Dawniemom Reviews

Colgate 360 – review

Although we’re nearly through with Winter, we’re still fully engulfed in cold and flu season.  I know that our family has been lucky to avoid anything too serious, but have recently suffered a bout of the stomach flu.  Once everyone was healthy again, one of the first things I did was replace everyone’s toothbrushes.  Did you know that that’s one vital step to after the flu to keeping your teeth and yourself healthy?  Flu germs can remain behind on your brush, just waiting fo...

SOAR! Scholarship – review

As you may or may not be aware, I am a HUGE photography buff.  I LOVE my camera. I have dreams about taking photos.  Seriously, if I could, I’d just go off and take pictures for days on end.  If there is ONE thing I am passionate about, it is photography. When I found out about a incredible scholarship opportunity that is only for women, I knew right away that I’d apply for it.  It’s absolutely AMAZING.  It’s called SOAR!  SOAR! is a new scholarship that is not on...

Macy’s – A Million Reasons (+ giveaway!!!)(closed)

Have you seen the new Macy’s commercials with Queen Latifah (I LOVE Queen Latifah).   Macy’s “A Million Reasons to Believe” campaign is just too cute.  You see this little girl trying to reach up to mail her letter to Santa, and Queen Latifah steps in to help her. Once again this year, Macy’s is asking you to bring that very special letter to Santa to one of their locations to mail to the North Pole.  When you do, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make A Wish Foundation, up to...

Men of a Certain Age – preview

Look at these guys.  They’re as different as can be.  But one thing they do have in common is that they are Men of a Certain Age.   You know the ones.  The ones that are our dads’ ages (well, for some of us) – They’re looking at their younger years – staring down their older years – and examining both. TNT’s new series, Men of a Certain Age, follows these 3 guys.  Scott Bakula, Ray Romano and Andre’ Braugher co-star in a show that promises to show us just what th...

All I want for Christmas is….

that’s what visionbedding.com wants to know…. They want me to show you WHY I want a new bedroom.  But the VERY sad fact is, i’m too embarassed to take photos of my bedroom to show you!  3 x 3 ft stack of clothes, cleaned, folded – ready for yard sale – that’s what’s in one corner. my bed – covered in more clothes at the moment – just a bed on a frame – that’s it – that’s in corner #2. Corner #3? The vacuum and the remnants of my computer – apparently it’s DOA. Corner...

InfantNutritionCenter.com – a review

One of the happiest moments in a woman’s life is having a baby – well, for most people.  But at a time when you’re supposed to be so happy about this new little life, there’s so much confusion over what what’s right for your baby.  Cloth or disposable diapers? Pacifier or no? BOTTLE OR BREAST.  Of course, there are always people who will give you their opinion either way.  But what if you really do just want to make up your OWN mind on what’s truly important – your baby’s n...

Mamapedia: A review

Have you ever wished you could ask someone – ANYONE – a question about your kids, your husband, your life or your self – not someone who knows you and therefore, is biased – but someone who has been there, done that, has the tshirt? Mamapedia.com is the answer to your wish.  They have “the wisdom of moms”.  We all know we can easily come up with solutions for our friends/sisters’ problems.  But when it’s us and our families, those answers aren’t always so easy to find.  Mama...

I moo for skinny cow

One of the first things that people give up when they’re looking to lose weight are things like candy, cookies & ice cream.  Obviously, those are the things that you’ll also miss the most.  But Skinny Cow has come to the rescue! I picked up Skinny Cow Mint ice cream sandwiches and was (frankly) a little skeptical.  How could low fat ice cream possibly taste good?  Reluctantly, I took a bite.  I MOO'ed! It was that good. In all seriousness, at only 150 calories and...

Online Internet Safety

I’ll be honest.  I’m extremely protective when it comes to allowing my oldest online in any situation where he’d be able to chat with other people.  The only online he plays, I have full control of his account, and keep it so that he can only talk to me, my mom, my nephew – people we KNOW.  Perhaps I’ve watched too much Dateline, but the online world for kids is a scary place to me.  To think of what he might be up to if he were online by himself is just too creepy! That’s...

Drugs.com – a review

If you are currently taking medications or you are related to someone who is, you hopefully know the possibility of one or more of them interacting negatively.  The results could be catastrophic.  Drugs.com knows that and has a great tool called Med Notes to help watch out for that.  In fact, as soon as I entered my prescriptions and vitamins into it, it let me know right away that there are potential problems with the combination I’m taking, so I will be calling my doctor tomorro...