HubMini Portable Charger Review and Giveaway

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June 30, 2018 By Tammy Doiel 14 Comments

Smartphones and devices are a way of life for almost everyone today.

I have my phone everywhere I go. Now that it is two years old, the battery does not keep charge as long as it used to keep charge. Last week, I worked in our church’s rummage sale, and I had to bring my charger with me as I was there all day long.

My daughter would try to remember to charge her emergency phone up before her basketball games, but sometimes she did not get her phone completely charged up. I did not want her going on road trips without a way for her to reach me.

So what do we do when our phone is dying and we do not have a way to charge it?

We use a portable charger!

Portable chargers have been around forever. We have a couple of them that I make sure are charged and ready for road trips — and in hurricane season! Last September, before we knew we had to evacuate because of Hurricane Irma, I had my portable chargers ready in case we were without electricity. And we would have used them if we hadn’t evacuated as our house was without electricity for several days. My Florida natural disasters may be different than yours, but no one is exempt from potentially being without electricity whether its a storm, blizzard, tornado, or some freak incident.

However, not all portable chargers are created equal, which is why I was excited to review the HubMini Portable Charger by myCharge. They sent me one in exchange for my honest review. I received no monetary compensation.

Here you can see what the HubMini looks like.

In the first row, you can see what the HubMini looks like. It has the two integrated cables plus a USB cord to recharge your HubMini.

In the second row, you can see how the integrated cables tuck into the HubMini.

In the 3rd row, you can see how it is charging my iPhone plus my husband’s Samsung at the same time. Then you see the picture where it is charging just my iPhone.

In the last row, you can see how it is recharging from my computer. When I opened the HubMini, there wasn’t much charge left in it, so I had to recharge it before I could charge my phone fully. When it is fully charged, all four circles will be lit. (last picture).

Here are some features I noticed right away and liked about the HubMini Portable Charger:

It comes to you ready to use. I was able to take it out of the package and plug it in to my phone right away. It was not fully charged though.
It has two integrated charging cables: one micro-USB cable and an Apple® Lightning™ cable so I can charge my iPhone and my husband’s Samsung at the same time (or a Kindle that belongs to one one of my daughters.)
It is small — I can put it in my pocket and carry it with me — or put it in my purse.
It charges quickly.

Here are some of the technology features that I copied from their website:

TECHNOLOGY:

Smart-sense: ensures complete device compatibility
Hyper-charge: ultra-fast charging of your devices; up to 65% faster than competitors
Power-stay: maintains battery power for up to 1 year
Max-power: maximum power transfer from powerbank to device
High-density battery: the smallest and lightest powerbank
Safe-cell: provides the highest level of battery safety
Rapid-recharge: powerbank recharges up to 50% faster than competitors
Pass Through Charging: will charge the powerbank and connected device simultaneously

I like how I can send this with my daughters and they can charge their phone when they are traveling with their sport’s team. They can always get hold of me.

I don’t have to worry about my phone dying if I have this charger in my purse. If you have never bought a portable charger, I encourage you to give this one a try!

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Thoughtful Thursdays: Easy Encouraging Cards Kids Can Make

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June 21, 2018 By Tammy Doiel 10 Comments

If you have read any of my posts this past week, then you know I have a lot of reviews and giveaways I have to get done.

I was not going to do this review as part of my Thoughtful Thursdays post, but it just worked out. I agreed to give my honest review this product called Kwik Stix which are Solid Tempera Paints in marker-like containers. Since I teach and I have five children, I knew I could definitely put them to use. I did not receive any compensation for this product.

I received them in the mail, and I knew automatically that I was going to love these Kwik Stix. I was supposed to include them in a Back to School post — and I still will — but since I teach the Wednesday night kids group at our church, and I am getting together the crafts for VBS, I knew I had a winner for all kids’ crafts — not just for school crafts.

As I started studying my lesson for Wednesday night kids’ group, I realized automatically how I could put the Kwik Stix to use. I was teaching on Moses and how he encouraged the Hebrews to have faith in God. We looked at Exodus 14, and how Moses told them to trust in God when they were discouraged. Exodus 14:13-14 says,

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

We then applied this concept of encouragement to their lives by talking about how they needed to be a good friend to encourage their friends to do what is right, to be the Proverbs 17:17 friend: “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

We also talked about how they can encourage others that are hurting by praying for them and telling them they are praying for them. For those who have helped them or done nice things for them, they can thank them. They can let others who have been sick know that they have not forgotten them and that they are praying for them.

After we were done with our lesson, we had a craft time where the kids made a praying for you card or a thank you card to someone they wanted to encourage this week. Thank you cards are not a new concept, and it might have been a boring craft except for the fact that I had the new product Kwik Stix with me!

