Sorry for any confusion to those of you who read and follow me. I had some issues a while back with an unhappy fan and got my email suspended and could not access my blog. I have since then fixed the issues and would like to say that I am grateful for everyone who does not take what I say on here personal. Anything in this blog is my personal opinion and is not to be taken as professional advise. I appreciate any feedback, both good and bad, and take everything that is said to the drawing board where I can learn from it.
With that being said, I am wanting to take my blog a bit further and include some money saving tips, share my step mom experiences, and basically be a more well rounded blogger. I am aiming for something that everyone can read and possibly learn a bit from.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Swiffer 360 Duster
Yay….Today I got a new product to test out! Proctor and Gamble sent me a Swiffer 360 Duster. And as a cleaning monster (at least that is what my kids call me), I immediately went to work. Since I am actually at my full time job I decided to dust the office. All I have to say is our cleaning lady has been slacking off. After only 10 minutes of running the duster lightly over just about everything, I picked up enough dust to turn the yellow fibers a nice light brown color! I must say that this thing is awesome. It did not get as much dust as a spray and rag method, but for a quick dusting it works great. When making a pro and con list one of the biggest pros was the fact that I did not have to remove each item that was sitting on the shelf/table/whatever to spray and dust. I was also able to get inside some of my vases and even dusted the plants off with no harmful chemicals. I will say that I may still do the spring/fall cleaning where I wash each item and dust with a rag and spray, but for the weekly cleanings and the quick touchups for when you know company is coming, I will be keeping a Swiffer on hand!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Scentsy vs Store Bought
I am so excited to do a short blog about scent warmers. For those of you who do not know, I am a Scentsy Consultant. I was recently shopping at one of my local stores and saw that they now sell scents and warmers for a lower price than the ones I currently sell. I decided to buy one and try out the 'competitions' stuff. Enlisting the help and honesty of my three young daughters, we plugged them in, turned them on, and monitored both. They each have the same watt bulb and they each got only one square of the Scentsy fragrance for our first test. Each warmer melted at about the same rate, and both stayed at about the same heat when touched. After turning them off and letting them cool down we then took the Scentsy fragrance out (very easy to do since i had my 4yr old do this with no mess) and tried the store bought fragrance bar.
As you can also see in the picture with the grey one being the store bought and the blue one being the Scentsy bought warmer, the Scentsy warmer is giving off more light.
We turned each warmer on and waited, not too patiently I might add! The store bought fragrance melted and I was told right away that it smelled good but not as good as the first kind. The kids were not told which wax was which and I used the two that matched the closest in scent. My husband even put his 2 cents in with a nice comment that it smelled like it was slightly burnt. We turned off the warmers, let them cool and then tried to remove the wax. The store bought wax was removed easily from the Scentsy warmer but slightly messy as it kept breaking and crumbling. Removing the store bought wax from the store bought warmer was a bit more difficult as it tended to stick to each other.
From a personal point of view, and I know this may sound biased as I sell the Scentsy brand, I felt that the look and feel of the Scentsy warmer was of better quality. From a performance point, the warmers matched in the test. Cost for the store bought warmer was lower than the Scentsy one. However there were only about 10 - 20 versions of the store bought kind and only one size. Scentsy has many different ones, in different sizes, and also features matching room sprays, car fresheners, and 'Buddies" for the kids.
With the wax it was a hands down win for Scentsy. The scent lasted longer and smelled more pure (no wax smell). Again there is a price difference and again there is a verity difference. Scentsy may be slightly more expensive but in my favorite saying: you get what you pay for. You may be saving money with the store bought product but you are giving up the quality.
As you can also see in the picture with the grey one being the store bought and the blue one being the Scentsy bought warmer, the Scentsy warmer is giving off more light.
We turned each warmer on and waited, not too patiently I might add! The store bought fragrance melted and I was told right away that it smelled good but not as good as the first kind. The kids were not told which wax was which and I used the two that matched the closest in scent. My husband even put his 2 cents in with a nice comment that it smelled like it was slightly burnt. We turned off the warmers, let them cool and then tried to remove the wax. The store bought wax was removed easily from the Scentsy warmer but slightly messy as it kept breaking and crumbling. Removing the store bought wax from the store bought warmer was a bit more difficult as it tended to stick to each other.
From a personal point of view, and I know this may sound biased as I sell the Scentsy brand, I felt that the look and feel of the Scentsy warmer was of better quality. From a performance point, the warmers matched in the test. Cost for the store bought warmer was lower than the Scentsy one. However there were only about 10 - 20 versions of the store bought kind and only one size. Scentsy has many different ones, in different sizes, and also features matching room sprays, car fresheners, and 'Buddies" for the kids.
With the wax it was a hands down win for Scentsy. The scent lasted longer and smelled more pure (no wax smell). Again there is a price difference and again there is a verity difference. Scentsy may be slightly more expensive but in my favorite saying: you get what you pay for. You may be saving money with the store bought product but you are giving up the quality.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Shark Portable Steam Pocket
So much to say about something so small. But as I promised to all my followers, I will keep it short and to the point. This is a great tool to use for those hard to reach places and small messes. Be careful on certain floors tho as I did melt mine a bit! Showers and bathrooms, great to help cut thru the soap scum and most of the hard water build up. It cleaned the hard to reach places on the toilet and around the faucets. The only down side I found was that it took a while to warm up, did not last very long and did not have the type of pressure I was expecting. Of course I am looking for something more along the lines of a high powered pressure steamer! All in all it is a great product for those small jobs.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Mr. Clean
Ahh.... That is what I have to do every time I use Mr. Clean. It happens to be one of my favorite cleaners. The one I use the most is Mr. Clean with Gain! The Apple Berry Twist scent is fantastic. As a cleaner it cuts thru grease on the stove (and sometimes the counter tops!), it helps get that sticky syrup from the kids pancakes up from the floor, and all that mess your husband tracks in from the garage is gone! At a decent price I can clean my home for around 3 months and only need one bottle (I dilute). The only down side I find is that it does not specify that it is a disinfectant. So I do need to use another product to get rid of the germs. Most of the time I use this on a daily basis just to wipe everything down. Then on my once a week cleaning days I will use a disinfectant.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Making Money On Line
I have tried numurous products and spent countless amounts of time and money trying to find a way to make money on line, from my home. Yes I found ways to do this. Anyone with a computer and a credit card can. However, they have not proven to be very proffitable. One way I found is a system where you have to spend money to create websites that sell online only products for a very high price. (a cookbook for 49.95 that you have to print yourself and looks like something my 10yr old daughter put together). There is no way I am associating my name with something that steals peoples money like that. They step you thru building a website. Again here you have to pay more to buy domain names, paypal accounts, ect. Then they take you thru how to build the site THEY choose for you. No thank you. I am back to the drawing board.
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