As a person who has struggled with depression on and off this story touched home for me. A makeup company is helping to raise awareness about the seriousness of suicide. It's a topic often times avoided amongst parents and teens, but one that should be discussed more often. You can now purchase two new colors from Beauty from the Earth ( http://www.bftecosmetics.com/ or their blog at http://beautyfromtheearth.blogspot.com/ )
to help spread the word and, of course, you can also visit http://www.zachsfriends.org/ to see how else you can help. I feel so very sorry for this families loss and pray that we can get the word out and help young teens realize that they aren't alone. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope that you will decide to contribute.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
GroVia Review
Well both my lil' ones are down for their naps so I finally have a chance to post this review. I'd like to first state that I have not been compensated in anyway to do this review, the giveaway in this review is being provided by myself and is not associated with GroVia or Facebook in any way. I would like to start by giving you a little history on the start of the company that manufactures the GroVia AIO diaper, The Natural Baby Company. Like most cloth diaper companies it was started by a mom of course. Her name is Kim Ormsby and she started it all in her laundry room in 2008. I'm so very happy that she started this company, because after using the GroVia AIO diapers for one whole day and one at night, I'm in love. I truly wish that I had known someone who used them before I chose to CD this way I could have spent most of my money on them. Ok enought with the history lesson though and on to the review.
For me the prepping process was long compared to my other cloth diapers, but very much worth the wait. Before the first use it is recommended that you wash and dry them a total of five to six times to increase absorbency.The covers come in some very adorable colors and prints. For my daughter, I ordered the AIO in Cosmos, Owls and Mod Flowers. The AIO's are designed to fit babies 10-35 pounds. As some of you probably already know and as you can see in the picture the liner has a snap on it that you snap the doubler onto. The liner is actually sewn onto the cover so there is no stuffing or snapping on that part. I like that the closure snaps on these diapers are different from the other diapers I own.
The fabric on the cover is very soft and doesn't feel hard or like plastic and the liner and doubler are both very soft as well. The cover is also very stretchy which I'm sure my daughter who is a bit on the chunky side can appreciate. I really like that the washing instructions are so simple compared to other brands, no multiple wash cycles or extra rinses required (a handy feature for a busy mom of three). So now I guess I should tell you about personal experience, this diaper definately stood up to my daughters test. She is a new crawler and we had no leaks whatsoever. We also braved it and traded it for our usual overnight diaper, again, no leaks! After using this diaper I can honestly say that I'm in love with them and look to purchase more in the future. And now for the moment, I've truly been looking forward to......the giveaway details!!!!!!!!To enter you must:
-First and foremost, you must "like" the Facebook page.
-Then, subscribe to the blog
-Lastly, comment on this blog entry as this is where I will count the entries and pick the winner.
Once the page reaches 50 fans, I will pick the winner via Random.org by comment number (I hope that makes sense). I hope that if not chosen people will not unlike the Facebook page ot unsubscribe to the blog as I plan on having more giveaways and contests in the future. Thank you and spread the word so we can pick a winner.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
"Blog Warming" Party
Hello all! I am in the midst of planning my Blog Warming Party. I already have a few sponsors for giveaways so stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe to the blog as well! Talk to y'all soon.
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