Pure Matters and a Little TMI

by Adrienne Van Houten on May 17, 2012

Recently the good folks at Mamasource and Pure Matters sent me some Kids Sugar-Free Multi-Vitamin Gummies to try.  The grand twins have loved taking them everyday that they are here and of course ask for more.  2 gummies is a daily serving so I dole them our one at a time.  There are six different fruity flavors but no one has professed a preference which kind of surprises me because Matthew can be quite picky about things like that.  Do I notice any difference in them?  No.  They are still a bundle of energy at all times and can still go from adorable to annoying in .64 seconds.

From their website:

  • Supports children’s everyday health*
  • All-natural, great-tasting gummies
  • Sugar-free, gelatin-free and vegan

They also sent me a bottle of their Complete Biotic.  I have self diagnosed myself with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).  I often have loose and/or black stool and have frequent problems with anal leakage (TMI enough?).  When I first opened the jar the stench of the pills threw me for a loop.  I was in my car on the way to a show in Anaheim and the smell wouldn’t leave, I had to open the windows to air out the car.  I couldn’t fathom putting something that smelled that bad in to my mouth.  A few days later I remembered the bottle rolling around on the floor of my car and I recalled the embarrassing episode I had suffered in the public restroom of the Anaheim Convention Center and I popped 2 pills in and swallowed before I could think of it for another minute.  I have been taking them for about a week now and while I haven’t noticed a lot of change, I have some other differing circumstances right now that may be affecting it as well (let’s just leave it at that with the TMI).  I will finish the bottle and we’ll see how it goes.

From their website:

Enhance the health of your digestive system and boost immunity with Pure Matters® Complete Biotic. Its clinically researched ingredients have been proven to help your body establish healthy bacteria that help keep your digestive health on track.

  • Clinically researched blend of prebiotics and probiotics
  • Supports gastrointestinal regularity and the elimination of toxins*
  • Promotes a healthy immune system*

 

 

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting

by Adrienne Van Houten on May 16, 2012

I was invited by ivillage.com to attend a screening of this film with a small girl’s night out get together beforehand.  I had heard about the movie ahead of time, but didn’t know much about it.  When I picked up my date for the evening (Hi Alexa!) she informed me of the “star power” that was in the film.  Cameron Diaz, Matthew Morrison, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Banks and others.  That scares me.  The norm in Hollywood is that the more star power the less staying power. But whatever, I was going to a free movie and hopefully getting a free manicure at the same time.  I’m in!

The manicure left much to be desired and so did the movie.

In defense of the manicurist, she was a student at the beauty school that was providing the services and she had only been a student for 3 weeks.

In defense of the movie………..well, it wasn’t horrible, and I did laugh quite a bit, but I left feeling like it was kind of forced and reminded how much I don’t like certain actors ::cough:: Chris Rock ::cough::.

The title is from the book of the same name, but the story is very loosely based on the book, I would even venture to say it is not based on it at all, but I haven’t read it so I can’t be held to that.

The story follow multiple couples in Atlanta in the time of trying to get pregnant, being pregnant, having small children, and adopting.  I think every scenario was handled well and that all the delicacies were handled well delicately.  The only part I took issue with is the adoption of a child from Ethiopia.  It does not happen that fast.  Nothing happens that fast.  I understand that it is a movie and things have to progress in an unnatural fashion but I also know people believe what they see.  If an Ethiopian adoption is something you are considering I urge you to check out the Fayye Foundation spearheaded by my friends Jamie Lynne Grumet and Julie Garlington.

All in all it is an enjoyable film with some hiccups.

3 Diet Cokes

 

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Dancing With the Stars – Season 14 Week 9

May 14, 2012

The semi finals are here!  We are down to our final four couples and I am pretty happy with who they are.  It is amazing how fast the last 9 weeks have gone. Tonight each will be dancing twice, because really ABC has no other programming and has to fill an hour and a half. [...]

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Summertime at The Children’s Place

May 14, 2012

The Children’s Place store invited me to go shopping (with their money)for some summer clothes for the grands last week. I love The Children’s Place at the Grove in Los Angeles.  It is a HUGE store, but not crammed packed with stuff.  Don’t get me wrong there is a ton of inventory but it is [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day to My Daughter, from Disney and me

May 13, 2012
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Homemade Dog Food

May 12, 2012

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of homemadedogfood.com for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I have never been Suzy Homemaker but I do enjoy cooking.  I was the short order cook for my kids, I asked what each wanted for dinner and I made it for them.  There was no [...]

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Your Mom Drinks Diet Pepsi

May 11, 2012

And lucky for her because Diet Pepsi will be out enforce this weekend in select cities rewarding women they spot holding a Diet Pepsi. Now, before everyone that knows me thinks I sold out, know for a fact that I warned the PR rep that contacted me that I personally am a Diet Coke drinker [...]

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Time Magazine Cover: What’s the Real Controversy?

May 10, 2012

My friend Jamie Lynne from I Am Not The Babysitter is the mom on this week’s cover of Time Magazine the cutie breastfeeding is her son. The internet lit up like a damn Christmas tree when the image was released. Some were lamenting that Aram was too old.  Sherri Shepherd (who I love) went too [...]

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Sunny and Fair

May 10, 2012

In exchange for suffering through such a frigid winter (shut up, it is California the temperature was below my age many times this year and that is indeed frigid!), we are having a beautiful spring time. I decided to pull out the old patio furniture and hose it down in anticipation of spending some nice [...]

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Are you Brave enough to wear one?

May 9, 2012

I can’t wait for this film to come out!  

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