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EcoDiscoveries – Safe and effective cleaning products review + a GIVEAWAY!

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I hate cleaning. Hate it hate it hate it. I am a fast and furious cleaner which my husband isn’t very fond of but I get down to the drains and baseboards when I clean and they shine when I’m done. But I don’t like doing it.
I recently received some cleaning products from [tippy title=”award winning” reference=”#” header=”off”] – EPA “Designed for the Environment” Champion Award

– Parent Tested Parent Approved awarded EcoDiscoveries “The Best Green Product” of 2008 and 2009[/tippy] EcoDiscoveries and used them to clean the kid’s bathroom today… I actually enjoyed cleaning the bathroom.  What’s wrong with me?
Right off the bat I noticed the lack of harsh chemical smell which is usually very present in household cleaners  of the toxic variety.  EcoDiscoveries cleaners don’t give me that burning headache that I used to get when I cleaned with cleaners that contained harsh chemicals.

EcoDiscoveries™ has pioneered the green-cleaning revolution and continually strives to protect people, pets and the planet byproviding products which are 100% natural, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. EcoDiscoveries enzymatic products contain no hazardous chemicals, caustics, or irritants. Each product is formulated from plant-derived surfactants rather than traditional petro-chemicals that pollute our indoor and outdoor environments. EcoDiscoveries products are fragrance-free, chlorine-free, ammonia-free, making them completely hypoallergenic and safe for indoor use.

EcoDiscoveries airzyme and multizyme cleaners

EcoDiscoveries’ Glass cleaner is wonderful. It left the bathroom mirror spotless and without streaks.  Now I actually want to clean our windows.. I just have to find the time.

I am a huge fan of EcoDiscoveries Airzyme which helps eliminate odors including stinky kitchen and bathroom odors.  I don’t have a child in diapers anymore, but boy do I wish I had Airzyme when Madelyn was a baby.   My son was preparing for a camping trip so we had to get his sleeping bag and other camping gear out and organize it in the den.   I whipped out and sprayed Airzyme faster than I could move the gear out of the den.. the gear smelled like campfire from the last trip! Yuck!

Eco Discoveries Tub & Tile cleaner
Eco Discoveries Tub & Tile cleaner

EcoDiscoveries offers a cleaner for any situation or room including..

Bathroom, Tub & Tile, Kitchen, Glass, Multizyme, Moldzyme, Pet, and Nursery.  Each product includes different cleaning agents (100% all natural, of course).  For example, the Kitchen cleaner has natural [tippy title=”emulsifiers” reference=”#” header=”off”]A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating[/tippy] that are powerful enough to blast through grease while the Bathroom product has natural plant-derived  [tippy title=”surfacants” reference=”#” header=”off”]provide deep cleaning action[/tippy] will give your bathroom a real clean, free of harmful residues

What I love about EcoDiscoveries:

  • Their products don’t have a harsh chemical smell
  • Their products are 100% natural
  • Their products are non-toxic
  • Their products are environmentally friendly
  • Their prices are comparable to their toxic counterparts

Follow EcoDiscoveries on Twitter.

You can buy EcoDiscoveries cleaning products directly from their website and at some local stores.  Click here to find a local store near you that carries EcoDiscoveries products.

GIVEAWAY!

We are giving three lucky readers a set of 3 EcoDiscoveries products.  Fill out the form to enter to win.

Hey mommies! We are giving away a 12×12 Photobook from Vistaprint

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Last week, my husband packed up our printer and brought it with us on our Spring Break vacation so he could print a few photographs of our 3 year old daughter in his spare time (ha!) during our vacation.
Why?  Because Madelyn, our 3 year old, has been commenting on the fact that we don’t have any framed photographs of her up.   There are a couple of photographs of both kids on the fridge, but that’s it.  There are dozens of photographs of Sebastian (10 years old) all over the house, but not one framed photograph of Madelyn.  See the photograph to the right.. the frames to the right are full of photographs of Sebastian while the frames to the left are empty.  That’s so sad.   Needless to say, Tim didn’t print photographs while we were in Orlando last week.. we were a little busy.  I am however, determined to print and frame enough photographs to fill the blank spaces in the frames to the right.. before her 4th birthday, May 9th.  Please say a prayer for me!

While I am looking through photographs on my computer to print for Madelyn’s frames, I am going to flag a bunch of photos starting from the day she was born so I can finally create a scrapbook for her.  Her scrapbook may not be as elaborate as Sebastian’s, it will most likely be a Photobook.. from Vistaprint (why not?) but at least we’ll have something to look through.  I love both of my kids so much.. it breaks my heart that I haven’t spent as much time on organizing and sharing photographs of her as I did when Sebastian was younger.  I am much busier now than I was when Sebastian was her age, but that doesn’t take the guilt away.  So, enough of the sad stories..

