groOrganic Garden Planner Review

I love being able to use fresh produce in my cooking, but hate paying a fortune at the store. And I should also disclose, I am a terrible gardener. I was not blessed with a green thumb. So I was very excited to get the opportunity to try the groOrganic Garden Planner.

In my opinion, this is truly useful and remarkable product. The interface is incredibly user friendly. You login and are then guided through the process of building your ideal garden. You can enter in how many square feet you have to work with, what you would like to grow, etc. You can then map out your ideal garden, moving things around until you like the layout. The program also adapts to weather conditions and your particular method of planting. It then prints out an easy guide for you to use to create your garden space. It will also send you email reminds twice a month about what needs planting.

If you are serious about growing your own food and don't know where to start, I would definitely recommend checking this out!

Find out more info about this product on the groOrganic website here.

AND for a few words from groOrganic: 

groOrganic is offering access to their Garden Planner FREE for 30 days!  No obligation, no payment information necessary, NO STRINGS ATTACHED! Get ready for Spring now by designing your garden on your own groOrganic Garden Planner.  Just email your request for a FREE 30 day trial with your complete name and address to FREE30daytrial@groOrganic.com

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Amazing Bedding Sets on Sale at Macy's!

So as you know, we just bought a new house, so I am of course in the decorating spirit.

Macy's has some great markdowns for Mother's Day including Bedding Sets (and they have lots on clearance too). Today we scored a $300 bedding set for only $99.99! And the other one we were considering was marked down to only $69.99. Some were even as low as $49.99. And they are beautiful.

If you're in the market for some new linens, I would suggest swinging by and taking a peek.


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Giani Granite Paint Kit Review

I was given the opportunity to review the Giani Granite Paint Kit from Giani Granite. I have to say when I first saw this product I was somewhat skeptical about how the results would come out. The Giani Granite Paint Kit for Countertops transforms your regular wood, laminate or ceramic tile countertops into beautiful faux granite creations. I saw the pictures and they looked great, but I wasn't sure I would be able to recreate that look myself. But boy was I surprised when I was able to transform a table in my apartment into something that looked so much like the pictures and with such an ease.

I started with an end table because I wanted to test the results before taking on a larger project. The kit contains everything you'll need to complete the entire project.

You start by cleaning the surface of the item you're going to transform. No sanding required! Just clean it with a scouring pad and rise thoroughly with water.

After you clean the surface, you paint on a layer of the primer. The kit includes the rollers you'll need and all of the paint cans are clearly numbered with what step they are.

After you wait for the primer to dry (which was so hard to do because I am terribly impatient) you then get to the fun part. You take the included sponge and layer on the colored minerals to get an amazing granite look. As you layer them you'll see the transformation taking place. You can keep layering colors until you get the look you want. Once that dries you then apply two coats of top coat and you're ready to go!

Sorry my pictures are a little blurry but you get the idea! Such a simple transformation. The whole kit is simple and comes with detailed instructions on how to use the product on your surfaces and how to care for it. 

Overall, I would give this product an A. The process was simple and the results were gorgeous. This totally transformed my table for my bathroom and I couldn't be more pleased with the results. You do not have to be crafty or artistic for this product to work for you (and I can speak from experience -- I would not consider myself to be the "artistic" type). 

Be sure to check out the whole line of colors and products on their website GianiGranite.com

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November P&G Brandsaver Review

Be sure to pick up this Sunday's paper to get the P&G Brandsaver. If you live in NW DC you can get it early in the Northwest Current. This month's has over $118 in savings, including some great high value coupons!

Here's what you can expect (my copy was from the Northwest Current):

• $2/1 Tide Stain Release Product
• $1/2 Charmin
• $1/2 Charmin Sensitive
• $1/2 Bounty 6 roll count or larger
• $1/1 Bounce Dryer Bar Product
• $1/2 Duracall Ultra Advanced Batteries 10 pack or larger
• $5/1 Duracell Instant Charger
• $10/1 Duracell MyGrid Starter Kit
• $2/1 Febreeze Home Collections Diffuser
• $1/2 Pringles Multigrain
• $5/1 Align
• $1/1 Any Tampax Pearl or Compak Pearl 18 ct. or more
• $2/2 Head & Shoulders Shampoos and Conditioners (excludes trial sizes)
• $1/1 Olay Bar, Body Wash, In Shower Body Lotion or Hand & Body Lotion
• Buy 1 Venus Cartridge and Get 1 Secret Clinical Free
• Buy 1 Secret Product and Get $5/1 Olay Body Bar, Body Wash, In Shower Body Lotion or Hand & Body Lotion
• $1/1 Covergirl Product
• $2/1 Clairol Family
• Buy 1 Olay Total Effects, Definity, Regenerist, Pro-X Facial Moisturizer and Get 1 Olay Ribbons Body Wash FREE
• $10/1 Crest 3D White Professional Effects Whitestrips
• $5/1 Crest 3D White Vivid, Advanced Vivid 14 ct, Stain Shield, or Gentle Routine Whitestrips (excludes 2 ct. trial size)
• $1/1 Crest Toothpaste 4 oz. or more, or liquid gel (excludes Crest Cavity Protection, Baking Soda, Tartar Protection)
• $1/1 Oral-B 3D White Pulsar or Vivid Manual Toothbrush
• $1.50/1 Vicks Nyquil
• $1/1 Any Vicks Product
• $1.50/1 Vicks Dayquil
• $3/1 Prilosec OTC (any size)
• $1/1 Glide Flosee 35 m or more or Glide Floss Picks 30 ct. or higher
• $1/2 Crest Toothpastes 4 oz. or more, or liquid gels
• $1/1 Oral-B Stages or Zooth Power Toothbrush
• $3/1 Oral-B Battery Toothbrush
• $1/1-2 any ONE Oral-B Pulsar, CrossAction, Advantage, or any TWO Indicator or Cavity Defense Toothbrushes
• Buy 1 Crest Rinse (946 ml or larger) and Get 1 Crest Rinse Product (500 ml or smaller) FREE
• $2/1 Gillette Deodorant
• Buy any 2 Secret Deodorants (excludes Secret Original) and Get 1 Old Spice Body Spray FREE
• $1/2 Pantene Products (excludes trial size)
• $1/1 Olay Facial Cleanser or Facial Moisturizer
• $1/1 Febreze Fabric Refresher
• $1/1 Febreze Air Effects
• $1/1 Febreze Noticeables Starter Kit or Warmer
• $1/1 Febreze Noticeables Refill
• $2/1 Febreze Candle
• $1/1 Febreze Set & Refresh
• Buy any 1 Febreze Flameless Luminary Starter Kit and Get 1 Febreze Flameless Luminary Refill FREE
• $2/1 Febreze Home Collections Candle
• $0.75/1 Glad Trash Bag product, including Glad Odorshield bags with Febreze Freshness
• $1/1 Pampers Diapers or Pants
• $1/1 Pampers Wipes 180 ct. or larger
• $1/1-3 Off any 3 Puffs Singles or 3 Pack
• $1/2 Dawn Hand Renewals
• $1/1 Tide Detergent
• $1/1 Downy Liquid Fabric Softener or Sheets
• $1/3 Pringles Cans (180g or larger)
• $1/2 Pringles Snack Stacks or Stix
• $1/2 Pringles Fat Free (165g or larger0