Wahl Hot-Cold Massage Vibrating Pack Review + Giveaway

This review was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. I received a Wahl Hot/Cold Massager for the purpose of this review.

This pregnancy has been the hardest and the easiest at the same time. The reason's are pretty obvious. This being my 3rd pregnancy, it's easy because I've already done this drill twice before, and I know every turn, nook, and cranny that awaits me. Even little things that I was not prepared for, don't surprise me. It is the hardest because being this is my 3rd pregnancy, that means I have a couple more children to deal with while being pregnant.

As a mom of multiples, this means lots of strain on my arms, back, feet, and shoulders. If I'm not hauling one over my shoulder, I'm dragging my legs with the weight of little arms around my ankle. The few times I do get a break, I can feel the pain creeping up on me. The Wahl Hot/Cold Massager has been an absolute god send at an extremely convenient time. After the kids have gone to bed, or if I get a minute to myself, the first thing I grabbed was this bad boy!

 "This one-part massager, one-part hot/cold pack is the latest in a series of new pain management products from Wahl. Unlike conventional hot/cold packs, this first-of-its-kind product combines two of the most common treatments--temperature therapy and massage-- to offer a new level of pain relief. It also offers Velcro straps for hands-free use." 

You can freeze the pack inside, or microwave the bag inside for cold or hot treatments. Visit their site at  www.WahlMassagers.com

This makes the perfect Mother's Day Gift, as mother's carry the largest load, physically and mentally, and giving them a tool to relax anytime of the day, is the perfect gift idea.

You can also win one for yourself or a mom you know! This giveaway ends May 7 at 12:00AM.

Good Luck!

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This review was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. I received a Wahl Hot/Cold Massager for the purpose of this review.

May Clutter-Busting Challenge

During the month of May, MoneySavingMom.com is hosting a Clutter-Busting Challenge. Every day in the month of May, you get rid of 7 items you no longer need or use. Every. Single. Day.

I've been doing everything that I can to start getting ready for this baby boy that is due in August, and this will be the perfect month for me to start getting rid of stuff, before we start getting new things for the baby.

My husband owns a moving company so it's a blessing and a curse. Most of our furniture or items in our house comes from, which also means there's a lot of stuff I don't like. That, plus we have done a little too much shopping for the kids, and our house is littered with toys. It's time that we all have a little reality check and start simplifying our life.

Follow my Twitter feed hashtag #SDeskMayChallenge below to see what 7 things I get rid of everyday!

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Easy DIY Laundry Soap For The Busy Family

My husband has a moving business, and while he enjoys being his own boss, he also loves to actually go out and work. It is the strangest thing for me. This means pairs of sweaty shirts and shorts by the hour. I also have 3 children who run a muck in the house. With their everyday clothing, the two older children also do soccer, baseball, and ballet. My youngest changes her clothes literally, every 30 minutes, from tutu's to pants, to back to pajamas. One little spill ruins her entire outfit. She turns 3 next month.

So long story short, we go through laundry detergent like it is no one's business! At least a couple of loads a day. Plus our stuff needs to be strong enough for the dirtiest of clothes, but gentle enough for the softest of skins. Most importantly, easy enough on our poor wallets.

After doing plenty of skimming on Pinterest, I came across a Laundry Detergent Recipe from LizMarieBlog.com. Her blog is amazing and briefly inspired me to re-do furniture. That was until I found out I was no good at it!

I took her laundry recipe, but just made a couple of tweaks to it, adding more oxi clean and using a natural essential oil soap.

Supplies

Mix all the ingredients together (I just put them all in a trash bag)

Grate the soap boars so they look like little twisty twirls

(You can use whatever soap bars you want, I chose these because it's a scent my family loves and the citrus scents seem to go well with fighting odors)

Mix in the grated soap with the powder mixture

Throw it all into your favorite dollar store containers and there you go! Enough laundry detergent to last you for more than half the year for the price of one box of laundry soap!

I made about 3 of these container full. I put about 3 tablespoons of detergent for each load, and it has been great! It's fought against moving stains and even a bed wetter. 

All of these ingredients, I believe cost me just around $20. 

I would have taken pictures, but I was in a hurry to throw in a load, I just did it very quickly to have clean clothes to wear for soccer practice :)

I'm very interested to see how long this will last us! 

Pack A Sack For Kids #MobilizingMillions

My kids and I have donated a lot of things, from food, to clothes and toys. I think it's really important for them to recognize and acknowledge that they are people who have less than us, and that it is our duty to provide any extra assistance that we can.

Specifically, my daughter Truly is very big on asking and asking for toys. We have a talk at least once a month remembering how to be grateful and to give back to people and kids who are needing.

When we were given the opportunity to Pack a Sack for Champions For Kids, we jumped on board! Champions For Kids partnered with Abbot Brand Products to bring nutritional non perishable foods to local food pantries and food banks.

We spread the word through out our play groups about the campaign and we all prepared our items to drop them off together.

While we didn't have a sack on hand that wasn't already being crafted into something else, we decided to use on of our baskets that could be held by the children.

Addy helped us a little bit unload the groceries, but after lifting one too many cans, ran off to go change her clothes and roll on the kitchen floor.

With little sister giving up, big sister stepped in to finish the job. We started putting in our products that we could fit in our sack.

Even the more heavier items, she was more than happy to find a way to make it all fit!

After all was said and done, little sister decided to come back and take our final picture together before meeting our group at the drop off. Some of us took the items to the San Antonio Food Bank, while myself and a few friends to these to the Grace Community Church down the road.

Be sure to check out the Champions For Kids Facebook Page, Twitter Page, and Youtube Page to stay up to date with all of their amazing campaigns they do throughout the year. 

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias®  and Champions For Kids. All opinions are my own. #MobilizingMillions #cbias #SocialFabric