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In our house we have our own little army to fight against the dirt monsters, dust bunnies and any other thing that gets in the way of my house being clean and I am not talking about my kids. The kids are a part of it but they are not the essential part to keeping the house clean, in fact they are the ones who make most of the mess. Our Army might be small and the machines might look small but the power behind them is one I wouldn't … [Read more...]
Nuk Smoothie & Baby Food Maker Review You can say i'm one of those crazy moms who go a little over board with what I feed my children. But I only want to make sure I am giving them the best start I can. NUK's smoothies & baby food maker really helps me give them a good start. I was always grossed out that a jar of banana baby food can stay fresh for two years. Have you ever seen a banana last 2 years? No thank you. I want to … [Read more...]
It is November and as you all know that means I am pumping out deal posts like a machine to make sure you don't miss any of the HOT deals (which make sure you are a part of my Black Friday Deals group so you don't miss any of them and make sure you sign up for my newsletter here so you get them all as well) It also means that I am chugging down coffee faster and probably more often then any one person should but thats ok it is only … [Read more...]
Shark Rotator Review A few days ago I had no clue my new vacuum was going to be arriving so like every day I cleaned up and vacuumed the carpets. To my surprise I open the door to see my new vacuum standing there and I was so excited to try out the new shark rotator vacuum. Now even though I just vacuum the carpets probably 20 minutes earlier I just had to vacuum the carpet again with my new shrak vacuum. Now I didn't think I was gonna … [Read more...]
I love fried foods, it is not a secret but the fat content that comes from that is not a healthy thing but gosh I love the crunchiness of frying foods! I normally try to bake things instead of frying them but there are times that they just do not taste the same! When I was contacted about the Philips Airfryer I was excited to try it, a way to have my fried food with out the grease and grossness of using oil! A win … [Read more...]
There's a Ninja in my kitchen! Today I was very excited to receive the Ninja Cooking System. One of my friends has the ninja set out on her counter at all times. She is always raving about something new she's cooking in it. I didn't get it because I'm not huge fan of the slow cooker to begin with but this is not just a slow cooker. Yes it has the slow cooker mode but it has so much more. Most slow cooker meals you have to start off on … [Read more...]
The Dyson Animal DC65 Review A few months ago I wrote about my Secret love affair, which happens to be with the new Dyson Digital Slim vacuum. Now I have another confession to make, I have been leaving my Digital slim vacuum downstairs, it makes cleaning up the kitchen floor, table area, entry way and living room easy to clean. But upstairs I needed something with a little more power, its where the kids rooms are and the amount of paper … [Read more...]
I am so exited to finally show you my bathroom, Yellow and Gray are the main colors!!! I know I know I haven't shown a picture of the front of the house yet, but we have to get the weeds out of the front before I post that pic ;) But you get to see my bathroom so I hope that makes up for it :) I should have taken a before picture but I didn't, it wasn't exciting really just a blue shower curtain and white walls but here is the … [Read more...]
It is no secret that vacuums and I have a love hate relationship, I love them because they suck things up and they hate me because I am normally the reason behind their demise. It is a relationship that has caused Tom to ban me from vacuuming (he has his own that I am not allowed to touch for he fears that it will meet its demise if I were to do so). When I was contacted about the new Dyson Digital Slim Animal vacuum I took it … [Read more...]
It's time to get in the kitchen with Bobby Flay. Exclusively at Kohl's, Bobby Flay has his own line of kitchenware. His products are designed for professionals and beginners. I want to first talk about Bobby Flay's measuring items. These have one the greatest aspect to them unlike traditional measuring cups that are normally strung together by a plastic ring and you have to unhook him anytime you just want to one. These click together by the … [Read more...]
Cleaning floors is not fun. I mean sometimes it is if you make a game out of it. But very rarely will you do that. When you want to go clean your hardwood floors, kitchen floors, or bathroom floors you know its time to bare down because its going to be a long day. Being the one that usually cleans the floors in my house, I was looking for a way to make it easier and cut down on time. I think I may have found just the thing!!! It is the Shark … [Read more...]
Passing furniture down from when you were a kid to your children is a common thing in my family. The dressers, desk and bed in McKenzies room were all mine growing up and so was the mattress she has been sleeping on for the last 6 years (goes to show that quality is important and the extra money is well spent since that mattress is over 20 years old). When I was e-mailed by Naturepedic to try out the organic cotton mattresses I knew … [Read more...]
This product is a part of our holiday gift guide. You can see the rest of the products reviews and giveaways that are in the gift guide as they are posted here I am the one that does the vacuuming in our house. You all probably know that by now. With that said, I am always looking for the next best thing when it comes to vacuums. So when I had the chance to review The Bissell PowerGlide, I got super excited. It was time for a new … [Read more...]
Disclaimer: I was provided product free of charge, no compensation was received and all opinions are 100% my own. All of our rugs in the house are Mohawk rugs because I love the quality and the styles so when Mohawk offered to send another one to me to review I was excited. This time I had planned on using it in the playroom to finish it up and get it finally done but when it arrived it was smaller than I thought it was going to be and it … [Read more...]
Toy organization is a big issue in our house, no matter how many different baskets, totes, bins, bookshelves we get I can never seem to have enough. We also end up with the issue of the kids bringing toys up from the playroom to their rooms and then having no where to put them but they want to have them in their room to play with and things get a bit hectic in their rooms. Alyssa was the one we had the most trouble with, … [Read more...]
When traveling it is important to be organized or you are going to lose your mind looking for all your things. I don’t about you but the one thing I dislike the most when I travel is opening up my suitcase to find my clothing mushed up, wrinkled and a mess all over the place. Many organizational things I have found are more like a hard plastic then a flexible material that would be needed for clothing so when I had the chance to review … [Read more...]
Our playroom is a work in progress.It has been formed from the randomness that was in my kids rooms before, it is a mess of the toys and random storage bins that we had in their rooms previously. The plan was to take the kids toys out of their rooms and have a playroom so the mess that was seen was minimized and the kids had a space of their own to play with out the worry of me telling them to "clean up" so we could walk … [Read more...]
As you all know the past few months things have been crazy here and I have not been feeling well (Thanks IUD you can read posts about that here) but any way that has also meant the things I normally did to clean my floors did not work anymore. I used to scrub the floors by hand (yes I know a bit old school when there are so many other ways for me to clean the floors) but getting on the floor left me numb and tingly from crouching down … [Read more...]
Who doesn't love a super hot shower with great smelling bodywash??? I know I do! One of my favorite ways to relax is to take a shower and hide. I wait for the kids to be in bed and I take a super long shower and enjoy the peace and quiet. Of course to add to my shower I like to have a great smelling bodywash! With the holiday season sneaking up on us quickly I am loving all the wintery holiday scents that are out there including … [Read more...]
Making sure that your personal information is safe and secure is important and one of the most important things to do is make sure that you shred mail and other forms that have your personal information like your social security number on them. While you might think oh a shredder is just a shredder there are some that are better then others and because you don’t want to waste your money buying more then one you want to make sure you buy one that … [Read more...]