National Can-It Forward Day & Ball Brand Canning Products Review and Giveaway(7/27)

By Betty

July 12th, 2012
Ball Jars are rather iconographic in America. They evoke images of a simpler time when the country had more rural communities and ran just a little slower. I am sure even most people in the city have seen them, but to me seeing one brings back memories of long ago on my Grandma's farm in Texas. She would can at the end of the season and the house would smell so good. But when the jars had been emptied out they became our drinking glasses. As an adult I moved to the city and away from the farms and Read more [...]

Ssh-oes Review

By Betty

June 30th, 2012
I don't normally wear heels, but it is good to have a pair on stand-by for a date night or things like that. So when Ssh-oes offered to send me a pair to review, I was happy. When they came they were of a very high quality and looked lovely. Sadly enough, I messed up my ankle during yoga class and was not able to wear them. Luckily I had a friend who was in the market for a quiet high heel. Kay only wears heels, but she had recently started a new job as a physical therapist at a geriatric center Read more [...]

Journal 10+ Review

By Betty

June 28th, 2012
I am a reader and a writer. I have been for as long as I can remember. I have kept a journal for the last 30 years. It is a great way to let out my emotions and a cool way to see where my head was at in any given time period. So when Journal 10+ offered to send me one of their journals I was stoked. Their journals are really cool in that it records a whole decade of one's life. I chose to give it to my daughter as she just turned 11 and the next decade will really be something interesting for her Read more [...]

World’s Best Cat Litter Review and Giveaway (7/8) Open to US & Canada

By Betty

June 22nd, 2012
Everyone who has a cat knows that litter is an ongoing struggle. I have been trying different types to see which I like best for my cat which means I haven't found it yet...so when World's Best Cat Litter contacted me to do a review for them I was happy to oblige. I had heard of their company before, but was not wholly familiar with their product. I live in a small town and none of the places I normally buy litter carry it. I was interested to find that it is a very unique cat litter in that it Read more [...]

Swingset Press Tween Girls Pajama Party Games Review and Giveaway(7/6)

By Betty

June 21st, 2012
 My 11 year old daughter is a creative and brilliant young girl and she has a lot of friends that are as well, so when Swingset Press offered to send me 3 creative pajama party games geared towards my tween for her to play at a slumber party I thought it would be a great fit. I was sent S.T.A.R. Awardz, Ultimate Truth or Dare, and Acting Out. The games can be played with 2 or more players ages 7+ . My girl invited several girls over for the party, but only one came since it was Memorial Day weekend Read more [...]