photo credit: BBJ-

I am obviously not a normal woman.

For Christmas I received a gorgeous silver ring set, sparkly and new, that would be the dream gift for most women I know. Me? I’m moping that I didn’t get the blender I had hoped for. Yes, a blender.

All I really want is to be able to toss some fruits and veggies into the the jar and mix them up into a yummy green smoothie. I would like to get back into my once a day smoothie habit. Drinking my veggies is just so much easier for me, especially when I have a dozen things to do with the kids.

Yesterday I managed to make a run to the local thrift store and scored a nearly new bread machine, instruction included, for only $8. While I was there I found a decent looking Juiceman Jr. that was tagged as works fine. For a while I thought this little juicer would be the temporary answer to my blenderless prayers, until I tried to use it. It juiced my carrots fine, but there was a lot of clunking sounds and a burning smell involved. I don’t think I’m brave enough to use it again, though from the Amazon.com reviews it seems the burning smell happens to new Juiceman Jr. juicers too.