When it comes to snacks in my house, I like to have items on hand that are not only satisfying and tasty but also ones that I can feel good about giving to my family. As a parent, I seek out products that are made with natural ingredients. So when we were sent some of the This Bar Saves Lives products, I was excited to check them out and share them with my kids!
With the This Bar Saves Lives granola bars, I like that they are made with natural, gluten free, non GMO and fair trade ingredients, and that when we buy them, they not only give my family a great granola bar to snack on but they also help to provide food to a child in need with each purchase.
We can find these bars available in two amazing flavors at our local Target store, and with each purchase we make, the company will send a child in need a packet of Plumpy’Nut, a high-energy therapeutic food developed for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition. In all, making the bars from This Bar Saves Lives not only a great choice when it comes to finding granola bars for my family, but also a great choice when it comes to making a difference since the company is aimed at helping other children!
Product received, thank you to This Bar Saves Livesas well as the PR for supplying me with a product for this review, all opinions are my own.
As parents, we want to find and give our children the tools and confidence they need, so when it comes to their dreams and embracing who they are, they are ready to take on the challenges ahead. I have found that as a woman, a writer, creating a voice as a blogger has been a challenge. For me I am a writer who has a following, and my vision is to showcase the products and services that can help other mothers and their children with everyday life, so when questions arise, they can go to my site and find those answers. With my own dream of becoming a writer, I found that becoming a mother and parenting came together with my vision as I had dreamed it would. And I have learned that creating that voice and that presence has not been an easy one, so as the mother of a daughter, I want to find and give her the tools, so she too can take on the dreams that she has for herself.
Recently I was introduced to a company, whose goal is one that I can appreciate as the mother to a daughter, a vision that is to help girls embrace who they are and to also give them the courage to take on and change the world. The company is called VEENA, and along with the line of clothing that they have for girls, they also have information and tools to help young ladies, grow into the women they dream of being.
With VEENA, through their clothing line and resources, they aim to help young ladies see the world for what it is and not for the environment that society has created that is full of unrealistic expectations and subliminal messaging. Which is partially responsible for aiding in the development of negative core beliefs and a distorted reality.
They do this by utilizing the VEENA WARRIORS program, which is also a community that brings girls together by using tools from art and creativity based activities, to help them reflect, communicate and grow as well as build their self esteem. They help to give girls a voice and encourage self expression through art, giving a whole new generation what they need so they can realize that even as girls, they can achieve anything!
VEENA WARRIORS is currently in the beginnings of their own dream, and looking to expand through both Canada and the USA, to build their own online presence, by offering information, contests, workshops, summer camps and other interactions. With these tools they want to be able to focus on body images, fears, anxiety, media pressure, which is something girls face everyday and have their own questions about. And to help move forward with their vision, they have launched a Indiegogo Campaign, which is showcasing some of the products from their Fall 2015 line. Along with their campaign, they are also hosting a referral campaign for their backers, where one winner will win a $100 gift certificate to use on the http://eyesofveena.com/ site!
To enter their giveaway, all you have to do is support our campaign for as little as $5, login to your Indiegogo account, and use the share links on the left hand side of our campaign page. The individual that provides the most referrals will receive a $100 gift certificate to be used on VEENA merchandise. you can enter by starting here: http://igg.me/at/eyesofveena
This post was sponsored by VEENA to help raise awareness for the VEENA WARRIORS, all opinions are my own.
Being in the Pacific Northwest, we find that there is a lot of wet weather around here, and with having both kids and pets who enjoy spending time outdoors, I find that they end up tracking the outdoors in. So having cleaning tools like the Shark Sonic Duo in the home, really comes in handy not only for the hard surface floors, but also for our carpets and rugs.
I like that as my crew comes running in after playing in the dirt and the mud, I can follow their tracks and clean up the mud from our floors right away! I also like that even when the mud seems to be stuck on the carpet, that my Sonic Duo will scrub it off with the 1,000 scrubs per minute that it gives me.
The 1,000 scrubs per minute comes in handy for many of the messes we get, like when something sticky gets spilled on our hard surface floors, I can use the Sonic Duo to get those messes up! Also, when it comes to cleaning the hard surface floors compared to my carpet, I like that there are separate cleaning pads to use as well as different cleaning solutions. Making it so I have the correct tools for the various surfaces throughout my house.
Aside from being able to clean my tiled floors, wood floors, and carpet, I like that I can use the Sonic Duo to clean any messes that might occur on our rugs as well! In fact, when it comes to cleaning the messes I come across on the various surfaces, I can appreciate that the Sonic Duo removes 4 times the amount of stuck on dirt than vacuuming alone, helping to leave my carpets and rugs cleaner, and with the cleaning solution, it helps to leave my carpets and rugs fresher than it would be had I used my vacuum alone.
Then when it comes to other benefits I get from using the Sonic Duo in my home, I like that it cuts dirt and grime, helps to eliminate odors, and even remove allergens. And when it does all of this, I can appreciate that it uses the Trap and Remove Technology with the pads that are used, and that I can use the tips and tricks to not only get the dirt and mud off of my floors, but also combat any stains we might get!
In all, making the Shark Sonic Duo a product that I will recommend to anyone who has a home that has both hard floors and carpets and or rugs!
Product received, thank you to Sharkas well as the PR for supplying me with a product for this review, all opinions are my own.
