City harvest

So we all know that the holidays are coming and being with family and friends
Is what we all want to do, well some people don’t have the chance to be with family for
The holidays. I know I wish my mother was still here with me but she passed away before the holiday
So there is a place that makes sure everyone has some food to eat for the holidays and everyday there after.

It’s called City harvest they do a lot to make sure no one goes hungry they make deliveries to all of NYC food ankhs and pantry’s including 11 right in Staten Island.
I live in Staten Island and we’re considered the forgotten bough in NYC.
They will be delivering turkeys to food pantry’s this year again. So you can find more information on City Harvest website. They also look out for the kids so they don’t go hungry and that they remain in
School and get there education and not have to worry about not eating.

They have a program called the fruit bowl program it provides kids in pre school and head start programs  and after school access to fresh fruits and low fat dairy foods.

There care takers learn new skills and where the programs are to help them to keep
Nutritious foods on the table.

Kids look up to the parents so we as parents don’t like setting bad examples for
Our kids, so if we can have access to good and nutritious food then we
Did our job right.

You can find more information about the Fruit Bowl Program On the city harvest website.

They are always looking for donations and or volunteers to help out.
You can go to the website.

In Staten Island alone roughly about 48,380 residents are facing hunger and 19,940 are children.

Through programs like these and many more, City Harvest has provided meals for 420,000 food-insecure children across all five boroughs while exposing them to fruits and vegetables to pave the way for a healthier lifestyle.

They also have a mobile truck going around providing free fruits and vegetables to families in need.

You can go check out city harvest and see all the good there doing in New York City.

Everyone should have food to eat and not be worried when they will have food to eat.

Staples Holiday Event

So we all know the holidays are coming and we all try and find the perfect

Gift for our loved ones, well Staples got you covered. There not just for office supplies.

They also have great gifts to, I was invited to attend a holiday gift wrap off with Chris Thompson who is the Guinness world book champion in the fastest person to gift wrap gifts of all different sizes and shapes.

Staples has a wide range of gifts to choose from like for kids and friends and adults to.

As you can see there is gifts for the child in your life as well as the woman

Or man in your life, from games to nice planners to keep your life in order.

And even items for your kids like the trolls headphones and even a Pac-Man and star wars game.

You can also never go wrong with a gift card and they can choose there gift also.

So I went and tried to wrap a gift as fast as I can but I didn’t have much luck to beat Chris. He proved  how it is done and he even beat his fast time of 18seconds.. it was a lot of fun to wrap gifts.
It price matches 110%  if you find it at a lower price then they will give you that price plus an extra 10% off. i love that staples stands behind there customers.
also they help you save time by having a text to ship, where you text LABEL to 555444 it will make a label for you and then you can print it out and put it on your package and can ship it from staples. everyone has a smart phone so this is a time saver so your not waiting on long lines.

also if you are staples rewards member you can get free shipping if you order is 49.99 dollar or over, as long as it is ordered by  local time. and it exclude weekends and holidays. not a bad deal.

As you can see the gift wrap going on with me and Chris and and another blogger. I care in third place. I did have a good time and I do know how to wrap gifts just at my own pace.

So as you can see staples has a lot to offer this holiday season, so go out and check your local staples store and see what they have you never know what you are gonna find..

You can find more products at Staples website. It was a fun time and I’m looking forward to the holidays. I did get to take home a gift bag with some staples products.

I was invited to attend an event and my opinions are my own.

Put me in the story Baby first year

So we all know to capture a baby's first year of life is very important.
Like there first step or there first time eating solid foods.
So I have a product where you can customize a book with all your child's first year of life.
It's from a company called Put me in the Story, it is a company that makes personalized gifts for babies to toddlers to even adults and grandparents.
They have all kinds of gifts.

The Winnie the Pooh baby's first year is an awesome gift to give to a new mom or mom to be so they can record there baby's first year of life. So when the child is older you can look back on the good memories of when they were born.

The book comes with beautiful illustration of Winnie and his friends.

So there is plenty of room to record all the important milestones in your babies life.

I customize this book for my niece because she is having a little girl and I thought this would be a great gift for her to remember all her milestones.

She has a little boy and she record his first year of life with pictures.

Well now onto her second child she can write down all wonderful memories.

You can add a picture to the cover of the book I choose it to be blank so she put something on the cover.

You can find more information and build your own book at Put me in the story website the book is priced at 34.99 dollars.

I was sent product for my review 

All is my own 100% and may differ from anyone else.

October Chewy Influencer 2017

I received these goodies free of charge from Chewy.com in an exchange for my honest review.

#Chewy Influencer

We all love to treat our cats like family, so we try and find the best for our cats.
Like food and toys and more, so I found a cat treat that is messy free.
It is called Fancy Feast duos. There are different flavors the one my cat had is the tuna flavor, they also have a chicken and salmon flavor one.

As you can see my cat loves it one because it's not messy and second it's tender in the inside.

My cat loves the tuna flavor and gets excited when I give him one.

I use it as a treat or a snack depends on the day.

It is priced at 4.55 dollars on the website.

You can find it on Chewy website you can find more pet items and stuff.

I love the Purina brand they stand listen to the customer's

My cat loves the treat.

I like this then giving my cat a small can of a treat.

