We've done in seemingly impossible! Found a toy better than Legos!

Since 1932 Lego (tm) has been a child and adult wonder toy. We've all played with those little brightly colored blocks that snap together to create amazing buildings, vehicles and give us the ability to let our imagination soar!

I don't know a single person that would say "what's a Lego?" I'm sure most of us have also experienced the excruciating pain of stepping on a loan brick that camouflaged into the flooring, perhaps even a shag rug.... OUCH

Well thanks to the awesome adventured of product testing, I've found something even more captivating and entertaining than Lego (tm) 

Magnetic Stick N Stack

These brightly colored tiles have magnets at all corners and quickly and easily snap together, we built a 10 foot tall tower with two sets in under 10 mins! I was unable to take a photo before my kids excitedly poked a hole at the base and screamed with joy as it collapsed! 

My favorite part is that they grab ahold of one another and make clean up extremely fast

The strength of the magnets are strong enough to hold and suspend 4 additional squares before falling off from the bottom. as you can see in my photos the wheel pieces are large enough to make trains cars etc. The child holding the car pieces in the photos is a larger than average 3 year old.

These tiles are great because they are not small enough to fit in a toddlers mouth and they do not leave any little pieces to get stepped on and lost like Legos.

Even more great than the fact that it has entertained the kids for a week straight, is that clean up is extremely fast, the magnets snap in perfect alignment and hold entire stacks together, you simply hold one pierce and waive your hand over the pierces and click, click, click they all snap together.

I gave it some time before writing the review to see how they could withstand 5 kids, 3 of which being toddlers and they have thrown these pieces across the room and jumped on them, and constantly crash down the towers they build, the total number of tiles that have broken.... ZERO; I'm completely amazed.
We have two kits, the 100 ct and 60 piece count so some of the photos may have different colors than what arrive in this kit alone, I do recommend ordering both!

My kids actually have played with these EVERYDAY for about a month!
This is one happy mom!

*Helps to Improve fine motor skills
*Promotes creativity and imagination
*Great for all ages
*Durable

*Captivating

Read Our full and honest review here > Amazon Review

Mom and Kid Tested and we approve! Just make sure the toddlers don't throw them at the dog.... that's not so nice! (yes we've been there)

Midori Spring Organic Matcha

I'm lucky enough to be a part of some great review communities and get to feed my new addiction to Matcha powder. 

I love the clean green taste and knowing that I'm consuming super healthy antioxidants and cancer fighting ingredients.

This month I was fortunate enough to try Midori Spring Organic Matcha Powder. 

It comes in a really neat little tin can with a screw top lid and a pop top seal. 

I've already posted some great recipes for Matcha powder and this works in all of them. It's a highly concentrated and pure.

I'm an avid fan and can't wait to have my next home made green tea frap!

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12 useful benefits of Lavender oil.

We love lavender oil and use all the time. I found THIS particular brand to be one of the best. It's PURE, meaning no fillers. And it comes with an eye dropper for easy dispensing.

I will share something from one of my previous reviews.
Upon research I found some useful benefits of lavender oil are:
1. Calming, Rub 2-3 drops of lavender oil in your cupped palms, then use the inhalation method to draw the scent all the way into your amygdala gland (the emotional warehouse) in your brain to calm the mind. Then, rub on the feet, temples, wrists (or anywhere) for an immediate calming effect on the body. Great for use in crowded areas like planes or subways to carve out your own personal oasis.
(we also use it in our oil diffuser for this)

2. Sleep aid:
Again, use the cupping and inhalation method. Then, rub a drop of Lavender oil on your palms and smooth on your pillow to help you sleep.
For our son we noticed it helps him sleep through the night when we put a drop on each heel and rub it on his feet before putting on his socks. He actually sleep much better when we do.

3. Bee sting / Insect bites:
Put a drop of Lavender oil on a bee sting or insect bite to stop itching reduce swelling.
4. Minor burn: Put 2-3 drops Lavender oil on a minor burn to decrease pain. I recently did this after I spilled scorching hot tea on my hand at Starbucks and luckily had my lavender with me. Result: NO redness, swelling or pain. NO sign of any burn. Lavender works wonders!

