So I jumped on the Harry Potter wagon a little late, like right before the 5th book came out and after the 3rd movie came out I believe. I watched my first HP movie on ABC family while hanging out with my friends nephew in 2004. But once I saw the movie I fell in love and bought all the books of Amazon and started reading and well enough said right. The new trailer is out for the last movies, which hopefully they will be much better than the last movie that came out last year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. So I hope you enjoy this trailer. (I'll admit, I was not a Twilight fan at first, I was very upset that it had replaced HP coming out in 2008, but I went with a friend of mine and became hooked, so Twilight made it ok that HP was delayed lol, and now I'm a major Twilight fan, which there will be a post about it coming soon.)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
How can you bring out the best in others?
How can you bring out the best in others?
Everyone has hidden treasures of talent and undiscovered potential. Everyone has something substantial to contribute. Why are these valuables still buried beneath the surface? Why don't they shine through? Confidence may be an issue. By teaching someone a new skill, you can help build that confidence. People need someone to believe in them. They need to know that if they take that first step out of their comfort zone, someone will be supporting them all the way. With small words of encouragement, with just a little extra time, that someone could be you. In some cases, others may just be unaware of their true abilities and potential. If you've never tried to shoot an arrow, how do you know that you're not the next Olympic archer? Concentrate on bringing out the best in others, and you'll bring out the best in yourself. Then stand back and watch 'em go.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
- Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman
from Spark People.com Healthy Reflection email. Check out SparkPeople.com for great tips on diet, exercise, and healthy lifestyle.
Everyone has hidden treasures of talent and undiscovered potential. Everyone has something substantial to contribute. Why are these valuables still buried beneath the surface? Why don't they shine through? Confidence may be an issue. By teaching someone a new skill, you can help build that confidence. People need someone to believe in them. They need to know that if they take that first step out of their comfort zone, someone will be supporting them all the way. With small words of encouragement, with just a little extra time, that someone could be you. In some cases, others may just be unaware of their true abilities and potential. If you've never tried to shoot an arrow, how do you know that you're not the next Olympic archer? Concentrate on bringing out the best in others, and you'll bring out the best in yourself. Then stand back and watch 'em go.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
- Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman
from Spark People.com Healthy Reflection email. Check out SparkPeople.com for great tips on diet, exercise, and healthy lifestyle.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Plum Organics Sampler and Boon Spoon review and a giveaway
I recently found out about EcoMom while I was participating in Healthy Child Healthy World's weekly Thursday night chat. So I contacted them and was sent a really cool Plum Organics Sampler with a Boon Spoon. There are really awesome flavors of food for Baby D to eat, like Mangoes, Pears, and Pumpkin and Banana. They come in easy to use packages so that Baby D can try and squeeze it out, which he's still not too strong yet, but will make it easier when he gets older. All you have to do is attach the Boon Spoon to the top of the packet and squeeze out the food, just as simple as that. It was great for the road trip that we had to take recently due to a family situation.
Eco-friendly Baby Products at EcoMom is allowing me to do a giveaway for $15 in Plum Organics and/or Revolution Foods products. Plum and Revolution offer a wide variety of products from the High Chair to the Lunch box, along with baby food and other products. Also they are sharing with my readers a 15% discount for their site over at www.ecomom.com for your first order, how exciting is that. The discount code is SBBL413 and is good through June 30th.
They have an awesome program called EcoPass, which you can purchase a $99 annual membership and you will receive a 15% discount on every order you place as well as free shipping on your orders, without having to have the $75 minimum requirement. (Very awesome).
So for your chance to enter the giveaway for $15 in Plum Organics and/or Revolution Food products you just need to do the following one or more of the following options and let me know. I'll pick a winner with random.org on June 30th.
1. Follow EcoMomCEO on Twitter
2. Become a fan of EcoMom on Facebook
3. Sign up for the EcoMom newsletter.
4. Follow me on Twitter
5. Become a fan of my blog on Facebook
6. Follow me on Google Friend Connect
7. Follow me by Network Blogs.
Leave me a comment for any of the above that you do so that you can be entered in the $15 worth of Plum and/or Revolution Foods products giveaway from EcoMom, the Eco-Friendly Baby Products.Giveaway is good for US and Canada. Thanks so much for checking us out.
