Earth Mama Angel Baby Organic Product Reviews

Current events on product safety have bombarded our world in the recent past to include the recall of numerous baby products.  Product safety is crucial when dealing with items geared towards pregnancy, babies and children.  These three critical stages in life can shape the future of health and well being.  As a parent, I'm concerned about the products I give my children and want only the very best.  The internet has proven a great educational resource on what is healthy and safe and what isn't.  We just spent our lifetime not fully grasping what we ingested and in time, technological advances continued to improve production and quantity but not necessarily quality.  As I move forward on this educational journey on the realities of product manufacturing, I'm appalled at what is included in the very products we use every day.  When I find a business that is dedicated in improving our lives, educating us on the importance of organic and high quality products, I like to spread the word.

Earth Mama Angel Baby Organic Products is one of those businesses that are dedicated to providing high quality, organic products for both pregnancy, child birth and beyond.   Earth Mama Angel Baby products claim to offer the purest, zero toxin, all natural, herbal organic baby products.  They don't stop with baby products but also have an array of products for pregnancy.

Earth Mama Angel Baby's again have the claim of all natural, herbal pregnancy products combine ancient medicinal plant wisdom with contemporary science based research to offer safe solutions and comfort through pregnancy nausea, morning sickness, heartburn, hemorrhoids, pregnancy anxiety, swollen feet, stretch marks and more.


Other products include Labor Ease, Postpartum Recovery, Breastfeeding, Baby Loss Comfort and teas.

There are numerous other resources from the site that are invaluable to anyone pregnant.

The Review:

We received the Pregnancy Kit for this review.  The products included Mama-To-Be Tea Sampler, Natural Stretch Oil, Happy Feet.  These Mama's Pregnancy Essentials  eases pregnancy's common discomforts.  USDA certified 100% Organic and Certified Kosher Mama-To-Be Tea Sampler has teas for nausea, heartburn, anxiety and labor ease,

The Natural Stretch Oil helps to deter stretch marks and relieve the itch of expanding bellies, breasts and hips.  This was a nice soothing oil that went on smooth and made the skin soft.  It's too early to know if it's effective and a follow up post will be provided.  The aroma is also pleasant.

The Happy Feet is a blend of organic herbs, salts and organic pure essential oils that help to provide comfort to those poor feet.  It has a pleasant aroma and feels good as it's being absorbed by the skin.

Happy Mama Body Wash is naturally safe for both mom and baby.  It's also ideal for those with sensitivity due to morning sickness.  The fresh ginger smell has been proven in other studies to help with queasiness.  This product is also USDA Certified Made with Organic ingredients.  The olive oil castile soap base provides a soft, smooth after effect.

All products were enjoyed by the reviewer.  The reviewer particularly enjoyed the fragrances associated with each product as it was not overpowering.  The bonus to every product was the USDA Certification which alleviates concerns of false claims.  Earth Mama Angel Baby is a trusted company with great products.

Great Baby Item to Win: Combi USA Cute Car Shaped Baby Jumper

Combi USA Adorable Car Shaped Baby Jumper

Having the cutest yet functional baby gear is important.  To find a product that provides a stimulating experience for your baby that is safe and fun is important.  The nice thing about Combi USA is all of their products have up to date safety information on their website.   With all the recent product recalls, it's important we provide our children with a safe environment and Combi USA helps to ensure parents of that.

The Combi USA line provides baby gear for all your needs starting with feeding products, car seats, travel systems, high chairs, play yards, walkers, jumpers, rockers and accessories.  The customer service experience is also equally impressive.


A Combi USA product can be yours!  Enter to win this great Combi USA adorable car shaped baby jumper!  You have a great shot at winning as entries are low and your baby will love this!  It's high quality, durable, functional and full of great features your baby will love.


Want to win it? Click here.


About Combi USA:

Combi, a shortening of the word "combination", refers to the combination of mother and child. Combi USA, Inc., established in 1989, is a subsidiary of Combi Corporation. Established in 1961, Combi Corporation is a Japan-based company that has carefully cultivated a firm and growing foundation of customer trust. For the past forty years, this trust has driven the brand forward as a leader in the juvenile products industry. Since its inception, Combi has remained true to its core commitment to establish healthy living environments for babies. Today, Combi provides safe, original juvenile products for nearly every setting of a child’s life.

Covergirl Blast: Smoky ShadowBlast and ShineBlast Lip Gloss Review

Make up can be a difficult item to purchase given the broad array of products out there.  The colors aren't always true to their appearances making accurate purchases difficult at times.  I had an opportunity to review both the Smoky ShadowBlast and ShineBlast through my role as a BzzAgent.

