Purex UltraPacks plus Oxi (Review and Giveaways)

When I heard Purex Ultrapacks had added Oxi to them I was supper excited and anxious to try them. 

I was lucky enough to be chosen to review these powerful little pillows with their added stain fighting power of Oxi!

They arrived in the mail at the end of a week

where I hadn't been home very much due to day after day of multiple doctor appointments for my youngest.

That meant I hadn't touched Mount Laundry..

yuck!

This is all I'm showing you -

sorry but you're not going to see the other mountain on the floor!

Having these powerful easy to use Purex Ultrapacks plus Oxi

were sure to blast through any stains that had been waiting for me.

These individual pillows of concentrated detergent fight over 101 of your toughest stains.

With no mess, no spills, no heavy bottles,

 Purex Ultrapacks with Oxi contain

a complete load's worth in each convenient pack.

No measuring, just toss and go.  

Add your clothes next.

They dissolve quickly, even in cold water, releasing the concentrated liquid laundry detergent.

Best of all they work in all machines!

Needless to say,

our laundry came out clean, fresh and great smelling!

Now for the giveaways from Purex .

2 winners will receive a coupon for one free Pack

Purex UltraPacks plus Oxi detergent 

If you'd like a chance to win a free coupon ~
 just follow the easy Rafflecopter Giveaway form below to get your two mandatory entries in for the chance to be a lucky winner!Once you complete the easy mandatory entries, lots of other extra entries will unlock for you! 

Be sure to enter the Sweepstakes below also!!

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 the Find the Red Football Jersey and Win Sweepstakes

Find the Red Football Jersey and

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and

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Disclosure:

 I was NOT compensated for this product review post.

Purex provided me with a sample of Purex UltraPacks plus Oxi in exchange for a product review. However all opinions expressed here are my own.  

Thank you Purex :)

No More Lawn At Last!! Update

An update from my first post

How to easily get rid of your lawn and add whatever you'd like to put in it's place; easy low maintenance plants, landscape rock, vegetable garden, rose garden, the choice is yours only limited by your imagination!

I had wanted to get rid of it for so long. Let's face it, lawn takes a lot of maintenance and water. This was in 2008, we hadn't met our rainfall for the last few years, the very early beginning of our now severe drought. My neighbors thought I was crazy at the time!

I covered the existing lawn with a thick layer of newspaper. On top of the newspaper added a thick layer of compost. The newspaper kills the lawn and turns into compost too. I consider it the lazy woman's way to garden. I really don't consider myself lazy, but I don't go looking for extra work if I can get away with an easier method =) Neighbors didn't understand why I didn't dig up the lawn, remove a layer of soil and replace it with "good" soil. 

Recycled brick edging from the farm along the sidewalk to coordinate with rest of front garden area. Salvaged rock, from farm neighbor, made property line border. Keep that lawn over there!

I found this beautiful red slate at the quarry. I made paths from the sidewalk and driveway to the main sidewalk. Added some spring bulbs and a few Iris.

One year old

More plants were added - the garden was in a state of evolution. White and purple Violets, Foam Flower then Lily of the Valley and other perennials

Two years old

more planting of perennials and a Pomegranate,

 previous years plants are bigger

Three years old

Still filling in nicely and evolving. Cherry tree was added.

Most recent

Some plants have flourished, some didn't. Along the way my dream white bike was added with basket full of petunias, Mom's Dove was added to my birdbath, a garden bench is in there somewhere, a garden lamp was added, and tons of Pomegranates are produced each year. I love it. Does my home look like anyone else's? Nope. We were the only house without a porch - we moved in and put up the huge arbor (now covered with climbing Roses and Jasmine) and now have NO LAWN. Nope, we're not a cookie cutter house any more ;) 

House Entry showing some propagated Red climbers from Mom's garden on the left and beautifully fragrant Jasmine on the right.

Other posts you may be interested in:

No More Lawn a At Last!!!

More Lazy Gardener Tips

Leaf Litter, Let It Lay

Woman's spin on Stress

Words of wisdom!
A WOMAN'S SPIN ON STRESS

A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and
 explaining stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water.
 Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or
 half full?'... She fooled them all .... "How heavy is this glass of water?"
 she inquired with a smile.

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

She replied , "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on
 how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I
hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a
 day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight,
 but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "and
 that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time,
 sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able
 to carry on."

"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while
 and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on
 with the burden - holding stress longer and better each time practiced.

So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down.
 Don't carry them through the evening and into the night... Pick them up tomorrow.


 1 * Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days
 you're the statue!

2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to
 eat them.

3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in
 the middle of it.

4 * Drive carefully... It's not only cars that can be recalled by
 their Maker.

5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was
 probably worth it.

7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as
 a warning to others.

8 * Never buy a car you can't push.

9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because
 then you won't have a leg to stand on.

10 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

 11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep
 late.

12 * The second mouse gets the cheese. 

13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you
 live.

15 * Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

16 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are
 pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different
 colors, but they all have to live in the same box. 

17 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a
 detour.

18 * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about
 you today.

 AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

19 *Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate!*



Today someone asked me if I liked you . I laughed , and I said,
 "Ha! That's funny ! I absolutely L O V E that woman ! ! She's funny
 , caring , crazy as heck , sweet , beautiful , she's reading this
 right now & I love her!!" 


Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the
 devil says~~

 "Oh Crap, She's up!"

 

 

OH NO!! IT'S NOT!!!



Guess what this is…

 

(If You Don’t laugh, you better check your pulse!)

 

Oh no, its not!!!    It’s not I tell you!!!

 

IT IS A VIETNAMESE PUMPKIN!!!

 

Oh yes it is!

Starting your week off with a laugh!

 

 

Empty Pickle Jar Movie



Did you know...

 

that your stress is really your choice?  Enjoy the movie, The Empty Pickle Jar as a reminder of what is most important in life along with ways to take stress out and add in joy.  

 

The Empty Pickle Jar

 

Here Fishy Fishy

A Day in the Life of A Koi

 



 

  



Freebie Friday

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Stoplight: A Walk for the President