ExfoliMATE | Magic Exfoliating Body Cloth

I used to use loofah's to exfoliate but found that later I would have bleeding under my skin which we found out to be a bleeding disorder, so I had to stop using them. With the ExfoliMate cloth I can still wash off the dead skin without causing bleeding because it is much more gentle then a regular loofah.

This also has a long spas so that you can use it to get to your back say for backne problems. This would have been a great product to have for my children who had this problem for a while. I can easily reach my back during showers by just adding a bit of soap or shower gel to the cloth, while holding it with both hands behind my back I use the back and forth motion to was my back. I love it.


The ExfoliMate cloth is long, comes in a animal print, and it easy to use.

You can find the Exfolimate on Green Heart Labs.

What Green Heart Labs has to say about their product.

Watch out backne, buttne, and chicken skin! Now, you can reveal fresh glowing skin with our super-effective exfoliating cloth made specifically for the body, including hard to clean places like your back, buttocks, arms, and shoulders. This magic exfoliating wash cloth is our unique version of the Japanese exfoliation towel but with softer fibers and special weave pattern for a smoothing microdermabrasion effect. Because of the foam boosting loofah-loops you won't need to use as much body wash or acne soap. It is the perfect clear skin accessory for after workouts and sports. The gentle exfoliation preps your skin for any medicine or treatment products (acne body spray, acne serum, spot treatment solution, spray tan etc.) applied afterward making them easier to absorb. Your total body acne regimen is not complete without our acne scrubber. Once you try it, you won't go back to wash cloths again!
Great for body acne, dry, dull skin.  Works well with Butt Acne Clearing Lotion.

• Cleans pores and follicles to banish blemishes and reveal a fresh glow
  Reaches tough to treat spots like back, butt, and shoulders
  Exfoliation helps control breakouts by removing dead skin and bacteria
  Long-lasting green fiber and biodegradable packaging
  Loofah scrubber increases lather making body acne clearing wash last longer
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Eleclover UV Flashlight

The Eleclover UV flashlight is between the size of those little lights and a full size light which is just the right size for keeping in a drawer.

This is a great UV light for checking to see where spots are on your floors that you can't see with the naked eye.

The bottom unscrews so that you can put in 3 AA batteries which are not included, and has a wrist strap so you don't drop it while in use.

To me this is the right size for my hands. It is comfortable to use and super bright. It has a little push button to turn the light on and off.

Great for seeing where pets might have had an accident that you missed while cleaning. You know you can smell it but can't quite find where it is. Well now you can with just a pass of the light over the floor you can see just where the trouble spot is.

The Eleclover UV flashlight can be found on Amazon.



What Eleclover has to say about their product.

This ELECLOVER large UV flashlight with 51 UV LEDs allows you to cover a much larger area without losing the intensity of the UV light. We have conducted side-by-side tests with typical UV flashlights and we are on average 30% brighter than our competition.The flashlight emits a 395 nanometer wavelength light and is built with rugged, machined aluminum construction with a sleek design. The backlight flashlight allows you to detect urine and stains of dogs, cats and other pets on carpets, rugs, clothes, furniture, floors and much more.The product is both water and shock resistant.The flashlight uses 3AA batteries, which are not included. 

Specifications : 
- Bulb Type: LED 395nm 
- Bulb Life: 100,000 hrs 

- Body Material: aluminum with "O" rings for water resistance 
- Battery Require: 3 x AA alkaline batteries (not included) 
- Battery Life: approximately 20 hours on 3 AA batteries 
- Switch Type: push On/Off button 
- Weight: 10 oz. 285g (with batteries) 
- Head Diameter: 2.25" 
- Body Diameter: 1.42" 
- Length: 5.80 

Note: 
- Do NOT dismantle the head unit of this flashlight. 

Package Includes: 
- 1 x UV flashlight (No batteries included) 

Seller Warranty Description: 
- 12 Month Replacement Warranty 
- 30 days Money Back Guarantee 
- Lifetime Support Guarantee

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Confessions of a Clothing Hoarder Part 1

I read a post tonight and it got me motivated. Not enough to start it this minute as it will probably take days or even weeks to get done, but I do need to get started somewhere. See I have to schedule everything around my health, mainly my Fibromyalgia which can mess the best intentions up.

I can literally make 100 or more outfits without any of the items being reused other then the bottoms. That isn't counting the clothes that don't fit me. To be honest I still have clothes from when I was in High School, and even though my oldest child is now 25. Some of the clothes are as old as he is. No joke.

So after reading this blog post from another blogger I really need to get on the ball and go through my clothes. I won't even go there with my children's clothes, or heaven forbid my husband's clothes. We need a complete makeover for all of our closets.

One look at my bathroom/laundry room and the wall of  clean clothes piled up in baskets that almost reach the ceiling that I haven't folded, that the kids have to look through to get clothes because I don't have the energy to actually fold and put it all away before they go tearing through it all for their favorite shirt.

As for my husband's and my clothes, well they are overflowing out of the closet, stacked on the dressers, as well as over filling the dressers. I will attach a picture of the before below and then do several other blogs later showing just the work on our clothes alone and if I still have the motivation I will do the girls clothes of course with their help, to at least make it a little easier on myself.

