Disclosure – I received a pair of these cute shoes to facilitate this review. No monetary compensation has been received and all thoughts and opinions stated herein are 100% my own.

When you have to stand on your feet for long periods of time, it can help to have comfortable shoes. I just started school last month full time and for one of my classes, we are on our feet for 3-4 hours. This would happen to be my baking class where we have to dress in uniform and part of the uniform requires closed toe shoes.
When you have to stand on your feet for long periods of time, it can help to have comfortable shoes. I just started school last month full time and for one of my classes, we are on our feet for 3-4 hours. This would happen to be my baking class where we have to dress in uniform and part of the uniform requires closed toe shoes.

For my baking class, I have been wearing a pair of the L39 Mary Jane shoes from Arcopédico. These shoes are cute, stylish and also very comfortable. The shoes are designed with a Faux leather reptilian print with an adjustable Mary Jane strap. On the inside the shoes have a smooth textile lining that helps regulate the climate of the inside of the shoe. These shoes also have a padded foot bed that provides comfort for your feet.

I think these are one of the most comfortable shoes that I own. They go well with my black and white checkered chef pants for my baking class too! I normally have a hard time finding shoes that are comfortable to wear for a long period of time and can’t wait to try some of shoes from Arcopédico.

Arcopédico is a high-quality women’s comfort shoe brand specializing in lightweight, anatomically-designed, arch- and circulation-supporting shoes that are hand-made in Portugal. The company was founded in Portugal in 1966 by Elio Parodi, inventor of the original knit shoe. Simco Imported Shoes, Inc. became the sole U.S. distributor of Arcopédico shoes in 1983 after Manuel and Virginia Simas discovered the shoes on a trip to Portugal. Their sons Dan and Doug Simas now run the company.

To find out more about Arcopédico, visit: www.ArcopedicoUSA.com.

I received a product sample to facilitate this review. No monetary compensation has been received and all thoughts and opinions stated herein are 100% my own.

Have you ever been in an emergency situation and wish you had a cell phone? I currently have a cell phone that I pack with me wherever I go, but there are many people out there that don’t wish to have a cell phone like my grandparents.

For those want to have a cell phone in case of an emergency, but don’t want a cell phone bill or contract there is the Spare One Emergency Mobile Phone. This phone is convenient because it is powered by only 1 AA battery and provides up to 10 hours of talk time and keeps a charge for up to 15 years!

For those that want to use it just for an emergency phone, this will come in handy because NO SIM card is needed for emergency call button. For those that like to travel internationally and hate roaming charges, you can bring this phone, purchase a SIM card with prepaid minutes in the area you are located and pop the SIM card into the phone. Since my grandparents refuse to own a cell phone, I think this might make for a perfect gift for them. They could keep it in their car for when they travel just in case of an emergency.

Here are some additional features:

• Waterproof bag
• Torchlight/LED flashlight
• Audible Feedback
• Extreme operating temperatures

These might come in handy for your kids that walk home from school. You might want to keep one of these in their backpack just in case they need to make a call.

To find out more about Spare One, visit: https://www.SpareOne.com

When it comes to my iPhone, I am picky about the apps that I download. I have my favorite apps that I use daily, but I also have a few apps on my phone that I have installed for the times when I need to keep my youngest entertained. There is a new app that just launched on iTunes today called Tricky Stories that is really cute for those ages 2+. I have been testing out the app this week and my 5 year old son LOVES it!

Tricky Stories is an app that encourages children to use their imagination and create a world of stories through an interactive story book. Right now the Tricky Stories is available with the Magic Castle Enchanted Sticker Book.

Once you enter the Tricky Stories: Magic Castle app you will enter an interactive sticker book that provides hours of fun for the kids.  In the Magic Castle you will find CUTE stickers of princesses, knights, kings, horses, gnomes and more! Those are the sticker people that you can interact with. In the Magic Castle you are also going to find a variety of animals such as the friendly fox, a big cute bear or maybe my sons favorite, the Owl!

This app really lets children use their imagination. They can fill their own little world up with stickers and then interact with the environment they created. They can also use the little camera icon on the app to take a picture of their stickers on the screen. When a picture is taken, the app saves the picture and also has the ability to save the photo in your photo storage on your device you are using.

The Tricky Stories: Magic Castle App includes the following features:

• Interactive backgrounds with fun animations and sounds
• Variety of stickers to place in the Magic Castle
• Friendly animal characters to play with in the Forest
• Camera to snap your photos and to collect them in your photo album
• Trees, clouds, sun and rainbow come to life when you tap on them
• Shake your device to let fruits and flowers fall from the trees

Today you can purchase Tricky Stories on iTunes for only $1.99. This app is currently available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod devices. Visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tricky-stories-magic-castle/id668546517

Find out more about Tricky Stories at: www.TrickyStoriesApp.com.