Boogie Wipes Winner!

Congratulations to addictedtocloth! You are our lucky winner of 2 30-count packs of Boogie Wipes, just in time for winter!

Thank you for everyone who participated and stay boogie free!

Boogie Wipes Review and Giveaway- CLOSED

Unfortunately the Midwest is saying goodbye to warm weather days and the cool weather has rushed in. With the change of weather also comes cold season. Coughs, fevers and runny noses here we come. My little girlies have already been victim to cold germs, filling our home with tiny coughs and runny noses. I swear that my toddler spends more days with a runny nose than without.

Luckily, two creative moms tired of sore runny noses and snotty sleeves invented Boogie Wipes.

Boogie Wipes are “snot your average wipe.” These wipes come is a 30-count pack are made with saline to dissolve stubborn boogies and make nose wiping a breeze. In addition to dissolving boogies (which these wipes do amazingly well), the wipes are super soft and come in fun scents like grape, fresh scent, menthol as well as unscented.

My girls and I love Boogie Wipes. I will usually pull out a baby wipe for messy noses, but Boogie Wipes feel better, work better and even smell better. For once, I don’t have to fight the kids (although I have gotten really good at wiping a nose at amazing speed) and it actually makes nose-wiping something that the girls are excited about. Our favorite scent was grape. I actually think they spent more time smelling the wipe than using the wipe!

Little Keyah loves wiping her nose with Boogie Wipes!

If you haven’t tried Boogie Wipes already, you should and here’s your chance. The Soul Mom is giving away 2 30 count packs of Boogie Wipes to one lucky reader.

To enter, visit Boogie Wipes website and pick your favorite scent. Leave a comment below indicating your favorite. Comments close on Saturday, October 23 11:59 EST. Open to US residents only. Winners must respond within 48 hours of being contacted or winner announcement or another winner will be selected.

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While you're on the Boogie Wipes site, make sure you join the Boogie Bunch and find out how your little one can get his/her own friend Boogs!

Good luck!

Please note, I was provided a free pack of Boogie Wipes for this giveaway, but it does not influence my post or my opinion of this product. My writing and my perspective is mine alone.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month... Keep Your Breasts Best

As many of us know, October is all about the boobs and this year we celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s 25 year anniversary. More than just a time to don your pretty pink ribbons, it’s a time to become better educated about risks, treatments, and preventative measures against breast cancer as well as a time to celebrate the strength, resilience and for some, the memory, of those who fight and have fought this disease.

With almost any disease early detection and treatment leads to more lives saved and less deadly consequences. African American woman are more likely to die from breast cancer than our Caucasian counterparts and detection is at the core. African American women have a five year survival rate of 77% after diagnosis as compared to 90% for white women. Why? With African Americans breast cancer is detected at later stages, when the success rate of treatment drops. In addition African American women under the age of 40 have more aggressive and deadly tumors, need earlier and more frequent breast cancer screenings, and aggressive medical treatment to increase their survival advantages.

This means that regular high-quality mammograms and clinical breast exams (done by a medical professional) are critical for early diagnosis and treatment. Self breast-exams are also important, but cannot replace a clinical breast exam. Mammograms are recommended every 1-2 years for women over 40, but for African American women these should start at age 35. There are plenty of sources for mammograms including breast clinics, hospital radiology departments, mobile vans, private radiology offices, and doctors’ offices.

If you are looking for more information or resources for African Americans and breast cancer, I invite you to explore these organizations.

Sisters Network

Their mission is commitment to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African American community.
www.sistersnetworkinc.org

African American Breast Cancer Alliance

Celebrating 20 years of providing hope, awareness, education, emotional and social support to breast cancer survivors, their family members and the community
aabcainc.org

This October… learn more about breast cancer, get a mammogram or a clinical breast exam, cherish the memory of those who have lost their fight with breast cancer and celebrate the spirit of those who survive.