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Three Amazon Purchases You Won’t Regret, Ugly Drinks & 30 Days No Online Shopping

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You may remember back a few months ago when I said I was taking the month off from online shopping. Well spoiler I failed miserably. Like so bad. So tonight after I ordered by case of Ugly seltzer because I apparently just couldn’t help myself (who knows maybe you can’t help yourself either and if that’s the case here is $10 of your first order) I decided that I need to take a break for real this time. Thirty whole days with absolutely no online shopping. Nada. 

Also I thought this might be the perfect time to share with you five things you probably don’t need but that I love and use regularly. Because why not fuel your shopping addiction while I try and reduce mine?

Healthy Human Insulated Tumbler.

I bought this after having Ingrid because when you’re a nursing mama you basically constantly feel thirsty and the bigger the tumbler the better because it means not having to move or wake a sleeping baby. Bonus this thing keeps my water cold for HOURS like so many hours and despite it being 32oz it is small enough on the bottom to fit in a cup holder of my car. Basically this is the magical unicorn of tumblers.

 

Soom Sesame Tahini and Chocolate Sweet Tahini Halva Spread.

Soom Foods Pure Ground Sesame Tahini Paste Two Flavor Sampler: (1) Sesame Tahini 11oz and (1) Chocolate Sesame Tahini 12oz

Basically there was this other tahini brand that I used to subscribe and save on Amazon but then it stopped being on Prime so I had to find an alternative. After trying a bunch of different kinds the Instagram Influencers made me buy Soom and I have to say they were right this stuff is amazing. Also this is women owned business and these women are making an amazing product! 

BuckWHAT! Noshes 

These gluten free, non-GMO, vegan, refined sugar free little noshes are my current go to snack. I love the oatmeal raisin flavor and my runner up is the Simply Sunflower. They are little but are super filling and perfect for my active mom lifestyle, plus my kids are into them as well and with the simple ingredients I can’t help but share (even when I don’t want to.) You can find them on Amazon and if you use code: RWT20 you can for 20% off your BuckWHAT! order.

 

What are three online purchases you have made recently? 

Who else is a tahini addict? 

Have you tried BuckWHAT! Noshes yet? 

 

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Product Review: Sodastream Jet Soda Maker

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Sodastream Jet Soda MakerHey Bloggies Hubz here to bring you a product review of my new favorite kitchen gadget!

A couple of months ago, the fine people at Sodastream sent us a Sodastream Jet Soda Maker and a whole host of flavours to sample.

As someone who used to drink way too much soda, the soda stream is definitely a great product.  While the upfront cost may be a little intimidating, it doesn’t take long for it to be paid back. When you take into consideration the cost of the flavours and the cartridges it works out to about $0.25 per can of soda or $0.25 per litre of soda water.

It’s also wonderfully convenient.  It’s nice to be able to make some seltzer to mix a drink or some soda to go with your meal whenever you want.

We were also provided with many different soda and water flavourings.  The flavours were similar to those of mainstream soda brands.  One good thing about adding your own flavouring is that you are able to control how much you add.  I found this great because it would allow me to control how sweet the soda was.  My favourite soda flavours were the cola and lemon lime.  My favourite of all though were the  “MyWater” flavourings.  These flavours are made from natural ingredients. With a little drop of the flavours, you could add a little punch to your drink.

There is a lot less sugar and calories in these sodas than commercial sodas (and they have no High Fructose Corn Syrup), but this comes at the expense of combining sugar with the artificial sweetener Splenda to keep the calories low.  To avoid the artificial sweeteners, you can stick to the MyWater flavours or by coming up with your own flavours for the sparkling water.

Overall, I think the SodaStream is a great value for people who drink a lot of soda and seltzer.

Disclaimer: SodaStream provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.