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Purex Crystals Laundry Fragrance Booster

Erin Sluka

Thank you to Smiley 360 and Purex for the partnership for this feature and sending free product

 Do you love your laundry coming out of the dryer scented? How about when you reach in your drawer and put on a shirt and it still has that scent? Do you sniff your own shirt a few times? I do! Purex Crystals has the new Aromatherapy scents and when I walked by my husband and his shirt smelled good, I knew I recognized where that scent came from. It was the Purex Crystals Energy still on his shirt from laundry several days ago!

Purex Crystals Laundry Fragrance Booster

Purex Fragrance Booster Crystals come in 3 varieties now- standard Purex Crystals, Purex Crystals Aromatherapy and  Purex Crystals Botanicals. The Botanicals are infused with essential oils and the Aromatherapy have unique scent blends. All keep freshness within your clean laundry for up to 12 weeks.

 Just ad a capful to your laundry drum and start a load. Even after drying you will have an extra freshness.

With the Botanical scents like Cherry Blossom & Ginger and Warm Sandalwood & Vanilla you can have your favorite essential oils become a part of your laundry routine. They are dye free.

You can find all varieties of Purex Crystals at retailers near you. Learn more about Purex Crystals.

Gift Guides, Healthy Living, Kids, Parenting, Reviews by Anthony

Rollerblade Spitfire XT 2016 Kids Inline Skates

Erin Sluka

Thank you to Rollerblade for partnering with us for this feature

Rollerblade Spitfire XT 2016 Kids Inline Skates

We just wrapped up our Memorial weekend and for the first time is many years we had above 80 degree weather for all 4 days! That is so rare here in Seattle. We spend the weekend visiting family, one last celebration from Anthony’s birthday last week and a road trip to Mt Rainier area for a flea market.  It was gorgeous and not much time was spent indoors with this weather. It has me so excited for summer.

Anthony is also excited as the past 2 weeks he has owned a brand new pair of Rollerblade inline skates. He has never even owned roller skates before so this is new to him and he did not know how to use the inline skates when they arrived. Now he has improved so much and thanks to this weather stretch he has been able to get a lot of practice. That means less time indoors near the TV and games.

He has the Rollerblade Spitfire XT. What is unique about these skates is that they expand in size. Because our kids are always growing these skates can stay theirs for a long time. We spend enough as they grow out of shoes and clothes so now they can keep the skates and in a minor adjustment they will expand a size. There are 3 kid size options to choose from: 11(junior)-1, 2-5 and 5-8. the Spitfire XT comes in red/black. You can find them at Dicks Sporting Goods and on Amazon

When the skates arrived I was so happy with the quality. Words can hardly express how enamored I was inspecting every stitch and feel of the skate. Sizing took a push of a button and a strong pull and the shoe keeps in place. With Anthony as a new rider he has had many spills these past few weeks and there have been no flaws of adjusting form the skates. They use the standard inline skate brake pads too so it is easy to change these out as your child wears our the pads.

Do your kids have inline skates? Have they ridden in a while?

Visit the kids rollerblade options. Let’s get them moving outdoors this summer!

Back to School 2017, Brands with a Cause, Food, Healthy Living, Kids, Natural Foods, Parenting, Reviews by Anthony

Zap Cavity Monsters with Zollipops the Clean Teeth Pops

Erin Sluka

Thank you to Zollipops for partnering with us on the feature. Opinions and story if my own

Zap Cavity Monsters with Zollipops the Clean Teeth Pops

Now that you are done with dessert…have a lollipop! Because of a brilliant little girl who had a concept at age 7 to create a lollipop that is good for your teeth you can have some candy after dessert. And you should! Xylitol, Erythritol, Stevia-a triple threat to those nasty cavity monsters have come together in the form of lollipops, taffy and candy drops.

It was her little sister that came up with the name Zollipops! These are the suckers and now there are Zollidrops and ZaffiTaffy. Zollipops and Zollidrops are sugar free, non-GMO, gluten free, dairy-free, vegan, kosher and made with natural flavors and colors in the USA.

What is Xylitol?
 
Xylitol is an all-natural sugar alcohol that is in many fruits and vegetables. It is so natural we actually produce small amounts in our bodies. With over 40 years of studies and safe records, Xylitol is proven effective. Because Xylitol is absorbed by our body slowly and with only small amounts being absorbed, you get a sweetness with very little calories. It has a low glycemic index of about 7 (most sugars are over 80). It is so low that the body does not require insulin to metabolize it.
How can Xylitol help with dental care?
 
Did you know that chewing gum after each meal freshens your breath and can help fight acid reflux and heartburn symptoms. Consuming sugar-free chewing gums and candies manufactured with xylitol as the primary sweetener have already received official endorsements from six national dental associations. By reducing acidity, we can help take away the power from those little cavity monsters!
Erythritol is just like Xylitol only a tad smaller molecule size. And Stevia is also a plant with no added calories and sweet like sugar. So all 3 are natural sweeteners with the added benefit of not causing cavities and actually raises the pH in your mouth and reduces the acids that the cavity monsters need to grow the bacteria we don’t want.
So grab a Zollipop in your favorite flavor- strawberry, grape, orange, cherry, raspberry and pineapple. See Anthony hare a bit more about the brand below:

My BEWARE: Xylitol is easily fatal in dogs so always be careful your dogs or pets cannot access your xylitol foods.
Food

New Handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese

Erin Sluka

Thank you to Philadelphia Cream cheese for partnering for this feature

New Handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese

Your morning bagel and Philadelphia cream cheese have been partners for as long as we all can remember. But, now as bagels grow up into flavors like the Everything Bagel and I even saw some Pizza flavor bagels on the store shelf recently, so too is Philadelphia cream cheeses growing up. With new handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese you can enjoy your cream cheese in snack packs and they are delicious.

 

Philadelphia Cheesecake Cups are such a fantastic dessert. When you peel off the lid you get a 2 section cup with cheesecake in one section and flavors such as milk chocolate sauce,  strawberries, cherries and salted caramel sauce in the other. Mix them and stir for a rich cheesecake dessert. The best part is that there are no artificial flavors or dyes.

If you are like me (an my son) you crave a crunchy snack. Philadelphia Bagel Chips and Cream Cheese Dips satisfy that craving. Like the new Cheesecake cups they are a portioned pre-packed container, On one end you have multigrain bagel chips and the other side are cream cheese dip flavors such as strawberry, garden vegetable, chive & onion and brown sugar & cinnamon.

Keep these snacks refrigerated and pull one out when you want a snack or dessert. Works great this summer when the kids want a treat and you don’t have time to put crackers and cheese together or whip them up a cool dessert.

My son polished off his brown sugar & cinnamon with multigrain bagels and loved it. He can grab it from the fridge and dip and eat it on his own. This makes snack time so much easier on me. Check these Philadelphia snacks and desserts out in retail refrigerated sections.