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I have some deal hunting friends and they would get excited when the Coobie bras would be a deal one of the daily deal sites.  When I first heard about them I checked them out and thought they just looked like well made sports bras.  I’m personally not a fan of sports bras on a regular basis.  Being smaller chested I really don’t have a need for sports bras.  I prefer something with a push up or padding for obvious reason.  Sports bras aren’t generally very flattering for me under a shirt.  That’s not to say that I don’t own a few.  I do like to work out in my home in them.

Working with US Family Guide they always have good deals and coupons available.  They still have a coupon going for The Coobie Store for 25% off an order of $40 or more with coupon code: USFG25.  I just tried it, it still works.  Then they asked me if I wanted to try Coobie Bras for myself. Um yea ok, I’d like to see what all the fuss is about.  I’ll be honest, I went into this thinking it would be ok  for a sports bra and that would be about it.

Coobie Bras as smooth with no seams or hooks. They have several different styles, some fit size 32A to 36D while others are more accomodating for up to 42D and one for up to 46D.  Seeing the wide range these bras were to accommodate, I’m used to the “one size fits all” think just not fitting us that sit on the lower end or at least not being as flattering.  From the minute I put on the first Coobie bra I realized I judged to soon.  It was comfortable, it fit me perfect (I’m a 34 A) and when I put a tank top on, it was actually flattering on me.  I found myself seeking out my Coobie bras after I washed them.  They’re comfortable for every day or for workouts.  The ones I received, the Coobie Bra Scoopneck in black and the Coobie Bra V-neck lace trim in hot pink have removable pads in them which I liked.  They were thin but flattered my shape.  I also liked that they provide extra padding if you want to work out so as not to how anything you don’t want to show, if you know what I mean.  Both the bras I received are available in a big selection of colors.

I loved how comfortable they are and that they actually kept my natural shape rather than smashing everything down like I think sports bras do to me.  You can see they sit nicely under tanks and tees too. So now when my friends are all getting excited about the Coobie Bra sales I can join in.  Yay!

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Kids are out of school for summer break.  Keeping them entertained, active, and eating right over the summer is my main priority as mom.  Some of our favorite summer activities is heading to the local park for hours of playground fun and nature walks.  We also love heading to the local pool.  Car trips become a little more frequent over the summer too.  I try to pack some healthy snacks for our day outings but finding healthy snacks everyone loves is hard. One will only eat certain veggies and by a few weeks into summer they bored with pbj sandwiches and fresh fruits.  So I start to get creative.  This year however, I found out about Grandma Hoerner’s Big Slice Pouches.

Let me tell you a little about these flavorful pouches.  Grandma Hoerner’s starts with big apple slices cooked in their own juices and sealed in portable pouches.  That sounds yummy enough but they are also available in 16 different flavors. When I say flavors, I mean flavors. Nothing boring here. How about trying  the energy pouch with kettle cooked apples in raspberry hibiscus & green tea extract.  Natural hibiscus flavor, only 90 calories, non-gmo, and naturally gluten and fat free.  This one was one of my fave flavors but there were many tasty ones.  How about Boysenberry Chocolate or Pineapple Passionfruit & fiber. There are plenty of intriguing flavors.  Including flavors to get kids interested like cherry vanilla and Cinnamon French Toast.

When you buy Grandma Hoerner’s Big Slice pouches a portion of the purchase is donated to SPARKLE charity blessing women in need. My boys and my daughter all tried out these pouches.  My 10 yr old went straight for the Cinnamon French Toast flavor.

Another thing I like about these pouches is that the apples they use are from right here in the USA. Always happy to see an American company using American resources.  Big Slice pouches initially launched in 250 Super Target locations in January.  In February they started rolling out to almost all Target stores.  Each pouch is 100 calories or less.  I couldn’t get over the amount of flavor in these pouches.  Depending on the flavor of the pouch you got sweet, you got tart, you got herbal, and of course that yummy baked apple flavor and consistency.  Just look at these pouches packed with goodness!

