Life Changing Sippy Cup

Yes.  It exists.

But first a little background.

I've been having my love affair with my Contigo Coffee Mug for about 4 years now.  I did research on what the best travel mug was, because I have a habit of dripping all over myself, and I came across the Contigo.  4 years later, we are still BFFs and its my go-to mug.

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Keeps things hot, NEVER spills.  I mean NEVER.  I through it in my purse, work bag, whatever and it doesn't leak.  It's incredible.

So the other day I was searching for sippy cups for Jack, because his cups were starting to leak (we've had them for over a year, so I figured they had served well.  I came across the Contigo Trekker Sippy.

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My favorite coffee mug went and got knocked up and had kidlets?
MIND.BLOWN.

This cup is amazing.  I love it for all the same reasons that I love my own coffee mug, but mostly because IT DOESN'T LEAK.  I was a little curious how he was going to do with pushing the button and drinking at the same time, but he only need a few tries before he got the hang of it.  He just needs to learn to tip it up far enough, because we've been using straw sippys for so long now.  His hands are also just big enough to wrap around to push the button, if they were any smaller it probably wouldn't work.

I'm seriously so excited that Contigo makes a kid's sippy cup now.  This is totally not a sponsored post in any way, I bought these bad boys with my own hard-earned scrills at Diapers.com.  I highly, seriously, completely recommend these cups!  And if you've never shopped Diapers.com before, here is a coupon code to get you started for 20% off your first order! SHAN761475

WW: Instagram Mother's Day Recap

Card from my parents

My beautiful Mommy on my wedding day

We ran out of boxes, so Mike wrapped my present in a packing box I brought home from work :)

Family Nap!  One of the best presents ever!

Me and the boy that made me a Mommy :)

Came out to this note in my car on Monday.  Seriously couldn't ask for anything more.

Got Mold?

So you all know that we found our house, had the inspection, the decor is hideous inside, yada yada yada.

But I didn't really give you details on the inspection did I?  Well the one major issue that came up was mold in the attic.  Yup, mold.  GUH-ROSS.

See those dark spots?  that's the mold.  

It was like a big thunk when the home inspector said it.  Immediately I was worried that the house was going to make us sick, that it would cost an arm and a leg to fix it, we would never be able to do this, we'd have to move out for a week.  Of course my head was spinning.

Now that I've done my research about mold remediation, I feel much better.  Companies like Polygon that specialize in property restoration do these sorts of jobs every single day.  The minor mold that I have in my attic is a piece of cake to them.  Moldy cake, I suppose.  Polygon employs effective drying techniques and eco-friendly solutions to eliminating mold, mildew, yeast, fungi and other spore-producing household contaminants.  Polygon also employs HEPA filters to thoroughly "scrub" the air in the home, making it easier and faster for you to get back into your home safely.

Another great thing about Polygon is their commitment to the community at large.  Not only do they offer residential property restoration, but businesses as well.  In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Polygon was hired to restore several large businesses and buildings that were heavily damaged during Sandy.  Here is a video, it's pretty amazing:


I think it's pretty fantastic that this company helped to put these businesses back in motion, but at the same time in other parts of the country, they were allowing families to return to safer homes, homes without mold in their walls.

Disclosure: This is an editorial collaboration.