2/18/13

Look Twice

Details: Look Twice is the sequel to Blaze of Glory written by M. Garzon.  Both stories are about a broken family whose only connection is their horse farm.  Twin siblings are growing up, finishing high school and getting ready for the future.  As Tea worms her way into the black sheep possition in her family with her intimate relationship with her cousin.  Until unexpected turns of events occur and something crazy brings the family the whole family to a new level in terms of comfort, joy, and anger.

My Review: I love this novel.  I have personally been working with the author M. Garzon and was able to read both Blaze of Glory and now Look Twice.  When I was reading Blaze of Glory, I felt like I was reading a Twilight story line but with horses.  I hated Twilight.  So when I agreed to read Look Twice, I was really curious as to what it would be.  This is one of the BEST books I've read this year.  I love it!!!  There are so many unexpected things that happen that just make this book.  I got this book and started reading it, but then my Kindle Fire broke and I was out of being able to read this for 11 days.  It was aweful.  I wanted to curl up and read this book but I couldn't until my Kindle Fire came back.  With this said, it took me 3 weeks to read this, which would have taken me 3 days to read.  I would love to have this series.  I hope that the author will write at least one more book in this series, because there are some things I need to have resolved, and I need to read about.  Here is my review on Blaze of Glory.

Pros: LOVE THIS BOOK!

Cons: none

 

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2/12/13

Rachel and the Tree Schoolers


Details: Rachel and the Tree Schoolers: A Rainy Day is a DVD/ CD combo pack produced by Two Little Hands, featuring Rachel from Signing Time.  Preschool is delivered to you in the form of a movie and music Cd.   Children are engaged through music, movement, educational topics, rhyming time, with the help of all the fun little creatures who go to school in the Tree house.  The Rainy Day curriculum includes: weather concepts, problem solving, rhyming, sorting, story telling, American Sign Language, and the values of courage and kindness.

My Review: My kids LOVE movies when it comes to doing SCHOOL TIME.  The day my kids opened this package we watched the movie 2 times for the next 14 days, they loved it so much!  My 6 year old's favorite song is the Lightning and Thunder song.  My 3 year old loves the weather song.  During many of the songs there are shots of real children indoors and outdoors.  What is funny to me, is that all of the summer shots with children outside I recognize the park.  We used to go to that park all the time 3 years ago.  Another song shows children holding up weather pictures they've created.  So as part of our 14 day double feature we had to do those pictures that are weather related.  Now my kid's bedroom is fully decorated in weather and seasons!  Great science projects for young children.

Pros: love this, I want the whole set

Cons: none





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2/5/13

Skintactix Acne Rosacea 30 Day Treatment

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Want a great way to get rid of acne? 

Skintactix is a company that specializes in products for Acne, Rosacea, Blackheads, Whiteheads, Oil Skin, Skin Damage, Sunscreen etc.  They have a great page to help you identify what kind of acne you may have, including pictures.  This is a valuable tool.  Once you know what you are treating, you can go to their web pages that describe the products you will need to take care of that skin condition.  Most skin conditions should see great improvement within 30 days.  They offer a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee with all products.


Review: My husband has had rosacea for a very long time.  He gets it so bad, that he will get the bumps on the insides of his eyelids.  He has been to eye doctors to help relieve him of this.  He has undergone some pretty hairy procedures to remove those bumps.  His eyes will swell up really bad even before going to the doctor.  His forehead is usually covered with enough spots to look like he's got the measles or something.  He keeps his hair longer on his forehead to hide it.  Sometimes when he eats really spicy foods, or gets really really stressed, his whole face turns into a big mass of red splotches and bumps.  Many doctors have told him it is something he'll just have to live with.

He has tried over the counter cleansers that pharmacists recommend, he has tried the over counter stuff that doctors have suggested.  He has been on prescription drugs as well, just to clear this condition up.  Of course nothing works long term, meaning nothing over 5 days.

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Day 1 of use
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Day 2 of use
Then our daughter introduced the Skintactix Acne/Rosacea products to us.  There is a 4 step routine to follow both morning and night.  My husband has never spent so much time on his face before, but he definitely likes what the results are.  Just a word of caution...the products did say it could worsen before it gets better.  Please note the pictures of Day 1 and Day 2 of use with Skintactix.  Yes! His face got extremely worse on Day 2.  He was ready to throw those things out the window.  After checking with the website, and read that is normal, he continued.

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Week 2

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Week 3
It's been 3 weeks exactly now.  The website says to give it a full 30 days.  Well, right now, look at the difference. He is so excited about the improvement.  We are in the process of waiting to hear back from the company if he needs to continue these products after 30 days of use, or stop then start again if the rosacea returns.

