I received an ebook called Optimal Exposure for free in exchange for an honest review that I really enjoyed. This book is written by Dan Rogel, which I found to be an interesting fellow. He is a senior scientist who worked for the Israeli Defense industry and also has traveled around the world as a photographer. This book is a murder mystery and is based on many of the author's experiences in life and where he has been. I love learning about different cultures and countries, so this book caught my attention right off. You will find yourself immersed in Kombabela at an Indian Festival that I had never heard of, but now am very curious to see it taking place. The author starts with an introduction about how he writes his books, which drew me in immediately because I felt like I got to know him and relate to what he was writing. I also really enjoy reading murder mystery "who dunnits" stories, and thought it was very well written and captivating. At first I wasn't sure if I liked the style that the story was written in, but warmed up to it within a chapter or two. I also found it a little difficult to pronounce the names of characters and places because I am not very familiar with Israeli culture. It would have been great if the author could have written up a page with pronunciations. Finally got comfortable though with my own way of pronouncing them. The storyline caught my attention right off and I immediately tried to start putting clues together and making guesses at who do it, but I wasn't able to figure it out until the end, which means that it was very well thought out. You will meet a whole team of photographers who work together and go on expeditions, but when something happens to two of their members, an investigation begins. Don't want to say too much more, or I may give it away! It is a pleasurable read and would recommend this book to anyone who likes to solve a mystery. You can sit down and read through it easily and find out at the end what happens, or you can really dive deep into the clues and try to solve the problem yourself. Enjoyed it a lot! #OptimalExposure
Here is the link to check out the book: https://www.amazon.com/Optimal-Exposure-Murder…/…/B01MF9AJLR

Aulker S20 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Review

I received the Aulker S20 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker for free inexchange for an honest review. #Aposon Really like this speaker. Hubby stole it from me because he liked it even more. lol ;) Great sound quality and it gets very loud for large areas. Instructions are pretty clear to help figure the speaker out. There is a flexible handle for you to hold on to or hang it on something. The body feels heavy duty and it isn't supposed to break when dropped. It accidentally fell out of my hands maybe three feet from the rug floor and it still played fine afterwards. It comes with an audio cable to hook into your phone, tablet, computer, or Ipod. There is also a USB charging cable that works fine. It will connect to a car charger too. There is a power button on the top that you can turn device on or off and if you hold it down, a FM radio comes on! Will automatically look for stations for you and they come in very clear. Even in the basement. There was also quite a collection. You can also turn on bluetooth on any of your devices and the speaker will talk to you saying that it connected to bluetooth and you may now use it. It has a lady voice. We tried youtube music with it and came through just fine. I would give this a 5 star. Just don't know how long it will last for. Love the blue color! Husbands favorite color. Looks like you can connect a small tripod on the bottom, but I didn't try that yet. Oh and it is supposed to be waterproof , so will be taking it to the beach, but don't want to try putting it in water just in case. Here is the link if you would like to check it out: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MA3SNN4

Bayberg Men's Multi Vitamin Antioxidant Formula

I received the #Bayberg Men's Multi Vitamin Antioxidant Formula for free in exchange for an unbiased review. I personally didn't try these out, since I am not a man ;), but my husband did. He said that they veggie capsules were easy to swallow and didn't mind the mild taste. Kind of like a green tea flavor. It also didn't upset his stomach while taking. You can take two capsules with a meal. These vitamins contain all the vitamins and nutrients needed to act as a extra supplement to your food and drinks. There are also three blends that help with male support, energy/antioxidant, and an immune blend. I would recommend the company puts a child proof cap on bottle because my little ones could easily get into them. They are ok for 18 years and older. These vitamins are made in the USA and are non GMO, but are not organic.

Here is the link to check them out if you would like: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0FYK7J

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Aulker 2 Port USB Car Charger Dual Qualcomm Quick Charge Review

I received a 2 Port USB Car Charger Dual Qualcomm Quick Charge from #Aulker for free in exchange for a unbiased review. This little charge is very handy. I plugged it in our car charger, so that I could either be charging my phone using google maps, my GPS, or tablet while using two out of the three at a time. Would have been great if there were three ports just in case I needed to only charge phone for regular use, but 2 is nice to have and really all you need for most trips.... I tried the charger out while doing a one hour drive (not a long vacation trip when I really will need it) and found that it continuously charged my phone while using google maps and the tablet while kids watched a show. It charged the power in both devices about 15-20% more than what they started out with. Probably would have done more if devices wouldn't have been in use. It is a tight fit to push in and out of charging base, but works fine. Maybe because it is new. Really like having that extra port available. When power is on, there is a small light lit up, so that you know it is receiving power.

