I tried out the Scunci and was unimpressed.  I was pleasantly suprised by the Shark Steamer.  It has fewer attachments then the Scunci, but I never used all the attachments of my Scunci anyway.  It also does not have that nifty carrying bag, but for $20 less I love it!My only complaint is that the steamer seems to shoot out a little too much water.  I wanted it to be pure st...

 We recently moved into a home with a 150 foot driveway and in Cleveland that is a heck of a lot of shoveling.I hate to pay full price for things so I immediately went onto Craig list and started looking for a used snow blower.  We were so lucky, in part because it was so late in the season, to get a ten year old Toro snow blower for $20.The snow blower has a gas and an electric start...

For those of you not familiar with H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) they started shop in Sweden in 1947.  the company aims to bring high fashion to the world at rock bottom prices.  They have highly regarded designers such as Stella McCartney and Roberto Cavalli making clothes for the masses.I first stumbled upon H&M when I was a college student on a limited budget.  I loved th...

I have an eighteen month old daughter and we are working very hard to teach her to use the big girl potty.  One of the hardest things we have run into is teaching her what comes out of her body.Admit it talking about pee and poop isn't the easiest thing to do.  It's just way to funny of a concept.  Here is where these fabulous stuffed dolls come in handy.  They take ...

I purchased the Kelty Kids Elite for my husband.  He wanted to carry the baby at the zoo and on hikes, but did not want to were a "girly" carrier.The Kelty Kids Elite weighs in at seven pound.  It is for children six months old and up.  It is carried as a backpack and has harness supports for the wearer at the chest and at the waste.  You can easily go from one wea...

I recently had my house painted.  It has been a little on on the rainy side, but my contractor used a new paint called resilience by Sherwin Williams.This paint is different because it dries and becomes moisture proof after two hours.  The standard exterior paint is dry and moisture proof after four hours.  This is more a benefit to someone who is painting a house rather then the...

I wanted to find the perfect bridesmaid dress that was classic and stylish. I found this in the Dessy Collection with dress 2015.This Dessy Tea Length Dress with ribbon trim in black came in a variety of colors.  I had a black and white themed wedding so I went with classic black. This dress is a simple and elegant strapless black dress that can be worn again.  I loved that it was sty...

Have you ever wondered if you have a UTI and wished there was a way to check at home?  I know I hated to go to the doctor every time my pee started burning a little bit.  I never knew if it was just a little dehydration or the beginnings of a UTI.  After coming into the office for another false alarm the nurse at my doctors office told my about AZO test strips.  the strips h...

I had the original epilady back in the 1990's and I loved and hated it at the same time.  The pain was excrutiating, but it worked.Epilady has come a long way.  It is still painful, but not so much that you will never want to use it.  This epilady also allows you to use it after just a few days hair growth unlike the original which you had to have at least a weeks growth.&nbs...

I currently have two homes insured with Westfield insurance and could not be happier.  I had the hardest time finding insurance for my rental property in Cleveland and after a LOT of calling around and practically begging some agents I found a representative from Westfield who was more then happy to cover my house.  They were willing to cover my rental for $60 per month.  This is...

I am a self proclaimed Jean snob.  I love designer jeans and consider them my one little guilty habit.  Thank goodness our friends over at 7 for all mankind are now making maternity jeans.What I LOVE about these jeans is the fact that no matter how unflattering I feel during this pregnancy I can put on these jeans and feel like a rock start momma to be.  They stretch to shape my ...

Let me start by saying that when I first bought this bra I LOVED it.  It made my post baby size 38DD chest look perky again.  I loved the color and I loved the fact that it came in my size.I wore this bra on a regular basis and found it was very comfortable, that was up until last week.  I had only owned it for about six months when the hook the strap attaches to did not just com...

When I was looking for wedding cakes I went everywhere.  I stumbled upon quite the unusual find.  A grocery store that makes wedding cakes.  Giant Eagle offers wedding cakes in a variety of flavors.  I sampled the almond cake and was impressed by how moist it was.  It was light and fluffy and delicious.They offer a lot of different cake designs just like the wedding cak...

We have two sliding glass doors in the back of our house.  they both have locks, but I like the feeling of extra security.  We bought two of these dual function door security bars so that I felt safe when my husband was not home.The bars are amazingly flimsy. While they were easy to install, it did not stay in place.  About a month after screwing it into the wall it fell out...

I have been in more weddings then I care to count.  About half of them seem to have the bridesmaid dress from Davids Bridal.For my friend Jessica's wedding I was pregnant so I she had the added challenge of dressing her girls in matching dresses that a pregnant girl could also pull off.  The Spaghetti Strap long chiffon dress with empire waist worked perfectly.  She chose bla...

I have wanted to purchase a sewing machine my entire life.  I always saw it as a "luxury" item and not a necessity.  I was so excited last year when I finally, after waiting 30 years, bought my own machine.  The only problem.  I hadn't used a machine in 15 years.I purchased the Kenmore computerized sewing machine because I had read piositive reviews.  I wa...

I was trying so hard to get organized, I tried PDA's, I tried classic Day timers, I though I tried everything.  that is until one day my husband brought me the gift of a lifetime, the Franklin Covey Starter Kit.The starter kit has everything you need and then some.  It comes with a binder, a year worth of daily sheets, A binder for your used sheets, Expense sheets, Daily Goal shee...

I love to be fashionable and basically live in Gap bootcut strech jeans, so when I became pregnant I had to invest in a few pairs of maternity jeans.The Gap Maternity line is very stylish.  They had my favorite bootcut stretch in a darker denim and the lines on the bootcut stretch jeans were great.  The problem with these jeans is the elastic waistband.  As anyone who has worn ma...

I have long been a fan of Nads since the days that you could purchase it via infomercial.  I was pleasantly surprised when I found that they now make wax strips in addition to the original pot of Nads hair removal.To use the Nads strips you simply rub one of the 12 contour weave strips between your palms until  it is warmed up.  You then peel the strip apart and use the two warme...

They white strips work.  They leave your teeth feeling fresh and clean.  In fact it is almost like you just used their mouthwash.  They go one smoothly, dissolve withing five to ten minutes and leave you with noticeably whiter teeth.One thing that you really need to keep in mind with the white strips is that they should not be used on sensitive teeth.  i used them twice a da...