NEW Purex® Crystals Aromatherapy and a Giveaway

Disclosure: I received the product mentioned above for free for the purpose of this review as a member of the Purex Insiders. All opinions are my own, based on my personal experience with the product. However, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Are you just cringing thinking about the long cold winter ahead?  Aaah, fall is just coming so we still have a while. I am trying to just enjoy fall...I keep hoping that the winter will not be too chilly for me. Purex has been thinking about us and has come up with a solution to keep the inside of your home scented with wonderful aromas all year long no matter what the weather.

NEW Purex® Crystals Aromatherapy is the latest Purex® Brand experience for all of us to enjoy. The NEW Purex Crystals Aromatherapy scent infusions will surely stimulate your life with peaceful bliss and boundless spirit. You just have to get a closer sniff at the wonderful scent of these soothing aromas.  It is just what you need to brighten up any wash day no matter what the season.  You can choose from Energy, Well Being or Serenity. Just the names themselves make me feel so relaxed.

Holy tamale....you care going to be dazzled by the gorgeous bright pink, ocean blue and fresh yellow colors on the bottles.  The scents are even more wonderful than they look too. So relaxing all of the scents just make you go, "Aaaaah," even after a long day with the kids or a crazy day in the office. Who wouldn't feel good adding a little bit of Serenity to your wash? Perhaps you prefer some Well Being? On days that you are just pooped out you might look forward to Energy just like me. I kind of look forward to doing laundry because each of these scents is like a little treat for my mind.

If you are looking for a great new laundry softener you need to check this new option from Purex out in the stores. The combination of the black and bright colors adds a spot of glamour to my laundry room.  This Purex Crystals bottle and scent will add a colorful escape to your laundry day.

Meanwhile, don't forget to enter my Rafflecopter giveaway to win your own bottle of Purex Crystals Aromatherapy. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hydracentials Slim And Sporty 16 oz Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle Review #Hydracentials

We are a very active family.  Between day hikes, jogging, boot camp and Ultimate Frisbee we need to hydrate constantly.  A good water bottle is essential. That is why I was excited to try out a new durable and petite stainless steel water bottle from Hydacentials.

Hydracentials Sporty 16 Oz Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle is sturdy and sports a Flip Cap and even a straw. Even more important it is totally BPA Free and Eco Friendly. The perfect companion for hiking, biking, the gym or just hydrating on the go.  It keeps water chilly and fresh so I find I drink more and stay better hydrated.  Thanks to the Double Wall Vacuum Insulation it keeps all of our fave drinks cold for hours even in the heat.

If you are looking for a good insulated water bottle, the Hydracentials Slim and Sporty 16 oz Double Wall Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle is perfect for use at the gym, boot camp, in your car, at the office, around your house or anywhere you need to take your fave cold drink.  It even has a handy loop at the top to make it even more convenient to carry. Alternatively, you  can hook it onto backpacks or carabiniers during active sports or for school.

I love that it is constructed from durable and sturdy premium quality 18/8 FOOD GRADE stainless steel. The Hydracentials Slim and Sporty 16 ounce water bottle is the perfect eco-friendly sports bottle. It is even easy to hold and my hands are petite.  This double wall insulated water bottle is PERFECT for anytime on the go as it fits beautifully in both our car and SUV cup holders. I love that I have no worries about spills and messes while driving

Finally a great replacement for those questionable plastic water bottles! I always worry about the plastic and my health...especially in the heat. Who knows about those toxins and chemicals with the plastic bottles? I feel so much more healthy with this BPA Free, FOOD GRADE stainless steel water bottle. I love that it holds 16 fluid ounces of chilly water for me or the kids anytime I need it. I always feel like drinking an appropriate amount of water really helps to improve digestion too.

I also like that the Hydracentials bottle has a flip up spout and straw drinking mechanism so I can choose even on the go! The flip cap top provides single-handed drinking ability which is sometimes necessary with my active lifestyle.  I am lucky if I have one hand free sometimes, you know? You can go anywhere with this perfectly sized 16 ounce water bottle. It is a great size for the kids to tote around or even to stash in their lunch boxes or bags.

This is a double wall insulated COLD water bottle. It is made of 18/8 food grade stainless steel water bottle, which is only recommended for use with cold beverages due to the flip spout and straw drinking mechanism. The manufacturer suggest that you DO NOT USE WITH HOT LIQUIDS for safety reasons.  Enjoy it with all your cold beverages though anytime you want just like I do. 

You can pick up this great Hydracentials Slim and Sporty Stainless Steel Water Bottle for ice cold water all day long right on Amazon.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Lancôme Visionnaire 1 Minute Blur for #PhotoPerfectSkin?

Disclosure:  I received this information as a member of Crowdtap.  

Lancôme Visionnaire 1 Minute Blur is a great way to help you get #PhotoPerfectSkin! Even the skin around my lips looks smooth and beautiful! 

Elisabeth Gifford's The Sea House: a novel review and giveaway

In 1860, Alexander Ferguson, a newly ordained vicar and amateur evolutionary scientist, takes up his new parish, a poor, isolated patch on the remote Scottish island of Harris. He hopes to uncover the truth behind the legend of the selkies—mermaids or seal people who have been sighted off the north of Scotland for centuries. He has a more personal motive, too; family legend states that Alexander is descended from seal men. 

As he struggles to be the good pastor he was called to be, his maid Moira faces the terrible eviction of her family by Lord Marstone, whose family owns the island. Their time on the island will irrevocably change the course of both their lives, but the white house on the edge of the dunes keeps its silence long after they are gone.

It will be more than a century before the Sea House reluctantly gives up its secrets. Ruth and Michael buy the grand but dilapidated building and begin to turn it into a home for the family they hope to have. Their dreams are marred by a shocking discovery. The tiny bones of a baby are buried beneath the house; the child's fragile legs are fused together—a mermaid child. Who buried the bones? And why? To heal her own demons, Ruth feels she must discover the secrets of her new home—but the answers to her questions may lie in her own traumatic past. The Sea House by Elisabeth Gifford is a sweeping tale of hope and redemption and a study of how we heal ourselves by discovering our histories.

My thoughts:  I always say that everyone has their own boat to row so be kind...you never know just how full their boat might be. Ruth comes to the Sea House with her own troubles and much baggage that she struggles to unload.  As you read deeper into the book you see how much Ruth has been through in her young life and how she has tried to move on and live her life with her husband Michael.  You really feel her pain and suffering even if you have never experienced anything even remotely like that in your own life. This is a great end-of-summer beach read that I enjoyed. 

Don't miss The Sea House, a stunning fiction debut from the UK. Set in a house on the windswept coast of the Outer Hebrides, Elisabeth Gifford's haunting tale effortlessly bridges a gap of more than a century. Adeptly interweaving two tales involving residents of the titular house, Gifford sets up an absorbing mystery revolving around local lore and myths about mermaids, selkies, and sealmen. Stretching seamlessly back and forth through time, layers upon layers of secrets are slowly and effectively peeled away in this evocative debut (Booklist).



Celebrate with Elisabeth by entering her Kindle giveaway!






One grand prize winner will receive:

• A Kindle Fire


• The Sea House by Elisabeth Gifford

Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on October 19th. Winner will be announced October 20th at Elisabeth's Blog.






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