Yoplait Prize Pack Winner!

The winner of the Yoplait prize pack is...

Comment #10 ~ Tiffany Christie

This is her second win this week! Congratulations!

Snack Taxi Winner!

Who says number 13 is unlucky? Certainly not the winner of my Snack Taxi giveaway! The winner is...

Comment #13 ~ Tiffany Christie

CONGRATULATIONS!

Plow & Hearth Home Decor ~ Review & Giveaway

I love Plow & Hearth! I really just cannot say enough good things about this company. I have been beyond thrilled with all of their products that I have experienced and am excited to share yet another great product with you!

Since this long, cold winter is starting to get to me, I decided it would be fun to find some new home decor to brighten up the inside of my house even on the long, gray winter days. I was fortunate to be able to review these adorable "HOME" Wall Letters!


When I received them and got them out, I was so excited about the bright, cheerful colors. I also love the way the letters look distressed and are decorated with metalwork vines and flowers. They create the type of look I see in magazines and wish I had in my home, and now I do! My walls are pale yellow and they look great on them, but I can picture several colors that they would look great on and it's inspiring me. I love how a new piece of decor can freshen up a room and bring a new interest to it. Using the colors found in these letters, you can add different accent pieces to your room to compliment them. The ideas are just spinning in my head! I just love them!

Plow & Hearth offers such a great variety of products and I could easily find items to decorate my home inside and out with from them. Here are a few more products that I am dreaming of...




Once again, Plow & Hearth has proven to be a great company with high quality products that I just can't get enough of. How would you like to add these adorable "HOME" Wall Letters to your home?! One lucky winner will receive a set for themselves!!! To gain entries into this great giveaway, please read below...

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!


This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on March 16th. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Plow & Hearth and tell me another of their great products that you would love to have. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (1 entry)

Subscribe to my blog via the sign-up found on the right sidebar of my blog to be sure to never miss a great giveaway! (1 entry)

Follow my blog via Networked Blogs, located on the right sidebar under google friend connect. (1 entry)

"Like" my Facebook page, located on the right sidebar. (1 entry)

Place my Finally Finding Me button on your blog and leave me a comment saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(1 entry)

Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post. (1 entry)


That's 6 chances to win! Good luck!




Disclosure: I was provided with these products for free for review purposes. The views and opinions expressed in this review are my own and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.

GreenTime Reusable Bags ~ Review

I was given the opportunity to try out another set of reusable sandwich and snack bags, this time from a company called GreenTime Bags.

These sandwich/snack bags are PVC, BPA, lead and phthalate free. They are also hand or machine washable. I like the idea they give for drying them on a bottle drying rack. They are definitely a much better alternative than disposable plastic bags. I really like how deep the pockets in the bags are because I'm pretty sure nothing is going to escape from them. The one thing that was a little strange to me was how wide the sandwich bag is. I've never seen bread that wide, so I'm not sure why you would need it like that, except for then I thought about that you could probably fit a sandwich that was made on part of a sub bun or something like that in it. Also it would probably work out nicely for a wrap or pita sandwich. I like taking wraps to work a lot, so that would be the perfect size for them. They come in great prints too, so they aren't just great for the environment, but they are fun too.

Here is one of the bags that I received (the other is a snack bag and has a retro dot design to it)...


Overall, I think these are great reusable bags and I am glad to have them as an alternative to wasteful plastic baggies. If you would like to have a better alternative for yours and/or your childrens' lunches, get over to GreenTime Bags and get yourself some!



Disclosure: I was provided with these products for free for review purposes. The views and opinions expressed in this review are my own and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved

Nissa Lynn ~ Review & Giveaway

I absolutely love Etsy and all the unique jewelry, clothing, art, etc. that you can find there. I was beyond excited when I found Nissa Lynn. I am in awe of her talents in creating great clothing and jewelry pieces. Pretty much everything I looked at received a response of "Ooooh, I want that."

I was beyond lucky to receive one of her Librarian Tunics for review. I chose a great black and white print with an awesome zebra print flower pin with a sparkly jewel in the center. This tunic could not be more "me". I took a few pictures to show you some of the different ways the tunic can be worn.

