Living a DIY Life

I am a teacher so I'm on my feet all day.  One of my favorite times of day is when I get to plop down on the couch and take my shoes off.  I bought this lotion on amazon because it says it was for foot care and was revitalizing.  For the list price of $16.99, this lotion better be amazing! This lotion smells amazing!  It has peppermint and olive oil so it smells really earthy.  The peppermint makes it very revitalizing.  When I used it, my feet felt really refreshed and tingly. A great selling point is that it is all natural.  I knew what all the ingredients were and felt comfortable using it.  I have sensitive skin and I have to be careful about what kind of chemicals I use on it.  This lotion was gentle and moisturizing. I gave this lotion 3 out 5 stars because although it was refreshing and smelled wonderful, I wouldn't pay almost $20 for a bottle of it.  (Just a note, the price has dropped to $...

I bought these rechargeable batteries on Amazon for some battery operated lights I recently bought.  I got these at a discount for my honest opinion.  I am not being compensated for a positive or negative opinion.  ***Warning: These are not really AA rechargeable batteries.  They will burn out anything that requires AA batteries.*** I didn't realize when I bought these that they will not work in things that take normal AA batteries.  Typically, AA batteries are 1.5V.  These are labeled as AA but are 3.2V.  What this means for someone who doesn't understand voltage ratings (like me), when I put these batteries into my light strand, the power box started smoking.  I called my engineer brother and he said the batteries were producing 9.6 volts when my device needed 4.5 volts to operate.  That's over twice the amount of power necessary!   The description and title does say that they are for solar panel lights, tooth br...