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Can High Tech and Natural Co-exist in a Healing Lotion?

February 9th, 2007 · No Comments

High tech lotion sounds kind of scary, doesn’t it? I’m getting visions of naked-to-the-eye nanobots being pumped out with the lotion, going about their job of mechanically “healing” the skin as they’re spread about.
Ugh - not natural at all!
But to answer the question: Yes, high tech and natural can co-exist in [...]

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Tags: Bathroom · Family · Free stuff · Garden · Health · Personal Care · Real-life Reviews

How To Get To The Last Drop

January 15th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Every household has stuff in tubes: toothpaste or ointments, even glue. If you’re like me, you want to get every last drop of product out of that tube. :oops: I’ve been able to do this easily with one product I bought ten years ago, and it was $12 well spent!

I couldn’t do without my Tube [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Family · Hacks · Home · Real-life Reviews

The Dashboard is Not Just for Bobbleheads Anymore

January 5th, 2007 · No Comments

I haven’t gotten that cell phone cup that I posted about when I first started this site. I just never got around to ordering one, always hoping to find one locally, but never shopping for one specifically.

Then one day I saw the Sticky Pad in a catalog and thought it looked interesting, although I wondered [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Auto · Real-life Reviews · Travel

Make Your Own Soda or Seltzer at Home

October 5th, 2006 · 15 Comments

I don’t like to have soda in my home very often. It’s high in caffeine (at least the kind my family likes) and high in sugar, and the worst kind - high fructose corn syrup. But we do enjoy the refreshing aspects of the carbonation, and there’s just something *fun* about the fizz tickling your [...]

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Tags: Appliances · Home · Kitchen · Real-life Reviews

Flo Water Deflector and Protective Faucet Cover

September 13th, 2006 · 4 Comments

After I found the Frog Pod and falling in love with the innovative design, I knew I had to do some research on the company that produces it. A quick search on the net and I found Boon’s delicious site. At the time, there were only three products there - the Frog Pod, the Potty [...]

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Tags: Bathroom · Kids · Play · Real-life Reviews · Safety