Just alone.


Belted high with a skinny belt.


Belted high with some of the material pulled up through to create a bubbled top.


Under an open flutter cardigan with the flower pin attached to the cardigan.


Isn't it absolutely adorable? I'm excited to wear it in the summer with my black capris and cute heels. It would be perfect to wear for a bridal or baby shower, out to dinner, or just casual with a pair of jeans! It is so versatile and so cute. I'm actually going to wear it next time with a magenta cardigan that has a black lace back on it, to add a punch of color. There are just so many ways you could wear this tunic, or one of her other tunics. She also makes other great tops, jackets, dresses and skirts. Let me show you a couple more of my favorites...

Oh, how I would love to have this dress!


Another great tunic. I love the flowers.


What a great pencil skirt that would go awesome with one of her tunics!



I know I mentioned that she does jewelry too, so I have to show you some of those great pieces as well...

Just imagine how many things you could wear this necklace with!


This necklace is so fun with all of the little sea inspired charms mixed in. What a great summer necklace!



Isn't she amazingly talented? I just love her pieces! I know you've got to be drooling over one or more of them as well and I've only shown you a small sampling! You definitely should get over to her shop and check it all out.

How would you feel about winning a great piece of jewelry by Nissa Lynn? I bet I know the answer to that. Well, Nissa Lynn has offered one of my readers a chance to win the gorgeous necklace pictured below! It is made up of a silver chain, pearl beads, crystal beads and an organza flower with a pearl bead center. Gorgeous! I'm totally jealous of whoever wins this.



If you would like a chance to win this great necklace, please see below for how to gain entries into this giveaway...

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!


This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on March 14th. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Nissa Lynn's Etsy shop and tell me which of her pieces is your favorite. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (1 entry)

Subscribe to my blog via the sign-up found on the right sidebar of my blog to be sure to never miss a great giveaway! (1 entry)

Follow my blog via Networked Blogs, located on the right sidebar under google friend connect. (1 entry)

"Like" my Facebook page, located on the right sidebar. (1 entry)

Place my Finally Finding Me button on your blog and leave me a comment saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(1 entry)

Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post. (1 entry)

Heart Nissa Lynn's Etsy shop. (1 entry)


That's 7 chances to win! Good luck!




Disclosure: I was provided with these products for free for review purposes. The views and opinions expressed in this review are my own and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.

Yoplait Light Two Week Tune Up

If you haven't heard of Yoplait yogurt, I have no idea where you've been, but it's yummy! I was excited at the opportunity to receive a Yoplait Light yogurt gift pack that includes 28 VIP coupons for Yoplait Light yogurt, a gym bag, a reflective wrist wallet and a pedometer.

I was so excited when I received the package. The gym bag is really cool and I'm thinking it would make a great beach bag as well. I love yogurt too, so I was most excited about all the free yogurt. While I haven't started it yet, I am starting next week with their Two Week Tune Up. Basically, Yoplait Light´s Two Week Tune Up could help you lose five pounds in two weeks by:

Replacing your breakfast and lunch with a Yoplait Light yogurt, a whole grain,
and a fruit.

Eating a diet rich in lean protein and non-fat dairy, including a sensible dinner, beverages, and snacks.

Walking 30-40 minutes daily

Please visit Yoplait.com for study and full diet details.


Sounds simple enough, right? I think so and I'm going to try it starting next Monday (today is my son's birthday, Saturday we'll be gone all day at basketball tournaments and Sunday we have a lunch date with my husband's aunt, so I'm not even going to attempt it this weekend). I can't wait to see how it all goes and I'll be sure to write a post with the results when I'm done!

Do you love yogurt and wouldn't mind losing a few pounds in a couple weeks' time? Then you should try it out! Would you like to kick-start this Tune Up with a Yoplait Prize Pack of your own that includes a gym bag, a reflective wrist wallet, a pedometer and one VIP coupon* for a free cup of Yoplait Light yogurt?

*This coupon offer for Yoplait Light yogurt is not valid in some states, including California, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, North Dakota and Tennessee.

You should definitely enter for a chance right here on my blog! What are you waiting for? Get your entries in now!

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!


