Tammie's Take~

YouCopia Tea Stand #Review #HGG17

Reviews · November 24, 2017

I received the below mentioned complimentary product wither for free or a discounted price. All opinions and thoughts are 100% my own.

What do you keep your tea bags in? I never ever even thought about this until we bought our new house. My number 1 goal was to stay organized. Keeping everything in it’s place. This is why I was thrilled when the opportunity came about to review YouCoupia’s Tea Stand for my Holiday Gift Guide.

About YouCopia~

YouCopia was founded in 2006 by father-daughter duo Mark and Lauren Greenwood. A product designer with 30+ years experience, Mark developed the SpiceStack, an award-winning spice rack concept that smartly organizes store-bought spices in the kitchen cabinet.
With more than 1 million sold, the success of the SpiceStack led to many more innovative ideas for the kitchen. Today, YouCopia offers busy home cooks solutions for organizing spices, coffee, tea, oil and vinegar bottles, silverware, food storage containers, pot lids, bakeware, cutting boards and more.
Our products are affordable, functional, easy-to-use, space-efficient and most important, unique to the market. We want to help people experience organization so they can live with less stress and more happiness.
Be sure to check out our organizing tips on the YouCopia Blog and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube.

My Review/Thoughts~

If you would have looked in my cupboards, You would have seen a site of tea bags in plastic bags-All mixed up and smashed together. Thanks to the YouCopia Tea Stand, I can now say that my tea bags are displayed and grouped together according to flavor or brand. I can honestly say that this was the perfect item to review for my holiday gift guide as it would make the perfect present for anyone on your gift list. When I start looking at an item, I always look to where they are being sold on. I am such a huge Amazon fan that seeing that the YouCopia Tea Stands are sold there- You know you are getting the best price and are going to save a ton of money. YouCopia’s products are priced very reasonably. I can guarantee you that no matter who you buy this for that they are going to love it,

I give YouCopia and their products my thumbs up and my highest recommendation.

Can Dietary Supplements Really Make You Smarter?

Reviews · November 24, 2017

The dietary supplements market has grown into a massive industry now and many people swear by products aimed at providing specific nutritional benefits more easily than they can be obtained through food.

Supplements for Brain Function

The most well-known sectors of the nutritional supplements industry are products aimed at either weight loss, muscle building, or athletic performance, and anyone who visits the gym regularly is likely to know about products such as creatine and protein powders.

However, one other sector that is really picking up interest at the moment is called ‘nootropics’ – supplements designed to work on your brain rather than your body.

What Are Nootropics?

While nootropics are less well-known than their fitness related counterparts, they have been used and studied for decades. The term itself was coined in 1972 by a doctor called Cornelius E. Girugea, though he was not the first to experiment with using nutrition to aid cognitive function by any means, and you can find out more about the research into them at examinedexistence.com.

In fact, almost everyone has tried at least one nootropic: caffeine. People have long been using caffeine to improve mental alertness and this is an excellent example of what nootropics can do. What supplements aim to do is combine the beneficial compounds in ways that maximise their effects and minimize the downsides, and an example of this is combining caffeine with l-theanine, which can take away the jittery effects of caffeine and allow the person using the supplement to feel more awake and alert without that horrible anxious edge too much caffeine gives us.

Should You Consider Nootropics?

Nootropics can provide benefits, as reported anecdotally by many people. However, the brain is an extremely complicated organ and nutrition does tend to be an area where trial and error is needed to find what works best for you.

If you feel like you could benefit from things like improved memory and attentiveness, there is almost certainly a nootropic stack that will give you the results you want, however, it will take you some period of logging symptoms and how you feel with different supplements and combinations to find what is most effective for your needs.

Despite this, all kinds of people from students through to executives and people with highly demanding jobs such as surgeons have found nootropics have helped them overcome things like problems with focus or very high-pressure tasks.

Nootropics may also have benefits in preserving cognitive function as we age, which can also be a good reason to start working with these types of supplements for the longer term, rather than simply to tackle a demanding period at work or in your studies.

While nootropics can’t promise to turn you into the next Stephen Hawking, they can help you make the most of what you’ve got in terms of mental resources, and also help you tackle demanding periods where you may struggle to focus on a task you really need to get done!

YochiYochi 3-in-1 Safety Harness Giveaway!5 Winners – $135 TRV!{ends 12/14}

giveaway · November 22, 2017

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Top 5 Shopping Spots of Goa for The Shopaholics

Reviews · November 22, 2017

The smallest state of India, Goa is among the top holiday destinations, owing to its vibrant culture, beautiful history, nightlife, beaches, food, and budget-friendly shopping. Hotels in Goa also present the same culture and a host of activities to make sure that you have a comfortable stay in the city.

