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Things have been a bit hectic around here lately.  I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot.  Our routine has been off and it got even more off-kilter when Big J was home sick for a whole week and the other two boys were sick this past week.  I’m assuming that sometime this week I will be stricken with the plague of death because how many days can you really have people sitting on you and coughing in your face all day long before you catch it too?  I don’t know for sure, but I’m betting seven days is too many.  The the tickle in my throat can’t just be coincidence.

In the midst of all that sharing, life still marched on.  Big J returned to school, laundry had to be done, dishes washed and dinner still had to be made.  About 10 days into the plague’s residence in our home I was exhausted and decided I needed an evening off.  We had planned to do a movie night the Friday before, but my boys (and I!) were ready for bed early that night and I didn’t want to try to convince them to sit through a movie.  It was the perfect time for a family movie night!  It was also the perfect time for TONY’S® Pizza for dinner!

How can you argue with a delicious dinner that is ready in 5 minutes of prep and 20 mins of cook time?  It doesn’t get much easier than that!  And Tony’s Pizza is now 30% larger, so I can feed my whole gang with just two pizzas.  There’s usually even leftovers for lunch the next day.  My favorite kind of dinner!  Tony’s Pizza is made with real cheese and the sauce has Italian-style herbs mixed into, lending to the delicious authentic big pizzeria taste we love about Tony’s Pizzas.  I grabbed our pizzas at Wal-Mart while doing some other shopping; it was super convenient to not have to make an extra trip to an extra store.

Would you like to try the new 30% larger Tony’s Pizzas with your next movie night?  I love that it is so easy to spend time with my family, while giving them something they enjoy.  Tony’s Pizzas are perfect for easy, memory-making fun, like movie or game nights.  But, I also love having a couple pizzas stashed in the freezer for those nights when dinner is more of a hassle than memorable family time.  It makes my night less stressful when I’ve already got my hands full.  Print out your coupon and SAVE  $0.75 off any TWO (2) Tony’s Pizza (14.14 oz or larger).  The Walmart digital coupon is available until 06/30/15, while supplies last.  Get more info on Tony’s Pizzas on their website or keep up with the latest and greatest with Tony’s on Facebook.

We’re going to get a little personal today… and talk about how to recycle your period pad.  If your first thought just now was “EWW, GROSS!” I get it!  That was my first thought too, but it’s not what you think.  We talking unused pads here, ladies.

Did you know that 1 in 3 women suffer from  light bladder leakage?  That’s a lot of women.  Are you one of them…?  I am the first to admit that having kids has… shall we say… left it’s mark?  I never before in my whole life had a lick of heartburn… until I was pregnant.  I rarely get it now, unless I’m pregnant.  Have kids is rough on a body!  My feet are wider, I have stretch marks that look like a miniature grand canyon, I can’t seem to get rid of the last post-baby muffin top, don’t even get me started on my girls.  And sneezing in public has become a serious crisis.  I love my kids more than life itself, but it’s pretty safe to say that they have irreversibly changed my body, and not in ways that I particularly love.  Regardless, I wouldn’t trade a single one of them.  Most days.

So, I have had to learn how to deal with these changes by keeping a bottle of antacids in the medicine cabinet for the heartburn, getting bigger shoes for my fat feet.  I’ve taken to longer shirts to hide my personal grand canyon and layering so my muffin top isn’t a focus point.  A supportive bra with ridiculously thick straps has joined the journey too.  And Poise Light Bladder Leakage ultra thin pads for those dreaded sneeze attacks.  My mom warned me about the leaky pee, but you can really only grasp the horror if you’ve experienced it.  Standing in line at Target when a sneeze catches you off guard and the warmth spreads, but not a good warmth, will make you wish they had self checkouts so you could pretend you don’t exist, pay for your stuff and get the heck out of there without making eye contact with anyone!  Or should you go find new panties and pants and just throw your unfortunate outfit in the restroom trash?  Can people smell it?!  If you’ve ever had your own horrific moment, listen up.  I’ve got something to share with you!

Poise LBL liners and pads need to find a place in your life.  No one else has to know; it can be your own little secret if you want, I promise.  The new liners are 40% thinner than the previous Poise liners.  Designed to move with your body, new Poise Thin-Shape pads feature super absorbent material and a Thin-Flex design for extraordinary protection that’s still three times drier than period pads to help you take care of leaks.  They can handle a small crack in the dam wall or complete annihilation of the wall.  Sounds pretty magical, right?  Poise wants you to try these out for FREE and experience the magic yourself!

