Review: Glee Gum

Glee Gum  is all natural chewing gum made with sustainably harvested rainforest chicle. It comes in SIX great flavors: cinnamon, peppermint, tangerine, bubblegum, spearmint, and triple berry. Glee Gum is the #1 healthy alternative to synthetic chewing gum and bubble gum! With no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners (no aspartame), or preservatives, it's easy to chew Glee-fully!  description taken from here.

Glee Gum sent me some products to review.  They sent me 1 pack of Spearmint gum, 1 pack of Cinnamon gum, 1 pack of Wee Glee gum, and 4 mini packs of Glee gum in the flavors, Bubblegum, Tangerine, Triple Berry, and Peppermint.  That means that I got to try out one of every flavor of gum that Glee has to offer.

The gum is shaped in little chick lets, which a harder outer shell.  Chomping down, flavor immediately explodes and hits your taste buds.   I really liked the cinnamon gum’s flavor.  It was nice and cinnamon-y, but it wasn’t overpowering, which some cinnamon gums can be.  The same can be said with the mint gums.  They were nice and refreshing, but they were not overpowering in their mint flavor (something I enjoyed since I cannot stand chewing strong mint gums).  I loved the Bubblegum flavor, it was nice and sweet and very flavorful.  The Triple Berry was also very nice.  It is made up of Strawberry, Raspberry, and Blueberry.  The flavor leans more towards the Raspberry side rather than the Strawberry (again, something I rather liked because I am not a huge strawberry fan).

The Wee Glee are mini chick lets.  They are all mixed together in one box.  The flavors are: Banana, Bubblegum, Triple Berry, and Tangerine.  Since I already said how much I liked the berry and bubblegum, let me jump right into the other two flavors.  These were my least favorite of the gums I received.  The tangerine was a bit overly sweet for me, but the flavor fades quickly so it isn't that much of a problem.  The Banana tastes very much like a banana.  That said, I don't like bananas so it makes sense I did not care for the banana flavored gum.

Besides from selling gum, Glee also has Make-Your-Own-Candy kits.  These kits allow kids to make their own chocolate, chewing gum, or gummy candy.  You can check those out on the Glee Gum website by clicking the link above.

For 1 pound of gum you only have to pay $10.
And, the Make Your Own Candy kits are only $13 each.  I think the kits would be a really cool idea to get the kids for the holidays.


Thanks to Marguerite and Glee Gum for sending me the gum samples to review!

**I did not get paid for writing this review.  I received free gum samples from Glee in order to write a real and honest review.**

Review: EcoStore

I was lucky enough to be able to be contacted to review for EcoStoreUSA.com.  They carry products that have *No Nasty Chemicals and are eco friendly. 

Going green is a huge thing for many people and I know a lot of moms are very concerned with only having green products or using green products around the home because of the fact that they don't want their children around the harsh chemicals that are in most products and items around the home.

Personally, I think going green in great, so I was pretty excited when I found out I could try out a few of their products for a review.  I got to choose 2 items from the EcoStore site.  I chose the Eco4Pets dog shampoo and a bottle of hand wash.

First the pet shampoo.  I received the shampoo in the scent "Herbal Fresh".  It is a 12 fl. oz. bottle made of a sturdy plastic with a nice squirt cap.  The Eco site says that the shampoo is mild enough for frequent use and that it is safe for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens over the age of 6 weeks.  I have 2 dogs that were nice and dirty and very in need of a bath, so I was more than happy to test out this shampoo.  The shampoo smells really good, which I was a bit surprised at because all of the eco friendly products I have tried in the past (NOT from this particular website) have not.  The shampoo was a nice consistency as well, not too thick but not running out of the bottle either, and, it created a great lather!  My dog's coats were super soft after they had their baths.  They still smelled like a wet dog, but that cannot be helped no matter what shampoo you use.  But, they were very clean and pretty afterwards. : )  Now, because I have 2 dogs, I used quite a bit of shampoo (and I have a big dog so I need to use a lot to cover her..) However, I would say there is as least 8-10 washes in this bottle (4-5 for me because I have the 2 dogs).

