Oregon Chai Review & Giveaway

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I have done a review for Oregon Chai about a year ago. I loved it so much I decided to contact them again.
I have recently discovered that I'm not allergic to coffee, It's the caffeine that I'm allergic too since it's about 3-4 times the amount as in pop/soda. So I can drink decaf, but I've come to really love tea more!

Chai is my favorite. So this is great for me.

I was fortunate enough to receive an Original Concentrate to review.

It's a 32 oz concentrate so makes about 64oz of tea. You take one part of concentrate to one part water or milk and you have chai tea. 

I take a little ice and pour about 6 oz of milk on top and about 5-6 oz of tea concentrate and mix together. It's so good and it comes out perfect. Nothing extra needed, Just shake or stir and you're good to go. My Blender Bottle is actually perfect for making up my chai tea!!

Chai is Black Tea, Honey, Vanilla Bean and Spices all mixed together! SO YUMMY!!! Love Chai. It is my favorite tea by far, so Oregon Chai is my favorite and it's right up my alley. 

The concentrate comes in many flavors, Sugar Free, Original, Vegan, Slightly Sweet,  Vanilla and a Matcha Green Tea. They also have dry packets!

Price: This original concentrate is $5.49 for the bottle. This is pretty decent. It lasts a while. 6 of them is $31.44 so that saves $1.50. 

Overall: *****

*Disclaimer* I received an item directly from Oregon Chai in exchange for a review. I was not paid to try out these products*

A big thank you goes out to Oregon Chai for allowing me to review this product and offering a giveaway

RearZ Review & Giveaway

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I'm really going to try and use cloth wipes this time. I didn't with Avery too much, once in a while I guess. But they're much easier. No need to throw wipes away when you're done, just wrap them up in the diaper and place in wet bag or pail. It's so much easier. 

I was sent a set of wipes from RearZ to try. I don't have a baby to use them on now, but I use them on Avery's face and we also use them as washcloths.

 You can see that one side is SUPER soft and the other is like a terry cloth material. These are great for washcloths they are really soft. And I like using them on my face too for face washing. 

As soon as baby gets here I'm going to use them as wipes, but then I'll be out washcloths. So I think I'll keep these and buy another set or two for wipes. I have quite a few cloth wipes already for baby and these are by far the softest and they're a very generous size too. I also love all the colors. 

RearZ has tons of items to choose from. I actually bought a set of 5 fitteds and a cover on a daily deal site for $44 and I LOVE them too. They are soft and in 5 different colors and I can't wait to use them!!

Price: 5 wipes are just $7.99 and can be purchased Here. They're 5 pack of fitteds is $68.47, so I got a killer deal on these (that $44 included shipping!)

Overall: ***** Love these wipes.

*Disclaimer* I received an item directly from RearZ in exchange for a review. I was not paid to try out these products*

A big thank you goes out to RearZ for allowing me to review this product and offering a giveaway

Soap Hope Review & Giveaway

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Their slogan is 'Everything Good for the Body and Home'. Love that!!

I received a box with a ton of samples in it and I couldn't be happier.

How could you go wrong? This was super nice. Uusally a company who offers lots of different products makes you choose just one or two items which is EXTREMELY hard, but Soap Hope gave me a little of each and that was nice! 

In this box I received 4 eye shadow samples, 3 foundation samples and a mineral veil. I also got a one load BioKleen Laundry Powder, 3 samples of bar soap, a Balancing Oil, Liquid Soap, Lotion and Day cream!!

I first used up the laundry powder. I go this package on a Friday and laundry day is Saturday so it was perfect timing. I've done a review for BioKleen before and I LOVE the detergent so this was no exception. Wish I had more than one load though!!

Then I opened the A Wild Soap Bar in Prickly Pear. I've used this bar of soap in over 8 showers and it's barely even made a dent in this sample. Honestly those 3 samples will probably last a good month if not more!! I also got the Fraiche bar soap in Rose and the Indigo Wild bar soap in Oatmeal Lavender. This will be my next one opened!

I've used a couple eye shadows and I've also used the Indigo Wild Liquid Soap. This soap is good for Hands AND body, so it's a great body wash, but also good for the sink. I like that dual purpose!

Overall I love the items I've received and I LOVE what Soap Hope stands for.

This is their mission

Helping Women Everywhere. We believe that every woman in the world who wants an opportunity to support herself and her family should have that opportunity. That's why we created the GOOD RETURNS business model on which Soap Hope was founded. It's simple: every dollar of profit earned by a Good Returns company goes first to an institution that uses it to solve world problems. After those profits have spent a year in service, the money is returned to Soap Hope. It's like the Peace Corps for money: we volunteer every dollar for a year of service.

Heart and Mind. Soap Hope is a for-profit company with a non-profit mission. We designed the Good Returns model on purpose to combine the best of the business and non-profit worlds. Soap Hope runs with the efficiency and power of a business - then uses the profits with the heart of a nonprofit.

Women! Women are the key to ending poverty. Women save more, invest more, and are more likely to use their earnings to educate their children and break the cycle of poverty. Soap Hope creates a wonderful connection between successful women and developing women: successful women buy our products, and developing women use our programs to lift themselves from poverty.

A Movement For Good. Our goal is to be a model company that thousands of others will emulate. It will only take fifty companies in twenty cities across America to create one billion dollars for women worldwide. We started Soap Hope with a simple idea: provide healthful, wholesome, top-of-the-line products to customers - then use all the profits to help women in need at home and around the world.

They take 100% of their profits (YES 100%) to empower women at home and around the world!

They also give 5 free samples with EVERY ORDER!!

I love this company and WILL be buying from them again. They're a great place to go for Birthday and Christmas presents as well because you know it's for a great cause!