Light Bladder Leakage can be cause by lots of things.  In my case, it’s probably a combination of things, including growing a watermelon on my bladder and then expelling said watermelon through a grape-sized hole… three times.  Whatever causes your leaks, you deserve the best.  Maxi pads are not the answer.  They are period pads… for your PERIOD!  Poise has designed their LBL liners specifically for those 1 in 3 women who experience uninvited leaks.  There are varying levels of protection available so you don’t have to wear more than you need, nor do you have to worry about overflow.  If you experience Light Bladder Leakage, try Poise new Thin-Shape Liners designed specifically for the issue for free by requesting a sample kit!

So, what about all those period pads?!  Well, you could save them for your period.  Or you could use them in your gardening!  I am finally getting my act together and getting our garden planted.  I used cardboard egg cartons to start our seeds last year and they didn’t do very well.  The cardboard just sucked the water right up and a lot of the seeds didn’t stay wet enough.  So this year, I saved a bunch of yogurt containers and our SunnyD single-serving bottles to plant in.  These seem to have worked great!  I guess I’ll have to let you know in a couple weeks.

After I had a thin layer of potting soil in the containers, I cut up a couple maxi pads into strips and stuck them in the containers to help catch and retain water.  Then I dropped the seeds in on top of the pads.  I covered that up with dirt.  I left one end of the pad poking up the side of the container so I can tell if it’s drying out too much and I need to water more.  Between the plastic containers and the water retention method, hopefully, now all my seeds will sprout this year!  While this wouldn’t work well with a plant you want to send down roots, I’m just trying to to get the seeds to sprout so I can transplant.  If you are using a rooting plant, put your maxi strip at the bottom, before the soil.  So, what will you do with your unused period pads?

Recycle your period pad!  Don’t forget to request your free sample of Poise LBL liners!  Now, go, go, go!  Get ’em while you can!  Because every woman should live with poise!

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Summer is coming!  We have had AAHH-mazing weather the past week or so and, with our backyard landscaping almost done, we have been loving being outside more!  Big J was home sick last week and even he spent some time outside.  It was just too perfect not to!  I am super excited to be able to start hosting backyard BBQ parties and s’mores nights.  And that’s just where fun begins…  We did a fun plastic bottle upcycle that will get the kids helping out in the yard too!

SunnyD Plastic Bottle Upcycle to Watering Can

Materials:
– Empty SunnyD 6.75oz bottle
– Washi Tape
– Push Pin
– Glue or Tape (to help seal the washi tape)
– Scissors

Directions:
1. Begin your plastic bottle upcycle by washing out the bottle the lid.  Dry the outside of the bottle off.  Remove the label.

2. Start at the top and wrap your washi tape around the bottle.  Pull it tight and press out the creases as you go.

3. Repeat step 2 with each layer of washi tape until you reach the bottom of the bottle.

4. Seal the washi tape with a layer of glue.  I used Elmer’s Glue-All.  It’s not water-proof, but it’s water resistant once dry.

5. Use the push pin to poke holes in the lid of the bottle.  Placement doesn’t really matter all that much.  Make fun designs if you want.  I didn’t.  But I might have to make more with fun designs…

6. When the glue is dry, fill the bottle with water and put the lid back on.

That’s it.  Easy peasy, and there’s your plastic bottle upcycle.  You will have to squeeze the bottle to get the water to come out, which has it’s pros and cons.  I really like that I can send my kids out to water the flowers with one of these and they won’t completely drown them.  They work well in water fights and in the bathtub too!  Just saying…

Want to try your own plastic bottle upcycle into a watering can?  Here’s the details… I found my 24-pack of SunnyD at Sam’s Club in super convenient 6.75 ounce bottles, perfect individual size servings for play dates, outings, lunches and picnics.  And for giving the flowers a drink.  And right now (through the first week in August) they are on Rollback for $5.38!  You might find the new 24-packs on a featured endcap, but I found mine in the refrigerated section.

SunnyD is perfect for summer fun.  Whether it’s at the pool, a backyard BBQ, or a fun trip to the park, SunnyD will keep you going from one fun sunshiny day to the next.  It’s a great alternative to soda at your gatherings with friends and family.  I loved SunnyD as a kid and it’s so much fun to be able to share it now with my own kids.  Check out more fun with SunnyD – where fun begins!  Which one is your favorite?