Author: MamatheFox

1byone Aroma Diffuser Review

1byone Aroma Diffuser Review

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So many of my friends and people I meet are talking about essential oils and the benefits of them. I am constantly hearing about them and honestly, I don’t know much about them. I do know one thing, lavender is known to help in sleep aid. It has a calming quality to it. There was a study done several years ago at The University of Miami on the effects of lavender used at bedtime. They followed brain activity with an EEG and the lavender aromatherapy did in fact show brainwaves suggesting drowsiness. Click here to read more about this. Once I found out it was scientifically tested I felt more comfortable trying tit out for myself.

Aroma Diffuser

I was given a small container of lavender essential oil and tried it out in the 1byone Aroma Diffuser (available on their website and on Amazon). My 2 year old has some sleep issues. Okay, he has a lot of sleep issues. Its something we are working on with doctors and professionals. In the meanwhile, we need to get some rest! Both for him and for myself. I have been now placing the 1byone Aroma Diffuser in his bedroom. I am filling it with the water and around 7 to 10 drops of lavender essential oils. When using this unit you will want to add the water first, then add the oil to the water. This way it will mix throughout the water and not harm the machine (you can get more information about the ratios online for machines like this). I let the machine go for around 30 minutes before bedtime. This way, once we walk into the room its already nice and calming for us. The smell has slowly filled the area with a light and easy scent of lavender. It is also adding moisture to the air so its a double bonus really. Humidifier and aroma therapy in one! This machine can be used with just water as a straight forward humidifier. Having duel functionality is what makes this product a step above.

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After using it for a while, I can say I think it is works! I wouldn’t say it’s magical, but it makes me and my daughter tired for sure. My son does chill out a little bit more than he used to. I would say this is a total win. I can also use a bunch of other oils now too in the machine. I can place it in the kitchen or in the play area and put in oils like rosemary to increase our activity and keep up going. Having this aroma diffuser has really increased my interest in essential oils and the variety of benefits they provide.

Click here to buy this beautiful and elegant diffuser from their website.

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Oakiwear Review

Oakiwear Review

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About Oakiwear

Oakiwear bootsAbout 10 years ago a mom very much like myself, was searching for rain boots for her kids. She wanted ones that are durable, functional and fun. After searching without any luck, she new she needed to fix this situation. Thus, Oakiwear was born.

Kids love to play outside and get dirty. They need quality shoes that can help them play without breaking the bank. Kids grow so fast! Oakiwear keeps their price points low, knowing you will be back to by more after your first pair. They also need to be made with quality material that wont fall apart or be too hard to play in. They need to give a little to make the jumping-in-the-puddle game more exciting. They need to be able to run, jump and play in their shoes. Shoes that will not make them fall over when running or slide around when skipping. Oakiwear rain boots are made with the outdoor, active child in mind.

After having huge success with their outstanding footwear line, they also branched out into clothing like snow gear, outdoor wearwaders and sun guard suits for swimming.

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Mama’s Experience

Once the sun started to peek its head out here in Ohio, my kids were begging to go outside. My daughter and son are obsessed with ‘splashing in muddy puddles’ (thanks Peppa Pig) and they need the right gear to properly splash. As Peppa says, “you must wear your rain boots”. After my children telling me this several times I knew the search was on. I started looking at some reliable shoe companies I know of but none of them made toddler rain boots. I searched and searched and alas! Oakiwear found its way on my computer screen. After reading about how the company was founded by a fellow mother who’s children loved the outdoors I knew something special was here. Once my boots arrived it was true love.

Oakiwear Rain Boots

Oakiwear boots are made with 100% rubber. This keeps their feet dry no matter how hard they jump, run and splash. My favorite feature are the handy little handles. Trying to get a boot on a toddler, for those of you who have not yet tried, can be a struggle. These handles allow me to help them put them on quickly. Once my kids know we are going outside to play they become way hyper and want to jump out of their skin trying to get out that door. I don’t have time to monkey around trying to get shoes on their feet. With Oakiwears handles I can slide their foot in, and once they stand up I hold onto the handles and make sure that they foot slides down all the way. The handles are ideal for toddlers and young kids who don’t want a parents help. It really assists them and builds confidence, knowing they can independently put on their boots.

