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Mobile game apps are a funny thing.  When you find a great one, you tend to want to play it all the time.  I recently got to test drive the mobile app Alphie with a sample code, and haven’t been able to stop playing it! 

Alphie is a courageous little squid whome you help navigate throgu the ocean.  Along the way, you’re both in for a few surprises.  If your efforts go awry, you may have to start again, but after a few tries you begin to get the hang of it.

I pride myself in being a pretty good housekeeper, but the rest of my family lacks the passion that I do in that department.    Every mom has something that they fool their kids with to get them to do chores though…right?!  I know I do. 

Confession time:

Coin lithium batteries can be found around most homes in everyday items like remote controls, keyless entry devices for your car, flameless candles and children’s books with sound. If ingested, these coin-sized lithium batteries can cause serious chemical burns in as little as two hours.  Yet in a survey conducted by Energizer, 62 percent of parents reported being unaware of the risk associated with coin lithium batteries.

Nonni’s, the premier biscotti baker, is proud to introduce THINaddictives to its line of premium cookies.  These artisan Almond Thins are as nutritious as they are delicious, with antioxidant rich ingredients baked into every bite.

Crafted from a family recipe passed on from generation to generation, these cookies have real whole cranberries, raisins, almonds and pistachios.  THINaddictives is a snack that you just might start craving.

Back in June I ran a giveaway for a DIY Buttoned Up Boot Camp.  The purpose of the Boot Camp is simple; to help busy people get sanely organized.  Since we were smack-dab in the middle of our move to Texas at the time I didn’t start my Button Up Boot Camp until we were settled in our new home and was hoping this organizational resource would help me to keep my head above water.

So after using it for 30 days what do I think?  I LOVE the concept of it.  It was a non-overwhelming streamlined way to organize not just my home, but my daily time in general.

When it comes to printing out my photos or making photo gifts, Shutterfly has always been a trusted name for me.  Now they’ve made it even easier for me to create photo books where ever I might be with their newly launched iPad app; Shutterfly Photo Story.

When I first heard about it, I was a bit sceptical because I thought I’d have to use photos that were on my iPad to make the book, and honestly I don’t use my iPad much for picture taking because the resolution on it isn’t great. 

So earlier this summer, I was asked to review Weight Watchers’ new 360° program. 

I had used Weight Watchers Online 11 years ago to lose 30 pounds, so I knew the program worked for me.  Right now I don’t have a lot of weight to lose, when I started the review, I was about five pounds heavier than my goal weight was back in 2002, and I wanted to get back to that.  Back then I used the online program because I just didn’t have the time to go to weekly meetings.

In celebration of educators everywhere, Dollar General is teaming with Procter & Gamble® to honor our nation’s schools and teachers who make a difference in the lives of children through its Every Day Heroes program .  The Every Day Heroes campaign honors educators who teach students to be their best by offering great savings on school supplies and other products for the heroes closest to our hearts.

Graduation here in the United States seems so different from what I’m used to back in Canada.  Now granted I haven’t been to a graduation in Canada… well since I graduated from high school, and that goes back over 20 years ago!  But when we received our first “Graduation Open House” invitation after we moved to South Dakota we saw what a ‘big deal’ high school graduation is here.

I want to introduce you to the new Home Collection by Post-it Brand and Scotch Brand, available exclusively at The Container Store.

For the first time ever, 3M’s Post-it Brand and Scotch Brand have teamed up to create a complete line of home organization products, all of which are available through The Container Store.  The line includes more than 15 new products and simple solutions to tackle everything from reminders and to-do lists to family schedule planning to displaying children’s artwork at home.