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Once Upon A Sleeve
My mom invented the first Sleepy Sleeve because my grandmother, who was in a nursing home, was always cold. When the hospice nurses saw it, they were amazed at how simple yet effective it was!

I was working as a hospice chaplain at the time and quickly recognized that the Sleepy Sleeve had incredible potential to help a lot of people.

This is a family business and everyone has pitched in! My mom, dad, husband, sister and other family members have all been there with encouragement, feedback and financial support. Our sons have contributed photography and design input.

So from our family to yours, we wish you warmth and joy!

Wouldn’t it be great if more companies thought about our elderly family members like You’re Getting Warmer does? When I read their story I just kept thinking how thoughtful this family was, and how much my granny would love one of these sleeves.

You’re Getting Warmer has two types of sleeves. The Sleepy Sleeve and the Bookworm Sleeve. The Sleepy Sleeve is wider and loose fitting, comfortable enough to sleep in. The Bookworm Sleeve  fits snugly for comfort and has tapered sleeves for practicality.

So which one did I pick for my granny? The Bookworm Sleeve!

A Bookworm Sleeve is: (8 reasons to have one)

•  elegantly simple 

• light and easy to bring along “just in case” 

• energy saving–you can turn the heat down

•  creative and innovative 

• attention grabbing 

• did I say brand new? 

• economical–you will use it for years 

• destined to become your favorite wrap

So here she is in her Bookworm Sleeve. Does’t she look adorable?!? I choose an XL for her so she would have some extra room just incase she wanted to layer. But the super soft fleece is so warm there’s really no need to layer.

It started with a conversation between parents, entrepreneurs, and health care practitioners sharing our collective frustrations. Was it too much to ask that our vitamins be clean, safe, easy to take, nutrient dense AND yummy too? Should we need a PHD to understand the vitamin aisle? We don?t think so. Everyone deserves a simpler solution that makes it more likely we all get the nutrients we need every day. And so, the all-in-one for everyone was born. 

When it comes to giving my kids vitamins, I only want the best for them. So way wouldn’t I do the same for my husband and I? Many, many times I pass up the adult vitamin isle and head straight for the kids. When it comes to vitamins for them I look at the ingredients and make sure it’s either organic or it has zero dyes and no high fructose corn syrup. But for us we rarely take vitamins. Confession time – we eat out A LOT so our diet is NOT the greatest at this very moment, in fact we pretty much feel miserable – okay confession over, I feel better now that I got that out of the way.

So with all that being said, we had the opportunity to try SmartyPants Gummy Vitamins for Adults. I figured if our kids love gummy vitamins, why wouldn’t we?!?

Directions: Adults take 6 SmartyPants per day. Great at breakfast, after lunch, or as a tasty pick-me-up snack! 

I thought to myself, “Six…wow, that’s a lot!” But you have to realize I am use to taking zero vitamins a day to now taking six. So I tried them right away, and to my surprise they were like eating a handful of fruit snacks, but way better for you!

What You Get:

• Only All-in-One Premium Gummy Multivitamin + Omega 3 + Vitamin D 

• Excellent Source of Omega 3 DHA & EPA from eco-friendly small fish oil 

• Excellent Source of Vitamin D + B Vitamins and includes 8 other key nutrients 

• Organic Sweeteners only, NO High Fructose Corn Syrup 

• Natural organic, and eco-friendly ingredients. 

• Made in California with love! 

• Yummy, naturally flavored lemon, cherry, and orange 

So all-in-all my husband and I have been taking the SmartyPants Gummy Vitamins for two weeks now, and we both feel really good. They are easy to take because they taste great! I usually have them after breakfast as a snack along with my kids!

Plus it already includes Fish Oil, so you’re not experiencing the after taste of that, yuck! If you have food allergies, no worries because SmartyPants are free of yeast, wheat, milk, eggs, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, artificial colors, flavors, preservatives and salicylates!

So as adults we sometimes need to feel like kids again, and these vitamins help us feel like that… with some excellent added benefits!

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 Buy It!

You can buy the SmartyPants Vitamins for $29.95. Available online and in many Whole Foods as well as CVS Pharmacies; Click here to see if they are in a store near you and here to redeem a $5-off coupon.