Saturday, April 30, 2016

Looking for an Awesome Lunch bag? Sacko has it!

My husband brings his lunch to work nearly everyday. He has tried a few different lunch bags but so far, this one my Sacko is the best!

This bag has tons of room! He can fit a plastic sandwich container easily in the bottom, chips and several drinks with room to spare! Everything stayed cold most of the day too!

The additional mesh pockets on the side are great. There is also a zippered pocket on the front that is insulated.

You can check this great lunch bag out on Amazon.

I received this item for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.

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Friday, April 29, 2016

No more nasty traps Pest Beater is INCREDIBLE!!


We live in an area with tons of farm land around us. I have never seen a mouse in the house (KNOCK ON WOOD), however, I do know that they have been in our garage. How? Because we keep wild bird food in there and I noticed little nibbles on one corner. Upon that discovery, I was off to Lowe's to pick up a gallon bucket to store the bird food.

I had no intention of dealing with traps. I don't want to deal with mice begging to be unstuck or even worse, a mouse with his neck snapped. EWW - no way!

The Pest Beater just plugs into a typical outlet. It give off ultrasonic sound waves that must make mice crazy, who knows. I plugged ours into an outlet near the dog bowl. We also keep his food there and I don't want any surprises! His food has also been put into a 5 gallon bucket from Lowe's.

I have not seen any evidence of mice, so I have to believe that it is doing it's job!

You can check it out on Amazon.

I received this item for free in exchange for my HONEST review.

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Your Butcher Block NEVER looked so good!

I have never conditioned my cutting boards. I had no clue that was something that you should do! This stuff is pretty amazing! My cutting board was so dry that it sucked up the oil as quick as I was applying it!

I was shocked at the results. I really didn't know what to expect, but it definitely wasn't results this significant! If I had a butcher block counter, I would definitely be investing in gallons of this stuff!
                                                  
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You can check it out on Amazon.

I received this product for free in return for my HONEST review.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

No Pull Dog Harness? YEAH RIGHT!!!

I have a Pyrenees, don't know what that is? He is a big beast of a lap dog! Isn't he just the sweetest thing you ever saw?

Well, he's impossible to take for a walk. He has been through two obedience classes. He just sweet talks the trainer and she makes a fuss over him and passes him - its ridiculous!

One day at the park I ran into (Finley pulled me to) this nice lady who had the best behaved dog EVER!! Her dog was walking along right next to her! It was really quite impressive.

I think she felt my pain because she started telling me all about her fabulous dog harness. How her dog was so terrible, yeah right, and now with this new harness he is a wonderful walker.

Well, I had my doubts that ANYTHING would work for Finley.

I have used several different harnesses since meeting her. None worked - I knew it! HAA HAA i was right!

AND THEN.....I had the opportunity to test the Majestic Pet Dog Harness. They claim that its the "BEST NO PULL HARNESS".

I was AMPED! I was EXCITED! I was HOPEFUL! 

I was DOUBTFUL!

Let me tell you....it works! No kidding!! I walked this knucklehead expecting to fight and pull, but no!!! We hadn't been on a walk in several months so he should have been stupid excited, he should have been pulling me down the street. But he didn't!! It was like a dream! 

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Your Friend is Grieving? 7 Things NOT to Say!!

Last week I gave you a list of 9 things to do to help a grieving friend.

I think it is equally important for you to know what you should under no circumstance say to a grieving friend.

DO NOT SAY:


#1

"I know how you feel, my _______died"

Oh, dear Lord, PLEASE don't say this! I actually had someone that I love that I know loves me and is very dear to me say, "when my cat died......". I didn't hear the rest because my focus had turned to the fact that my eyeballs had become stuck in the back of my head. If someone else had said that to me I almost definitely would have kicked them in the head, yes I CAN kick that high...wanna find out? But the truth is, you DON'T know how they feel, you can't possibly know.

#2

"I don't know how you do it..."

Know what? Neither do I. Having people say that to me day after day only makes me wonder, how the HELL am I doing it? It also makes me feel pitiful, as though people are feeling so sorry for me and if they were in my shoes they would...WHAT.. WHAT would they do? I just don't get it. My choice is to either do it, put one foot in front of the other, or don't and end it all. So, I have chosen (as though there is even a choice) to continue to put one foot in front of the other.

#3

"Call me"

Good Grief(no pun intended) Don't tell your grieving friend to call you. Pick up the damn phone and call them! Let them know you care! Let them know they are on your mind! Let them know they are important to you! The griever (is that a word) is exhausted! It is honestly EXHAUSTING just the act of getting out of bed each day knowing what you are faced with for the next 12-15 hours.

#4

"What can I do?"

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#5

"God has a plan."

So, depending on your belief, maybe God does have a plan. But you know what? As a mom who is now facing living the rest of her life without two of her precious boys, I couldn't give a flying SHIT about God's perfect plan!

#6

Be empathetic -  don't feel pity.

You might be wondering what I mean. Well, put yourself in the griever's shoes, you know like if your cat had died (I couldn't even type that without rolling my eyes!).  Just try not to look at the griever with eyes of pity. Instead look at them with eyes of love and caring.

#7


"God doesn't give us anything we can't handle"

This one is interesting to me. I remember, as a kid, hearing people saying this to me or around me. I remember thinking what a relief that was! I mean, hell, at least anything that comes my way, I will kick it's ass! As I got older and seeing depression and misery, I realized what a load of crap this saying is! Come on, what about the people that commit suicide? I guess they were not aware of this little nugget of information. If they'd only known! UGH!!!

