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                         If you enjoy word searches and puzzles that test your brain you will love PathWords from Think Fun . PathWords helps your strengthen your vocabulary and visual perception skills with an amalgamation of polyominoes and word searches.   PathWords comes with a wire-bound book that contains 80 puzzles on glossy, heavy pages and eight  hard plastic translucent colored Tetris-like tiles.   Each puzzle is a different shape and has only one solution. On each page it tells you the pieces that you need to successfully complete the puzzle.  Y ou use the tiles that come with the game to cover the letters in the words that you find. When you are finished there are no empty spaces and all of the words are covered. The challenges range from beginner to expert, so there is a puzzle for everyone. The game is for ages 12 and up.  Pathwords was a fun challenge for me the minute i opened it. Some of the puzzles have words that aren't part of the solution, making the

Have you heard of Nerd Block? It's a monthly subscription box that delivers nerdy awesome to your door, like clockwork. Recently they branched out and added a Nerd Block Jr for boys  and girls. Landon and I were lucky enough to get the chance to review their November subscription box. Each month the box contains at least 4 cool comic book/cartoon/superhero/toy related items your kids will love, tailored to their gender. The price of Nerd Block Jr is $13.99 month. If you have any questions, they have a great FAQ  section on their website. Now then, onto the goodies! The first awesome toy we got in our box was a CBK micro figure. My son is obsessed with Lego and everything like it, so he loved this! The figure he got was the little zombie. It's actually a cute little figure, with his zombie brain showing and everything.   The second cool item from out box was an  Iron Man 3 Ghost Armor Iron Man mini action figure. My son loves Iron Man, especially the specia

Does anyone else have lots of little artists in their house and families? I do, so we are very familiar with the Crayola brand around here. When i saw the Crayola Doodle Magic Lap Desk i knew it was the perfect gift for my nephew. He loves to color and draw, and they do a lot of traveling, so things to keep him occupied in the car are always a plus.       Watch colors magically swipe away with Doodle Magic, the amazing marker and drawing surface system. The contoured shape of the Crayola lap desk kit fits neatly on a small lap. It can be used while you're at home or while you're on the go for worry-free, colorful creativity anywhere, any time. Kids can pick their colored markers and doodle, swipe with the eraser and wipe with the cloth to clean it up and then color again. Users can draw as much as they want on the lap desk and never worry about running out of paper. The Crayola Magic Marker kit includes the lap desk, four Doodle Magic markers, one color eraser a

What is Influenster? Influenster   is a community of trendsetters, social media hotshots, and educated consumers who live to give opinions of products and experiences. Influensters meet here to learn about new products from our favorite brands as well as review the products they already use in their day-to-day lives! Influensters share their opinions far and wide when they try and find a product they love. They give brands feedback on how to make their products better.  What is a voxbox? VoxBoxes are packages filled with complimentary products from your favorite (or soon-to-be-favorite) brands. Not all Voxboxes are created equal: some campaigns feature an assortment of products while others will spotlight one awesome brand. But make no mistake: all VoxBoxes are created equally awesome. Here's how it works: Every month, thousands of Influensters receive FREE themed product shipments based on information disclosed by answering questions, their measured Social Impact across

                       Bella and Bear are makers of some of the cutest, and highest quality beauty products I have seen, and they're “Brush on you” is a perfect example of this. The first thing you notice about the set is that it's beautiful. The box, and the set itself is blue, with blue and pink flowers. Then when you get to use the brush or comb you see how well they work.               The “Brush on you” Detangling brush has firm, cone shaped bristles without and end bead that help glide through tangles, but also stimulates your scalp at the same time. The curved design of the brush fits the shape of your hand naturally, making it easy to use for both adults and children. The brush helps limit hair loss by not pulling the hair, but gliding through it. This is especially nice for those, like me, who are already hard on our hair. The brush works great on both wet and dry hair, and can be used in addition to the detangling comb on wet hair for the best res

I had big plans this week to blog everyday, plus work on homework and both my papers, but then life got hectic. Blogging and product reviewing is so much fun, and i have a huge passion for it. But it has to come second to school and family, and this week, with two 10+ page papers to write school has been the center of everything, lol. After tomorrow, when we celebrate thanksgiving and my midge goes off to his dad's for the week of Thanksgiving break, i will be back in full force, catching up on posts, posting a few recipes and showing off some pictures from Thanksgiving, plus another more in depth life update by the end of the month. I hope you all have a wonderful, blessed, happy Thanksgiving holiday! 

                                      I am weird when I sleep. On all but the coldest nights of the year, I like my face to be cold. I also find when I have a bad headache or migraine, which I get chronically, the cold on my head and neck helps. Which is why the PolarGel pillow is pretty great. It's very large, measuring 12x22 inches. You can place in inside or on top of your pillowcase. The pillow molds itself to the contours of your head and neck, and the cool temperature helps regulate your body temperature and promote a restful night sleep. For hot nights, you can even place the PolarGel pillow in the fridge for an hour before use for an even cooler feeling. The pillow is made for non-toxic material, and the edge seams are double stitched for durability and to prevent fraying. Plus, the pillow is easy to clean. Simply wipe with a damp cloth.                                                                This pillow is a life saver for me. I don't need to run a f