Oakiwear Critters Boots

I cannot believe how easy they are to clean off. My children love to slop in the mud and play by the horses in our backyard. It can get really muddy (and poopy) in certain areas. Because Oakiwear boots are all rubber this makes them easy to rinse off with a hose or towel. No more caked on mud for the Foxes!

These boots come in a ton of sizes, from toddler up through youth sizes. Once you get a pair you are going to keep going back each year as your kids feet grow. They are a brand worth sticking with.

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Nicki’s Diapers Gift Card Giveaway

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As Bloggers we love for you to visit our pages. It makes us so happy! What we love most of all is when you interact with our pages and leave comments. So here’s a fun giveaway that’s different from most. You don’t have to like any pages! All you have to do is check out some great cloth diaper related sites and show them some love. One winner will be chosen and they will get a $50 Gift Card from Nicki’s Diapers. This Giveaway is open to US & Canada and ends on 4/30 at 11:59pm. Winner will be verified!

What will you get if you win $50 from Nicki’s?
Good luck!
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Juice Plus+ Giveaway

Juice Plus+ Giveaway

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Read the full review here

Welcome to the Green Your Routine Giveaway Hop hosted by Lindsey Blogs and Viva Veltoro! We’re encouraging everyone to green their routine and help make the world a little more eco friendly with great giveaways! You’ll have until Earth Day to enter all of the great greengiveaways, in the linky below, and don’t miss the two amazing Grand Prizes from our hosts!

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Bolero Giveaway

Bolero Giveaway

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Read the full review here

Earth Day Giveaway Hop Blogger Sign Up

As you may or may not know, April is Earth Month. This is the month where we try conserve, reuse, recycle, and think more about our effect on the planet.

To celebrate, The Anti-June Cleaver and Our Piece of Earth have teamed up with an amazing group of bloggers to bring you the Earth Day giveaway hop where you will have the chance to win lots of great natural and eco-friendly prizes!

As always, after you have entered a giveaway visit the linky at the bottom of each post to visit the other blogs for more great prizes.

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Gorilly Goods Giveaway

Gorilly Goods Giveaway

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Welcome to the Shower Me with Giveaways Giveaway Hop hosted by Karen’s Got Mail! I have teamed up with a fantastic group of bloggers to share some awesome giveaways with my readers. Be sure to hop around to the participating blogs listed below and enter some fabulous giveaways, all of which are worth a minimum of $25!

 

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Juice Plus Review

Juice Plus+ Review

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About Juice Plus+

Adding more fruits and vegetables into your diet, and the diet of your children, is one of the most common things I hear of according to Newlife wellness.. There is only so much room in our bellies and on our plates to get the daily nutrients we need to maintain a healthy body. Luckily there are sites like goodnature.com that have juice recipes that means we can cram more fruit and veg in our daily diet. Trying to help our kids bodies grow and develop in a healthy manner requires the amazing mineral, vitamins and nutrients found in real, from the earth produce. I can buy fruit juice with some veggies in it. Some pasta sauce that has a tiny bit of vegetables blended in. But how much are they really getting in their bodies?

 

If you want to increase your key antioxidants, reduce oxidative stress, support a healthy immune system, skin and gums as well as protect your DNA – then you are need to try Juice Plus+read more here

Juice Plus not just a vitamin. This is because Juice Plus+ provides whole food based nutrition. There are 20 fruits and vegetables in their convenient and tasty gummies (adults consume 4 gummies daily; children consume 2 gummies daily). Juice Plus+ uses real, actual fruits and vegetables and in their products. They begin with the highest quality, farm fresh produce grown by some of the best farmers in the world. Once a fruit or vegetable is picked, it begins to decrease in nutritional value. They solved the issue of reducing that valuable decrease time by locating juicing and drying facilities as close to their partner farms as possible. When there is not a facility close enough they use a process called Individual Quick Freezing, to ensure the freshness of every single vegetable and fruit used in their products. They constantly test their soil where the produce is grown to make sure it is in perfect condition of optimal health.