While I did receive the Plum Organics Sampler and Boon Spoon, I was not compensated for reviewing the products and the opinions that I posted are my own. Please refer to my disclosure policy if you have any questions.
Eco-friendly Baby Products at EcoMom is allowing me to do a giveaway for $15 in Plum Organics and/or Revolution Foods products. Plum and Revolution offer a wide variety of products from the High Chair to the Lunch box, along with baby food and other products. Also they are sharing with my readers a 15% discount for their site over at www.ecomom.com for your first order, how exciting is that. The discount code is SBBL413 and is good through June 30th.
They have an awesome program called EcoPass, which you can purchase a $99 annual membership and you will receive a 15% discount on every order you place as well as free shipping on your orders, without having to have the $75 minimum requirement. (Very awesome).
So for your chance to enter the giveaway for $15 in Plum Organics and/or Revolution Food products you just need to do the following one or more of the following options and let me know. I'll pick a winner with random.org on June 30th.
1. Follow EcoMomCEO on Twitter
2. Become a fan of EcoMom on Facebook
3. Sign up for the EcoMom newsletter.
4. Follow me on Twitter
5. Become a fan of my blog on Facebook
6. Follow me on Google Friend Connect
7. Follow me by Network Blogs.
Leave me a comment for any of the above that you do so that you can be entered in the $15 worth of Plum and/or Revolution Foods products giveaway from EcoMom, the Eco-Friendly Baby Products.Giveaway is good for US and Canada. Thanks so much for checking us out.
While I did receive the Plum Organics Sampler and Boon Spoon, I was not compensated for reviewing the products and the opinions that I posted are my own. Please refer to my disclosure policy if you have any questions.
I'm out..... for a few days
Just in case you were wondering, since I didn't have my weekly Mamavation post, I had to go out of town for a funeral and will be back this weekend to get up and rolling again. Don't forget there are 3 Giveaways that end on the 30th. Look for a couple of reviews and a giveaway too in the next couple of days. And Welcome to all my new followers. And Welcome and Thanks to Trisha for being my 100th follower.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Sunshine Award~ Thanks Photina :)
My pal Photina over at one Guy in a house of Girls gave me an award, The Sunshine Award.
1. Put the award on your blog and/or within your post.
2. Pass the award on to twelve bloggers.
3. Link to the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and the link to the person from whom you received this award
“The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blogging world.”
Of course, awards come with rules…
1. Put the award on your blog and/or within your post.
2. Pass the award on to twelve bloggers.
3. Link to the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and the link to the person from whom you received this award
Here's some that I would love to share it with:
Kia over at Bodhi Bear
Kim aka "Water Czar" at Mentally Inked
Heather at Not a DIY Life
Colleen at The Princess and the Monkey
Amanda at Families are Forever
Trish at Succeeding as Mom
Rachel at Following in My Shoes
Lori at My Kinda Rain
Pamela at A Renaissance Woman
Bailey at Makeover Momma
Sespi at And You Never Did Think
Kim at Chubby Cheeks Thinks
Ok so this isn't my first award and I promise I will get the others ones posted and taken care of, I just gotta figure out where the comments were. I forgot thanks to Baby Brain and I'm so sorry. But I'll work on them, it might be a bit since I'm going to be away for a week or so.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Seeing the wonder in the smallest details(SP)
Today's Healthy Reflections from Spark People.com Check out SparkPeople.com to get great help with weight loss and healthy living that is free.
Seeing the wonder in the smallest details
What do you appreciate and what do you ignore? Is a sunrise any less special because its image wouldn't make it on a magazine cover? Is any day less precious because, in your mind, "nothing special" happened? For some reason, it's hard to be impressed with anything these days. Driving a car is a source of strain instead of wonder. The internet is already old news. Quick--when was the last time you paid attention to a space shuttle flight? Remember when that was all people could talk about? Once you take something for granted, you also take the life out of it. When nothing is "special," boredom and gloom aren't far behind. Look around where you're sitting right now, and try to see it for the first time, like a child would. Think about the human potential that created the stuff in the room. Think about the miracles of nature right outside your window. Think about how amazing it is that you're even here to see it.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
- Albert Einstein, physicist
Seeing the wonder in the smallest details
What do you appreciate and what do you ignore? Is a sunrise any less special because its image wouldn't make it on a magazine cover? Is any day less precious because, in your mind, "nothing special" happened? For some reason, it's hard to be impressed with anything these days. Driving a car is a source of strain instead of wonder. The internet is already old news. Quick--when was the last time you paid attention to a space shuttle flight? Remember when that was all people could talk about? Once you take something for granted, you also take the life out of it. When nothing is "special," boredom and gloom aren't far behind. Look around where you're sitting right now, and try to see it for the first time, like a child would. Think about the human potential that created the stuff in the room. Think about the miracles of nature right outside your window. Think about how amazing it is that you're even here to see it.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
- Albert Einstein, physicist
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The biggest obstacle to your momentum
From Spark People Healthy Reflections email from 6/16/10. Check out Sparkpeople.com for great resources to help you lose weight and get healthy.
