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Scandle

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 30 - 2010

I received the new Scandle shimmering body lotion candle (first ever of it’s kind!) to try. I had heard of Scandle many many times and I was really interested in trying it out.

When it got here, I opened it up and immediately was taken to a hot summer day as a teen, laying out, covered in tanning oil, it smelled so good. Just this tropical coconut wonderfully intoxicating smell. I kept opening it and smelling it. My kids kept asking to smell it.

I was nervous when I lit it. Would it really only be 2 degrees above my body temperature. Promise? It’s not going to burn me. Instinctively, you’re nervous, I mean we’ve always been told not to play with candles, they are hot! I poured some into my hand (after blowing out the flame) and didn’t get burned. It was warm, but not too warm. I immediately started rubbing it in. It goes on smooth. It feels luxurious. And it does give your body this shimmer. Not an obnoxious, I put on way too much body glitter shimmer, just a shimmer that is really pretty and makes you feel a little sexy. (Moms, admit it, we still want to feel sexy.)

Now, I don’t know if they recommend this or not, but with how good it felt on my body, I was wondering how it would work on my face. It’s supposed to deflect light to hide wrinkles and imperfections. I really wanted to try it. If you’ve read my blog awhile, you know I have the driest skin. I can put night cream on my face under my make up and my face still feels dry AND my foundation always looks powdery and just not attractive to me. I took the plunge. Rubbed some onto my face. I let it seep in a tad and then applied my make up as normal.

I’m not sure about the wrinkles, I really honestly don’t have many, but I feel they are so noticeable to me. Since I know where they are, I always see them. I need to ask Pato if he can tell a difference. I can say, my make up it was perfect. All night. I would almost describe it as how celebrities skin looks when they have their make up done. Almost a dewy radiant look. After 2 years of trying different foundations, both liquid and mineral, after trying tons of different moisturizers, I have found something that gets rid of that powdery look I get when I put on my foundation.

Do you know how happy that makes me?

Even now, 7 hours after I first used the Scandle shimmering body lotion candle, my face still feels soft and moisturized. My hands and body do too!

Love this!

Here’s a little video with some more information:

Something else awesome about the Scandle shimmering body lotion candle is that is made with 100% natural ingredients.

Scandle LLC is committed to providing our customers with high-grade, spa quality, skin care products that are made with the industry’s most natural ingredients – no petroleums or mineral oils,100% Vegan, drug-free, & cruelty-free.

I don’t think it gets much better than that! Wait it does! After you get your original Scandle in their pretty ceramic canister, they make refills. No throwing anything away. Love it when companies have greener options for us!

I highly recommend the Scandle shimmering body lotion candle. For those who have horribly dry skin like I do, this just might be the answer.

Check out their other products too. They have quite a few things to choose from and with their dedication to providing natural products that are cruelty free and green, they are a company that I want to do business with. I really want to try their Pumpkin Pie Spice and Autumn Harvest scents. They look like they smell delicious!

You can find Scandle –

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I want to thank Scandle for sending me their first of it’s kind Scandle shimmering body lotion candle! So scrumptious!

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Libman Freedom Spray Mop

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 30 - 2010

I recently was sent the Libman Freedom Spray Mop.

Detachable, 18 oz. cleaning solution bottle allows you to use and refill any solution you choose. Machine washable, scratch-free, deep cleaning pad provides a greener clean while saving you money. Self-powered solution sprayer with comfort fit trigger eliminates the need for batteries while letting you control how much solution you spray onto your floor.

I have one word to describe this – GENIUS! Seriously. I have my big plug in floor scrubber, which I love, but when the floor isn’t too bad, I have always wished I had something simpler than getting out the mop and bucket. I mean, if I’m going to go to that trouble, I’ll use the machine.

I won’t use the other brand that so many people use, you know the one with the bottle of cleaning solution and the throw away pads. I tried it a couple of times and for some reason, my floor felt sticky after using it. Plus, I use natural cleaners in the house because of the kids and the birds. Birds respiratory systems are different than other animals and so many things are bad for them, harsh cleaners, air fresheners, smelly candles, etc.

Do you know how excited I was to see this? You can fill the bottle with YOUR choice of solution. Myself, I clean the kitchen floor with water and vinegar. It doesn’t smell as nice as some cleaners, but it works just as well for what I need it to do.

Plus, no pads to have to keep buying! Let’s face it. With 4 kids (3 who are 6 and under), the kitchen floor gets messy all day long. Do you know how often I was buying the pads when I used the other one? A lot. With this, the 2 microfiber cleaning pads are perfect! One is washing while I’m using the other one. I’ve been hand washing mine because I use it so much. I have been filling it up with the vinegar and water each day and just using it as needed.

Even if I had to use my big machine, I would still pull this out. My big one doesn’t have attachments, so I can’t get under the counters easily. This slides right under the counter, right up against the table legs, under the fridge. LOVE IT!

The trigger spray (no batteries! Another plus) reminds me of a bottle of cleaner you would use to clean your windows. Squeeze the trigger, out sprays your cleaning solution. And it’s not a little squirt, it’s a nice wide spray.

