Spring Cleaning with Ora – The Paper Towel Revolution

With the spring cleaning season here we are all looking for a fresh start.

New things to try and do. New products that can help make life better and easier.

One of the hot new products for 2018 are the new Ora Kitchen Towels.

Being a busy parent, any way we can find to simplify life and make clean ups easier I am ALL for it! I feel like most days I am cleaning up one mess after another. The coolest new product I have found in household products is the Ora Household Towel. The cone, stack-style towels are easy to use, super absorbent and very versatile.

” The round household towel is here! Easy one hand grab – no tearing, no unravelling, no wastage. Twice the number of sheets than on a conventional kitchen roll. Clever, economical and too good-looking to hide under the sink. ” – Ora

These stacked style towels make for easy access – giving you the ability to remove the towel with one hand. This is a top feature for me. I often need a paper towel when I am busy and have a mess going on – by being able to use only one hand to remove the towel I can move and work faster than before. My kids love using them for treats and snacks, I love that they are not created another disk for me to clean! They can stay in the cone shape, making them perfect for holding snacks like Goldfish, greasy chips, hot sausages and really any other dry or greasy foods you would put in a bowl. It’s even useful if you find yourself having a little spill on your office furniture you got from somewhere like office monster so your office is tidy for you to work in (be it your company’s office or your home office, they are great for either office).

When it comes to your office furniture though, it’s important to make sure that you look after it and get it cleaned regularly. You need your work environment to be clean otherwise you won’t be productive. If the company you work for currently don’t have a cleaning company then you could suggest that they try someone like GCC FM (GCC FM are an office cleaning company in sheffield), to help keep your office spotless.

A tidy desk means a tidy mind, so you won’t be distracted and can get on with your work. Obviously though, the cleaners won’t be in your office all the time so it’s a good idea to have these Ora paper towels on hand, so that if anything is spilled, then you can easily clean it up yourself. It doesn’t make sense for you to just leave your mess all on the floor anyway. You wouldn’t do that at home, so why would you leave a mess in your office?

It does make it easier having a cleaning company at your office though, you won’t have to worry about deep cleaning the carpet, or making sure that your sofas are looking nice. They’ll also be able to bring in special products that can help clean even the dirtiest of places. For some reason, cleaners have a load of tricks up their sleeves, so if your office doesn’t have a cleaning company, then make sure you mention it to your boss about how much more helpful it can be to have one.

A good friend of mine works in an office in New York, and since hiring office cleaning services in NYC, she told me that she has noticed a big difference where the productivity of her team is concerned. Clutter, mess, and dirt can all be incredibly distracting, so it is important to stay on top of keeping everything clean, especially in a busy office space.

There’s only so much that an Ora paper towel can clean up. However, everyone should be cleaning up after themselves anyway. Be it at home or in the office. However, there’s something nice knowing that a cleaning company has been to clean your office and there isn’t a speck of dirt anywhere. It certainly helps you concentrate as you’re sat at your desk. You could also consider getting a cleaning company to help tidy your home if you think that that would benefit you as a person as well. After all, we forget that keeping your home tidy isn’t the easiest task, and we forget the small and hard to get places. If we don’t keep our houses clean, we can sometimes end up with a pest infestation, which is never something you want to deal with. The only solution to this is calling pest treatment wisconsin, as tackling this yourself isn’t easy!

Each Ora comes with 100 towels, giving you much more than an average roll of paper towels contains. Plus, it’s simple and beautiful design make it much more attractive than that old fashion paper towel roll sitting next to your microwave. With the circle shape, which is what the cone opens up into, makes it perfect for warming things in the microwave! I love how it sits perfectly (because of the natural cone bend in it) on top of a plate or bowl. I no longer worry about the paper towel falling off my dish while rotating in the microwave. This feature keeps my microwave cleaner and that is itself is a lifesaver.

The round shape and size makes it easy for all hand sizes, small and large, to control easily. I love how my kids and my husband alike have no issues cleaning up spills with the Ora Towels. More so, “each stack has the equivalent number of sheets of two regular paper towel rolls and less packaging. that means fewer trucks are needed to deliver Ora – so that’s less pollution and congestion for all of us..” – Ora’s Website.

