Camille's 1st Birthday

Yesterday was one of the best day of my life. My daughter turned 1 and we had a blast. Words cannot explain how much fun we had, so I am uploading some pics for my readers. So here you have it!!!

{After getting all dressed up........}

Best Blog Award

I am proud to say this blog have been awarded "Best Blog Award" by Busy Little Monkey and I am so grateful for this award. Although this blog is fresh and new, I believe its going places and I hope by the end of the year, this blog goes in the direction that I wished for it to go.

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Pediatrician or Pedophile

This is a very alarming story that just developed yesterday and I cringed in fear as I watched on TV last night. And so I have decided to move Food Safety discussions to next week in order to focus on this Pediatrician turn Pedophile story.

A Delaware pediatrician has been indicted on 471 felony counts in the alleged sexual abuse of his

Food Safety – What Does It Have To Do With You?

The answer to the above question is plenty. Everyone knows that the United States has one of the safest food supplies in the world. So why do you have to be worried about food safety? The answer is simple. Foodborne illness happens and it adversely affects millions and millions of Americans each year. Foodborne illness which directly will affect your health comes from eating contaminated food.  Estimates of the the number

The Power of Antioxidants for Staying Young

Everyone wants to grow old gracefully. Some go under the knife to

Make Your Own Natural Baby Products

Many conventional baby products contain questionable ingredients such as parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), talc, and synthetic perfumes and fragrances. All of these ingredients can have adverse effects on the health and well being of your baby, so it is no wonder that many parents have chosen to take matters into their own hands. Parents are now finding that it is easy, more cost effective, and

Natural Ways to Treat Diaper Rash

Almost every baby who is in diapers will experience diaper rash at least once. If you want to avoid harmful ingredients that are in many conventional diaper rash treatments, try these tips.
The old saying goes "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". You can minimize your baby's chances of getting diaper rash in the first place by using cloth diapers with a breathable cover (wool or

The Rainbow Brite Adventure Pack REVIEW + GIVEAWAY

Camillle already love to watch TV and Video Games, while I am not an avid supporter of kids watching TV or playing games, I support educational DVDs and Games. Which is why when I got the invitation to review The Rainbow Brite Adventure Pack, I wanted to learn more about what kind of games is safe for use in my household.

So here is the story of Rainbow Brite:

In a faraway place, right at the end of the rainbow, there is a magical kingdom where all the colors of the earth are created. The kingdom is called Rainbow Land, and living in this wonderful place is a lovable, creative little girl named Rainbow Brite. She uses the colors of the rainbow to make our world brighter and our hearts lighter.

The villians of Rainbow Land are Murky Dismal and Lurky - two nasty creatures who live in a place called The Pits. They hate everything colorful and are always plotting ways to capture Rainbow Brite. They want to use color for trickery and evil doings so that the world will be just as murky and dismal as they are.

And now,

A little girl name Wisp appeared in a colorless and unhappy world. Through courage, kindness and friendship, Wisp became Rainbow Brite and transformed the unhappy world to Rainbow Land, a magical place where all the colors in the universe are created.
Now, Rainbow Brite is one of Rainbow Land’s four Sky Powers, characters whose magical powers determine the cycles of Rainbow Land’s days and seasons. With the help of her friends, her magnificent horse Starlite, and her magical Color Belt and Star Scepter, Rainbow Brite travels to the far corners of the universe, bringing hope and happiness to everyone she meets. No matter where you are, you can always count on Rainbow Brite to make your heart a little lighter and your world a little more colorful!

The Big Part of My Review,

As Camille and Esther, my goddaughter interacted with Rainbow Brite, I watched their face lit. As you can tell, children love colors, and what better color to introduce them to than the Rainbow colors! They were immediately fixated on "Starlite" the "most awesome" horse in the universe.

The Adventure Pack is not just about love, sharing and making a child's day bright, it is also a game or love. Rainbow Brite and her foces of color challenged the forces of gloom, in a struggle to keeo the world bright and colorful. The Adventure Pack will take your child through the ways in which Rainbow Brite became a better person, and keeping other hearts hopeful and happy.
GIVEAWAY!

The first ten (10) of my readers will get the Rainbow Brite Adventure Pack. And all you have to do is

1. Leave a comment on any of my post that interest you.

2. Subscribe to my blog via email.

The Hidden Dangers in Baby Products

Almost from the moments that many babies are born, their mothers lovingly wash and pamper their infants with a wide range of baby products. These products might include soaps, lotions, shampoos, and baby powders and they might be used several times a day.

But have you ever taken the time to read the ingredients listing for a bottle of baby lotion or shampoo? How would you feel if you found out that the products you have been using on your sweet baby are actually a witch's brew of dangerous ingredients? Most parents would be very unhappy. They might feel as though they had been duped, and rightly so. Many parents put faith in the companies behind conventional baby products because it never enters their minds that products made specifically for babies could be harmful. Unfortunately, there are many baby products available today that have questionable ingredients. Some of these ingredients include synthetic perfumes, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Talc, and Parabens.

