Friday, June 15, 2018

Biking Safety




I've tried a lot of bike lights but this one from Gear Extremist is pretty great. Its LEDs have 2 colors, white for a headlight and red for a tail light, and installation is easy for both my bike and helmet. https://amzn.to/2LMQsoy


Check out my husbands review for this product below.



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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Picnicking in style



One thing about having a family that you have to think about is all of the outings that are going to happen, from school activities, sports, to road trips, and vacations. 

We have been through a few picnic baskets in our days but have never had a picnic backpack so it is totally new to us. What I like most about this picnic backpack from Stanfer is that it has pretty much everything you need. A good sized blanket, the backpack to hold everything, service setting for up to 4 people, salt & pepper shakers, butter case, napkins, wine opener, as well as a win bottle holder and lots of room in the back compartment to pack all of your goodies in. 

You can also fit a 1 liter soda bottle or a bottle of sparkling juice in the wine holder. My daughter loves how comfortable the shoulder straps are, she said this will be easy to carry even while hiking which is something my older daughters take our younger daughters on from time to time.

A great way to save some money by bringing your own food from home as well as being eco friendly because everything is reusable. The blanket is water resistant on one side so that when you are sitting, you don't have to worry about getting wet from the ground. What is best is that everything fits right inside of the pack when you are done.

We have several road trips and days trips that this will be used on. Our children are excited to get going once their summer vacation starts.

This picnic backpack is available on my amazon link below.





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Thursday, May 24, 2018

How to Walk Away





As a member of SheSpeaks I am able to try out products sometimes before others like this book that came out on May 15th. How to Walk Away by Katherine Center.

It took me a few days to open it but even with our busy schedule I finished it in three reading sessions. While reading How to Walk Away I was on a roller coaster of emotions. This book has it all from the at the edge of your seat, to crying, and then cheering.

Every thing that happens to the character in this book can help those who are having a hard time to look ahead and know there is hope, there is a future. Don't take my word for it pick up a copy for yourself, make sure you are comfortable, and hunker down for a read that just might change your life.




You can find How to Walk Away by Kathering Center here.



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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

True Citrus - Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be True Sweepstakes





The #HealthyHappyTrue Sweepstakes was created by True Citrus to celebrate how people live their healthiest, happiest and truest life possible.

Entering provides the chance to win a grand prize including a $10,000 cash prize, a Vitamix Professional Series Blender ($600 value), Fitbit watch ($200 value), a True Lemon thermal water bottle and a sampling of all True Citrus products. 

MarksvilleandMe would like to wish all those who enter
Good Luck!



 https://www.truelemon.com/be-healthy-be-happy-be-true-sweepstakes/
Sweepstakes ends June 15, 2018

Plus my readers can Save 40% on their order at www.truelemonstore.com by entering the code TRUEFAMILY40US at checkout.


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Monday, May 14, 2018

Kitchen Cleaning with affresh



One of the very best things about being a blogger is getting to try all sorts of products. I get to try out products from companies like affresh through Crowdtap, then tell my readers all about the products. I have tried out a few of the products from affresh before and have continued to use them because they work so well. 

This time I was able to try out the affresh Machine Cleaning Wipes, affresh Stainless Steel Cleaning Spray, and affresh Cooktop Cleaning Wipes. To be honest I was most excited about the affresh Machine Cleaning wipes because I know from experience that cleaning out your front loading washer and keeping it smelling clean can be a problem if you don't stay on top of it.

As a buy mom this tends to happen. Before affresh Machine Cleaning wipes we would use a rag or dirty washcloth to clean out the gunk that was on, under, and around the seals. We were afraid to do damage so we never tried any cleaners, so even though we wiped it clean the smell was still present. Well that was before affresh. Now my seals are clean and smell literally a whole load better. 


Next I was about to try out the affresh Cooktop Cleaning wipes which worked out really well. Before you go judging my stove was in storage for a year and a half and had not been cleaned before going into storage. When we first brought it to our new home, my husband and son thought we should just throw it out. 


I am a more of a fixer, reuse it before you through it out kind of person so I talked my husband into helping me clean it up. A little oven cleaner made the inside look like new while some scrubbing and wiping cleaned up the outside. The cooktop on the other hand is where most of  the damage was done due to people who were helping us placing things on top of the stove and then others pulling or pushing said things around on top of stove. Well here is it on a normal day after using stove. Then after using the affresh Cleaning wipes. Not awesome but better then it was. For a old stove it looks pretty good and work perfectly. 


Last but not least was the affresh Stainless Steel Cleaning Spray which was my second favorite of the samples sent to me. Awesome before and afters of my toaster below. I love that the spray does not drip, or run while trying to clean surfaces. Really good when you are just trying to clean up where everyone's fingerprints are. No more chasing the line of running product and then having to clean the whole surface so it looks good. Love this product. 


All in all these products passed our testing and will become apart of our cleaners to keep our kitchen looking clean and shiny for years to come.



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