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Share a Milano Moment and .50 will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

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Susan G. Komen for the CureMy husband and I are huge fans of Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies.  Yum!  My husband particularly enjoys the double chocolate Milano’s.

It’s become a tradition that we bring Milano’s along with us on long road trips.   There is usually a point at about 2 hours into our drive that we look at each other and know that it’s time to bust out the Milano’s.

Help me support Susan G. Komen for the Cure by sharing your Milano Moment on the Pepperidge Farm Milano Moment Facebook page.

What’s your Milano Moment?

When you share a Milano Moment (like mine here), you help the fight against breast cancer because for every Moment shared, Pepperidge Farm will donate $.50, up to $50,000, to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Disclosure: I am a member of the One2One Network and received some of the text copy for this post from them. I did not receive any compensation, financial, or product, for this post.

Ooo… gross! Get those retainers, mouth guards, and night guards clean!

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NatureZone Sanitizing Chamber

Many families rely on oral appliances such as mouth guards, retainers for teens who just got braces off, night guards to keep from teeth grinding, and electronic tooth brushes to maintain that beautiful smile.  These oral appliances can be difficult to clean not to mention the hidden germs and bacteria that can put a family’s health at risk. Studies have shown that oral appliances can harbor large amounts of bacteria and germs that can lead to viruses, colds, the flu, and in severe cases even infections like MRSA and Staph.

NatureZone makes a portable and handheld UV/Ozone Sanitizing Chamber that uses natural Ozone to penetrate deeply into porous materials to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and molds. After just a three minute cycle, the patented combination of UV and Ozone technology kills 99.9 percent of bacteria and also gets rid of any embarrassing odors.
Liquid cleaning products on the market only clean what’s on the surface and do not penetrate beneath where the germs and bacteria live. Ozone disinfects 3,000 times better than bleach, chlorine, or other commonly-used disinfectant chemicals, with virtually no side effects.

What can NatureZone be used for?

NatureZone can be used for mouth guard, night guards, dentures, retainers, electronic tooth brush heads, Snap-On-Smile, and even for hearing aids and earplugs. We take earplugs on our camping trips and it really grosses me out to think that any of us will accidentally use someone elses earplugs.. this is a great fix for that problem.

NatureZone’s Sanitizing Chamber is quick, easy-to-use, and small enough to travel with. It’s a fun process for kids to get involved, they will be able to see the UV light working from within the chamber during the cleaning cycle.

NatureZone Sanitizing Chamber website

My Homedics Shiatsu Pillow – my personal massuse and stress reliever

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How would you like to hear that for one low payment of $39.99 a masseuse will visit your home at the snap of your fingers and give you a stress and pain relieving back and neck massage?  Wouldn’t that be nice?  Ever since a car accident 9 years ago I suffer from neck and back cramps and on top of that I have two kids, a business, and a home to take care of which as I’m sure you are aware, can lead to a good amount of stress which leads to painfully tense neck muscles.  My husband isn’t always home to give me a neck rub but I have the next best thing, a Homedics Shiatsu Pillow.

I am enjoying my Homedics Shiatsu Pillow as I write this.  My body is swaying back and forth to the shiatsu motion, my lower back is nice and warm and my muscles are relaxed.  I have an old iJoy massage chair that does the job but I can’t go upstairs and sit in the chair every time I feel tense or when I’m not home obviously.  I can however take my Shiatsu Pillow anywhere and is an amazingly effective alternative to a massage chair or an actual massage.  I am extremely impressed with how strong the shiatsu mechanisms are.  I was expecting more of a light shiatsu massage with some vibration but this is the real thing!  The Homedics Shiatsu Pillow is about half the size of pillow and fits nicely in any chair.  I find it gives a particularly deep and tension relieving massage when I sit in a hard chair such as the chairs below.   Do you like my office space? – I’m working in my dining room today.

The soft plush Shiatsu Pillow conforms to your body and there’s even an option to add heat to your massage.  The shiatsu pillow is perfect for use on your neck, back, shoulders and more. Finally, moms can relax while the soft plush pillow kneads away muscle tension, pain and fatigue! What a relief!  That’s worth $39!

Homedics’ Shiatsu Pillow would make a great Mother’s Day gift, don’t you think?

