Tiny Oranges – Fresh, fun blog for OC moms

After buying and using the Gal Pal Deodorant Remover Pads, I almost feel cheated I have gone for years fighting the white deodorant streaks on my dark tops without this product.  These are a MUST buy! Like today.  So here is my review of this fabulous invention!

You know the deodorant streaks I am talking about, right? So annoying.

It always seems to happen when I am rushing to get out the door when I notice I have white marks down the sides of my dark shirts. I will try to get it out by wetting a towel and trying to rub it off, but what I usually end up with is a wet shirt and the deodorant still visible.

I have seen the product at The Container Store lots of times.  It always catches my eye with the cute logo and font. Then last spring when I went to the Bosch blogger event and heard a presentation from The Container Store, the woman brought in the product as well and raved about how well it works.

I don’t know what on earth took me so long to buy it, but I finally got around to buying a pack of Gal Pals at The Container Store last week,  and then it happened to me last Sunday morning before church. I put on a black tank and looked under my arm and there were a bunch of yucky white stripes.   Then I remembered my Gal Pals and I was excited to have a real life deodorant streak situation to test them out on!

The pads are like a loofah pad sort of thing and all I did was rub it on the streaks, and the deodorant came RIGHT off!

It worked so well I thought this is a miracle product! It was Sunday morning, after all, so I felt like yelling “hallelujah!”

Seriously amazing product. You won’t believe you lived without it before either!

www.gal-pal.com

One of my fellow OC mommy bloggers, Shanna Coady, creator of the ultra-fabulous, My Favorite Everything was kind enough to invite me to guest blog when she was on her maternity “leave” last month.  Shanna’s family recently welcomed her beautiful daughter, Piper, to the family and that makes Shanna a mommy of 3 little girls under age 2!

Her blog is one of my FAVORITE blogs!  I look forward to receiving her daily email with the update each morning.   Her site is  full of fun finds, simple tips, great recipes and lots of ideas for making a mom’s busy life just a little bit easier.  So, click on over, bookmark it, and subscribe!

Here are the links to the 3 guest blogs I did for her…one on my all time favorite panties, the SUPERSOFT HIPHUGGER, feminine and comfy!

One on my favorite BEAUTY FINDS post-baby.  The best cosmetic discovery of my adult life, seriously!

And, another on my MOST USED BABY TOY in the 3 years and 10 months so far that we have been parents!

I guarantee you will love Shanna’s blog & it will for sure become one of YOUR favorite everythings!

Being a personalized stationery and paper product fanatic, I have been a HUGE Erin Condren fan for years. It all started with a thank you note.  It was there on my parent’s kitchen island and caught my eye.  It was SO CUTE and bright and colorful and happy.   It was a thank you for a baby gift my mom had given a neighbor and had both of the woman’s girls names personalized on the card in a darling pink and green combo. I immediately turned it over to see which company created such a cute card, which lead me to the website, and the rest is history.

If you are struggling with what to buy anyone this year, I guarantee any woman on your gift list will go crazy over her stuff!   A personalized gift in my opinion is one of the best gifts to give (and receive!) as it shows you went that extra step to make it personal. And, something like a personalized note card or calendar is something everyone can use!

One of my all time favorites are her gift labels.  Little colorful, personalized stickers that dress up a gift and serve the purpose in lieu of a card.  Practical and yet sometimes they get more attention than the actual gift!  They are THAT cute!  I just noticed they now have photo gift labels – can you imagine how the relatives would flip over those this holiday?!

Erin is doing my Christmas cards this year.  I am so excited to get them next week, I feel like Christmas is coming early!

** Use Erin Condren coupon code TINYORANGES and receive $20 off an order of $100 or more!   Perfect time to stock up on gifts and save!**

Hooray!  It’s a Tiny Giveaway!

Erin’s motto is “Make Every Day a Happy Day!” and she is about to give two LUCKY readers a VERY happy day with a $50 gift certificate to shop!    To enter, simply leave a comment below.  You can enter as many times as you like, just have your entries in by 5pm PST next Wednesday, 12/9/09.  I will post the winners on Thursday AM!  For fun, click HERE and browse around her products.  Tell me, which item/design do you love??

Hooray!  It’s a “Giveaway a Day!” week!   Every day this week Tiny Oranges will feature a new giveaway- right in time for the holidays! Please forward to all your friends to spread the word and make sure to take advantage and ENTER!  Here is a great product to kick off our week…

Clipa is an ingenious (and cute!)  little clip that hangs on your bag and turns into an instant handbag hanger.  Does it bug you when there is no place to put your purse at a restaurant?   Just the other day I was in a pizza place and there was no room for my purse in the booth, so it ended up on the floor by my feet.   Probably right on top of smashed pepperoni and smeared tomato sauce for all I know!  With Clipa, you just open it up and you can hang your bag right on the table! Click HERE for a demo.

At only $19.99 each, they come in different finishes and look really stylish on any bag. Want to know my personal favorite use of this product? Public restrooms with NO hook!   There is nothing worse than trying to maneuver  around while balancing with a huge bag on your shoulder. You can use your Clipa and hang your bag right on the door. It’s really a brilliant idea!

Clipa is having a CYBER MONDAY sale today only where all orders have FREE standard shipping!  This would make a fun and useful gift for any mama this holiday. Hooray!  It’s a Tiny Giveaway! Three lucky winners will each win a Clipa!  To enter, simply leave a comment on this post!  You can enter all week, as many times as you would like, just have your comments in by Sunday, 12/6/09 at 5pm PST.  I will post the winner next Monday!   Check back tomorrow for another fun giveaway!

Congratulations!  The Pure Blu Spa 50-minute treatment winner is…ANNIE B.! Enjoy!

Green 4 Your Soul, a one-stop-shop for all your green essentials,  recently debuted a fabulous new line for mom and baby called Noli N Nali Organics.  I have slowly started to make the green transition for products for my kids, and Green 4 Your Soul is my favorite website because it is so easy to use.

Coupon code alert!  Use Green 4 Your Soul coupon code “ORANGES” upon checkout and receive 15% off your order (offer good now through 1/1/2010 – time to stock up on holiday gifts!)

You can  read and write reviews on the site which is such a great feature for me as I love reading reviews when buying products.   However, last Friday I wrote a review for a lotion of theirs I am crazy about, the Shea Terra Moroccan Mint Vanilla (LOOOOVVVVEEE the scent!), and since I was 2 days away from turning 35, I had to select the 35 – 44 age range.  It hit me that within one weekend I was entering a whole new age bracket!  Oh well, if this weekend was a sign of the year to come, 35 is going to shape up to be a good one.

I digress, on to the baby products!  The Noli n Nali Willow Baby Shampoo and Ella Bella Body Wash are fabulous –  I like that the scent is very subtle and clean (in more ways than one!)  And since I am convinced that little birds fly into my 3 year old’s room at night and build a nest in the back of her hair, the Willow Detangler is absolutely AWESOME.  It is a leave-in conditioner that makes her hair easier to comb and keeps it soft (therefore less nest-friendly – so stay away birdies!)

As a breastfeeding mom, I also use their Bosom Blossom Nipple Salve, which is fantastic.  It always weirded me out to think about my baby ingesting the nipple cream since I had to use so much during those painful early days.  It just brings me peace of mind to know it is completely chemical and paraben free.   Thankfully those painful early days are over, but I actually use it now when I pump.   I learned through my consultations with lactation consultants that you should never pump without lubricating the poor nipples.  They go through enough with that udder machine as it is!

So if you are in the market for anything green, definitely check out Green 4 Your Soul, because in this case, it IS easy being green!