The kids all loved using the paint markers. They had never used anything like it. The four year old was able to use them with no problem, and I heard a sixth grade boy saying, “I really like these!” The girls loved them, but I knew they would! They spent 20 minutes making their cards and had a great time — just because they had a new product. It was the easiest craft I think I have ever done. No stickers or stencils — just some white cardstock, Kwik Stix, and I had some colored pencils and markers that the kids could use for smaller writing.

I also love the vibrant colors of the Kwik Stix paints. It is paint without the mess, and they dry in no time! The box says within 90 seconds the paints are dry, but I felt like it was dry almost immediately. Anyway, I am so glad I had them for our encouraging card craft as the kids loved making the cards with these paints. Want to get your kids excited about doing some thank you cards? Get a fun product like these Kwik Stix for them to use!

How can you encourage someone today?

You can watch this video to see more how Kwik Stix work. You can buy them at Walgreens, Michaels, Target, and Amazon. They are also available on their website, The Pencil Grip.

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Scratch & Draw Enchanted Animals Review and Giveaway

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June 20, 2018 By Tammy Doiel 13 Comments

I was given a Scratch and Draw Enchanted Animals book from The Quarto Group to give my honest review and to offer to my readers as a giveaway. No compensation was received.

I originally thought all my children would love having this book, but once I got it, I realized only my tweens and teens would be the ones to really enjoy this book. On the right hand page, there would be a drawing, and on the left hand page there would be a page with the scratch off dark metallic coating. The basic idea is that you can scratch off the coating with the included stylus trying to follow the drawing that is on the left hand side or you can make your own personalized scratch art drawing if desired. I feel like this book would be too difficult for my younger kids. This book is targeted to adults who would like to do this kind of art for a period of relaxation.

I found a drawing that was not extremely hard and tried my hand at it. I actually was able to create a reasonable likeness to the original drawing in a short amount of time. I am not much of a drawer, but I could see how it would be a relaxing, fun activity to help someone unwind after a busy day. I stopped when I got to all the flowers — I don’t know if I could do that!

The included stylus had two ends: one end was tapered to scratch off larger areas, and the other end was pointed to scratch off smaller details. The bold lines above were done with the tapered edge end.

Another nice feature of the book is that all of the pages are perforated, so the pages can be torn out to make it easier to draw on the pages or they could be torn out to display the drawings when they are done.

This book had 20 different illustrations. Here are a few of them:

Rabbits and dandelions
Woodland raccoons
Elegant owls,
Foxes
Bears
A whole forest worth of other enchanting wildlife.

I really liked this adult approach to Scratch and Draw art. It packs easily for long trips, and it can be worked on in a person’s free moments. There are many other options for these type of books that can be found HERE and HERE.

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Use Mean Green Cleaner Outside!

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June 18, 2018 By Tammy Doiel 17 Comments

Many of you have seen my first post this year that shared with my readers the power of Mean Green in every day cleaning. This year, I am an ambassador for Mean Green where I publish sponsored posts such as this one as well as receive free products for my honest opinion.

We have truly loved having this product at our disposal. I have it under every sink, and I used the Mildew Destroyer in my bathroom. It did a fantastic job on my shower and shower curtain! I’ll show you pictures in a future post.

However, not only can you use Mean Green cleaners inside the house, you can use them outside the house as well.

Look at all the different cleaners Mean Green makes for outside cleaning use:

I was given the Auto & Garage cleaner in a spray bottle to review. Here is what Mean Green says about this product:

Mean Green® Auto & Garage is a concentrated, multi-purpose cleaner and degreaser. Proven to beat other brands on tough grease and grime. Specially formulated to remove and dissolve petroleum based grease, grime, and oil from engines, tools, and concrete, to outdoor furniture, grills, painted surfaces, and more. Mean Green is the #1 Heavy Duty cleaner!

I used the Auto & Garage cleaner on my headlights and front grill of my minivan, and it did take off the grime and dirt very easily! It’s hard to tell in the photos, but my rag definitely was dirty and the car was definitely cleaner! I would like to try it on the oil that has dripped from my car on our cement driveway to see how it works.

The other cleaner I used outside was the regular Mean Green Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser on the outside of our front door.

Many houses in Florida do not have screen doors. Since we have no screen door, our front door gets very dirty as well as a place for spiders to congregate as it sheltered under an overhang. We sprayed the front door with the Mean Green Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser and wiped it down with a rag. It made a big difference, and the front door looked great!

