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My new water bottle @BambooBottleCO

I have a bunch of stainless steel water bottles which I love – you won’t see any plastic bottles in this household!  While attending the Be Healthy Boston Expo I discovered a new bottle which is quite unique and I am sure my mom friends will love it.   The Bamboo Bottle is a glass bottle surrounded by an outer layer of bamboo.  The bottle, including the straw and lid is BPA free. I love drinking water out of glass and will enjoy my iced tea out of my new glass bottle too!  It is also safe for hot beverages as well.  The glass can slide out for easy cleaning and is dishwasher-safe.  The creators of this bottle wanted to add an element of bamboo as according to the web site: “It is as sleek as it is durable. It is as stylish as it is sensible. And it’s renewable”.  It is a bit heavy but it’s perfect  to keep by my bedside table and on my office desk.

Disclosure: the company sent me a bottle to review

The Bamboo Bottle
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Events

Valentine’s Day is one week away!

I almost forgot. Valentine’s Day is a week away. How do you celebrate with your significant other? With the kids?  Today on WCAP we were discussing what makes a good gift….Know your mate for sure!

Listen in…..

ValentinesDay

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Valentine’s Day is one week away!

I almost forgot. Valentine’s Day is a week away. How do you celebrate with your significant other? With the kids?  Today on WCAP we were discussing what makes a good gift….Know your mate for sure!

Listen in…..

ValentinesDay

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Clothes

@JasonWu. I got nothing!

While the men were prepping for the @SuperBowl many of the ladies were heading to @Target to see the @JasonWu line. I wish this was a fun post on what I thought of the fabrics and what neat items I picked up. I got nothing! From what I hear all items are sold out everywhere and the sizes run really big. My Target store opened at 8:00 am and when I arrived at 10:00 am all I saw was 2 size XL shirts and one really ugly scarf. That’s it, nothing else. When I asked up front about the selection they had no idea what I was talking about!  But the sales associate at the dressing room said people were lined up at 8:00 am outside. Really? In the suburbs of Boston? Well at least we got to preview the items and there are a couple items left online.

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Clothes

@JasonWu. I got nothing!

While the men were prepping for the @SuperBowl many of the ladies were heading to @Target to see the @JasonWu line. I wish this was a fun post on what I thought of the fabrics and what neat items I picked up. I got nothing! From what I hear all items are sold out everywhere and the sizes run really big. My Target store opened at 8:00 am and when I arrived at 10:00 am all I saw was 2 size XL shirts and one really ugly scarf. That’s it, nothing else. When I asked up front about the selection they had no idea what I was talking about!  But the sales associate at the dressing room said people were lined up at 8:00 am outside. Really? In the suburbs of Boston? Well at least we got to preview the items and there are a couple items left online.

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fashions

Kids Hair Accessories @Forever21

Hair Accessories – my kids love them but they also lose them or break them…a lot! Headbands, clips, pony tail holders, etc. all here today and sometimes gone tomorrow. That is why I dread spending a lot of money on anything that goes in their hair.  On a recent gal’s night out with my 7 year old we took a trip to forever 21. She knew immediately that is was not a kids store when she went reaching for a few t-shirts but when we hit the accessories section she was in heaven and so was I.

Cute necklaces for under $4.00….. Hair clips and headbands for $1.50…I did not mind getting a few  for her and her sister. The store had the trendiest ones available – headbands with feathers in them. In fact anything with feathers is my 7 year old’s favorite.  These clips I might keep for myself!

@forever21 hair accessories
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Events

Super Bowl or shopping @target?

I know…..everyone is excited about the Super Bowl…especially us here in Boston. Today on my weekly radio show we talked parties and what some women will be doing on Sunday….heading…to..Target..for….the launch of the Jason Wu line! Listen in

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Clothes fashions

Tangerine Tango Color of 2012

Today is a bright, sunny and warm day in Boston so it is making me think of Spring!  Right before the holidays the folks at the Pantone Institute announced the color of 2012:  Tangerine Tango.  It is like a reddish-orange color and full of energy. Glad I have some left over flip flops and t’s in this color from last season!

According to Pantone, orange has been gaining popularity among designers and consumers for years and is now being used in fashion, design and cosmetics. It has year-round viability with its vibrancy to match spring’s liveliness, while still holding on to the elements of its traditionally autumnal hue. Love it! What do you have in your closet from last year that you can grab this season in this fun color?

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food Products

I adore @AdoraCalcium

You all know I love chocolate!  Sometimes I have to have it every day. A good dark chocolate can actually be healthy for you but a bit of chocolate every day can add up (that is on the scale!)

A friend of mine actually gave me these adora calcium supplements as a gift for Christmas (along with a fine gift card to @Marshalls) as she knows how much I love chocolate.  She tried to explain them to me and how tasty they were and they were hard chocolate and yummy (yeah..right a supplement that tastes good).  When I finally tasted them I got it!  Each chocolate disk has only 30 calories per serving and provides half of your daily value of calcium. It also provides vitamin D3 and magnesium. You can take one disk up to three times a day.

Women certainly don’t get enough calcium and now we have a tasty option. There are no artificial sweeteners, no trans fats or corn syrup and they are gluten free.  Adora is available online and at Whole Foods and at the Vitamin Shoppe. I have tried both the dark chocolate and the milk chocolate (Disclosure: the company sent me a package of the milk chocolate to test out) and both are creamy and oh so good!  Finally, a healthier way to supplement my chocolate cravings! Taste for yourself and let me know what you think…..

A good tasting calcium supplement
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baby products Products

@mimijumi natural baby bottles

I am amazed at all the creative, unique and ergonomically correct baby items available on the market today. When my first daughter arrived I thought I had the latest and greatest products. Then my second daughter was born and again I was shocked at what new baby products were introduced in the marketplace.  Fast forward 7 years later and there are even better products, especially for feeding. I wish I had this mimijumi not so hungry baby bottle when my girls were born as I bet it would have made transitioning between breast and bottle much smoother.

The bottle’s design is quite unique and is based on the psychological dynamics of feeding/soothing items as transitional objects. The bottle even looks like a breast! It is also free of BPA and phthalates and it includes what they call an integrated ventilation system to aid in baby’s digestion. The 4 oz. retails for $13.99. Disclosure: the company sent me the not so hungry bottle to review.

mimijumi natural baby bottle