Monday, December 15, 2014

Fresh and Easy’s New Look and Features

Disclaimer: I was compensated for my time and for writing this post. All opinions are 100% my own and I had a great time at the Fresh & Easy Re-Grand Opening.


I had the opportunity on Saturday to go to the Fresh & Easy Re-Grand Opening here in Vegas to check out one of their newly renovated and redesigned stores. They had giveaways, samples, and other free stuff.

I was really impressed with the new look of the Fresh & Easy stores. The layout is really sleek and clean.
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The shelves are much lower which makes everything at eye level or below and gives the store a really open feeling.
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Oh and there's a pretty big gluten free sections, one with the bread and the other the packaged goods.

In addition to the new look, there are a bunch of new features in store. The Beverage Bar has fresh made to order smoothies, fresh squeezed orange juice, coffee and tea, draft sodas, and even an oatmeal station!
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The Fresh to Go area serves made to order pizzas, sandwiches, and soup. I got to try the Chicken Noodle soup and a sample of the pizza, I think it was mushroom, and they were both fantastic! Plus they still have their ready to heat meals that are great for quick meals on a busy night or a quick and healthy fast food alternative.
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They’ve even provided microwaves and a toaster to heat up your soup, meal, burrito, breakfast sandwich, and more.
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Fresh & Easy still has fresh baked goods, just in nicer cases.
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Of course there are still their pre-prepared smoothie kits, salad kits, and their fresh chopped ingredients to make meal prep a breeze.
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One of the other cool new additions is the homeopathic aisle and new baby section. They even added a little touch screen kiosk to help you understand and select from the homeopathic aisle.
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So there you go, a sneak peak at the new look and features of the new #smartermarket . If the changes haven’t already come to your local Fresh & Easy, they’ll be coming soon. You’ll be really impressed and I’m excited to be able to grab a quick lunch and do my shopping all in one place! Be sure to check out the new look and enjoy a fresh squeeze orange juice or something while you’re there!



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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Give the Gift of Health with Shaklee

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If you are like me, you love to give gifts that matter!  You like to give things that will add value to someone’s life. Possibly change it. I love giving gifts that mean something and will help someone feel better, get healthier, or make life easier. I love giving Shaklee products as gifts and my family loves and appreciated it so much! The gift of health!
Here’s our 2014 Christmas Gift Guide for giving health this year!
Great teacher gifts!
1. Herbal Blend Multi-Purpose Cream … $7.75
Cooling mentholated formula is enriched with natural extracts, including rosemary, chamomile, corn oil, and salvia to nourish stressed skin.  This non-greasy formula leaves skin soft and refreshed. Perfect for soothing dry, chapped and rough skin including callouses on knees, elbows and feet.
2. Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Wipes & Germ Off Wipes … $15.50
Basic H Wipes: Powerful, all-purpose cleaning wipes | Basic G: Leaves your bathroom and kitchen fresh and clean. The smart way to clean and disinfect.
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3. Meadow Blend Cleansing Bar & Herbal Blend Multi-Purpose Cream … $14.65
Bar: Meadow Blend is a mild, soap-free, pH-balanced, biodegradable cleansing bar that thoroughly washes away impurities.  Enriched with soothing oatmeal, vitamin E, and wheat germ oil to leave skin clean, healthy and soft.  Ideal for those with sensitive skin.
4. Meadow Blend Cleansing Bar, Herbal Blend Multi-Purpose Cream & Lip Balm … $21.35
Lip Balm: This nourishing lip treatment provides protection against peeling and chapping while smoothing the appearance of fine vertical lines.  Softens and firms with Cocoa Seed and Shea Butter.  SPF 15 provides broad spectrum protection against UV-induced collagen breakdown.
The gift of a safe, non-toxic home