Price: Who really cares honestly... But in case you do Their Bar Soaps are just around $5 each for 3.5 oz. Body Lotion about $8.99 for 8oz. GOOD prices.

Overall: *****

GIVEAWAY
 Soap Hope has offered one Mommy Of 1 and Counting reader the chance to win a $25 certificate!

This giveaway is different.
Click this Link and Enter Here

Giveaway Ends September 8th at 11:59 PM EST
*Disclaimer* I received an item directly from Soap Hope in exchange for a review. I was not paid to try out these products*

A big thank you goes out to Soap Hope for allowing me to review this product and offering a giveaway

Be You. Be True. Review & Giveaway

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I love shirts that have sayings on them that reflect who you are. They're cool to brag and boast about and it lets other people know.

Well be you. be true. is just that place! They have t-shirts for girls, juniors and women alike with adorable sayings on them.

Avery and I each got a shirt for review and I love them both.
Avery got the be loved and I got the be creative. The Creative was in Juniors sizes so I got a Large and it fits me pretty good.

Here I am wearing mine for my 20 week picture!

Mine is a Large in Juniors sizes. I probably could have gotten away with a Medium, but right now pregnant it fits great!

Avery's is a Small 5/6. It was either a 3/4 or a 5/6 so I got the 5/6 and it actually fits her pretty good. I don't think it will fit her when she's 6, but it might.

I love the quality of the shirts. They're cotton, but they feel stronger then your basic t-shirt. And the price of them is pretty nice too. 

They wash up nicely and don't shrink in the washer/dryer. I've washed each of ours twice now and they still look brand new (besides being wrinkled). I love them both equally and Avery likes hers too. 

And lots more!! Girl sizes are from a 3/4 to a 1416. Juniors are from an XS to XL and women's sizes are from an XS to an XXL. Most of them come in girls and either juniors or women's so you can easily get matching shirts.

Price: The girls are $18. Women's and Juniors are $20

Overall: *****

*Disclaimer* I received an item directly from be you. be true. in exchange for a review. I was not paid to try out these products*

A big thank you goes out to be you. be true. for allowing me to review this product and offering a giveaway

Glamourmom Review & Giveaway

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Glamourmom has recently gotten a product in one of their original colors and they asked me if I wanted to review it. I received the Nursing Bra Nightgown in Heather Grey for review and so far I'm loving it!

I love that it has their signature cups. It's a mesh lining which helps keep you cool and behind it is a little opening for a breast pad!!! AWESOME invention. It holds it right in place so when you go to feed your baby you don't have to remove your pad and then put it back when you're done. It's already in place for you.

I love this nightgown. I've worn it a TON already and it's super comfortable to sleep in. Typically I'm not a nightgown wearer, I toss and turn and I usually get entangled in it, but this has been great. It's not too long (just below the knees) and it's cotton so it helps keep me cool. I like it!! 

Glamourmom has lots of other things to choose from. They have nursing tanks and nursing bras and more sleepwear too. 

For this month only (it's national breastfeeding month) they have Buy one Give one going on. For every product purchase bought, Glamourmom will donate a Nursing Bra Tank to moms in various developing countries! They're pledging to donate $1million!!

Price: The Nightgown is $49 and also comes in purple.

Overall: ***** Love it

*Disclaimer* I received an item directly from Glamourmom in exchange for a review. I was not paid to try out these products*

A big thank you goes out to Glamourmom for allowing me to review this product and offering a giveaway

It's a...

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BOY!!
We're super excited!
Only thing I'm dreading is the circumcision discussion!

Baby is head down and facing my spine so already in position. My DD is 12/27 and he was measuring the 26th, so growing good and pretty dead on!
I've gained a total of 13 pounds and 9 of those in the past month!! EEK.
My blood pressure was good despite craving sodium. 126/77

Heart Rate was 157 So doing good!

Clothes I bought for him today!!
Love clearance!

Eh, I hate when that happens!! The 3 shorts on the corner there were $2.20 each at Kohls in a 6-9 month. The onesie with dinos on it was $2.99 at JCPenney in a 3-6 month! The sleepers were $5.60 and $4.20 at Kohls. One sleeper was $6.99 at JCPenney and the rest was just on sale.

LOVE these deals though. Got it all for just about $55!

MelanSol Review & Giveaway

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Finding natural Sun Care in the store is VERY hard. Unless you're at a place with a natural/organic section (like my Kroger) or at a health food store, The chances of finding it are slim. So I'm very happy to have all these options online to choose from when it comes to my family's skin.

MelanSol is definitely one I trust to protect my family without all those nasty chemicals.

I received the Natural Sunscreen in an SPF20. And I also received an Moisturizing and After Sun Lotion. 

I wanted the SPF 20, Everything I have lately is a 30 and if we're only going to be outside for 20-30 minutes the 20 is all that's needed. So I decided on that. Or if it's a cloudy day. It's enough protection, but not overdoing it.  It's great for the face too and won't burn eyes. So this is truly great for the whole family.

The moisturizer I really like just as an every day lotion to be honest. It's absorbs in nicely, isn't greasy and doesn't have an overpowering smell. So it's great. But I've been trying to save it for those days when I get burnt. I usually get 2-3 good burns every summer so this will come in handy. I've had 2 already this summer... Since we'll be in Georgia next week I'm SURE I'll get another one!

I'm taking my Sunscreen AND my Moisturizer to Georgia with us. We'll be at the aquarium all day long and It will be nice to have these on hand!

Price: Moisturizer is $16.95 for 6 oz and the Sunscreen 20 is $23.95 for 6 oz.

Overall: *****

*Disclaimer* I received an item directly from MelanSol in exchange for a review. I was not paid to try out these products*

A big thank you goes out to MelanSol for allowing me to review this product and offering a giveaway