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The Study provides Juice Plus+® Orchard Blend and Juice Plus+® Garden Blend free to your child between the ages of 4-18 or full-time undergraduate college student for up to four years, so long as you continue to take Juice Plus+®, too.

 

Juice Plus+ is the approved by the NSF and is the most thoroughly researched brand-name nutritional product on the market today.

There have been over 30 published clinic studies done to confirm the amazing benefits of Juice Plus+. Even the famous Dr Sears recommends children to take Juice Plus+. I was blown away by how many medical professionals are standing behind Juice Plus+, internal medicine, sports medicine, cardiology, biochemists, glaucoma specialists, pediatrics, dentistry, infectious diseases…the list goes on! To hear some of these medical professionals talk about Juice Plus+ click here.

“let food be thy medicine.” – Hippocrates

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Mama’s Experience

I was able to review 3 of the top products available of Juice Plus+: the chewables, the shakes and the bars. Each had some awesome things about it I cannot wait to share with you.

Juice Plus+ Orchard Blend & Garden Blend – Chewables

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The chewables come in 3 varieties: Orchard Blend, Garden Blend and Vineyard Blend. Each has it’s own unique mixture of fruits and vegetables. The sweetness that is in each one comes from the use of tapioca syrup and organic cane syrup. This makes them taste and feel just like a chewable gummy you would buy as a snack. The huge difference in these is that they are good for you and GMO-free! It’s like eating a plate of vegetables but tastes like a fruit snack!

I love how these chewables taste! I feel like I am eating a sweet sugary snack because they are so good. You need to be sure to keep these out of reach from children, no joke. They are so good your kids are going to want more and more, but they really cannot be eaten in large qualities. Adults should eat 4 chewables per day and children should eat 2 chewables per day.

There are days that I cannot get in the required vegetables and fruits that my body needs. Now I don’t have to let that stop me. You will always have enough room to eat a few small chewables and BAM! It helped to bridge the gap between what you should eat and actually do eat.

Click here to read more about or place an order for Orchard Blend and Garden Blend chewables.

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Juice Plus+ Complete Variety Drink Mix

Shakes have become a daily routine in my life as well as many others. Its a fast and easy way to get your body the boost in the morning that you are looking for, but without the bother of sitting down for a ‘real meal’. As a busy mom, I don’t have time to feed myself a full breakfast like I do my kids. I shouldn’t have to sacrifice my health and a smart start to my day due to a crazy schedule. Now, I can easily have a smoothie and drink it on the go as I drive my kids to school, the library or whatever adventure the day may have for us.

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Juice Plus+ Complete Drink Mix’s are so tasty and versatile. They can be used as an on-the-go drink, pre-workout, post-workout or as a late night snack when you just crave that something sweet. Each serving has 13 grams of protein, 8 grams of fiber and less than 1 gram of fat. This allows you to feel full without feeling gross.

Shakes can be hand shaken in a to-go blender bottle or put in your counter-top blender. You can blend with ice, water, milk, almond or soy milk. You can also spice them up with frozen or fresh berries (which is awesome with the Vanilla flavor).

When you order these shakes you will get 2 bags of Chocolate and 2 bags of Vanilla. Each bags contains 15 servings. Averaging you out to a shake very other day. Its the perfect way to boost your health.

Click here to read more about or to place an order for Juice Plus+ Shakes

Juice Plus+ Complete Variety Nutrition Bars

Snack nutrition bars are my go to in between meal snack. When I get hungry at 10 am and 2 pm. Theses are the times I need something easy to eat when multitasking between folding laundry and cleaning up play-doh but also trying to help my 2 year old build a train track which will be destroyed 5 minutes later. I can’t snack all day. I need something that can hold me over until my next meal. I love Juice Plus+ bars for this type of situation. I can take a few bites here and there and BAM! I am full. They are packed with 10 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber. They are GMO-Free, vegetarian. gluten-free and non-dairy. When you buy a subscription to these bars you will get 1 case of 30 Dark Chocolate + Fig and 1 case of 30 Tart Cherry + Honey. When you pay in a 1 time payment option they are as low as $1.95 each! That is a bargain compared to most bars on the market.

