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Experience Arby’s Roast-Beef-atopia and Enter to Win a Hawaiian Getaway
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Arby's for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was little my grandma used to pick me up from school a few times a week. Whenever she picked me up she would always fix me an after-school snack, and every once in a while she would bring me Arby's. I believe at that time they had some kind of 5 for $5 deal, so … [Read More...]
One Artsy Mama’s 4000 Fan Giveaway
Hey everybody! My friend Amy over at One Artsy Mama has hit 4,000 fans on Facebook. To celebrate, she's having a super nice giveaway. One lucky winner will winner get to choose between these prizes: a Silhouette Portrait (ooh how I want one of these!), a $200 Amazon Gift Card, or a $200 Target Gift Card. Just enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below to win! a Rafflecopter … [Read More...]
Weight Loss Wednesdays: A Quick Rant
This blog post is part of the Blog Every Day in May series from Jenni at Story of My Life. Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off) I decided to combine this post with … [Read More...]
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things
This blog post is part of the Blog Every Day in May series from Jenni at Story of My Life. Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives. I wanted to share with you a few of my all-time favorite craft projects (this is a repost of a guest post I wrote for Nancy at Do Small Things with Love): One thing you probably should know about me … [Read More...]
Super Cash Giveaway
Do you LOVE cash? Would you like to win some? Who wouldn't want to win some cold hard cash, right? A Man's take on things, Get Your Skinny On (IT Works Body Wraps), Simply Sheryl, and Cha Ching Queen have teamed up for a super cash giveaway. There will be 3 (count 'em, three) winners. Each person will win a $50 gift card to use on whatever they want. So cool! … [Read More...]
10 Things That Make Me Really Happy
This blog post is part of the Blog Every Day in May series from Jenni at Story of My Life. Day 14, Tuesday: Ten things that make you really happy. 1. My husband - he's my best friend and he always cheers me up when I'm down - even if it means doing a silly little dance to make me laugh. 2. My dogs - of course! I love those little pugs so much it's ridiculous. … [Read More...]
Oh, Those Halcyon Years
This blog post is part of the Blog Every Day in May series from Jenni at Story of My Life. Day 12, Sunday: What do you miss? (a person, a thing, a place, a time of your life...) I miss a lot of people/places/things. And most, I'd rather not talk about. No offense. The people I miss are very near and dear to my heart, so it just hurts too much to think about. Maybe … [Read More...]
10 Words or Less
This blog post is part of the Blog Every Day in May series from Jenni at Story of My Life. Day 11, Saturday: Sell yourself in 10 words or less. I wasn't sure if the 10 words were supposed to be in sentence form or not, but I decided to just describe my most positive attributes with 10 separate words: Canophile (dog lover - especially good if I'm trying to … [Read More...]
Staining Made Simple with the Flood.com Staining Guide and Better Backyard Sweepstakes
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Flood® Wood Care for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you ever tried to stain wood furniture? Let me tell you, the hardest part is just getting started! Seriously, where do you even begin with a DIY project of that magnitude? Fortunately, staining doesn't have to make you pull your hair out with … [Read More...]
Why I Can’t Go To Wal-Mart Anymore
This blog post is part of the Blog Every Day in May series from Jenni at Story of My Life. Day 10, Friday: Most embarrassing moment (s). Spill. Okay, so I know people who hate Wal-Mart. I know people who love Wal-Mart. I'm somewhat in the middle - I can take it or leave it. Which is probably good since I can no longer go there. … [Read More...]
I have a wonderful husband and two adorable pug dogs who are like my children. I like pretty much anything the color purple, owl stuff, polka dots, Hello Kitty, and boy bands (yes, my inner teeny bopper demands that I listen to them). 
