I know I have went over play area number one,
two and three with you guys a few times in the past.
Just so new readers understand I have places in the
house set up for Rowan to play since the Winter is
long and that way she doesn't get bored spending all
her time hanging out in the same area. They are:
Area one-In the middle of the living room. A mat filled
with toys she loves right in front of the TV. This is
where she spends a lot of her day for the whole family
is in and out of this area and she gets to be the first
person to greet guests.
Area two-My room. My computer is set up there and I
spend a lot of time so naturally so does she. This also
has a mat and a lot of her best toys are there are well.
She also have TV access and this is where she watches
her favorite videos.
Area three-My Bed. I have a Queen size bed that John
has been booted out of for Rowan and I and the Pooch
fill it quiet nicely. Or I should say, Rowan, her toys, I
and the Pooch and her toys fill it. Rowan has all her
favorite sleep items there and loves them to death and
this is where we nap and just snuggle.
Area four-Her room. This has turned into the Daddy zone.
Since John has been sleeping on Rowans Twin bed or
Rachel's bed when she is here due to lack of room in
ours, it has also become Rowan and his area where
they do their own stuff. The messiest of the rooms for
I get so tired of picking up after a 44 year old man it
also has a mat and mostly electronic and learning toys
that she is still a little young for but is growing into
fast.
Baby Genius also has a Keyboard for one of my
readers for we all know Rowan is going to need some
help with her new musical career! To enter just head over
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by Michelle AKA blabla3269
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I know I have been speaking about craftsmen and artisans
a lot lately. I can't help it for I see some of the work
these extremely talented people do and just have to share.
When people talk about products being made in the U.S.A
they always forget about these kinds of products and
these are the items that really separate our citizens
from other citizens. I don't just mean craftsmen and Artisans
from the US either, I mean from everywhere in the World. A locally
made item reflects the culture around them and I like to think
of it as product Olympics. Instead of Bob down the block showing
the World how fast he can run or Betty how high she can jump
they are showing you how creative they are in a design of a
quilt or a Coffee Table. I don't know about you guys but when
I see an item that was hand made I am proud the person who made
it is a member of my neighborhood for it reflects the best of
us and the skills our neighbors and friends have. When I buy wind
chimes from a craft show at the local Church the first thing out
of my mouth when someone asks about it is that it was made by
a local person. It makes me proud to be a member of our community
and when I find stores that feature craftsmen that honor old fashion
skills and make items by hand I am proud to shop there for I know
that tradition and quality have not gone down the Assembly line
with Edsel Ford or worse yet, outsourced to another country. I
can still buy it right down the block. When I go on vacations I
seldom hit the tourists stores and instead look for the road
side stands or craft fairs where I can buy an item that truly
reflects the people in that region not just a T-shirt, made in
Taiwan with a Florida Stamp on it. Give me the Sea Shell Necklace
that the lady picked the shells herself and strung in a specific manor
to the wee hours of the night. I want Maple Syrup from Vermont and
Pecans from Georgia. Florida is Oranges and not Coffee Mugs
and better yet is picking them yourself. I support hand made
dolls and toys and clothing and that is one of the reasons I
am so fond of Etsy. It breaks my heart that the guy who hand crafts
a rocking chair that will last several generations can't compete
with the cheap furniture you can pick up at Walmart. If they
only realized that Walmart chair will be gone before their children
outgrow it and the one Gary the Carpenter made will last forever, they
might think twiceabout where they spend their hard earned cash!
I found a store I want to share with you guys for it has that
old world charm, the forgotten quality, that eternal nostalgia
and is created by a man with more talent for his craft then
a whole warehouse of particle board shelf makers at Value Village!
Apply Valley Woodwork's is the name of the store and they dabble in a
little bit of everything as long as it is made out of wood. I
was so impressed with his work I had to contact him and tell him
all about it. When I was young I had a rocking chair, one that was
made just for children, that I loved with all my heart. I passed it
on to Andrew for it was passed on to me from my Mother. I don't know
if it had a history prior to that for I never thought to ask but I
do know had I not suffered a house fire when Andrew was around 5 it
would still be going strong today for it showed no signs of wear and
Andrew was already getting to big for it. It wouldn't have been much
longer before I stored it for his Children and I wish I would have a
little sooner for the only rooms in the house to loose everything were
Andrews room and mine. Had I put it in the basement Rowan would
be rocking away on it today. I have never seen a chair just like that
but because of the love I felt for it I always look at woodworking stores
and privately owned furniture stores. My dream is to someday run across
one and be able to snatch it up for future generations in my family and
though it is not the original it would be an Heirloom to me none the
less. So far I have not came across that style but I have found a lot
of beautiful items and some remarkable products over the years and I
may have walked into a store looking for one thing but I never came
out empty handed. I can't remember just what I was looking for when I
found this next store but once I saw the word "Wood" I knew I had to
check it out for it would be just my luck the one store I didn't look
at would be the store that had just what I was looking for. Now they
did not have my chair but oh, my, the items I found. He offered to
send an item for review and this will be an item that stays in my family
forever too! It is a step stool for Rowan that has her name hand painted
on it and is so superbly crafted I had a hard time telling it was hand
made at all. If it wasn't for the fact you can see the grain in the
wood and swirls from the natural hue of the wood you would swear it was
made from pressed wood for it is just that smooth. A lot of love went into
its making and even more pride for it is completely perfect in its
design. This is something you buy for your child and they pass it on
to theirs and someday a great great great grandchild of yours will be sitting
on it listening to Robo Whatzamabob read them a story while their parents
jet off to Mars for the weekend. This is one of those items in a home that
has history and a story and each person passes down a little more love
with the stool. This is something you daughter asks for five minutes after
she tells you she is going to have your first Grandchild. Something she
explains has to be in the Babies Nursery or the room would just not be
complete. This is a piece of Furniture you build a room around not something
that fills up space. Items like this vibrate with the love of everyone who
sat on them and come with stories and memories all of their own.