There are many shopping malls in Goa, but the real essence of shopping comes when you choose things from the stalls and beachside markets. This shopping will be a great treat for your mind and heart when you will be exploring the flea markets and night bazaars. So, if you are a shopaholic, you cannot afford to miss shopping at these places:

Anjuna Flea Market: Located in North Goa, Anjuna Flea Market is a paradise for shopaholics. It is held every Wednesday and experience many footfalls that is due to its location as well as the products it offers. You can shop for hammocks, handicrafts, footwear, beachwear, bed covers, musical instruments, wall hangings, wooden carvings, jewellery, and many other beautiful things. Along with this, you can also buy small trinkets and clothes that are a representative of Goan art and culture. If you are tight on budget, do not worry! You can push the shopkeepers for a good bargain.

Mapusa Market: A Goan bazaar for the residents as well as travellers who are enthusiastic shoppers, Mapusa market gives you real flavour or shopping in Goa. The market has local vendors and traders from all over the city from whom you can shop for everyday items and clothes. Items that you can shop for include pottery, handicrafts, fresh fish, pickles, vegetables, textiles, coir mats, jewellery, and much more. This shopping will be highly amazing and fun-filled. You can bargain here as well for the things you need to buy. So, this is the right time to test your bargaining skills.

Panjim Market: Nestled in the Panjim city of Goa, Panjim Market is a great combination of shopping malls and street-side stalls. If you are in search of budget shopping, you can shop for handicrafts, jewellery, groceries, sweets, spices, cashew nuts, wine, and eateries from these street-side stalls. You need to make a plan to visit this market as you may fall short of time while exploring the shops here. This is because it is known as the largest market in the city with touches from peculiar Goan culture. The market allows you to take beautiful memories and things with you.

Calangute Market Square: Though a haunted beach spot in Goa, Calangute has its own market with amazing beach-side stalls and shacks. From normal clothing to beachwear, you can shop for all types of clothing here with a little bargaining. Along with this, you can buy handicrafts, souvenirs, jewellery, textiles, leather products, sea shells, trinkets, and savour delectable food. Here you can also treat yourself with fried prawns and chilled brewed beer. You can visit the market anytime during the day. The best part about this market is that its proximity to all hotels in Goa ensures that you are near a popular tourist shopping destination.

Mackie’s Night Bazaar: As the name suggests, the market is set up under the beautiful starred sky with hundreds of stalls to shop from. It is held every Saturday until midnight on the Arpora-Baga Road. The market is packed with a number of shopping hangouts which sell clothing, jewellery, antiques, handicrafts, and lip-smacking cuisines. To add more fun and entertainment to your shopping, there is also a live band performing with lively music.

So, get ready to explore these markets with a great and budgeted shopping. Also, when you are preparing your itinerary, do mention all these shopping destinations so that you do not miss any of these.

Clothing Tips for During and After Walking in The Rain

Reviews · November 21, 2017

As much as we may love walking, there are not many walking enthusiasts who would say that a walk in heavy rain was their favourite thing to do. However, whether you get caught in bad weather on a hike, or you have to go out in the rain because your dog needs exercise or you need to get somewhere on foot, sometimes it is unavoidable to get a bit drenched out there!

Caught in A Downpour

If you know you are going out in the rain, then it is a slightly different situation to when you go out on a lovely spring day only to get caught in a downpour. Here are some tips for keeping, or at least getting, your clothing dry if you were not prepared with waterproof overclothes or even an umbrella when you set out:

Stop Somewhere Dry if You Can and Get Rid of The Worst Of It

If you are on a walk in the countryside and suddenly find yourself on the brunt of heavy rain in unsuitable clothes (actually, almost any clothes not designed for wet weather are unsuitable as you have probably found!), try and find somewhere you can stop and get the worst of the water out of your clothes and off of your skin. A pub can often be a very good option, as you can go in their bathroom and attempt to wring out your socks and any other very wet clothing, and use paper towels or a hand dryer to somewhat dry off your clothes and skin.

This won’t obviously thoroughly dry things out, but at least you won’t squelch when you walk, and you should feel a little more comfortable. If the rain seems like it was just a brief but heavy shower, relax and wait for it to end, or consider the option of calling a taxi if you don’t fancy hiking home or back to your car.

If this isn’t an option, it’s generally best to abort your walk if you can and take the shortest route to somewhere you can get dry, especially if it is cold as well as wet.

Once You Get Home

When you get home, you need to dry out your clothes as quickly as possible so they won’t start to smell bad. With most things, including trainers, this is simply a case of putting them straight in the washing machine. However, with some other things like wool or leather coats you’ll need to air dry them quickly. Hang them up as well as you can with something underneath them to catch drips, and turn on a fan if you have one, or place them next to a window that is open with a window actuator rather than wide open, so it won’t be letting further rain in but will aerate your gear.

Then, take a nice hot shower, as being in wet clothes is terrible for your skin!

We’ve all been caught in the rain at some point, but by trying to get your clothes dry during and after the walk, you should be able to prevent any damage to them.