This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carmex®. All opinions are 100% mine. Carmex products have been around since Alfred Woelbing invented Carmex lip balm in 1937, literally on his family’s stovetop. Originally created as a salve for chapped lips and cold sores, Woelbing and his wife made Carmex lip balm by hand for over 20 years, pouring it into the familiar yellow-topped jars! The company is now owned and operated by Alfred’s grandsons in Franklin, Wisconsin. Carmex® Healing Lotion and Carmex® Healing Cream are the newest products from Carmex. I received full-size tubes of both for review, along with a travel size tube of the Healing Lotion. The Healing Lotion is designed for daily use, with aloe and vitamin E to nourish, moisturize, and protect your skin. It’s my favorite of the two because it absorbs quickly, makes my hands feel instantly softer, and has a light fragrance. One of the ingredients in Carmex is camphor, which is what moth balls are … [Read more...]
Online Reading Games for Kids of All Ages
Image by Elizabeth/Table4Five via Flickr Online reading games for kids can provide your child with a fun and educational experience. It can teach your son or daughter to concentrate, improve their vocabulary, and even help them build a closer relationship with their siblings, friends, and you. This is made possible because digital reading games are interactive and capture the child’s interest, and interest is essential for learning. Furthermore, you will discover that there are online reading games for kids of all ages, including preschoolers. Introducing a four year old to simple interactive reading activities on the Internet is a great idea because there is much they can take from this experience, as kids at this age have the ability to: Rhyme Make connections between themselves and the characters in a story Know a story has a beginning, middle and end and can find these sections Understand that the words of a story do not change no matter how many times it is … [Read more...]
Optifast Updates – Week 3 and 4
Chris being gone for three weeks last month really messed me up, blogging-wise, and I realized I was way behind on Optifast posts. Gee, behind already, what a shock :P My weigh-in on November 2nd showed a 1 pound weight loss. Not great, but certainly better than 0 pounds and far better than gaining weight. Despite the stress of Chris being gone, I didn't sit in the living room alone at night and shovel food in my mouth, which the old me definitely would have done. November 2nd was the last day of Week 3. At my weigh-in this past Tuesday, Nov. 9th, I was thrilled to see a 2 pound weight loss! Considering I spent Monday night and most of Tuesday eating real food at the Kraft Delicious Byte Blogger Event, I was scared that even though I was following my dietician's strict instructions regarding what to eat, that I would still show a gain. But I guess all that water I guzzled both days really helped with the extra sodium I'm not used to, and the walking didn't hurt either! November … [Read more...]
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