Rowans stool is a work of art in my eyes and she already knows it is
hers and though I am not quiet there when it comes to trusting her to sit
on it she has it right next to her in play area 2 ( my room) and it is
her leaning post and where she sets her toys she is busy taking inventory
off and right now she is using it as her own little table and soon I know
I will see her dragging it through the house. Not I am sure she will also
use it to get in a little mischief for hey, if you can't reach the cookie jar
her handy little stool will work great in a pinch but it will also be there
for her when she gets on and off the potty her first time. Or brushes her
teeth at the big girl sink. Or stands next to Mommy and helps to make Holiday
cookies or we cook our first meal together. It will be there with her when
she finds her first hiding spot in the closet or is peaking on the top shelves
of mine looking for a Holiday present with her name on it. She will have it
when we all sit together as a family for a movie or just needs an
extra spot for a friend to sit for her first sleep over. The point is
Apple Valley Woodwork's doesn't make Furniture they make memories
and traditions. Nothing is sitting around waiting to be bought, everything
is made for you. From the time you place your order your piece is
given special attention and detail that reflects in the quality and
is made to last lifetimes. They have the stool that I love so but
you can also get your little Princess a Cradle for her baby that
will stay with her forever. Wooden toys with old fashion charm and
banks that make the perfect gift for any child. Walk over to the
adult side and you will find a Mantle Clock that is so stunning it
took my breath away. We had one in our family forever and I told
you how my Mother and I neglected to fall in love with heirlooms
we should have and made the mistake of giving it away to another
family member. When I saw this one I realized how we never should
have done that for when you own an item like this is becomes a
part of your family's spirit.
Apple Valley Woodwork's has many items you can
personalize and some you can choose the wood or finish or both
and colors to please all. I have always been fond of a natural
finish in my items but as you can see by the Photo of the
Stool they made for Rowan the color and paint gives it a little
girl charm and you know it was made for someone as darling
as she is. Every child has a step stool sometime in their youth
and I am proud Rowans came from a place like Apple Valley
Woodwork's where I know it has the quality to keep up with her
energy and was not only made for her it reflects her personality.
If I had got the stool on my own I would have set her Easter
Basket on it for it would make a darling Easter gift for any little
boy or girl. If you are looking for an item for your own children,
your grandchildren or just a friends or even for something for
yourself, you can not go wrong with a one of kind, gorgeous
item from Apple Valley Woodwork's! I know I will treasure it
forever. I have so fallen in Love with a Rocking Burro the have
on the site and know I have got to get something like that for
Rowan for her Birthday. The only complaint I have is I already
know I will have to listen to a three hour very convincing story
on how the stool would not only look better, but would be safer
at my Mothers house and how she should hold onto it to Rowan
is older and can appreciate it. Now I know as she reads this she
will deny it but she is more like my Grandmother then she knows
and hey, Mom, if it doesn't go perfect here I have no problem painting
for a stool like this makes the room not the other way around!
HAH!
Apple Valley Woodwork's was super great to work with and truly
have as much heart as they do skill at their craft. They have offered
to give one of my readers a stool like Rowan received personalized for
their own child. To enter just head over to their site and take a look
around then come back and tell me what item you would love the most
and who you would give the stool too! The contest will start tonight
and run to Midnight on April 16th.
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by Michelle AKA blabla3269
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Valentines Day is here and gone and
you would think Jewelry Stores are closing the
lids on their boxes to Sweetest day but you would
be wrong. Jewelry is one of those items that makes
a perfect gift for every Holiday and I find I just
can't get enough of it. I think it is in a Women's
Genes though I know a lot of guys who wear it as well.
Some who shouldn't. Easter is right around the bend
and behind that the Mother of all Holidays, Yes, you
guessed it, Mother's Day. One of the largest days of
the year for Jewelry and Flowers! Mom's are also one
of the hardest people to shop for and I know I am
speaking of my own demographic group here. Mom's have
a habit of skirting the subject when you ask them what
we want with whatever you get will be fine. I have said
it, my Mother has said it, My Grandmother has said it
and I am pretty sure every Mom through the history
of the world has said something similar over the
coarse of their lives. It is not that there isn't;t
anything we want, there is, we just can't help but
to utter those words for two reasons.
1. We don't really want to be a bother
2. We spend the rest of the year making sure
our kids and Husband get what they need,
they want. We take care of friends and family's
birthdays and parties and always handle any gift
event, cards and thank yous. We do not hide what
we like and it is not our fault our family does
not pay attention but on Mothers Day or our Birthday
or any event made just for us we don't want to feel
as if we have to tell you what to buy, we think you
should know. We keep track of every detail in all
your lives and feel as if you can at least pay attention
to one small thing that makes us happy without us writing
it down for you.
Now we don't expect small children to run to Macy's and
grab our favorite scent. Grade School kids to save their
allowance for a certain charm or chain we have had our eye
on. Hand made gifts are fine for we really do love them but
if Dad or grown children are taking the retail road we at
least expect something we would want. A Cordless Drill?
Ah, No! A work out video you got free with a full tank
fill up at the Grocery Store? Please Dad, if you admire
you anatomy you will not drive down that street! We want
something that says Mom I know you work hard and give us
things before you ever think of yourself, I know you often
go without so we can have and here is this-FILL IN THE BLANK-
for you really deserve it. And for those of you people out
there who can not fill in the blank, first go take a time
out. Sit in the corner and think about why you have been
so self focused and absorbed you do not know what it takes
to make your Mom or Wife happy. Then spend whatever time
you have left fixing it!
