Afrin PureSea Nasal Rinse

I live in Austin, Texas. Allergy capital of the WORLD! I also hate medicine, for whatever reason, I hate taking pills, allergy pills or even antibiotics unless absolutely necessary! So whenever I start suffering from seasonal allergies, or just get sinus congestion, I usually use a neti-pot, which requires mixing up the saline solution, then cleaning the neti-pot afterwards, nasty.

But, I got some Afrin PureSea Nasal Rinse, in a bottle with a spout that attaches to the top. You simply put it in your nostril, tilt your head and push the nozzle. That simple. No mixing, no mess, only 100% sea water, and you can control the flow. And it's mild enough to use on children.

So next time you have a stuffy nose, before you reach for the allergy meds that will make you groggy or hyper, try the all natural solution, Afrin PureSea Nasal Rinse!

Chili's Guiltless Grill

I'll be honest, my husband isn't a fan of Chili's. The food is salty and not the least bit healthy (or so he thought!). So when I signed up for this Bzz Campaign, he wasn't too thrilled with the idea. But I dragged him to Chili's and we tried a couple of the new Guiltless options, and I must say, I have made a convert out of him! Good thing too because there is a Chili's within in stone's throw of my house!

He had the Cedar Plank Tilapia and I had the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich and both were delicious. Cooked to perfection, the right portions, with less than 750 calories and 25 grams of fat, and sides of veggies instead of fattening french fries! We will definitely be going back to try the rest of the Guiltless options, there are plenty to choose from like Carne Asada Steak, Honey Mustard Salmon, Grilled Chicken Platter and Black Bean Burger.

I hope you go and enjoy it as much as we did!

Product Review: Pledge Multi Surface

Pledge Multi Surface Wipes and Spray are some great cleaning shortcuts to have in your cleaning arsenal! Who doesn't like to have a few shortcuts up their sleeve? Take the wipes for example, grab a wipe, you can wipe down the bathroom mirror, the windows, glass doors, and toss it in the trash. How easy is that? And because the spray is anti-static, you can use it to clean electronics. It's nice to have one product that will clean just about everything you own!

You can grab a wipe and clean the inside of your car (and if you have kids like mine, trust me, your car will thank you). You can dust ALL of your furniture with one product, no more window cleaner for glass, wood polish for wood, etc. You don't have to worry about allergens because you are throwing your dirt away, not just moving it around. And it's wax free, so there's no build up, and no streaks!

So if you're on the lookout for a good (quality) shortcut, try Pledge Multi Purpose Wipes and Spray!

Product Review: Sciece Diet Nature's Best

Everyone knows we like to spoil our pets! Our animals are part of our family. Bailey, our rescued mixed breed "Border Collie", and Ricky, our rescued whack job of a cat. But as crazy as they are, we always feed them the very best.

Science Diet Nature's Best is one of the best foods out there. It is always made with premium, healthy ingredients, meat first, real fruits, veggies and whole grains, and vitamins and minerals. And of course, nothing artificial, no fillers and no preservatives!

And after so many animals getting sick and dying off of cheap pet food from China, I think it's important to note that Science Diet is made from quality, natural ingredients inspected by the USDA and vegetables and grains grown in the US and European farms.

It will provide a complete, balanced nutrition for your pets, and help them maintain a healthy body weight. Be sure to check out the bag to find out exactly what nutrition your pet is getting, since they break it down for you.

And it's available at most pet stores, so it's easy to find.

Product Review: ZapIt Game Wave

This is an AWESOME game system!! We have had tons of fun with this. What I LOVE is that it comes with 4 remotes so all four of us in the family can play at the same time, that means my kids aren't constantly fighting, "my turn," "NO! My turn!" And that instantly makes ANY game night more fun! We love the Veggie Tales game so far the most. Me and my husband can play on level 2, the harder level, and the kids can play on level one, easy, all at the same time, and my 6 year old can beat us, fair and square on her own. She LOVES that.

There are many games that you can get for your Game Wave, a few of the fun ones include a game called Letter Zap, which is a Boggle type word game, Lock 5, which is a codebreaker game, Rewind, a trivia game about events from the past, Sudoku (a math game that I suck at!) 4 Degrees, another trivia game, and Click! a Wheel of Fortune type game that the kids also loved.

Another great thing about the Game Wave, when you aren't playing a game, it can be used as a regular DVD player, so you don't have to keep unhooking and rehooking up the system. That's always an issue at our house since we have SO many gaming systems!

We've spent a lot of family nights playing together and having a great time, no fighting over turns or who's winning, every one does well at something. It's been a great system to have, with no war games, no violence, no shooting, Mom loves it!

Product Review - Logitech Harmony One Remote

Or more accurately, Big Daddy's New Toy! This thing is the bomb though. He has this set up to run everything in our house that had a remote. Even our old stereo, well, I don't like to think of it as old, but as far as electronics go, its ancient. Logitech says the average family has over 4 remotes, we must be above average, sweet! We had a remote for the TV, the DVR, the DVD player, the Stereo system, which in itself controls several things, the CD player, the Tuner, etc. And if you have a fan with a remote, or your coffee maker on a remote, this thing could control that too.

Of course, I don't get to use it a whole lot. But, when I do, it's nice. When the kids are in school, and dad's at work, I get to play with it. It has a touch screen which is really neat. Makes me feel like I'm watching TV in a Star Trek movie. I know, I'm a little behind the times.

What I do like about it is, you touch "Watch DVR" and it turns the TV AND the DVR on at the same time, or if you want to watch a movie in the DVD player, the old way, I would have to put the DVD in, turn on the TV, turn on the DVD player, then change the TV input to the DVD channel, it required pressing a million buttons, let's just put it that way. Now, I touch "Watch DVD" and it turns it all on, puts it on the right input, and starts the movie, voila!

And it keeps track of what you have on. If you turned the TV on with the remote, it remembers, and then you just press the screen again to turn the TV off. It's like magic. Very sweet.

I didn't handle the setup, that was the "man's job" but since there were no remote shaped holes in the wall or swear words coming from the computer room, and the remote was still in one piece just minutes after he started the setup and we were using it to turn on all our goodies, I assume it all went well.

So, if you're in the market to buy a new remote, you should get this one! It's magic.

Product Review - Aveeno Positively Ageless

I can't really say a whole lot about this because I don't have a lot of wrinkles and aging skin YET, but I'm using it now so I DON'T get the wrinkles and aging skin!! Aveeno is made with natural ingredients like wheat protein and shiitake mushrooms, and those of you who know me know that's the only way a mushroom will get anywhere near my body, is pureed into some type of cream and smeared onto my skin! Seriously, it's supposed to be good for your skin!

I do use several of the other Aveeno products, and have liked all of them, and this one has the most wonderful smell. I can tell it has a firming effect, I just can't judge on wrinkles, but hey, I'm certainly not complaining about that!

If you're in the market for some new night cream, I recommend the Aveeno, it's probably cheaper than what you're using now, and more than likely works better (and I would be willing to bet smells a LOT better!!)