Products & Reviews

Everyone loves Papa John's ! Everyone REALLY loves Papa John's when it's 50% OFF !!!  AND from now until September 4, 2012 you can get just that!  By using the promo code SPORTS50 when ordering online, you can get 50% off your entire order !   Heck yeah!  Also, don't forget that when you sign up for Papa John's rewards every dollar you spend get's you a little closer to free pizza! Download the Papa John's smartphone app below on you android or apple device to order and track your rewards at the touch of a button... it even remembers your favorite pizzas!  Google Play | App Store

Head over to Bargain Shirts on Facebook and "Like" them to get your free "You Like This" shirt,  while supplies last! Simple as that ;)

You can get this reusable lunch sack with TWO proofs of purchase from any of the following brands that you already love! Annie’s Homegrown  (any item),  Honest Kids  (8-pack carton or 64oz. bottle),  Seventh Generation  (disinfectant sprays and wipes), OR  Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt  (yogurt 6-pack or 4-pack, or Squeezers)! Products must be purchased between August 1, 2012 and October 31, 2012. For more information, and to print out the form for your FREE LUNCH SACK, head over to Annie's Homegrown's  Back to School page ! This program ends October 31st ... what are you waiting for???

I'll be honest, I had never tried Greek yogurt before Chobani sent me a box of 12 various flavors of their single serving cups, but I had heard great things! So I was super excited when I opened the box to see all the great flavors.  There was lemon, peach, pineapple, strawberry, black cherry, strawberry banana, blueberry, blood orange, vanilla, plain, passion fruit, and mango, most of which were fat free! Let me tell you the hype about Greek yogurt, Chobani in particular, is spot on! This yogurt is WONDERFUL! After I ate the strawberry single serve while my daughter was at my parents' for the weekend, I had to go out and get a big 32oz tub of it, because I knew she would LOVE it, and let me tell you, we've about finished it already, in addition to the 16oz chocolate vanilla chunk I bought, and all the single serve cups Chobani sent! It's THAT good!!! My daughter and I really enjoy yogurt and granola for breakfast, so I went and bought some delicious ...

I recently had the opportunity to check out a new service, BagBlaze.com ! It's a great site that has tons of cute handbags, satchels, wallets, etc.  I had a hard time picking out my favorite because there were SO many really cute designs to choose from! I ended up picking this pink iPhone wallet because I really needed something that was versatile and could hold my essentials while moving from purse, to gym bag, to pool bag, to back pack, to, well you get the idea, and this one seemed like it would be the perfect fit, and it has been! I don't actually have an iPhone. I have a Samsung Sidekick 4G, and it fits in there fine! So does my daughter's Samsung Gravity-T (pictured above). The wallet is a perfect size to hold all credit/ bank cards, insurance cards, library cards, IDs, and anything else you might have! It doesn't look like it, but it's holding 14 cards in the picture below (doctor appointment cards, PTA card, pharmacy cards, etc), so it is large...

SPIbelt is a product, brand, and company I really love to get excited about because not only do they make a great product, but they are much more than the creative, cute, and colorful belts they have designed!  Made in Austin, Texas, SPIbelts, which may seem small from the outside, can hold your cell phone, keys, and ID all without giggling around while you're walking, jogging, or running! The SPIbelts are specially designed so that the pouch is slightly compressed so it is held tight to the body to minimize any bouncing, so even when it's full, you can hardly tell it's there! You can use your SPIbelt for your phone, keys, etc while exercising, like I mentioned before, or they can be used to carry inhalers, EpiPens, etc, on a daily basis.  They also have kid sized belts, they even have ones that are specially designed to hold insulin pumps. SPIbelts are allowing diabetic children who have insulin pumps to run around and be normal kids, because with thes...

As you have probably noticed, the Mavea water filtration pitcher, Zevia, Trim Energy, and Fake Bake giveaways have all come to an end.  Well, the winners have been chosen via random.org and were contacted and should all be getting their prizes in no time :) So I think Congratulations are in order! Congratulations Angie B, who won the Mavea pitcher! Congratulations to Sherri C for winning the Zevia pack of her choice! Congrats to Katherine B. for winning the Trim Energy giveaway from Healthy To Go ! And last but not least, congratulations to WiMom M. for winning the Fake Bake giveaway!!! Hope you all enjoy these products as much as I did!!!