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Ora is the most versatile disposable towel I have ever used! Some ideas for use are:

  • Sticky fingered kids
  • Oil changes
  • Office desk coffee spills
  • Greasy splashed while cooking
  • Muddy gardening messes
  • Car pool lane spills in the car
  • Wet pet paws
  • Setting cookies on while dusting with sugar

Our Top Pick for a Kindergarten Aged Car Seat

Our kids grew up – and so should their car seats.

Safety is at the top of my priority list when it comes to a car seat for my kids. I really wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to them if we were in a car accident (touch wood it never does happen though). All I want to care about is getting the right car accident lawyers, with the knowledge that everyone is safe and alive at least. Furthermore, taking precautions incase something awful was to happen is equally important. My baby has a good car seat and I know everything about life insurance and long term disability insurance, so that in the event of an accident, I know what my first move should be. It’s important to protect everyone in the car and insurance is the best way to protect myself as a parent. What’s more – a good car insurance policy will also cover your child’s car seat. If you were to be in an accident, your insurance company will pay to replace the damaged car seat.

Now that my 5 year old is getting taller, starting to weigh more and has stronger bones…we know that she is still a small child in the big picture of things. After my best friend bought an isofix car seat, I’ve been on the hunt for a car seat too.

I fully believe in staying in a 5 point harness as long as possible. It is safer, hands down. I’d hate for anything bad to happen. I know car accidents do happen, that’s why it’s so easy to get yourself a lawyer who specializes in law (for example, you could use someone like Batta Fulkerson). However, I would much prefer to not have a car accident (and I’m assume everyone else is thinking the same).

After looking around I saw that it was an option for her to move to a booster based on her weight (45 lbs) but I know in my heart of hearts it is not the time for her to move to a booster and seat belt only restraint. I know she wants to feel like a big kid, look like she is in a booster, but I want her strapped in safely. This is where is Diono rXT all-in-one convertible car seat steps into our lives.

The sleek and more vertical design of this seat makes it perfect for preschoolers and kindergarten aged children.

The sleek design also can fit 3 of these seat in the same row, for families with multiple children

Extended rear-facing

The radian® rXT keeps children comfortably rear-facing from 5-45 pounds for the safest possible position. Premium, plush head and body support cushions are included for newborns and infants.

Room to grow

Accommodates forward-facing children up to 65 pounds in a 5-point harness and converts to booster mode for kids 50-120 pounds. The aluminum reinforced, adjustable head support and sidewalls provide additional side impact protection.

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I love how this seat will change into a booster when my daughter gains more weight and needs to go into a true booster style seat. I am thinking this will happen by fall 2018…but who knows with the rate kids grow – it seems so random at times doesn’t it?

As soon as my 5 year old saw this seat she said “Woah! A car seat for big kids!”

MamatheFox’s Favorite Aspects of the Diono rXT

  • Safety First! The manual comes with tons of great information, helping you set up the car seat the way you should based on your child’s size
  • Learned new informationTo learn how car seats keep your child safe check out Parenting Pod. Because my daughter is under 50 but over 40 lbs, I no longer use the latch system with this car seat! I did not know this at all – and I am so glad Diono took the time to inform me of the right steps to take when installing my seat based on what is most safe for my child. For her weight I was to use the seat belt and the rear anchor.
  • Easy to buckle in and tighten the straps. One of the main issues parents have with car seats is pulling the straps tight enough. I have struggled, and I mean practically fought with tightening straps properly in other car seats. The Diono rXT has a cool feature that clicks as it tightens. You can feel it click, which makes it much easier to tighten to the correct place on your child’s chest.
  • Cup Holder is Removable. The grossest, most odd things can be found in your kid’s car seat cup holder. Having it be removable for deep cleaning is such a perfect and parent loving design.
  • Wider hip room for bigger children. Kids are build differently, just as adults are. This seat has a fun feature that allows your children to grow with their seat. The hip area can snap to a lower, wider setting, allowing your child to truly grow with their seat.

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That is the sound every day at the Fox house. We LOVE building with bricks. Lego, Duplo, any brand you can think of – we love them all.