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5. Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate & 3 Pack Spray Bottles … $17.25
Basic H: This little 16 oz bottle creates an unbelievable 48 gallons of super-safe, really powerful, all purpose cleaner, or 5,824 bottles of window cleaner.  We challenge you to use it up any time soon to clean everything from spilled milk, to bug guts on the window, to splattered spaghetti sauce. Now go, get cleaning.
6. Hand Wash Concentrate & Pump Dispenser … $20.00
This super mild, sudsy wash makes it so nice to do as you’ve always been told – go wash your hands.  It has wheat germ oil and algae extract to moisturize; soy protein to condition; aloe, marshmallow (Althaea officinalis), and linden flower (Tilia cordata) extracts to soothe; and rosemary and arnica extracts to energize. So now it’s more like, “Go take your hands to the spa.”
7. Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning WipesGerm Off Wipes & Scour Off … $22.75
Here’s an exclusive scouring cleanser that sets a new standard. It’s a paste, so it doesn’t form dust clouds, yet it gently removes stains other cleansers can’t and is great for cleaning tubs, ovens, sinks, and tiles and it will even remove rust, and is great for cleaning these surfaces: copper, grout, cement, ceramic, and imitation marble. See my cleaning before & after's here
8. Get Clean Water Starter Kit … $57.50
The green way to cleaner water.
9. Get Clean Starter Kit … $99.00
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All you need to start cleaning your way to a healthier home.
The gift of a healthy, stress free holiday
10. B Complex & Vitamin D3 … $29.65
B-Complex: High potency B vitamins with patented folic acid delivery system. Vitamin D3: High potency vitamin D3
11. Sustained Release Vitamin C & Defend and Resist Complex …$39.00
Vitamin C: Your body is capable of many things, but it can’t make vitamin C. Available in Sustained Release and Chewable formulas, Vitamin C has been shown to supports immune health and help maintain natural antioxidant defenses and cell integrity. D&R: When you feel that first tickle
12. Stress Relief Complex & Shea Butter Cream … $57.50
Stress Relief: Natural stress relief you can safely take every day. Shea Butter Cream: Luxurious shea butter is extracted from the fruit of the shea tree, and has amazing moisturizing properties.
The gift of healthy children (great idea for grandparents to give too!)
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13. ShakleeBaby Massage Oil & ShakleeBaby Soothing Lotion …$36.15
14.Incredivites MultiVitamin & Mighty Smarts DHA Chews … $56.70

Great for athletes!
15. Performance & Physique … $45.70

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Teacher Appreciation Gift

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Healthy Mother’s Day “Rejuvenation Pack” Gift

B-Complex, Shea Butter, Protein Shakes & Bars, Performance, & Energy Chews!! EVERY MOM WILL LOVE THIS!!!
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Tea, Shea Butter, etc. (Source: ringaroundtherosies.net)

Healthy Wedding Shower Gift
Get Clean Products and a Towel Cake (Source- BeautyBlondie.com)
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Healthy Baby Shower Gift
Baby products and a diaper cake. (source: BeautyBlondie.com)
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Healthy Energy
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More Christmas Gifts (Source: Amanda Donohoe myothershoe.net)
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How to Be a Good Holiday Houseguest

I grew up the daughter of two international flight attendants. It was pretty cool. My parents traveled all over, brought me goodies from different countries and cultures, and I even got to travel to some cool places as well. Through the years, there were times that their schedules would over lap and they would both be gone at the same time. My brother and I were so lucky to have lots of great family friends we got to stay with and it really helped me to be a good houseguest, at least I like to think so. I feel it helped me to be open minded to the way other people live and run their house and to be flexible in these situations.

 One family we stayed with was very health conscience and if I remember correctly, vegetarian. We drank rice milk and ate very healthy. As a young kid, I could have been a pain and refused to eat, thrown a fit, or made my mom bring over my food, but I didn’t. I learned to adapt and appreciate their generosity and try new things. Everyone is different, but you can’t bring your expectations and your way of doing things into their home when you are the guest.
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So here are my suggestions of how you can be a good houseguest, which you may be soon with the holidays coming up…
how_to_be_good_holiday_house_guest_be_observantBe Observant – You are entering someone else’s home, not a hotel, so be observant and respectful of how they act in their own home. Do they take their shoes off? Then take yours off. Do they eat at the table or on the couch? Follow their lead, it’s always a good idea to try the table first instead of making a mess on their couch. Do they have separate towels for drying their hands and bath towels? Use bath towels for your body and hand towels for your hands. This last one is especially important if you are using a hallway bathroom or any bathroom that might be used by others at any point. No one wants to go to dry their hands to find a wet towel you’ve used to dry your body. Gross.

At any time you are in doubt, ask. It’s better to ask how the host would like something done than to make a mess or be insensitive to their property. The host will appreciate your respect and will not feel you are invading their space or trashing their home.


how_to_be_good_holiday_house_guest_clean_upClean up after yourself – You are after all a guest, don’t be a sloppy one. Pick up your clothes/jackets, hang up your wet towels in an appropriate place, wash your own dishes or at least put them in the dishwasher a majority of the time, and when you leave do a once over of all the places you’ve stayed and used. Perhaps remove the bed sheets for your host, wipe down the bathroom counter, and don’t leave stray hair in the sink. Yuck. After all your host is opening their house to you, the least you can do is to do like the boy scouts ‘leave no trace and take only memories.’ ok, so that’s a little modified, but you get it.