The biggest obstacle to your momentum
Farmers rotate different crops on the same piece of land to give the soil a rest and let it replenish nutrients. How do you replenish? How much sleep did you get last night? Two-thirds of Americans get less than the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Sleep can set the tone for your actions for days and weeks to come, not to mention your mood and brain power. Even small amounts of lost sleep add up to a sleep debt that muddles your brain and fatigues the rest of you. The negative cycle created by sleep debt may be the No. 1 way people destroy their healthy lifestyle momentum. Regular amounts of good slumber set a sleeping/waking rhythm that energizes you in the daytime and relaxes you at night. The more your body gets into the rhythm of regular sleep, the more the rest of your life can find a similar, consistent rhythm. So hit the pillow and hit your stride.
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
- Ovid, Roman poet
The biggest obstacle to your momentum
Farmers rotate different crops on the same piece of land to give the soil a rest and let it replenish nutrients. How do you replenish? How much sleep did you get last night? Two-thirds of Americans get less than the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Sleep can set the tone for your actions for days and weeks to come, not to mention your mood and brain power. Even small amounts of lost sleep add up to a sleep debt that muddles your brain and fatigues the rest of you. The negative cycle created by sleep debt may be the No. 1 way people destroy their healthy lifestyle momentum. Regular amounts of good slumber set a sleeping/waking rhythm that energizes you in the daytime and relaxes you at night. The more your body gets into the rhythm of regular sleep, the more the rest of your life can find a similar, consistent rhythm. So hit the pillow and hit your stride.
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
- Ovid, Roman poet
Remembering the good times, learning from the bad
From Spark People Healthy Reflections from 6/15/10
Remembering the good times, learning from the bad
Memory can be used for good or for evil. If you use your past as a source of learning, it's worth remembering. If, however, all you do is mull over your mistakes and punish yourself for your failures, it's a waste of time. Rehashing failure can paralyze you in mortal fear of making another mistake, which, of course, just makes the feeling worse and practically guarantees future letdowns. The key to making meaningful changes is to pay more attention to the future than to the past. Have you ever noticed that the best athletes also have the shortest and most selective memories? Instead of dwelling on a missed shot or a flawed dive, they concentrate on making corrections and getting the next one right. It's as if the failed attempt never happened. It's forgotten and they don't fear trying again. If you mess up, even in an epic, life-altering way, work hard to leave it behind and concentrate on the possibilities yet to come. Tomorrow is much brighter when it's not smeared with a fixation on yesterday.
Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.
- William Osler, Canadian physician
Check out Sparkpeople.com if you are looking for great inspiration and healthy living tips.
Remembering the good times, learning from the bad
Memory can be used for good or for evil. If you use your past as a source of learning, it's worth remembering. If, however, all you do is mull over your mistakes and punish yourself for your failures, it's a waste of time. Rehashing failure can paralyze you in mortal fear of making another mistake, which, of course, just makes the feeling worse and practically guarantees future letdowns. The key to making meaningful changes is to pay more attention to the future than to the past. Have you ever noticed that the best athletes also have the shortest and most selective memories? Instead of dwelling on a missed shot or a flawed dive, they concentrate on making corrections and getting the next one right. It's as if the failed attempt never happened. It's forgotten and they don't fear trying again. If you mess up, even in an epic, life-altering way, work hard to leave it behind and concentrate on the possibilities yet to come. Tomorrow is much brighter when it's not smeared with a fixation on yesterday.
Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.
- William Osler, Canadian physician
Check out Sparkpeople.com if you are looking for great inspiration and healthy living tips.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Giving your body and mind a break
Something that I really REALLY need to do lol. Got this in my email today.