 

My husband is the brickman. He loves playing with bricks with the kids and has really helped them develop a creative side that I never knew how to engage.

My son, age 4, loves to play with things that allow him to create his own, one-of-a-kind toy. The easiest way for him to do this type of play is with bricks, which is also why they are so popular in this house.

 

By engaging our kids in STEM activities, we help them unlock new ideas & learn to use their minds in creative and healthy ways.

 

Thankfully, Parker, creator of Brick Loot, also has a deep love for LEGO’s!  As a boy who collected massive amounts of bricks, he quickly saw something missing in the marketplace, a subscription box for people who love LEGO’s and bricks!  He took this as a hint and decided to act on this issue, by creating his own company! Parker, now age 13, with the help of his awesome parents, has launched this highly successful subscription box. As time goes on, and as Parker has grown, he keeps taking on more and more of the responsibility of running and managing the business.

 

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We received the March 2018 Brick Loot Box

 

The March 2018 Brick Loot Box had the following items:

  • Motorcycle Madness  (Exclusive 100% LEGO Build Designed Set)
  • Speedway Racer Arcade – with an LED Light Kit!
  • Pinky’s Arcade Hat
  • Arcade Mystery LEGO Minifigure

This months theme was Game On II – giving you several exciting arcade themes products.

 

We really liked the LED light that was included, which made the arcade game way more exciting and was extremely interesting for our 4 year old son.

 

What was kinda tricky were the directions – they were not like a typical LEGO instruction set.  They showed several steps per step, making it sorta confusion for an adult, so it would probably be a tad tricky for a kid. This may have been a unique circumstance for only that one set/box. Just a heads up.

 

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SnugRide Car Seat Giveaway

Baby registries can be overwhelming and Graco believes parents deserve to be rewarded for their list building efforts. Which is why they recently launched the Graco Hello Baby registry program. From now through the end of June, if you buy two or more Graco products* you can send in a receipt to receive a $100 Baby Gift Bundle filled with new mom essentials including the Graco Bumper Jumper, NUK Simply Natural Bottles and Yankee Candle.

It’s as easy as 1,2,3!

  • SHOP YOUR REGISTRY
    Share your completed baby registry (or registries) showing 2 or more Graco products (minimum combined value of $300 before taxes) that have been purchased or given to you as a gift.

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    Snap a photo of your completed registry showing qualifying products, the retailer, the expected Arrival Date of your child and your registry number. If you have two registries that total to $300 before taxes, please upload them separately.

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    Text GRACOHELLOBABY to 811-811 or upload your registry image by clicking the Get Started button on the left.

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    After you submit your image, you will receive an automatic confirmation and request to register. Complete the registration form to finalize your submission.

In honor of this fun new program and to Spread the word, I’ve teamed up with Graco to bring one lucky reader a fantastic prize a, SnugRide SnugLock 35 DLX Infant Car Seat. You heard right One of my lucky readers will win this amazing infant car seat that I might add is also a VERY popular registry item 🙂

This popular infant car seat features:

  • InRight LATCH system for a one-second LATCH attachment
  • Adjustable base with 4 recline positions lets you customize fit to your vehicle
  • Easy-to-read level indicator helps eliminate installation guesswork
  • Removable newborn head and body support cushions baby
  • Convenient compartment stores both the LATCH connectors and manual when not in use
  • Click Connect technology provides one-step secure attachment to Graco Click Connect strollers and bases
  • Lightweight infant carseat for easy carrying
  • Be sure to check your local and state laws, as well as AAP and NHTSA recommendations, for car seat usage.
  • Engineered & crash tested to meet or exceed US standard FMVSS 213 & side impact tested for occupant retention solely with the built-in 5-point harness system
  • EPS, energy absorbing foam for effective impact energy management

So what are you waiting for? Enter to win this fantastic infant car seat that will take your little one in safety and style on all your adventures.

This giveaway is open to US only and ends on 5/6 at 11:59pm EST. Must be 18+ to enter. Good luck!

