Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Win a Rubbermaid 20 pc. food storage set
Win a 20 pc. Easy FindLids food storage set from Rubbermaid at Amanda. Ends 8/4
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Win a jar of Coconut Cream Concentrate
Win a jar of Tropical Traditions Coconut Cream Concentrate at Saving with Mama Nordy Ends 8/1
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Win a $100 Visa and Pantene Pro-V Full & Thick Shampoo and Conditioner
Win a $100 Visa and a years supply of Pantene Pro-V Full & Thick Shampoo and Conditioner
Ends 8/1
Ends 8/1
Friday, July 24, 2009
Win a Rubbermaid 20 pc. food storage set
Win a 20 pc. Easy FindLids food storage set from Rubbermaid at A Hook, A Line And A Girl Ends 7/27
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
Win a quart of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut Oil in the giveaway at Simply Being Mommy Ends 8/4
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Win Kernel Seasons Popcorn Gift Pack
Win Kernel Seasons Popcorn Gift Pack at Hip Mama's Place Ends 7/27
Monday, July 20, 2009
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
Win a quart of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut Oil in the giveaway at Grammy Janet's Place Ends 7/28
Win V8 V-Fusion® & L.L. Bean Tote
Win a case of V8 V-Fusion® and an embroidered V8 V-Fusion® L.L. Bean tote and boat bag at Table for Five Ends 7/30
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The buttons and links on my site
You know, I think I've said this before, but I'll say again. Even though the reason I have usually posted a button, link, followed, etc., has originally been related to entering a giveaway, I have found along the way that these blogs are great.
Some specialize in finding bargains, cooking, giveaways, reviews and giveaways, some are more on the personal side and some on the more Techie side. With the obvious exception of those specializing in giveaways, all have something other than a giveaway to offer. Click a link and check them out.
Some specialize in finding bargains, cooking, giveaways, reviews and giveaways, some are more on the personal side and some on the more Techie side. With the obvious exception of those specializing in giveaways, all have something other than a giveaway to offer. Click a link and check them out.
My Button
Anna from Value Rays noticed I didn't have a button, so since she was kind enough to make this for me, I'll use it. Thank you Anna.
I'm just slow on deciding what design I want for my blog.
I'm just slow on deciding what design I want for my blog.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
Win a quart of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut Oil in the giveaway at momof3dolls Ends 8/18
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
Win a quart of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut oil in the giveaway at In the Raw Ends 7/19
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Win a ValueRays Warm Keyboard Pad
Win one of two (2) ValueRays USB Heated Warm Keyboard Pads at Any Lucky Day Ends 7/17
Who's the underclass?
I make no qualms about the fact that I like to enter sweeps and giveaways, it's a hobby. I have nothing to hide, and my email address for entering giveaways, vlbsweeps, shows that. I also use this address for online shopping, and site memberships. Now, in the case of company sponsored sweeps, they're getting pretty cheap widespread publicity when they offer a sweep. In the case of blog hosted sweeps, the blogs gain a following, allowing them to review more items and the companies involved get cheap advertising, which is usually what everyone is after. Also in the case of blog hosted sweeps, I do realize the hard work of the bloggers involved and would like to take the time now to say THANK YOU.
Now on to the reason for this post. I have a little quirk, I write and eat left handed, everything else is right handed, including keyboard and mouse. There are few things I can do with either hand comfortably, but drawing is left handed, mouse is right handed. One of the things I'm trying to win, when offered, is a graphics tablet, hell, I don't have the funds to purchase one. Well, I found a giveaway for a graphics tablet http://www.cartoonmonkey.com/giveaway-details/ and according to the rules, all you had to do was leave a comment, and the draw was to be random, it looked like it was open to anyone.
Here is how it ended.
The following is straight from the site.
The TROLLS have migrated..
[...Beware the Sweepies!
There was, and probably has always been, an attraction to free stuff. It’s human nature. But for decades, there has been a special underclass of human, I call it the “sweepies”. The sweepstakes trolls. Related to the freegans? Who cares. They used to pass information to each other through the us mail, and now they inhabit the internet.. where giveaways abound, and they can easily enter as many contests as they want, without paying for postage!
They may not actually need the item in question, but they have a relative who might.. or they might sell it on ebay..
I’ve learned my lesson in sponsoring giveaways, and from now on will host an actual talent based contest, with judges for any future items.