Here is the link to try it out!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1OFNGY

Easy@Home 20 Pregnancy (HCG) Urine Test Strips Kit - 20 HCG Tests Review

So I received the Easy@Home 20 Pregnancy (HCG) Urine Test Strips Kit for free in exchange for an honest review. This kit includes 20 pregnancy strips, so that you don't run out for quite a while.  The strips are not in a plastic case, so you do need to have a clean cup on hand to place strip in urine and see results.  These strips show whether there is a positive or negative level of HCG. If HCG is present, it will show two lines and means you are pregnant. So one extra step, but more environmentally friendly and you get more strips than if you buy with the plastic cases.  These strips are accurate and easy to read and are individually wrapped for storage.  Instructions are quick and easy to read through and show pictures of how to read results. I would recommend these for accuracy and if you don't mind the extra step of placing in a cup. Love that there are 20 strips. #EZHome_HCG_20P

Here is the link to visit if you are interested:
https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Home-Pregnancy-Urine-Strips/dp/B00DOJWJ3U/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1465704048&sr=8-3&keywords=pregnancy%2Btest

Lasten Stainless Steel Grill Brush with Silicone Brush for sauces Review

I received the Lasten Stainless Bristles BBQ Grill Brush to try out for free in exchange for my honest opinion and found that it works very nicely.  My grill was very dirty on the inside area and the grilling area.  When I ran the brush along the grilling area, it cleaned very well without pushing down hard and when I pressed even harder, basically cleaned off everything without turning on grill to help burn off junk.  I even started to see some shine underneath all that yucky stuff that I haven't seen in a while. The brush feels very heavy duty and has a long handle, so you don't have to put your hand over the flame while cleaning.  The brush part is made out of stainless steel and feels like it will last a very long time. There are 3 wide mouth brushes all in one, so the cleaning gets done a lot faster.  When you are done cleaning, you can put the plastic case over the top to keep other things from getting dirty.  I didn't feel like there was any sticky residue left on it after cleaning though.  So I felt like after cleaning the grill, it took off basically everything and was very happy with it and would recommend buying it if you don't want a chincy one. It also came with a silicone baster that you can use to spread your sauces with.  Very soft silicone pieces on baster that make it easy to clean and are flexible when putting on sauce. Don't have to worry about the horse hair or plastic hairs falling out in the sauce.  

Here is the link to follow if you are interested in seeing product:  https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Bristles-Barbecue-Char-Broil-Porcelain/dp/B01LZQ4K81/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476408495&sr=8-1&keywords=BBQ+Grill+Brush

Before being cleaned with brush.

Cleaned up really well!! :)

Instanatural Eyelash Enhancing Serum Review

I received the #InstaNatural Eyelash Enhancing Serum for free in exchange for a review. This serum comes in a small bottle with a very small applicator. Applicator is very easy to use once you get the hang of it. I did get some in my eye the first time and it burned, but was able to get it out quickly. After that, I figured out how to get it on my eyelashes without getting it all over my eyelids. Most of the ingredients are natural. I would recommend company take out the Disodium EDTA if it is possible because it is a formaldehyde releaser. This serum is supposed to make your eyelashes longer and thicker, so that you don't have to wear eye make up so often. I found that within a couple days my lashes felt like they were getting stronger and they started looking darker. It can take more than 2 weeks to see full results. I have thin eyelashes, so I can see how this serum is beneficial for me to use. They also started to curl up.
Here is a link if you are interested: http://instanatural.com/products/eyelash-enhancing-serum

This is before I started product.                                This was 5 days after I started using product.

Instanatural Vitamin C Serum

 
 
 
                                                                                So I received the #Instanatural 20% Vitamin C Serum to try out on my Face for free in exchange for a review.  I only had 5 days to try product and I know that it takes at least 14 days or more to get full results, but I can say I did start seeing results.  What I noticed was that my facial skin became more clear with a shiny glow to it and I noticed that the skin started to tighten.  So this serum is providing a healthy glow to my skin. It does what it is supposed to.  I have very sensitive skin and it didn't cause redness or itchiness. Just felt some tingling when I put it on. I was impressed that most of the ingredients were labeled as natural. Here is the link to try it out if you would like to: http://instanatural.com/products/vitamin-c-serum

  This if before using product.

