Thursday, October 4, 2012

I am Guest Posting over at Mama to 4 Blessings

I am thrilled to be sharing a guest post over at Mama to 4 Blessings today. Each week she shares Mom's Quick Tips Thursdays where she shares ways to families can make life easier. The ideas she shares are focused around nifty tips to do things quicker, easier or thriftier. Like myself, she has 4 little ones whom she homeschools. If you have never checked out her blog I encourage you to stop by and visit.

Today I am sharing about our Discipline Plan. I have struggled for years trying to find a form of discipline that works with my children. Yes, we've tried time out, we've tried spankings, we've tried taking away privileges or toys. With all this trial and error, I believe we have come up with a working discipline plan. I love that it also helps develop math skills.

Head on over to Mama to 4 Blessings' Moms Quick Tips Thursday post to see what she is calling our "Great 'Cents' Able Solution to Discipline"

Bag Inspiration Flash Giveaway Oct 3-5, 2012

Welcome to this great flash giveaway:

Bag Inspiration Flash Giveaway Oct 3-5, 2012 Breast Cancer Awareness October Relay Dedicated to Our Lives

How can't we all be thankful to the Founders of Bag Inspiration – Michelle and Stefanie – for allowing us all to celebrate Style in an eco-clean creative way! Thank you Bag Inspiration for supporting this monthly campaign against Breast Cancer. Against All Cancer.

When you care about your health and well-being of your whole family, switching to organic from non-organic, walking that extra mile for your heart and brain benefit, and contributing to the overall recycling-reusing mantra – All that and more rubs off and ignites others to create their similar experiences.

Living green doesn't mean living Style-less. Actually, it has more opportunities to create your own brand of who you want to be. Michelle and Stefanie from Bag Inspiration have created a unique depository of no less unique handbags for women. All brands represented inside Bag Inspiration are of green, eco and planet-friendly nature. And do they all have STYLE! You bet! See for yourself by checking Bag Inspiration Today.

This Event Is Hosted by

Celebrate Woman Today – Giving Women Moments to Celebrate Every Day . Mommy’s Memorandum – Amazing Place Where Life Is Never Dull! Pittsburgh Frugal Mom – Educating Consumers On Best Practice Purchases Through Reviews And Shopping.

3 Winnners
Win 1 of 3
Jute Handbag from Bag Inspiration

Thank you for stopping by this giveaway today. As part of our Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign this month, we encourage you to take good care of yourself by making your monthly breast self-exams a priority in your life. Your happiness and the joy of your loved ones deeply depend on what you do regularly. Please make one more priority your important one!

a Rafflecopter giveaway For Rules and Disclosures of this giveaway, please see Rafflecopter form.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: October 2, 2012 (w/linky)- Isn't He Too Young For This??

Excuse the poor quality. I couldn't find my camera to take the picture, but I desperately wanted to get these shots, so I used my phone.

He made is way over to the video shelves and proceeded to remove the videos on the bottom shelf!!

Nokia Lumia 900 Giveaway

Welcome to another great giveaway I am thrilled to be able to share with you.

Nokia Lumia 900, the first of Nokia's Windows® Phone-based range to feature high-speed LTE* connectivity. With Nokia's largest display, the 900 delivers a rich content experience from a phone that still fits easily in your hand. The Nokia Lumia 900 has a 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack Display for rich, bright images both indoors and out, faster connection speeds based on cutting-edge 4G LTE technology, and a long-lasting 1830 mAH battery for enjoying content all day.

The primary camera includes Nokia's exclusive Carl Zeiss optics, with large aperture (F2.2) and wide angle focal length (28mm) for high-quality, uncropped images even in low-light conditions. In addition, the Nokia Lumia 900 includes a front-facing camera boasting a large aperture and a wide angle lens that ensures sharp, bright images for high-quality video calling, right out of the box.
Nokia's third Lumia smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 900 builds on Lumia's head-turning design on the outside and a rich social and Internet experience on the inside. People Hub is the quickest way to connect with friends with Live Tiles for real-time updates and a fast Web browsing experience with Internet Explorer Mobile.

The Nokia Lumia 900 benefits from a range of leading content experiences:
- The AT&T U-verse Mobile** app lets U-verse TV subscribers browse the U-verse TV program guide, schedule and manage their DVR recordings, and watch hit TV shows while on the go. The U-verse Mobile library includes more than 100 TV series and more than 700 TV shows from a variety of genres.
- Nokia Drive, available to download from Windows Phone Marketplace, provides free voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation with a dedicated in-car user interface that turns the Nokia Lumia 900 into a GPS navigation device.
- The exclusive ESPN sports hub is pre-loaded on Nokia Lumia smartphones, and provides a one-stop sports application for news, videos and scores.
- The CNN App for Windows Phones provides the latest news and video from CNN's reporting around the globe and direct access to iReport, CNN's participatory news community. Launching globally for free in the next month, the CNN App will be exclusive to Nokia users for 90 days.
- The Univision App will be exclusive to Nokia Lumia users in the U.S. and Puerto Rico for 18 months, delivering unique and exclusive Spanish-language content experiences, including Univision entertainment, sports and soccer coverage, plus news, cooking and local content for different U.S. markets - all in one App.
- A partnership with EA to bring over 20 of the world's most popular games to the Windows Phone marketplace, coming first to Nokia Lumia devices.

