A Few of My Favorite Places in Texas

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#ArribaYLejos Tide and Gain team up with Safe Kids Worldwide

My beautiful niece Melody and my son Anthony

I am collaborating with Tide and Gain to bring you tips on how to keep your home safe for our little loving creatures.  It is summer time and kids are not at school which means they are trying to get into anything they can get their hands on.  Young children are explorers often by touch and at times they want to taste and put things in their mouths. My son is one of those explorers, so I am glad that Safe Kids Worldwide, Tide and Gain have teamed up to teach parents about keeping kids safe around laundry packets. 

With liquid laundry packets gaining popularity, now used by 20 percent of U.S. households (including ours), parents need to be aware of this emerging risk for children.

 Did you know that between 2012 and 2013, more than 700 children who were 5 and under experienced serious effects as a result of liquid laundry packets, with the impact greatest among 1 and 2 year olds?
 In fact, the poison centers received more than 33,000 calls from 2012 through May 2015. 

Parents we must do better! 

As parents who want to keep the house clean and organized, we must be aware of where we store our hazardous cleaning products. If children get into laundry packets, the health risk can be significant. These powerful packets contain highly concentrated detergent that may cause loss of vision, severe eye burns, difficulty breathing, excessive vomiting...all in all not something we want our children to experience. 

Helpful Tips:

• Whatever you do with your cleaning supplies, make sure that you keep them Arriba y Lejos -up and away from our little people and even our puppies.  High and up behind a locked door.  Don't keep them on the ground close to make it easier on you. 

• Lock Laundry rooms - they often get forgotten about, because we think "it's the laundry room, the kids won't come in and play in here". Well, lets think about this again, it's summer time and lets say they want to play hide and go seek in the house...a good place to hide is the laundry room and if your child is anything like mine. He wants to discover new things and may find that the liquid laundry packets looks cool and smooshy, just never know what they will do with it. 

• Keep packets in their original container and keep them closed

• IF a children gets into them, call the Poison Help Number immediately, 1800-222-1222

All opinions expressed are my own. Thanks to Tide PODS & Gain Flings for sponsoring this post.

More information can be found at P&G. 

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NRG/Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

If you didn't know NRG Energy, Inc. is the official energy partner of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I mean, someone has to make sure the concert lights turn on and carnival rides work. right?!  The Energy giant also has created a cool electric service plan for those people who want to make the switch and also love incentives.  The Rodeo Plan is tailored for the ultimate Rodeo fan, the plan delivers competitive pricing and also offers a free pair of Justin® boots by signing up.

• customers receive competitive pricing for 12 months
• 24/7 service and support online or by phone
• access to information and tools that put you in control of your electricity budget

NRG’s partnership with the Rodeo doesn’t stop there, as they have teamed up to provide personal power solutions that when we are at the rodeo our phones aka our lives don't power off!! The way it works is there are booths powered by NRG around the city of Houston or at local events, they have a battery pack that can be rented for $3.99 a week you use it and return it to any kiosk. They can also plug to a Street Charger which is a 12.5 foot tower equipped with solar panels and a bevy of mobile device charging cables where we can charge our phone for free!!


The power packs look like this, very easy to carry.

look for them around Houston and see you at the Rodeo!

* Disclosure: I received compensation for this post from NRG and Reliant.”

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Avocado of Mexico: I will be there- Meet me!

On behalf of Avocados from Mexico 

I am thrilled to cordially invite you to a media & friends event on Tuesday, February 3 at the beautiful, Caracol Restaurant to kick off the Échale Challenge, a program created to help everyone have a more energetic, fulfilling and flavorful healthy life! Our host for the evening will be celebrity chef/TV host Maggie Jimenez who will be talking about the challenge and we’ll chat about how to incorporate avocados into your everyday life! 

The unique menu is guaranteed to satisfy your taste buds (YES I AM SPOILING YOU!) with avocado inspired food and drinks/cocktails....click below for menu and rsvp info

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JCPenney partners with Gonzo Soccer in Houston

This is part of a sponsored collaboration with JCPenney and Latina Mom Bloggers. However, all opinions expressed are my own.

Last week I had the opportunity to attend a soccer clinic hosted by Gonzo Soccer and JCPenny. This new partnership is nothing short of amazing. The clinic allowed girls, ages 8-16 years old, to come and receive pro soccer tips and tricks from Monica Gonzalez, the founder of Gonzo Soccer. The girls received life skills training to help develop them to be leaders in the community. The girls were also treated to the latest sporty hair trends provided by JCP Salon. They enjoyed healthy snacks, refreshments and music, and even got to make their own custom Xersion jerseys! 

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