This is 5 days after using product.

Easy@Home 8 Ovulation +2 Pregnancy test sticks

Hey there, So I received a box of Easy@Home 8 Ovulation +2 Pregnancy test sticks for free in exchange for a review. This kit comes with 8 ovulation sticks and 2 pregnancy test sticks. There are easy to read instructions included for both. When you need to check you LH level for ovulation, check the chart to see when you start to take your 5 tests. So you need a total of 5 sticks when testing over a period of 5 days, unless there is an invalid result. In order to get results, you need to urinate for 10 seconds on to strip below arrow and then within a couple minutes you will see results. I found it easy to the testing sticks and the results were easy to read and accurate. When there are two lines of equal color, that means there is enough LH in the urine. I was able to see over a couple days of testing that the left line got increasingly darker, which meant that it was showing correct information. The pregnancy sticks are also used the same way. Urinate for 10 seconds on them and you will get results in a couple minutes. They are easy to use and gave me an accurate answer of Hcg values. If I were to recommend these testing strips to someone, I would say they work and to try them out.
 #EZMLH8HCG2

Here is a link to follow, if you would like to try them out: https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Home-Ovulation-Tests-Pregnancy/dp/B01ETNF300/ref=sr_tnr_p_7_3762501_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1466522951&sr=8-7&keywords=ovulation+predictor+kit

A no bark collar for your little furry friend that works!

So I received the #OurK9MintBarkCollar free in exchange for a review from K9. I have been using this collar on my little furry friend who ways 9 lbs and loves to bark at everything. This package comes with a collar and no bark receiver that connects to the collar very easily, two batteries (only needs one at a time to function), a card explaining what to do incase of a problem, and e training materials. I started off by putting collar on dog for two days without battery to get her used to collar. Then I put battery in and started training my dog by saying no each time it beeped/vibrated. I really like that this collar only beeps and vibrates. No pain. The first two times the dog barks within 40 seconds, there will be a beep. This is so the dog understands they can communicate with you if need be. The third beep up to a 7th beep is accompanied by a vibration. My dog reacted to the beep and vibration by bowing head and tucking tail and stopped barking. By the second day she was very quiet. Stopped chasing the cars going by and barking in the window. Haven't tried it with her when visitors come yet. I did try taking off the collar for a while to see if she would continue the no barking, but she started excessively barking again, so I put collar back on. Every dog is probably different, so not sure how long this will take to use before she learns to not bark without collar on. Remember to take off collar when dog wants to play, so she can bark and use her language to communicate. If I had a star rating here, I would give this a 5 out of 5 :) Very helpful. House is more peaceful and quiet now. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXSZRCI

So here is a no bark collar to try out if you have a very talkative doggie friend!!! :)

#OurK9BlackBarkCollar
So I received the K9 Black Bark Collar from a company called K9 for free for a product review. Here is the link if you are interested in taking a look at it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011CI8AIW
This is Part 1 of my review because I received the collar without prongs and am waiting for the company to send me another collar product. Customer service has been very helpful in ...reading my emails and replying within a day on procedure of new collar. The collar comes with two batteries and only uses one at a time, a tester light, e-training materials, instructions on how to contact company, and the anti bark static shock controller that hooks to the collar. To use collar, it is very important to read the manual they send in an email. I found it very specific and easy to understand. It also leads you to YouTube videos on how to use the collar, which I was able to watch and put together collar easily. Before you start, you need to put collar on dog without battery until they get used to it, and then you can start training with battery. When the dog barks, trainer needs to say no, when each beep happens. There are 6 beeps. The first two are only beeps, which allows dogs to voice what they need to and then for excessive barkers the third beep continues with a small shock to get dogs attention. This continues with beep and small shock up to the 6 beeps and then will start over, so dog isn't hurt. Make sure to not use while your dog is playing, so they can communicate with you. The tester light makes it easy for you to see if collar is sending correct static shock. You blow into the air hole, which makes a beep and then press the tester to the prongs and it will light up, which means there is static coming through. This collar is for excessive barkers and my dogs are definitely excessive barkers. We are trying it on our one poodle mix that is over 10lbs. Our other dog who is smaller is trying out the Mint K9 dog collar that uses a beep and vibration. It is working with her barking very well. I will be writing a review on that one soon. Please wait for Part 2 on how this collar works with our dog and her barking, when I get the new collar with prongs.