- Irish Proverb
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Giving your body and mind a break
For 16 hours a day, you drive your body hard. You put pressure on joints for hours on end, you expose it to who knows what kinds of germs and bacteria, you put it under major strain and stress, you demand everything it can do and some things that it can't. Let your body have the other 8 hours to itself. It's earned it. After a long day, your body needs to heal and recover. Let your muscles and joints take a break. Your immune system needs strengthened and cannot always be stretched to its limits. Your body has a way of letting you know when it's not getting the rest it needs--it wears down and feels fatigued. And eventually it breaks down. So do everything you can to pay your body back by getting a good dose of sleep. It will love you for it.
A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
- Irish Proverb
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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Getting to Know YOU
Last week was crazy and I forgot to head over to MannLand5 to get the questions for Getting to Know YOU Sunday, but I remembered this week, thanks to Photina's post, so here it is again.
1. If you could have one of Superman's, powers which one would you want? Superhuman strength..Flight..Superhuman speed..X-Ray vision..etc
I would want to fly so that me and D could go and see hubs when he's in port overseas
2. The best thing I ever won is....?
A diamond necklace that I won in 2006, but on my way to pick it up I was in a car accident lol
3. Have you ever skyped with a bloggy friend?
No I haven't yet, but I wouldn't mind to, I think it would be fun.
4. What is your favorite Summer month?
I like August since its my birthday
5. Pool, Lake, or Ocean?
How bout River, I grew up near the River, but Ocean will do too
6. One of my favorite Summer memories is.....?
Going to Summer camp
7. What's your favorite secret bargain?
I'm not sure, I haven't found one yet that was the best
8. Do you plan on or have you been watching the World Cup?
Nope have no plans on watching it
1. If you could have one of Superman's, powers which one would you want? Superhuman strength..Flight..Superhuman speed..X-Ray vision..etc
I would want to fly so that me and D could go and see hubs when he's in port overseas
2. The best thing I ever won is....?
A diamond necklace that I won in 2006, but on my way to pick it up I was in a car accident lol
3. Have you ever skyped with a bloggy friend?
No I haven't yet, but I wouldn't mind to, I think it would be fun.
4. What is your favorite Summer month?
I like August since its my birthday
5. Pool, Lake, or Ocean?
How bout River, I grew up near the River, but Ocean will do too
6. One of my favorite Summer memories is.....?
Going to Summer camp
7. What's your favorite secret bargain?
I'm not sure, I haven't found one yet that was the best
8. Do you plan on or have you been watching the World Cup?
Nope have no plans on watching it
Mamavation Monday Post for 6-14
Its still hard to say that its June already. OMG. Well when I stepped on the scale this morning it said 192.6. Down 2 lbs from last week. YAY ME. I'm getting closer and closer and closer to that 190 mark. Hopefully next week.
I started the 21 day part of Pete Cohen's program and I'm loving it. There was a comment that he had made during I believe day 2 that said "Practice doesn't make Perfect, Practice makes Permanent". This really hit me and made me realize that I don't need to be as perfect as I think I need to be, and BookieBoo has said time and time again that Perfect people aren't what we need to be to be apart of Mamavation.
This week I'm readjusting again. I'm working on a better plan of action for me and Baby D, since it's pretty much just us two now, with Hubs home on occasion. So if anyone knows any sites that have good menu plans for one person, I would love a link. I've been taking a look at where I spend my time and I'm working out a better schedule for my day so that I can fit in the fitness that I want to every day or at least every other day. I have to also fit in school work to my day too, but if I can get at least an hour of that in every day instead of whenever it will go much better. I'm dancing around the house while I clean so that I feel like I'm doing more, and carrying around 20 pounds of pure cuteness is helping in building strong muscles (or so I tell myself). Hopefully this week I will finally get my schedule put together and I'll make sure to post it.
This week's blog sponsor is Flatout Bread. I just found out about them recently and I'm really looking forward to trying them. They have whole grain (Yummy) and looks like they have some other good flavors too like Rosemary and Olive Oil (another big yum). So I'm crossing my fingers that I might get to win this week. But the website has many MANY more types of products for you to drool over so check them out.
