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Friday, October 17, 2014

MARY LAMBERT: HEART ON MY SLEEVE Review

A few quotes from Mary Lambert

“It’s a statement for me as an artist, but also a statement for me as a human being,” she continues. “I spent a lot of my life feeling really small and worthless, and to put out an album where I’ve gotten to say exactly what I want is gratifying beyond words. It’s a moment for me not to be a doormat anymore and to feel powerful and hopefully inspire that in other people in a way that's fun and makes people feel something. I think that's the message of the whole thing.”

"There is so much shame and guilt in our society, and I think it has deprived a lot of people from living fully. We're all facing battles. We've all had someone who has hurt us, so let's talk about it."

MarksvilleandMe reviews Mary Lambert: Heart on my Sleeve

One thing about being a blogger is that I often get to try out items that most people haven't seen yet, In this case it is listening to music that isn't out for the general public. Mary Lambert's Heart on my Sleeve was officially released October 14th, but I was finally able to listen to the whole album, and Mary Lambert reminds me so much of my daughter Dennise.

Dennise made up her mind this year that she doesn't care what other people think and she is going to be herself 100%. I am very proud of all of my children but each day she brings music to our lives, and I hope that one day I will be able to do a review of my daughters album right here for my readers.

My favorite Mary Lambert songs from Heart on my Sleeve are Secrets, My readers know from reading my blogs I don't hold much back, I just run out of time to keep everyone updated with everything that runs through my head on top of caring for my family. Below you can read what Mary Lambert says about Secrets.

Lambert also spells out her mission on the album’s first single, “Secrets,” which is to encourage vulnerability. Set to a buoyant pop melody and hand-claps, Lambert sings: "They tell us from the time we're young / To hide the things we don't like about ourselves / Inside ourselves / I'm not the only one / Who spent so long attempting to be someone else / Well I’m over it / I don't care if the world knows what my secrets are."

Heart On My Sleeve Song List

1. Secrets

2. So Far Away

3. Ribcage

4. Dear One

5. When You Sleep

6. Chasing the Moon

7. Jessie's Girl

8. Monochromatic

9. Heart On My Sleeve

10. Wounded Animal

11. Sum pf Our Parts

12. Sing To Me

13.Assembly Line

14. Sum of Our Parts Alt

Below you can listen to Secrets by Mary Lambert

You can purchase Heart on my Sleeve on

iTunes

Amazon

You can find out more about Mary Lambert on

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Disclosure: MarksvilleandMe participated in the Mary Lambert Heart On My Sleeve album review program as a member of One2One Network. MarksvilleandMe was provided a free album to review but all opinions are our own. If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service for you please contact marksvilleandme@gmail.com.

Treat Yourself Halloween Giveaway

We’re just a couple of weeks away from Halloween and there’s one thing that’s on everyone’s mind… treats!

Welcome to the Treat Yourself Giveaway Hop, hosted by the Blogging Mamas Network! In this Hop, you’ll find lots of special treats to keep you entering giveaways until it’s time to go out and gather your own - so be sure to hop around to all the giveaways in the Hop Linky below and don’t miss the AMAZING Grand Prize Giveaway - from Step2!

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Gravity Maze™ Review

Product Description

Gravity Maze™ (Ages 8 to adult, single player, MSRP: $29.99)

Laser Maze fans will love this marble run logic puzzle, building visual perception and reasoning skills
In this gravity-powered logic maze, you’ll arrange colorful, translucent towers to whisk your marble from starting point to target. Just like best-selling Laser Maze, you’ll rely on your visual perception and reasoning skills to find the single solution to 60 different challenges. The towers can be arranged in many visually stimulating structures offering lots of creative building time, but only one design will successfully carry your marble directly in your target.

MarksvilleandMe reviews Gravity Maze™

by Thinkfun

We haven't had a new logic game in a very long time so this was a really nice add to our family line up of games. It is meant for ages 8+ but my 6 year old was able to do a few of the beginner cards on her own, so what ever is comfortable with your family. My 11 year old really enjoyed it. Gravity Maze is also meant for one player but we were able to make it into a family game by taking turns. If the first person didn't solve it the first time then it went to the next person until it was solved. If you get really good at it I would suggest using a timer ( which is not included) to make it even more interesting.

You pick a card and it tells you how to set up the board. There are little dots at the bottom of the cards to tell you how many pieces and what colors you must use to get the metal marble from one point to the next. Don't worry the answer is on the back of each card if you need help, or to check to see if you put it together like the card wanted you to.

My 11 year old was not sure she had it right but sure enough she did, she was very proud of herself, and continued to do a few more.

The only problem I see or should I say my husband pointed out was that even though he could tell the difference in the color of the pillars, he could not tell the difference in the dots on the cards so we had to tell him which colors they were. He could then play on his own.

This is a fun game meant for one, but as I said above can be made into a family game with adjustments.

You can purchase Gravity Maze™ on Amazon.

You can find out more about Gravity Maze™ here or Thinkfun on:

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Disclosure: MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above for free from Thinkfun using Tomoson.com. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com.

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