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March 16, 2007

Blink and the mess is gone!

I love getting new products in the mail.  I mean I love it so much I shall even dance for them.  (Ask my neighbors.  It scares them.)  So when I got a box that was filled with Blink products, I dropped to my knees and kissed the box.  (No tongue.)  What do I mean by Blink products?  Oh you are going to be so happy you asked me that! Blink_group2

Blink products are amazing little products to keep my car from looking like a family of homeless slobs live in it.  (As it usually does.)   But even more excited than just getting these products, I got them right before I left town.  What better time to test out car cleaning products than a ROAD TRIP?  Better yet, a road trip with an 11 year old and a 5 year old.  Perfect. The thing I loved about these products are the handy clips that are attached to them.  You can clip them to the seat back pockets.  However, as much as I love my Saturn, it is small and the kids insist on bringing half of their bedrooms with them when we travel, so it made it more difficult to attach them.  So, being the ingenious Mom I am, . I improvised.  It was seriously sad that I enjoyed these products to much.  (Their slogan is "Blink and it is done!")

On our way home, we got caught in traffic.  Like traffic that moves once every 5 minutes.  Talk about the perfect time to get at least the front half of the car sparkling clean.  You think I am kidding.  I am so not kidding here.  Blink3  It gave me a chance to try all of the products at one time.   I grabbed the Blink Smudge cleaners and got all of the front windows fingerprint free.  Then grabbed the Spill Grabber and Stain Lifter that was suddenly needed when I slammed on the brakes (thankyouvery much SUV in front of me!).  The mesh totes were perfect for me to gather up the miscellaneous items that I keep stocked in the car.  And the Trash Tossers?  Please!   Road trip with kids + snacks = trash.  I loved having easy access to trash bags without having to pray that I had some old shopping backs stuffed under the seat.  (Though, if I did, I would have cleaned them up by then.)  Honestly, I think these are way overdue products for busy moms who spend half of their lives in their car.   I keep some of the product attached to the back of the seat and some in the glove box, but my Saturn is loving that I am enjoying these products so much.  Of course, I had to wait until the end of the trip to climb into the back seat to clean, but even so, I was giddy with these cleaning products.  And so was Sally.  (That's my car.  Don't judge me.  I've had her longer than my daughter.  Of course I named her.)

The only thing I would change if I could would be the size of the wipes in the Smudge Cleaners.  They were really small and a bit hard to get a good grip to clean the bazillion fingerprints off of my windows.  Other than that, there is not one thing about them that I would change. 

If you are a busy Mom who spends a lot of time in her car, I highly recommend that you check into these Blink products.  They truly do make your car cleaner and your life easier.  And let's face it, things are hectic enough without searching out cleaning products to keep our cars from looking like we live in them--even though at times we think we do.  And one of the greatest things ever?  The KIDS wanted to help me clean up!  Bonus!

My final vote for the Blink products?  Two thumbs up (with a snap!).

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March 02, 2007

Good Kids Bad Habits: Book Review

Goodkidsbadhabits The title of the book alone was enough to get my interest.  But as I dug in, I began to become one of those parents who realized that this book was written for me. For my children.

Listen to the facts that should scare you when it comes to your children.

Kids today have developed so m any bad health habits that they're facing heart attacks in the 30's.  30's!!

Experts predict this will be the first generation of children to have a lower life expectancy than their parents!

Our kids our developing ADULT diseases as children:

  • Kids with High Blood Pressure
  • Kids with Clogged Arteries
  • Kids who can't breathe
  • Kids with Sydrome X (a cluster of conditions from high blood pressure to high triglycerides and insulin resistance)
  • Kids with weak bones
  • Kids with Self-Esteem problems
  • Kids who can't sleep, Can't focus and can't learn
  • Kids who get sick alot

Does that scare you? It scared me!  But those are just the things that COULD happen.  It is not at all too late to fix these things and to help our children battle and BEAT these conditions so that they can live healthier, longer lives.  (I mean, we want them healthy enough to take care of us in our old age, right?)  That is where this great book comes into play.

Good Kids, Bad Habits: The RealAge Guide to Raising Healthy Children  by Jennifer Trachtenberg, MD, gives you the tools to reverse some of these bad habits.  And who of us as parents don't want to help our children live the healthiest lives possible?

The first thing the book does is gives you the tools to see exactly where your children fall in their bad habits.  A test to help you determine what you can and should do to have healthier children.  (I took the test and passed out realizing how much work I need to do to get my kids back on a healthier track.)  BUT it isn't a book to say, "Bad parent!  Look what you have done!"  It is a book that says, "Hey, let's get these kids healthy NOW."  It actually provides you with the tools to start making simple changes now.   

Continue reading "Good Kids Bad Habits: Book Review" »

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