  

Containers:

Both products are in easy to carry and handle containers.  The ShineBlast twists off with a feature that ensures just enough of the lip gloss is left on the applicator.  The Shadowblast is a convenient two in one applicator that has pull off tops.  Both products are small and compact allowing for easy transport on those nights away.



Smoky ShadowBlast:

This two in one applicator provides a simple two step way to achieve the smoky look with their smart tool.  The precision tips allows accurate application and the two shades are expertly picked to compliment one another while giving the desired look.  Once you apply, you blend and smudge to perfection.  I thought it was very easy to achieve the desired look.  The Smoky ShadowBlast went on smooth and was not too dark or light.  I liked how they complimented one another.



ShineBlast Lip Gloss:

I found this one to appear to be darker in the container than what it appears on the lips.  I would have preferred the shade to be darker but I did like the level of shimmering effects it left behind.  It had a terrific fragrance too and unlike some lipsticks, it didn't taste horrible.  The ShineSculpt applicator has a contour that hugs the natural shapes of lips to ensure the right level of coverage.

I really liked the CoverGirl products and will definitely purchase them when I run out.

*Disclosure: I was not financially compensated for this review.  I received complimentary products for the purpose of this review.

Prepping a House for the Market on a Budget with Wall Decals

Being a military family sounds intriguing for those who have not experienced life as a military family but I have to admit, it has it perks.  Relocating every three years is painful in some aspects such as finding a new place to live, having to get the children used to leaving all their friends and making new ones, worrying about a career and many other aspects not mentioned.  However, moving every three years definitely provides the ultimate spring cleaning exercise as if you do it correctly, you purge and sort.  You get organized and you clean as who wants the embarrassment of the movers seeing dirt.  I'm one of those ones who would clean before the maid arrived if I had a maid.

This is a busy year for us as my husband deployed to Kuwait last week for a year, we will be relocating to a new base, I will have to prep the house to sell in spite of being upside down on our loan and we're going to be grandparents.  Two of the changes we anticipated but losing so much on the house and becoming grandparents were somewhat shocking to us.  Nonetheless, everything has its reason and it will be alright.

As I embark on a first time journey of selling a house on a limited budget as I'm three steps (or I should say three weeks) from being laid off.  My goal is to get the maximum from my investments as we already sunk too much money in a house that should not have turned into a money pit.  My ideas include the wonderful world of wall decals.

My first choice is Dezign with a Z as I had a prior review this delightful company and found their customer service what I expect of a business.  Their selection is outstanding along with their website that helps to create a fun atmosphere.

The first room to tackle is the formal sitting room which is yellow in color and does not require a new coat of paint.  For this post, I will focus on ideas as the room is decorated with a large Japanese wall type shelf unit/cabinet.  It was brought over from Japan by my mother-in-law when they were stationed there many year's ago.

Our large open, high ceiling foyer, living room and entrance to the kitchen will need a new coat of paint.  I will also need to purge and reduce clutter.  One of the important keys to selling your house is to make it open and have the appearance of wide open spaces.  For this area, painting and decluttering is enough.

The kitchen needs desperate help which will not be inexpensive so I'm skipping that area.  So the next step is outside where I'll rely on some inexpensive shrubs and flowers to spruce it up a bit.  It seems the most inexpensive way to tackle the inside will be with wall decals.  Now to decide which ones will look the best.

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Children's Claritin Review

My children battle with allergies but two do more than the others.  When I am ready to combat the mean Georgia air, we really do turn to Claritin both adult and children's.  It's been one that I have turned to ever since it was approved as an over the counter (OTC) treatment for allergies.

Among leading OTC brands, Claritin states it's the number one pediatrician-recommended non-drowsy allergy brand.

When I read that four out of ten school children are affected by allergies, I wasn't surprised given three of my children have them.  One is on a daily medication while the other two take Claritin.  What I never really thought about is the fact that not only do allergies cause missed school days but it can affect focus resulting in learning problems.

I've always used the liquid version which my youngest's allergist recommended for her but with my older child, I give her the Claritin Grape Chewables and she actually likes it.

Some of the things we do to help alleviate suffering from allergies are to wash the blankets and sheets periodically in hot water, keep the windows closed, run the air fan all the time, change our furnace filters monthly and dust frequently.

I do like this chart from Claritin that helps parents determine if it's a cold or allergy:



If you haven't tried Claritin for your children, you might want to.  Our doctor did recommend it and it works.


Disclaimer:  I received a complimentary package of Claritin along with coupons for my role as a BzzAgent.  I received no financial compensation.

Great Special Savings at DisneyStore Expires 5/9

Two specials at DisneyStore are going on right now but expire 5/9!  This is going to be great for our trip to Orlando as who can go to Orlando without sporting the Mickey attire?

Take 25% off one item in your cart at DisneyStore.com with Promo Code: MOM25 Shop Now!