Big Congrats to our Sista of the week @CJinKY. Congrats girl!! Until next week, see ya'll on Twitter. *hugs*
I also wanted to add, thank you gals for the comments on last weeks post. Yea I can't wait to get up to 3 miles, because that's almost a 5k and I want to do one later this year. And Kia you are so right, I've had plenty of medical problems recently and that has hindered some of my progress, but I'm not giving up.
I started the 21 day part of Pete Cohen's program and I'm loving it. There was a comment that he had made during I believe day 2 that said "Practice doesn't make Perfect, Practice makes Permanent". This really hit me and made me realize that I don't need to be as perfect as I think I need to be, and BookieBoo has said time and time again that Perfect people aren't what we need to be to be apart of Mamavation.
This week I'm readjusting again. I'm working on a better plan of action for me and Baby D, since it's pretty much just us two now, with Hubs home on occasion. So if anyone knows any sites that have good menu plans for one person, I would love a link. I've been taking a look at where I spend my time and I'm working out a better schedule for my day so that I can fit in the fitness that I want to every day or at least every other day. I have to also fit in school work to my day too, but if I can get at least an hour of that in every day instead of whenever it will go much better. I'm dancing around the house while I clean so that I feel like I'm doing more, and carrying around 20 pounds of pure cuteness is helping in building strong muscles (or so I tell myself). Hopefully this week I will finally get my schedule put together and I'll make sure to post it.
This week's blog sponsor is Flatout Bread. I just found out about them recently and I'm really looking forward to trying them. They have whole grain (Yummy) and looks like they have some other good flavors too like Rosemary and Olive Oil (another big yum). So I'm crossing my fingers that I might get to win this week. But the website has many MANY more types of products for you to drool over so check them out.
Big Congrats to our Sista of the week @CJinKY. Congrats girl!! Until next week, see ya'll on Twitter. *hugs*
I also wanted to add, thank you gals for the comments on last weeks post. Yea I can't wait to get up to 3 miles, because that's almost a 5k and I want to do one later this year. And Kia you are so right, I've had plenty of medical problems recently and that has hindered some of my progress, but I'm not giving up.
What do you do to motivate yourself?
What do you do to motivate yourself?
Makes sense doesn't it? The secret to staying consistent with your goals is to stay motivated. That means finding ways to fire yourself up on a daily basis. Being inspired at a seminar, by reading a book, or while talking to a dynamic speaker is easy. But what happens when you're on your own? To follow through on that burst of motivation and reach the finish line, you need regular booster shots. Give yourself those little positive reminders that you have an important job to do and a good reason for doing it. What's pushing you? Surround yourself with visual, verbal, and physical "pep talks" that trigger that motive. It doesn't take long for dust to gather on your momentum, making your goals turn stale. A daily dose of motivation kicks off the dust before it can settle and gives you a fresh, clean start.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing--that's why we recommend it daily.
- Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker
From SparkPeople's Daily reflection email. Want this in your inbox? Head over to Sparkpeople.com
Makes sense doesn't it? The secret to staying consistent with your goals is to stay motivated. That means finding ways to fire yourself up on a daily basis. Being inspired at a seminar, by reading a book, or while talking to a dynamic speaker is easy. But what happens when you're on your own? To follow through on that burst of motivation and reach the finish line, you need regular booster shots. Give yourself those little positive reminders that you have an important job to do and a good reason for doing it. What's pushing you? Surround yourself with visual, verbal, and physical "pep talks" that trigger that motive. It doesn't take long for dust to gather on your momentum, making your goals turn stale. A daily dose of motivation kicks off the dust before it can settle and gives you a fresh, clean start.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing--that's why we recommend it daily.
- Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker
From SparkPeople's Daily reflection email. Want this in your inbox? Head over to Sparkpeople.com
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Are you a good friend to yourself
From Spark People
Are you a good friend to yourself?
If you met yourself, would you want to stick around and talk? Are you the kind of person others can be proud of? Hopefully you are, because that's who will be with you for your entire life. Your values and beliefs create a pretty good picture of what you want to see in the mirror. To be proud of yourself, do everything you can to make real life look like that vision. Find people that have the qualities you want and learn from them. Becoming a person you like gives you the confidence that you're someone worth being friends with. There's also a flip side to the friendship coin--you also need to cut yourself as much slack as you do your friends. You have friends because you see the good in them, not the flaws. You like them the way they are, warts and all. You enjoy their company and root for them to be happy and do their best. Look at yourself the same way. To be a good friend to yourself, accept your blemishes, while still pushing yourself to reach your full potential. Don't harp on your weaknesses. Take another look in the mirror and be kinder this time.
Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Monday, June 7, 2010
Mamavation Monday 6/7
The last couple of weeks were good on some fronts, not so good on others. Hubs was on leave so we got to hang out with him and he got to spend tons of time with Baby D. We went to the park and walked a couple of times, when it wasn't raining or wasn't too too hot for us. I learned that my walk is actually almost 2 miles. I never thought that it was that far, I just thought it was about a mile, but WOW that made my day. And to know that I can walk that is amazing. I never thought I could walk a mile lol. Now to work on getting up to a couple of times around the park and maybe even run around it once we get the stroller working right lol. My weight, well I've maintained, no loss or gain that is constant. But I'm not giving up.
I signed up and started Pete Cohen's weight loss program that he offered up to us last Monday. I'm loving it and I'm excited about some of the changes that I hope to make with his program. I hope the other moms that got to take part in his offer are enjoying it too.
This week's sponsor is EA Sports and their EA Sports Active and More Workouts game. Which 'game' is not such a great way to describe it, it is an awesome program to help you get fitness into your life while staying at home. Since we can't afford to pay for a gym membership and finding time to get to the gym is hard, I love finding things at home to work with and EA Sports Active is great for that. I'm excited about the upcoming EA Sports Active 2 that is due to come out later this year.
Congrats to our most recent Moms: Rachel L and Kim. You girls are amazing. And Congrats to our Sista of the week, Morgan @MommyMomo. If you are interesting in learning more about Mamavation, check out www.bookieboo.com or www.mamavation.com and look around and see if losing weight using social media as a big support is for you. Much love to Mamavation Moms, have a great week.
I signed up and started Pete Cohen's weight loss program that he offered up to us last Monday. I'm loving it and I'm excited about some of the changes that I hope to make with his program. I hope the other moms that got to take part in his offer are enjoying it too.
This week's sponsor is EA Sports and their EA Sports Active and More Workouts game. Which 'game' is not such a great way to describe it, it is an awesome program to help you get fitness into your life while staying at home. Since we can't afford to pay for a gym membership and finding time to get to the gym is hard, I love finding things at home to work with and EA Sports Active is great for that. I'm excited about the upcoming EA Sports Active 2 that is due to come out later this year.
Congrats to our most recent Moms: Rachel L and Kim. You girls are amazing. And Congrats to our Sista of the week, Morgan @MommyMomo. If you are interesting in learning more about Mamavation, check out www.bookieboo.com or www.mamavation.com and look around and see if losing weight using social media as a big support is for you. Much love to Mamavation Moms, have a great week.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The Knight Life giveaway
I love comics, my favorite of all time is of course Peanuts, but this book of 'funnies' is pretty cool too.
Main Entry: What's your favorite Comic/Funnies?
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter
2. Follow my blog over on the left hand side by Google Friend Connect
3. Fan my Facebook page
4. Tweet about my giveaway and let me know you did.
5. Follow my blog on Network Blogs on the left hand side.
Giveaway will end June 30th. Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win and No P.O. Boxes, please, per the publisher.
THE KNIGHT LIFEWant to win your own copy? I can give away 2 copies of The Knight Life. So make your comments if you want to win.
By Keith Knight
The Knight Life is a hilariously twisted view of life through the eyes and pen of its creator, community-oriented urban hipster and award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight. The Knight Life deftly blends political insight and neurotic humor in a uniquely fluid and dynamic style, offering a comic strip that's fresh, sharp, topical and funny. Designed for daily newspapers, The Knight Life follows Knight's long-running, 2007 Harvey Award-winning weekly comic strip "The K Chronicles," which appears on salon.com.
An unabashedly provocative political and social satire, The Knight Life tackles contemporary issues like consumer culture, bacon, the media, race, family and everything else, gently mocking the minutiae of daily life with self-deprecating humor, honesty and goofiness-a combination that's perfect for the comics. And The Knight Life's energetic style reminds readers that comics can look funny as well as read funny. The result is accessible yet edgy, compassionate and political-and never preachy. Cartoonist and comic historian R.C. Harvey said, "The Knight Life is undeniably the best new laugh- and thought-provoker on the comics page. Not since Calvin and Hobbes has there been so novel an entertainment in the funnies."
