Do you like Veronica Lake curls, red lipstick, dresses and dancing close to someone in a way that doesn’t resemble drunken bedroom antics? Then this might be the CD for you.

My best girlfriend introduced me to it when after a dance class (filled with IN YOUR FACE, MOVE THAT ASS music) I got into her car and it was playing. It was soothing – soothing for after class or driving home in LA traffic.

Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, and Duke Ellington are just a few of the bands performing on this CD that’ll transport you back into time (and into a better mood- who doesn’t swoon to “I’ll be seeing you?”). I confess that I’m a bit of an old-fashioned girl when it comes to music so this is right up my alley but it’s classic enough to stand the test of time and not be boring to someone who wants to shake their money maker. You just might want to shake it in a different way after listening to this.

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Juicing always conjured up images of a 109 year old man on tv screaming about all the delights of juicing celery and avocado. That didn’t appeal to me despite all the claims and the remarkable bendy-ness of this 109 year old man.

I don’t really drink juice – not even from bottles – so why on earth would I juice? Especially since the machines are notorious for being expensive, hard to clean and lots of work (you have to cut up every bit of veggie for them to get “juiced”). But when so many of my cheap, lazy friends began to rave about the Breville Juicer (and how much better their skin was looking) I knew I had to investigate.

Mixing spinach, celery, green apple (cut in half), one lemon and a little bit of ginger into the juicer sounded frightening but turned out to be amazing! After one sip I wanted the juicer but asked my friend how long it’d take to clean up. Literally a minute thanks to large parts that remove easy and are dishwasher safe. But then I was concerned about the price. This unit normally retails for over $150 so I bought a reconditioned model for less than $40! And let me tell you, it’s a power horse.

I do not want to be cutting up bits in the morningtimes when I am far to sleepy and need the juice to wake me up. And this machine literally just juices the bejesus out of every piece of fruit or veggie. I have to say, getting my fill of vegetables has never been so delicious – or easy.

I’m still making the same drink as above; haven’t gone all crazy with fruit and books so I can’t comment on how it is with other recipes. But I can tell you that for someone who loves fresh juice, wants to get a little healthier without spending a lot of money or building a juice machine every morning, than this is the juicer for you.

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