I do know how all of the started with clothes at least for me. I grew up only having a few outfits because my family just could not afford clothes. So as a teenager I had a small income from babysitting neighbors children so I would hit the clearance racks as well as a place called the Purple Barn that sells used clothes near us while growing up to fill in and take over where our family couldn't afford. This started when I was about 12 years old.

We tell our children all of the time how blessed they are to have so many clothes to choose from. When my husband moved from his mother's to our home before we go married he literally moved in with one milk crate, yes the kind that holds 4 gallons of milk. That is all he had for clothes besides what was on his back. So he too when we had our own place got on the clothes wagon because even though he had clothes he never really had much.

So between him and I and then our 6 children we kept getting clothes. Yes I reused clothing from one child to the next but it didn't stop us from hitting great clearance sales and buying more when what we really already had was quite enough. So everything snowballed into what we have now.

I have to come clean in another area of our life too, half of our basement is filled with rubbermaid totes of clothes that are either too small or clothes for my daughters to grow into from their older sisters. I have saved the smaller clothes for my two granddaughters and even the baby clothes for future grandchildren. I will post pictures of this when we get to this. 

We are not quite hoarders just the kind of people who want to be prepared and overly in some cases. I have let go of all of our clothes for our boys unless there are a few we missed down in the basement because both of them have moved out and are on their own. Girls seem to run more heavily with our family and dresses never really go out of style so we hung onto all of those. I even saved shoes of different sizes each size in their own tote.

As you can read, we really need to thin out our basement, dressers, closets, and life. We aren't getting any younger, my health isn't getting better, and our clothes are starting to swallow us up. So join me in the days and weeks ahead on the journey to clean out our closets and take back part of our lives.

I want to be clear that before I worked outside of the home or came down with Fibromyalgia you would never find clothes around the house like this. This is one reason I have decided to get the family on the band wagon to cut back on what we have. 

Easter Basket Filler Idea

Love the colors, and the size is just right for keeping in your purse, using for manicure or pedicure parties, great for tweens, teens, and grownup. I like the idea of using these in Easter Baskets for tweens and teens think nail inspired baskets. The colors are very Springy and will work great.

One side is less grittier then the other side so you can use the side you need most for keeping your nails the way you would like them. You get 50 mini emery boards in 8 different colors.

These nail files can be found on Amazon.


What Jaylie has to say about their product.

These nail files not only look good they actually work as well. Made by a one of the few nail file manufacturing facilities left in the USA. Thier experience in the industry shines in the products they make by using only the best raw materials. You are going to love these beautiful mini nail files.

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Vitamin C Facial Cleanser

I was recently blessed with being able to try a new to me facial cleanser which I have really enjoyed using. I would love to try out more of the products in the line as this facial cleanser works great. I had run out of my other facial cleanser and went back to my stand in facial cleanser and I was not happy with the results, but when I started this facial cleanser I noticed my face was looking better after only a few uses.

What I love most about this cleanser is that it is a green cleanser, that is made in the USA and is animal cruelty free. These are all big things to me when looking for a cleanser. This product is also free from sulfate which is important as well as a whole list of of other items like parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, silicones, propylene glycol, mineral oils, artificial fragrances, synthetic dyes, triclosan, tea, dea, edta.

Our family tries to use better product on, in, and near our bodies more each day. This is a pump bottle, you only need a little. It doesn't suds up much but you can feel it working while you are washing your face. Just wash face in circular motions, rinse, pat dry, then follow with toner, serums, and moisturizer if you use them.

The Joyal Beauty Facial Cleanser can be found on Amazon.


What Joyal Beauty has to say about their product.

Are you looking for the ideal face wash? An ideal face wash should be gentle, natural, SLS-free, pH-balanced, non-drying, non-irritating, anti-acne(and other common skin disorders), and anti-aging! 
Introducing Joyal Beauty Super Brightening Vitamin C Facial Cleanser!

✔NATURAL ORGANIC HERBAL CLEANSE: Contains 13 herbs, vitamins A,C,E,K,minerals. 100% vegan cleanser for the most healthy and beautiful skin.
✔pH-BALANCED and NON-DRYING: Balance Is Key! Water has a pH balance of 7, and normal balanced skin has a pH of 5.5. An unbalanced pH level can lead to things like acne, wrinkles, and other skin irritants. Most cleansers tend to be alkaline, which means that they have a higher pH to irritate your skin. Our unique pH-balanced formula has the closest pH as water (7.05). It also includes antioxidants such as vitamins A,C,E,K. These vitamins help maintain the acid mantle, which protect your skin.
✔EXTRA GENTLE and SULFATE-FREE: This brilliantly formulated organic anti-aging anti-acne facial cleanser instantly whisks away everyday impurities and makeup without stripping the skin of essential moisture. It is extra gentle and ideal for daily use for all skin types.
✔ANTI-AGING:Vitamin C-Boost healthy collagen;Fight wrinkles;Even tones, Fade spots; Repair UV damage. MSM-Soften and smooth skin; Anti-inflammatory. Rosehip Oil-Decrease pigmentation; Hydrate skin and fight wrinkles;
✔ANTI-ACNE:Hemp Seed Oil-Soften, smooth and hydrate;Treat acne, eczema, psoriasis. Rosehip-Treat acne and acne scarring. Tea Tree Oil- Treat acne, psoriasis, eczema. Oregano Oil-Contain vitamins A, C, E, and K; Treat acne, rashes, rosacea etc.

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