal for a animal. They meet the other animals as well and really shows how important community is.

The story pacing is a bit fast, but nothing I felt was too rushed. The writing is really good. As I said before it has made me cry. All the characters have their own likeable personality and they do talk about "dying" in a real but light hearted way. And they are open about prey and predators. Even so none of them are really painted in a "evil" or "antagonist" way.  

Its a great feel good movie! Definitely would recommend for young ones and adults. If you're an animal lover you would enjoy it.

 This show is better than I expected. Its only on Apple tv but the first episode is free to watch. Its a really nice show about grief, family, and friendships. The show revolves around a therapist Jason Segal plays as, his colleagues that Jessica Williams and Harrison Ford plays, his daughter, his friend, and his neighbors as well as his patients. The shows has great writing! Pretty funny and it does get serious and real at some moments. Very relatable too. Acting and pacing has been great too!

 Since I watched this for Harrison Ford, I will say he's great in it! Since he's one of the main characters he does get quite a bit of screentime. His character's relationship with others is entertaining. His character has Parkinson's and puts up a wall around himself that the show revolves around him slowly opening up to the people he cares about. Definitely a great character for Harrison to play. 

This show has gotten to me emotionally. It has some really great character growth. So far it has 2 seasons out and a 3rd seems to be in the works. I definitely recommend it and wished more people watched it!