If you are truly stuck and really don't have any clue,
I will give you are couple of hints. The first one is
Jewelry, you just can't go wrong for there are so many
different styles in the fashion world and styles always
evolve so any item from the Jewelry counter will be cared
for because Mom never knows when that will be " just the
thing" she is missing from her outfit. The other thing
you can't go wrong with is anything that celebrates something
important in Mom's life. A Picture, a Statue, a Book or
even a musical piece that lets her honor or remember an
important event in her life. Something like that let's Mom
know not only do you pay attention to what is important to
her and remember these things you care about them too and
want to share that with her. Now if you can celebrate a special
time in her life AND do it with Jewelry, you may have struck
Gold, sometimes even literally. That's why through the ages
lockets and Cameos and Mothers Jewelry has been so big and
has stood the test of time. It really means something to us.
For the next review I found a place that does just that
and can make any Mom smile! 3 Hip Chicks allows
you to start from scratch and make Mom a Hand Stamped
necklace that is made only for her, inspired by her and all about
her every step of the way. You Start with the Chain and choose
the metal and length then add charms and messages that are special
to her. You pick the design, the font and the words, so it comes just
from you and even little extras such as charms or beads or
Birthstones and stamped pictures and dates. Have your children
or pets names or the date you were married or met stamped and
turned into a necklace or bracelet she will remember forever.
3 Hip Chicks has items for every occasion because you personalize
them just for the event. For review I was sent a necklace that
had Andrew and Rowan stamped on two charms. It was perfect, hand
stamped, Hand Polished and an item that was made to order so it
would always be something that is one of a kind. You can order
one with your kids names on it or pets or maybe just a few key
dates that are important to your life and who says you have to
order the hand stamped disc for they have charms too, Boy Howdy do
they have charms. 3 Hip Chicks has a selection that will make
even mom proud. What you do is pick a necklace ( or bracelet) from
their selection and then pick your charm or charms. You customize the
message and font and add all the details and life to your creation to you
find what you like. They have charms for any taste or style and every single
one is beautiful though, I like the hand stamped ones the best for
they have that "special" touch and make the piece all about you
or your loved one. There are items for your children, pets and
even Key chains and they have a large selection of other items on
the site as well. In the Child's charms they have a Photo Frame
I might have to order and add to mine for the simple reason it is
just too adorable and when something makes you smile like that you
should have it! At 3 Hip Chicks you can have charms with a birth
date stamped right on them or add a Swarovski Crystal, the date of
your anniversary of find an item that represents you. Everything
is high quality for last memories. Even my son, who has only found
one piece of jewelry in his whole life ( a Celtic cross) that he would
wear for he is MANLY MAN fell in love with the style and professed how
he would love to have one with his sisters name and his dogs name
on it. I was pretty taken back for I have asked him more then once
if he would like Jewelry for a Holiday or event and was always met with
a "Are you nuts, Mom?' remark. If they can turn my son 3 Hip Chicks
has some skills! The Prices are extremely reasonable too and for as little
as $35.00 you can have a necklace and charm made. Add on's and extra
charms start at just $5.00 so you can see where they really do fit any
pocket book! SO next time you are looking for Mom or anyone really and
want to pick a gift that is not only special but one of a kind and
made just for them take a look at 3 Hip Chicks and see how easy it
is to fall under their spell!
3 Hip Chicks has a little of everything and they are just as awesome
and have tons of gifts for Mom and everyone else on your list!
With a Large Selection of Jewelry as well as Candles and Mugs and
anything else you could ever want with that personal touch. These
Ladies have you covered no matter what your wish is!
3 Hip Chicks would also like to enchant one of my readers with
a charm of their own. One lucky reader will win a Necklace like mine (2 Charms)
To enter just head over to the site and take a look around then come back
here are post what you have seen in a comment. The contest will start tonight
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Sometimes when you are not looking for anything
at all you stumble across the best treasures. That
is what happened to me not all the long ago. I love
Etsy and the shops there. I have told you guys many
times about my Grandmothers thing for Craft Shows and
how she would take me to them. Well I was still pretty
young when I became hooked on them myself and by the
time I was in my Mid-Teens I knew just as much about
them as she did and still can't resists going when I
see one. Craft shows are like re-occurring events and
the good ones turn up year after year at the same site
and develop these huge followings. We used to set our
calenders by a couple of them.
"Hey, Evelyn, would you and your Granddaughter like
to come on down for the weekend?"
No Dorthy, I am so sorry, the Pink Hippo is that weekend!"
Now to other people we might have seen a little nuts for
we passed up some pretty nice offers of trips and vacations
for they conflicted with some of our crafts shows but it
became like a family tradition to hit some of them every
year and going to those shows is one of the things I miss
most about spending the Summers with my Grandmother. Etsy
has served me well to help fill that void a little and had she
been alive I know without a shadow of a doubt she would love
Etsy just as much as I do. I also know it would have made
her last few years where she couldn't;t get out of bed much
more enjoyable for she could have live vicariously through
the shops there.
Now I often stroll through the shops when i get a chance
for it never ceases to amaze me some of the skills people have.
You can find some remarkable items and one of a kind pieces as
well as products I never knew you would be able to make at home.
I have been blown away more then once and have brought you a few
different stores from there but this next one sort of took me for
a loop for I didn't realize if you had some talent you could make
shoes at home. Looking back I feel silly for why wouldn't you be
able to? Shoe stores don't just pop up at malls completely developed
and big places like Reebok or Manolo Blahnik have to have gotten their
start somewhere and unless they have some rich friends who were willing
to take a chance and open a factory for them most likely that start
was in their own homes. But shoes? Wow, that is not like knitting
a scarf, shoes take some real work.
When I came across Wild Cubs on Etsy I was really, really impressed.
They reminded me of Robeez in their construction but only better.
When I say that, it is for two reasons, these are hand made and there for
a lot more attention to detail is paid. Each shoe gets that special touch
and love of their craft poured into its making. It shows in the end product
for the pair we received for review were put together so well even my dog
could not tear it apart and it just about broke my heart when she ran off
with it. It took all three of us almost two hours to get it back from her
and we had to pry it out of her mouth. No holes, no loose stitching and
not one sign of the trauma I know she had to have put that shoe through.
