During the winter months, we often spend more time indoors in close contact with others—there’s lots of kissing, hugging, and shaking hands. This intimate contact increases the likelihood of catching a cold or the flu. Year after year, this has been the case. I’m typically caught off guard by a bad case of the flu…
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It’s Time to Ditch Your Reusable Plastic Water Bottle
It’s time! Line up your reusable plastic water bottles and please (pretty please) STOP using them. I’ve been secretly cringing for years when I see someone drinking from a brightly colored, BPA-free reusable plastic water bottle. Reusable plastic water bottles are a dime a dozen at my gym, sit alongside yoga mats in my yoga studio…
6 Stylish Reusable Water Bottles You’ll Want to Own
More and more people are making the switch to reusable water bottles. Just this morning I was walking out of a spin class at the gym and I noticed a woman carrying an interesting looking reusable water bottle with a wood finish. Looking down at my old, dented water bottle I came to the realization that…
Softcup Menstrual Cup Review
Disclaimer: This post was created in partnership with Softcup. I did receive compensation. All opinions are my own. Softcup has come in and out of my life over the past few years and I have to admit that I’m glad it’s back again. Softcup is a menstrual cup. Never heard of a menstrual cup? Softcup is a…
Stonyfield Re-sealable Yogurt Pouch Allows Kids to Come Back for More
Yogurt on the Go! Parents with young children know that snacks are a necessity. When my kids were little we never left home without our arsenal of food. I remember putting a lot of time into packing the right things. Variety was key, as was quantity. Unfortunately I learned the hard way that forgotten snacks could very well…
Giveaway: MightyNest Reusable Lunch Gear for Tweens and Teens
I’ve been working with the folks over at MightyNest for quite some time because they walk the walk and talk the talk. They stand behind their pledge “to keep your family safe“. I’ve written about their products and shared their valuable information on my Facebook page and in my Twitter feed. You’ll even find a MightyNest banner off…
March Madness Dinner Party with One Bag of Trash
Paying attention during March Madness is not high on my priority list, but if Wisconsin is playing and there’s a way to combine the games with good food and good friends I’m in. The Badgers didn’t last long this year, losing in the second round of March Madness to the Ole Miss Rebels. That didn’t…