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There are so many diseases and disorders these days, it’s scary. In almost every family I know, at least one person is affected by something. I never thought my own family would become a part of this ongoing “disease crazy-ness”. Until it hits home, it’s really hard to imagine what’s it really like to have something happen to your loved ones. One year ago last April, I ...

{COMPANY} “Sharpie brand goes all the way back to the 1857 as the Sanford Manufacturing Company in Worcester, Massachusetts which produced and sold ink and glue. Through the years, it expended into Chicago, survived the Great Depression and changed it’s name to Sanford Ink Company. The Sharpie Fine Point black marker we all love didn’t appear until 1964. It became the first pen-style ...

{Company} “”I See Me!” has been around since May of 2000. It is led by a team of husband and wife, who back in 1998 received a personalized book as a gift for their first son. While they loved the fact that it was personalized, they thought that the illustrations could have been much better and the story more customized to the child. After a year of active product development – “I See ...

{PAPER MATE} “Paper Mate is one of the world’s best-known and most appreciated brands that been around for over 50 years. Paper Mate allows everyone to express themselves using innovative, easy-to-use and comfortable writing instruments, from pens and pencils to highlighters. Paper Mate is a brand of Newell Rubbermaid, a global marketer of consumer and commercial products such as Sharpie®, ...

{COMPANY} SHUR-LINE was founded in 1944 (then knows as EZ Paintr) and has been recognized as the first to introduce the concept of do-it-yourself painting. The Touchett brothers worked out of a movie theatre in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and developed what we today know as paint brushes which everyone can use, synthetic rollers and blade edgers. Today, as a Newell Rubbermaid Company and a division ...

I’ve been a fan of Seventh Generation for a few years now. I can’t even remember how I first heard of them, but I’ve tried most of their products and I keep on re-stocking on them as they are truly my favorite brand! This company knows what they are doing when it comes to their products and when it comes to making our planet Earth better. If I thought I liked Seventh generation ...

{Diane Lai For Soft Skin} “Diane Lai company started because Diane’s son suffered from extreme infant eczema from birth. Diane needed a cream to control her son’s eczema and was shocked to find out that many baby lotions contained harmful chemicals. In the end, her research led her to create Diane Lai For Soft Skin company to develop all natural products for infants, toddlers and anyone ...

Microwave is used very often in my kitchen. I know there are many arguments about the safety of using it (harmful rays, radiation, cancer-causing heated up molecules in plastic, etc), but the convenience of having hot food in seconds is unbeatable. Although I do have to admit that I’ve cut down on my microwave usage after learning about the possible side effects. However with 2 toddlers and ...

It’s been almost 2 months now since I’ve started my new full-time job. After almost 3 years of staying at home, it’s actually a nice change! I do miss my babies dearly, but I felt that it’s something I needed to do for myself and my family. The truth is, it’s actually more work being a stay-at-home-mom than going out somewhere for work. First month, I felt like I was on ...

{COMPANY} Tropical Traditions is well known all around the world of internet. It was founded by husband and wife, Brian and Marianita Shilhavy. In 1998 Brian and Marianita made a trip to the Philippines with their three children to renovate Marianita’s old family farmhouse. During that time, the coconut industry was severely depressed due to the negative U.S. campaigns against tropical oils in the ...