Chewy.com October Pick: Castor & Pollux PRISTINE Grain-Free Grass-Fed Lamb, Carrot & Apple Stew Canned Dog Food #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Chewy.com for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Chewy.com is your one-stop shop for all things cat and dog! One of the fantastic products you can find at Chewy.com is from Castor & Pollux:

Castor & Pollux PRISTINE Grain-Free Grass-Fed Lamb, Carrot & Apple Stew Canned Dog Food, 12.7-oz, case of 12

Feed your precious pup purposeful, complete nutrition with Castor & Pollux PRISTINE Grain-Free Grass-Fed Lamb, Carrot & Apple Stew Canned Dog Food. The only complete line of pet food made with responsibly sourced ingredients, this wholesome and delicious recipe starts with grass-fed lamb that is responsibly raised with access to fresh air, natural light and space to roam. Real organic produce is grown without synthetic fertilizers or chemical pesticides, on farms that care for the earth. All that healthy, whole food nutrition is prepared for your pooch right here in the USA because better ingredients make better food for your best friend’s health.

I love being able to offer my pup sustainable and responsibly sourced foods that are Earth-friendly and Castor and Pollux allows me to do just that.  

The fact that meat is the first and main ingredient and organic veggies and fruits are the supporting cast makes it an even better option for canned dog food. 

Harley is a huge fan!  She loves to eat this as is or as a topper to  her dry kibble and I feel good knowing what a great canned food option this grain-free treat is.

You can find Castor & Pollux PRISTINE Grain-Free Grass-Fed Lamb, Carrot & Apple Stew Canned Dog Food, at Chewy.com.  A case of 12 12.7 oz cans is just $32.76.

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Crazy Cups October Flavor: Peppermint Chocolate Mocha #spon

**Complimentary products received in exchange for our honest review.  All opinions are ours and ours alone**

As an ambassador for Crazy Cups, I get to review a different flavor of single serve coffee cups each month.  The flavor for October was Peppermint Chocolate Mocha:

Crazy Cups are single serve cups that contain 13 grams of coffee in each cup for a flavorful cup of coffee.  They are compatible with all Keurig K Cups® Pods brewers and other single serve machines as well.   We use an iCoffee brewer and they fit perfectly.  Crazy Cups' coffees are gluten-free, nut-free, and contain no calories.  The cups use cool-peel-recycle technology, making them recyclable after use.  We peel ours back once they're cool, toss the grounds into our compost bin and recycle the cups, easy peasy and eco-friendly.

Flavor description:

Peppermint, Chocolate and Mocha. It's more than coffee, It's a party in a Mug.

Our thoughts:

Party in a mug indeed!  A minty, rich holiday-infused party!  Yummy is what this flavored coffee is...the perfect pick-me-up on these cooler Fall mornings and it will segue beautifully into the winter months ahead!

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Chewy.com October Challenge: 30 Days of Clean Doggy Teeth with WHIMZEES! Part 3 #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Chewy.com for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Chewy.com is your one-stop shop for all things cat and dog! One of the fantastic products you can find at Chewy.com is from WHIMZEES:

When it comes to dental heath, veterinarians believe in brushing every day. With Whimzees, that task is now as easy as giving your pup a treat! Whimzees are made with ridges that help reduce plaque, tartar, and bad breath. This month, Chewy.com gave Harley Mae the chance to embark on the Whimzees 30 Day Challenge! We gave her 1 dental treat a day and she really enjoyed them.

Harley Mae LOVES chewing and dental treats are among her favorite treats.  She absolutely adored the WHIMZEES Brushzees she was sent to try:

So, let's find out more about these treats that have her so intrigued:)

WHIMZEES Brushzees 30 Day Dental Dog Treats

Brushzees are made with ridges and grooves that can help reduce plaque, tartar, and bad breath, and feature the patented Pawfect Paw Pad developed to help paws grip the chew more easily. Brushzees are limited ingredient, GMO-free, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, and completely without artificial flavors or colors. A Brushzee a day keeps the doggie dentist away!

Key Benefits:
Long-lasting treat is designed to keep your pup busy chewing!
Effective in helping to remove plaque, tartar and bad breath while also satisfying that natural urge to chew.
One month supply! Feed your dog one a day to support healthy teeth, breath and gums.
Limited ingredient chews are gluten-free, grain-free, GMO-free and have no articifial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Uniquely-shaped chews are crafted with grooves to help clean the smaller spaces between dogs’ teeth, and ridges to help ensure proper blood flow through the gums.

I'm pretty sure this challenge was Harley's favorite yet!   

She looked forward to treat time everyday:

Her teeth look great, but the most noticeable change was her doggy breath.  It's so much less offensive since she started her daily "brushing" which makes doggy kisses so much sweeter :)

You can find WHIMZEES Dental Treats at Chewy.com.  A 30 count box comes in three sizes and the price breakdown is as follows:

Small $14.99 Medium $34.99 Large $54.99

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Simply Earth October Recipes Part 2

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We love essential oils and are always excited to find new ways to use them in our home. Simply Earth makes it easy to do just that!

