Zicam Cold Remedy Chews

Thanks to BzzAgent, I was recently selected to review Zicam's new Cold Remedy Chews in Cherry! I love the Zicam line, as the zinc has been shown in peer-reviewed journals to enhance the body's response to the common cold. In the past, I have used the Zicam swab, which while messy, gets the job done quickly. The cherry chews I was sent were a great alternative to having to stick goo up my nose! When I recently came down with a cold I grabbed my samples and took my first chew. On first taste, it was yummy, a sweet and tangy cherry. However, I found the metallic taste to get a little noticeable before swallowing. My family, however, disagrees. My husband really likes the chews, even after I asked him to try and keep chewing until the cherry taste faded. He still found the taste pleasant and will definitely be using this in the future over the swabs. My son is still too young to try a chew, but I'm sure a cherry candy will be a bigger hit than holding a gooey cotton swab in his nostril! Overall, my family will be using this product again, and keep some in the medicine cabinet for any future colds. Severity and length seemed lessened, and the product is tasty enough to take every 3 hours, as directed.

My Review of Nativity Play Mat

Originally submitted at One Step Ahead

Nativity Play Mat

Adorable product, safe for baby

By Beth from Atlanta, GA on 10/18/2009

 

5out of 5

Gift: No

Pros: Durable, Safe, Soft

Cons: Smaller than pictured

Best Uses: Baby's first christmas

We received this for our son's first Christmas a week ago, I wanted to let him play around with it before I reviewed. Other than it being slightly smaller than it looks in the picture (no big deal, it was just the way the picture was angled) it's really a very clever and cute idea. Most nativity sets are basically hands-off for small children, but this one has had my 10-month old stuffing in his mouth and playing with the different dolls. Each doll comes with a little slot for a finger on the back, so they make great finger dolls. We got the bag personalized, which looks great, and the whole thing just zips up so you can port it around. We will probably be bringing this out on the holidays for years to come!

(legalese)

Win a Lucky Mom Prize Pack!

Hey everyone! I was just wanting to let you know about The Giveaway's 1st Birthday Bash that will run June 5th-12th. Haven't heard about 'The Giveaway'? It's this great blog that has several easy-to-enter giveaways starting every week!

And the Birthday Bash will be the biggest week ever! There are over $2100 in prizes to be given out! Starting with a Giveaway Carnival on Friday, June 5th, a Photo Contest on Saturday, Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, regular giveaways Mon-Thurs, a LIVE Grand Prize Giveaway on Friday, June 12th, and Daily Door Prizes. This is going to be HUGE!

For more info on the Birthday Bash, here's the link: http://www.the-giveaway.com/2009/05/giveaways-1st-birthday-bash.html

Remember, it starts this Friday, June 5th with The Giveaway's 1st Annual Birthday Carnival! So if you are hosting a family-friendly giveaway on your blog, you can enter it in the Carnival and be entered to win a great Prize Package, as well as Friday's Door Prize!

And if you blog about this too (before Friday, June 5th) (just copy and paste this post), then you will be entered to win the special Early Bird Prize! Just come back here: http://www.the-giveaway.com/2009/06/birthday-bash-early-bird-giveaway.html and leave a comment with your blog post url!

Hope to see you there!
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Win Grill Accessories

Want some very nice grill accessories? I know my husband would love these! Check them out at Barbecue Grill Tools and enter to win them here:

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Win a DermaE product

To win a skincare product of your choice head over to:

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Win a Shoulder Pillow

Cruise on over to Shop With Me Mama and enter her giveaway for a shoulder pillow, which looks like a really clever idea!

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Want to win $150 in office supplies?

Auntie Thesis is giving away a great prize! Check it out:

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Free Jennio-O Turkey

This is a great freebie! Thanks to The Biggest Loser, and Jennie-O Turkey, you can get a $5 coupon for free turkey - ground, links, anything Jennie-O makes. The coupon is available at 7:00 PM CST. Only 25,000 are available, so hurry on over:
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Swagbucks

I've found an easy way to get some Amazon.com certificates - Swagbucks! You simply use them as your search engine (which is powered by Google so you get good results). Every few searches, you get randomly awarded a "Swagbuck". These can be used to redeem lots of things, from music to gift certificates. Plus, they have lots of winnable sweeps. Currently, my favorite redeem is the $5 Amazon.com gift card, which comes around to about 9 cents a Swagbuck - not bad for a few seconds of searching!

Okay, here we go! I'm new at this, so give me a while to get the hang of blogging!