The fact is, so many of the comments came from people who had just come from a sweepstakes blog, it was just sad. And not only that, most of you sweepies were’nt even smart enough to have a real e-mail that might disguise your true sweepie nature: sweepiemcsweeperton@sweepsstakeswinnr.org, sweepingtonsweeps@ilovefreestuff.net etc!
And so, this weekend, I painstakingly went through and added to the spam list, each and every sweeps person I could find who left a comment. I also googled, matched ip addresses and read over each and every comment, to find the right person, and I did! Congratulations to Donald Walker! I’ll be contacting you soon about shipping and the details behind the bonus software from Adesso.
Thanks everyone for trying. There are always a few who try and tip the wheel in their favor and ruin the fun for everyone.
Gnaahh!
C...]
He also drew a very unflattering cartoon of what he thought of sweepers.
If I could draw, I'd picture him as an ogre on a very high horse, using a sweeper as the polo ball, before setting down to feast on us.
Now on to the reason for this post. I have a little quirk, I write and eat left handed, everything else is right handed, including keyboard and mouse. There are few things I can do with either hand comfortably, but drawing is left handed, mouse is right handed. One of the things I'm trying to win, when offered, is a graphics tablet, hell, I don't have the funds to purchase one. Well, I found a giveaway for a graphics tablet http://www.cartoonmonkey.com/giveaway-details/ and according to the rules, all you had to do was leave a comment, and the draw was to be random, it looked like it was open to anyone.
Here is how it ended.
The following is straight from the site.
The TROLLS have migrated..
[...Beware the Sweepies!
There was, and probably has always been, an attraction to free stuff. It’s human nature. But for decades, there has been a special underclass of human, I call it the “sweepies”. The sweepstakes trolls. Related to the freegans? Who cares. They used to pass information to each other through the us mail, and now they inhabit the internet.. where giveaways abound, and they can easily enter as many contests as they want, without paying for postage!
They may not actually need the item in question, but they have a relative who might.. or they might sell it on ebay..
I’ve learned my lesson in sponsoring giveaways, and from now on will host an actual talent based contest, with judges for any future items.
The fact is, so many of the comments came from people who had just come from a sweepstakes blog, it was just sad. And not only that, most of you sweepies were’nt even smart enough to have a real e-mail that might disguise your true sweepie nature: sweepiemcsweeperton@sweepsstakeswinnr.org, sweepingtonsweeps@ilovefreestuff.net etc!
And so, this weekend, I painstakingly went through and added to the spam list, each and every sweeps person I could find who left a comment. I also googled, matched ip addresses and read over each and every comment, to find the right person, and I did! Congratulations to Donald Walker! I’ll be contacting you soon about shipping and the details behind the bonus software from Adesso.
Thanks everyone for trying. There are always a few who try and tip the wheel in their favor and ruin the fun for everyone.
Gnaahh!
C...]
He also drew a very unflattering cartoon of what he thought of sweepers.
If I could draw, I'd picture him as an ogre on a very high horse, using a sweeper as the polo ball, before setting down to feast on us.
How to fold a T-shirt in 2 seconds.
I found the link to this in Vanilla Joy's newsletter, it's so cool. I need to practice a little more, but once you start, it's actually really easy.
How to fold a t-shirt in 2 seconds
How to fold a t-shirt in 2 seconds
Win a Seagate FreeAgent Go
Win a 500 GB Special Edition Chrome Trim Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive and a Piano Black Desktop docking station at Thrifty Jinxy. Ends 7/21
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Win a Subway Car Kit
Giveaway at Not-So-Blog for a Subway Car Kit that includes an insulated lunch tote for healthy snacks, a $10 SUBWAY gift card, car games, etc. (approximate value = $35-40) Ends 7/26
Win Country Bob's Sauce
Eight Outnumbered 3 to 1 readers will receive a bottle of country Bob's Sauce. One Grand Prize winner will win The Gift Pack that includes 1 Bottle of Original All Purpose Sauce, 1 Bottle of Spicy All Purpose Sauce, 1 Bottle of Barbecue Sauce and 1 Container of Seasoning Salt. Ends 7/22
Win a jar of Organic Raw Honey
Win a jar of Tropical Traditions Organic Raw Honey from Mom Most Traveled Ends 7/22
Monday, July 13, 2009
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Win Rubbermaid Containers
Win a 20 Piece Rubbermaid All in 1 container set at Forever and Always Ends 7/20
Mommy PR Blog Hopping Giveaway
Mommy PR is having a blog hopping party. Enter to win 1,000 entries into any giveaway you pick from someones site in the blog Hopping Contest and a $50 Gift Certificate to Sophie's Chic Boutique.