Now that speaks volumes to me for Boo is known to trash everything and has
gotten tearing her own toys up down to a science:
1. Toy comes home
2. You attempt to bring toy out of the bag and see a blur whiz by
3. You realize toy has been snatched already but stubby little dog
4. You go to play with toy and stubby little dog and grab one end
only to have it come off in your hands for she has already chewed
large holes in the toy in the 2 minutes it took you to locate her
after grab from bag.
When she grabbed my review shoes my heart sank for these are just the
right size for a Boo toy and I can understand her thinking it is for
her and as of late I have been having that problem with a lot of Rowans
things but she grabbed it right out of my hands before I even got to
look at the shoes and I was crying like a little school girl thinking
that was surely the end of them. But NO, they are put together so well
that not only were they still completely whole there was no damage at
all. I gave Boo the big long lecture on the shoe and she has not touched
them again since but when they are not on Rowans feet I am taking no
chances and putting them in her dresser drawer. Crazy Dog! Now she
did get her paws on a pair of Robeez and that is why I can firmly
say the shoes from Wild Cubs are better for her little pointy teeth went
through the Robeez like a hot knife through butter. She is lucky I had
bought them at a Garage sale and only paid a couple of bucks for if
these were right from Robeez and I paid the whopping price they ask
I would have duct Tapped her little mouth shut to Rowan was out of
the house, married and buying shoes for her own kids. I do almost feel
bad for the Pooch though for so many of Rowans things look like things
we have bought for her and she just doesn't get the attention she used
to. I am also happy Wild Cubs are made so great and stood up to the
little Puppy. Not only was the Leather thick enough to be durable it
was worked enough so it was soft and ply-able and moved with Rowans
feet. I spent a little time working with Leather when I was younger and
I know that she spends a lot of time getting it to be that soft and
flexible and still so durable. The second reason I think they are better
then Robeez is the price. Robeez are not a cheap shoe. I understand
they are leather and supposed to last and truth be told if the Robeez
I had bought did not meet up with the Pooch first I am sure they would
have lasted a long time but to buy a pair you are looking at 30 bucks
on up and that is if you can get them on sale. The Shoes from Wild
Cubs are 13.99!
WOW
WOW
WOW
Leather shoes, superb quality and design, tons of adorable styles. Able
to stand up to the Pooch and the Baby and fit like a dream all for
under 14 bucks.
Pinch me I am dreaming!
I received the Pink and Purple Pair with Guitars on them for
Review and they are just adorable. You guys know John is in a band
and Rowan is already a dancing fool so they just fit her personality
and when I was looking through their selection I realized a lot of them
would. They have my Skulls and you know I am going to get those
but also so many other styles for boys and girls and such lively items
too. Bright vivid colors that stand out and even boots to keep your little
one snug and warm in the winter. Such a great selection and such a
wonderful shoe it is only a matter of time before you find these everywhere
for when you make a product this good the word is sure to spread and
I am glad to be here at the start of the craze and even more glad that
I just happened to be killing some time on Etsy that day and came
across them. I just had to share with you!
The owner at Wild Cubs was a dream to work with and she is
offering to give one of my readers are pair of her shoes as well! To
enter the contest just head over to her store and take a look around
then come back here and post what style is your all time favorite in a
comment. The contest will start tonight and run to Midnight on April
13th.
USA and 18 and older can enter daily and the winner
will be contacted by email and have 72 hours to
contact me with their mailing information. As always
you can earn a bonus entry by entering the contest of
the day and other ways to enter are posted below.
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by Michelle AKA blabla3269
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Michigan has more lakes then you can shake a stick at.
We are even blessed with 4 or the 5 great ones and Lake
Superior is Huge, Cold and some of the cleanest water I
have ever seen. We used to have friends that had a Summer home
in Copper Harbor, that would be the furthest point you can
go North in Michigan and resides on a Peninsula that juts
out right into Lake Superior. Now as much as I love the water
and my Grandparents swore I was part fish, I only went swimming
in that lake maybe twice in my whole life. It is just too cold.
Bitter cold and even in August you can swear ice cubes are
floating by. It is so clear you can see straight to the
bottom even in depths of 50 feet of more. If you have never
visited you should for it is not only breathtaking they
offer some of the most interesting and fantastic scenic views
and vacation destinations there are. The State Parks alone in
that part of Michigan are worth the trip. The amount of water
that Lake Superior provides, staggering! And it all flows down
to us lower Michiganders in the form of Michigan, Huron and
other lakes and streams. In fact you can not go more then a
couple of miles in any direction in Michigan without running
into water of some sort. You would think that with all
that water Michigan would have some of the best drinking
water in the World.
You would be wrong!
Lot's of places in Michigan rely on their own wells and those
that are lucky enough to be hooked up to a City system are
blessed with water that comes from places like the Detroit River.
As clean and fresh as Superior is, the Detroit River flows a
whole other direction. Nasty! We used to ride a boat to
an Amusement park in Michigan called Boblo and I swear when
you looked at that water while in route you would swear you didn't
need the boat you could just walk across for the water itself it is that
thick with debris and trash and just plain old Polluted. A lot
of people would never dare to swim in it let alone drink from
it for, YUCK! That gross! I am one of those people lucky enough
to be hooked into the Cities Water System too!