Look at all the ways you can use the Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser outside:

It’s so easy to use it! Here are the directions for outside use:

One of my readers will be able to receive two bottles of the Mean Green Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser! Winners must reside in the United States.

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Tasty Tuesdays: Apple, Nut Butter, and Granola Sandwiches

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May 1, 2018 By Tammy Doiel 13 Comments

I was given a copy of Siriously Delicious by Siri Daly for my honest review. This cookbook has 100 nutritious (and a few not-so-nutritious) simple recipes.

My daughter has started to make many of the recipes for our Tasty Tuesday’s parties. She looked through the book and found a recipe for Apple, Nut Butter, and Granola Sandwiches. She thought they looked good and easy, so she made them!

She modified the recipe a little as we used regular peanut butter. (You can use any kind of nut butter.) We also used the granola we already had from Aldi, and she did not add raisins as we are not fond of raisins.

You can slice the apples any way you choose to slice them, but since we have the Kitchenaid slicer attachment, that is what we used to slice our apples.

My daughter was not wowed by the taste, but she did have fun making these Apple Sandwiches!

You can see the video she put together showing how to make these Apple Sandwiches:

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Apple, Nut Butter, and Granola Sandwiches

Ingredients

1?3 cup creamy almond butter or other nut butter (We used peanut butter.)
1 large Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced crosswise into 8 rings (We used our Kitchenaid slicer attachment that came with our spiralizer/slicer kit.)
1?4 cup granola (We used granola from Aldi.)
2 tablespoons golden raisins (We did not include as we do not like raisins.)

Instructions

Spread about 3?4 tablespoon of almond butter onto 4 of the apple rings.
Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon granola and about 1?2 tablespoon raisins.
Top with the remaining 4 apple rings; press gently to form sandwiches.

Notes

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Mothers Day Gift Card Giveaway!

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April 27, 2018 By Tammy Doiel 8 Comments

I’ve now been a mother for 15 years, and the years go faster and faster.

My journeyhood of motherhood is very different now than when I started. I have no more babies. I am out of the house more than in it. Those early years, I was home most days babysitting other children as well as watching my own. Now I am teaching my children along with other children every morning and running around almost every afternooon.

The struggles my kids are facing are completely different as well. Friends, school, thoughts of college, hormones, and feelings are things we are now dealing with. It’s not an easier time, but it is a rewarding time.

What I would never change is our decision to have five children. We may not have much money, but we are so glad for childhood treasures. When I started blogging, I was back in the years when I was home all the time. I had my last baby, and I was babysitting. I was done with the “up all hours” stage of life. My oldest children were in school, so I had time as I sat at home to write my lengthy blog posts. That was when I shared more crafts and Mother’s Day posts.

Now in my running around stage, I hammer out a few posts late at night, and that’s all the time I have. BUT, since my children are older, my second daughter said she will do some craft posts this summer for the blog! Older children are a blessing!

Here are some of my past Mother’s Day posts:

Now on to the giveaway!

We are so excited to be giving away $250 in cash prizes for Mother’s Day to two lucky readers.

The prize will consist of 2 – $125 gift cards.

Each winner will choose the gift card you want. Please choose a gift card which comes from an online store and can be paid by US dollars. EX: Amazon, Target, Walmart, Macy’s, Kohls, etc. You may ask for more than one gift card but must add up to $125.

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Please stop by and say hi to these wonderful ladies and their blogs.

The giveaway will end midnight on Friday, May 11th, a few days before Mother’s Day. You will have 48 hours to respond to the email claiming the prize. If we don’t hear in 48 hours, we will choose another winner. The giveaway is open to anyone over 18 years of age and able to receive e-gift cards from the U.S.
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Tasty Tuesdays: Hamburger Helpa Recipe + Giveaway

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December 12, 2017 By Tammy Doiel

I have had so much fun receiving books to review, and this is my third cookbook I have been able to review in the past couple of months. The wonderful thing is that all of the sponsors have also allowed me to offer a book for giveaway.

Today’s review is for the book,Valerie’s Home Cooking.

Many of us know Valerie Bertinelli from seeing her on shows such as One Day at a Time and for her current show on Food Network, Valerie’s Home Cooking. Valerie has written this cookbook that has more than 100 of Valerie’s favorite recipes. It also shares how Valerie developed a love for cooking and stories of her life. It is a beautiful hard back book made of quality paper and large pictures.

Some of the recipes admittedly would not be ones my family would love, especially as there is a chapter just for alcoholic mixed drinks; but there were many recipes I am interested in trying. I loved the kid-friendly recipes such as Tuna Noodle Casserole with Potato Chip Topping and Hamburger Helpa. I also am hoping to try her recipe for Homemade Cannoli.

