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  • Bzzing about Pork

    We love pork in our home as much as we love chicken. It is great tasting, there are so many creative ways to make pork.  Pork has so many benefits, it is low in fat, calories and still delicious.  I was so excited when BzzAgent asked if I would be interested in receiving a coupon to try out the Kroger Brand Pork. When I received my BzzAgent kit there was a cute little blue oven mitten, coupon, and recipes for pork. I was so excited that I went to Smith’s the next day to use my $ 5.00 off coupon. Now the key about buying meat is look for meat that are discounted, and then use your Smith’s reward card to get even more of a discount.

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    With the coupon and rewards card, I was able to get a package of 3 large pork chops for the total of $4.87. I marinated them in the new Jack Daniels Steakhouse sauce and cooked them up. One pork chop took up a full dinner plate, served on the side green beans and baked potato. There were no left overs that night 🙂

     

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  • Fysiko Eyelash Growth Serum Review

    I have been reviewing products now for 5 years. Everything from photo products from Shutterfly, to Book reviews like my Launch out into the Deep   and Beautiful Beasties.  I usually stay away from Makeup products because I have sensitive skin. However when Influenster contacted me about a 4 month trial testing of Fysiko Eyelash Growth Serum, I thought why not? To be honest I had read reviews from similar products and really didn’t expect all that much. I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

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    On May 7, I received my package from Influenster and was a little excited to give this a try. I started this four month trial on the following Monday. Here is the photo of my eyelashes on my first day of this review before I had applied the serum.

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    At first I noticed how thin my lashes were, and that the serum didn’t have a strong odor. I didn’t have any reactions from the serum except a little itchy during the first few days as the lashes became thicker.

    First week after using the serum each day.

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    They have been getting thicker and slightly longer than they were in the beginning. Below is the photo from week 3

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    I am really satisfied with this product. I have been using it every day for the past 3 weeks and still have enough to make it to the end of the 16 week review. I am seeing a difference in my lashes and very happy with the outcome.

     

     

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    @FysikoLashes & @InfluensterVox with the hashtag #LongLashes.

  • Paper Culture Baby Announcement Review

    A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity to review for free Paper Culture Baby Announcements. My kids are older now, way past the baby stages. We didn’t have the time to create baby announcements when they were born. I had our youngest 3 kids within 3 years, from 2006 to 2009 and we did a PCS move for the Air Force during that time. Baby Announcements was far from our priorities during that time. If I had known how easy creating beautiful Baby Announcements were I would have done this a long time ago. I love looking through old baby announcements that my Great Grandma made for my Grandma as a baby. There are many colorful designs to choose from, and the steps are easy to work with. Just select the design you want, upload your photo, and enter the text about your little one. They give many options, simple ones and areas on the announcements for you to add poems or more details. I was given the opportunity to make two sets of cards, one for my now 5 year old and one for my now 3 year old daughter. Paper Culture sent me the proofs via email to make sure that everything I created was the way I wanted them. They arrived within a few days after I approved the final draft. I was impressed by the quality, they are not thin cards, but quality thick paper and the announcements are amazing.

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    Beyond its focus on modern design, Paper Culture makes a tangible commitment to the environment

    – Paper Culture plants a tree with EVERY order (planted over 300,000 trees to date)- we dedicated one for my Grandma Ola.

    – Cards and envelopes are made from 100% post consumer recycled paper (so no new trees are cut down to produce your cards or envelopes)

    – Paper Culture offsets it’s entire carbon footprint

    It’s also the service that make Paper Culture unique

    – Paper Culture uses 130 lb, 17 pt paper (compare that with most other providers who use 110lb paper that is about 13-15 pt thick)

    – Paper Culture has a FREE Mailing & Addressing service called Mail & Message where it will stamp, address and mail your cards for FREE. You pay only the actual cost of the stamp. There’s no other major service that has this free option.

    – All of Paper Culture’s cards and address labels feature free rounded corners

    – 1000’s of designs available on the site, all with a distinctive modern aesthetic

    – Everything is backed by a 100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee

    Look who else is talking about Paper Culture

    –       Paper Culture has been featured in publications like Real Simple, People, Martha Stewart, the Wall Street Journal, Parenting and dozens of others.

    –       Paper Culture has been used by celebrities such as Jewel, Toby Maguire, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Kerri Walsh, etc.

    I am so satisfied with these cards that I will be buying some for my older two children and using these in our family scrapbook.

     

  • Blue Nile Earrings Giveaway.

    Mother’s Day is this weekend, have you done your shopping yet? I have ordered my mom’s gift this past weekend and hope it arrives in time. shh, I think she reads my blog 😉 If you haven’t yet gotten that special gift yet,  let me help you with this Giveaway.