In the meantime, there are some other things he wanted to be sure was mentioned.  The routine does dry his face out during the day.  There is a moisturizer, which is step #4, but that doesn't really stop the sloughing off of the 3rd step poultice.  Since he works from home that isn't too much of a problem, but when he goes somewhere like to church, he has to continue to brush off the sandy type material from off his clothes.  He did say he's willing to put up with this because of the improvement he has seen.
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Week 4
Pros:  My husband has never been so excited as this to see his face clear up from his long standing rosacea.  He keeps hoping it will last and not return.  The best part is that he hasn't had any of those bumps under his eyelids, and his skin is almost back to normal.

Cons:  For me the biggest downside to all of this is the smell.  It lingers all day all night.  I can't stand it.  I almost have to hold my breath when I kiss him because the products really stink.  My husband says he gets used to it, and is willing to put up with the smell because it is actually working.  His biggest complaint is that Step 3 product is very dry, and this sloughs off his face all day long.  Not only that, but there is not enough of this product to last 3 weeks.

Update:  When my husband received these products, the #3 like mentioned above in the Cons section was extremely dry.  We have been in contact with the  Skintactix Company via email.  (Their voicemail has not been set up.)  They have always responded within a 24 hour business day, have been extremely helpful and concerned about making good on their products.  They will be sending him a new #3 Green Tea Poultice, and did mention that #3 isn't supposed to be dry.  Unfortunately, it is made with a natural clay that has a sulfur smell, hence the smell that I cannot stand.  However, it was good that they let us know this. 

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My Rating: A Great Big Thumbs Up for improving the rosacea for my husband!!!  A thumbs down on the smell and flakiness of the poultice (step 3.)  

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UPDATE:  After 2 full months after my husband stopped using Skintactix products for his Rosacea, his face has remained clear.  We're both still very impressed.





2/4/13

Hemp Hearts

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Health and Wellness: Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods and Oils: Hemp Hearts are raw shelled hemp seeds.  They are natural, non GMO,vegan approved, and made with 100% wind power.  The facility where Hemp Hearts are processed is a dairy, soy, nut and gluten free facility.  3tbsp is the daily serving size, with each 8oz bag containing 8 servings.  Per serving there is no cholesterol, no sodium, 10g of protein, and no trans fats.  Hemp foods in general are packed with sustainable nutrition and natural energy.  Hemp foods have a slightly nutty flavor, is a complete vegetarian protein making it very easy to digest, has the ideal ratio of Omega 6-Omega 3 including GLA and SDA, and contain fiber, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and other vitamins and minerals.  Hemp comes in the Hemp Hearts (Natural and Organic options), Hemp protein powder, and Hemp Oil.  The Hemp protein powder has a variety of different options available as well.

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My Product Review:  I found Hemp Hearts when researching specific foods that helps nurture and  strengthen your physical heart.  There are plenty of herbal supplements available at pretty much any store that has a pharmacy, but to find foods that are specific to heart health, this is huge!  The CEO and Co-Founder of Hemp Hearts was introduced to these miracle seeds when he was super unhealthy, lacking of energy, and on the verge of being very sick and ill.  He fell in love with the nutritious little seeds and has found a very environmentally safe way to process and provide these to the world.  When I got my order I found a few very interesting and very pleasing aspects about this company.

1. My Hemp Hearts were packaged the day I placed my order, so they were super fresh, and have the best possible shelf life because of how fresh the package was.
2. I got my Hemp Hearts 3 days after they were processed and packaged specifically to me order.
3. I got a great sample cook book with 10 amazing recipes to use Hemp Hearts in, plus a website link that gives me a cookbook all about Hemp.
4. A brochure of all the best Hemp products, with sample recipes and ideas on how to use each product.

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Salad with Hemp Hearts

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Rice with Hemp Hearts

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Smoothie with Hemp Hearts

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Hemp Heart encrusted fish fillet
I have personally tried this straight out of the package, in a rice dish, as a fish fillet crust, on a salad and in a Green Smoothie.  My Mother In Law fell in love with Hemp Hearts when she ate my fish fillet encrusted in Hemp Hearts (Hemp Hearts was mixed with Lindwoods Co-Q10 ground flaxseed/almonds/brazil nuts and walnuts mix and used as the fish crust).  She is very excited to start adding Hemp into her diet.  I love them too!  They taste really good, are super healthy, and make everything taste really good!

Pros: healthy, vegan, all natural, organic, heart healthy, tastes amazing! You can find their products in shops like The Vitamin Shoppe, on Amazon, and Long Gevity Warehouse in bulk.

Cons: my package doesn't last very long, I need a bulk order

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