Something Like Life

<a href=" http://totsandme.blogspot.com/search/label/Tuesday%20Giveaway%20Linky "><img alt="Tots and Me" src="http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt58/kewkewphoto/TuesdayGiveawayLinkup2.jpg" border="0" alt="num2"></a> Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @Tots and Me and Emily @ Emily Reviews

So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups. 
Our co-hosts this week are Ashley from Forgetful Momma-Bottles, Diapers...Babies andMellissa from Something Like Life.

This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways.

What a crazy week it has been, from 100 degrees to 70 and back, oh and did I mention we also got 2 INCHES OF RAIN! Around here that amount is nothing short of a blessing and boy is the garden just soaking in all the rain :) We have seen amazing growth this week and yes I have still used my laundry water several times this week and keeping everything good and soaked! I also went ahead and added a layer of straw hay around all our plants. I am hoping as we stya around 100 degrees this week it will keep all our precious water where it needs to be.

I have a love hate relationship with buying bananas they are so good for you but for some reason there is always a couple that start to go bad. I suppose that is why banana bread was created :) here is my favorite recipe to create this tasty treat. Thanks again Martha Stewart for your delicious recipes!

Like I mentioned last week our family is preparing to move to a homesteading lifestyle. Last weekend we ended up buying an rv which will end up being our start off homestead shelter. It was an exciting moment since it wasn't exactly what we intended on doing but it was the perfect one at the perfect time. So now that we have shelter we are going to be searching for land in 20 days! Wow what a scary thought that is.....we are going to spend a little more then a week looking about to find the perfect homestead. If it is meant to be it will happen is the way I see it, we won't settle on something that may be good enough it must be PERFECT! Right now the plan is to leave here on April 1st, yep that is right 297 days! I am so excited about this and yet so overwhelmed because as my husband continues to work 70 hours a week to make it all possible it is my job to downsize and get rid of about 90% of what we own! Which is sadly surprisingly easier then one would think. In my 12 adult …

I'm not sure I have mentioned this on the blog yet but last Friday I officially become a housewife/stay at home mom again. I am super excited because that means I have more things to do the things I love! Like bake and blog. So I was really craving some hot homemade dinner rolls last night :) here is the ones I made!(Thanks Martha Stewart for the guidance.lol) Just a warning if you want these in time for a certain meal make note they take 4 hours about from start to finish!

Going gluten free has really benefited my children in so many ways. However, like with anything new getting started with this new lifestyle is often the challenge. Recently I learned about a new monthly subscription  box that would do just that. With gfreely not only have I been given the opportunity to try new gluten free products, but unlike some of the other boxes I have tried they had real amounts and great product sizes! Starting at $19 a month gfreely has so much to offer.
As you can see from the picture the products and size are amazing! With a value way over the $19 a month there really is no way that you could good wrong. As my children and I worked our way through the products there was one thing we noticed, everything was really good! Which for obvious reason is great, no one likes a life full of things that bring no joy. I said earlier that there was more to gfreely then just it being a monthly subscription box. They also offer a great recipe section to make your new lifesty…

With summer travel right around the corner, it’s time to think about ways to avoid the tears and sibling screaming matches that make long travel days feel even longer. With Mattel’s iPad apps for kids of all ages, keeping your kids entertained on a long trip is as easy as loading up your iPad with fun and interactive apps from Barbie, Hot Wheels, Monster High and Fisher-Price.
·Barbie: If your child loves playing dress-up, check out the Barbie® Fashionistas® Endless Closet™ app. They can mix and match trendy looks on their favorite Fashionistas dolls and even create their own custom designs!

·Hot Wheels: For an action-packed adventure, download the Apptivity™ Hot Wheels™ app that takes your kid on missions at the top secret Hot Wheels Test Facility and bash, crash, blast and drift to the finish line. You can also purchase an Apptivity Hot Wheels car to bring the racing experience to the next level by combining physical and digital play.

·Monster High: If you have a freaky fabulo…

I have been lucky enough this week to ask to review a cool new product and it couldn't have come at a better time. Not only has the heat been what can only be described as brutal, but my little princess has also been very ill(she got a bacterial infection in her throat). With the kids just getting out for summer vacation, summer is already in full force here in West Texas. I knew today when we woke up that it was going to be a frozen treat kind of day, at 78 degrees 4am felt more like it should have been 4 pm. Don't worry I am not eating Fruttare Frozen Fruit Bars at 4am, but I did consider it! What is Fruttare you ask? They are a brand new frozen treat made with real fruit and milk.

I was sitting this morning and realized how long it has been since I have updated on the garden. Life has gotten so crazy around here that I really have just tried to survive. It is West Texas so of course it has been hot hot hot most of the time! Last night however we were blessed with something we haven't seen in a while. A nice drenching rain. While sure we only got about a half of an inch it made my garden smile and me smile because I knew at least for the morning I would not have to water it. Things are growing great and I wanted to share a couple pictures. For water I am still running my washing machine outside I have 3 loads so I just switch which row I drain it into when it is time to run a load :) I have only had to use tap water 3 times so far this year and I am very happy about that!

Since the first of the year I know you have heard me talk a lot about getting fit. It has been great to have a great support team at work and I have to admit I am a little afraid that come summer break I will slip. Recently I have been back sliding a bit with my busy schedule so when I got the chance to review a new workout outfit from Ellie I was SUPER excited. Looking through their website of super cute outfits it was really hard to decide what I wanted. After much thought I decided to go with the Little Black Capris and  After Dark Shirt making sure to use their handy size chart to figure out just the right fit for me.

Sweets are by far one of my biggest weaknesses in life. I have tried to just remove them but let's all face it, what fun would life be without a sweet treat every now and again?? When I got the opportunity to review a company called NuNaturals I was pretty excited and when my box of goodies arrived you could say I was through the moon! There was so many amazing products and I have had a great time creating with them that it may be easiest to make this a picture review! I will tell you all my thoughts and uses at the bottom of each picture. Clicking on each caption below the picture will take you to more information on the product and where you can purchase it!
The review is not even close to over! I am having so much fun creating recipes there will be more to come. NuNaturals is a great substitute and wonderful for diabetics. With no pesky sugar spikes and fewer calories it is a win win!



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