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    How would you love the chance to win these gorgeous Blue Nile earrings for Mother’s Day, or even for yourself? I love giving gifts, it is one of my favorite things in the world to see my family and friends faces light up with joy. So when my friend started this giveaway, I couldn’t  say no to that?

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    So here are the details please read them carefully and then enter below using the rafflecopter. Crossing fingers and toes for you 🙂 Don’t forget to visit the Blue Nile Website to get an amazing %25 off select Mother’s Day Gifts. Enter Momsday13 Promo Code Upon Checkout Hurry Sale Ends soon!

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    Giveaway Ends May 12 11:59 PM
    Open To
    US and Canadian residents. (IF YOU WISH TO SEND THEM ELSEWHERE IF YOU WIN THAT IS FINE BUT YOU MUST LIVE IN THE US OR CANADA FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES)
    Winners
    Winners will be chosen random via Mompreneur Mogul blog on May 13 and notified via email. You will have 24 hours to respond and if you do not a new winner will be selected until a final winner is chosen.
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    The participating bloggers were not compensated for this post. We are not associated with any of the companies named above.
    The odds of winning are based on the number of entries received.
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  • Shutterfly Giveaway-5×5 Photo Gallery Acrylic Block plus shipping

    Spring is finally here. Today I noticed that my garden flowers are blooming, my chives and oregano survived all the snow. Now it is time to freshen up the home. During Christmas I discovered these cute photo decals by shutterfly. I was amazed how many new home decorations that Shutterfly now offers. I am really excited to be hosting this Shutterfly Giveaway. I am happy with the results of the Photo Wall decal I purchased in December.

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    These decals fit perfectly with our walls, my husband doesn’t want holes in the walls and I didn’t want bare walls. This was the perfect solution to our bare walls. Shutterfly now has 16 photo home decor products to show off your most treasured memories.

    Here are two of their newest home decor products,

    New Canvas Print Designs

    And New Decorative Wall Decals 

     

    Shutterfly would like you to visit Shutterfly home Décor page and comment favorite item you’d like to feature in your home.  One lucky reader will win a 5×5 Photo Gallary Acrylic Block.

     

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  • Launch Out Into the Deep! Giveaway

    This is a review and giveaway post. Please scroll down to learn more about you can enter to win an audio version of this eBook on CD and a $20.00 restaurant e-gift card, their choice of Apple Bee’s, Chilli’s, Long Horn, Red Lobster, Oliver Garden, Pappa John’s, or Pizza Hut.

    The Book I have been selected to review and host this giveaway is Launch Out Into the Deep, by Author, Acacia Slaton Beumer. You can find Launch Out Into the Deep! on her site, Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords.

    Overview

    The introduction of this book starts with “No one ever said life was easy.” The Author relates personal stories of the tragedies and triumphs in our lives from the perspective of how God is present with us during our trials.

    With personal stories of healing, sharing poetry, and examples of how people have struggled with addiction, loss, and shame- along with Biblical Stories of God’s Love and Grace. Author Acacia Slaton Beumer’s book has won the Mom’s Choice Award, I am really enjoying this review.

     

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  • It finally arrived!

     

    I was so glad to finally receive this book in the mail! I love taking photos of my fur babies, sometimes they don’t turn out the way I had hoped. Just browsing through this book this afternoon, there are so many tips and details to take better photos of my fur babies. I am looking forward to sharing more and hosting a giveaway for this book. Here is a photo taken tonight of our cat Morticia, her face is very dark and photos normally don’t turn out to well. Working with the lighting I was able to finally get a good photo of her face and sweet personality.

     

  • Blog to Riches Giveaway

    Blogs To Riches Club is having a grand opening party and you’re invited!

    Hosted by Giveaway Promote.

    Sponsored by Mompreneur Mogul.

    Come and see what all the buzz is about and enter to win a VIP membership to the exclusive Inner Circle at “The Club”. Prizes valued at over $2,600.
     
    From Lisa Cash Hanson, the author of “Get Famous The Most Amazing Mom Bloggers Resource On The Planet” (one of the most talked about blogger’s resources), comes the hottest new blogging community on the planet, the Blogs To Riches Club.
     
    Blogs To Riches Club is the exclusive, invitation only blogging, business and entrepreneurs community. It’s free to become a member but openings are limited.
     
    If you want to learn how you can live the life of your dreams, be energized, enjoy more financial freedom, overcome obstacles, expand your influence and have fun, the Blogs To Riches Club is the place for you.
     
