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Everything Else Trying To Conceive

I’ll Never…

A popular drinking game in my high school & college crowds was “Never Have I Ever”. Someone would say a phrase beginning with “never have I ever” & if you’d done that, then you drank. Example: never have I ever kissed a boy. Simple, easy & fun. Usually led to lots of laughs, stories told & tipsy friends.

My “never have I ever” list now is much the same, yet there’s so much different or maybe just different priorities. Now I think my social circle talks in Never Will I Ever…spank, bottle/formula/breast feed, EBF, co-sleep, daycare, public school, home school, cloth diaper. That list can go on & on.

Using reusable pads aka Momma Cloth would’ve been on my list as recently as the beginning of this summer. It’s not something I would have bought. I think I might have even skipped over a few of my friend Sally’s blog giveaways for it thinking, “gross” or “how weird”.

But {you knew that was coming right}, some Charlie Bananas & a Willow Pads reusable cloth pads were included with the rest of the green swag from the Haute Green party while I was in San Diego. That night as I was ruffling through the bag, I brushed them off. Sunday morning as I was packing, I pulled them out of the box & actually felt them~ soft, fluffy, & with super cute pink/blue fabric backings. After {TMI alert} leaking through undies due to progesterone supps all that week, I realized instead of liners that I’d trash {& forgot to pack to BlogHer} or having to change undies frequently, I could just try momma cloth.

So for the TTW portion of my next cycle, I slept wearing Charlie Banana pads. No leaks, no mess. Their comfort & softness make up for any bulk they might add.  I haven’t worn them to work but did one Saturday with a skirt/jeans & didn’t feel like anyone could tell. They washed easily in my normal laundry & in time, I’d imagine they’d also wash well in a cloth diaper load. Admittedly, I haven’t been brave enough to rock them during my period, but I can see my “Never Will I Ever” stance cracking there too.

What’s on your “never have I ever list”? What’s something that was on that list that’s changed recently?

Edit: Since I originally wrote this about a month ago, I tried sleeping in cloth while AF was in town. It was different & a tiny bit messy, but the pad came out clean in the wash & was more comfortable than a heavy tampon. Also, Charlie Bananas & Willow Pads have not sponsored me {beyond that they sponsored the Haute Green party}. I’m pretty sure they don’t even know who I am & don’t know about this post. My opinions are uninfluenced & all my own.

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Everything Else Reading

BlogHer Book Club: Lunch Wars

This book nerd jumped on the chance of a new book when I heard the ding of a BlogHer Book Club email from my phone. This time, I received & read Lunch Wars by Amy Kalafa. Amy is one of the ladies behind the documentary Two Angry Moms {I hope to watch it soon} & all the viewers questions actually led to this book.

As a loyal fan of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, I was hoping Lunch Wars would be similar ~ some behind the scenes food background & facts as well as some putting-all-this-talk-into-action plans. And honestly, that’s a great way to describe the book.

As a non-mom, & thus a non-mom of school age child{ren}, Lunch Wars doesn’t yet quite apply to me. I don’t plan to storm into a local school to check out the cafeteria & ask/hope/demand change tomorrow. But what I liked & appreciated about Lunch Wars was that it was a great way for me {or anyone} to prepare. Lunch Wars gave me the all the background information {plus more} I’d need in order to {when the time comes} confidently be able to know who & what to look for as well as to be able ask the right questions.

Lunch Wars already has me rethinking our current food purchases. I actually leaped off the couch to verify that the milk  in our frig at the time was rBGH-free. I was so glad to know what that is & that our local stores already sell milk that way!

If this book sounds interesting, if you want to learn more, or even join in on our discussion, check out the Lunch Wars BlogHer Book Club page. You can also learn more about the author who I just realized was speaking about Lunch Wars locally last night.

This was a paid review for BlogHer Book Club, but the opinions expressed are all my own.

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Everything Else

Scotch-Brite Disinfecting Wipes {giveaway}

You’ve probably gathered that I’m not much of a cleaner. I know there are those who relax & unwind by cleaning. That’s not me. {I’m friends with some of those girls & still do.not.get.it.}. After being gone for two weeks, I came home to a mess. I ignored it Sunday & Monday, but I could no longer avoid the filth tonight.

So cleaning is just something that has to be done in my household, but I love when I find things that simplify the dreaded task. When it comes to cleaning products I also struggle with is balancing price & making sure it’s safe for Moekitty & the environment.

I love disinfecting wipes. They make cleaning kitchen & bathroom counter tops so much easier. I’d kinda guessed the ones I’d been using weren’t so environmentally or pet-friendly. So I’d switched to greener bottled cleaners but missed the ease of the wipes.