Take an extra 15% off already reduced prices sitewide at DisneyOutlet.com with promo code: OUTLET15

I had no idea they had so many "create your own" designs!

Father's Day Ideas: Military Dad

These shirts can be personalized and is embroidered for that extra touch of care.  You can get it here Army Dad's Rock Embroidered Shirts 

  

If he's over in the Middle East, it gets cold at night so this would be great for them!  Short sleeve is perfect for the day or on weekends golfing.

Here are more choices and ideas:

Deployed US Army Missing You Dad Card 

Army Wife - I Am Army Strong

Army Wife - I Am Army Strong

Army Brat Wear 

Service Flag for Deployed Military Personnel 

Proud Army Spouse/Wife/Mom/Daughter

Kids DIY: Cute Fish Father's Day Card

This is an adorable card from Kaboose and doesn't look too hard to make:

If your father loves going fishing, he'll think this charming card is quite a catch. Dad will imagine the sound of rippling of water, a beautiful breeze passing by, and the pull of the "big one" at the end of his line when he gets a gander at this 3-D fishing-themed Father's Day card.

Be sure to check out our main Father's Day index for even more great ideas including Father's Day crafts, coloring pages, and tasty recipes just for Dad!

• 2 colors of cardstock (grey and light green)
• Design paper (blue)
• 1 craft brad
• Pencil and ruler
• Glue stick
• Feathers
• Scissors
• Craft knife with blade
• Beads (colored)
• Wire (thin)
• Pattern 1
• Pattern 2

How to make it:

Step 1:

1. Cut out fish pattern (Pattern 1) and then trace onto grey colored cardstock.
2. Have an adult cut out all dark solid areas marked on the pattern or use a marker to draw in the details of the dark areas on the cardstock. If you decide to draw the details on, draw the head details on the "wrong" side of the paper.
3. Cut out 6½” x 10” shape on green colored cardstock and fold in half.
4. Cut out 6½” W x 3½” L wave pattern (Pattern 2) from blue paper.
5. Cut out ½” W x 10” L strips of design paper.
6. Curl strips with pencil.

Step 2:

1. Glue wave shape to bottom front of card.
2. Glue fish to left side on front of card.
3. Twist fish tail so the "wrong" side is showing and glue to card.
4. Pierce a small hole for the eye and place a brad in the hole.

Step 3:

1. Glue curled tips of design paper to bottom of card.
2. Have an adult cut a long piece of wire fold 1½” from top to make a hook (fishing line)
3. Glue two (2) beads and one (1) feather at folded end (make a hook)
4. Glue wire with hook on front of card 

Tips:

• If brads are not available, use a marker and draw a circle for fish eye.

Claudine Casault is a craft developer living in Ontario, Canada.

My Pillsbury Crescent Get Together & .70 Cent Savings For You

We had a great time at our Pillsbury Crescent Get Together Party.  If you have not had a chance to see what the buzz is about, check out Psst and share in the fun (see my middle one modeling).  We were provided a party pack of great items to include aprons, cookbooks full of great recipes and coupons for my guests, free coupons for Crescent Rolls, a prepaid card to help with the costs of the other ingredients and more ideas and tips on hosting the party.

I have to say, I had no idea on the variety of things you can make with Crescents.  Our party started out fun because we already had one of the items made to greet our guests.  We also had plans to make three other items. One was from the demonstration of how easy it is to make something with Pillsbury Crescents. The next two involved everyone making one and the last one was for the kids to make as they have to have fun too!

Here is a sample menu:

Caramel Apple Streusel Bars

Cheesy Chicken 'n Spinach Pinwheels

Game-Day Spinach Pull-Apart

The items really are easy to make and if your children are creative, they will have endless fun making some of these wonderful recipes.

You can take in the fun by saving .70 off by clicking here.

My First Real Publix Savings

I decided to start using a budget and finding ways to save money since my husband deployed to Kuwait last week.  Much to my delighted surprise, my oldest is helping me and seems to be having fun with it!  She likes it so much, she's going to create her own personal coupon organizer.  I'm exited to see what she comes up with.

In the interim, I didn't take pictures of the spread of food, we bought the following:

• 8 ears of corn
• Azteca Tortillas
• Ziploc Freezer Bags (2)
• Ziploc Sandwich Bags
• Mini Oreo Munch Pack (2)
• Kelloggs Pop Tarts (3)
• Pizza Sauce
• Herdez. Salsa
• Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough (2)
• Publix Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
• Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
• Glade Lasting Impressions KIt
• Nivea Soap
• SpongeBob Band Airs
• Corn Serving Set 
• Neosporin Plus Max
• Arnold Mini Thins
• Thomas English Bagel Thins

We spent a total out of pocket of $31.89 and saved 59.53!  I thought that was pretty good for our first attempt.


Any tips or suggestions?