Hairy Lemon Review & Giveaway

Being a parent can be tough, but it's the most rewarding thing I think there can ever be.

You do give up a few things though.  One of them is sleep.  Long gone are the weekend naps where I can sleep in on a Sunday or even take a kip on the couch on a lazy, wet afternoon.

I do look forward to arvo naps when my boy is older and doesn't want to bounce off the walls anymore!


It was kind of good timing (because I have been over worked lately) when I was contacted by the folks at Hairy Lemon with an offer to help to optimise energy levels, and aid in the recovery process.

Recovery process? There's no time in the day for a Dad to recover!  As much as my wife would say I do nothing, spare time is rare when you have to work hard to pay for baby clothes, baby food and wife's shoe addiction *sigh*

Optimising energy levels though.  That sounds good!  A bit of extra zing in the morning will surely help zombie Tork turn into non-zombie Tork.

I decided to give the Hairy Lemon product review a crack. Sounded right up my alley.  Often I find myself doing computer things past midnight & up at 5.30am.  Stupid I know.  At least I don't do it every night. But I often need my beloved coffee.

I decided to replace my morning coffee with this drink.  It's one of those tablets that you drop in a glass of water and it dissolves infront of your eyes.  I love that sort of thing. So cool haha!

I was a bit concerned about the Guarana in it. I know that some energy drinks get the old heart racing with me a bit too much, but this Hairy Lemon drink wasn't doing that.  After finishing off the drink, I did feel all right.  It didn't take me too long to get the coffee withdrawals though, but that's just a terrible (delightful) addiction I'm not yet ready to kick.

I did try the Hairy Lemon concoction another night though.  It was getting late.  I was watching a DVD and falling asleep as I was watching it. I thought, let's see if this will help me push to the end of the movie!

Worked a treat and about an hour and a half later I had finished the DVD and snoring my face off.

So overall, it gave me a cool little refresher for a couple of hours.  It also scared the shit out of me though.  Fluro yellow piss!  hahaha!  So just make sure you keep yourself hydrated during the day folks because it can go right through ya!

So, it's packed full of good stuff, such as B-Group vitamins, Vitamin C plus the Guarana as well as Ginseng to help you recover from the big days & nights.  Will have to test it out the night after a few wines!

But here is the good news for you readers out there.  As part of the review, Hairy Lemon have decided to offer some fantastic Hairy Lemon Energy Packs to give away!  I have two of these packs to give away.

The packs include the Hairy Lemon Effervescent tablets along with some other recovery essentials (sunnies, headphones, lip balm, & carry bag). The Packs are valued at $50.

Enter below to win yourself one of the packs.  Alternatively, you can purchase the tablets from Coles, Woolworths and selected pharmacies nationally (in Australia only). Find out more from the Hairy Lemon website.

Good luck to all that enter!


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- tork

Introducing Tork's Dad Joke Book. Three to Giveaway!

I am excited to finally announce..

My book is finally finished!!!

I can't believe I've actually done it.  I've always wanted to have my own book and now I do..

Brilliant!

The Very Best Dad Jokes.  By Torkona E.


I'll be donating $1 of every book sold to the Little Heroes Foundation.  Something I've been wanting to do for a very long time, to help children with serious illnesses.  Great work I've witnessed first hand that deserves as much help as they can get.


A big thanks goes out to a few people.

Blurb.  Without the team at Blurb, I wouldn't be where I am today.  Their software greatly helps the Average Joe create their own book.  Although very pricey, definitely grateful for their existance.

Tina Gray, Baldy Chaz, Reservoir Dad, Melissa, Colin . These kind folk took time out of their busy lives to verify and review the book. I thank them for their time, their quotes, their ideas and help for this dad blogger.

Everyone who clicked share or like via my Facebook page, or re-tweeted my tweets and twatted me encouragement. Thanks for the motivation!


Check out the dad joke ebook page today, but don't purchase a copy yet.  Why? Because..

I'm giving away three copies today!!

Enter below for your chance to win yourself a copy of my new book.

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Good luck!  ..and thanks everybody.

- tork

Did you win the Viva TV and Computer Screen Wipes Giveaway?

The Viva TV and Computer Screen Wipes giveaway has ended.  The winners have been selected.

Winners are grinners!  And they'll soon have every TV and Computer screen clean in the house.  Ooh, don't forget your iPads and Mobile Phones!

Here are the winners (randomly drawn via random.org):

Melissa Kagie
Toni Hill
mzmumma81
Marita Stuffwiththing
Thanh Luu
Jasmine Chow
Melissa4444
Narelle Rock
Sara TisTheLife
Michelle Vamvas


Congratulations winners!  You will be contacted shortly.

Didn't win this time?  Subscribe by any (or all) of these links below so you can try again for the next one!




Thanks so much to Viva Clever Cleaning and Kleenex Mums for the giveaway.

- tork

Viva TV and Computer Screen Wipes Review *GIVEAWAY ENDED*

You missed out on this giveaway! It ended. But to catch the next one, subscribe to my Giveaways Newsletter here.

Aren't I the popular one.  Ever since talking about Mum blogs being more popular than dad blogs, I've become quite busy in the past couple of days.

Look who's come knocking at my door.. Viva Clever Cleaning! All thanks to KleenexMums.com.au.

I must be giving the appearance I am a nerd that sits in front of the telly and computer all day, that makes a mess of things.  Hmm.. Has someone been talking to my wife? :-)

So, here we go.  I've been given the honour to be the first person in the world to review and giveaway..

Viva TV and Computer Screen Wipes

I've never been the first at anything in the world. I only just missed out on inventing the internet (couldn't get a string long enough between two cups). So this is pretty cool.

The DVD-like box that Viva TV and Computer Wipes come in is very clever.  Really appeals to the nerd in me.  It's a bit thicker than a DVD case, but it's otherwise the same size.  See it next to one of my fave DVDs? (great movie, fyi).

The wipes come with a soft fibre cloth.  I decide to wipe the TV first because it is dusty as.  I have a massive one *insert giggles here* hehehee. TV that is.

It gets dusty easily.  The reusable microfibre cloth worked a treat on it


My computer screen doesn't really get dirty though.  I tend to avoid touching it too much.   So, I decided that I needed to cover it with fingerprints.  Got to test out the product to give it a serious review, don't I?

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Here is my LCD monitor covered in fingerprints

Seriously, covered in fingerprints

All I do next is pull out one of the wet wipes to remove the prints, dust and marks..

Hey presto!

Aren't I hilarious...


But seriously for a moment.  I pulled my mobile phone out of my pocket.  It's a HTC Android and the touch screen is constantly being covered in finger prints, making it sometimes difficult to use.

A quick once over with the wet wipe and it amazes me.  Very cool.

It feels like a different phone!  It's so much smoother.  I can imagine how awesome it would be with an iPad or other tablets.

Viva Screen Wipes Review Verdict & Giveaway

They are simple, cool, nifty and they work.  They don't have an overpowering smell either, which is a winner as well.

They will be available in supermarkets by the end of January 2012 for $9.99.

But why wait until then?  Viva are offering 10 packs to giveaway to 10 lucky people!! To enter, you must be an Australian resident.

Simply leave a comment on this post saying "enter me!" to give yourself a chance at winning.  Get an extra entry for tweeting this blog link by clicking here, and clicking "share" on the link in Facebook (via Tork's Blog fanpage).

Winners will be drawn via random.org. Competition ends midnight January 19th AEST.

Don't forget, you must be willing to provide address and contact details to receive the goods if you win!

Good luck! Thanks to KleenexMums.com.au for giving me the opportunity to give something back to my readers.

- tork