All posts by Anne Younger

Anne is a 30-something full-time SAHM mom of 5 ranging from 3 to 17 and grandma of 1 who resides in Ashwaubenon (Green Bay) Wisconsin. She started blogging in 2008 as a way to regain her sanity. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, cheeseburgers and vodka along with spending time with her husband and kids.

Wash Away Labels from Mabel’s Labels

**This post does contain affiliate links**

Exciting news alert! Mabel’s Labels has just launched their new line of Wash Away Labels. These labels are perfect for potluck dishes, bottles for daycare, frozen foods, canning jars, and much more. When the labels are are no longer needed, simply pop in the dishwasher or under running water to rinse off. Best of all, these labels disappear completely, leaving no sticky residue.

We’ve been using Mabel’s Labels to get the kids items ready for back to school the last two years and they have been a blessing and have become a staple in our home.  This year, we will have a huge garden in our yard and we are looking forward to canning some of them and stocking up for the winter and the new Wash Away Labels will be perfect for the project.

Happy Labeling!

 

Sneak-A-Peek 3D/4D Ultrasound Studio – Green Bay

**I received a promotional item in exchange for this post. All thoughts and opinons are my own**



As many of you may have heard, we are expecting baby #5 this August. I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and of course, we have been waiting to find out the sex of baby #5 and don’t have an ultrasound with my OB scheduled until April 12th.

When I was pregnant with Alexander back in 2007, my doctor at the time wouldn’t order an ultrasound so I had to get his consent to have an ultrasound through a service out of town. It was expensive, we didn’t get to see much other than gender and all in all, it wasn’t a memorable experience.

On Saturday morning, the family (minus Libby) went to Sneak-A-Peek 3D/4D Ultrasound Studio here in Green Bay to learn the gender of our next family member. I had recently learned of Sneak-A-Peek’s existence via another friend and on Saturday discovered they have been in business since 2010.

After our experience and learning everything Sneak-A-Peek has to offer, I am glad we found them and will definitely recommend them to friends and family.

In just 20 minutes, we discovered we are having a…… Continue reading Sneak-A-Peek 3D/4D Ultrasound Studio – Green Bay

Promotional Shopping Bags Can Increase your Market Visibility

**This is a guest post**

With thousands of promotional products on the market, why you should use only custom promotional bags for building your brand or increasing your market visibility? Other popular promotional products such as stickers, pens, key rings, erasers, notepads, or thumb drives have very limited imprint area. On the other hand, promotional custom handbags offer a much wider and much better printable area so your brand will be visible from a distance. So there are chances that people will notice your brand and will be more inclined to do business with your company. shopping bag

Promotional handbags have an all-around purpose. They are best for conferences and trade shows. During such events, most of the attendees accumulate large number of catalogs, flyers, and giveaways, and would welcome a handbag to hold all these items. The printable area of these bags is much larger, so nobody would miss your logo and company details. These bags are available in vibrant eye catching colors so they will easily attract eyeballs on road.

Promotional handbags are walking billboards for your business. If you use high quality promotional handbags in your campaign, they will be used by your recipients for years and would continue to promote your business. Imagine your business name reaching supermarkets, in schools, on the streets, churches, and just about everywhere. Businesses can also use promotional handbags as thank-you gifts. CustomEarthPromos.com offers wide range of promotional shopping bags. They also offer wide range of other promotional items. Just check their website for all that they offer.

Online sellers not only offer promotional handbags in vibrant colors, and designs, but different price ranges as well. This will ensure that you can always use a promotional handbag no matter what your budget is. You can also upload your print matter on the websites of these sellers and they will personalize your bags with your company name and logo. They can also design your promotional matter for you. If you want to place a bulk order, you can expect discount in both cost of bags and cost of printing. Once your chosen bags are ready, they will ship them to your address. Interested in wholesale custom bags? Check more here!

Despicable Me 2 Trailer

If you haven’t heard, Despicable Me 2 hits theaters July 3rd and our family is looking forward to seeing it!

Look up!  You just might see a giant yellow Minion floating high above you, because Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 2 #Despicablimp has begun its journey across the U.S.!

 

 
Cruising at an average height of 1,000 feet, the Despicablimp will travel approximately 20,000 miles over the next few months going from coast-to-coast and points in between.

Follow the Despicablimp’s Journey

Visit the Despicablimp Command Center atwww.despicablimp.com to track the airship via GPS and see the tour stops it is making along the way.  Fans can tweet sightings of the blimp or post photos to Instagram or Flickr using #despicablimp to be featured on the site, and for a chance to win weekly prize giveaways. There is even a Despicablimp sweepstakes, where one lucky Despicable Me fan will win a trip for four to the Hollywood world premiere of the film and get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to ride in the blimp!

Follow @despicablimp on Twitter for real-time updates on where the blimp will be next.

Check out the Despicablimp in action! Watch the Time Lapse video and Featurette.

 

Introducing a reusable anti-bottle on the rise today

**This is a guest post**

A California based company known for creating reusable anti-bottles was started in 2009. This particular recyclable water bottle was designed to be freezable and dishwasher –safe, able to stand when full and folded when empty thus easy to be carried around. This same company also created a refill station in 2011.

Since Vapur.us has been making roll-up water reusable water bottles for a while, they have recently come up with a way to fill up the bottle with water, screw in a filter and ready to drink, based on sources from the March Back Packer Magazine. The recyclable bottle that contains the filter is known to remove bacteria, flows freely allowing instant and easy drinking. The screw-on cap and flip-top that the company has also added makes refills easy and splash-proof drinking. SuperCap, is a brand that features a patented flexible design that is easier to handle than rigid bottles. A company named Drops of Hope was recently created, the main purpose was to make disposable bottles obsolete and have clean water more accessible. These recyclable bottles are fold-able, can stand when full, can be folded and flattened when empty. These bottles can be easily tucked away and can be conveniently fitted in pockets, purses etc. When the question about how to keep them clean arises, the answer to that is the bottle is dishwasher safe and can be easily air dried by being placed upside down on a drying rack or flat surface and of course can be manually washed. The fact that the bottle is freezable makes the availability of an icy-cold beverage enjoyable. The bottle also comes with a carabiner which makes it easy to clip on a belt-loop, back pack or even a purse. All in all Vapur put together with the product under water refill station have become very popular.

In 2011 The Refill Station Program was formed. The program is bringing refill stations across the country, anywhere from university campuses, as well as various travel venues. With billions of bottles of water consumed yearly world wide, majority of disposable bottles end up as waste in land fills and this is where the idea of environmental safety comes in. Dehydration as a health issue is on the rise therefore one of the solutions is to have easy availability to the refill stations. Visit the website to obtain answers to questions and one can check them out here as well, mostly the reusable water bottle that has been in demand.

Set out to make water more sustainable and portable the company’s committed goals were met. The company did also receive various awards. Today, refill stations are in demand and are on the rise. By watching a demonstration of the brand and the resulting advantages of the reusable water product one can check them out or visit the youtube website.