Each recipe shares Valerie’s inspiration for that dish. Here is what she wrote for Hamburger Helpa:

Don’t laugh. This dish might give you more insight into my culinary history than almost anything else. It’s a throwback to my childhood and it speaks directly to my more-than-occasional desire for quickness and efficiency, in that I love a good casserole or one-skillet dish. No fuss, no muss, easy cleanup, and get-right-to-it dinner. I made this for Wolfie and his friends when they came home after soccer or Little League practice. I can still picture everyone at the kitchen table, doing homework, while I simmered the beef in the mélange of spices and added macaroni, cheese, and breadcrumbs, and then announced to a sea of smiling faces, “Dinner’s ready.” Years later, I whipped out this dish when Tom’s kids entered the picture and everyone came home from college during breaks. We all know the store-bought mix; this homemade version is even better than the classic, I promise.

When I made this recipe, I doubled everything except the beef as my family is large and my kids don’t love meat. I also did not put in paprika as I had run out of it or chives or scallions as I didn’t have any in the house. My kids did enjoy the meal, and I was glad that it wasn’t out of a box. My third daughter and I both thought that it tasted better the second day as leftovers! Try it out!

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Hamburger Helpa

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound ground 90% lean beef
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
2 cups whole milk
1¼ cups warm water
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1?8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
11/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped American cheese
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh chives
1/4 cup panko (Japanese-style breadcrumbs)
1 scallion, green part sliced

Instructions

Melt the butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Add the beef, black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt; cook, stirring to crumble, until browned, about 5 minutes.
Preheat the broiler with the oven rack 3 to 4 inches from the heat.
Reduce the stovetop heat to medium, and stir in the macaroni. Add the milk, warm water, mustard, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. 3. Bring to a low simmer; cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the macaroni is tender, about 12 minutes. Add the cheeses, and cook, stirring constantly, until the cheeses melt. Stir in the chives. Sprinkle the panko over the macaroni mixture. Broil until the panko is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Garnish with the scallion, and serve immediately.

Notes

Variation: Add some slices of jalapeño for extra kick.

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Excerpted from Valerie’s Home Cooking by Valerie Bertinelli. Copyright © 2017 Oxmoor House.
Reprinted with permission from Time Inc. Books, a division of Time Inc. New York, NY. All rights reserved.

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Tasty Tuesdays: Baking Cookies with Krusteaz for the Holidays + a Giveaway!

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December 5, 2017 By Tammy Doiel

Krusteaz sent me a holiday pack of goodies, cookie mixes, and a gift card just so that I could give my honest review of their products and share them with you! What a fun review!

I bake cookies all the time (as you can tell from my dessert page) and usually from scratch. However, life gets busy, and sometimes it is nice to have a mix handy for a quick dessert. I also love mixes for when my kids want to bake without my help. It is so much easier for them to do it all on their own.

I might start using Krusteaz’s box mixes more, because I love a couple of Krusteaz’s features. The first feature that I love is that on every cookie box they give a variation recipe that you can make with that mix as well as the normal recipe. Of course, I had to try the different recipes. For the Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix, I made the Chocolate Snickerdoodles.I must admit that I think I like regular Snickerdoodles just as well or maybe even better than the chocolate version.

For the Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix, I made the Peanut Cups and Cookies, and they were fantastic!

The second feature I am excited about is the Holiday Cookie Helper.

Don’t know what kind of cookie you want to make? Go take this fun quiz, and it will share what recipe best fits what you want. If you don’t want to make that cookie, then you can go see all of their special holiday cookies and choose any one of them to make. I took the quiz and the answer to the quiz was that I should make the Milk and Cookie Shots recipe, but after looking at all their choices, I want to try out the Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bark and the Pretzel Toffee Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies first.

For your holiday baking this year, try out Krusteaz’s mixes! Let me know how you like them.

You can enter this giveaway to win some cookie mixes of your very own from Krusteaz.

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Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for 2 free dozen Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs! (Coupons will be sent to you for the full price of the eggs.)

WE HAVE A NEW HOST!

Please welcome Merry from Merry Around Town as one of our hosts! We are so glad she joined our party, and we would love it if you could follow her on at least one of her social media channels (Pinterest/Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) and go thank her for the commitment she is making to help this be a great linky party.

We still need one new host for January! Here are the requirements to hosting a Tasty Tuesday’s party:

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Tasty Tuesdays: Egg Omelet for Two + Giveaway!

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November 28, 2017 By Tammy Doiel

We are egg-lovers in our house.

In fact, one of my husband’s favorite phrases is, “I love eggs!” It’s his answer to the question of what is his favorite food, and it is also his corny answer to other questions from the kids that have nothing to do with eggs at all.

When Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs contacted me and asked if I would try out their eggs, I jumped at the chance! I loved how they want to share the healthiest eggs with their consumers, and I also loved how it is smaller farmers that are providing the eggs to our local grocery stores. Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs adhere to the USDA Organic standards, which means the following:

Their hens are never caged, and all of their barns allow them access to the outdoors.
They never administer antibiotics or hormones to our hens.
Their hens’ 100% organic feed contains no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or GMOs.
It’s also free of animal by-products (and the drug residues/pathogens that may be associated with them). No slaughterhouse waste allowed!
Their farms are inspected at least once a year by a third-party certifier with USDA accreditation.

Not only did Pete and Gerry’s give me coupons to get two dozen free eggs, but they gave me a gift card to go buy some more ingredients for a favorite egg dish. We have loved the following recipe since before we even had kids. I made three of these omelets for my family, although we could have probably made due with just two of them. The eggs were so delicious in the omelet, that we splurged!

Yum

Omelet for Two

Ingredients

Omelet Filling:

1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (optional)
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, divided
1/4 pound bulk pork sausage
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
1/2 cup sour cream

Omelet:

4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine

Instructions

Omelet Filling:

In a large saucepan, sauté mushrooms in 1 T. butter. Remove mushrooms and keep warm. In the same pan, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain. Add remaining butter. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream and mushrooms; set aside and keep warm.

Omelet:

In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, salt. and pepper. In a skillet, melt butter. Pour egg mixture into skillet. As eggs set, lift edges, letting uncooked portion flow underneath. Cook until eggs are completely set. Transfer to a serving plate. Spoon sausage mixture over one side of the omelet; fold in half. Yield: 2 servings.

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One of my readers will be able to receive two coupons to go pick up their own 2 dozen of Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs. You can go HERE to see if Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs are sold in your area. Creative K Kids is not responsible for the fulfillment of this prize.

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Smartphones and devices are a way of life for almost everyone today.

So what do we do when our phone is dying and we do not have a way to charge it?

We use a portable charger!

Here you can see what the HubMini looks like.

Here are some features I noticed right away and liked about the HubMini Portable Charger:

Here are some of the technology features that I copied from their website:

You can enter the giveaway to win one of your own!

If you have read any of my posts this past week, then you know I have a lot of reviews and giveaways I have to get done.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

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I was given a Scratch and Draw Enchanted Animals book from The Quarto Group to give my honest review and to offer to my readers as a giveaway. No compensation was received.

Enter the following giveaway to receive your own copy of Scratch & Draw Enchanted Animals. Winner must reside in the United States.

However, not only can you use Mean Green cleaners inside the house, you can use them outside the house as well.

I was given the Auto & Garage cleaner in a spray bottle to review. Here is what Mean Green says about this product:

The other cleaner I used outside was the regular Mean Green Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser on the outside of our front door.

Look at all the ways you can use the Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser outside:

It’s so easy to use it! Here are the directions for outside use:

Enter these two giveaways as well!

I was given a copy of Siriously Delicious by Siri Daly for my honest review. This cookbook has 100 nutritious (and a few not-so-nutritious) simple recipes.

You can see the video she put together showing how to make these Apple Sandwiches:

Time Inc. Books has agreed to let one of my readers win a copy of Siriously Delicious!

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I’ve now been a mother for 15 years, and the years go faster and faster.

Here are some of my past Mother’s Day posts:

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The prize will consist of 2 – $125 gift cards.

Now its time to meet our wonderful co-hosts who have made this giveaway possible.

Today’s review is for the book,Valerie’s Home Cooking.

Excerpted from Valerie’s Home Cooking by Valerie Bertinelli. Copyright © 2017 Oxmoor House. Reprinted with permission from Time Inc. Books, a division of Time Inc. New York, NY. All rights reserved.

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Krusteaz sent me a holiday pack of goodies, cookie mixes, and a gift card just so that I could give my honest review of their products and share them with you! What a fun review!

The second feature I am excited about is the Holiday Cookie Helper.

For your holiday baking this year, try out Krusteaz’s mixes! Let me know how you like them.

You can enter this giveaway to win some cookie mixes of your very own from Krusteaz.

WE HAVE A NEW HOST!

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We are egg-lovers in our house.

**Starting in January, we will need 1-2 new hosts for this party. Please email me if you are interested.

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Winner must reside in the United States.

Excerpted from Valerie’s Home Cooking by Valerie Bertinelli. Copyright © 2017 Oxmoor House.
Reprinted with permission from Time Inc. Books, a division of Time Inc. New York, NY. All rights reserved.