Gratitude

I have heard it said over and over, I'm sure you have too. Be grateful for the goodness you have in your life. To be honest, this has been a very rough year for me. But it gets better, day by day. And when I look at this photo that I took of my youngest child holding my youngest grandchild, gratitude pours out of me. Life really is about the people you love.

Truck Farm and Living the Country Life Magazine

I read many magazines on various topic. Business, Parenting, Working Moms, Home Decor, Music, Cooking and more. One magazine that I enjoy reading that is outside my own life is Living the Country Life. I live in the suburbs and a farm is no where near here. But its a dream of mine to live on one and grown plants and raise animals. It might be a far fetched dream but I have a love of farm life.

While reading this months edition of Living the Country Life magazine I read a small section about a non-profit organization called Truck Farm. Truck Farm is a fleet of pick up trucks that have gardens growing in the bed of the truck. Gives a new meaning to a flower bed lol.

Truck Farm is a organization that travels with the truck bed edible gardens to community groups and schools to bring the rural experience to urban environments. They have made a film about the story of Truck Farm and you can request to host a screening of the film. They are also trying to grow their fleet of trucks to reach far beyond the New York area through donations from communities like your own. They have obtained sponsors such as Ben & Jerry and Organic Valley and every bit of money helps.

I think this is a great idea for gardening and kids. Hopefully soon they will have a truck farm near you to share with your kids.

Getting Healthy With Costco's 4X Pro-B Digestive Care

There is always so much information available to us about getting healthy. Diet, exercise, and smart lifestyle choices all play an important part of maintaining a healthy body. There is also another way that adds to us feeling well, and that is by maintaining a healthy digestive system.

I have been participating in taking Costco 4X Pro-B probiotics for a month now and it has really made me aware of how important digestive health really is. Since taking Pro-B, indigestion and the bloated, full feeling one can get after a meal is completely gone. No more feeling sluggish or tired. I really do have more energy and feel healthier! #DigestiveCare

Feeling good has made me realize that it's time to start incorporating even more healthy habits into my life.

Since what you eat plays such an important role in your digestive system, eating more fruits, veggies, and whole grains has also made a difference in how I feel. I love fresh fruits and strawberries, oranges, grapefruit and bananas are my favorites.

Eating more fiber has definitely helped improve my digestive health. I love whole grains, especially delicious bread. I'm using more recipes that call for whole grains and I've found that they are really great tasting in muffins. I love brown rice and it's so much healthier than the white.

I've always loved yogurt, especially with sliced fruit on top. I like the Greek kind the best, but when it's on sale and I have a coupon, I'll buy almost whatever brand that is! Yogurt contains probiotics and it is so good for you. Strawberry and Vanilla are always my favorite flavors. Eating healthier while taking my Pro-B has made such a difference in how I feel.

Now that I'm getting older (I'm grandmother to four little ones!), I realize how important exercise is in my life. Taking Pro-B and improving my diet has made me feel more energetic and allowed me to be more active.

I try to do yoga most days, but when I'm too busy, ten minutes of simple stretching makes all the difference in how I feel that day. I also walk more now and my daughter and I love taking an evening walk together.

I will definitely continue to take this product everyday. I really love the way I feel, so much healthier and energetic! I also love that one healthy change in your life can motivate you to make other changes as well.

You can go to Costco.com to find out more about 4X Pro-B Digestive care and how it can help you to have better digestive health.

 You can read about more of my efforts to live a healthier life and my shopping trip at Costco.com from my Google+ story here.

*This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. 

All opinions expressed in this shop are my own and your experience may vary. #Cbias #DigestiveCare

Magic Cabin Easter Toy Review and $50 Gift Certificate Giveaway

My son adores stuffed animals. We have many that he cherishes. He hugs them, gives them kisses, makes them dance and he sleeps with many of them. He also is a master of his animal noises. You have to ask him what do they say not what noise do they make. He knows thats how they talk. Sheeps are one of his favorites to tell me what they say. He gets on the ground like a little animal and says "Sheep Baaaaaaa"

I have been wanting to get him a stuffed animal Sheep for Easter. He sees them in the store and he yells Baaaaaaa at them and giggles. When buying a stuffed animal I look for quality so the toy will last and also be able to stand up to my rough and tumble boy. He throws toys and jumps on them when they are playing. We have had a few toys not make it.

Magic Cabin seemed like the perfect place to look for quality toys. They have toys that stimulate imagination and creative play. I saw many unique toys that I have not seen elsewhere. I looked in the Easter Shop for a Sheep for my little guy and there were so cute it was hard to pick just one.
 
I found a brand of toys that I love. I did not know Magic Cabin carried Steiff toys and I was happy to see the variety of Steiff Easter animals. They have a few different rabbits, ducks and lambs to choose  from. I selected the Steiff Lamby.

I knew my son would love this Lamb. It has big blue eyes just like him and soft fur. The Lamby looks like she is smiling just a bit. Its beyond precious. The trademark to a Steiff toy is the yellow tag that the animals have.  The toys are high quality and made in Germany. I know we will treasure this sweet lamb for many years to come. Its an excellent choice for any little one to celebrate Spring or Easter.

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Luck of the Polish?

Today is St. Patrick's Day and I am feeling lucky! But since I am not Irish I wonder if its the luck of the Polish lol. I am about half Polish and I have the oddest good luck. I win stuff all the time. So far not any thing big but I feel that my luck will change.

I am planning to play some scratchers and the Super Lotto today and I am going to win something!!! I just know it. But even if I do win the lotto I will still be here blogging with all of you, just with bigger prizes lol.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone.