Tie-ing Up Loose Blind Cords: A Safe Beginnings Product Review and Give-A-Way!!!

Let's face it; loose cords of any type are a hazard to people both big and small.  I had the opportunity to review a really useful product from Safe Beginnings recently - Cord Wraps.

What a simple solution to a simple problem!  What is so cool about this product is that it comes in packs of twelve so you can use them all over the house.

And they are clear too so they won't interfere with window treatments or decor..another really big plus!  I will note that two cord wraps are needed for really long cords, so take that into consideration when ordering.

At $9.95/12 you really can't go wrong!

This website is also chock full of all types of products for home safety in every room;  furniture safety,  bathroom safety, window safety, electrical safety......you have a room with a safety issue, they have a product to address it!

Even better they have generously offered to sponsor a give-a-way of 25 Cord Wraps for you, my dear readers.

Interested?  Here's what you have to do:

(1) You MUST be a public follower of my blog ( this will be verified)

      AND

     You MUST be a Facebook fan of Safe Beginnings ( this will be verified)

BOTH (1) and (2) MUST be done for your initial entry! Leave me ONE comment stating that both items were completed and make sure that I can verifiy both of these requirements as well as see your email address to contact you if you are the winner.

If you already follow either/or/both please just let me know in that mandatory first comment as well.

If you want additional entries:

(3) Follow me on Twitter

(4) Follow Safe Beginnings on Twitter

(5) Tweet about this giveaway ( leave one comment with a link to your tweet)

(6) Blog about this giveaway and leave me a comment with a link to your post and link back to this give-a-way post as well!


Give-a-way to run until 11:59 pm EST on May 6, 2010. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Email will be sent to winner with a response needed within 72 hours of winning email with shipping information. If winner does not respond to email, an alternate winner will be chosen. Good only within the continental USA. Make sure you leave a contact email within your post or check to make sure that I can email you via your blogger profile.


Disclaimer: Safe Beginnings 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.

The she colors my day project began when a mother named Annette, dying of breast cancer, created a keepsake for the four daughters she was preparing to leave behind. Annette sent a c.d. of she and her daughters singing to her many friends and family. Unbeknown to Annette, her act of love would be the inspiration for her friend, Cristina Carlino, founder of Project Miracle and former CEO of philosophy, to ignite the she colors my day movement - a celebration of the never-ending bonds of mothers and daughters. The now worldwide she colors my day movement embarks upon a global journey to create for a cure. Inspired by a mother’s infinite love, this ever widening circle of caring will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s /Women’s Cancer Research Group bio marker project.

You can help support this initiative by adding the The She Colors My Day pink crayon application to your Facebook page. The pink crayon can be virtually passed around on Facebook so we can all help to create for a cure. We hope you will take a moment to come color with us or to share in the gift of music with the ‘She Colors My Day‘ song, recorded by multi-grammy award winner, Amy Grant.

My Thanks to MomSelect for informing me about this initiative!

Tropical Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner: A Review and Giveaway!!!

It's no secret to readers of this blog that I am loving Tropical Traditions and the variety of products that they offer.  Previously we have given away coconut oil, skin exfoliant, and laundry detergent.  Add to that list glass and surface cleaner....but only in the way that Tropical Traditions can do it!

Check out what they have to say about this pretty cool cleaning product:

No ammonia, alcohol or harsh volatile solvents



0% VOC (Volatile organic Compounds)


No rinsing required


Non-streaking


No fragrance or dye added


Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner uses a revolutionary technology which guards your health from harmful irritants and inhalants yet effortlessly cleans glass and most surfaces without the use of ammonia, alcohol, or harsh, volatile solvents normally found in most glass and surface cleaners; even those labeled “natural.” Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner contains no fragrances or dyes.

Directions for use: Spray Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner directly onto the glass or surface to be cleaned. For a fast drying, streak free finish, wipe with a clean, lint free, dry cloth. NO RINSING IS NECESSARY! Household Traditions Glass and Surface Cleaner can be used on ALL glass including treated glass, auto windshields, Plexiglas, light fixtures, and mirrors. It can also be used on chrome, appliances, vinyl, stainless steel, plastic, porcelain, countertops, walls, floors and more! It is ideal for computers and computer screens (spray onto cloth and wipe). If unsure about a surface, test in a small hidden area first.


Contains water and mild plant-based surfactants.

For this blogger, the best thing about this product was the fact that I could use one product in so many ways and that it didn't bother my asthma the way that alot of other cleaning products do.  I transferred the cleaner into a small spray bottle and just took it from room to room as I cleaned.  It was not overwhelming  in aroma and it really made everything I used it on look clean and sparkly!  Can't beat that even if I tried!

Are you, my dear readers, loving this company as much as I am?  Did you ever imagine all the cool things one can do with a simple coconut?

In keeping with their outstanding history of being blogger friendly, Tropical Traditions has again decided most graciously to offer the same product I reviewed in a giveaway here on It's Really Only a Purple World!



If you want to enter, here's what you have to do:

(1) You MUST be a follower of my blog ( this will be verified)

AND

(2) You MUST subscribe to the Tropical Traditions email Sales Newsletter via this link!

BOTH (1) and (2) MUST be done for your initial entry! Leave me ONE comment stating that both items were completed and make sure the email address that you subscribed to the newsletter with is provided within your comment.

If you already subscribe to either/or/both please just let me know in that mandatory first comment as well.

If you want additional entries:

(3) Follow me on Twitter

(4) Tweet about this giveaway ( leave one comment with a link to your tweet)

(5) Go to the Tropical Traditions website, check out the coconut recipes, and let me know which one looks yummy to you!

(6) Blog about this giveaway and leave me a comment with a link to your post and link back to this give-a-way post as well!


Give-a-way to run until 11:59 pm EST on May 4, 2010. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Email will be sent to winner with a response needed within 72 hours of winning email with shipping information. If winner does not respond to email, an alternate winner will be chosen. Good only within the continental USA. Make sure you leave a contact email within your post or check to make sure that I can email you via your blogger profile.




Disclaimer: 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.

Good Vibrations: Welcome to It's Really Only a Purple World!

Just a heads up to let you, my dear readers, in on a new partnership between this blog and the Good Vibrations website!  Stay tuned for some exciting reviews of their products!!

CSN Stores Does It Again!  Wait Until You See My Review On The Kipling Laptop Sleeve!!

I have mad bloggy love for CSN's 200+ stores that sell everything from cribs to laptop sleeves!  The prices are competitive, the brands well known, and their customer service is phenomenal! 

I am choosing to review the Kipling Laptop Sleeve because it is something that I think my readers would appreciate knowing about. 

Stay tuned for my upcoming review!

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VISTA Tune-Up: A Neat Little Program to clean-up all the garbage that accumulates on your computer

Recently I was offered the opportunity to review a cool little program called "VISTA Tune-up" which is available as a free download on the Windsty website in order to try out some of the features before you purchase it.

Here is a little bit of explanation about how powerful and versatile this neat program really is:

"Vista TuneUp suite is the smartest way to solve computer problems and protect your valuable data. This easy-to-use software helps you eliminate system crashed, prevent computer problems, and restore your system to a healthy state .

It Eliminates system crashes, freezes and slowdowns

It Automatically identifies and repairs common Windows problems

It is Easy to download, install and use

Free support and service

Here is a list of tools included in suite:


Registry Cleaner



Registry cleaner safely cleans, repairs and optimizes the Windows registry with a few simple mouse clicks! Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes, slow performance and error messages. By using a registry cleaner regularly and fixing registry errors your system should not only be more stable but it will also help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.

Key features:



Fixing registry errors will speed up your computer

Eliminate BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)

Clean the registry to fix Windows errors and crashes

Speed up boot up time

This is one of the most popular registry cleaners on the Internet

Reduce the size of the Windows registry

The automatic backup creation of the repaired registry entries






Registry Defragmenter



Keeping the registry as compact as possible means better computer performance. Registry Defragmenter is fast becoming a useful and essential tool in keeping your registry defragmented. As a result, the Registry becomes compact and small, greatly improving your computer performance.



Key features:

Improve your Windows PC's overall performance and stability

Reduce the amount of time it takes your system to boot

A simple, user-friendly interface with which you can safely compact the registry

Prevent registry corruption by building a fresh copy of the registry



Junk Files Cleaner

Junk Files Cleaner allows you to find and remove various types of junk and unnecessary files from your computer. Many of the Windows applications create junk files. Normally, such files are deleted by the application that had created them as soon as it did not need them. However they may remain permanently on your hard drive if there is an unexpected termination of the parent application, a system crash, etc.



Key features:

Identify over 50 different types of junk files

Speed up hard drive searching performance

Free up valuable space on your hard drive

Boost speed of Windows

Runs much more quickly than others in its class



Duplicate Files Finder



Full of photos, books, movies and music ? Duplicate Files Finder can find duplicates of any files: text, binary, music, video, images, etc. It will scan your system and at the end will give you a list of duplicate (identical) files, so you can remove them to reclaim your hard disk space.



Key features:

Regain plenty of disk space

Finds and deletes duplicate files – music, video, documents, application

Prevent the "Insufficient disk space" problem

Free up your storage space and increase computer performance

Free up your storage space and increase computer performance

Disk Space Analyzer


When your hard drive fills up, the quickest way to find out which files are hogging the space is to use a specialist utility that displays your disk space usage visually. Disk Space Analyzer generates chart showing disk usage distribution according folders and files.



Key features:

Scan files, folders, drives size

Analysis of the selected drive or directory

Graphical chart

List of files/folders according to its criteria

Sort by file name & size

Easy to use



Smart Uninstaller



Smart Uninstaller is a tool designed to help you keep your system clean by removing unwanted applications and broken Registry links. The program analyzes "uninstall" link information for applications that you have previously installed on your system. It checks whether or not these links point to existing files and helps you uninstall applications that you no longer need.



Key features:

Extends internal system uninstaller with features to find and delete left traces (e,g registry keys, folders etc.)

Improve your Windows PC's overall performance and stability

Reduce the size of the Windows registry. It results in faster and more stable PC performance

Frees up valuable space on your hard drive taken by leftovers

Service Manager


Do you know that there are lots of services and drivers that work in Windows in background? They consume CPU and Memory resources. Do you need all of those services and drivers? Are they configured optimally to serve you better? Service Manager offers interactive way to configure services and drivers and stop ones you don’t need.



Key features:

• Interactive way to configure services and drivers

• Automatically tweaks system services and drivers for better performance

• Find more information about services or driver

• Recovers CPU & Memory resources taken by unneeded services and drivers


This program offers a solution for taking control of the programs that are loaded during Windows startup. You have the ability to enable, disable, add, edit and remove programs from being loaded at the start of Windows. It also has the ability to store the startup information in several areas of the computer.



Key features:

Full control of the programs that are loaded during Windows startup

Add/remove/edit startup items

Task scheduler configurator


History Cleaner

History Cleaner is an innovative solution for your online privacy issues. This program is equipped with features such as cleaning the secret index.dat file, typed urls, cookies, cache, most recently used data among other things. It increases the speed of your PC by removing all unnecessary files and makes more hard disk space available for use. It also removes all traces of applications and internet history.



Key features:

Deletes Internet History

Deletes Temporary Internet Files (Cache)

Deletes all the Index.dat files

Deletes Cookies

Deletes Forms Autocomplete

Empties Drop-down address bar

WOW!  Like I said, a small program that packs a powerful punch!  I tried this via the free download and found that it was as easy to install it was easy to use!!! Time to start the process to clean up your computer.

Go here and download this program! 

BBC EARTH OFFERS FREE PLANET EARTH EPISODE DOWNLOAD ON iTUNES!!!

Celebrate Earth Day & Enjoy PLANET EARTH in Stunning HD For Free April 12-26, 2010

In celebration of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, the beloved and award-winning BBC Earth series Planet Earth is now available on iTunes with a special, one-time free episode download (“Pole to Pole”) from April 12 – 26, 2010.

This jaw-dropping, 11-part series from the BBC’s Natural History Unit presents the epic story of life on Earth. Series producer Alastair Fothergill and his team spent four years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 71 cameramen filming across 204 locations in 62 countries to capture the ultimate portrait of our planet. It has garnered legions of fans and universal critical acclaim with Oprah Magazine saying “It is the most beautiful, wondrous and truly majestic series - the best thing I’ve ever seen on TV.” Using a budget of unprecedented proportions and captured on HD cameras, Planet Earth is among the highest rated and best selling HD programs ever made. It offers stunning visuals perfect for any HD television or HD handheld device like the Apple iPad which launched on April 3rd.

Here is a part of the video to enjoy!




Join the conversation on Twitter using the #planetearth hashtag!

The whole series is available for instant download on iTunes.


Standard Definition - $1.99/episode; $20.99 Series Pass
High-Definition - $2.99/episode; $31.99 Series Pass


Hurry!  This free download is only good until April 26 and available only on iTunes!  Go and download your episode today and get ready to be awed!

Disclosure:  Info for this post was provided by Americanpopdigital.com for your enjoyment.  No payment of any kind was received for this post or review.

Date Night : A Movie With Steve Carrell and Tina Fey

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of 20th Century Fox. All opinions are 100% mine.




Have you heard about the new movie " Date Night" which is opening up this weekend in theaters nationwide beginning tommorow, April 9th, 2010?  It stars Steve Carrell (from the series "The Office") and Tina Fey ( from Saturday Night Live and the award winning series " 30 Rock).