Check out this great giveaway from My Kids' Cool Mom ! School starts in a few days and along with the regular excitement of simply going back to school to see friends, to show off some new clothes and to use that cool new backpack, we are adding Gutzy Gear to the new trend. My Kids' Cool Mom and a great group of bloggers are offering one lucky winner a starter pack of Gutzy Gear with 2 strap covers and 2 packs of patches (4 patches total). Read through the review and then enter the giveaway below.   The kids opened up the starter kits which included two strap covers and a Gutzy patch. The strap covers are held in place using very strong Velcro. The patches stick to the strap covers using Velcro as well. Once attached, they are very secure yet easy to change.  There is a wide variety of Gutzy patches good for boys or girls. The variety allows the kids to express themselves and show off a little personality. Simply open the strap covers and attach them to the ba...

My daughter came up with this delicious creation tonight... teddy grahms in a field.  Take a peeled banana and put teddy grahms in it. I thought it looked like teddy grahms on a bus, but she's the chef so she gets to name it ;) ...And whatever the name they were delicious!

The worst part of moving from the country, to my own place in Norman, Oklahoma a few years ago was that I left the delicious well water behind for Norman water... the most disgusting city water I've ever had, YUCK! I've tried numerous water filters, pur, Brita, the pitchers, the ones that hook on the faucet, nothing would get rid of that taste (YUCK)! I was looking online one night and I came across Mavea Inspired Water , and I heard great things, but I'd heard great things about other filters too, and well, I told you how that turned out... YUCK! So I decided I wanted to try Mavea out and see how it stacked up!  I was SO excited to get this cool pitcher in the mail! It has an indicator on the lid that shows what % of life the current filter has left, so you always know when to change the filter! It has little rubber feet so it doesn't slip, and it's just sleek and looks pretty cool, for a water pitcher ;)  The best part is that the water taste ama...

Zevia is an all natural ZERO CALORIE soda!  Okay, so I said all natural, but let me break that down for you a bit.  That means it doesn't have any artificial anything, no aspartame or other artificial sweeteners ,  no artificial flavors, nothing but all natural delight! I'm not a big fan of diet drinks, because I hate the aspartame aftertaste, so I was very excited to try Zevia, and see if the natural sweeteners would be any better. They sent me an assorted 6-pack to try out for the review and will be sending the winner of this giveaway a coupon for a free pack of Zevia. My daughter and I both tried all six varieties that were sent to us, Black Cherry, Grapefruit Citrus, Orange, Dr. Zevia, Caffeine Free Cola, and Mountain Zevia. You can check out the  Zevia Facebook page  to see all their other flavors!  We found that the fruity flavors had a pretty strong aftertaste, which I didn't personally care for, because...

If you read my previous post about Trim Energy and Go Greens , you know that I recently received a great package of Healthy To Go products to try out and giveaway on this blog.  My favorite thing about these products is that the ones that are okay for the whole family are noticeably marked "Family Approved," which makes it easy for both my daughter, who is eight, and me to tell which products are okay for her and which are just for Mom (usually the ones with caffeine that are directed towards energy or weight loss rather than general health and wellness). One product that actually isn't marked "Family Approved" but says that it's safe for children and adults over the age of four, are the VitaRocks , pictured above!  They are my daughter's absolute favorite vitamins ever! She couldn't get enough of these things!  They are similar to Pop Rocks in that they pop and snap in your mouth and they taste just like candy! She had a g...

If you've seen my pictures, you know I'm pretty fair skinned.  My daughter on the other hand has lovely dark Italian skin and makes fun of me for being "electric white" lol.  (Yes, I get picked on by an eight year old... sad, I know!) So, I was extremely excited when I heard that Fake Bake, a company that has not only perfected self tanning, but makes products that are paraben free and made in the USA, was working with bloggers!!! I was even more excited when they accepted my offer to do a review of one of their products!!! I was shocked when I used Fake Bake's Beyond Bronze Self-Tanning Mousse for the first time.  It didn't stink, it didn't stain, and it dried really quickly! Plus, it was really easy to use! It's color allows you to see where you have applied it, and the smooth mousse formula allows you to apply it like a lotion. Plus, it felt great on my skin! My absolute favorite part of this amazing Fake Bake product was that I didn't lo...