My brain was sold on the Cottonelle Care Routine, but the rest of me wasn't sure

As a member of Crowdtap, I was asked to be a member of the Cottonelle Clean Crew and help spread the word about the Cottonelle Care Routine. When I became a member of the team, I got a whole bunch of questions from Cottonelle on Crowdtap asking how I would clean various items around the house. Most of the answers were off the wall, but the correct answer always involved water. I thought all these questions were really bizarre and strange until I was asked by Crowdtap to share a video from Cottonelle about the Cottonelle Care Routine. When I saw a lady trying to clean a car without water, I finally got the point that since water is a part of all cleaning routines, it should be part of my personal cleaning routine aftter going to the bathroom as well.

Thanks to Crowdtap and Cottonelle, I got to test out the Cottonelle Care Routine for myself with an 18-pk. of Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper and a tub of Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Wipes. I also got two 4-pks. of the toilet paper and two tubs of the wipes to share. I gave one set to my daughter, who was delighted to get them. She said she had used both before, but she hadn't gotten them for awhile because of the cost. I actually am holding onto the 18-pk. of toilet paper and the other tub of wipes for my mother. She is in a rehabilitation center at the present time and is expected to go back to her retirement community, so I'm waiting until she gets back home to give them to her.

I was eager to use the wipes, but the first wipe was hard to get out of the container. Because of the sawtooth design, the wipe tore. I also wish the wipes were a little bigger so that the would cover my hand more readily and give me a bigger surface with which to clean my backside. On the other hand, I felt better about my bathroom habits after using the wipes for the first time.

Because I'm sold on the Cottonelle Care Routine, I now feel uncomfortable when I use a public bathroom and do not have access to my wipes. However, I found out the hard way that using just a wipe when I get home is not the way to compensate for not being able to use one while away from home. When I used the wipes alone, my behind became irritated and burned slightly. When I use the toilet paper after using a wipe, however, I have no problem.

So now that I know how to perform the Cottonelle Care Routine properly, my tub of Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Wipes sit on the my bathtub ledge so I can access them quickly.

However, it would be nice if I could hang them on the wall above the toilet paper holder so they'd be in one place. But no matter whether the Cottonelle Clean Care elements are, they are now a permanent fixture in my bathroom.

At least there was enough sauce...

I thought I couldn't go wrong with lasagna when I bought Healthy Choice's Lasagna with Meat Sauce. I had tried the Chicken & Rice Cheddar Bake and the Italian Sausage Pasta Bake as part of a $1 coupon sample and share opportunity through Crowdtap, and neither of them quite hit the mark.

Before I even put the entree into my microwave, I was happy that I didn't have to adjust the power of the microwave during the process of making it. It's always a pain to microwave lasagna on high and then have to change the power setting to complete the cooking process. However, after this lasagna came out of the microwave, I wondered if this lasagna should have been cooked in this manner.

The mozzarella cheese and the sauce were one big soupy mess on top of the lasagna noodles. The sauce was similar in taste to the one for the Italian Sausage Pasta Bake, which meant it was a bit too mild for my taste, but in contrast to the Italian Sausage Pasta Bake, there was way too much sauce one had to wade through to get to the noodles and meat.

When I got to the noodles, they were way too chewy. Additionally, the beef also chewy as well. Chewy meat was something I'd never had encountered in a frozen entree before.

Now if Healthy Choice could go back to the drawing board and produce a lasagna that looks like the one pictured on the box, I would gave it another try. But for now, I'll stick to other brands of frozen entrees if I'm craving lasagna.

A mild version of Italian Sausage Pasta Bake

After I tried Healthy Choice's Chicken & Rice Cheddar Bake as part of a sample and share opportunity for Crowdtap and felt the dish needed more cheese, I decided to try Healthy Choice's Italian Sausage Pasta Bake to see if I liked it better.

In contrast to the Chicken & Rice Cheddar Bake, the Italian Sausage Pasta Bake didn't lack sauce, and I was able to get all of the components in the entree into every bite I took. While I felt the garlic marinara sauce combined with the mozzarella cheese gave the dish a milder flavor than I would have preferred, I did find the dish enjoyable. The pasta was cooked perfectly and easy to eat. The Italian sausage did add a bit of spice to the dish, which helped compensate for the mildness of the sauce and cheese.

