W!N Libre Tea Glass, leak resistant thermal container- Perfect for Travel!

December 18, 2011 by 427 Comments

Are you a big tea drinker, or know someone who is? It’s hard to find that perfect tea tumbler.
Libre Tea has a solution for you. The new Libre Glass n Poly. This wonderful product is perfect for anyone who drinks loose tea and would actually like to drink it in someplace not home.
The Libre has a glass interior and poly exterior to keep the tea hot and safe. There is also a stainless steel filter which separates two chambers. One of which is small and near the mouth of the bottle and the other is large and where the bulk of your water will be stored.

There are two ways to use the Libre.
1) Tea leaves go in the large chamber, as does your water. The filter screws on top and once you are ready to drink, the filter keeps the tea leaves in the bottle while the tea flows through the filter.

2) Only the water is poured into the large chamber, after which your tea goes into the smaller chamber/filter area. In order to steep the tea, you jsut make sur ethe lid is on tight and flip the container upside down.
Both of these techniques work well. If you want a strong brew the first works well. For more control over the strength of your tea the second is your choice.
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This product is an example of good execution of a good idea. The filter is high quality and reusable, so new filters don’t have to be bought every time you use it. Also it is shatter resistant to it can take a licking and keep in good shape. We have a good friend of ours who just got into loose tea blends and this is a perfect gift for him!
Take a look at this wonderful item either for yourself or those tea lovers in your life.

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Little Pim- Learning Languages is FUN! Kid’s Educational Review

December 16, 2011 by 109 Comments

Our Little ones are going to grow up in a world we will not even recognize looking back on today. Just 20 years ago the world has changed by allot, the widespread usage of the Internet has led to more and more people being connected on a constant basis
In this new global community learning the most used language on the planet can’t hurt our children in the slightest. What language do you suspect that is? Chinese. Chinese is the most spoken language on the planet of the Earth, don’t you think its time for your kids to learn it?

The best time to learn a language is at a young age, and to continue using it throughout your life. As initial language skills grow, this is the time to wire the brain to learn languages. As this new language blossoms it must be used, take a look at this wonderful series of language learning tools, Little Pim. Little Pim teaches your children a foreign language using DVDs flash cards and a cute panda, called Pim. The DVDs break up the language learning experience nicely. There are DVDs focusing on eating and drinking, wake up smiling, playtime, in my home, happy, sad and silly, and I can count. Each DVD tackles a different segment of the new language and all flow into one another quite nicely.

The Chinese for kids is particularly interesting. This is because I feel a child growing up now could benefit greatly with a good understanding of the Chinese language. Not only is Chinese spoken by a large segment of the world population but it is also very different then English structurally and even in regard to its characters and writing. Plus how great would it be for our uber-pale Little Man to speak perfect Chinese? LOL. Or even Kamikazi finally understanding what people are trying to say to her in Chinese, which happens quite often by the way. (She is half Asian.)
Little Pim is great fun and the DVDs themselves are not boring or overly educational in the slightest. Both out kids were entertained right through to the end. The kids at the Pre-K LOVE Little Pim in Spanish, which I had bought a long time ago and mentioned often in past reviews.

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EatSmart Kitchen Scale Reivew and C0NTEST!

December 16, 2011 by 271 Comments

The holidays are coming along faster and faster. Holidays bring around family and very good food. I can’t wait for dessert myself. There are always so many wonderful treats it is very difficult to stick to diets and such. MY opinion is, one day will not hurt that badly, just do not go too nuts and just right back on the diet train right after the holidays.

To help with this consider measuring out portions and not overdoing it. The EatSmart kitchen scale is prefect for this. With proper portions just about anything is OK. Am I saying use a quarter stick of butter on a bagel is a perfectly healthy meal? No, I am not. Half a teaspoon of butter on a half of a whole grain bagel along with some fruit and low fat milk would make a decent breakfast. But all portions should be measured out to keep from over doing it. Take a look at this scale over at EatSmart. It is small easy to use, exact and runs on AAA batteries. These batteries are included with the scale as well, a nice touch. Another great usage of this scale, is postage calculation. That extra ounce can cost a pretty penny when sending out box after box to relatives around the country. Maybe not what they had in mind- but the hubs keeps stealing it to do this….Men.

EatSmart has also been doing a donation drive this year titled Charity of the Month. For every click through and purchase on Amazon through their site a certain percentage of the purchase is donated to a different charity each month. December’s charity is the Make A Wish Foundation. I think this is a great idea and gets consumers donating without really changing much.

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ThinkGeek Awesome Mid-December Awesome!

December 15, 2011 by 11 Comments

Thunder, thunder, thundercats- ho ho ho!!!

There is an absolutely awesome Lion-O action figure/statue/work of art over at Think Geek. Or Think-eek as Little Man calls it. Lion-O measures 14.5 inches tall, has the Sword of Omens both in short sword form and fully extended form, as well as his Claw Shield/ gauntlet. Lion-O is a high quality vinyl figure who is cast in stunning detail. He is perfect for any fan of the 80’s show or the current one. By the way, the current series is awesome and gets my seal of approval as does this Lino-O figure. This would look prefect on a shelf or is great fun to play with for kids of any age. Little Man loves it because he is a big toy, and of course, it’s Lion-O.