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New Parents: Treat Yourselves with These Easy Options

Finding time for yourself when you’re a new parent can seem impossible. This new bundle of joy requires all of your attention, so there doesn’t appear to be a lot left to give yourself. Even new parents can find ways to treat themselves, though, whether it’s in big or small ways. Some changes that you make can improve your lives for the better for the next few months or years, while others can give you small moments of pleasure in between the daily drudgery. If you feel like you need a treat to cheer yourself up or so you can get a break, try one of these ideas.

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Make Your Bed More Comfortable

Sleep is so important when you’re a new parent, but it’s being a parent that can stop you from getting enough. It can take a long time for your baby to sleep through the night, and even then, it’s early mornings for the next few years, at least. You can’t do much your baby’s sleeping habits, apart from establishing a routine as soon as possible, but you can do some things to make your sleep better. Some people are put off buying a new mattress because they’re worried about the disposal of the old one. Luckily, junk removal companies can provide a solution by taking all of your unwanted junk (such as a mattress or yard waste), and dispose of it. One thing to try is getting a new mattress. Take a look at Mattress-Guides for more info on how a new mattress could help. When you are able to get some shut-eye, you can be sure that you’ll get better quality sleep. If you want to learn more about natural mattresses, you may find that you want to get a new mattress for yourself.

Eat a Decent Meal

When you’re short on time, eating well isn’t always a priority. When you first have a baby, some friends and family members are nice enough to drop off meals. But as that comes to a stop, you might resort to eating quick and easy meals. They might be healthy enough, but you’re mostly focusing on nutrition and not pleasure. One way to treat yourself is to have a meal that you eat for the joy of it, and not just to make sure you’re eating enough. You don’t have to leave the house or even cook anything. Get something delivered and enjoy not even having to wash the dishes.

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Do Nothing

While sometimes it’s difficult not to just collapse on the sofa at the end of the day, there’s always a voice nagging that you have things to do. But sometimes you just need to ignore it and do absolutely nothing for a while. Even if it’s just for an hour or two, watching TV or closing your eyes for a bit is much better than doing another load of laundry. You could find that you are more likely to be productive if you sit back and relax for a couple of hours. Seeing as you could be part of the 120.6 million households who have TV, (check out more cable tv statistics for 2020 here), then it would be a shame to see this appliance get wasted. It is there to be watched after all. Don’t worry, all of your chores will still be there in an hour. If you don’t have a TV, it might be worthwhile thinking about getting one as it is a perfect pass time if you just need to chill out. Why not also consider getting something like these corner TV units if you are running out of space in your living room. This might be the perfect way for you to relax after a long day.

Have Some Time Off

It can be difficult to let someone else look after your child for the first time. However, sometimes it gets more difficult the longer you leave it. Find someone you trust to look after your baby, even if it’s just for half an hour. Taking some time off, when you can go and get a coffee, go shopping or just take a walk, gives you a well deserved break. And it starts getting both you and your child used to being apart.

New parents deserve to treat themselves sometimes. It’s important to look after yourself so that you can be a better parent.

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Girl Power with Hearts for Hearts Girls

Since our readers are practically our friends, we figured we should share the big news!

We are adopting from India!

Not “we” as in all the writers of MamatheFox…although it could be quite adorable having a little blogger baby running around.

“We” as in my personal family is adopting from India!

I shared this exciting news in this post because my heart was seriously the most pumped it’s ever been over a toy when I found Hearts for Hearts Girls.

Part of our adoption “nesting” has been to prepare our home and children for baby #3. Part of that prep entails educating our family on the culture from which we are adopting, and creating a lifestyle that celebrates our child’s birth country. Through teaching our children about the birth country of their new sibling can help them to make the child feel included and safe within our household. The process of adoption has been long and hard, especially having to contact a lawyer similar to the ones that you can find at Terry and Roberts Law, (https://terryandrobertslaw.com/family-law/) to help us know exactly what we need to do to make this adoption happen. So teaching our children all that we can about their new sibling and our new child is probably one of the easiest things about this whole process. I hope they embrace this change in the way that we have.

As a mama who loves books and interactive play, I started searching for Indian based lietearture and toys. I want to help my toddlers connect with Indian culture on their level, while still accurately representing their sibling’s first home. In addition, it is important our next child has toys and books that he/she can personally relate to. That means finding good role models that positively depict modern people from India.

