Amanda's Adventures and New Product Reviews

Baseball ghost stories Spirits still run the bases and roam the outfield: a blog about the spooky side of America’s pastime By Amanda Black By now, all but three Major League Baseball teams have closed the book on the 2012 season. Most fans have closed out the year disappointed, but Detroit Tigers fans are looking forward to meeting whoever wins game 7 between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. Even though I’m new to the Tigers bandwagon, I hopped on long before the post-season. In fact, I wrote my “Goodbye Cubs, Hello Tigers”  blog  on May 29. My hatred towards the Cubs has softened a bit (cause, hey, there’s always next year!), but it’s been nice to be a Tigers fan. The end of October also is the time to think about all things spooky. It’s rather fitting since baseball is a game full of ghosts and ghost stories. It has a long history and a tradition of curses, so it’s no surprise that baseball takes a turn for the spooky at times. I heard more about thi

When you have two cats and a small apartment, it can be a challenge to keep things smelling great. Even the most vigilant cleaning can lead to a home that is, well, cat like. I need help, and for that, I've turned my attention to Glade. I love their scents, and I know that everything works well. With the new line of Glade Expressions, it's great to see some sophisticated combinations come along. I was really excited when BzzAgent sent me the kit with free coupons for Glade Expressions spray and the oil diffuser. It was fun to take those coupons with me to Meijer and choose my scents. For the spray, I chose the Apple Cardamon. It was Lavender Juniper Berry for the oil diffuser. The scents are really distinctive, in a good way. The apple spray smells just like the gift shop at the apple farm. It's warm and comforting, like fall in a bottle. The lavender juniper berry doesn't bring to mind any particular place, but I do like it. These products are really great...and