I have no problem teaching them young how to earn their keep! Just kidding, I am not that mean. But Liam has a new found love for the vacuum so I put him to work :) He loves and loves to vacuum and would do it for hours if I let him. Now if I can just teach him to clean the toilets....
Now that spring has arrived I'm looking forward to shedding the sweaters and long sleeves I've been wearing all fall and winter. I'm looking for a new lotion product that will help ease my dry skin and make it look better and healthier when I start wearing short sleeves and sandals.
I've been hearing a lot about a new product called Dial Nutriskin Lotion. I went to my local Walmart to buy some and try it out for myself.
As I've gotten older, my skin has started to show all the effects of not taking proper care of it. Laying on the beach for hours as a teenager with only baby oil on my skin was not a good idea! This bottle of Dry Skin formula contains aloe, which is excellent for your skin. It also has vitamins C, E and F, which contain antioxidant agents and help to improve elasticity. It says the lotion will give your skin 24 hours of intense hydration and is hypo-allergenic. Everything I need to get rid of my dry skin and make it look and feel healthier.
My daughter and I plan to do some gardening, so I've also picked up some gloves to protect my hands. Working in the garden is really rough on my hands and they look especially bad after working outside.
Back at home, I'm trying out the Extra Dry Skin formula with shea butter. It smells great and I love how silky and smooth it feels. I love that Dial Nutriskin has vitamins, minerals, and nutrients in it to make my skin not just look better but actually improves the condition of it.
I put on my new comfy Croc's I just bought and decide my feet and legs are definitely going to be getting some Dial Nutriskin Lotion! After having my feet in boots and heavy socks for so long, it feels great to be wearing these. But my feet and legs need some help to get rid of dry skin here too.
So here I am after using the lotion for 4 days. Does my skin look any better? I think it does, because I can actually see that the dryness is mostly gone. But I think the biggest difference is that it feels softer to me, has more moisture in it, and just feels good! I'm glad I tried Dial Nutriskin Lotion and I'll keep using it to help keep my skin at it's best.
I enjoyed shopping at Walmart for #DialNutriSkin and gardening items. You can read my Google+ story about my shopping trip.
Dial often offers coupons for their products when you are a Facebook fan and a Twitter follower.
*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 #DialNutriSkin
The weather around here can make you a little crazy. It can be raining one minute and the next it is so sunny and beautiful, you can hardly take it all in. A favorite Sunday outing to the Pike Place Market is just the thing to cheer me up. The vendors are friendly, the flowers are beautiful, and there is every kind of fish imaginable that is for sale.
This friendly fellow was more than happy to pose for a picture. Yeah, it's rainy up here, but whenever I visit the Market, I feel less "crabby".
Coffee is an essential part of my life. I love the way it smells, taste and wakes me up. I like Iced Coffee, Coffee with cream and sugar and Coffee drinks like cappuccino. As busy Mom I don't always have time to make a coffee drink or run to the coffee house to get one (and they can be expensive at the store). I wanted a coffee house style solution to making a great drink. It needed to be simple and affordable.
At CoffeeCow.com I found a single serve Coffee Maker that I have not seen before. The Nescafe Dolce Gusto Melody 2 Coffee Machine. Nescafe is a well known brand and the coffee maker is reasonably priced at $129.99. I can save a lot of money from making my drinks at home and not going to a coffee house.
I love the simplicity of the Nescafe Dolce Gusto Melody 2 machine. Its a simple 3 step process. Fill up the water, select hot or cold. place the capsule in and in a minute you have a hot coffee! The coffee lever allows you to adjust the strength of your coffee.
Product Info:
No mess, No fuss. Everything you need to make hot or cold drinks are contained in our easy-to-use capsules
Our technologically advanced machines and precisely designed flavor capsules combine to give the NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® a professional-level 15-bar pressure system (similar to coffeehouse machines) which helps to ensure that every cup is perfect with a foamy froth, rich crèma and luxurious flavor
The unique patented Custom Control Lever puts you in control to customize your coffee's strength and mixture (for multi-capsule drinks). It also lets you alternate between hot and cold beverages in an instant
The exclusive Thermoblock technology heats the water fresh every time, in less than one minute
NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® uses only the highest quality ingredients - featuring only 100% Arabica, rich chocolate and foamy milk
Stylish and sleek design that will stand out on any kitchen counter
Energy Saving automatic switch off
The capsules make it super simply to make a coffee house style drink. You can make Espresso Caffe Lungo, Caffe Americano, Cappuccino, Chococino, Latte Macchiato, Cappuccino Ice and Nestea Peach. I like that the capsules (also called pods) are easy to find in the store. Online is even easier. CoffeeCow has 16 capsule boxes for less than $10. A big savings compared to a coffee house price.
This is a funny commercial about the Nescafe Dolce Gusto line of coffee makers. The Melody 2 is the one I reviewed and the one you will have a chance to win thanks to CoffeeCow.
CoffeeCow carries many coffee makers single cup and brewers. They carry a wide selection of pods and capsules for if you already have a Single Cup coffee maker. CoffeeCow has a money back on your purchase program called Cow Bucks. The program is tiered for a percentage back when you spend a certain amount. For purchases $60 or more you get 1% back and $100 or more you get 5% back in Cow Bucks that you can use on future orders. Its a great way to save money on coffee products you regularly buy, plus its delivered right to your door.
Its a cute company and I picture the Cow drinking a cup of coffee with my when I use my Nescafe Dolce Gusto from CoffeeCow.
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Its funny how something as simple as a small box can be turned into a wonderment of magic. My son recently got a new pair of boots from Kidorable. The box the boots came in has turned out to be magical. Perhaps its because it was a pair of Dragons boots, I am not sure. My son sure thinks its magical. He carries the box all over the house taking things from the box and using them. Sometimes its food that he will feed to me and then himself. Or treats for the dog and his stuffed animals. He says Yum and makes sure I chew my snack he gives me from his magical box.
It brings me great delight to just sit and watch him "see" the items in his box and interact with them. He loves his magical box so much that he has been taking it in the car with him and offers his magical treats to everyone.
When I was a little kid I had an imaginary teacher, Mrs. Duck. My siblings all went to school so I think I made her up so I could be like them. I wonder if my son will have any imaginary playmates and who they will be.
