New and Improved

The new Our Banana Moments main website is finally up and running! Please visit to grab free swag, discount shopping, coupons, and blog posts ranging from recipes to healthcare topics. Enjoy!

http://ourbananamoments.com

Free and Easy

There is nothing better than getting free loot!  Many blogs and websites offer free giveaways.  Unfortunately, the giveaways generally require you to jump through flaming hoops and perform other feats of clickery before you can claim your free booty.  Color me lazy, but, I miss plenty of free treasures just because there are too many “do this and then click here” directions.  This one banana just wants the free stuff.  Our Banana Moments has changed the drama to getting free swag.  With us, just complete your shopping cart, check out and your item will be sent to you – too easy.  You should not have to work so hard to get free giveaways and now you do not have too.

Go ahead, click here and see how easy it is to get something free!

Free Starbucks Gift Card

Get the new Starbucks Braille Fall Leaves gift card.  The Fall 2011 card is all about the brilliant colors of autumn’s changing leaves.  Given that October is also National Disability Awareness Month, Starbucks has taken the opportunity to release their first Starbucks Card with Braille lettering so that all can share.

Starbucks Coffee Gift Card

$15.00 Value

Available: 5

Get yours while supplies last! 

The Money Pit

My favorite banana likes projects, as do I. There is nothing wrong with projects; in fact, Our Banana Moments is my colossal project.  The good thing about projects is that despite the occasional hair-raising brushes with irritation, we love the gratification of the “I made it myself” feeling.  His grace’s latest project is restoring a BMW that he was able to get for an unbelievably low price.  Unfortunately, this project has hit a nightmare of a snag otherwise known as the money pit.  This could also be thought of as the make-up on the unbelievably low price. Why is it so hard to get something for nothing? You might be wondering, why am I writing about the beloved project?  Well, just as much as he shares the excitement of “I made it myself”, he is equally generous when it comes to sharing the frustration of the money pit, which I am now passing on to you in the form of this post.  Enjoy!

Our Banana Moments has a new email address – followthebanana@ourbananamoments.com

Free Swag

Banology

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Butler GUM

Butlerweave Dental Floss

Travel Sized Mint Waxed Floss

Size: 2 x 12 Yards of Floss

Available: 8

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Scrubbing Bubbles

Toilet Cleaning Gel

Everything Included 

one dispenser, six gel discs

Available: 12

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Never fear when Phoenix Jones is near.

Wow, just when I had given up hope on humankind in favor of bananas, up springs an authentic superhero.  It would seem that Seattle has its very own self-proclaimed superhero.  Phoenix Jones, legally known as Benjamin John Francis Fodor, 23, comes complete with superhero costume and mask.  I wonder if he has seen the recently box office super hero releases such as The Green Lantern, The Green Hornet, or Captain America?  Has he overdosed on these movies and can no longer separate reality from fiction?  No matter the case, he was arrested after pepper spraying club goers.  Although charges have not been filled, this begs the question, is Seattle the new Gotham?  

Hmmm if I were a superhero, who would I be? Cat Woman hands down if it would be possible to find enough material to make me a costume that would fit.  Would I need special powers or just plenty of pepper spray? If you could be a superhero, who would you be?

Bruises and Contusions

Bruises and Contusions by Nurse’s Notes

A bruise is an injury of the tissue under the skin that causes an area of discolored skin.  Another word for bruise is contusion.

Bruises often result from an injury such as a fall or blow. Small blood vessels bleed into the tissues under the skin and cause the skin to change colors.

There are things that may make you bruise more easily, such as medicines or supplements, a lack of certain vitamins, or a blood-clotting problem. Older adults bruise more easily because their blood vessels are more fragile and their skin thins with age.

Reduce the risk of bruising by wearing protective padding When playing contact sports or engaging in activities that increase your risk of trauma.

Symptoms

·      pain

·      swelling

·      discolored skin

·      Some bruises may cause only a little tenderness, but deep bruises of muscles can make it very painful to move. Bruises are usually purple at first and then slowly fade over a couple of weeks to various shades of brown, yellow, and green.

Treatment

Most bruises need no special treatment. The body will repair the bruised area and the skin will return to a normal color.

·      Put a cool damp washcloth, ice pack, or package of frozen vegetables wrapped in a cloth on the bruise for 15 to 20 minutes at a time (longer might cause frostbite), 4 to 8 times a day for 1 to 2 days after the injury.

·      Lightly wrap the bruised area with an elastic bandage (Ace® wrap) if it is swollen.

·      Keep the injured area propped up above the level of the heart as much as possible to help decrease the pain and swelling.

·      When the swelling has stopped, usually after the second day, a warm washcloth or heating pad set on the lowest setting may help the bruise heal faster.

·      Do not massage the bruised area.

·      Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medicine such as ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®) or naproxen (Aleve®, Naprosyn®) may help decrease your pain. You should not take ibuprofen or naproxen if you have a history of bleeding in your stomach.

See your health care provider if:

• You have unusually large or painful bruises — particularly if your bruises seem to develop for no known reasons.
• You bruise easily and you are experiencing abnormal bleeding elsewhere, such as from your nose or gums, or you notice blood in your eyes, stool or urine.

• You have no history of bruising, but suddenly experience bruises.

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