Nestle and Walmart $100 Gift Card Giveaway at The Not So Blog!

Do you have a favorite Halloween memory? Well, if you do, head over to The Not So Blog for a chance to win a $100 Walmart Gift Card! I'd love to win this to start out my Holiday shopping, and if you'd like to head over quick, because this giveaway ends Oct. 29th!

Getting help and Giving back

My family has gone thru some rough times the past few years. Hubby has had many surgeries, I had a back fusion, and it definetly took a toll on us, mentally and financially. I am so thankful and greatful for my wonderful family and friends, that have helped us out the entire time! I'm also thankful for the kids school, that helped us out around the holidays, I honestly don't know what we would of done without everyones help and kindness!
I started thinking about how I could do my part and help others out, starting with the holiday season. Of course, I always donate a few things to the School toy drive, and donate all the kids older clothes and coats to the clothing drive, but I wanted to do something more. So I started thinking about helping out the Pediatric floor at our hospital, Central Dupage Hospital.
A few years ago, my son was in the ER for what we thought was just a really bad stomach bug, but it turned out to be Appendicitis. He was the bravest 9 year old, HE calmed ME down, he's just the greatest kid! After the surgery, they needed him to start walking and the incentive they gave him was that when he could walk to the end of the hall, he got to go to the Toy Closet and pick something out! Well that made him get up really quick! But once we got there, the nurse told us that they run mainly on donations, and that once the holidays are over, they get way less than they did at that time.
So that got me thinking, because I always pick toys up when I see them cheap, for Kids bday parties or just a treat for my kids. But everything I bought, my kids and kids friends are pretty much NOT playing anymore so they've been sitting in my closet. I pulled everything out and thought, I'll donate them to the Peds floor!
Now I'm on a mission, I want to do this for real. I want to be able to get toys to those brave kids, I know they deserve a treat and if I can make just one kid feel better for the day, well, it's worth it! What I'm looking for is info, how to do this, where to start, things like that. If anyone knows what direction I should start in, I'll love you forever : )

Clean & Green Pet Stain and Odor Remover- GIVEAWAY!! 3 winners!

Awhile back, I was given the opportunity to review some products from Clean + Green.  Clean + Green's Wood and Tile cleaner and Carpet cleaner. Having 2 dogs, (one that is a puppy) AND a cat, these products definetly came in handy! What I really like about them is they are made entirely of Non Toxic Botanicals, so I don't have to worry about our animals getting sick, or any of my family getting sick from harsh fumes. The products themselves work great, as I said, having a puppy, he gave us the best testing material ever : )
I also found out that Clean + Green can remove that horrible Skunk smell, completly! If only I would of had this a few years ago when our older dog met Pepe Le Pew!

A bit about Clean + Green-

CLEAN+GREEN® are eco-friendly aerosol pet odor and stain remover products. Our line of eco friendly, green cleaning products are made from organic and biodegradable ingredients and packaged so you can recycle the container - now you can clean green! For green pet cleaning, use effective, non toxic, organic home cleaning supplies and keep an environmentally friendly home - with pets.







Clean+Green offers a line of green home cleaning supplies for green carpet cleaning and carpet stain removal, green wood & tile floor cleaning, and green furniture cleaning for pet urine removal, pet stain removal and pet odor removal. The products work on cat urine, dog urine, vomit, hairballs, bird droppings, and small animal urine. They are odor eliminators for cat urine odor, dog urine odor, vomit odor, hairball odor, bird dropping odor, small animal odor, dog smell, cat smell, ferret smell and other small animal smells. Clean+Green is a stain remover for urine, feces, vomit, hairballs and any other pet accidents.

Use on:

•Carpet & Area Rugs


•Bedding


•Oriental Rugs


•Auto Carpet


•Upholstery


•Cushions

•Mattresses


•Pet Beds

Here's the best part! Clean and Green has offered 3 of my readers a bottle of Clean+Green Dog & Cat Carpet & Upholstery! For a chance to win, head over to Clean + Green and let me know another product you'd like to try, or something you've learned! ( Mandatory entry)

Extra Entries-

1. Follow Clean + Green on Twitter ( 1 entry)

2. LIKE Clean + Green on Facebook ( 1 entry)

3. Follow my blog ( 2 entries)

4. Become a subscriber ( 2 entries)

5. Follow me on Twitter and tweet giveaway ( 1 entry, per day, leave link)

6. Grab my button ( 2 entries, leave link)

7. Blog this giveaway ( 2 entries)

Giveaway will end on Sunday, Oct. 31st. Winners will be chosen using Random.org, and will be notified via email. Winners will have 48 hours to claim prize, or another will be chosen.


Disclaimer- I recieved products from Clean + Green free of charge in return for my opinions. All opinions are my own. Thanks to Clean + Green !

