Archive for June, 2010

This is one of the most extrodinary books that I have read in a long time. I am in the “dementia” business, and the read on the character’s life are right on the button. Too bad that my clients cannot be absorbed by their past worlds as is this character.
AirWise Air Purification System

As there are quite a few other outstanding detailed reviews for the Garmin 305, I’ll refrain from going into too much detail-but I do have to state that this tool is fantastic for training.

I was initially turned off by the bulk and size of the 305 but resigned myself to it when I saw how great it was (my training partner purchased hers before I bought mine). My main reason for going with the Garmin over a Polar was the GPS feature; I thought to myself it’d be a great addition to have, but not something that would set it exceptionally far apart from other HRMs…boy was I wrong. The greatest asset of this HRM to me is that you can upload whatever course you’re about to run/hike/cycle and if you get off-course it’ll beep at you and get you right back on track. This is HUGE for me as I tend to go out in the boonies of CO for long distance training rides and, since I’m directionally challenged, get lost every.single.time.

Also, the bulk and size I was so worried about initially? Not even noticeable when I’m wearing it; at least until I try to get a long-sleeve over it, or take it off and see the giant tan line…both which are easily fixed.

The battery life is great as well-I was able to take it out on a half marathon, two 50 mile training rides and miscellaneous other runs and rides before it finally petered out on me. I like knowing that I don’t have to conserve battery life or charge this device every time I plan on using it.

My friends like to joke that the Garmin makes me look like point Dexter, but once they get a gander at what it can do, the next comment out of their mouths is to ask where I got it.

It pretty much does everything but run for me-which I’m sure it’ll be able to do in about 2 generations or so.

Targa Fender Eliminator Tail

For the price, you can’t beat this one. I bought it because of CR’s recommendation and Amazon’s reviews. Got ours yesterday and I immediately put it to the test. It is very good on carpet. It sucks! Really! It is lightweight so I can lug around the stairs with ease. Being 7 months pregnant, this is definitely a plus. The only thing I would recommend is to buy the extension hose because it’s a little short and if you use vacuum cleaners like I do (I stopped using those swiffer dusters and just vacuum every nook and cranny of the house with the dusting brush attachment), you will surely find the extension hose a big help. Oh, also, when I use the hose to hand-vacuum the furnitures/curtains, I cover the hose outlet with one of the tool attachments so the dust in it would not flow back up because of the turbulence. I believe in the newer models, they remove the hose outlet cover (I wish they didn’t). Anyhow, that does not deter me from giving this little “sucker” a 5 star rating. It works just like those expensive ones yet for a fraction of the cost and fraction of the weight. Good job, Hoover!
Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive Diapers

Six of us used this scale, one after another. The scale was accurate to a 10th of an ounce!! And we all weighed 2 pounds less than on my old scale! Way to go EatSmart!! Great looking scale too!
Music Is Tone Color

I recently started running to keep in shape. There is a park near-by my appartement, so I decided I would buy one of these to keep track of my steps, calorie burn and distance.

This item seems to keep pretty accurate track of steps and distance. I used mapmyrun.com to measure how much distance I would run by jogging the perimeter of the park. It told me it would be 2.3 miles. I put in my stride length as per the instructions and went off and ran around the park. When I was done the Omron told me I had gone 2.15 miles. That’s pretty close! Well over 4,000 steps to do it.

So as far as accuracy is concerned, as long as you correctly enter your stride length the Omron will be pretty close.

Every time since I have used it on the same path I get consistent results.

It has nice features as well with the clock and daily tracker history for 7 days.

As long as I dont loose it, it seems like it will work well for a while. (It comes with a clip that sometimes has popped off my belt, but there is also a ’safety string clip’ you can attach)

And it was cheap!
Deluxe 57 Camera Tripod

This is an adequate hand mixer, but definitely not heavy duty. It worked fine for eggs and light/liquid work, but burnt out on a cream cheese frosting.
Black Decker MX150 Power

Once again Wanda Brunstetter has blessed us with a great cookbook. I have all of her books as well as her cookbooks and they are such a treasure to read and enjoy. The recipes are awesome with such yummy food. I would highly recommend that you get all the cookbooks as well as her series books and you will be thoroughly hooked on them! Can’t say enough good things about this author. Thank you for all the wonderful stories about the Amish. Love that she shares all her trips to Amish country with us as well as their home cooked recipes! Great job again! Thanks and God bless! Libby R
Wanda E Brunstetter s

I love my Kindle!!! It is so compact and light!!! I take it with me everywhere I go, because You never know when I may want to read!!! I love that there are so many books to pick from on Amazon and it only takes like 30 seconds and my new books are on my Kindle!!! It is so much easier then carrying around books all the time. When I go on trips all my books are in one place. I don’t have to take alot of books anymore. This was a birthday gift from my boyfriend and I love him for giving it to me!!! It is the best investment we ever made!!
Map of My Heart

I bought this so I could keep better track of how far I was running and my pace. I’m not a strong runner and this has helped motivate me to run farther and faster. Very simple to use. The software is perfect for my needs.

The only two negatives are that it is somewhat bulky and also the stand-by battery life isn’t that great. I had it fully charged and didn’t touch it for 4 days and when I went to use it for a run, it was out of batteries even though it was powered off all that time.
Silly Bandz Beach Silly

Ordered this because it had great reviews, and love it so much I ordered another one for my daughter. It’s light and easy to use, and picks up great. I’ve only had it for a short time, but am very pleased with my purchase so far.
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