Happy Happy Joy Joy
Now I know that the water I see is not the water I drink. I
understand that. I realize all water goes through a massive treatment
system and is purified of any contaminators and even has extra goodness
added to it for health purposes. I know I am not downing a glass of
pollutants and that nasty, disgusting, algae laden water that was so
thick with pollutants you could walk on has been replaced with fresh,
clean and pure water that is supposed to be just as good if not better
then any bottled water you can buy. I understand that completely. But
it does not change the fact every time I get a glass from the kitchen
sink all I can think about is sewage. Every time I raise the glass to
my lips I swear I can smell the yucky pollutants. Yeah, yeah, I get
that the whole issue is in my head and know it isn't true but I just
can't help myself. Perhaps if I could see how they filter it I might be
a little more at ease but unless I get a job with the City I think that
might be off the table as far as options go. So I have been buying
bottled water but my phobia goes father then just the water I use to
drink, it is cooking water too and Bottled water isn't cheap. To make
a pot of Soup I might have to break into Rowans Education fund. I
just can't afford that and I also can't afford to have the truck drop by
at my house every week or so and drop off a jug of that Absopure
stuff so I needed to come up with a better plan and fast for Summer
is coming and I drink so much more then and Rowan will also be
drinking this year and if I am afraid to drink our water myself I surely
am not going to give it to her or Andrew. Lucky for me and the kids I
just got the chance to do a review for the Zero Water pitcher. Now
this puppy is cool and want to know something? Yes, since it started
at my own facet I could still imagine something being in it. Not sure
if I have some sort of Phobia or something but I know me and even
after using the pitcher I would fear for its safety so the people over
at Zero Water wanted to make sure I was confidant and send this little
gizmo that detects all that gunk I worried about. Now you guys thought
I was off my rocker but I took that little gizmo and tested my home
water and it read a 183.
YUCK!!! I was not off my rocker, that was the amount of dissolved
junk in my treated city tap water. NASTY! I would go wash my mouth
out but I am scared now! The TDS meter was the coolest little gadget
and we tested every single tap in the house then ran to the pitcher
and poured a glass
00
Can you believe it? I couldn't. What a difference! From 183 and I
took the same water and poured it in the pitcher and straight down
to 00! Not even a Zero point something. A 00. Andrew and I both
ran around the house and tested everything we could get our hands
on.
Kitchen Tap 183
Bathroom Tap 183
Shower 194
Hose 178 ( isn't that a hoot, the yard water is cleaner)
Laundry sink-eewwww, I won't even post. I wasn't even sure if the
TDS Meter could go that high. I honestly think that it makes a
difference where you get the water from in your house after using the
meter. It must have to do with Hygiene and factors like that for the
laundry sink was really bad but the kitchen and Bathroom tap were
at the same consistent number. Not a good one, but at least
they were together. We took water from both taps and poured it into
the pitcher and every time it dropped to zero. Now Andrew wanted
to keep going with the experiments and test more places you find water
in the house but I had to draw the line. He wanted to do both steps
of the experiment and not only use the meter but to pour it in the
pitcher as well and some how I knew I would be in the same
pickle I was before the pitcher. Instead of freaking out thinking the
tap water might have pollutants in it I would be stressing thinking that
Toilet water was in my pitcher at one point in time and had to take
the meter and put it up before that fear became a reality in Andrews
name of Science. Now that the meter was away I had some time to
check out the Pitcher itself.
First off I have to say it is a darn good looking one. It is sleek in
design and very modern and space ageish, keeping in perspective the
theme you can not make absolutely pure, clean water in your own home
without boiling it for 6 years. I loved the fact that it is super large
though still thin enough to fit comfortably on your shelf. The Pitcher
pours smoothly and evenly and that is another plus in my book form
there is nothing I hate worse then getting a start and stop pitcher.
You guys know what I am talking about, the kind who's lid never fits
right or turns easy and you only get a drizzle then you try to adjust it
and a waterfall comes out and you end up with a big mess to clean.
I have to be very careful to get those out of my house for Andrew is
King Mess without the added mess of the pitcher and if I have one of
those in the cupboard I will be mopping my kitchen floor every five
minutes. The Zero Water does not have that problem at all for there
is only one way to fit the lid and it fits perfect every single time and
pours like a dream! So we have a stylish, easy to pour, easy to
store pitcher. What else could there be?
Oh yeah, that filter thing!
The Zero Water Pitcher is the only water Pitcher that meets the
same FDA regulations as bottled water. That's how pure this is!
They owe it all to the Zero Waters 5 stage Ion Exchange filter system
that is far superior to any other on the market now. It is a Gravity
Pitcher so you just fill it from the top like you would a normal pitcher
and then it flows into the main base leaving you with clean, perfectly
filtered water that other people are popping out some cold hard cash
for at the corner store. You mean I don't have to get all geared up,
get Rowan all geared up, put on Animal Planet for Boo since I feel
guilty leaving her home alone and start up that Jalopy of mine and
drive to the over crowded store we all know I hate and plunk down
some hard earned funds to get a glass of fresh water? NO! I can
do all that at home and never even get out of my PJ's. I also know
when I am making bottles for Rowan or cooking at home I can just
pour from the Pitcher and not have to worry about the sewage that
comes out of my pipes. I would worry even more now that I know it
scored a 183. YUCK! I drank that!
I did try the kind you hook on the facet for a while but the
thing with that is it is hooked to a kitchen facet that is seldom clean
and often covered in soap for when Andrew, and John, do the dishes
they get a little carried away and over bubble. The suds were getting
up over that filter and though it wasn't often a lot on the faucet itself
I could still taste the soapy residue. Plus, eeeewwww on some of the
slimy stuff they put in the sink, that is enough to creep my out right
there knowing that that plates covered in mystery junk that had been
under Andrews bed since 1998 was that close to the filter. Another
one that is in my head and I am sure the slime does not travel but
it still makes me a little sick when I see it and I can't help but to
relate that to the facet. The Zero Water Pitcher is a stand alone device
that you keep right in your fridge so not only do you get clean, pure
water that in no way can be cross contaminated by other stuff in your
sink it is always cold. Take that on a hot Summer Day! This has got
to be one of the coolest things ever. Clean water so you will never
have to worry about he quality of the beverages your children are
drinking and a stylish pitcher that stays cold for you. No more trips
to the store a having to recycle those loads and loads of plastic bottles.
Fast to fill and easy to use. Nothing could be better!
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by Michelle AKA blabla3269
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Now I have never been a huge fan of bar soap.
