Clean Air!

It's no wonder I love Etsy. Here is a find that I just had to blog about. Yes what you are seeing is a pot / plant neckless. It's green all the way baby! It's actually a wearable avocado plant pictured here. You might laugh but this is right up my ally, lol. Not because of the plant itself, but I love the creative idea. If I were a city gal, I'd totally be sporting this all the way!
For more info click HERE to visit the designer's Etsy shop.

Hope you're having a great summer!

Clean?

So I've been fortunate enough to have been receiving Parenting magazine for free the past six months. Crazy right? I honestly don't know where it's coming from. Must have been one of those promotion sites that offer free trial products?? Who cares so long as it's free. I never gave out my payment info to receive it so lucky me! I don't exactly have time to read much these days but every so often I flip the pages of the mag in search of fun product finds while in the bathroom. (LOL like I said time to sit and read is not really there these days) In the June issue I found a little segment on Eat Cleaner. I'm not endorsing their products here but I think they've really got something to offer.

I went online and checked out Eat Cleaner as I suggest you also do for yourself, and looked into the food cleaner product line they offer. I'm not super crazy about eating only the best but I do want the best for my family. I will admit to buying organic when it comes to certain things. Upon looking further into Eat Cleaner I will admit they did cause me to rethink the rinse and eat method when it comes to fresh produce. Personally though I love eating grapes I hate the film that are on grapes from the market. In fact I hate it so much so I've been abstaining from eating grapes all together. Even the organic ones still have the film. Uhh! This Eat Cleaner advertises their product will rid such produce of that film. I'm not exactly sold on all that they offer but they sell these little disposable wipe that I think are ingenious! Clean on the go. Perfect for camping or day trips! I think I'm willing to make the investment so I can eat grapes again. I think I'm willing to purchase a few of the disposable and biodegradable produce wipes. Click on the link above to read more about this product and see for yourself what I'm talking about. If you have used the product I'd love to hear from you!! Just a fun find I thought I'd share :-)

Here is a YouTube video about the product,

Does winner really take all?

OMG(osh) I have to tell you I WON, I WON, I WON, I REALLY WON!!!


WAAAAH-HOOOO! WHOOT- WHOOT!!
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I COULDN'T WAIT FOR THIS POSTING!!!
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Won what you ask?
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THE JACKPOT!!!
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YEP, THE REAL JACKPOT!!!!!
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What are the winnings you ask?
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I WON the chance to say APRIL FOOLS!! Oh gosh that was fun ;-)

It was a great segway into today's post you have to admit ;-o

Lookie, Lookie I found a cool piggy and it's going to make it's way into our home.

I found this piggy bank in Parents magazine
You can view the page at TIIPSNTRENDS.COM

This brings new meaning to kids saving money. I love the idea! It also comes in other color options. There is a video clip if you are interested.

You can get 10% off with code: PMX410 at msgen.com

Let me know what you think? Do you have savvy ways to help your kids save? Do tell.

Awesome Additions

Did you know you can add pages to your blog if you use Blogger!!!
Aside from my new layout (which took forever for me to implement with very tired eyes) I've also done some rearranging and added some pages {Home, About, Contact}, more to come.

Interested in page additions for your blog?
Here is the info you need from Shabby Blogs. Click on the link below.
Adding Pages

Cheers!

Pre-made

Many thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts on my new blog look.

Here's the scoop, since I began blogging and reading other blogs I noticed other blogs with great looking easy to read layouts. I've been desiring a new blog look for a few months now. My free blog design from Cutest Little Blog on the Block was great, just not exactly what I wanted. I won't go into all the reasons why here.

Recently I discovered pre-made designs!! These are what I call middle of the road designs because of the cost factor. Though most pre-made designs are available for purchase its no where near the cost of a custom listing. The look and the price was right for me. Now I have a fresh new look for spring and onward.

How a pre-made works is a designer will post a design that in most cases may not be edited (with exception of headder) for a small fee. In my case [as with most] installation was left up to me. It can be a scary thing. I will admit I was a tad bit nervous. Using programs like photobucket.com I was able to customize my headder with my blog's title.

From there I made my own signature and upload it for future postings. (same program) In addition I had to cut and paste all my widget codes and add them after the initial pre-made installation. I strongly recommend you back up your blog's code prior to the initial installation. I'm still learning all these little techy things so bear with me. I'm not a computer / code geek by any means.

For me the pre-made blog design was a win, win. I didn't want to pay a lot for a new look. Nor did I want to wait for the process and hand over my password etc. Yes it took some time but, hey I'm learning in the process.

I'm sure there are others but, here are a few places where you can brows pre-made blog designs if it's of interest to you. I went with Delicious Designs (just love the name). They had what I was generally looking for. Prices start at just $10.00. I got the code right away and was able to upload my new design with in minutes. (Well for me it was more like 30 min while nursing). Delicious Designs provided a short how to video clip with full step by step instructions. They provide designs for both Blogger and Wordpress platforms.

Delicious Designs

Leelou

I hope this new blog design makes reading my blog more enjoyable. Well it should be easier to read being that the layout is much larger in the main frame where my postings show up. If you run into any problems on your viewing end, please let me know so I may look into resolution. This being said, I do have tired eyes lately being that we are still short on sleep. So please excuse the grammar & spelling and grace me on those things. he he