Simply Earth offers a monthly essential oil recipe box that is packed with oils, supplies and recipes to make several DIY bath, beauty and home products.  Check out a sneak peek of our October box:

Today, we are going to share our second set of DIY oily projects from our October Simply Earth box.

Set the spooky mood with this Halloween Candle:

We opted to use up some of our previously owned candle making supplies for our first attempt of this candle recipe.  It worked great and we can't wait to try a larger candle!

The Creepy Crawly Bug Repellent will help us fend off the pests all Fall:

This Halloween Makeup Remover will really come in handy after trick-or-treating:

It smells amazing and I'm sure it will be extra gentle on skin.

We had so much fun creating our October goodies from Simply Earth and can't wait to share our November adventure with y'all...stay tuned!

Use the code ABCDDIARIESFREE when you subscribe and receive an Essential Oil Recipe box, the Big Bonus Box, and a $20 gift card which you can use for future purchases.

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Chewy.com October Pick: Hill's Ideal Balance Slow-Cooked Beef & Zucchini Stew Canned Dog Food #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Chewy.com for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Chewy.com is your one-stop shop for all things cat and dog! One of the fantastic products you can find at Chewy.com is from Hill's Ideal Balance:

Hill's Ideal Balance Slow-Cooked Beef & Zucchini Stew Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12

Healthy choices matter for both you and your best friend, and that’s what you’ll get with Hill's Ideal Balance Slow-Cooked Beef & Zucchini Stew Canned Dog Food. This wholesome recipe features real beef and nutritious zucchini in a mouthwatering gravy your dog will crave. Additional fruits and veggies like carrots, apples and broccoli provide ample flavor and also help support healthy digestion for calm tummies. It’s perfectly balanced to provide complete nutrition to your adult pup, and is made in the USA without the use of corn, wheat or soy, and with no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

Harley is a big fan of canned food and we like to use it as a treat a couple of times a week.  We love finding new flavors that include whole proteins, fruits and veggies.  

This canned food fit the bill in the nutrition department and also had a lovely gravy that Harley really seems to enjoy. 

We give Hill's Ideal Balance canned food 2 paws up!

You can find Hill's Ideal Balance Slow-Cooked Beef & Zucchini Stew Canned Dog Food at Chewy.com.  A case of 12, 12.5 oz cans is just $31.08.

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Chewy.com October Challenge: 30 Days of Clean Doggy Teeth with WHIMZEES! Part 2 #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Chewy.com for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Chewy.com is your one-stop shop for all things cat and dog! One of the fantastic products you can find at Chewy.com is from WHIMZEES:

When it comes to dental heath, veterinarians believe in brushing every day. With Whimzees, that task is now as easy as giving your pup a treat! Whimzees are made with ridges that help reduce plaque, tartar, and bad breath. This month, Chewy.com is helping us give Harley Mae the chance to embark on the Whimzees 30 Day Challenge! We are going to give her 1 dental treat a day and share our experience along the way.

Harley Mae LOVES chewing and dental treats are among her favorite treats.  We are about half way through our challenge and WHIMZEES time is her favorite time of day!

So, let's find out more about these treats that have her so excited!

WHIMZEES Brushzees 30 Day Dental Dog Treats

Brushzees are made with ridges and grooves that can help reduce plaque, tartar, and bad breath, and feature the patented Pawfect Paw Pad developed to help paws grip the chew more easily. Brushzees are limited ingredient, GMO-free, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, and completely without artificial flavors or colors. A Brushzee a day keeps the doggie dentist away!

Key Benefits:
Long-lasting treat is designed to keep your pup busy chewing!
Effective in helping to remove plaque, tartar and bad breath while also satisfying that natural urge to chew.
One month supply! Feed your dog one a day to support healthy teeth, breath and gums.
Limited ingredient chews are gluten-free, grain-free, GMO-free and have no articifial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Uniquely-shaped chews are crafted with grooves to help clean the smaller spaces between dogs’ teeth, and ridges to help ensure proper blood flow through the gums.

We love giving her these treats right before we sit down to dinner.  They keep her happy and distracted while we eat!  

Stay tuned for more on her 30 day WHIMZEES challenge!

You can find WHIMZEES Dental Treats at Chewy.com.  A 30 count box comes in three sizes and the price breakdown is as follows:

Small $14.99 Medium $34.99 Large $54.99

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Loved + Blessed: A Christian Faith-Based Subscription Box October Edition #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Loved+Blessed for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own.

We recently had the chance to review the October box from Loved + Blessed:

Loved + Blessed is a Christian faith-based subscription box service that delivers a box of encouragement right to your door each month.

Each box revolves around a central theme and comes with a mini poster, a sticker, a purse-sized scripture card and a gift.

The theme for the October box was Courage:

 The scripture card this month featured Joshua 1:9  "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

The special gift for October was awesome!  It was a special reminder bracelet that allows you to pick the charm or charms you need to encourage yourself daily:

There are 10 charms to choose from and they come in a cute little pouch.

This box also included an encouragement kit to pass along to a friend:

I definitely think there is room for Loved + Blessed in the subscription box market and I love that their mission is to deliver encouraging products that support a fantastic message!