5. Cuts
Drop Lavender oil on cut to stop bleeding, clean wound, and kill bacteria.

6. Eczema / Dermatitis
Mix several drops of Lavender oil with a nut or vegetable mixing oil (coconut, sesame, etc) and use topically on eczema and dermatitis. I have a dear friend who suffers from severe eczema and swears by this.

7. Nausea or motion sickness
To alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness, place a drop of Lavender oil on end of tongue, behind the ears or around the navel.

8. Nosebleed
To stop a nosebleed, put a drop of lavender oil on a tissue and wrap it around a small chip of ice. Push the tissue covered ice chip up under the middle of the top lip to the base of the nose and hold as long as comfortable or until the bleeding stops (do not freeze the lip or gum).

9. Dry or chapped skin
Rub lavender oil on dry or chapped skin.

10. Chapped or sunburned lips
Rub a drop of lavender oil on chapped or sunburned lips.

11. Hay fever.
Rub a drop of lavender oil between your palms and inhale deeply to help alleviate the symptoms of hay fever.
it all the time for many things originally we bought lavender oil to make our sons cloth baby wipe solution and it was amazing, he always smelled so good, after he was potty trained we found many other used for this stuff!

12. Dandruff.
Rub several drops of lavender oil into the scalp to help eliminate dandruff. (And smell good) It also helps to blend it with jojoba oil for this too.

I truly believe this should be a household essential!!!!

I received this particular bottle in exchange for my honest review. I actually love this brand more than a few others I've tried.

Recipes plus freebies and special coupons!

Today I made a delicious homemade mock Starbucks Grasshopper Green Tea Frappuccino©

Even better.... It was completely organic!

made in my bullet blender. 

About 1 Cup Ice

1/2 Cup Organic milk (you may use any milk substitute)

1/2 Cup water

2 teaspoons Organic Matcha Powder

2 Tablespoons Organic Honey (you can use any sweeteners of your choice and sweeten to taste)

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

if you want grasshopper style 

1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

and for a special kick I added about a tablespoon of Organic cocoa nibs. 

Ah-mazing! My mouth is still dancing with delight. 

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Why Organic?

I've often had people look at me like I'm crazy when I bother to ASK if something is grown organically. 

It matters to me! It matters that I'm not eating GMO's, such as corn with viral DNA to benefit Monsanto and lazy farmers. 

They are finally conducting extensive studies which all point to the dangerous health effects of this maddening science russian roulette on out diet. 

I vow for myself and my children to go as healthy as possible, back to our roots, back to the basics, We are going ORGANIC! 

And to start I'm happy to say that i'm starting an organic garden. One of the great products that I was lucky enough to receive for free was an organic seed kit sold on Amazon by VREMI

We have had fun planting the seeds and staring in wonder as we watch them grow into tiny beautiful life forms that will provide us with nourishment.  It really is an amazing thing that we take for granted. 

Growing them myself I'll know exactly when is in my food, on my plate and in my belly!

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/10-Reasons-to-Avoid-GMOs

 

My latest freebie

As an Amazon reviewer I get the opportunity to try new products and give them an honest review. 

Recently I signed up with Tomoson and got to review this Fogless Shower Mirror

Honestly it was very easy to install, It's a stainless steel hook that already comes with the adhesive. I just cotton swabbed a little alcohol on my shower where I wanted the hook and did the peel and stick. 

I love the fact that's it's not a suction cup attached to the mirror. Since the mirror in on a hook I can easily grab it and use it to look at my hair or face.
When I put it back up I know that it's not going to come crashing down and break (I've lost about 3 other mirrors in the shower like that)

It comes in handy when washing your face to be able to actually see your skin and make sure it's clean and there is no more makeup misses.

Less soap on my eyes since I can see what I'm doing. It's a Win Win. So thank you to

Cassani Fogless Shower Mirror