So as many of you know I am a Bzz Agent! I love being a Bzz Agent! Lots of cool free stuff to try. I was pretty excited to see these Dr. Scholl's Gel Insoles arrive in my mailbox a few weeks ago. I have never tried insoles before. One because I always wondered if they really worked or not and the cost of them. I checked at Walmart and these were around $11.00 Not extremely expensive but not sure I wanted to sink money into something I might only use one time. 

I opened the package and found that you have to trim the toe end of the insole to your shoe size. That was pretty simple since they have markings on them. Simple to do with a pair of scissors. I was a bit concerned about using them in the summer due to the fact that I wear sandals the majority of the summer. I decided to fit them for my current pair of tennis shoes.

The next day we were schedule to move our college age daughter from one apartment to another. This meant lots of lifting and several flights of stairs. A good time to put these new insoles to the test. I have to say after a day of trudging boxes and furniture around two places that my feet felt pretty good! At the end of the day they weren't swollen or hurting! I was pretty impressed! 

The only major issue I have had with them is during my workout. They must have put a bit more lift in the front of my shoe because after my first run I had blisters on the top of my toes! I have worn these sames shoes for 2 years so the only thing I could figure was the insoles made the toes a big snugger than usual and that made my shoes rub in some new spots. I now take them out to workout which is disappointing as I was hoping they would make my workout feel better.

Overall I will definitely be using insoles in my dress shoes for work and maybe find a better fitting pair for my workout shoes.

I also want to recommend that you look into being a BzzAgent! It is amazing the free products I am receiving just for reviewing them! 

Well. .here it is. .June 3, 2013. .the last day of school. I'm always a bag of mixed emotions on the last day of school but this year seems a little  more off than usual. I have nobody to celebrate the last day of school with at my house! This is a first! My baby graduated last year but since I am employed by the school corporation I still get to celebrate the last day of school. It's been fun today to see all the little faces bringing in gifts of flowers and cookies and such for the staff and how excited they are. I look at these young mothers and want to tell them to soak every single minute in. Don't let the hustle and bustle of every day life get in the way of these precious memories. I know everyone tells you when you are a parent that it will fly by and you just kind of say "yeah" and forget about it. But it really does fly by! I could swear my kids were just starting school last week and now they are both in college and starting careers. It's going to be a different type of summer vacation at my house. .quieter. .and more time for me. . .and craft projects. .and book reading. ..sun soaking. . wine. . .no water gun fights, trips with a car load of kids to the pool. .library reading programs. . . . . .poison ivy (hopefully). . .so all you young mother's out there. .soak it all in .. and enjoy the warm summer days! They FLY by!!!