Thanks to Influenster I got to get the ModaVox Box, full of beauty goodies, enough to make a girl feel spoiled. So, what amazing goodies did i get? Let me tell you! ~Rimmel London Scandaleyes Rockin' Curves Mascara , Retail price $5.49-$5.99~ This mascara is awesome.It has a broken heart shaped brush that twists and curves for incredible volume. It really makes your eyes pop! ~Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick, Retail Price $6.99- $7.49 This lipstick drenches your lips in moisture with it's unique formula, plus it has an intense, long wearing color. I love it. ~Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lip Liner, Retail price $5.99-$6.49~ This is the coolest lip liner i have ever seen. It's completely clear so you can wear it with any color lipstick, which i love. It prevents color from bleeding and feathering, which is great with cold weather and dry lips coming up. ~Puffs Softpack, Retail price for 1 pack $1.99-$2.49~ Speaking of cold weather, it's cold and flu sea

      I am currently taking two online classes through the Massachusetts Institute on Technology. These both involve lectures, totaling  at least six and a half hours of me sitting and taking notes, plus homework. After a while that becomes terribly uncomfortable. Thankfully, now I have the CushionCare Memory Foam Seat Cushion! This little seat cushion is amazing. It's like a little cloud for your bottom. It's made of 100% high grade memory foam that conforms and molds itself to your shape. It does not flatten even with extensive use. It was designed to be used by people who sit for long periods of time. Trust me on that, it's true. It can be used indoors, out doors, in the office, on long flights, in wheelchairs, even in the car. CushionCare is fitted with Coccyx Visco Elastic Foam, which is a medical grade orthopedic mesh that allows the cushion to yield appropriately without losing its excellent support on the body. The cushion is designed so that the bl

I had never used liquid chalk markers before so I was excited to get to try out Liquid Chalkers from Paper & Twine. Paper & Twine's platinum collection liquid chalkers are artist quality, use hyper pigmented ink and provide bright, beautiful colors with marker tips that don't dry out or crack. Liquid Chalkers were created by Louise Fox, a mother of three, with the help of her kids, skyrocket their family's creativity. Kids always come first and these Chalkers contain completely non-toxic ink meeting stringent EN71-3, ASTM 4963 and ASTM D4236 standards. One thing that makes liquid chalk markers much better than chalk is they are dust free! Dust free means less of a mess to clean up. Liquid Chalkers can be used on any non-porous surface. Louise says her favorites are mirrors, glass, desks and metal. But remerber, it is important to note that anytime you use any brand of liquid chalk ink on a new surface, always ALWAYS test it first on a small inconsp

The very mention of black friday makes some people shudder. There is good reason. People get trampled, pushed down, punched, wait in lines in hours in the cold, all so they can get the best stuff for the lowest prices. I once had a much older woman than me hit me with a shopping art over a heavy winter jacket. It gets crazy out there. So how can we conquer the stress and still save? Good question!    My first piece of advice to conquer the madness is to shop the pre-sales. Beginning around the first of November stores start having great sales. Amazon  has their lightening deals of the day, Walmart  has their early bird online specials, Target's cartwheel app  has 50% toys every day from 11/1-12/24, which you can read more about in my previous post . Last year walmart also did a pre black friday price match the 3 day before black friday. Those 3 days the price matched the black friday ads for Target and best buy. You didn't even need the ad, the price match items we

Today Landon and I did a nice little fall craft. We made a center piece for the dining room table with glitter pinecones in a leaf shaped dish. It actually was really hard to find the pinecones. We went to 3 parks, and found  2 little ones. On the way home we drove by the old hospital, and low and behold right there next to the road was a whole mess of pinecones!  We picked up 3 nice sized big ones and Landon picked out another cute little one. We took them home and baked them at 225 degrees for 20 minutes on a foil lined cookie sheet. This kills any bugs that might be living inside them, and causes them to open, which makes them a little more aesthetically pleasing. After they come out of the oven make sure to let them cool down completely.  While they are cooling down you can get your supplies together. You need glue, or spray adhesive, glitter, paper bags, paint brushes if you are using glue, and newspaper. Once the pinecones are cool you are ready to craft. La

Have you heard of Cartwheel by Target yet? It's an app that's been out for a little over a year, available on google play and the apple app store. It's a mobile coupon/saving app that gives you a percent off of numerous items sold at Target. The best part is it can be used in addition to Target store coupons and manufacturers coupons.  So, if it's a year old, why am i telling you about it now? Because this holiday season, Target is using cartwheel to do something amazing for their customers. Everyday from November 1st through December 24th, there will be a different toy that will be 50% off on cartwheel. That's 54 of this season's hottest toys for 50% off. Considering how expensive some of these toys can be *cough* legos *cough* this is amazing.  But what if you don't have a smart phone? Don't worry, Target cares about you and has you covered too. When you add items on cartwheel, it gives you a barcode. You can log on to cartwh

  Thanks to Red Rover Naturals I have had the pleasure of trying out and reviewing their old factory Candle set. The set I got was “Happy Holidays” which contains 3 different 2 ounce candles; Christmas Tree, Candy Cane, Gingerbread. These candles smell AMAZING! I could smell them the minute I opened the box. They are made in the USA with natural soy wax and have self-trimming cotton candle wicks. They burn clean for over 20 hours. They are small, only 2 ounces, but don't let that fool you, they pack a powerful scent. When lit they fill the room with their wonderful aroma, and the scent lasts for hours after they have been blown out. They have 12 unique themes to choose from. The jars have a kind of rustic look and are very cute. These would also make a great christmas gift, and with the "man cave" set the would even be good for the men in your life. Every purchase is 100% guaranteed. If you are not completely thrilled with the fragrance or appearance of these candles