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I received two ACME Bags organic cotton muslin produce bags as well as two organic cotton net bags. These have been wonderful for my latest shopping trips! I have a small and a large in each bag, and use them accordingly for my needs.

Other products I like from ReusableBags.com? I love the Sigg .3L water bottles for kids:

The Mimi the Sardine modern cloth lunch bags

and this “Plastic Bags Blow” reusable grocery bag from ACME

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ReusableBags.com provided me with four reusable produce bags and two produce savers to use for this review. The opinions in this review are mine and mine alone.

So, in the next week or so I’m going to start more closely looking up information on things we want or need for the home. I’ve already decided we’re going to put a chair rail up in Violet’s room and paint the upper half the same light green as her dressers are painted, and the bottom the same light yellow as the dressers. I want to look into information on gutter protection, though with a house as new as this one it shouldn’t be an issue.

We’ve got some great light fixtures, but I do want to do some painting. I’d also be interested in finding out the HOA’s stance on painting or replacing the vinyl siding. The house is an ok color, but it would be nice if it stood out a little more. We also want a screen door for the front door.

I don’t think we’ll need any replacement windows, as everything looked great, but I would like a new door that opens into the back yard. The current one is ok, but it has a frosted glass that I’m not a huge fan of.

Soon enough we’ll want to start doing work on the basement – probably after we get our tax credit. It doesn’t have to be amazing, but we want to add a bedroom, bathroom and family room.

But all in time. First we have to get the word that the house is actually OURS. If you’ve got any spare luck to send our way, we’ll happily take it!

As a responsible pet owner, here are a few other things you can do to show you love your pet and take the commitment of pet ownership seriously.

1. Feed your pet a nutrionally balanced diet. If you have questions whether the food you are feeding your pet is nutritionally sound or not, check out pet food ratings to see. You might be surprised to know that pet foods like Purina, Science Diet and Iams are HORRIBLE for your animal and full of fillers.

2. Train your dog. Dogs often end up in shelters because of their behavior. Taking the time to train your dog will lead to being a happier dog owner, and keep inappropriate behaviors to a minimum. It is never too late to train your dog, either.

3. Clean up after your pet.

4. Take your animals for yearly wellness appointments and keep them up to date on their shots.

5. Keep your animals up to date on their tags with your current address and/or phone number. Consider microchipping and make sure that the information associated with the microchip is kept updated. Many vets and shelters will microchip your animal for free.

6. Exercise your dog. Just like humans, animals need exercise too. Don’t keep your dog cooped up all day long in a small house (or even in a big house!) Get them out to stretch their legs.

7. Keep your animals inside your house. There are hazards to outdoor animals in almost any setting. Predatory animals, cars, cruel people. Domestic animals are meant to be kept in the house. If you cannot for whatever reason, make sure they are safely contained in your yard and have adequate shelter, water, and food; warmth on cold days and shade on hot days.

8. Groom your animals. This doesn’t mean a trip to the groomer weekly, but keep their coats brushed, nails trimmed, and teeth clean. This will lead to fewer health problems down the road.

9. Adopt a shelter pet. The number of irresponsible breeders and puppy mills in relation to responsible breeders is saddening. Animals are inbred, and unhealthy characteristics develop. Don’t buy while shelter pets die!

10. Don’t declaw. Would you want someone to amputate your fingers at the first knuckle? I don’t think so. That’s exactly what declawing does. There are many clawing alternatives including soft paws and scratch pads, and quite often cats that have been declawed develop behavioral problems.

And finally, give your pet love. Lots of love!

Breakfast
2 eggs sunny side up, pepper
1 slice 40 calorie bread
high protein drink (today was mango-peach flavor)

Lunch
3 oz colby jack cheese
1 apple
4 oz cooked asparagus
high protein drink (pink lemonade)

Snack
high protein hot chocolate

Dinner
6 oz grilled salmon
4 oz cooked summer squash
1/4 c black beans
high protein drink (wildberry)

I’ve also drank about 110 oz of water today. I’ve been drinking more the past few days because I have a bad cough thanks to the cold that Violet shared with me. I can’t take the syrup or most cough drops because of the sugar in them (and have been too lazy to get out and get sugar free drops).

I don’t feel hungry. The protein helps sustain you between meals. I also eat no further apart than every 5 hours, and if it is going to be longer than 5 hours I have a protein drink that will buy me 2 more hours (which is what my hot chocolate in the afternoon generally does).

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I have a lot of energy, which is great. Well, ok, I sort of do. I’ve been sick since Monday and really feel crappy. But that has nothing to do with how I’m eating.

I managed to make it to the gym last Saturday and felt great for doing that, but Sunday came and the gym doesn’t open until noon, and football started at 1, so I put it off and planned to do it on Monday. Monday came and I was sick, and I still am sick on Saturday. However, we’re planning to go out to lunch in a while and take a walk afterward. I carry Violet on my back in my Ergo, so I’m basically carrying around all the weight I have lost!

I’m still eating well and sticking 100% to program. We’ve been eating more black beans as our starch this week. Violet LOVES them. She’s not a huge meat eater so I have to try to get her some protein any way I can, too. I’ve never been a strawberry lover and I find myself eating them daily now. I don’t even go to the grocery store and find myself tempted by the “bad” stuff anymore. I even walked past the donut display without salivating!

Only 8 more pounds to go and I will bid farewell to the 200′s. Smooth sailing!

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Today’s topic is “6 of the Worst Films You’ve ever Watched” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .

1. Harry Potter – no, I don’t know which one it was. No, I don’t care which one it was. All I know is that when I was working weekends at the group home for girls, they wanted to watch it. I fell asleep about 30 minutes in.

2. Nacho Libre – Yet another group home special. It was over and I just sat there thinking “what WAS that?” It made no sense. None.

3. Signs – I actually only saw this recently. Mel Gibson should have been the tipoff to stay far, far away

4. The Matrix – I still have no idea what that movie was about. And I really wonder about the people who DO know what it’s about.

5. Face/Off – Even Nicolas Cage and John Travolta couldn’t save this one.

6. Freddy vs Jason – I admit, I like the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th movies. But when you do a mash up, it just gets bad. Really bad.

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Trying to save a few trips to the esthetician? Just don’t have time to fit an appointment into your schedule? Nad’s creams and waxes are the perfect trick to do your hair removal at home. Better yet, their products are eco-friendly. Created in Australia and now available worldwide, Nad’s helps men and women to “Remove, Soothe, Release and Exfoliate”.

Congratulations to the three Vapur winners! Actually, this is a good time to remind you that it is imperative that you either have your e-mail address showing in your profile or you leave it in the comment. One of the winners is actually the 4th number drawn as the 2nd person I drew did not have any way to be contacted, so use this as your lesson!

Winners have 48 hours to reply to my e-mail with their color choice for their bottle and their mailing address:

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