I didn't like it for a lot of reasons, none of them really
have anything to do with the effectiveness of the soap but
more along the lines of the storage. I hate how they either
dry out or get all slimy and have not been able to find a
way to store them securely. I have always used a bath wash
or body wash but every once in a while a soap comes along
you just can't get in a liquid form that I fall in love with.
Sometimes those soaps are even made with Natural and Fresh
ingredients and not a zillion pounds of fillers and garbage so
that they don't even dry out. Sometimes I find a brand I
really can stand behind that offers items everyone in the
family will love and the next thing I know I am putting
my body wash in the cabinet and holding onto the bar. Now
it doesn't happen often and has never happened with a brand
I have found at my local store. In fact the last time it happened
was at a Renaissance Festival about 10 years ago and I went one
of the first weekends it was open and saw this new little store
there. She sold Oils and Potpourri and had a small selection of
soaps so I grabbed a bar for it just had that Herby Renascence
Festival smell and I love that smell. When I went home and tried
it this was the best soap I had ever used in my entire life.
Perfect lather, perfect scent, perfect amount of moisture left on
my skin and didn't dry out or get all cracked at the side of my
tub, it just sorta became a smaller bar as I used it. The weight
of it alone let me know it was filled with actual good products
and not puffed full of air like the store bought soaps you get
at the supermarkets. I think I had paid like 4 bucks a bar ten
years ago when I could have bought like 8 bars of Dove for the
same price but I swear that one bar lasted just as long as 8 of
the store brands would have and even more so if you counted in
the fact I did not throw a lick of it away. It did not start to fall
apart when it was halfway gone and every last drop of it offered
the same perfect lather as the first time I used to. I loved it so
much I drove back out to the festival the last week it was there
that year and bought about 10 more bars thinking it would surely
last me to the festival the next year to I could buy some more. And
it did. In fact the next August when the festival was back I still
had a brand new bar and the one I was using left. I rushed out
to get more and was so upset to find the lady was no longer there.
It seemed that was her first and last year she was there and
nobody even knew her store name or where she was located and
this was before the Internet was huge and everyone had a web site.
I have been back every year looking for her and over ten years later
I have just about given up on her and finding another bar soap I
was nuts about.
Then I got the chance to do my next product review. I
feel like I have came home for this stuff so reminds me of that
lady and is just as incredible. This soap is just as heavy
and offers just as perfect of a lather and smells oh so heavenly
and lasts just as long and also does not dry out or get all slimy
and truth, I could just hold it and smell it all day long for I love
the scent that much. It just relaxes me and I now enjoy my shower
once again and with a little one here I need all the chances to
relax I can get. In short, this soap is phenomenal and best of
all I don't have to drive 2 hours to a festival in the middle of no
where to buy it or worry it is going to disappear. The Joy of Soap
lives up to its name and has brought a lot of Joy here! I was sent
a bunch of different bars for review and was impressed with each one.
The Peppermint was my favorite for it left me roaring to go. There
is just something about the smell of peppermint that revitalizes a
person and gives them that extra pep! Now traditionally Peppermint
has been used to aid in digestion and help with pain and congestion
and if you are pregnant this is a perfect soap to use for it works
like a charm to help with Nausea. With my Sinuses and back I
grabbed this soap and refused to share for it is my new best
friend and since I have started using it I step out of my morning
shower a whole other person. The Lavender was great to come
down in the evening for nothing relaxes a person like Lavender.
The guys used the Manly Man Soap and there were two things
I liked about this soap.
1. The Name. Just the fact that is implies it is made for
men had my 16 year old son using it longer then he would
have and I know he is cleaner because of it. The boy does love
showers and will take one that lasts an hour but seldom touches
soap for he says everything is two girly. Even if I grab a plain
scented soap or that Green stuff he still has that stigma attached
and swears it makes him smell like a girl. Instead of sud-sing up
he will skip the soap and then pile on his AXE body spray and
okay, AXE isn't that bad in small doses but give it to a 16 year
old boy and enough is applied to make even a stomach of steel
turn and you can smell it through the whole house. It takes to
lunch time for it to dissipate in my house and he drives me nuts
with it. With the Manly Man Soap he used Soap and the smell there
is so mild in scent he didn't smell like a Male street walker!
2. The fact it is made to combat the guys dry skin. This soap
is specially made to help with their ruff scaly skin and the Tea
Tree Oil and Pumice soften them up like a charm! With the Manly
Man Soap the boys are treating their skin without even knowing it
and in order to help those stubborn fools I need products like this
to slip in and help for if I just toss them some lotion I get a
sigh and a shrug right before they set it down.
Okay, I lied there are really three things I love about this
soap, the last being if I grab it in the shower, who cares. Unlike
that green stuff they use this stuff doesn't smell like it is made for
a man only. In fact the scent is so mild and universal anyone can
use it and though it is made to help a guy with their skin concerns
it is just as good for the ladies. Now I will not share the Peppermint
with them, no way, no how, but I have no problem sharing their
Manly Man with them! There are no Fragrances in the Joy of Soaps
products for Fragrances are irritating and instead they use essential
oils. Not only do you avoid the ick of a fragrance and the damage
it can do to your body you also enjoy the added perk of Aromatherapy
just by the simple fact they use oils instead. Aromatherapy has been
around for thousands of years for one simple reason, it works!
So what do you get here, I think its time for one of my
famous check lists!
1. Quality Soap
2. A product that's lasts forever and way blows away a store
bought bar.
3. Made with Oils not Fragrance so it is gentle for everyone
and offers you the true benefits or Aromatherapy.
4. As close to Naturally Organic as you can get in a soap.
5. A bathing experience that will leave your fresh, clean and
revitalized.
Now unlike me you won't have to go to little craft shows in
the middle of no where looking for a soap this good because
you guys can buy it right on the web site. The prices are great,
the delivery time fast and the quality is fantastic. Enjoy an
all natural clean, not a commercial soap that is more like a detergent
for your body then a soap at all. Bathe in the lap of luxury with
scents that are relaxing and calming and all Organic. The Joy of
Soap has reminded me what a Joy a hot bath can be!
