Go Green Champ WINNER

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Breanne

entry #412!  Thanks for following my blog!  

Breanne, check your inbox!  You have 48 hours to respond or I'll choose a new winner!  Enjoy your diaper!

Go Green Pocket Diaper Review and Giveaway

Do you have a favorite cloth diaper?  You know, a go-to diaper that you reach for very first every time diapers are clean?  I do...and then I don't...and then I do...  You get it.  You see, the thing is, every time I get a new diaper, with new features, it's super awesome and it's my favorite EVER, even if just for a day.  They all have their advantages and disadvantages, their highs and lows.  Most of them serve their purpose well, some better than others, some not.  But they're ALL my favorite, for a little while.

The Scoop

One diaper that's made it into my rotation fairly recently and stayed there for several weeks is the GoGreen Champ.  

GoGreen Pocket Diapers is a great company that sells, well, pocket diapers!  (They sell accessories, too, like wet bags, wipes, and the brand new adapt-a-snap.)  GoGreen sent a Cherry Champ and an adapt-a-snap for review!

The Good

The snaps.  The snaps of the Champ from GoGreen are color-coded.  I really like that!  I get confused on some diapers about which set of snaps I should use, but it's easy with the GoGreen Champ!  I know the hip snap always goes on orange and tab snaps always go on blue.  I hope he never grows, because I'll have to figure it out again!

The size.  Stinky has TONS of room to grow!  He wears the Champ on the highest rise, but he could definitely use the middle rise.  I just like to put him on the highest rise in most diapers for my own sanity.  He's also still got another hip snap, and even if he gets too big for that, he's got 3 more sets of tab diapers!  I really like that.  I am confident that a very small baby could also wear the GoGreen Champ, even though I don't have a tiny baby to try it on.

The adapt-a-snap.  This thing ROCKS!  I typically use snaps instead of velcro.  I like that adapt-a-snap gives me the option!  You just snap the adapters onto the diaper and it becomes a velcro diaper!  I was very surprised to find I like the velcro on the GoGreen Champ.  I was able to customize the diaper so well with the velcro!  I also liked that I could take the velcro off the diaper so there are no annoying diaper chains in my laundry.  The velcro doesn't wear out, either, because it's not being washed every time it's used.  I really think the Champ with the adapt-a-snap is the best of both worlds!

No leaks!  I'll admit, I don't typically use the insert that came with the GoGreen Champ.  I used it the first few times and it worked great.  I'm just not a big fan of microfiber.  As a result of the flats and handwashing challenge, I found that I LOVE flats!  I often use the GoGreen Champ as a cover for a flat.  I have never had a single leak, whether I've used it as a pocket diaper with the GoGreen insert or with a flat.

 (Yes, even when he gets up and waddles away before I can finish dressing him, he gets away leak free!)

The price.  These bad boys are fantastic and won't break the bank!  At just $16 for a OS pocket diaper, you can easily buy 3-4 (at least!) for the price you'd pay in a month for disposables!

The Bad

The insert.  Because it's microfiber.  It's a personal thing.  It works well, I'm just not a fan of microfiber.

Gussets.  This may be silly since I've already told you I've never had a leak, but I wish the GoGreen Champ had double gussets.  I just think that, if he were a tiny baby with newborn poop, he'd be a lot more likely to leak and I like the security of a double gusset.

The Outcome

I really like the GoGreen Champ!  It's in my regular rotation and it's going to stay there!  (Actually, it's in my diaper pail right now.)  GoGreen is a great diaper, especially for the price!

The Giveaway

GoGreen Pocket Diapers has generously agreed to give one of my lucky readers a GoGreen Champ (your choice of boy/girl/neutral) AND an adapt-a-snap (choice of black or white)!  Someone's going to be very very happy!  Simply use the rafflecopter form below to enter!

I was given this product at no cost to me in order to facilitate a review.  I was not compensated in any other way.  All opinions are my own.

Go Green Giveaway Event

It's here!  It's here!  It's here!  IT'S HERE!!!!

Hooray!  It's finally here!  The moment we've all been waiting for!  The Go Green Giveaway Event hosted by Untrained Hair Mom!  The very first blog event in which My This N That Life has ever participated!  Are you as excited as I am?  Because...well...I'm pretty excited! 

So, here's the deal.  I have three awesome prizes.  AMAZING prizes.  I love all of them and would like to win every single one!  Since I can't, though, I'll let three of you win them!  Sound good?  I sure think so!  All you have to do is enter my simple Rafflecopter form.  That's it!  (I'd appreciate it if you'd follow the links for each of the prizes, though...read a little about them...and earn your extra entries!)  When you're done entering here on my blog, simply follow the link at the bottom...hit up the next blog (#37, Crum's This N That)...repeat.  There are about 50 of us, so your chances of winning SOMETHING are fabulous!  Ready for the fun??  Here we go!

Prize 1: Baby

Tender Tushies

Review:

1 Bamboo Diaper

Prize:

2 Print Diapers and a Wetbag

ARV:

$30

Prize 2: Toddler

Gween Toys

Review:

Gwomies

Prize:

1 set of Gwomies

ARV:

$25.00

Prize 3: Mommy

Tropical Traditions

 

Review:

Powdered Dishwasher Detergent

Prize:

Powdered Dishwasher Detergent

ARV:

$32.00

So what are you waiting for?!? Go ahead!  Enter those giveaways!  Enjoy the game!  I hope you win!  

 

Go Green Giveaway Event Sponsor Spotlight: Tropical Traditions

If you've been a part of My This N That Life for more than, say, 5 minutes, you'll remember that a few weeks ago I reviewed Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil from Tropical Traditions not long ago.

Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil is delicious!  It cooks very nicely.  It's natural.  I love it!  It's great for cooking just about anything, which is something I've been doing a lot of lately!  

The trouble is, when I do a lot of cooking, there's also a lot of...well, clean-up.

(Yep, that's a sink full of dishes, and I'm not done cooking yet!  If you look closely, you can see the Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil in a pan of hot water in my sink!)

About a year and a half ago, shortly after I stopped working full time and became a full time stay at home mom, we decided that some certain health symptoms would be reduced by purchasing a portable dishwasher so I wouldn't have to stand at the sink for hours every day washing dishes (thank you, Hubby).  We've been through a variety of different detergents...name brand powder, generic powder, generic liquid...and finally settled on a name brand liquid, which we've been purchasing for the last several months.  It has seemed to be our best option, even though I hate the price and I hate the strong chemical smell when I am adding it to the dishwasher!

Tropical Traditions offered to partner with me for a review of their Powdered Dishwasher Detergent. 

I'm not going to lie--I was concerned about using another powdered detergent because the last one we used left a white residue on ALL our dishes, some of which has not come off after months of re-washing!  I hated the idea that we'd have to go through that again, but I also have this weird love of trying new versions of products I haven't been in love with in the past.

Here's the thing about Tropical Traditions Powdered Dish Detergent, though: I love it!  We've been using it for several days now, and since I feed 3 meals a day to 4-5 people, depending on the meal, I run the dishwasher nightly (or sometimes more).  So, we've run quite a few loads.  There has not been a haze of white on anything!  ALL of my dishes, even some that normally would have needed a second run-through, have come out sparkling clean!  It's working better than my normal name brand liquid!

I don't know how you'll feel about this, but I find that manufacturers tend to over-estimate the amount of detergent you'll need when washing...anything.  So, whether it's my laundry or my dishes, I tend to cut the amount about in half.  With my previous brand name liquid detergent, I was having to use the full amount, but with Tropical Traditions Powdered Dish Detergent I am able to use about half of the suggested amount!

You'll love that Tropical Traditions Powdered Dishwasher Detergent contains absolutely no phosphates or other toxic materials like chlorine!  You'll also love that it can be used in both hard and soft water.  I love that it gets my dishes sparkling clean, and I feel like I'm doing something good for my family because this is a much, MUCH more natural cleaner than I'd been using previously!

Try Tropical Traditions Powdered Dishwasher Detergent for yourself!  You'll be so glad you made the change!  For a limited time, the 5 lb bottle of detergent, like the one I reviewed, is on sale for just $19.99!  That's a LOT of washing!

Be on the lookout, because starting tomorrow, Tropical Traditions Powdered Dishwasher Detergent will be a featured giveaway on my blog as a part of the 50+ blog event, the much anticipated Go Green Giveaway Event!

Haven't gotten your fill of extra entries yet?  Alright, I give!  Visit Tropical Traditions and subscribe to their email newsletter OR follow @troptraditions on twitter!

Tropical Traditions 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.

Go Green Giveaway Event Sponsor Spotlight: Gween Toys

Little boys love to build.  They'll build with anything...blocks, sticks, green beans, mud balls...they don't care as long as it's stackable.  My boys are no exception to this rule.  In fact, Stinky is an especially avid builder.  He loves piling things one on top of another!

Stinky's very favorite things to stack right now are Gwomies by Gween Toys!  Never heard of them?  You have now! 

Gween Toys is an amazing company that is a really neat company that specializes in innovative children's toys that promote education, entertainment, and eco-friendliness.  With toys ages 2-3 and 3-5, there's something perfect for each of your toddlers and preschoolers!  Not only will each of the toys you purchase from Gween Toys have some learning component, it will be able to be used in many different ways and it'll be hand made from wood and colored with natural dyes!  There's nothing better than beautiful, sustainable toys for our little ones!

Let me show you why you'll love Gwomies (and so will your little one):

When you take that pretty white wrapper off the box, you'll find this:

an adorable coloring page that your 4 year old will fall in love with and carry around for hours.  Then, inside the box you'll find these:

20 beautiful, stackable "blocks" of various shapes, some with holes in the bottom, some without.  Some with posts coming out of the tops, some without.  They're gorgeous.  They're smooth as can be.  I want to sit down and build, and I'm a grown up.  My baby boy?  Well, I suppose he's not a baby anymore, but he'll sit for a full 30 minutes THIRTY MINUTES stacking and unstacking and restacking these blocks!

Yes, Stinky runs around in just a diaper most of the time.  You can't get much more natural than that, can you?  I love that not only does my 19 month old love Gwomies (I know, I know...they say 2+...but why can't a 1 year old build?), my 4 year old AND 6 year old love them as well!

Check out that tongue!  Bugsy is REALLY concentrating!  I also love that, somehow, Gwomies promote cooperative play--at least in my kids!  They're stacking and learning together!

 

(Also, they're giggling, not fighting.  That's always a plus!)

The most unfortunate thing about Gwomies by Gween Toys is that the box isn't very sturdy, so I'll be finding a different storage container.  Is that a big deal?  No.  Does it effect the quality, the purpose, or the function of the toys?  Absolutely NOT!  

Gwomies by Gween Toys.  Amazing.  Simple.  Beautiful. 

Check out Gween Toys at their website, on facebook, and on twitter!  (Feel free to tell them I sent you.  It won't help you win anything, but it's always nice to know where you're getting your traffic!)  And be prepared.  Next week, you'll have the chance to win a set of your very own right here on My This N That Life!

Want an extra enty into the Go Green Giveaway Event (on My This N That Life only)?  Leave a comment here telling me which Gween Toy you'd like to own and who would play with it!

This product was provided to me at no cost in order to facilitate a review.  I was not compensated in any other way.  All opinions are my own.