Talulah Bean Chilly Bean Mini Review

I ordered two Chilly Bean Minis, one for each of my kids. The day after I got them baby boy decided to take his Superman shirt literally and fell and got a goose egg on his head!

So, Chilly Beans to the rescue!

I have had them for a few months now, they have not only come in handy over and over again. They have held up with the use my kids get out of them!
They have replaced my 6 year old daughters cure all of bandaids! Any bump or scrape now she calls out for her Chilly Bean!
They also are good for postpartum, you can lay them on top of your pad.

And you can't beat the price! For $4.75 you get a removable, washable minky print of your choice and a reusable ice pack insert!
They are 3.5 inches by 7inches.
She also sells the full size (3.5 inches by 12 inches) Chilly Bean Original for $8.95. I got one of these for my sister to help in her recovery from surgery!


Talulah Bean website: CLICK HERE (Don't forget to enter the Talulah Bean Monthly while you are there, and mention Michelle Mousa referred you at check out for a $5 gift certificate!)

Talulah Bean Facebook: CLICK HERE

Chilly Bean Mini: CLICK HERE

Chilly Bean Original: CLICK HERE

MamaJewel's Handmade Jems mama cloth review.

I won a contest through her site a while back, and also have made purchases.
She runs a Facebook page and an etsy store. Awesome customer service, great quality product, different sizes and absorbancies available. She also does customs.

I have three of her regular pads, they are made with suedecloth as the top layer closest to the skin, one layer of zorb in the middle (very trim and absorbs 10x it's weight in a second! So maximum absorbency without the bulk) and backed in fleece.
They are also 9 inches long, perfect length for regular days.

I have a variety of mama cloth and I have to say for those concerned about the bulk, these are for you! They are so trim but hold up as good as my thicker, longer night time pads.
I even used them postpartum when my bleeding slowed a bit more.
They are my go to when I am going out since they are so much thinner, I can bring them and they easily fit in my small to go wet bag.
So check her out!
Her Facebook: CLICK HERE
Her Etsy: CLICK HERE

Example of her pads:

Cloth nursing pads giveaway at Dibs! Blog.

A contest is going on on Dibs! Blog. She is giving away a set of 4 nursing pads! Very easy entries do get yours in now! http://katydibs.blogspot.com/2012/07/crafted-by-cassie-review-and-giveaway.html?m=1

Feed you stash Friday at diaperjunction.com! Enter to win a Swaddlebees Capri diaper system!

Very easy entries. Many ways to enter! Enter the weekly giveaway to win a Swaddlebees Capri diaper system. Includes a cover and 2 inserts! Winner gets to choose color, closure style and size of the inserts! Do not miss this giveaway! http://www.diaperjunction.com/71212-FYSF-Capri-Cloth-Diaper-Cover-Inserts_b_382.html

Swagbucks, earning a little more for buying fluff!

I have been using Swagbucks for about 2 years now. What it is is a site you sign up for for every search you make you get a chance to win "Swagbucks" that you redeem for a long list of rewards. I redeem mine for amazon.com gift cards. Around $20 a month. They are stackable, don't expire. You just put your gift card code they send you in the "redeem gift card" box under your account settings and apply it to your gift card balance. Easy! There are also multiple other ways to earn. Surveys, watching videos, special offers. And for every person who signs up using your referral link you get what they earn matched up to 1000 Swagbucks! So sign up, share your link everytime you win Swagbucks to your Facebook and twitter pages! Www.swagbucks.com/refer/isra1986

Review of "Dependable Luxury", now known as "Mommy's Touch" cloth menstrual pads!i

I participated in the referral giveaway they did back in September 2010. I had a huge issue with getting the pads. They didn't expect the response they got, and had horrible communication. Me and many others would email and just get the same copy and paste message back, not answering a single question we had about the status of our pads. Finally got a wall post months later from the owner of "For the Monster" site saying she needed our contact information and she would be sending our prizes. Awesome! Got them and they were the best pads I have tried. Very soft, absorbent, I have never had a leaking problem. They are my go to night time pads too because they are longer than most mama cloth I have bought. The quality is also great too. They have held up all this time, no staining, and look brand new! And don't even get me started on the pattern! They have a printed brocade material. Gorgeous, shiny. Very feminine rather than what most makers use, kind of kiddy print! I have ordered 3 more since, from "For the Monster", and actually just ordered 2 last night because they will work great for me in my post partum period too! So despite the bad customer service in regards to the give away, these pads are my favorites on my stash for over nights and heavy days and held up great even with all the use they get! And I also like that I have an alternative, more reliable source to buy from. Link: http://www.forthemonster.com http://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/FortheMonster?__user=511357488

Directions. Where to go?

I have been thinking a lot about this blog. I really like the idea of blogging, but I am unsure where to go with it. I think at this point and with the new baby coming in January I can not dedicate myself to just posting giveaways. I want to move more towards personal happenings in my life and the occasional reviews and sponsored give aways. So tell me readers and fans, would you still be in to my blog if it was more personal stories, with the occasional freebies thrown in?