Main Entry: What's your favorite Comic/Funnies?
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter
2. Follow my blog over on the left hand side by Google Friend Connect
3. Fan my Facebook page
4. Tweet about my giveaway and let me know you did.
5. Follow my blog on Network Blogs on the left hand side.
Giveaway will end June 30th. Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win and No P.O. Boxes, please, per the publisher.
Babushka's Beauty Secrets Giveaway
I'll admit, I'm not a girly girl. I'm not a big make-up wearer, even though I have tons of make-up, but I'm hoping to change that. Check out the info with this book and see if you might like it. I'm excited about it.
Beauty products are expensive, and sometimes, they might not even be good for you. But we like taking care of ourselves and perhaps the best things that have worked for us were the remedies we made in our own kitchen.
It doesn't always "pan" out the way we expect.
So we're going to need help from the pros.
Would you like to win a copy? I can give away 3 copies of the book so if you'd like to get some at home beauty, leave a comment or two below.
Main Entry: What is your favorite Beauty Product?
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter
2. Follow my blog over on the left hand side by Google Friend Connect
3. Fan my Facebook page
4. Tweet about my giveaway and let me know you did.
5. Follow my blog on Network Blogs on the left hand side.
Giveaway ends June 30th. Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win and No P.O. Boxes, please, per the publisher.
Beauty products are expensive, and sometimes, they might not even be good for you. But we like taking care of ourselves and perhaps the best things that have worked for us were the remedies we made in our own kitchen.
It doesn't always "pan" out the way we expect.
So we're going to need help from the pros.
DON'T SPEND A FORTUNE TO LOOK FLAWLESS Esthetician to the stars Raisa Ruder learned her time-tested beauty techniques from her Ukrainian grandmother (or babushka, as they say in the old country). Now everyone can discover the all-natural, better-than-botox secrets the Hollywood stars use to shine on the red carpet! Ruder reveals her sought-after beauty recipes that can fight wrinkles, plump lips, and eliminate crow's feet and acne, using inexpensive, everyday grocery items like eggs, honey, vegetable oil and strawberries (and a splash of vodka for freshness!). At last, by popular demand, Raisa Ruder opens up her babushka's secret pantry and shares her most amazing and effective beauty advice:
Skin-saving Soufflés - whipped up wonders that shrink pores, brighten skin, and diminish lines
Chocolate weight-loss wrap- a moment on the hips, tightens, tucks, and nips!
Hot hair- a cayenne pepper blend that leaves locks silky, soft, and full
PediPure- a soothing, smoothing foot scrub made with milk and mint
Lustrous Lashes - a simple castor oil serum that thickens and lengthens
Perfect Pucker- a mix of salt, green tea, and fruit that plumps up lips naturally
And much more...
Would you like to win a copy? I can give away 3 copies of the book so if you'd like to get some at home beauty, leave a comment or two below.
Main Entry: What is your favorite Beauty Product?
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter
2. Follow my blog over on the left hand side by Google Friend Connect
3. Fan my Facebook page
4. Tweet about my giveaway and let me know you did.
5. Follow my blog on Network Blogs on the left hand side.
Giveaway ends June 30th. Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win and No P.O. Boxes, please, per the publisher.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
SparkPeople and a giveaway
Are you searching for ways to lose weight, or get healthy? I know I've been dealing with weight issues for a while now and have searched out many ways to help me to lose my weight. There are so many different programs/diets/products/etc out there that claim to help and this, that and the other that it can be hard to figure out what is best for you. And a lot of programs cost money too, which if you are like me, money is something that you don't want to waste on something that is a fad/may not work/that you lose interest in/etc. So when I came across SparkPeople a few years ago and learned that it was free I was very excited. I signed up, but got busy and just didn't focus on my weight loss goals, but when I started having health problems and thought that losing some weight would be beneficial, I started to look at SparkPeople again.
They have so many options to help you with any goals that you might have, if it be to lose weight, improve fitness levels, or learn about eating better, there is something on the site for you. They have a food tracker that you can search for tons of different foods and find what it is that you ate and get the nutritional information for it and track your food for the day. There is also a fitness log that you can search your activity and get an idea of how many calories you burned. There are Spark Teams that you can join so you can make buddies and lose weight with people who have similar interests as you. You can even run reports to see your progress.