Who is Hearts For Hearts Girls

Hearts for Hearts Girls was created to make a difference. Their mission is to celebrate diversity and inspire girls to be globally minded. Hearts for Hearts Girls designs dolls that represent different cultures through ethnically diverse features, fashion, jewelry, and character backgrounds.

The dolls are meant to represent real-world girls and their challenges. The included mini-book tells stories of each doll that helps children connect and engage in cultures beyond their own. Hearts for Hearts Girls hopes to promote empathy and respect for others and lay a foundation of unity and empowerment in our next generation. Hearts for Hearts Girls is empowering young girls to be strong compassionate citizens of the world that strive to make a difference.

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Giving Back

Hearts for Hearts Girls goes above and beyond by finically giving back. For every doll sold, they donate $1.00 to World Vision, a well-respected and global humanization organization. Hearts for Hearts Girls donation of over $375,000 has gone towards helping children in the regions represented by their dolls.

Why we love Hearts for Hearts Girls

Since we were adopting from India we decided to get Nahji, a 10 year old from Assam, India.

We love her vibrant solid box that is full of information about India and Nahji. A flap on the front has a larger than life head shot and when opened, you can peek at the actual doll. The inside lining has a nice touch with a map pinpointing her home in India.

The doll itself feels durable and easy to maneuver. She balances well standing up but struggles to sit without falling backwards.

For such a reasonably priced doll I was so surprised to see her come with accessories. Included with each doll is a child’s size friendship bracelet, comb, and storybook.

The tween style bracelet inspires girl power with a purple “GIRLS” heart as well as a heart saying “Changing the world one heart at a time”. It was so cute. It reminded me of some bracelets I had seen online, on https://rastaclat.com/ or some similar website, with positive messages scrawled on them. Such an innovative idea, to combine empowering messages with accessories.

The teal comb is the perfect size and even included a matching hair tie. Perfect for styling and playing with her long brown silky hair.

Nahji is a very appropriate representation of a modern Indian girl. She has big brown gorgeous eyes, brown skin, and long dark wavy hair.

She is dressed in an outfit you could easily find in India today. To be honest, I was relieved she wasn’t wearing a sari and had a side braid. As beautiful as saris are, they aren’t the typical everyday dress; especially for little girls. She is clothed in a detailed modest tunic top that is brightly colored and playful. As pants, she has on adorable purple leggings embellished with fancy gold trim. I think her outfit is perfect for her age and culturally significant.

Nahji is also embellished in Indian style jewelry.

Yes, I did find it strange at first for a 10 year old to have a pierced nose. Then I did some researched. It is actually very common for young girls approaching puberty to get their left nostril pierced. There are a list of specific reasons I won’t get into, but I think it is enlightening that my children’s doll led me to learn something new about Indian culture.

Nahji also has three gold bangles, one of the most common ornaments an Indian women wears.

In addition to Nahji’s beautiful jewelry, she has a henna tattoo on her right hand.

Her storybook actually tells how she earned her henna tattoo from her mother. It is a beautiful symbol of her maturity and hard word.

Nahji’s inspirational storybook highlights her determination to get an education and change her future.

What I love most about her story is that it shines a new light on what it means to be successful.

Nahji didn’t want to be married at a young age and do manual labor for little pay. So she changes her future by overcoming the obstacles most India girls face; getting an education and breaking social norms of a young arranged marriage. She works to starts her own duck and vegetable farm and makes a way for her family to work from home.

Nahji not only changes her future but betters the lives of her family. Her success story didn’t include fame or fortune, rather hard work and passion. Nahji’s story has deep valuable lessons for young girls and can be eye opening about the world around them.

“When you believe in yourself,

when you are strong in your heart,

then you can change the world around you for the better.”

-Nahji Hearts for Hearts Girls

We are pleasantly satisfied with our Nahji doll and have already used her to talk with our kids about their new Indian sibling.

We love her significant details that help educate about Indian culture. Hearts for Hearts makes versatile quality dolls that lead young girls towards a global mindset.

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