I am quite hopeless with directions. I need maps and precise instructions to help me get to my destination especially those areas I am not familiar with. Thankfully, I found a gadget to help geographically challenged people like me. I know with Garmin Nuvi 5000 5.2-Inch Portable GPS Navigator, I will save loads of petrol as I will not get lost so much anymore.

Garmin Nuvi 5000 5.2-Inch Portable GPS Navigator shows the exact latitude and longitude coordinates. With its voice prompts, you do not have to keep glancing at this thingamajig as you drive. It will even speak to you. How cool is that? With a whole lot of cool features such as Auto-sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route), Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation) and Choice of route setup this is one useful gadget to have in your car. Plus its 5.2 inch display won’t have you squinting at the display.

Want this cool gadget? It is going for US$ 1 010.00 in stores but at GPS -NavBestBuy.Com, you can get it for US$ 569.99. But the best price I found is US$ 298.97 at Amazon.com.

How organic or natural are the skin products we buy? Even products that profess to be organic or natural might contain chemicals which can cause long term harm. But let’s get real, very few products, even purpported organic and natural brands DON’T contain some toxic. So how do we make that organic or natural buying decision?

A US website called Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database by Environmental Working Group; list the toxic level of PRODUCTS and ingredients. While it might not be fully fool-proof, the site is created by Environmental Working Team, a team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers who pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies to analyse products on the market for toxic level, be it organic or natural.

While its great to be able to purchase items at a lower cost closer to home, often the low toxic organic products are more readily available from US at much lower prices. US tends to also demand more transparency in their ingredients listing. Some of these include, mothernature.com and drugstore.com.

Recently I purchased Dr Bronner’s Organic Shikakai Body Soap, Dr Bronner’s Organic Body Lotion, Organic cologne and Dessert Essence’s face wash, saving almost 50% overall. A little research and time would probably provide that much savings if one buys direct from US using vsHub’s services to bring in the products.

Dr Bronner’s Organic Shikakai Body Soap

Dr Bronner’s – Magic Lotion Lavender Coconut

Desert Essence Thoroughly Clean Face Wash

Herban Cowboy Organic Dusk Cologne

This is one of my best investments. Combi’s Urban Stroller is one of the very few lightweight strollers with carrying capacity of up to 55lbs (25kgs) and is ideal for bigger kids. Weighing only 10lbs, this stylish stroller is light enough for mummies to lug around and its front swivel wheels makes manoeuvring this baby such a breeze. At 41inches in height, this stroller is great for taller mummies and daddies too. The quick and easy tri-fold mechanism makes stowing away effortless and opens the stroller with just one hand.

Its extra long canopy and weather shield ensures that your precious one is adequately protected against sunshine, wind and rain. The cupholder at the side makes it convenient for your child to reach for their own drink.

At only $69.99, this portable stroller is a real steal at Babies R Us.