In “Date Night,” which opens Friday, a bored suburban couple played by Steve Carell and Tina Fey go on their weekly dinner date and find themselves thrown into a night of intrigue: there’s breaking and entering, a car chase, a shootout and a showdown with an underworld boss at a strip club. Husband and wife come out of the adventure with some scratches and also with their ardor renewed.

Having seen both these actors in other movies and their respective television shows I am sure the movie will be funny, zany, and full of out-of-control laughter and hi-jinks!  Just what is needed in this post holiday weekend as we all get ready for springtime.

This film is directed by Shawn Levy, who directed "The Night at the Museum" movies as well.  It also stars Mark Wahlberg ( "The Departed" and "Boogie Nights") Taraji P. Henson ("Hustle and Flow" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), and Common ( " American Gangster" and " Smokin Aces").

Make sure to catch " Date Night" this weekend and if you do, let me know what you thought of it!

Club Vibe: Groovin' to the Beat: An Eden Fantasys Product Review

Imagine this: You are laying in bed with your lover as he whispers all the naughty and exciting things he wants to do to you. Hmmm...now imagine that every time he talks about those naughty and exciting things you feel the ebb and flows of his voice "vibrating" inside you....Now you begin to understand what a powerful toy this really is!

You gotta love the folks over at Eden Fantasys for the scope of products that they choose to carry.  In a world on adult toys, this is really a standout because there are so many ways to use it!  The bullet itself is smooth and comfortable and delivers a variety of vibrations and sensations depending on what setting you decide to use. There are three distinct modes: Manual, Ambient, and Music.

The Manual Mode lets you cycle through seven preset vibration patterns (without music) using a push button on the front of the controller.

The Ambient Mode vibrates to sounds around you.  Although other reviewers from the Eden Fantasys site have noted that it is not sensitive enough to pick up voices without having the speaker directly in front of the person talking, my boyfriend and I did not find this to be problematic and he really enjoyed talking into it and seeing my reactions!

The Music Mode vibrates to music from your MP3 player, iPod, Blackberry phone, laptop, guitar amp, CD player, or any electronic device that has a 3.5mm headphone/output jack. 

From the Edens Fantasys website:

"The OhMiBod Club Vibe is a portable music-driven vibrator, designed to nestle in your underwear and translate the beat of your favorite song into orgasm-inducing vibrations. It can be used with any MP3 player or other electronic device that has a 3.5mm headphone/output jack (including laptops and cell phones), or switched to Ambient mode to pick up the music in a room.

Although geared toward song lovers, the Manual mode of this nifty vibrator makes it useful for absolutely anyone who likes to enjoy discreet pleasure. That means if you're one of the rare people on the planet who has no source of music, no cell phone, no computer, and never goes anywhere with any substantial ambient noise, you can still enjoy this vibrator like any other. With the simple click of a button, you can experience a wide array of pre-programmed settings from a semi-gentle vibration to a powerful rhythmic pulsing.

Though the powerful little bullet vibrator can be put anywhere you'd like, it truly rocks as a hands-free clitoral stimulator and includes everything you need to start enjoying yourself right away. You get the bullet vibrator and controller, a set of batteries, a "Y" splitter cord so you can attach your earphones, a black thong, and a classy velvet storage bag to hold it all.
 
Material :Plastic / Cotton .
Texture:Smooth .
Safety features:Phthalates free / Hypo-allergenic / Food-grade material / Latex free
Color:Pink / Black
Length:32"
Insertable length:1 1/2"
Circumference:2 1/4"
Diameter:5/8" .
Size:One size fits most
Weight:0.5 lb
Functions:Vibrating / Escalating / Pulsating
Special Features:Multifunction

Hands free and remote controlled
Batteries included
Multispeed
Control type:Voice activated / MP3 player enabled / Control pack
Powered By :AAA-2 "

This all comes in a beautiful black velvet bag with a high quality black lacy thong to boot!  My boyfriend has already started to imagine all the fun places we can use Club Vibe, and that, my dear readers, is why this toy is such a cool thing to have.  It brings a new twist on a vibrating bullet and will also appeal to the "techies" who love to play with the newest electronic gadgets.

This is the type of toy whose use is limited only by your imagination and that is what I liked best about it.  This is also classy enough to give as a gift to your favorite gal as well! 


Are you ready to get your Club Vibe groove on?  Take a look and tell me what you guys think!

Club vibe Vibrating panty by OhMiBod Material: Plastic / Cotton Safety: $54.99 Buy from EdenFantasys
Rating:	Vroom:	Bee:
This product was provided free of charge to the reviewer.

Happy Easter to all my bloggy friends and readers!