Tropicana Juicy Rewards Program – What did I get with my points this week?

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Orange juice is a staple in our refrigerator.  We go through a couple of gallons of orange juice a week and now because I am a Tropicana Juicy Insider, we get reward points just for enjoying something we already buy and love.  How great is that?  You too can be a Tropicana Juicy Insider, free!

Here’s how it works:

  • I buy the same Tropicana products as always..Tropicana, Tropicana Pure Premium and Tropicana Trop50 products.
    Eligible Tropicana products feature the Tropicana Juicy Rewards logo and a 10-character unique code under the cap or on the promotional package. Each specially-marked package is worth a pre-determined number of points. Upon entering the 10-character unique code, my Tropicana Juicy Insider account is credited the appropriate number of points.
  • To participate, you must set up a free account on the Tropicana website (www.tropicana.com). Each time you buy specially-marked Tropicana, Tropicana Pure Premium or Tropicana Trop50 products, you can either text your code to TROPOJ (876765) or enter it on the Tropicana Juicy Rewards website.
  • The corresponding points will be entered into your account on the Tropicana Juicy Rewards website. The more codes you enter, the more points you accrue. You can then search and redeem these points for fantastic savings on thousands of great offers including discounted admissions to theme parks, museums, aquariums and zoos, great gear and supplies and much more to help you squeeze more out of life.

A few companies that have  teamed up with Tropicana are Coleman (awesome camping gear!), Adidas, and Harras Resorts and now through March 31st, Tropicana  is running a sweepstakes with Harrahs Resorts.  You can win a fabulous trip to one of four Harrahs locations.  All you do is visit www.tropicana.com to sign up. It is free to become a a part of the Tropicana Juicy Insider program. If you use code MOMCE-NTRAL immediately after signing up, you will automatically receive 1 point to get you started on your earnings. 1 point may not seem like a lot, but when donated it will help to save 33 1/3 sq. ft. of Rainforest through Tropicana’s Rescue the Rainforest campaign.

I redeemed 4 points to get $10 + free shipping on this Adidas Cambridge Watch and donated 3 points to save 100 sq. ft. of rain forest

Over the next 3 months I will be sharing my experiences with you on how Tropicana’s Juicy Insider Program is helping to save my family money.  So far, I redeemed 4 points and saved $10 on this beautiful Adidas Cambridge Watch and I donated 3 points to save 100 square feet of rain forest.

Follow Tropicana Juicy Rewards on:

“I wrote this review while participating in the Tropicana Juicy Insiders Ambassador program by Mom Central on behalf of Tropicana. I received 12 free Juicy Rewards points and a $50 Visa gift card to use in redemption of the points and to facilitate my review.”

Ideal no calorie sweetener – guest review

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Guest review by Kami Ramsey – Kentucky

I am a stay at home mom of a 2yr old girl, and a 4 yr old boy. When you add my husband to my life I am always busy. Recently we had to move closer to his job where we didn’t know anyone. While trying to get settled in and with him working a lot, we have learned we are going to have to make changes in our life. My husband has diabetes in his family, and he recently found out his blood sugar was extremely high which has caused even more changes.

We immediately started watching the amount of sugar we were taking in. He loves to drink sweet tea and he informed me he was not going to get rid of that. My cousin (Alicia, Editor of this blog!) had a bag of Ideal Sweetener she wanted me to try. I had this bag and hadn’t tried it yet until recently. I was impressed that he really liked it he said it didn’t taste any different than regular sugar. He wanted me to try it with other things since it’s so good.

We will be glad when it becomes available in our area since we have not been able to locate it.

– Kami

More Information:

In independent university taste tests, Ideal™ was preferred over sugar for sweetness, flavor, and overall liking! Our product is more than 99% natural, and is made with xylitol, which is known for its health benefits. Some of those health benefits include: preventing tooth decay, reducing ear infections, reducing the buildup of plaque on teeth (all of which are important to moms!). Ideal™ is also suitable for diabetics, pregnant women, and children and a delicious way for anyone to cut sugar and calories from their diet. 50 count is $2.59, 100 count is $4.59 and the baking pouch is $3.99. (suggested retail prices)