There are many things that make the site enjoyable. You can earn SparkPoints and earn trophies for your Spark Page that help keep you motivated. There is a Login wheel that you can spin every day to earn extra points, Spark Goodies points (which can be used to buy 'gifts' for your SparkPage or for your friend's Spark Pages), or even earn gift certificates for the Spark Store, which carries SparkPeople products such as tee shirts, fitness equipment, stickers, workout videos and more. Speaking of workout videos, SparkPeople even has a YouTube channel that you can watch workout videos that range from short 3-5 minute videos to 10 or 15 minute videos. ( I use my Wii to watch YouTube videos on my TV.)
But don't take my word for it, Go over to SparkPeople.com and check it out for yourself. There is a site called BabyFit to help you if you're pregnant with maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and so much. The creator of SparkPeople even wrote a book, The Spark, to explain how SparkPeople works and how to work towards your goals, which was on the best seller list too.
I have a $10 Gift Certificate to the Spark People store up for grabs, that I won one day during my daily wheel spin and would love to offer it to one of my readers. Just post your entry comments below and I'll pick a winner on June 5th (its a short giveaway since the certificate is good until June 20), so get your entries in by midnite June 4th.
Main Entry: Tell me one of your fitness/weight loss/healthy living goals. My goal is to work in fitness every day of some type, which isn't really hard when some studies have shown that just 10 minutes a day is something, and there are plenty of 10 min videos on Spark People to help you.
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter
2. Follow my blog over on the left hand side by Google Friend Connect
3. Fan my Facebook page
4. Tweet about my giveaway and let me know you did.
5. Follow my blog on Network Blogs on the left hand side.
I was not paid to promote SparkPeople, I just love the site and hope that others that need to lose some weight find it helpful. I also was not given the gift certificate to provide as a giveaway, I won it during my daily Spark Points spin and do not have any need for it since I have plenty of fitness stuff at my house (and hubs says I can't get anymore until I use what I've got LOL).
They have so many options to help you with any goals that you might have, if it be to lose weight, improve fitness levels, or learn about eating better, there is something on the site for you. They have a food tracker that you can search for tons of different foods and find what it is that you ate and get the nutritional information for it and track your food for the day. There is also a fitness log that you can search your activity and get an idea of how many calories you burned. There are Spark Teams that you can join so you can make buddies and lose weight with people who have similar interests as you. You can even run reports to see your progress.
There are many things that make the site enjoyable. You can earn SparkPoints and earn trophies for your Spark Page that help keep you motivated. There is a Login wheel that you can spin every day to earn extra points, Spark Goodies points (which can be used to buy 'gifts' for your SparkPage or for your friend's Spark Pages), or even earn gift certificates for the Spark Store, which carries SparkPeople products such as tee shirts, fitness equipment, stickers, workout videos and more. Speaking of workout videos, SparkPeople even has a YouTube channel that you can watch workout videos that range from short 3-5 minute videos to 10 or 15 minute videos. ( I use my Wii to watch YouTube videos on my TV.)
But don't take my word for it, Go over to SparkPeople.com and check it out for yourself. There is a site called BabyFit to help you if you're pregnant with maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and so much. The creator of SparkPeople even wrote a book, The Spark, to explain how SparkPeople works and how to work towards your goals, which was on the best seller list too.
I have a $10 Gift Certificate to the Spark People store up for grabs, that I won one day during my daily wheel spin and would love to offer it to one of my readers. Just post your entry comments below and I'll pick a winner on June 5th (its a short giveaway since the certificate is good until June 20), so get your entries in by midnite June 4th.
Main Entry: Tell me one of your fitness/weight loss/healthy living goals. My goal is to work in fitness every day of some type, which isn't really hard when some studies have shown that just 10 minutes a day is something, and there are plenty of 10 min videos on Spark People to help you.
Extra Entries:
1. Follow me on Twitter
2. Follow my blog over on the left hand side by Google Friend Connect
3. Fan my Facebook page
4. Tweet about my giveaway and let me know you did.
5. Follow my blog on Network Blogs on the left hand side.
I was not paid to promote SparkPeople, I just love the site and hope that others that need to lose some weight find it helpful. I also was not given the gift certificate to provide as a giveaway, I won it during my daily Spark Points spin and do not have any need for it since I have plenty of fitness stuff at my house (and hubs says I can't get anymore until I use what I've got LOL).
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