Since the passing of her Husband, Dr. Richard Carlson, Kristine Carlson has been writing for the series, Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff. Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff is a successful series of books that share a mission to help you put your life into perspective, take responsibility, and find happiness with-in. For my review, I received the book Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff For Moms. Author Kristine Carlson shares Mom-to-Mom parenting advice and stores from raising her own children. Each chapter Read more [...]

Bormioli Rocco produces fine Italian glassware. They make a variety of glassware products including cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical containers. The company’s craftsman ship dates back to at least 1825 but, some say it goes back to the middle ages! For my review, I received the Bormioli Rocco Verdi Espresso Cup With Stainless Steel Handles. The Bormioli Rocco Verdi Espresso Cups are made with tempered glass; they can hold 3.5 ounces of your favorite hot beverage. A stainless steel Read more [...]

Balance Bar BARE is a line of bars that follows what they call the 40-30-30 nutrition principle. According to the company, balanced nutrition provides 40% of calories from carbohydrates, 30% of calories from protein, and 30% of calories from dietary fat. The BARE bars mix nuts and oats with natural sweeteners to create a delicious experience for your taste buds. For my review, I received the Balance Bar BARE Father’s Day Gift Set; I think this will be a perfect gift for my health conscious Read more [...]

DwellSmart wants to better the environment and help improve our health. They have set high standards for the products they sell; they must sustain, protect, conserve, reduce, and/or share in some way. DwellSmart works hard to minimize their impact on the environment. As a company, they reduce and reuse all packaging material coming in and going out of their store. Store employee’s compost and carpool or travel on human power. Store fittings are either made from reused materials or are hand-me-downs. DwellSmart Read more [...]

The Beauty Spoon (a product of Alexa Brands) came about because the company’s founder was tired of throwing away unused skin care products simply because she couldn’t get to them at the bottom of the bottle.   There’s nothing complicated about the thought behind the invention and development of the Beauty Spoon that and there’s nothing complicated about the Beauty Spoon itself.  Just the way I like it.  Something simple and easy to use. The Beauty Spoon comes in two sizes.  One is Read more [...]

Jillian Michaels is well known for her role on one of today’s popular television series…The Biggest Looser.   That’s not all she does though.  Jillian has her own line of weight loss products and support groups. Jillian has 17 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, as well as experience in martial arts and being a personal trainer.  She brought that experience and knowledge with her when she developed her own line of fitness and weight loss products.  These products Read more [...]

You’ve heard the saying “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”, well that’s how Puure came about.  The founder was loosing out on some of life’s opportunities due to a chemical sensitivity to commercial bath and body products.   Nothing like losing out on a few good things to make a person come up with a solution.   The solution was that this enterprising person decided to develop a brand of products that were chemical free…in fact, they’re certified organic and only made with Read more [...]

EcoWellDog is a large supplier of canine grooming products. They house five brands that offer all-natural grooming products, they are- Cain & Able Collection, Happytails, Canine Spa Line, Dirty & Harry, Kissable Dog, and Dogmaceuticals. Each has products that are free of parabens, dyes, and toxic chemicals. EcoWellDog knows how important our furry friends are to your family. They want to make it easy to find all-natural products that will be safe for our friends and will make their lives Read more [...]

For Small Hands is a wonderful company that offers child-sized tools. They have tools for use in the home, school, and outdoors. For Small Hands has a lot of hard-to-find and specialty products. When you provide children with real tools made for their small hands, it enables them to help out with family chores, taking on responsibilities, learning necessary skills, and build self-esteem. What wonderful gifts for your children! For my review, I received a set of Child-Sized Garden Tools (Item Read more [...]

In the town I live in, voters are trying to pass a plastic bag ban. The proposed ban would affect all retailers. Its also states that their will be a 5 cent fee for using paper bags or compostable bags. Customers will be asked to bring cloth reusable bags. Envirosax founders Belinda and Mark want to help spread the message that we need to change our ways, to protect the environment for future generations. They want to educate us on the four areas of sustainability; they are environmental, social, Read more [...]