If that wasn't enough, Loved + Blessed gives a portion of the proceeds of each box sold to Union Rescue Mission, a charity that offers hope and healing to the homeless.  What an amazing cause!

For just $15.99/month + $4 shipping and handling in the US, you can get your Loved + Blessed box or gift someone else with this monthly dose of encouragement today!

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Spooky YA Must Reads from Scholastic! #spon

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Just in time for the spookiest time of year, we found some creepy YA fiction for you!  These are our top three picks from Scholastic that will really get you or your young reader in the spirit for Halloween.  Check them out:

Witch Born

By Nicholas Bowling

GRADES 

6-8,  9-12

GENRE

Fiction

Alyce's mother has just been burnt at the stake for practicing witchcraft. With only a thin set of instructions and a witch’s mommet for guidance, Alyce must face the world that she’s been sealed off from — a world of fear and superstition. With a witch hunter fast on her trail, she’ll need the help of an innkeeper and a boy looking to discover the truth behind his own mother's past.

But as her journey continues, another war rages: a hidden war of the supernatural, of the living and the dead. Good and evil are blurred, and nobody’s motives can be trusted. And Alyce finds herself thrown unwillingly into the conflict. Struggling to understand her own powers, she is quickly drawn into a web of secret, lies, and dark magic that could change the fate of the world she is just coming to know.

This dark, twisty, and thrillingly original debut will leave readers entranced in its suspenseful plot and rich prose.

The Haunting of Hounds Hollow

By Jeffrey Salane

GRADES

3-5,  6-8

GENRE

Fiction

Sometimes man's best friend is loyal for life... and beyond!

Lucas Trainer has just moved to the middle of nowhere — a town called Hounds Hollow, where ghostly dogs prowl at night. At first, he's terrified by the nightly apparitions. But as he slowly uncovers the mystery behind the town, he learns that a ghost dog's bark is worse than its bite... and in fact the dogs are protecting the town from an even more terrifying threat.

Spooky, fun, and mysterious, this is author Jeffrey Salane's stand-alone follow-up to the Lawless series, and is perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children...and dog lovers of all stripes.

City of Ghosts

Author: Victoria Schwab

AGES

9 - 12 

GENRE

Mystery and Horror, Adventure

Cassidy Blake's parents are The Inspecters, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can really see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be one.

When The Inspecters head to ultra-haunted Edinburgh, Scotland, for their new TV show, Cass and Jacob come along. In Scotland, Cass is surrounded by ghosts, not all of them friendly. Then she meets Lara, a girl who can also see the dead. But Lara tells Cassidy that as an In-betweener, their job is to send ghosts permanently beyond the Veil.

Cass isn't sure about her new mission, but she does know the sinister Red Raven haunting the city doesn't belong in her world. Cassidy's powers will draw her into an epic fight that stretches through the worlds of the living and the dead, in order to save herself.

These spooky tales offer just the right amount of hair raising thrills for middle-grade readers.  What a frightful treat!

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Chewy.com October Challenge: 30 Days of Clean Doggy Teeth with WHIMZEES! Part 1 #spon

*DISCLOSURE* Thank you to Chewy.com for providing product samples in order to facilitate this post.  All thoughts are strictly my own. 

Chewy.com is your one-stop shop for all things cat and dog! One of the fantastic products you can find at Chewy.com is from WHIMZEES:

When it comes to dental heath, veterinarians believe in brushing every day. With Whimzees, that task is now as easy as giving your pup a treat! Whimzees are made with ridges that help reduce plaque, tartar, and bad breath. This month, Chewy.com is helping us give Harley Mae the chance to embark on the Whimzees 30 Day Challenge! We are going to give her 1 dental treat a day and share our experience along the way.

Harley Mae LOVES chewing and dental treats are among her favorite treats.  So far she seems super interested in the WHIMZEES Brushzees she was sent to try:

So, let's find out more about these treats that have her so intrigued:)

WHIMZEES Brushzees 30 Day Dental Dog Treats

Brushzees are made with ridges and grooves that can help reduce plaque, tartar, and bad breath, and feature the patented Pawfect Paw Pad developed to help paws grip the chew more easily. Brushzees are limited ingredient, GMO-free, gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, and completely without artificial flavors or colors. A Brushzee a day keeps the doggie dentist away!

Key Benefits:
Long-lasting treat is designed to keep your pup busy chewing!
Effective in helping to remove plaque, tartar and bad breath while also satisfying that natural urge to chew.
One month supply! Feed your dog one a day to support healthy teeth, breath and gums.
Limited ingredient chews are gluten-free, grain-free, GMO-free and have no articifial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Uniquely-shaped chews are crafted with grooves to help clean the smaller spaces between dogs’ teeth, and ridges to help ensure proper blood flow through the gums.

I'm thinking I know how Harley Mae is going to feel about these treats, but stay tuned for more on her 30 day WHIMZEES challenge!

You can find WHIMZEES Dental Treats at Chewy.com.  A 30 count box comes in three sizes and the price breakdown is as follows:

Small $14.99 Medium $34.99 Large $54.99

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.