Pledge Natural Beauty – A Thing of Beauty?

Getting a can of Pledge in the mail to review was exciting.

Well, after I first freaked out because a bottle of aerosol was delivered to my home in a box – isn’t that illegal? Ok, maybe I’m a little paranoid, but not much.

After that little panic, excitement set in. Pledge says it can remove up to 84% of allergens of pet dander and dust mites – my two biggest concerns with two dogs and two kids that seem like PigPen from the Peanuts trailing dust clouds behind them.

But it worked.

I love the lemon scent and have used it multiple times since receiving the can. I mean, I’m willing to write an entire review for a can of Pledge I can afford easily even though my husband got laid off two weeks ago…that should say something about the state of my economy and how much I liked the Pledge.

RW Knudsen – Organic Juice Boxes (giveaway)

Yeah, I know, the picture is huge. The problem is if I give you the tiny picture you can’t see all the detail that shows it’s certified organic, has less sugar, and all the stuff that makes this juice make a difference.

The thing is, I don’t care if it plants trees in another country if my kids won’t drink it, so lets see if this organic juice is all it’s cracked up to be.

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Cloth Diapers – Happy Heinys One Size

Have you ever seen a cow print diaper? Have you ever seen a cuter diaper? When this little piece of adorableness arrived from Simple Wonders Diapers, I nearly squealed with excitement.

But would the Happy Heinys usefulness hold up to the cute?  Would it contain the ever changing results of a new-to-solid-foods baby?  Would the “one size” actually be small enough for my tiny little peanut who weighs 13 lbs at 8 months and yet be large enough to fit a friend’s toddler?  And most importantly, would the DH say “enough is enough” with the cloth diapers and quit on me?

Stay tuned to find out!

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PearBudget – Really Simple Budgeting (Review & Giveaway)

After reviewing Mint a while ago I screamed and stomped my feet wondered about the absence of a student loan section/category. After I was done complaining about that, I moved on to the absolute insistence of credit card entries in the system. Well, you could leave them off but it was over a quarter of the screen that just sat there doing nothing because it could only be used for credit card information.

So, where was the budgeting system for those of us who aren’t rocking four bank accounts and a few credit cards? Those of us who may only have a bank account, a PayPal account, and no credit cards.

Charlie Park of PearBudget contacted me and offered me a pretty sweet deal for a completely honest review. How could I say no?

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