One lucky reader will receive a Nokia Lumia 900 of their own!

Read the full Nokia Lumia 900 review at Mom to Bed by 8. Special thanks to Homeschooling Mom 4 Two for helping co-host this event.

Giveaway ends October 16th at 11:59pm

Open US Residents, ages 18+.

To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below.

Good luck!

Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up- October 2, 2012

Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me and Emily @ Emily Reviews

Our co-hosts this week are Mellissa from Something Like Life and Crystal from FurKid Fosters.

This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways.

Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up

1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you have, be sure to add the end date (family friendly please)

2. Help spread the word about the giveaway link up by grabbing our button, Tweeting or posting on Facebook. (Not mandatory- but it helps get more exposure to your giveaways as well!)

3. Take a moment to enter any giveaway that strikes an interest to you!

If you would like to follow the hostesses, we will gladly follow you back! Simply leave us a message to do so.

Thank you for linking up with Karen @ Tots and Me & Emily @ Emily Reviews along with Mellissa from Something Like Life and Crystal from FurKid Fosters.

DentalPlans.com Giveaway

Everyone needs dental care, right?

How would you like some help with the costs?

Have you heard of DentalPlans.com? I hadn't.

Check it out below:

Welcome to the DentalPlans.com giveaway hosted by Life With Two Boys and Mom to Bed by 8!
Did you know that your child’s dental costs make up nearly 20% of his or her total health care expenses? Well, get ready to discover a great dental insurance alternative to help you save 10-60% on most dental care procedures... DentalPlans.com!

If you’re not familiar with DentalPlans.com, think of them as a discount club for dental care at more than 100,000 participating dentists across the country. To help people without dental insurance take a bite out of rising dental costs, individuals and families can visit DentalPlans.com to compare 30+ Discount Dental Plans by ZIP code.

DentalPlans.com Quick Facts:

More than 30 plans to search for, compare and view sample savings.
Savings at more than 100,000 dentists across the country.
Savings of 10% to 60% on most dental care procedures.
Savings on orthodontia, cosmetic and pediatric dentistry with select plans.
No annual limits, health restrictions, paperwork hassles or waiting periods.
Most plans activate within three business days.
Plans start at $79.95 per year for individuals and $129.95 per year for families.

One lucky reader is going to win a one-year individual or family discount dental plan (individual plans start at $79.95 and family plans start at $129.95) of the winner’s choice.

This giveaway ends on October 15th at 11:59pm EST
Open to US residents (excluding South Dakota and California), ages 18+.

Enter using the Rafflecopter form below. Good Luck!

Pinterest Scavenger Hunt Has Begun

Do you love Pinterest?

Do you love Scavenger Hunts?

What about Giveaways?

If any or all of those describe you, then welcome to the:

Welcome to the Fall Pinterest Scavenger Hunt and Giveaway!
Pin to Win one of five prize packages
with a total value over $275!

Hosted by ArahBellas, All Done Monkey, and Just a Little Creativity

Here's how to Play-

Create a new Pinterest board specifically for this Scavenger Hunt
Each day, a new clue will be revealed on the Host blogs as well as the Rafflecopter entry form. With the clue, a link will be provided to the blog with the photo to be pinned.
To be eligible to win, you must pin a photo from each clue provided
There are also many additional ways to earn extra entries, so be sure to give them a try!

You Could Win One of These Five Prizes-

One Grand Prize-

$40 Target Gift Card courtesy of MyArtsyBaby

Artistry Essentials hydrating skincare system or an
Artistry balancing skincare system from Chris & Niki's Online Store (ARV $50.45)

$50 Gift Certificate to Bowdabra

{Total Grand Prize Value $140.40}

One Week 1 Sponsor Prize Package-
$20 Gift Certificate to Cherished Bliss

One Week 2 Sponsor Prize Package-
Coilbound Documenting Book from Paper Coterie (Up to $32 value)

One Week 3 Sponsor Prize Package-
Blog Header Redesign from Simply Klassic Blog Design
Ad Space on CherishedBliss.com
{Total prize value $56}

One Week 4 Sponsor Prize Package-
Partridge and Pear Stained Glass Kit from Suzy's Sitcom Store
Cotton Whale Toy Sewing Kit from DIYFluffies

a Rafflecopter giveaway More about our Grand Prize Sponsors-

MyArtsyBaby

Quality, hand painted art for your little one.
Specializing in custom wooden and canvas growth charts and canvas wall art. Each piece is affordable, and 100% handmade and original, no prints or giclee reproductions. Made to order to your exact specifications. Any design you imagine can be painted on either wood or canvas charts, as well as gallery wrapped canvases.

Chris and Nikki's Online Store

If you enjoy finding new products that fit your lifestyle, you’ll love what’s “in store!” Chris and Nikki started their online store with a belief in their products and potential of their business. With the flexibility they have as entrepreneurs, they are able to spend more time with their two amazing kids.

Bowdabra

Bowdabra bow and craft tools... are unleashing creativity all over the world, from beautiful bows for gifts to elegant bridal accessories and home decor, the crafting possibilities are practically endless with Bowdabra.

With its simple-to-use "goof proof" design, Bowdabra is for people of all ages; even children. Families seeking fun and affordable activities can spend some quality time together using Bowdabra products to create unique crafts and wonderful memories.

Bowdabra products come with a VIP Pass to our membership site, containing craft articles and videos presented in an easy to follow style.