The host likely spent a while cleaning before your arrival and will likely clean some more after you leave. Do what you can to help and lighten that load for them.

how_to_be_good_holiday_house_guest_bedroomTreat their house better than your own- Do you normally crash on the couch after a late night on the computer or watching movies? Then sleep in until noon? Do you frequently talk during movies or tv shows? Is it your habit to take 20+ minute showers? Don’t do any of these at your host’s house. Sleep where the host has prepared a spot for you, be respectful when watching something together, and don’t be wasteful of the host’s utilities. In general, treat their home better than your own.

True story, we had a ton of family coming to stay with us once so there were multiple rooms and beds made up, my kids were shuffled around to accommodate the guests, and lots of cleaning and work went into it. One of the guests decided they didn’t want to sleep in the bed prepared for them (actually they just weren’t taught to be courteous) so they slept in another bed one night (before other guests arrived) and on the couch another night – greasy face all over my decorative pillows too! This one guest also used at least 3 different bath towels for the couple night stay and left them on the floor in two different bathrooms! They alone contributed immensely to my stress of trying to fit everyone in and the work of cleaning up after them. I am not very apt to have them back…they were not respectful or courteous!

how_to_be_good_holiday_house_guest_offer_helpOffer help – Offer your help cooking, washing dishes, cleaning up, or whatever you can. Your host may not always accept your help, but still continue to offer, every time and every visit. Just the gesture of offering shows that you care and appreciate your host. Depending on the length of your stay, you may also consider offering to buy some groceries or reimburse for gas if you are driven around town. Or depending on your relationship with your host, you may consider just doing either of these without offering.


how_to_be_good_holiday_house_guest_ask_for_odd_requestsAsk for odd requests – Do you need to wash a load of laundry? Want to see a friend and invite them over to your host’s house? Want to turn the AC/heat on? Ask first, you are in someone else’s home and they may have a certain way they like things done. Be respectful of that and ask before just doing it. Also be aware of the food you eat. If you are helping yourself to something in the fridge or cupboard, it would be polite to ask the cook if that is ok. It would be very rude to eat something that was meant for a meal or recipe and leave the cook out on a limb.


how_to_be_good_holiday_house_guest_communicateCommunicate- This one is two fold. Communicate with your host about when you will be arriving and leaving and any plans you may have. If you are leaving the house and not returning for a meal, let them know so they are not waiting on you. Also, communicate if you’re running a little later than you expected. Again, leaving someone waiting and wondering isn’t polite. Communicate any specific activities you would like to do during your stay and ask what their plans are so you aren’t trumping theirs or taking off with the car when they need it to pick up kids or whatever.

The second part is to communicate, make conversation. Say ‘Good Morning!’ and ‘good night’ and always say ‘thank you’. Thank you never gets old! When you make conversation don’t make it all about you, brag, vent or pass judgment on other people. I’ve had guests come and talk about nothing but how friends and family fall short (according to their judgment). It honestly makes me very self conscious thinking ‘What they’re going to go home and tell others about me?’ There are many extended family members that I don’t know anything good about because all I’ve heard is the negative. There are also some guests who’ve come and gone without asking me a single question about me and my life, what’s going on, what my interests are, etc.
how_to_be_good_holiday_house_guest_bring_small_giftBring Your Host A Gift – This may be an old tradition, but it still very thoughtful and considerate to bring your host a small gift. Whether it’s a small bouquet of flowers, something for your host’s home, a nice box of chocolates, or some nice fresh fruit, a gift expresses your appreciation for your host. It tells them you acknowledge their sacrifice of time, energy, and resources and are grateful for them.

So the last bit I’ll add is if you’re going to stay with family, for example, if I’m going to stay with my brother and his family, I’m going to direct most of my questions at my sister-in-law. They have traditional family roles and she runs the house and kids. So if I have a question about what towels to use or how to wash which dishes or anything else pertaining to the house and kids, I’m going to ask her and not my brother. Love ya bro, but sometimes husbands, even though they live in the same house, don’t know how their wives like to have things done.

Being a good house guest not only reflects well on you, but it eases the ‘burden’ placed on the host. Now I say burden because no matter how happy the host is to receive you, they’ve had to clean, change their schedule, maybe take off work, buy more food, or something extra to accommodate your stay. A hotel charges you no matter how good of a guest you are, so if you’re staying with friends or family for free, the least you can do to ‘pay’ for your stay is be a good house guest!!

What other suggestions would you add to be a good house guest?

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