If you are looking for a mild version of an Italian Sausage Pasta Bake, this version will not be a disappointment.

More cheese, please!

Through my participation in Crowdtap, I received a $1 coupon to use on Healthy Choice Baked Entrees. Being a fan of baked chicken and rice, the first entree I tried out was the Healthy Choice Chicken & Rice Cheddar Bake.

I would have liked the entree quite a bit if it had more cheese. When there was enough cheese to complement the chicken, wild rice, and broccoli in a spoonful, the taste was wonderful. However, without the cheese, it didn't taste quite right. While the chicken was moist and flavorful, and the broccoli was neither too hard or too mushy, the wild rice tasted dry, and that offset the taste of the other ingredients.

The possibility came to mind that a lack of cheese might be an issue of calorie control, I would have traded more cheese for less of the other ingredients to get the wonderful flavor that a bite with all the ingredients included had.

My Zicam experience, Conclusion

I took one more Zicam before I decided that I had taken enough. After I took my last dose, the Zicam seemed to be working on a congestion problem that was no longer existent, and it started making my chest feel worse instead of better.

But I felt well enough to take my other samples of Zicam I had gotten from Crowdtap to the Wabash Valley Health Center, Inc., also known as St. Ann Medical and Dental Services, in Terre Haute. I had read that they sought donations of non-prescription drugs. When I called to ask if they would be able to use the Zicam, the kind receptionist said the clinic would accept the donation and told me the hours the clinic was open.

When I walked into the waiting room, I was surprised by how many people were there to use the clinic's services. Alth the clinic is located in an older church, the pictures that were put on the wall made it an more inviting atmosphere than the sterile feel of most doctor's offices.

While I was waiting in line, there were everal people in front of me that were there for medication reasons. As I left the center, I knew I had made the right choice by giving most of my samples to the clinic.

Even though I had some side effects from taking the Zicam, I did feel better eventually and haven't had any relapses. Overall, I feel it was worth participating in the sample and share experience Crowdtap allowed me to have. While the price of Zicam RapidMelts is steeper that what I normally pay for cold medicine, I feel it is worth paying that price for the quick relief I received.

To help pay for a future bottle of Zicam RapidMelts, I found a link to a coupon on Twitter for $2 off any form of Zicam, which is available to anyone reading this by clicking on the link. You also can get a $2 coupon from the Zicam website as well.If you decide to try Zicam, I hope it works for you as well as it did for me.

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My Zicam experience, Part 4

I thought I read on the Zicam box I had gotten from Crowdtap that one was supposed to take the drug for only 48 hours. Since I had taken it for that period of time, I thought I was done, but I checked the packaging to make sure.

Turned out I had read the packaging wrong. The box actually said that you are supposed to take the Zicam for 48 hours after the cold symptoms had gone away. Once again I wondered how expensive it would be to use Zicam on a regular basis. If one is supposed to take Zicam for 48 hours after a cold is gone, that probably would entail buying at least two boxes of Zicam.

After I took my first Zicam for the day, I noticed that my mouth felt dry. I hadn't had that experience when I had taken it previously. It was hard to wait 15 minutes to be able to drink something. I then remembered that the package also said to take Zicam with plenty of fluids, On subsequent doses of Zicam that day, I made sure to drink lots of fluids before taking the Zicam. That resolved the dry mouth problem I had.

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My Zicam experience, Part 3

I dreaded waking up the next morning because how I felt the day before following taking the Zicam RapidMelts I had gotten from Crowdtap to use and to share with others. However, I felt great. I didn't have a headache, and the sinus pain I experienced was gone as well. There was a small side effect of the drug I noticed that wasn't harmful. When I went to the bathroom, I noticed that my stools were lighter in color than usual.

As the day went by, my symptoms didn't return. When I put a dose of the medicine under my tongue, I realized that there was one person I knew that might appreciate the sample. He is unable to swallow pills. Later that night, I made sure he got a bottle of the RapidMelts.

Here is what one of the RapidMelts looks like:

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