The Joy of Soap wants you guys to know just how fantastic
they are too. One of my readers is going to win a $40.00 Gift
Cert to their site. To enter just head over to the Joy of Soap and
take a look around then come back here and post what item you
would love to try in a comment. The contest will start tonight and
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I know I told you guys about my dry skin and icky feet.
They can get pretty nasty but what I didn't tell you is
about Andrews dry skin that makes mine look the rainy season
in the Rain forest. His elbows are so bad I get grossed out
every time I see them. I mean really grossed out. They are
so cracked and dry they often bleed in the Winter from cracking.
It is worse then sandpaper and if I am ever short on Brillo
pads I could use his elbows as a stand in and the elbows would
probably do a better job seeing as they are more abrasive.
I feel so bad for the kid but short of going to a Dermatologist
nothing we have tried at home has worked. They are so bad I
have tried to even get him to go to a Dermatologist but Andrew
is a big chicken when it comes to doctors and no matter how much
I have promised him that this is not the same kind of doctor he
still will not go. His Elbows are so dry they look like dark
dirty patches and cracked so deep they give the Grand Canyon a
run for its money. It is the bleeding that breaks my heart and
I know they have to hurt him. I have tried, Lord knows I have
tried, to get him to use any lotion on a regular basis but they
are so dry he would have to apply it every hour or so for days
on days to make a difference. They are that bad and he is not
willing to make such a commitment. To me it is a no-brain-er,
your in pain, there is a chance you can do something to fix it,
you do it! To him all he sees is the chunks of his day he will
be wasting slathering on Lotion. SO without me being able to
take him to the Dermatologists to get a prescription lotion,
and that is a shot in the dark for I still think he is going
to have to apply that all the time, and the fact I have yet
to find something over the counter that will help him in
anyway without using bottle after bottle for days and weeks on
end I feel like my hands are tied. How do I help the child?
I need to find something that he only has to put on a couple of
times a day at most and something I can buy over the counter that
will help that kind of dry skin. His dry skin is as bad as it
gets and most lotions are just not equipped to handle skin
that bad.
I read about Yu-Be. This is a Lotion from Japan that is
the number one selling lotion over there and has a reputation
second to none. Not only has it been around a long time it is
medicated and Vitamin enriched and made especially for really
severe dry skin. In short it is made for Andrew. But using a
skin cream from half way around the world? Why not? The world is
not nearly as big as it was 50 years ago when Yu-Be was just starting
to take Japan by storm. Now we utilize products from all over the
globe to aid us in not only our quest for better skin and hair but
health all together. Back in a 50's and 60's to get Yu-Bu here in
the states you had to know someone who traveled abroad to pick it
up for you and bring it home. As awesome as this stuff is people
everywhere were still hooked on it and who cared about a souvenir when
you went to Japan, bring back some Yu-Bu. Now you don't have to
"know someone" to get your hands on it, you can order it from the
web and I have read so many articles and seen so many testimonials
on the lotion I had to see for myself. I just had to know if this is
what would help Andrew and why the heck didn't I know of it before.
I contacted them and they sent a tube of the cream for review and
also some samples of other products they manufacture. That was cool
and I thought very nice of them but it was the lotion I was extremely
interested in. If this works I would do just about anything to
say thank you for over the last 5 years I have tried everything
or thought I had, on the market in search of relief for my son. I
did everything short of steal for I did go as far as telling my Dermatologist
my dry feet were getting as bad so she would write me a prescription
for a medicated lotion and I rushed home and used it on Andrew.
Nothing.
and this was from a doctor.
The Yu-Be, on the other hand. Wow! Okay, it isn't like the lotions you
go grab at CVS. It doesn't look like it, doesn't smell like it
and sure as heck doesn't work like it. When you think of Lotion you
buy over the counter here, you think of a creamy lotion that you rub
on your skin and often smells like flowers or other scents. Sometimes
I wonder if there is more perfume inside then good, natural items
that are set forth to combat dry skin. The Lotion you get here you rub
in but due to all the additives you never feel like you have rubbed it
all the way in. There is always a greasy or tacky film left behind
and to fight dry skin you have to use it over and over and over again
during the coarse of the day. Then you gamble if it will work at all. Now
you can buy lotions here at all different price levels and I have tried
them at all different prices levels too and I feel they are all pretty
consistent no matter what brand and how much you pay for them. I also
found that the lotions you pay 40 bucks for at Macy's quiet often work just
as well as the items that you pay a buck for at the Dollar store. In my
case neither worked and I even tried stupid things like slathering on
a ton of Lotion on his elbows before bed then wrapping them in plastic
wrap so his elbows would sort of marinate through the night and I was
hoping that might soften them up enough for him to get excited by the
improvement and continue using the lotion all the time to they got better.
All that little thing got us was the plastic wrap coming off in his sleep
and me spending a few days trying to work the grease stains out of his
favorite sheets. Yuck! Now I know a lot of other good things that have
came out of the East so I am more then willing to give this a whirl. If
Yu-Be doesn't help my next choice will have to come from Mars or the
Moon for I have tried everything here!
