Candles for Every Occasion

I found the best soy candles ever and they come from a quaint company that is super sweet. I am actually wanting to have some more occasions around here. They have a large selection of candles for every occasion. I purchased their HAPPY BIRTHDAY candle. It smells so clean and fresh and I am just thrilled with using soy in the house. For those of you that follow me or know me personally, know that I have weird allergies to scents. I cannot burn most candles because of the smoke they leave in the air. I have zero problems with these candles. The fact that they burn for a long time because they come in a gorgeous jar is just an added bonus. 

I gave the HAPPY BIRTHDAY candle to my mother, but honestly I was really tempted to keep it for myself. She loved the candle and she has mentioned it to me a couple times now. For those of you that know mom, she LOVES candles. Funny enough though she is irritated with how long it burns. She has burnt it every night for about two hours for the last ten days. The reason she wants it to burn away quicker is because she totally wants to re-use the jar. Lol. With all the birthdays coming up in November I am definitely going to be buying one of the HAPPY BIRTHDAY candles in the cinnamon scent. I am giving this candle 5 stars. 

Purchase on Amazon HERE

An Unusual Tool in My Weight-Loss Journey

     As many of you know, I am on a weight loss journey I have tagged #ObeseNoMore. Along this journey their are many different tools I have used to help me maintain and monitor my progress. Sadly, I am too large for a household scale so I use the one at my doctor's office. Recently, I reviewed a product with the intention on using it for my grandparents. Little did I know that it would be a great tool for me as well. It is a simple grey oximeter. It reads your oxygen saturation and your pulse rate. An average person of good health runs around 98% o2 saturation and  60 - 100 pulse rate relaxing. I typically run about 96% / 98 - 100. This tells me that my system works a little harder to get oxygen because of my weight. Lately when I walk up our one flight of stares I have to sit down and take a breather. I tarted testing myself after a climb. In just 10 steps of stairs I go from 96%/98 to 90% over 140. This means my heart is going hard to get me oxygen. This little device has helped me track where I am at and how much improvement I am making. Now my resting rate is 98% / 95. Which to me is an excellent improvement. I am not trying to look like a model, I just want to live long enough to watch my kids grow up and become parents and see all their milestones. If you haven't tried one before, I would totally recommend the model I am using. It works great. You can order it HERE. This month I am going to get up the courage to take a before picture, hopefully in the future I can add an after picture as well. 

http://www.amazon.com/Santamedical-Fingertip-Oximeter-Saturation-batteries/dp/B00R59OTOC

Say Good Bye to Summer, Sandal Heels

      Today I want to tell you about my solution to summer, sandal heels. Every summer I spend my days running around either barefoot or with sandals on and there is zero possibility you will catch me wearing socks with my sandals. This leaves me with super, dry, cracked heels. I try making sure I lotion them up but it just doesn't seem to work. So my solution actually came around while I was reviewing products. This is an item I received from one of my favorite sites. It is an electronic callus remover. I tested a couple others also. This one is the only battery operated one that competes with the plug in style. This means I can take it with me when I travel too. Who wants to go to the beach and have dry cracked heels on day three? Not me. What's even better is I can use this on my DRY feet. Don't get me wrong I still love a good foot soak, but I don't have time or energy for that every night. With this I can simply sit and watch TV while correcting my feet and bringing back the soft. I nice lotion afterwards and a cotton pair of socks help keep me from needing it everyday. Check it out HERE if you are looking for an inexpensive cure for cracked heels.