The bottom line is, if you don't know what to say, just stifle yourself and offer a hug. You really can't go wrong with a hug!


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HUGE soft sided cooler bag is AWESOME!!

Both of my boys play soccer (yeah, I have become a soccermom - ewwww) we often have snack duty. We have several coolers but they are either too small or too big and bulky. This cooler from Sacko, is SO perfect!! 

It keeps the drinks cold. I love that it has the small opening at the top to reach in and grab one and go rather than opening the entire thing and letting all of the cold escape. 

The added side pockets are great for keys and phones. Its a really good size. 

I even use it when I go grocery shopping, I was able to fit a crapload of groceries inside and run some other errands before coming home. Guess what....everything stayed cold! WOOHOO!!

You can check it out on Amazon.

I received this product for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.

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Pinnacle Insulated Thermal Container - Not so Thermal

My hubby likes to take something hot to work for lunch. I thought this container would be great! Its a good size, its super cute (which I'm sure my husband appreciates) and claims to keep things warm for 4 hours. WELL, not so much. He put HOT soup in it and just 3.5 hours later it was room temperature. Now, this was a REAL problem because he couldn't heat it in this container and he hadn't brought anything to put it in to reheat it because it shouldn't have needed to be reheated. 

Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed with this "thermal" container.

You can check it out on Amazon.

I received this item for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.

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Cat Tunnel = Entertainment for Everyone!


My cat is obsessed with this toy! 

It is so much fun to watch him crouch down positioning himself perfectly to charge the unsuspecting invisible prey that resides inside.

It is really simple to collapse down and put out of the way. When I'm ready to pull it back out it just pops back into shape.

As soon as he hears the crinkling of the material in the middle, he comes running from wherever he had been napping.

 You can check it out on Amazon, its under $20!

I received this product for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.

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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Desperately Seeking Something to Tame My Hair!

I have medium length hair, its really thick and really coarse. It has a little bit of a waviness to it and its CRAZY frizzy if I don't use my flat iron. It is what you would call, a HOT MESS! 

This stuff smelled FABULOUS!!

I am ALWAYS eager to discover something that will reduce the amount of time I spend straightening it.
 
I'm stupid lazy. I have other things to do. I look for anything to simplify my life. If it also makes me look gorgeous, I'm DOWN!

 I like that they use all natural products.

I shampooed first, of course, and then towel dried my hair. I applied a pile of this stuff to my hair and wrapped it up for about 10 minutes and then rinsed. I let it air dry. Normally it gets crazy frizzy when left alone. I definitely noticed a significant difference, although it wasn't as much as I had hoped.  There were less fly away and it felt softer. I did still need to use my flattened.
 
Overall, I am happy with this hair mask and will continue to use it. Check it out on Amazon.
 
I received this product for free in exchange for my HONEST opinion.
 
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Saturday, April 23, 2016

Have you heard of Tactic Molkky?

I had never heard of Molkky, but there was a day that I hadn't heard of Corn Hole either. Maybe there will be Molkky competitions one day, who knows!

Molkky can be played by any age. My 8 year old and I played it. In addition to it being fun, it was great math practice without him knowing we were even practicing! HAHAHA

Check it out here: http://www.tactic.net/product.php?lang=US&kl2=1&category=13&k1=&k2=&k3=&Product_number=41061&kuvanro=1

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Triple Port Car charger? Yes, Please!


It seems like each and every time we go somewhere, everyone's device needs to be charged. Its almost like the van drains the battery upon entry!
Well, I have just the fix!


This handy dandy little gadget can juice up three devices at once!!  I love that it comes with a carrying bag and cords! I hate needing to bring the cord from the house, who can remember what's where? 

This charger is perfect!!

Be sure to check it out on Amazon!
I received this charger for free in exchange for my honest opinion.
#TripleBooster

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Friday, April 22, 2016

DIY super hero paintings!

When we were redoing our boys' room, it was all about SUPER HEROES!!


I am extremely cheap resourceful.  I'm not oozing with artistic talent, but I knew that with the right motivation, I could do damn near anything I set my mind to. What was said motivation, you ask? Finding out that artwork would be around $20 for 1 picture. I searched everywhere! So, I knew that it was up to me.

My guys don't have any specific hero that they are obsessed with, that made things easier.

 
I knew a few things:
  • I wanted them to be cheap inexpensive
  • I wanted them to look good
  • I wanted them to be relatively easily identifiable

Being on the cheap thrifty side, I didn't want to pay $5 for canvases. I'm just sayin' who knew how these things were going to turn out! 
Now, please, I ask kindly that you don't judge me....(you just put on your judgmental glasses, didn't you?) Well, here goes, I used pizza boxes. Yeah, that's right!  Come on, not the greasy bottom, I only used the tops. They only have a LITTLE bit of cheese residue on them. PLUS, I let the dog lick it clean - I DO have standards! 


So,  once the boxes were clean and dry, from the dog of course, I got my acrylics and went to work! I was able to find some REALLY simple symbols online - THANK YOU PINTEREST! Here's a link to my pinterest page with tons of superhero stuff..boy's room

Tiny Prints - Birth Announcements and More


Here they are, hanging together. I am pretty happy with how they came out. Maybe someday I will do them on canvases. 
Yeah, probably not!

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