The first day we used it five times. Morning, Lunch, Afternoon, after
diner and Bedtime. He didn't have school due to Winter break for I
planned it that way and I was hoping to do something with that nasty
skin before he went back to classes. The first thing we noticed is it
doesn't feel or look like a lotion at all. They don't even call it a lotion
it is referred to as a Skin Cream and it reminded me of the salve and
other concoctions my Grandmother had in the Medicine Cabinet Up-North
for Bug bites and when you get into Poison Ivy or Oak. It is just as
thick but unlike the salve that stays on top of your skin the skin
cream is absorbed into the skin. It doesn't dissipate as fast as a Lotion
but it does completely rub into your skin and does not leave behind any
residue. It also has an odd scent but that is gone before you are
even done rubbing it into your skin. Now Andrews Elbows were really
bad and so cracked in some places they were almost raw and he said
he could feel it tingling like a medicated cream. By the end of the first
day there was not a lot of difference though the dark parts of his skin
where the dirt was so embedding into the cracks was starting to soften
and though we resisted I really wanted to have them scrubbed off for
this was the first time since his Elbows have been like this ( 3 years
now) that I felt the dirt was so close to the surface you would be able
to rub it off with a cloth. He was still nervous and though I swear we
could have got the dirt right then it was still fresh in Andrews mind the
last time we tried and ended up taking chunks of new skin along with
the dead old dry skin that has the ground in dirt. That time his elbows
were so raw after the scabbed over and hurt even more. So no go
on tempting fate like that again. He took a shower first thing Day two
and we put the cream on right away to hold in any moisture that he
had added with the shower. The skin around his Elbows was pretty dry
too though not nearly as scaly and bad as the elbows and on day two
that was already gone. The bad part about that was now that the skin
on his upper and lower arm was repaired and smooth and had lost its
Scaly appearance that the Elbows looked even worse. Before you could
look at his dry hands, forearms etc and go, "Yes, it is only natural the
elbows are so bad, just look at the rest of him!" Now the elbows stood
alone and looked even more disgusting.The dirt was also starting to
clump. I didn't know what to make of that or how to even explain it.
The only thing I could come close to as far as a description is to think
of a snow ball and how when you roll it the ball gets bigger as more
snow is added. Well this one dry, cracked, dirty part was in the center
and was like a magnet and the edges of his Elbows were working their
way in to join the nasty center and instead of leaving a trail of nasty
skin in its wake it was leaving behind pink skin that didn't look cracked.
Again, Andrew would not let me rub off the yuck for he was afraid they
would bleed but I was already hopeful at the start of day 2 that Yu-Be
was going to do a fantastic job. By the start of Day three he had to
wash the dirt off his elbows for it was starting to clump off on its own.
Underneath was Pink smooth skin. Now I want to take a second to
point out that the lotion was not making his elbows pink it was the
fact it was not ruff skin but new skin underneath and Andrew had
been rubbing his elbows all day out of habit and that is most likely
the reason why the dry, dead skin clumped together in a ball like that
too. He didn't tell me to later when I was wondering out loud what
would make his skin clump like that. It was then he told me of his
constant rubbing for it itched because it was so dry and since he had
been putting on the Lotion his skin was softening up to the point all
the damaged skin was flaking off. The Final results were by the end of
3 days his Elbows looked like those of a normal person and I was
shocked to say the least. I have been trying to help Andrew for 3
years with his elbows. Now I can relate for I have nasty dry feet but
nowhere near as bad as that boys elbows and my feet have never
cracked and bleed. His elbows, all the time. The next two days I
made him continue to apply 5 times but I knew it was redundant for
his elbows were already repaired and all he needed to do from now on
was to apply it after Showers. Before bed would be nice too but I think
that is pushing it with him. There is not a doubt in my mind though,
after seeing with my own eyes what Yu-Be did to those elbows in 3
days that using it just once a day would be more then enough to
keep it from happening again. The lotion just works that well. That
comes from a person who has bought every brand out there and even
some prescription ones in the past with zero success.
Yu-Be rocks!
Yu-Be does more then just carry this wonder lotion. They have also
carry lip Therapy and Skin Polish and those are just as great. I am a
Blistex girl and never thought I would change. I have tried all the
fancy, new fangled items on the market but something about Blistex
was just addicting to me. When I tried the Yu-Be I thought sure it
will be good, I saw what the skin lotion did for Andrew and don't think
it could be anything but good but I didn't really believe it would stop my
Blistex habit. Well I eat my Blistex for that is the only thing it is good
for anymore. The Yu-Be not only gave me the same soft lips as my
Blistex it worked longer and I re-applied a lot less and my lips just felt
plump and healthy immediately after I used it the first time. The Skin Polish
was perfect for use right before bed and has a calming effect and not
only did it take off the days make up it left my skin feeling taunt and
tight and alive and I have got to say I can see why Yu-Be is number
one in Japan and say it is only a matter of time before it is number
one here as well. The entire product line is going to live in my house
and I owe them a great debt for fixing Andrews elbows. You have no
idea how hard that was for him to deal with and pretty embarrassing for
a 16 year old boy in Gym Class to walk around like that for it did
make his elbows look like he never washed them and when he tried
to scrub the dirty looking area off all he would end up doing is making
his cracked elbows bleed worse. Yu-Be can be found on-line now
and you can order it right from their site. Heck, they know how good
they are and you can take the same test I did by just paying for
shipping and handling for they are so awesome they know once
you try them you will be a Yu-Be user for life! Go ahead, try!
These guys are the bomb!
Yu-Be is also going to give one of my readers a Value Pack of their
products and it has something for everyone, To enter just head over
to their site and take a look around then come back here and post
what you have learned in a comment. The contest will start tonight
and run to midnight on April 15th.
USA and 18 and older can enter daily and the winner
will be contacted by email and have 72 hours to
contact me with their mailing information. As always
you can earn a bonus entry by entering the contest of
the day and other ways to enter are posted below.
Yu-Be
Extra entries.
Extra entries only count after the initial entry
is completed.
1. Become a follower of my blog or
post that you are. 3 entries,
please post 3 times.
2. Enter any of my other contest. I entry
per contest, separate post for each entry.
3. Grab my button. 5 entries. Please post
5 times.
4. Blog about this contest somewhere else
and post the link here. 5 Entries Please
post five times.
5. Tweet about this contest elsewhere. 5 entries
please post five times.
Hey there, while you are here don't forget to enter
my Mommy Tool Box and Port a Pong Contests!
Free Sample of Yu-Be just pay shipping and Handling!
HERE!
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