Another Facebook Freebie, this ones Dole Fruit Bites

Dole is giving away coupons for a free pack of Dole Fruit Bites on Facebook, just head over to their page and click on the Real Fruit tab to fill out the form!
Good freebies on Facebook lately!

FREE Sleep Number Travel Pillow!

Hurry over to the Sleep Number Facebook page, where if you qualify for a short survey, you will recieve a FREE Travel pillow!
This will be great for the holiday travels we'll have, and I know my neck will thank me!

Pillow Pets Giveaway at Outnumbered 3 to 1!

If I know there's 1 gift I could buy my daughter for Christmas that would make her day, it would be a Pillow Pet! Unfortunetly, I can't find them in stores where I live, I noticed them a few months ago and now none of them have anymore!
But, if you'd like a chance to win one, head over to Outnumbered 3 to 1, where she is giving away your choice of Pillow Pet! There are tons of extra entries, so stop over and check it out!!!
Giveaway ends Oct. 26th!!!

Macys Find Your Magic

Macys Find Your Magic

I love this outfit - check it out!

Check out this awesome giveaway to Halloween Express from Mommy Mandy!

With Halloween only a few weeks away, winning a giveaway like this would be great! Whether it be for a costume, or some neat decorations, Halloween express seems to have anything and everything you'd need to make it extra fun!
If you head over to Mommy Mandy, you can enter to win a $75 Gift card to Halloween Express and if you win, thats more money left to buy candy with!!
Head over quickly though, giveaway ends Oct. 10th!

If you have a CVS card, be sure to swipe it!

Usually when I go to CVS, I head right to what I need and forget to swipe my card at the Coupon center/Price checker. Today, I stopped in and they had a HUGE sign next to it saying, Swipe you Card before you shop! So I did, and I got some great coupons!
First one that printed out was a $5 coupon for any Halloween costume, accesory, or decorations. I had to ask if there was an amount that needed to be spent, but it was a spend $5, get $5 off coupon! I got some cute ceramic pumkpins and a Spider tealight holder for my front windows, some spider web and goodie bags for my daughters class party. I only spend $3.50 out of pocket with my coupon, NICE!
I also got a $2 off any 2 Aussie or Herbal Essence hair products, which are on sale 2/$6, going back tomorrow hoping they will use my coupon from the Sunday paper along with the store coupon. Another $1 off Clorox wipes and some candy coupons to stock up for Halloween!
From now on, I will always scan my CVS card, who knows what good coupons will come out next time!

Winner of the Kung Zhu Pet Set is....

And the winner is.... Terra H.! Congrats, I will be sending out a confirmation email shortly! Thanks to all that entered and don't forget to check out my other giveaways, still a few days left to enter!!!!

Hope you all had  great weekend!!!

Some great deals at Walmart!

If you are in need of bed sheets, glasses, basically anything for the kitchen or bedroom, I'd recommend checking out your local Walmart! We were in desperate need of bedsheets for the kids beds, and I got such a great deal! Sheet sets are marked down to $3 each! They are the Jersey sheets, so they are nice and soft, the kids LOVE them. I picked up a Comforter for $9, a couple of blankets marked down to $1 each, and a mirror for $2! These were all considered part of the "Dorm Room" section, but hey, everything matched the kids rooms and I couldn't pass up those prices!
Then I found 2 pack Tumblers for 10 cents, little gadgets like a Can opener, spatula, and ladle for 25 cents, and some bowls and pitchers for 50 cents! I So Love when I hit the clearance aisles like this!

I walked out of the store with over $100 worth of stuff, and paid less than $20 for all of it! My favorite part was when the cashier told me how well i shopped, lol!

Anytime Costumes Review AND Giveaway!!!

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, not just because we get candy, but because we get to dress up as pretty much anything we want! Having kids, I really enjoyed picking out their costumes when they were younger, and now that they are older I look forward to seeing what they'll pick to be every year! However, shopping at the store for costumes can be a hassle, trying to find the right size, or even just having the costume itself in stock, it can get stressful! I had the wonderful opportunity to work with AnytimeCostumes.com, an awesome online costume store that has TONS of costumes! Costumes for Adults, Children, Couples, etc. And then once you pick your costume, you can find all of your accesories and makeup right there too! It's one stop shopping, without leaving your home and no hassle at all! Just pick your costume, and wait for it to arrive.

I let me daughter choose a costume from AnytimeCostumes, she spent a long time trying to decide if she wanted to be Hannah Montana, a Renissance Princess, or Alex from Wizards of Waverly Place. She finally decided that she would be Alex for Halloween, it's her favorite show! We placed our order and about 5 days later our costume arrived. We tried it on and she looks A-DOR-ABLE!!! It's really a simple costume, with a dress, hat, and leg warmers, and together it's just too cute! And we'll add a "magic" wand, she'll be the best wizard in the school!

I've also found a few costumes for myself, the Dorothy "Wizard of Oz", and the "Love at First Bite" costumes are 2 of my fav's! Now here's to hoping we get invited to a costume party this year!!