I am so excited about this giveaway because a lucky reader is going to win a personalized 12 x 12 Photobook that will be cherished forever.

These days it seems we all keep our photos online.. as we should for security and longevity of our memories.  However, there’s nothing like having hard copies of your photos to share with your friends & family!

  • The winner will get to choose from hard cover, leather cover, or linen cover and will receive instructions for ordering their 12×12 Photobook from Team Mom.
  • The Photobook includes 26 pages and a variety of layout and design options and free 14-day shipping.
  • The value of the giveaway is over $50.

Here’s how to enter:

  • Tell me in the comments below why you should win.. easy, huh?
  • Tweet this giveaway (limit 1 tweet per day.. and follow @mommyinsider so I know you Tweeted)
    Tweet this: Photobook give­away – a $50+ value. @mommyinsider @VistaPrint http://wp.me/plszx-13z
  • Entries accepted through May 10th, 2010
  • OR fill out this form:


Vistaprint also offers such great products as Birthday Invitations, Custom T-shirts, and Personalized Mugs.

Disclosure: TeamMom and Vistaprint are offering this great giveaway to TheMommyInsider.com readers.  I have not received compensation of any kind for this post or giveaway.

Mommy Bracelets Crystal & Silver Bracelet giveaway

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Enter to win a beautiful Crystal & Silver bracelet from Mommy Bracelets valued at $69.

Sterling silver letter blocks, 5mm Swarovski accent crystals in birthstone colors or fresh water pearl accents, sterling silver beads and bali flowers.

Beautiful keepsake bracelets for mother, grandmother, and daughter too!  “Perfect fit” guarantee, lifetime warranty and FREE shipping.

See Mommy Bracelets’ large selection of crystals, gemstones, pearls, Bali silver, and more at
www.MommyBracelets.com

Click here to open the contest entry form in a new window.

Win a $100 Lands’ End gift certificate

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Lands' End swimsuitDid you read my article February 4th article about Lands’ End’s Anxiety Zone swimsuit selection?  If not, you have to check it out.  I finally had the opportunity to wear my new Lands’ End swimsuit this weekend and I love it!  I went to Great Wolf Lodge in Charlotte, NC (photo of me in my swimsuit at Great Wolf Lodge.. to the right) this last weekend and wore my bathing a large percent of the time we were there.

The Mommy Insider is giving a lucky reader a $100 Lands’ End gift certificate so you can buy your very own Lands’ End swimsuit, or whatever you want from Lands’ End.

Follow @mommyinsider on Twitter and use hashtag #TMIgiveaways for 3 extra entries!

Enter to win a $100 Lands’ End Gift Certificate here

Evenflo booster seat – Big Kid AMP no back booster seat review and giveaway

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My now 10 year old son rode in a booster seat until relatively recently.  The safe ‘no booster seat’ age is 10-12 years old.  He actually liked sitting in a booster seat because he could see out the window better.  I am 5’1″ and often joke that I should still sit in a booster seat.  I’ve spent about a week reviewing the Evenflo Big Kid AMP no back booster seat and have really enjoyed it.. as has my daughter.  She is too young to use it in the car but has found many uses for it around the house including ‘teacher seat’ and as a ‘booster seat highchair’.. on the floor.  I don’t recommend using a booster seat as a real high chair as it could slide off the chair.

Features of the Evenflo Big Kid AMP no back booster seat include:

  • a cup and a snack holder both with an elastic band so they can hold cups and snacks of just about any size!  Love it!
  • softtouch armrests
  • removable, washable, and wipeable black seat pad
  • soft seat pad
  • available in bright pink, red, and blue

You can buy an Evenflo Big Kid AMP no back booster seat for $25 – $40+ here at Amazon.com.  Watch an interactive demo of the Evenflo Big Kid AMP no back booster seat here.  Learn the booster seat laws of your state here.  You’ve got to love Evenflo for giving parents easy access to booster seat laws for their state.

GIVEAWAY!

We are giving away an Evenflo Big Kid AMP no back booster seat!  Simply leave a comment below telling me what your favorite available color (link opens a new window so you don’t lose this page) is and why you’d like to win this booster seat and get an extra entry for Tweeting about this giveaway.  Make sure you follow @mommyinsider and mention @mommyinsider in the Tweet so I know you Tweeted!

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