But what are they and why are they bad?

• Parabens are actually preservatives that have estrogenic qualities. They have produced abnormal hormonal effects following application on laboratory rodents, particularly male, resulting in decreased testosterone levels and other abnormalities. They have also been found to accumulate in the breast tissue of women with breast cancer.

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or SLS for short is an ingredient that gives a product like a shampoo or liquid soap its foaming ability. It is a known skin irritant and in fact when testing new a healing ointment or crème, SLS is the irritant they first rub on the skin to test the healing properties of their new product. SLS can penetrate and be retained in the eyes, brain, heart, and liver with potentially harmful effects according to the journal of the American College of Toxicology. In a baby product, SLS might cause rashes, eczema or other skin irritations. It is shocking that baby products contain such a harsh ingredient. To add further insult, products containing this ingredient are sometimes labeled as “natural” or organic because SLS is a detergent derived from coconut oil.

• Synthetic perfumes or fragrances can contain hundreds of chemicals.  Some, such as methylene chloride are carcinogenic and others might cause headaches, dizziness, coughing, vomiting and skin irritation.

• Talc is white-gray mineral powder used as a baby powder. Moms might use it to keep their baby’s skin smooth and dry but unfortunately term long-term use can produce the same effects as those of asbestos.

These ingredients hardly sound appropriate for tender baby skin. So what can you do to avoid these dangerous baby products? First, read the ingredients and look them up online if you have to. Find out what they are and what they do. Second, find reputable companies that offer organic and 100% natural products. Since there is no regulation for organic bath and body products you might need to do some research to find the legitimately natural products. Third, try your hand at making some of your own baby products. If you make your own then you know exactly what is in them and you can feel comfortable that they are safe.

Subscribe to this email and I will show you how to make your own baby product for your baby skin using natural and eco-flavored ingredients.

Thanks for reading.

How to Create a Non-Toxic Nursery

If you have a baby on the way and want to ensure you have a tiptop, green friendly, non-toxic nursery—read on! In these days of environmental awareness, for us to keep our world safe, we need to begin at home and what better place than your baby’s first environment?

First, start with your walls and floors and use non-toxic paint that doesn’t contain volatile organic compounds VOCs. Paints loaded with VOC’s can still produce toxins in the air years after they have dried. Milk paint is another great paint that you can mix with water for a warm eggshell feel. Many variations of natural wall coverings are also available to brighten your baby’s room.

If the nursery has wall-to-wall carpet, you’re better off tearing that up with all the molds and other elements it can hold and stick with a natural wood floor. Accent your floor with area rugs that are made from organic cottons and wools.

When it comes to the crib or bassinette, make sure these are both made of natural wood and cover them with organic fabrics. Organic fabrics do come in varied natural pigment colors to give splashes of color to your nursery. In fact, even the rocking chair or changing station should be all wooden, stay away from plastics because someday, if you can’t recycle that plastic changing station—we all know where that will end up—in a landfill for centuries. If you know an artisan who works with wood, ask them to make your baby furniture and lamps and use low-energy soft lighting for your baby’s eyes.

Be careful of the mattress you use in your crib or bassinettes and find ones that are stuffed with organic materials that won’t release carcinogenic into the air. These days, you can create a totally non-toxic nursery by buying organic baby clothing, first cloth baby read books, and natural essential antioxidant oils and creams for your baby’s skin.

Keep plenty of fresh organic cotton diapers on hand as well as glass bottles. Stay away from plastic diapers and plastic bottles that can’t be recycled. Items for baby such as non-toxic teething rings, and teething tablets are at stores everywhere in these days of a toxin free environment.

Stuff your new baby’s drawers with toxin free organic bathing products, clothes, soaps, and shampoos that won’t irritate their precious skin or contain preservatives or toxins that your baby can breathe in. If you can, allow for a window in your baby’s room as many toxins can develop without a fresh breeze of air.

When it’s time to clean the baby’s nursery, only use green cleaning products and make sure your vacuum cleaner has bags that trap allergens from the floor and air. Use natural cotton dusting cloths not only for the care of your furniture but to stop the release of toxins found in some fabrics that have been processed or sprayed before made into cloth.

If you follow these easy steps, you’ll be assured to have a fully functional, safe and non-toxic nursery that you can pass along or use for babies two and three!

A Long Pause

I am sorry, i've been away for too long. I had a job interview in Houston, Texas that lasted 4days. Needless to say, it was very tough, tiring and long. However, on the bright side, I got the JOb!!!! And I just have to decide whether or not to accept the offer. The husband and I will be discussing that very soon, and I will update you guys!!!.

I recieved couple of products to review and I will be doing that very soon, and maybe uploading some more post. In the meantime, I miss you all.