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7 User-Approved Products to Help Realize Your New Year Resolutions

Every year we seem to make the same New Year resolutions. Why? Because those pesky resolutions are hard to keep. What we all need is a little something that will inspire and nudge us along to help us realize our resolutions this year.  Buzzillions.com has compiled a list of Top Rated products, endorsed by actual users, that are sure to motivate you from beginning to end, so you can finally put a big check mark on your New Year resolutions list and say, “I did it!”

Stop Smoking: Kicking this bad habit doesn’t mean you have to go cold turkey or limit your lifestyle. The NICODERM CQ smoking cessation aid is a clear patch that is effective, easy to use and stays on no matter what – swim, sweat or shower these patches will stick by your side and help you quit. Users say these are easy to use and they really work.
Buzzillions Rank: #1 of 32 (see top ten list)

Lose Weight: The key to effective weight loss is systematically monitoring your progress. The Omron Body Fat Analyzer is a nifty gadget that allows you to measure your body fat in the privacy of your own home. With separate modes for athletes and non-athletes you get the most accurate progress reports so you know your weight loss efforts are paying off. Users say it’s super easy to use, even if you’re technically challenged.
Buzzillions Rank: #12 of 415 (see top ten list)

Get Organized: Keeping track of your website logins doesn’t mean you have to cover your office in sticky notes anymore. The Open Sesame! Password Reminder is an unassuming little book designed to store websites, usernames, hints and passwords. No more wasted time recovering lost login information, maximize your efficiency and get more done with this cool little book. Users say it makes their job more efficient and desks more organized.
Buzzillions Rank: #2 of 415 (see top ten list)

Learn Something New: Enrich your mind and soul this new year. Learn something for your own personal growth and impress your friends in the process. The Esteban’s Complete Guitar Course for Beginners features step by step instruction course book and two DVDs to help you master the guitar in no time – and have fun while you’re doing it. Users say this has everything you need to get started.
Buzzillions Rank: #7 of 1349 (see top ten list)

Get out of Debt: Don’t even consider keeping up with the Joneses – they’re broke! The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness offers proven how-to advice to get out and stay out of financial debt. This book explains debt and helps readers devise a plan of attack to eliminate debt and enjoy life again. If you have the desire to get out of debt, allow this proven book to help. Users say this book is easy to read and follow and changes the way you look at life.
Buzzillions Rank: #3 of 553 (see top ten list)

Spend More Time with the Family: Say “Goodbye” to mundane “How was your day?” questions behind the dinner table. Getting kids, parents and grandparents together and livening up dinner time is easy and entertaining with the Family Dinner Games.  This game caters to all age groups so no one feels left out. Users say this is “a must have for anyone with children!”
Buzzillions Rank: #7 of 148 (see top ten list)

Live Greener: Living green doesn’t mean you have to live like the Flinstones. Harness the power of the sun and illuminate your garden with the Ultra-Bright Double Solar Spotlight. Using high-tech LEDs that never need replacing and weather resistant construction, these lights will light the way to greener living! Users say these are the perfect for accent lighting while being environmentally conscious.
Buzzillions Rank: #4 of 1628 (see top ten list)

My first child never figured out how to get out of her crib.  Ever.  Either she was risk averse and didn’t fancy a nasty fall to the floor below or she wasn’t as clever as other children.  When my sister in law told me about crib tents, I only half listened.  After all, my child was well behaved and sensible.  She stayed in her crib all night.   And so I had the luxury of dismissing crib tents as being vaguely barbaric, in line with those leashes you sometimes see on children in airports.  “It sounds like a cage,” I remember telling a friend.  Fast forward four years, and I’ve got a set of twins on my hands.  One docile, loving, sweet and cautious.  The other, oh, the other.  The other will leap from countertops, throw herself into swimming pools, run with scissors, pocket knives and, if she could get her hands on them, fireworks.   She has, in the last week, smeared yogurt on a cat, stood on glass shelving, put jello into my shoes and, in a particularly impressive Houdini manouver, managed to free herself from her duct taped diaper (which she takes off when dirty).   The first time she got out of her crib and toddled down the hall into my bedroom, I thought, oh how cute and amusing.  The fifth time, it was less adorable.  And so I remembered the crib tent.

Near as I can tell, crib tents are only made by one manufacturer, Tots In Mind, who make the The Cozy Crib Tent II.  I think they have some kind of monopoly, or patent, because they aren’t terribly well made and yet they don’t seem to improve in quality much.  I’m on my third (broken zips seem to be a common problem along with tears in the nylon during installation.  I’ve installed several, all with some degree of tearing, so I know it’s not a fluke.  Here’s the thing though, in general they work.  The tent is made of netting with a structure very like a real tent, with poles that hold the thing up.  Even a tall child can still stand up fully, but can’t (and here is the wonderful part) get out.  That’s the theory anyway.   Remember I’ve been through three of these.  The first, the zipper broke because she managed to wiggle her fingers in a gap at the end of the tent and use that gap to push the zipper open.  The second, she pulled off all the velcro tabs and slipped underneath.  This doesn’t happen with the latest crib tents – The Cozy Crib Tent II which has webbing all around the insides of the crib (see picture).  The third one, with the new wrap around webbing, is working quite well, and strangely enough, she likes it, even helping to zip herself in at night.  Normally I would give a product that broke this routinely two stars, but the thing is, I can’t live without it.  Even if I’ve bought three crib tents, it’s worth her not getting out of her crib and (as she is liable to do) walking down the stairs, out the front door, and hitching a ride to Canada.