Nutrition Bars Juice Plus+

The Tart Cherry + Honey was such a fresh taste. I loved the sweetness of the honey paired with the sour cherries. It was a burst of flavor for sure. The Dark Chocolate + Fig had that rich deep chocolate flavor I love in a treat. The small soy crisps layer in made me feel like I was eating a candy bar, not a healthy choice snack.

Click here to read more about or to order Juice Plus+ bars

With all the incredible research, the health benefits, the high standing ethics for their ingredients growth and manufacturing, coupled with the taste and price, there is no reason why you shouldn’t try out at least one of the products I reviewed above. Plus the free child sponsorship, getting your child free chewable gummies to help their development. It’s a no brainer.

Head over to the website and click around. Be sure to check out the Tower Garden. Just because you don’t have a lot of space, it doesn’t mean you can’t grow a ton of your own produce.

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Gorilly Goods Review

Gorilly Goods Review

Gorilly Goods Review

About Gorilly Goods

Gorilly Goods really gets me when I say I am making Better Choices now. They too want foods free from chemicals that are organic and GMO-free. Over time and loads of research they have perfected some recipes that will knock your socks off. They specialize in making satisfying and delicious nut based treats for every type of pallet. If you like savory, sweet, nutty or crunchy, they have a snack that is right up your alley.

Gorillas are a strong symbol of all we stand for – organic, sustainable, a delicate but powerful balance in the ecosystem – they are a connection to all life. We care for the earth, we care about evolving back to basics, and we care about all earth’s creatures. – Gorilly Goods Website

At the heart of things they are also a philanthropic company. Choosing to donate part of their proceeds to The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. You can learn more about this outstanding organization here.

Where can you find Gorilly Goods? You can find a location by here by clicking here. You are also order online through their website if that makes things easier on you.

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Their 3 main products are:

  • Jungle (Fruit & Nut – Original) 
  • Forest (Dark Chocolate Fruit & Nut – Chocolate)
  • Hillside (Pumpkin Seed & Kale – Savory)

Gorilly Goods also has a few new trail mix type products that are coming soon! Here is a sneak peek at the yummy goodness

The bottom left is a curry flavored one that was out of this world
The bottom left is a curry flavored one that was out of this world

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Mama’s Experience

I feel in love with Gorilly Goods at first bite. Seriously. I called a friend like that instant they were so good. I like nuts. I mean they are good tasting and good for you, but totally not my go to snack. I need something “more” when I want a snack. There are that “more”! Gorilly Goods is packed with protein, which is what you want in a snack. Protein will give you that filling feeling you need. Otherwise you will keep snacking and the calories will keep adding up. Choosing a high protein snack like Gorilly Goods is going to help curb your appetite and help the health conscious like myself with my weight loss goals.

I have tried each of the 3 amazing snacks Gorilly Goods has created. Each has some awesome aspects to them

original Jungle (AKA Original)

This snack is their basic snack pack. Its a combination of organic bananas, organic cashew, organic pecans, organics coconut, organic walnuts, organic raisins, organics coconut nectar and sea salt.

That is it. Just good, plain old organic ingredients. This is what makes Gorilly Goods stand out. It’s not just nuts. It’s a cluster of nuts held together with nectar, amazing, healthy, nectar, and awesome bananas.

What I loved about this is how you can taste the light salt of the nut and the sweetness of the raisins and nectar. It was not sweet and it was not savory but it was satisfying and addicting!

Click here to see more about Jungle
Forest (AKA Chocolate)chocolate

This is the snack for us sweet toothed snackers. I love chocolate. Like I love it A LOT! I cannot give it up. I need to have a little bit of sweetness daily or every other day. If I don’t give myself a little fun I will ruin my hard work and eat a full blow chocolate cake! LOL! This is my perfect go to snack. I need to get that satisfied full feeling but I want my chocolate. The harmony between the two in this is mind blowing. My husband likes sweets like an average person does (not crazy-like like myself) and he really likes this treat. When he wants a special snack, this is what he reaches for.

This treat is made with organic bananas, organic chocolate, organic cashew, organic pecans, organics coconut, organic walnuts, organic raisins, organics coconut nectar and sea salt.

