Yes, Miss E has been using the potty for a couple of years now. But I’ve been working with an amazing PR company and had the chance to talk about Jahgoo. All Jahgoo products are BPA-free, Phthalates-free, Cadmium-free and their product material is 100% PP (Polypropelene). The soft rubber is TPR (thermo plastic rubber).
Jahgoo was created out of the need for hip bath baby gear. Dutch entrepreneur, Hans Pompen didn’t want his bathroom cluttered with “outdated space-hogging eyesores crying out for a redesign,” so he came up with the Jahgoo Collection which includes:
Jahgoo won the 2011/2012 Practical Parenting & Pregnancy Awards Bathtime Product Category-Gold award. Jahgoo products range from $10-$30 and can be found online at www.kastelinternational.com I love how the company got its name: “When bathing your children, the bathroom turns into a jungle. Screaming monkeys and a lot of mess. The tub looks like a jacuzzi with bubbles and kids splashing water everywhere. Lastly, baby’s first words sound like goo-goo. Well, throw jungle, jacuzzi and goo-goo into the blender and you get Jahgoo!”
I was sent the 3-1 Training Potty to review and it’s pretty neat. The ergonomically designed potty can be used in 3 stages- a training potty, toilet seat, and then step stool. The reservoir is easy to remove for cleaning. It is designed for both girls and boys. After your child is done potty training, the seat can be removed and used on a regular sized toilet. Your child can also use the stool to get on and off the toilet. Once they have graduated to a full sized potty, the step stool can be used by kids or adults for hard to reach places. You can get the 3-1 Training Potty for $29.99 in white or lime.
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Want potty training tips? Keep reading!
I spent over a year potty training my daughter. Yes, that’s a long time- so I can tell you everything that I did wrong so you can avoid my mistakes!
My biggest mistake was spending too much money on useless training pants. I purchased multiple Gerber organic training pants and they leaked majorly. So we went for the Pull-Up style. These are diapers disguised as trainers- and my kiddo wasn’t fooled. I then purchased training pants from a cloth diaper company, which worked really well. They looked like panties but had layers of microterry and PUL that stopped leaks- which is great for when you leave the house!
And don’t get me started on the gimmicky potty’s that sing. My daughter just wanted to play with them, and that’s gross. Go for a simple potty, like the 3-in-1 that is easy to use without the bells and whistles. The step stool really does come in handy!
I also tried the John Rosemond Naked and $75 Method. His message to kick potty training in the butt motivated me to get on it. So my daughter ran around naked from the waist down for a week. She had no accidents and would sit on the potty when she needed to. But, then came the problem when she wasn’t naked. We are an active family and needed to get out of the house. Our first trip out of the house- epic failure. So we were back to the training pants.
I then got the book Potty Training in One Day. This is something I should have read before beginning this process. It focuses on using dolls for your child to teach the doll how to use the potty so they learn together. It also has great tips like create the “Big Day” to explain to your child what is expected of them during this process. I loved the consequence if they have an accident to take them back to the potty 10 times in a row to show them what is expected.
So we had a potty party (the big day) and for some reason- that worked. We had dolls show up who wanted to learn how to potty. My daughter taught them how to “potty like a rockstar” and enjoyed the cake, drinks, and balloons that went along with her party. Luckily, we’ve only had a few accidents since that monumental day.
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The Lorax is one of my favorite Dr. Suess books and I’ve been anxiously awaiting for the movie to come out. After seeing some of the sponsors, I was nervous they were going to butcher the film. If you aren’t aware, for the past several weeks there has been a big fuss about some of the “carefully chosen” 70 companies and non-profits sponsoring the film. It was even labeled- #Loraxwashing. Some of the worst offenders were Mazda’s new SUV, IHOP’s sprinkle pancakes and green eggs and ham (food dyes are sooo not eco!), HP with FSC-paper (why not 100% recycled, the movie is about saving trees!), Seventh Generation’s disposable diapers, and Pottery Barn Kids.
Before the movie, we all ate some yummy YoKids Greek and the adults had the Chocolate and Caramel Greek.
Stonyfield also gave away some coloring books, crayons, tattoos, and a copy of The Lorax and coloring book to E for the party! Here are the kids before the movie:
I was very pleased with the film. It was funny yet serious. I loved how they mocked bottled water with bottled air, because “people will buy it if it’s in a bottle.” Even if it’s free. My favorite part of the movie was the musical number, How Bad Can I Be. Yes, there are musical numbers throughout the movie. You can listen to the song below, it’s pretty funny.
I felt like the movie stayed true to the book. I loved the characters, the animation was beautiful, there was the right amount of humor, and I enjoyed the hidden messages. E loved it and wanted to plant a tree when we got home. She said her favorite part is when they plant the seed. 🙂 So Sunday we spent the day planting seeds to sprout for our garden. I also have been rooting potatoes, avocados, and garlic. The garlic is pictured below
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The plus side to working from home is that I can spend all day in my PJs… ok at least half the day. 🙂 I rarely buy new clothing, but when I do, I like to purchase organic so I don’t help support conventional cotton farming. Did you know that there are over 355,000 deaths per year from unintentional poisonings linked to chemicals like pesticides? That is a scary statistic!
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I was contacted by NOVICA, associated with National Geographic, about hosting a giveaway. After spending hours on their site, there was no way I could resist! NOVICA is a fair trade artisan site where people around the world can sell their unique gifts. You can find sterling silver jewelry from India, glass from Mexico, rugs from the Andes, masks from Africa, and much much more!
I chose 2 things from NOVICA because I couldn’t decide on just 1. After looking through thousands of necklaces, rings, earrings, and bracelets I found a Kokopelli necklace from India by Bhavesh. Kokopelli has always been my good luck charm, and it only felt right to review something Kokopelli on Mkokopelli 🙂 
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I’ve spent the last 2 weeks reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle A Year Of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver and I’m ready to pack up and go live on a farm. The day the book came, I took a trip to Meadowview, VA which just happens to be near the Kingsolver farm- talk about a coincidence! The only reason I know this is that we passed the college where her husband works, so one can only assume they live near by. This was really cool knowing the background of where the book was taking place and being able to picture it in my mind.
Quick snippet of the book is: “Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life—vowing that, for one year, they’d only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.”
I am a city girl and always have been. I do frequent the farmers market and know where most of our meat, cheeses, fruits and veggies come from. We hand pick our food from local farms when we can and buy only US foods at our local natural/organic food grocers. I am very concerned about the food I serve my family. But there is some satisfaction about picking your own from your garden and eating it fresh that night. We have been blessed to get to do this at E’s grandparents farm for several years. Though I’ve hated not being part of the choosing and planting part.
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