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Apparently, I am pretty good looking. That statement took a lot of therapy and the love of a good woman to say. I am not a Greek god but my waist is smaller than my chest, my hair is my own and firmly affixed to the top of my head, and there is a twinkly of happiness in my eyes (thanks to the love of the aforementioned good woman). I am honest enough in my vanity to say that most of my health routine is for ascetic purposes. I want to look good for Lee so I eat well and exercise.

The one thing that I am really bad at is oral hygiene. Only recently have I started brushing a few times a day and flossing semi-regularly. Most of this I started to do because my teeth are staining from drinking coffee all day long. (Also because Lee told me too.) Now I am going to kick it up a notch and try the Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 5000 with SmartGuide. First off, it has gadgets and, since I am a boy, that is a huge plus. Any mundane habit to which you can attach an electronic device is good by me. It has a wireless timer to tell me when to move to a different part of my mouth. How cool is that?!? Of course, the important part (according to Lee because she is a girl and does not care about the gadgets) is that it is supposed to reduce staining and make my teeth whiter within three weeks.

You also want to know that Oral-B is offering a $10 mail-in rebate on select power toothbrushes April 29 through June 16, 2012. Take a look at their website, Twitter and Facebook for more info. Also check here and I will let you know how it is going with my new power toothbrush. I’ll have videos.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Dad Central Consulting on behalf of Oral-B and received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.

Real Relationship Advice

CoupleDumb has been providing our readers relationship information and advice for over 3 years. All of our writing is based on the premise that people reading are willing to make changes to their behaviors so that they can achieve happiness in their relationships. We know that is a huge assumption but then again, why would you seek information without a working understanding that you may need to change. The self-help book section in your local book store is chock full of information that may or may not speak to you. Unfortunately, for many of those books, the questions that you are seeking answers to must be clearly defined for any of them to make sense to you. This is why we would strongly recommend ‘Changing Behavior’ by Georgianna Donadio as the self-help primer for most transformational needs.

We call ‘Changing Behavior’ a primer because of the following reasons:

1. It is written very well in simple language that anyone can understand. Many self-help books attempt to present themselves as the ‘everyman’ guide but ‘Changing Behavior’ actually provides clear, concise and profoundly impactful advice in an easy format with real words for real people.

2. The book is presented as a workbook. No one wants to read a novel type self-help book that holds onto the ‘secret to happiness’ until the end or perhaps hidden within the verbosity of the author. Dr. Donadio cuts through this with her Whole Health Education philosophy.

3. This book tackles all unhealthy behavior rather than just one. Dr. Donadio is not fooling around. She is undertaking unhealthy lifestyles from obesity to alcoholism and attacking them with healthy communication techniques so that the client can express rather repress.

‘Changing Behavior’ is a great book for anyone ready to make changes in their lives.

CoupleDumb was provided a copy of ‘Changing Behaviors’. As always, all opinions are our own and they haven’t printed enough money to make us change them (but we aren’t crazy and will entertain offers ).

Real Relationship Advice

One of the best parts about getting older is gaining the wisdom of experience. One of the not so great things about getting older is your body refusing to do what it use to do. Like dancing all night and waking up without an ache. Or, playing with your kids without hurting your back. Or, shopping all day without having aching feet at night. I can understand overdoing it but walking? I’ve been walking all my life and never had so much as a twinge in my feet.

This is why I never paid much attention to my shoes. I bought whatever shoe style I needed that matched what I would be wearing and didn’t break the bank. I only shopped for shoes in discount stores because I rather spend my money on fun things. Shoes were like underwear, I had the really nice ones I wore on special occasions and the utilitarian ones that saw the most wear. However, with age came the realization that the off the rack shoe was not cutting it anymore. My feet hurt but more importantly, my back hurt after a long day of walking.

This is why I have no reservations singing the praises of Kalso Earthware Shoes. I was blessed to receive a pair for this review and I have not taken them off since. I have put them through their paces. I spent the afternoon playing with my boys. I took them to Vegas and chased my Mom all over the casinos. I went grocery shopping, clothes shopping for a 5 year old and took my daily walks around the block. The verdict? The Kalso Shoe is unlike any shoe I have ever had before. Aside from being sporty, light and cute, they supported my foot and the unique negative heel made sure that my posture was perfect with my body positioned over my frame.

Another amazing thing that the Kalso Shoe did for me is that it made my size 11 feet look petite! These simple shoes with incredible engineering made me feel good and my huge feet look good.

Now, this is the cool part about doing this kind of work. I get to giveaway another pair of Kalso shoes!

This is all you have to do to win a pair of these amazing shoes….go to their website, pick a shoe you like and leave me a comment below telling me which one you loved and why. That’s it!

I will randomly pick a winner on May 12, Noon PT!

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