Sound familiar? It is just like the Jungle (original) mentioned above just this one is dipped in heavenly organic chocolate. Yuuuuum!

Click here to read more about Forest (chocolate)

savoryHillside (Savory)

This is the snack that you want when you are not seeing that sweet tooth but need that fun, crunchy filling snack. I love how natural this snack tastes. I know its good for me, but it tastes like it is a full meal. It has such bursts of full flavors that you keep coming back for another bite. I love this for hikes, days out in nature and after a hard workout.

The Hillside is made with organic pumpkin seeds, organic kale, organics tamari, organic onion, organic nutritional yeast, organic cayenne *contains soy.

If you love kale chips or kale salad, you are going to love this snack.

Click here to learn more about Hillside (savory)

 

Green Mountain Diapers Giveaway

Green Mountain Diapers Giveaway

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Read my full review of the new Bummis AIO Cloth Diaper now available at Green Mountain Diapers

Check out GreenMoutainDiapers.com and their amazing selection

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Welcome to the [4th Annual] Showered With Love Event hosted by Lindsey Blogs and Viva Veltoro! We all know that April Showers bring May Flowers, but did you know that some of your favorite bloggers have come together throw a huge Shower of our own – a virtual Baby Shower! The Showered with Love Event will run from April 1-15, giving you plenty of time to enter all of the great Baby Shower inspired giveaways, in the linky below, and don’t miss the two amazing Grand Prizes from our hosts!
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Bummis All In One Diaper Review

Bummis All In One Diaper Review

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Available now at  www.GreenMountainDiapers.com

Bummis AIO buttBummis has just released a their new AIO cloth diaper (all-in-one). An AIO diaper is when there are no removable inserts. You don’t need to stuff any extra absorbent piece into the diaper. They are literally all in one.  They are great for ease of use. No time to pre-stuff the diaper. They are quick to prep. The main ‘con’ that cloth diaper users seem to have with AIO style diapers is the length of time they take to dry after being washed. Being that they are AIO they are thicker and have more material as part of their design. This naturally causes them to take longer to dry. I drip dry all of my cloth diapers. When you place a cloth diaper in the dryer with medium to high heat the elastic that is found in the waist and around the leg gussets will warm up. When elastic gets warm time after time it can loose is elasticity and integrity. You NEVER want to pull on a cloth diaper straight out of the dryer! If you pull hot elastic it cannot and will not go back to it’s original tightness.

AIO diapers come in different designs if you will. Each brand have their own design which makes them unique. I really like what Bummis came up with for this new AIO cloth diaper. When you open this diaper it has a an absorbent organic cotton liner. This is what will be up against your child and what will catch everything. It is slightly textured which is great to keep things stay put if you will when bowel movements occur. Don’t get me wrong though, the contents are going to shift and move in there as the kids moves around, but I feel like this feature does help keep things not move around as much.

The Bummis AIO has a long extra piece of the same organic textured material, this is referred to as a doubler. A doubler helps give extra absorbency to a diaper – extending how much it can hold.  This can be laid on top of the diaper against your child skin or ‘stuffed’ underneath/inside the diaper. Because the doubler is permanently attached to the diaper and will never be removed, this diaper is still considered an All-In-One.

Bummis AIO how to stuff

Underneath the main layer, where you would stuff the doubler if you choose too, is an extra layer of material. You can feel it in there and peek in to view. After washing and drying this inside layer can get shifted around. It is attached on both ends but not on the sides lengthwise. Before I stuff the doubler in this pocket (because that is how I like to have my son wear this diaper), I stick my hand in the pocket and smooth down this extra layer. During washes this layer will roll up and sort of bunch up. I feel like I wouldn’t want to wear the diaper with that slight bumpiness to it, so I like to smooth it out for my child. I believe it makes it more comfortable for him, as well as more effective. If the cloth bunched all up in the middle then its not as effective on the sides towards the legs and could possibly cause a leak. I have NEVER had a leak from the diaper, but I think this user error could cause a leak especially with boys who pee out leg holes.

Overall here are the best parts of the Bummis AIO:
  • Easy to wash (only 1 wash to prep needed)
  • Fast to dry 
  • Nice leg gussets