Next, the hand soap.  The soap is $5.49 for a 8.5 fl. oz. bottle.  The bottle is made of a sturdy plastic with a nice spout top.  I received the hand soap in the scent Coconut and Vanilla.  These are my two favorite scents so I was very excited to get my soap and smell the two combine.  Unfortunately, the soap smells nothing like coconut or vanilla or a mixture of the two.  Instead, to me, I think it smells kind of like Elmer's Glue.  My friend says it smells like an unscented lotion (the ones that still have a slight smell).  Whatever it smells like, we both agreed that it is not the best smelling.  Now when you wash your hands, the soap does not suds.  At all.  I felt like I had just put lotion on my hands then was attempting to rub it off with water only.  I mean, my hands looked clean afterwards, but they just felt unclean because of the fact there were no suds and no scent left behind.  I did find something I like the soap for however, cleaning my makeup brushes.  It is not harsh at all, and it cleans my brushes more thoroughly than the soap I had used previously for my brushes.

EcoStore USA offers a nice variety of products, and their prices are very reasonable.  If you are a green person, it might be worth checking out.  I really liked the pet shampoo even though I'm a bit iffy whether or not I would personally buy the hand soap.  The site is clean and easy to navigate and you might enjoy the products offered.

**I did not get paid for this review.  I received the products mentioned free of charge in order to write a real and honest review.  All opinions are 100% my own unless otherwise stated.**

WINNERS!

The OOGY giveaway has ended and I am here to announce the lucky winners.  Random.org picked the winners, as always.  But first, a big thanks to Hachette for sending me OOGY to review and for offering the 2 copies to two of my fabulous readers!

Winners are...

#6 StephTheBookworm

#16 Busy Working Mama

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Lots of Reviews...

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I'm sure you have seen a bunch of reviews being published on the site yesterday, and I just wanted to give you a heads up so I don't overwhelm you, but there will be a few more coming up soon.  I have been writing them and saving them on my computer, just now finding the time to get them on the site, so a few more will be popping up soon.

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Review: The Coming Economic Armageddon by Dr. David Jeremiah

Never before have we read such jarring headlines, distressing news analyses, or dire predictions concerning the world's financial future. The American housing market -- or, more sentimentally, the American dream -- began to collapse in 2006, taking with it large chunks of the global financial system. Millions of jobs worldwide have vanished forever. Did Bible prophecy predict this catastrophe? Are there biblical clues to how soon, if ever, a viable, long-term recovery can be sustained? Is the financial collapse just one of several signs that we are living in the final days of Earth's history In THE COMING ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON, David Jeremiah says we can know the meaning behind what we see in the daily news -- and understand and prepare for living in the New Global Economy.  description taken from here.


When I first read the title of this book, I thought it would be about our economic crisis.  It is not.  Is about how the bible warns people about the economy.  So, that was a little misleading.. I would have preferred a different title that clued you in a bit more.. Yes, it does mention the actual book's content under the book's heading.  In smaller print.  It also is not included in the title, which, as I said, I find a bit misleading as you would not know this unless you were looking at the cover, which some people do not when reading about books.  But enough about that, the book itself was straight forward in its message and/or meaning.  The author's meaning was clear and decipherable.



**I received a complementary copy of this book in order to write a real and honest review. I did not get paid for this post. All opinions are my own, unless otherwise stated.**

Review: The Church Awakening by Charles Swindoll

In THE CHURCH AWAKENING, Charles Swindoll discusses the challenges, struggles, and priorities of the church in the twenty-first century. He reveals the problems inherent in the entertainment-based postmodern church and shows how a return to biblical teaching will restore its strength and impact. Now being replaced by a feel-good message instead of what Christians need to know to stand strong in a world that's lost its way--Swindoll exposes the problems of--and solutions for--the postmodern evangelical church. Just as he opened readers' eyes with his bold statements in The Grace Awakening, now he offers a straightforward volume revealing how to reestablish a life-altering church with Christ as Lord and Master. Illuminating and empowering, THE CHURCH AWAKENING will ignite a revolution in the way Christians "do church" for years to come.  description taken from here.



Swindoll tells readers with his newest book that the church is letting it's followers slack and develop their own thoughts, actions and concepts without interference.  He says that the church needs to pick up the slack and say, 'hey wait a second, let's back up here so I can lead you in the correct Christian way'.  I only see one major flaw with the logic of his book... Obviously he wants to target the ones who have gone astray somewhere, but what person who has 'gone astray' is going to pick up a book that tells you that you have 'gone astray'?  I mean, as humans, we don't like for anyone to criticize us, tell us we have done something wrong, etc.  I think Swindoll needs to be a little more suggestive and not so drill sergent in his ways.  Humans do take suggestions better.. we tend to think we made the decision when it is only suggested after all...  Other than that, Swindoll tells it how he thinks it. 

**I received a complementary copy of this book in order to write a real and honest review. I did not get paid for this post. All opinions are my own, unless otherwise stated.**