It’s bigger then you may think- check out some action shots!!

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BARBAR Italy 4800 Ionic Blow Dryer- Review and G!VEAWAY

December 14, 2011 by 293 Comments

How high tech is your hair dryer? No idea? How many times has your hair dryer given you split ends? Well maybe its time to be a bit more modern with your hair dryer.

Check out the new BarBar Italy 4800 Ionic Blow Dryer. This hairdryer is a cool little appliance. This hair dryer is 200 watts of power. It includes many settings to choose from and can heat your hair in any combination from icy cool to 154 degree C or 310 degrees F with 6 settings in between. For all the bells and whistles you’d expect this hair dryer to be a brick, but its actually pretty lightweight, so its nice and easy to use. When compared to the 3800 it is lighter and more compact but just as powerful and useful.

This is stronger then your average dryer- so please read the directions, pay attention to what you are doing and don’t be silly. Use low settings building up in head until you find a comfortable setting that not only dries your hair quickly but also doesn’t burn your hair. This same thing can be said of any dryer available but I feel it is important to remember. You know, like someone saying how hot the coffee is? LOL.

Right now, use this Promo code PROSTYLE to receive a whopping 50% discount off any purchase ($75 minimum), plus FREE UPS shipping until the end of the year!

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Shaklee Enfuselle Lip Treatment Review and G!VEAWAY @WellToDoYou

December 14, 2011 by 71 Comments

Lip balm is a winter essential. When I was asked to review Shaklee Enfuselle Lip Treatment , I thought, no time like the present! Winter is tough on our lips, why not do all we can to comfort them? No one likes cracked and bleeding lips!
“Drenched with vitamins C and E, calendula extract and moisturizing plant oil, this nourishing lip treatment softens vulnerable lips while SPF 15 provides UV protection. Smoothes vertical dryness lines and prevents peeling and chapping.”

  • Provides skin-strengthening borage oil, soothing lysine, and naturally purifying calendula oil
  • Softens and firms lips with vitamins C and E
  • Protects against peeling and chapping
  • Broad-spectrum SPF protects against UV-induced collagen breakdown
  • Multibenefit lip protection to wear alone or under lipstick

Smooth and silky, with a pleasant and very light scent, this lip balm would have been great last week in Florida’s sunny beach weather as well. With it’s SPF to protect your lips from sunburn, it both moisturizes and prevents chapping. Do you ski or surf? Either way, great lip balm to try out!
Susan,an independent distributor for Shaklee, is offering one of you a chance to win an Enfuselle lip treatment as well 🙂
(Make sure you also check out Susan’s blog Well To Do You!) An eco-loving blogger and Shaklee Independent Distributor, you can also order directly from her.


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PLAYMOBIL Secret Agent Headquarters- W!N Yours Here!

December 14, 2011 by 656 Comments

Disclosure- When Daddy saw this come out of the box, he freaked out. He played with it before Little Man did- and this review was commandeered by Daddy. Take it away!

Who here wants to be James Bond? OK maybe not James Bond, he was a bit too ‘giving’ with the ladies. Tsk, tsk!!! Maybe some John Steed and Emma Peel? Or Maxwell Smart?
Well, the first step toward being a good secret agent is a hide out.

Playmobil has a new Secret Agent Headquarters with Alarm System play set which has it all. Firstly it is built into the side of a mountain, so the location is perfect. It includes a wide screen led map screen, for planning your missions, trapdoors, jet skis and even some all terrain vehicles including a jet car! The headquarters is the perfect secret agent hide out. What is so very important to be a secret agent? Equipment! This play set has tons of equipment for your secret agents’ adventures. Lastly we need some agents! The play set includes four agents and one double agent with an interchangeable face.

This play set is really cool and as with all Playmobil play sets, your other Playmobil toys are interchangeable so the cowboys could ride the jet ski and bring their stead with them. There is also the option of getting the aquatic motor for the jet ski to bring the action up a notch in the bathtub.

You may be asking yourself what is the alarm system? The alarm system is a way to protect the kids room from evil agents. Not only the play set rooms but also your little ones room. This little touch brings a new dimension to playing. Takes playing spy one step further then just figured and a play set and brings about more role playing as an agent in their secret lair or just your little one in their bedroom.

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Innotab by VTech- a Holiday Must-Have!

December 14, 2011 by 11 Comments

One of the hottest toys or gifts this holiday season are tablets. VTech has decided adults aren’t the only ones who could benefit from this budding technology. The Innotab is the newest VTech educational toy. VTech have an entire line of childrens learning products, and have specialized to this field for quite some time, so you know a tablet made by VTech for kids will be of good quality. Not to mention, then the kids will leave yours alone! Hooray!

This tablet first of all NEEDS an SD card. If you plan on buying, this also pick up an SD card- 1GB -2GB is fine, any brand will do. Just make sure you grab it. In order to save anything on the Innotab, you MUST have one in the machine. This is not a big deal if you are aware of it and they run for pretty cheap (less than $10). No worries!

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