Here's the best part! One lucky reader is going to win a costume of their choice, up to $50!!! Any costume, for you, your child, it's your choice!! All you have to do is let me know which Anytime Costume you'd pick! ( Mandatory entry!)

Extra entries-

1. Follow my blog ( 1 entry)

2. Become a subscriber ( 1 entry)

3. Follow on Twitter and tweet ( 1 entry, per day)

4. Grab my button ( 3 entries, leave link)

5. Repost this giveaway (3 entries, leave link)


This giveaway will end on Friday, Oct.1st. Winner will be chosen using Random.org. Winner will be notified via email and have 48 hours to claim prize! Good luck!


Disclaimer- I recieved a costume free of charge in return for my review. All opinions are my own.

CSNstores.com $50 Giveaway!!!

I love to shop, that's a given! But, sometimes I just don't feel like going out, so I turn to the internet to shop. What I don't like to do is have to search a million stores for that one item I'm looking for. Thankfully, I found CSNstores.com, which has pretty much everything a girl could ask for! From Decorative items to Dining Room Sets, CSN has over 200 online stores to find whatever you are looking for!  I believe this site is a great one for one stop shopping!

I have had only wonderful experiences with CSN, their Customer service is great, shipping is quick, and again, their selections are amazing! When you can't decide which product you want to buy, check out the customer reviews to help with your decision, I did, and am glad I did!

Here's the best part! CSN Stores has offered one of my lucky readers a chance to win a $50 gift code to any of their stores! All you have to do is let me know what you'd use it for! ( Mandatory entry)

Extra entries-

1. Follow my blog ( 1 entry)

2. Become a subscriber ( 1 entry)

3. Follow on Twitter and tweet giveaway ( 1 entry, per day)

4. Grab my button ( 3 entries, leave link)

5. Repost this giveaway ( 3 entries)

This giveaway will end on Wednesday, Sept. 29th . Winner will be chosen using Random.org, and will be notified via email to claim their prize. Winner will have 48 hours to claim prize, otherwise another winner will be chosen.
Giveaway for US and Canada readers only!

Good luck, and thanks for entering!!!

Kung Zhu Review AND Giveaway!!

Thanks to MomSelect, a few months ago I was chosen to host a Kung Zhu party for my kids and their friends! I wasn't sure what to expect, but WOW!, what a great party kit we were given!

On the day of the party, my son had 3 of his friends over and my daughter had 2 friends, and a family friend brought her son. Each child was able to recieve a Kung Zhu hamster, set of armor, and accesories! The pets are aimed more towards the boys, but W\what I found great about these is that the boys AND girls were having a blast, and they were all different ages, ranging from 6-11! I think the older boys were enjoying it the most, and didn't want to leave when the party was over : )

Kung Zhu Pets are available at many retailers right now, including Walmart, Target and Toys R Us, retailing around $7.99 for the hamsters and accesories anywhere from $9.99 to $19.99.  I think they would be a great Holiday gift, definetly a great Birthday gift, or just a little surprise for your child!

Heres the best part! One lucky reader will win their own Kung Zhu Pet and accesory! You just need to let me know which Kung Zhu is your favorite! ( Mandatory entry!)

Extra entries-

1. Follow my blog ( 1entry)

2. Become a subscriber ( 1 entry)

3. Follow on Twitter and tweet giveaway ( 1 entry, per day! Leave link)

4. Grab my button! ( 3 entries, leave link)

5. Blog about this giveaway ( 4 entries, leave link)

Giveaway will end Wed. Sept. 23rd. Winner will be chosen using Random.org, and will be notified via email to claim their prize. Winner will have 48 hours to claim prize, or another winner will be chosen!


Disclaimer- MomSelect provided me with all materials and accesories, free of charge. All opinions are my own.

Back to School!

So the kids have been back to school for a week now, and of course my daughter just loves it! My son on the other hand, well, he could take it or leave it! He started Jr. High this year, and he's excited about that, but getting up an extra hour earlier is what he isn't liking too much : (
And I'm enjoying it too, but sometimes I think the summer is way too short! We only did a handful of things of our Summer List, thanks to my wonderful migraines that put me out for days at a time... but they both said they had a great summer so I guess I should be thankful for that!
Now onto the fun part! My daughter is in a "Peanut Free Zone" in her class, she has a few classmates with allergies. I need some good ideas for snacktime, because Goldfish and Ritz Crackers get boring after awhile! We do fruit, but mostly just grapes or apples. I'd love some new creative ideas on what I can send in for her that she'll love and want to continue to eat!
Thanks for any ideas : )

Winner of the Cover Girl Smokey Eye Kit!

And the winner is.....  Cheryl F. -The Lucky Ladybug!
I will be sending an email shortly for you to claim your prize!

Thanks to all that entered and check back soon, I have some great giveaways coming up, including CSN STores, and Anytime Costumes!!!