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Friday, July 10, 2009
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour
Win a 2.2 lb bag of Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour at AutismLearningFelt Ends 7/10
GelPro Floor Mat Giveaway
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
Win Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil at The Health Nut Ends 7/15
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Win a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Win a ValueRays® Mouse Hand Warmer
Win a ValueRays® USB Mouse Hand Warmer from Warm Mouse Heated Keyboard at
- Fairy Blog Mother ends 7/8
- Three Different Directions ends 7/8
- Mama's Money Savers ends 7/21
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Win an Asus Netbook
Revive Your Life has a great giveaway going for an Asus Eee PC Netbook. Ends 7/31
Monday, July 6, 2009
Win Rubbermaid
Win a 20 Piece Rubbermaid container set as part of the Launch Party at Mommy PR Ends 7/17
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Can you tell I really want to win this? Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Win Kernel Seasons
Win a Kernel Season's gift pack that includes:A popcorn packet, 3 seasons (white cheddar, kettle corn and nacho cheddar), as well as a recipe booklet from Trying to stay calm Ends 7/9.
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Win a 20 Piece Rubbermaid container
Win a 20 Piece Rubbermaid container set as part of the Launch Party at Mommy PR Ends 7/17
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Girls Night In
When I actually take the time to get away from the computer, Junie and I usually celebrate our Girl's Night In watching movies. Favorites are Tear Jerkers and Rom Coms. Pretty much the only movies we don't watch during our Girl's Night In are Horror type.. I don't like them. As a snack we often have popcorn, sometimes salami, cheese and crackers. Except for rare occasions, neither one of us drinks liquor, so we usually have iced tea or soda as a beverage.
Launch Party at Mommy PR
Win a 20 Piece Rubbermaid container set as part of the Launch Party at Mommy PR Ends 7/17
Win Rubbermaid Containers
20 piece Rubbermaid set that includes 2 Produce Savers/2 lids, 2 Premier/2 lids, 3 EasyFind/2 lids, 3 Lock~its/2 lids.
- Shopping Frugal Ends 7/9
- Riding With No Hands Ends 7/12
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
Win Tropical Traditions Black Label Virgin Coconut Oil at
- Kiddies Corner Deals Ends 7/11
- If You Could See What I See. Ends 7/15
- A Hook A Line and A Girl Ends 7/21
Friday, July 3, 2009
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Truffle colored, Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Giveaway for a Truffle colored, Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat at Barefoot Mommies. Ends 7/15
Win Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
Win Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil at the following blogs
- Shopping Frugal Ends 7/7
- A Simple Kind of Life
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Win a GelPro Floor Mat
Barefoot Mommies has a giveaway for a Truffle colored, Basketweave patterned GelPro Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat. Ends 7/15
Spent yesterday in Monterey
A few friends and I ran away from the valley heat yesterday, spending the day in Monterey. The weather was a bit on the cool side and breezy, finally reaching about 70 or so degrees, but still, absolutely beautiful!
We had lunch on the wharf, spent some time on Cannery Row and took the 17 mile (tourist) drive along the coast, stopping at the points of interest to watch the ocean, harbor seals and otters. We finished off the day coming back to Cannery Row for dinner. Our alternate route home took us through some of the redwoods and even though it was dark by then, you could still appreciate the beauty of the forest. It was such a relaxing, soothing to the soul type day.
Just as a note, weather wise, as a comparison, the official temp here at home yesterday was 98, a little cooler than both the previous couple of days and the 100+ degree forecast for the next couple of days.
We had lunch on the wharf, spent some time on Cannery Row and took the 17 mile (tourist) drive along the coast, stopping at the points of interest to watch the ocean, harbor seals and otters. We finished off the day coming back to Cannery Row for dinner. Our alternate route home took us through some of the redwoods and even though it was dark by then, you could still appreciate the beauty of the forest. It was such a relaxing, soothing to the soul type day.
Just as a note, weather wise, as a comparison, the official temp here at home yesterday was 98, a little cooler than both the previous couple of days and the 100+ degree forecast for the next couple of days.
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