Bug Bracelet using Essential Oils and no Deet (review)

I received the #bugbraceletanklet for free in exchange for an honest review from CLD Brand.  I received 4 spiral orange and blue bracelets in individual packages that you can wear on your wrist or ankle. Once you open the bracelet package, you have 200 hours to use before the scent goes away. These bracelets are supposed to keep away mosquitos and insects using geraniol oil, lemongrass, oil, and citronella oil and doesn't include deet, so it uses much more natural ingredients than the deet sprays. I will let you know how they smell and work once the warm weather and mosquitos come out and play. :)

Here is a link to try them out:
http://www.amazon.com/cld-brandstm-mosquito-repellent-bracelets/dp/b00upqh02k/ref=sr_1_143?ie=utf8&qid=1426791520&sr=8-143&keywords=mosquito+repellent+bands

Tools4Wisdom Planner Review

I received the Tools4Wisdom Planner for free in exchange for an honest review.  It has a very pretty cover and there are other designs you can choose from.  Covers are thick and made really well and bound with a spiral bound binding, so should hold up well. It is a little larger than 8.5x11 paper, so should fit in bag or on a shelf nicely. It includes a 2017 number calendar to refer to and page for your name. There are several pages that give you ideas and questions on how to plan out your daily, monthly, and yearly goals. The planner also gives a 20-20 Habit Challenge (20 minutes a day to plan for 20 days in a row), so that you can make it a habit in your life and find where you are losing out on your time with what you find the most important, like family time. There is also a section that you can write out Where you are now, where you want to be, and how to get there. In the goal section, you can write out your top priority goas, meaningful goals and other goals. Lots of space to write. Then the rest of the planner starts out with Dec. 2016 and goes to Dec. 2017. Each month has an essential goal page, a two page block calendar to record your schedule, goals, and ideas, and then as many pages that cover areas to write your daily, priority, secondary, other, and weekly goals. At the end of each month, you can write down your monthly priorities and review how things went & what should be improved upon. At the very end of the planner is a notes & reflections section and actions should be taken. There is a pocket on back cover for any extra pages needed and Tools4Wisdom includes a code for you to be able get 77 free planning printables.  This planner is great to write down your busy family schedule, meal planning, keeping track of you budget, and any other things you need to remember. I am hoping it will help me get organized in one place. :) Here is a link to check the planner out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HR8KFF2

Wall Maker Large Animal Wall Decal Review

Arts and Crafts

I received the Large Animal Wall Decal for free from #7ProductGroup Wall Makers in exchange for a review.  This is a very cute and colorful set of wall decals that I am using in my daughter's bedroom. She really liked it when I put it up.  You can also use it in your baby's room.  It comes with 5 large animals that stack on each other and can be counted by the kids. There is a vine that goes all the way up the wall that you can practice counting by tens or measuring how tall the children are. There are also butterflies and ants to add to the décor. I was able to peel off most of the stickers pretty easily. A couple of them stuck to the paper, but I eventually got them off. Be careful when you are peeling off because I accidentally ripped the elephant ear. I would recommend to the company to maybe place stickers on two sheets because the leaves and bugs were hard to get off in the middle of the sheet because they are so small. IT was easy to apply to wall. I stuck stickers on from the bottom up and pushed gently onto the wall. There were some bubbles, but was able to get out either by pushing them out with fingers or unpeeling the sticker a little and reapplying. The stickers come off the wall without peeling paint off and can be placed back on paper. So very cute and easy to apply. Here is a link to check it out: http://www.amazon.com/Giant-Decals-Rooms-Nursery-Bedroom/dp/B019BWW9DS/ref=sr_1_206?ie=UTF8&qid=1484584983&sr=8-206&keywords=wall+decals+for+kids+rooms

 

Ramini Brand Plant Self-Watering Set Review

 I received the Plant Self-Watering Set from Ramini Brands at a huge discount in exchange for an honest review. This set comes with 4 self watering pieces in green.  You need to figure out what you want to use them for. If you are going to connect it to a pop or water bottle like I did then you will want to chop off the bottom piece, so that the water can flow out. If you want to do another type of watering system, you can poke holes in the sides all around the tube to get more streams.  When I chopped off the end piece, I got a steady stream to water with from the bottle. Not sure if it is working down in the dirt though because I haven't seen the water level go down in the bottle yet. These things are so you can go away on vacation and only drip out small amounts of water all through out the day, so it would be tricky to tell water level unless you watch it over a period of a week or more probably.  Excited to have something like this for when I go away. If you want to make them more classy, maybe paint your water bottle?

 Here is a link to check them out: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/b01ez8z0vg

Trip Worthy Compact First Aid Medical Kit Review

I received #TripWorthy Compact First Aid Medical Kit for a huge discount in exchange for an honest review. I bought this so that I could put it in the car for emergencies and also have it for when we go hiking/camping.  It comes in a very small, lightweight travel bag with two handles. Easy to zip up.  Inside there are two large pouches and two small pouches that have a flap with Velcro to everything organized and not falling out all over the place.  Many of the pieces have little bags to store them in. Very well thought out and when you run out of materials, just buy some more and reuse the bag. Everything is in here that you could think of in case of an emergency. (Glow stick,, tweezers, sewing kit, scissors, whistle safety pins, blanket, bandaids, cloth bandages gloves, wipes, antibacterial ointment, compass, cpr mask, qtips, cold compress, poncho, razor blade...) Basically anything you can think of in an easy to store carrying case. :)

Here is a link to check it out: https://www.amazon.com/Lightweight-Compact-100-Piece-Complete-Water-Resistant/dp/B01DYYCX6M

I received the Cabinet Child Safety Lock from Pepbaby for a heavily discounted price in exchange for an honest review. This set comes with 4 locking mechanisms, 4 hook pieces, and a magnet that have self adhesive sticky foam that stick to your cabinet wood without ruining the wood. You don't need to drill holes in the wood like I did with the first hooks we bought that broke and didn't keep our toddlers out. At first, we had trouble figuring out how to install these little hooks because the instructions didn't explain very well (missing steps) and the diagram pictures were not very clear, so I would recommend the company fix this. We decided to go online though and the pictures on there were very helpful and we got them installed in a matter of minutes. So there easy to install line does work if you use online pics and not the box pics. :) May work for you though. Once installed, they work very well. The clip hooks to the little grooved piece and only will move when you run the magnet along the outside of the cabinet. Have one on a drawer, a top cabinet door, and the corner cabinet door for a Lazy Susanne that we couldn't get to latch with other types of locks. This magnet one seems to be working though. Now the kids can't help themselves to food or get up on the counter and grab vitamins. Very helpful. Here is a link to take a look: https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Cabinet-…/…/ref=sr_1_2_s_it…