    Let your blog do the work and make money while you enjoy the freedom of living the life you’ve always dreamed of!
     
    Listen as Lisa shares exclusive details right here!

     
    This giveaway features one of the most talked about groups in the Blogs To Riches Club, The Inner Circle At “The Club”.
     
    The Inner Circle is where bloggers come to really go deep and grow their business and blog like never before. It’s the Mastery Coaching Club where Lisa reveals never before seen strategies she’s used in her own business.
     
    In the Inner Circle, Lisa will be sharing exact email pitches, top resources, methods used to launch her first book, how she made money blogging in the first two weeks and more.
     
    Check out the demo video of the Blogs To Riches Club.

     
    Lisa has been featured on Yahoo!, named Circle of Mom’s Top 25 Mom Tech Blog & Blogtrepreneur’s Top 40 Mompreneurs to follow on Twitter. She is the founder of Mompreneur Mogul, an award winning blog where business and inspiration meet. Her weekly newsletter is filled with tips for those who want to make money blogging and get media attention for their blogs.


    Enter to win prizes valued at over $2,600!

    Grand Prize

    One year VIP membership to the exclusive Inner Circle of the Blogs to Riches Club and a private mastery coaching session with Lisa Cash Hanson.

    Other Prizes

    1 six month and 2 three month VIP memberships to the exclusive Inner Circle of the Blogs to Riches Club.

    Open Worldwide.
    Ends at 11:59pm EST on September 19th, 2012.

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    Disclosure: Lisa has achieved some amazing results and she is sharing her strategies with you. However, individual results will vary. Blogs To Riches Club, Momprenuer Mogul, and Lisa Cash Hanson are not promising you riches. Your success is up to you.

    Bloggers, join a group giveaway event like this one! Sign up to be emailed about future events hosted by Giveaway Promote.

    If you’d like to hear about all group giveaway and hop events open for blogger sign-ups, subscribe to Giveaway Promote’s weekly group giveaway events and hops newsletter.

  • Grab your Blog Makeover

    Today and today only Blogelina is having a sale on the Blog Makeover her site is offering. Grab this offer today for $79.00 rather than the normal price of $99.00. As you already know as a blogger, we spend a lot of time on design and set up of our blogs. That takes a lot of valuable time away from the purpose of our Blogs. Tanya, set my blog up from Blogger to WordPress and has help a lot in the design that I have now. Allowing me to focus more on my readers-YOU! So if you have just started out, and want to try a hosted blog, or have a new look for your blog this coming winter this is a perfect time to get the professional look you are looking for.

     

    What we’ll do to get your new blog look up and running:

    • Set you up with a free year of Deluxe Web Hosting ($80 – included in this package, if you need it)
    • Install WordPress on your domain (if you have already – domain purchase not included)
    • Install your choice of Studiopress themes ($80 – included in this package!)
    • Install 10 important plugins to keep your site running smoothly ($50 – included in this package!)
    • BONUS! The Basics of WordPress e-book ($25 – included in this package!)
    • BONUS! Access to 40+ WordPress video tutorials ($50 – included! We don’t leave you hanging when it comes to using your new site)

    NOTE: We set up your year of web hosting using our affiliate link with GoDaddy.com. You will receive a year of Godaddy’s Deluxe Hosting with this package. We have set up hundreds of clients with this hosting package and had no complaints. However, if you already have hosting or would rather use another host, please contact us for further info. After the first year, your web hosting costs will be your responsibility.

     

     

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  • Melynda’s Labor Day Giveaway

    To honor of Melynda Fleury’s near miss of losing her eyesight because of diabetes. The Wayman Publishing is hosting a Blogfest and Book Fair Giveaway the week of Labor Day. Everyone will have an unlimited access to download any of Wayman Publishing’s Top 10 Books during the following dates: Sept. 2 through Sept 4.The direct link will be provided to everyone on Sept 1st. In addition to this giveaway, Mommy Blog Designs, a blog designer with an Wonderful reputation for her service and blog designs throughout the blogging community, will also be contributing one of her Premade Designs with the complete package ($269 Value) for FREE to one lucky winner of this FUN Giveaway!!!! PLUS, we’re giving away $200 paypal cash!

     

    Join us for the Ultimate #Blogfest Book Fair! Unlimited downloads, cash, & a brand new blog design! voiceboks.com/community/page…

    — voiceBoks Giveaways (@vBGiveaways) August 25, 2012

     

    Wayman Publishing and our other hosts who’ve helped organize this giveaway (voiceBoks, Linkie’s Contest Linkies, Mommy Blog Designs, and Terri’s Little Haven) thanks you for your participation!

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