Here’s a little more about what you get from the Libman Freedom Spray Mop:

Freedom to choose any cleaning solution you want to put in: Your favorite cleaner, plain water, environmentally friendly solution etc. Removable bottle for easy filling.
Freedom from costly and wasteful disposable pads- reusable microfiber pad can be machine washed up to 50 times. Safe on all flooring surfaces.
Freedom from batteries- trigger sprayer allows you to control how much liquid is coming out
Just grab and go, no heavy messy buckets to lug around
Quality manufactured in the USA (Arcola, IL) by a 4th generation family owned company.
Sold fully assembled in the mop and broom section of your favorite store
The Freedom Spray Mop will be available at retailers nationwide beginning August 2010 with a suggested retail price of $19.99 to $24.99.

Can you tell I love this? Totally gets a HUMONGOUS

for being an awesome alternative to cleaning your floor, for being simple, for being cheaper, and thank you thank you for not needing batteries! Do you know how often batteries disappear around our place?

So, you can see how excited I am.

Woot woot! I’m telling you, when you try this, you will absolutely LOVE it!

Thank you to Mom Bloggers Club and Libman for providing me with a Libman Freedom Spray Mop to review! Love love love love it!

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Is The Moon Full?

Posted by Heather Manning On September - 30 - 2010

I think it just was. Must be something in the water because my kids have done lost it. Yesterday was a crazy day and in the evening it didn’t get much better.

Last night nothing and I mean NOTHING could make Christiano or Alyce happy. They were both whiny whiny whiny. Did I mention they were whiny?

Katiana is always tired after school and she was snippy with the other 3. She actually hit Jordan at one point. I’m so tired of that. She did it the day before too, he didn’t do what she wanted, so she came up and smacked him HARD on her his bare back.

Alyce finally lost it when Katiana and Jordan were playing with bey blades and they wouldn’t let her play because “she always messes us up”. I was on the phone with my friend Diane, who could not believe what she was hearing. She’d never seen Alyce act the way she was acting and I haven’t seen it in a long time. Tears, screaming, so out of control that she was having trouble catching her breath. I got off the phone (obviously) and told Jordan and Kat that there was no reason why Alyce couldn’t play with them and if she was willing to calm down, she would play with them.

Oh no. That wasn’t acceptable anymore. The world was against Alyce.

She laid down on the floor and started screaming – just screaming, no words.

I picked her up and put her in her bed and told her she was welcome to join us when her fit was over. She laid in there screaming and crying for awhile and finally calmed down.

Then her and Christiano waited until the other 2 were asleep and I jumped in the shower to go destroy Katiana and Alyce’s nicely cleaned (by Kat) room and pull every toy out of Christiano’s toy box.

So that was fun.

They picked up Christiano’s toy box and I sent them to bed. They get to clean up the bedroom today.

This morning I went to get Kat and Jordan up for school and Jordan would not get up. He finally climbed out of bed about 20 minutes after I started telling him to get up.

Then he wanders around the place in a daze. I kept moving him towards the shower and he kept forgetting what he was supposed to be doing. At 5 ‘til 8, I looked up exaxperated, JORDAN! GET IN THE SHOWER!

Gooooosh mom.

Oh give me a break.

He got in the shower.

He actually managed to shower and dress in time for the bus, which leads me to believe he didn’t actually wash with soap in the shower. Oh well.

He takes off out the door and Katiana is scrambling for her homework folder, which last night she had told me was already in her book bag. I guess it wasn’t.

Can someone tell me how it got under the area rug in the living room?

She heads out to the bus stop.

Next thing I know she is back in crying. MOM! Jordan went to the first bus stop and got on the bus!!! He didn’t wait for me.

He had crossed the parking lot and waited in front of the other apartments. They do that a lot. If they wait until our stop, I guess none of the “prime” seats are left because we are the last stop.

Katiana, that’s fine. Just go out and wait with Tyler. (The kid who lives upstairs.)

No. Crocodile tears welling up in her eyes.

I got my shoes on and went out and waited with her. She made this whiny noise the whole time we were out there, and she was hanging from my shirt, burying her face into my stomach.

Girlfriend, what are you going to do next year when Jordan moves up to the middle school and his bus comes earlier? You’ll have to ride yours without him. It’s not like you are riding alone. Your just waiting at the bus stop without him.

It’s now 8:53. I am determined that the little ones and I are going to have a good morning. We are going to turn this nasty gloomy crap away and be cheerful and happy today. Maybe we’ll go to a park.

Then tonight, for some reason, Katiana has a soccer game. It’s at 6. It’s The Vampire Diaries tonight at 7. I could be pessimistic and say, I’m going to miss part of it! Who in their right mind schedules a game when my show is on???

But, optimistic me is going to say, the game gets over around 6:50, it’s a short drive to the house, I should just miss a few minutes and life will be fine.

Here’s a little more sunshine to brighten a day that started out cloudy.