Get Fit with Jari Love’s Get Extremely Ripped 1000 Hardcore

April 28, 2012 by 6 Comments

Warm weather is here, and of course this means we need to be thinking about how we look in those new bathing suits. If you still need to shed some extra pounds or tighten up those muscles, then here is an exercise program for you.
Jari Love’s Get Extremely Ripped 1000 Hardcore intense workout keeps your heart rate up, the calories burning, and your workout time maximized.

This DVD Includes:
-6 minutes to RIPPED! Abs
-6 different cardio segments
-8 different strength training segments
-On-screen clock for each exercise segment
-2 different 30 minute segments that can be done separately or together
-Modifications so men and women of all fitness levels can feel success

It is the top ten pick by Fitness Magazine and on Gayle King’s [Read more…]
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Win Libby’s Single-Serve Fruit Cups Prize Pack

April 27, 2012 by 61 Comments

Libby’s Fruits & Vegetables, is excited to introduce their new Single-Serve Fruit Cups that are newly available in your local supermarket. A great snack-time option for the whole family, these single-serve cups are available in four different varieties; diced peaches, diced pears, mixed fruit and cherry mixed fruit.

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DACRON Memorelle Pillows Review and Giveaway

April 26, 2012 by 64 Comments

How long has it been since you upgraded your pillows?

When they do a good job, you don’t think about them one bit, but when they don’t that is another story completely. I am sure a lot of you have seen memory foam pillows and mattresses and thought they are top of the line. One of the chief problems with memory foam bedding is they are solid bricks of memory foam, you can’t really fold a memory foam pillow in half and prop yourself up when you are sick. And for me- they are too hard. Another issue is they absorb heat quickly, if you are a warm/hot sleeper, these beddings will get uncomfortable quickly. The ideal material would be something in between a regular cotton pillow that is malleable but also give and supports like memory foam.

Dacron has come up with just such a fiberfill with their newest Memorelle pillows. [Read more…]

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Egypt Toob from @SafariLtd

April 24, 2012 by 11 Comments

Traveling and history go hand in hand. When I’m traveling, then naturally I’m learning all about the history of a place as well. Visiting different monuments and locations in any country makes it more meaningful if I’m already aware of the culture and history from its past. If you are not already aware- pick up a local guidebook (what better way to figure it out?)

It is never too early to start teaching history to children in an entertaining fashion.
Egypt is a fascinating place filled with the history of art, culture, and ancient civilizations. I want to pass the desire to learn about other places and their history to Little Man. It needs to be fun, yet mingled with little facts that he can grasp onto. Safari Ltd. has a wonderful Ancient Egypt [Read more…]

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Bigsby Brings Life to Story Time

April 24, 2012 by 8 Comments

New from Hallmark is a line of Interactive Storybooks and Story Buddies that will bring a new twist to reading to your child. Using voice activated technology, you and your child will enjoy the responses of your plush friend as it responds to key words that you read from the corresponding book. As you read from the book, your story buddy will respond to you. One of the Story Buddies, Bigsby, for example, laughs, tells you how shy he is, and worries about his hiding place when you say his key words, highlighted in red in his book. Those with accents should not have any problems interacting with these Story Buddies, they picked up everything that was read to them the first time. Retailing for $29.95, the package comes with a buddy, a book, and the coordinating iPod and iPad applications. You can choose from six options, with a seventh on the [Read more…]

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Yoga for Cancer Recovery Workout DVD

April 23, 2012 by 6 Comments

Cancer treatment is a big deal. During and after there is a lot of stress, both on the body and mind. Exercise has been proven to help lower stress and help the body deal with trauma in a healthy way. A great form of exercise, and one of my personal favorites, is yoga. A new DVD by Ocean Soul Yoga brings this exercise program to your living room with Yoga for Cancer Recovery. The DVD is hosted by Clair Petretti, a breast cancer survivor who felt it was necessary to release a yoga program which would help bring those recovering from cancer a helping hand in their struggle with the disease. Ms. Petretti found practicing and teaching yoga to be an important part of her journey to being healthy and wants [Read more…]

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Taste What You’re Missing- A Delicious Book Review

April 23, 2012 by 12 Comments

Have you ever been told to try something because it is so good you will be amazed? However, when you actually try it, its nothing special. Either someone is having some fun with you at your expense, or there actually is something you are missing. You say tomato….

To find out if your friends are all goobers or you just have a junk palette (mwah-haha), you don’t need an expensive class or to spend time with a stuck up snob trying to ‘educate’ your taste buds. Right? How much fun would that be? Not so much.

Check out this book- It’s author, Barb Stuckey, has been a professional food developer for fifteen years. Her goal in writing this book was to make a “Tasting for Dummies” kind of book that teaches the reader to taste all the flavors and nuances of their food. She starts with the five basic tastes- sweet, sour, bitter, salt and umami- to the profiles of spices, grassy, pungent, warm smoky floral, etc. The book is very interesting, particularly in its recipes and experiments, which teach your brain how to taste differences and hone in on what those differences are.


With salt, water and accent flavor enhancer, you can [Read more…]

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Shoe Lights- An Illuminating Review

April 23, 2012 by 9 Comments

It’s Summer time and the nights are getting longer, but there is still that creeping darkness that always seems to put an end to the most fun games of tag or exploring. What to do as bed times near and school ends.
When I was younger it, was hide and seek with flashlights and glow sticks. Great fun, but in the end flashlights would lose power quickly and didn’t really help while running full speed from ‘it’…..

But how great are these?
National Geographic and Uncle Milton have got this great new product, Shoe Lights. To the rescue again, saving kids with the awful dilemma of not having night vision built into our eyes. Oh, the humanity!!! LOL. The shoe lights are made specifically for shoes. Fancy that! They help light the way on those night expeditions looking for critters or even just looking for a safe spot to plant your foot. The lights have two different modes [Read more…]

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