Each pouch is one serving. I found them to be very filling.  Made with real ingredients, not imitations.   This was a great snack for my boys who would graze all day long if I let them.  The pouches are easy to tear open.  They don’t need refrigerated. Just throw a few in your your purse, backpack, or picnic basket a long with a few forks and you have a healthy, delicious, portable snack.  Check out more about Grandma Hoerner’s Big Slice pouches here: bigsliceapples.com and see all the flavors available.  Then head to you local Target and stock up for the summer.  You can also order online on Grandma Hoerner’s Website: grandmahoerners.com

You can find Big Slices on these social media channels:

Facebook: facebook.com/Bigsliceapples

Twitter: @BigSliceApples

Instagram: @bigsliceapples

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In high school I took 3 years of French. Why?  I thought the language was beautiful, I figured if I ever went out of the country it would most likely be to Canada first, and of course… most of my friends were taking French. It also didn’t hurt that the French Club field trip was more fun than the Spanish Club field trip.  So I didn’t take French for all the right reasons.  I do still remember some of it but I’ve rarely had to use it.  There have been plenty of times when I wish I new Spanish.  I work as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.  I did a brief period of travel therapy.  I went to Southern Texas for one placement and Northeast Philly for the other.  Both places I had patients where Spanish was their primary language.  In Texas, some of my coworkers spoke Spanish and I sometimes felt left out of the conversations.

Then there is my husband who works in a prison.  He told me he wanted to learn Spanish because a number of the inmates speak Spanish so it would help him with his job too.  We looked at one language learning system but the price was not within our budget.

Pimsleur Spanish I is a more affordable language learning program.  But would it actually help me learn Spanish? Me who only know how to count to 10, say hello and goodbye, say up and down, and thank you and you’re welcome.  I might know a few other words thanks to watching Dora the explorer with my son.

Pimsleur Approach is an audio language learning program. Put the disc into your cd player or cd rom and start learning. You can also download it to an mp3 player for learning on a plane or your kids soccer practice.    This program is based on Dr. Pimsleur’s research. He is a world famous linguist at universities around the world and this approach has been scientifically proven. There’s no reading, writing, memorization, or textbooks.  This is a great way to learn Spanish at home.

I was doubtful before starting that I would actually “learn” Spanish.  I can’t remember where I put my keys down sometimes can I really learn and retain a new language at 30 something? So I tried it.  I put on a set a headphones and listened to it while I was online.  They strongly recommend you repeat things out loud.  For me, I really think this did help.  I felt kinda silly repeating some things but my family got used to it.  My oldest son would say “Mom’s speaking Spanish again” when he’d hear me.  I even pasted on some of the stuff to them.  They started picking some f it up.  After just the first lesson I was excited to have picked up some new every day conversational speaking.  When I started lesson 2 I thought for sure I would not remember the stuff I learned from lesson 1.  Which brings me to another point, just when you think you might forget, they bring back into the conversation some of the things from other lessons.  By the time I finished lesson 2, I realized I WAS actually retaining this stuff.  I might get tripped up with a word ending (feminine or masculine) but it’s all part of the learning process.

Then I stepped back for a minute and thought to myself, “That’s all well and good if I can speak it and understand it but what about reading it?” I mean, If I find myself in Mexico and I need a road sign to help me get where I’m going or I’m at an authentic Spanish restaurant and have no idea what I’m ordering because I can’t read the menu, that might not be good”. BUT the Pimsleur Approach Gold Edition (which I have) does have a downloadable course booklet if you so choose.  I liked this because I could go to the booklet and actually see the words I was saying.  To be quite honest if you read the idea of how the program works I really shouldn’t do that.  It works with the language section of your brain and helps you learn.  Writing down a word as you go or looking it up in a dictionary they say makes you read it in an american accent rather than Spanish.  Everyone learns a little differently though and it helped me to visualize the words I was actually saying.

I’m still working on the course but I can tell you I’m making a lot more progress then I ever thought I could with any language program.  One thing on my bucket list was to become fluent in another language.  Maybe this will help me check it off.  This would make a great gift for the dad that has always wanted to learn Spanish or the dad who loves to travel.

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