With the pouch it's easy to dispense.

I received these goodies free of charge from Chewy.com in an exchange for my honest review.

 All is my own opinion and may differ from others.

October Chewy Influencer 2017

I received these goodies free of charge from Chewy.com in an exchange for my honest review.

Chewy Influencer

So we all have the cat that likes scratches everything from cat post to couches, and sometimes it can be a pain to have things in our home that gets damage.

Well I have a product that helps a cat stay calm and not scare the cat if there in new environments or if a new pet comes in to the house.

It is called Comfort zone with feliway cat diffuser.

So what it does it heats the scent and releases it so the cat smells the scent and gets calm and helps reduce cat markings whether it is scratches or urine marking.

As you can see my cat likes to mark his territory, so I'm glad I have found a product that helps reduce markings.

And there's refills to use when the one bottle is done.

The kit is 22.89 

You can find the product on Chewy website.

I love the product and it helps calm my cat.

I received these goodies free of charge from Chewy.com in an exchange for my honest review.

All is my own opinion and is 100% my own and may differ from others.

Tech talk with Techlicious and consumer Technology Association event

I was invited to attend a lunch and learn event sponsored by Techlicious and consumer Technology Association,
Where we looked at some pretty awesome camera's and other cool tech toys.

We had a nice lunch and also learned some cool picture taking tips to make our photos stand out from the rest.
I love taking pictures from a camera or smart phone.
So what ever device you have you can still use the tips learned..

Here are a few tips to get awesome pictures

1. Have good light source whether it is natural sunlight or
Light in your room that make it like you have natural light.

2. Have a tripod one it helps keep the smart phone or camera steady and doesn't blur or mess the picture up.
 You also want to be at eye level with the object also.

So I got to check out some cool DSLR cameras and point and shoot camera's as well.

These are the dslr camera's these are light weight compare to some DSLR that weight alot more.

They take very good pictures they can do monochrome which is the picture is greyed out except for the color your trying to enhance an example of what monochrome is the two pumpkins in the one picture I took that from my smart phone but you can get an idea what the dslr can do better.

These are the point and shoot camera's they can do alot also and if your looking for a smaller camera then these are the ones to go check out.

They have wifi connectivity to send pictures to your smart phone and you can upload them to your favorite social media.

They have good zoom better then what a smart phone can do.

There all good brands.

Also I got to check out an Epson printer, what is cool is you don't need to always run to the store to buy ink for the cartridge. It last up to 2 years. Which is awesome comes in black and white and color ink.

This one is for consumers so if you need an all in one then this is for you.

It can scan and fax and copy.

So I also got to check out an accessory for smart phones I love shooting with my smart phone because I always have it in my possession, so it's less things I need to carry.

Well one thing happens when your holding your phone and trying to shoot video it tends to get shaky.

You notice it when you replay the video back.

Well there was a product made to stop the shakiness from your smart phone it is called the Steadicam volt it is a smart phone stabilizer.

It is a device you put your phone in and it stops the shaking of the movement when you shoot video.

You have to make sure the stabilizer is balanced before use. Once it's balanced you can now shoot video from your your smart phone and even walk with it.

Once you replay the video you will notice a huge diffrence.

As you can see above this is what comes in the box everything you need to use the stabilizer to make awesome videos.

What's also cool is it is Go Pro compatible and also it is motorized. But if the batteries die and you charge them right away you can still use the stabilizer which is awesome .

You can find more information from the Tiffen website.

No monetary was given but I was invited to attend the event and was given product.

All is my own opinion and is 100% my own.

  

TTPM Holiday showcase

So I was invited to attend the TTPM Holiday showcase 2017, so I got to check out some cool new and upcoming toys for the holiday Season.
So I have checked out some toys for girls and boys and even baby's, and we cannot forget our lovely pets there family to.
I got to see some pretty awesome things I'm also gonna show you some of my favorites to.

So one of the hottest toys are squishy toys there slow rising soft toys made to look like foods and other cute characters.

They are a relaxing toy.

We have here JoJo bows and a doll of one of the girls from dance mom JoJo siwa.

There is toys out there for all age groups.

There's toys for boys like these action figures there fun and come with some cool accessories to use with them.

Here's some novelty toys some collectible poo theme toys, for boys and girls it reminds me of the poo emoji..

There's toys for the younger crowd so they can play and learn also love the toys from VTech they make some pretty awesome toys. You can find more cool toys on VTech website VTech kids

You can find more toys on the Discovery toys website what's also good about this brand is they have toys for children and even adults who have a disability to help them function better and learn new things.

You can find the teddy ruxpin on Walmart this brings back memories now kids now can join in on the fun to.

These are some cool toys love the fact teddy ruxpin is back I remember him from when I was a child. We had to put a cassette tape in the back of the toy and he read to us.

Now he's digital and works from an app on a smart phone.

Technology sure has changed.

Over all I had a really good time checking out all the cool stuff.. and I also ran into some YouTube personality, like Sam from Sam and Nia

It was cool to meet Sam and his son Abram.

I also ran into some blogger friends I know.

You can find more information on the website TTPM

I was invited to attend the TTPM Holiday showcase private event.

I was sent home with some toys,

All is my own honest opinion and may differ from everyone else.