Posts by Alex (Jenn):
Follow up review of the toning athletic sandal
I promised an updated review of the fitness sandals I got a while back. Here it is.
These things are so comfy on my feet! They are soft and squshy and my feet literally sign with relief when I put them on. Since finding the right size, they don’t rub or cause blisters either and I wear them for 9 or 10 hours a day some days.
However, they do not keep my low back from hurting. In fact, I’m not sure they aren’t causing my back to hurt when I wear them. My back hurts pretty badly when I wear them at the end of the day or the next day.
Have I seen any improvement in my legs and butt? Probably not. If I’d cut out drinking all soda, cappuccinos and eating pasta, I’d probably see a bigger improvement.
When I wear them, I feel like I stand on my heals. I could be mistaken, but I think these shoes are supposed to cause you to activate the muscles that are used to keep you standing forward and help correct your posture. Maybe my muscles are really lazy because they don’t seem to be working harder to hold me that way.
Anyway, for foot comfort, these get a 10! For health improvements, I’m not sure they get much higher than a 7.
When the weather warms back up and I’m inclined to wear hot, suffocating socks and tennis shoes again, I’ll wear and test out the fitness toning athletic shoes I have.
What’s your take on this trend and do you have these type of sandals?
Writing for profit on this blog? Hardly
I applied to a new site that gives out promotional items to bloggers in exchange for posts, links and reviews of the products. I already do this for a few sites in addition to writing about a product or service without the benefits of actually trying the product. I do get compensation for those posts. [...]
Belly rings are so last decade, or are they?
Back before having babies, in my youth I was a little on the rebelious side. Not much mind you, but enough to have gotten a tattoo and my belly button pierced.
I never did much with the belly rings because I am not a flamboyant person. Okay, maybe a little. I was also a belly dancer until [...]
Bug screen to keep the outside out
Like to do stuff outdoors in the summer, but you are sick of the flys? Me too! So, I was asked to share this product door bug screen with you and thought it might help someone.
No hardware or tools needed to install, because it fastens to the frame with Velcro. You can slip in and [...]
Questions and answers by real people
Do you have a question? I have lots of them. All day long but often there is no one who knows the answer. So, finding Questions and Answers at Question Bin was kinda cool for me.
Yeah ther is some crap to wade through, but how about this question for starters?
Is the olecranon process of the humerus [...]
Sunrise bed is mine when I win the lottery
Someday I’ll win the lottery or marry that very rich old man with one foot on a banana peel and when I do, I’m buying this rustic decor bed for my cabin in Colorado.
When I first started looking at their website, all I saw was log cabin style furniture which isn’t my style at all. Then, [...]
WEN hair care, does it work?
I was offered the opportunity to write about WEN from Chaz Dean and I’m taking it just because I’m curious and I thought I’d use the opportunity to share my future sister in law’s experience with the nock off brand.
I’ve seen the presentations on the shopping channel and I’ve seen the infomercial. It makes me curious. [...]
Leather furniture brings back memories
Growing up, my grandparents had this ultra modern furniture set that I thought was too cool for someone like them to have. It looked too much like something I’d see on MTV in a New York studio or something.
It was black leather – like material. Low to the ground and quilted. I guess that’s the right [...]
Toning flip flops?
So, I gave into the temptation that something would help me get back my 20 something legs and butt. I’ll also confess that I’ve just plain made a commitment to walk fast daily.
But, my potential weakness comes in the form of a shoe that says it can help work the legs and but even harder [...]
I’d love to have a new rug for my house
I wish we could have rugs in our house. We did for a while but between an incontinent old dog and children, they didn’t last long. I’ve been looking around again today at some very classy hand loomed persian rugs. Maybe someday I’ll potty train the kids and the dog?
“Meshkinshahr usually makes very long runners, [...]