Welcome to my life Scotch-Brite’s new Botanical Disinfecting Wipes. They’re priced so they’re easy on the wallet {less than $2.50 for 35 at Walmart}. I love that they’re Moekitty safe & I know they’re kid-friendly as well. That they smell all fresh & clean {mine are lemongrass scented} & don’t require after-use rinsing, makes them all the better. Seriously y’all, my kitchen & bathrooms thanked me for the attention. I thought about posting before & after shots but the befores were too embarrassing!

Hello box of cleaning & organizing fun!

Scotch-Brite wants one of you to try their new Disinfecting Wipes too & will send what they’re calling a “Celebrate the New School Year” gift basket to one of my lucky readers! The box will be just like mine above~ filled not only with the Wipes but also a Post-it block, Post-it durable tabs, Post-it flag highlights, & Post-it flag pens.

To enter, leave a comment letting me know when/where is your favorite place to clean.

For an extra entry, follow @suzstreats & @scotchbrite_3M & tweet “Enter to win a back-to-school basket #giveaway from @scotchbrite_3M & @suzstreats at http://tinyurl.com/67juj6g.”

I will draw the winner using random.org next Wednesday morning at 8am EST. I will contact the winner via email & twitter so that Scotch-Brite can send the winner the basket directly. If no reply within 48 hours, I will pick a new winner.

You can always follow Suz’s Treats &/or Scotch-Brite on Facebook. I found that Scotch-Brite is currently offering a $.50 off coupon & you can also learn more about the Disinfecting Wipes on their site. Thanks for entering & good luck. Happy cleaning!

Scotch-Brite sent me the same back-to-school basket as the winner will receive, so I could try & review their new disinfecting wipes. My thoughts, opinions & crappy photos are all my own.

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Food

Have you YoCrunch’d? {giveaway}

My typical work day lunch includes sandwich, chips or crackers & some sweet. Sometimes the sweet is dried mangoes, cookies if I’d made some over the weekend, or yogurt if we have it &/or I’m feeling healthy. Yogurt also works well because I don’t feel guilty about snacking on it at that 10:30/11am time that I find I’m hungry before my 1230p lunch time.

So when Miranda & I stumbled upon the YoCrunch booth at BlogHer, I was interested to try something new. I feel like I’d maybe heard of YoCrunch or seen it at my local store. But like DWB, until BlogHer, I’d never tried it.

Thanks to a couple YoCrunch coupons, I brought home the Strawberry parfaits for free then again a week later for a discount. It was one of the only things I wanted post-dilation doctor appointment. At less than 200 calories, it’s a great afternoon weekend snack or breakfast or dessert.

I was thrilled a couple of weeks ago when I heard from a representative from YoCrunch & even more excited when he offered for me to share free yogurt with my readers!

YoCrunch Love

What’s up for grabs? FIVE coupons for a FREE YoCrunch four packs. I’m sharing the love so there will be not one but FIVE winners! My household loves the strawberry kind so much we haven’t branched out, but you can.

Just leave me a comment about your current favorite yogurt/snack.

For an extra entry, like @suzstreats and @YoCrunch & tweet something like “Love yogurt? Wanna try #YoCrunch for free? Enter to win a #giveaway from @suzstreats & @YoCrunch http://tinyurl.com/3lbyyly”

I will close this giveaway next Monday Sept 26th at midnight, pick the FIVE winners with random.org, & email the lucky ducks for their address at that time. If no reply within 48 hours, I’ll pick someone else. You can check to see that your favorite grocery store carries them at the YoCrunch store locator {there’s $1 off 2 at the site too}. Good luck!

YoCrunch provided me with a sample & coupons when I met them at BlogHer & another coupon for this review. The opinions written here are all mine & not influenced by their gift of coupons.

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Everything Else Food

DWB Pancakes

I came home from BlogHer with a stack of coupons for some products I already used & loved as well as some new ones. One of the products I was most excited to try was De Wafelbakkers frozen pancakes. I’d sampled them at their breakfast on Saturday morning & received a cute reusable bag, T-shirt & coupons then.

We are breakfast people. Every morning & sometimes we even do breakfast for dinner. Typically it’s cold cereal or fruit as I run out the door during the work week. But with DWB pancakes, after a quick 1:15 in the microwave, you’re enjoying delicious blueberry pancakes! Be careful they come out HOT & can get tough if you overcook. But in our microwave, a minute 15 seconds is just right for pancake yumminess.

Here’s straight-out-of-cell photos from Monday morning as I was running late to head to Edenton. But still had time to make pancakes for me & husband. Yay! I like mine spread out with syrup. He’s a stacked with butter guy. What’s your breakfast/pancake style?

DWB provide me with the original pancake coupon as a result of BlogHer. As a result of this post, I’m hoping to get a few more coupons {& $250 if I’m their favorite review post}. What’s in it for you? Your own , & if I’m chosen, one commenter gets $$$ for leaving me breakfast comment love. My opinions were not influenced by their generosity & are my own honest thoughts.