This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on March 4th. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Leave a comment sharing what special event you will be participating in the Two Week Tune Up program for or if you just want to lose weight just because. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (1 entry)

Subscribe to my blog via the sign-up found on the right sidebar of my blog to be sure to never miss a great giveaway! (1 entry)

Follow my blog via Networked Blogs, located on the right sidebar under google friend connect. (1 entry)

"Like" my Facebook page, located on the right sidebar. (1 entry)

Place my Finally Finding Me button on your blog and leave me a comment saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(1 entry)

Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post. (1 entry)


That's 6 chances to win! Good luck!




Disclosure: Yoplait provided me with the free product, information and giveaway through MyBlogSpark

Snack Taxi ~ Review & Giveaway

I've been intrigued for quite some time now with the idea of reusable sandwich and snack bags, but never took the initiative to buy any and try them out. That got me thinking that they would be a perfect thing to review. So, I present to you...Snack Taxi reusable bags for snacks and sandwiches!

The first thing I noticed when I opened up the package was the cute material they were made out of. I mean, how fun is it to take your sandwiches and snacks in a cute printed bag, rather than a boring old plastic one?! The next thing I noticed was the generous sizing of the bags. There is plenty of room in the sandwich bag for a very large sandwich and plenty of room in the snack bag for any kind of snack I can think of that I normally pack in mine and my boys' lunches.

Before I go any further, I just have to show you the bags I chose. I was sent a set to keep for the review and a set to give away to one of my readers. I couldn't resist the bags with these adorable little hedgehogs all over them. Seriously, they are so stinkin' cute! Just look...


Anyway, one of the things I was concerned about about these bags and part of the reason I have never taken the initiative to get some is I pictured the food falling out of the bags if they got jostled around. I'm not sure if you can tell in this picture below or not, but the pocket part of the material actually folds over quite a ways, so there's really no way anything can fall out. I was also very happy to read that the nylon that lines the bags has been tested to be sure that it is safe and not leeching anything into your food that you or your children shouldn't be eating. Same goes for the cute cotton prints on the outside of the bags.




Wondering about how you care for them? Well, you can throw them in the wash (unscented detergent is recommended) and dryer or simply rinse with water and air dry. Just like any other material, they will hold up better if hand washed and air dried, but I guess that's kind of obvious. So see, easy!

Now, for the main and most important benefit of these reusable snack and sandwich bags...they are REUSABLE! Have you ever really stopped to think about how many plastic bags your family goes through in a week, a month, a year?! It's honestly disgusting when you really think about how much waste something as innocent as your lunches are creating. Now, I'd love to say that I'm great about recycling and things like that, but I have to be honest and say that I am not. I do care though about doing things to make a difference in how much waste my family is creating and these reusable snack and sandwich bags are an easy (and ridiculously cute) way of doing that.

Wouldn't you love to try out some of these great reusable bags from Snack Taxi for yourself? Well, let me show you what you could win! Snack Taxi has offered one of my readers a set of one each of their sandwich and snack bags. Oh, and they are in this adorable owl print below...


If you would like a chance to win these great bags, please see below for how to gain entries...

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ENTRY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY FOR YOUR ENTRIES TO COUNT!!!!


This contest will be open until 11:59 PM on March 2nd. At that time I will use random.org to determine the winner. The winner will then be emailed and have 24 hours to respond, otherwise I will choose a new winner. This contest is open to U.S. residents.

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ENTRY AND LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORM - Jane (at) yahoo (dot) com


MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Snack Taxi and tell me which print you would love to send in your kids' lunches or your own. (1 entry)

Extra Entries:

Follow my blog (publicly via google friend connect, located on the top sidebar) - You can use this as an entry whether you are a new follower or a current follower. (1 entry)

Subscribe to my blog via the sign-up found on the right sidebar of my blog to be sure to never miss a great giveaway! (1 entry)

Follow my blog via Networked Blogs, located on the right sidebar under google friend connect. (1 entry)

"Like" my Facebook page, located on the right sidebar. (1 entry)

Place my Finally Finding Me button on your blog and leave me a comment saying you did. The button is found on the right sidebar of my blog.
(1 entry)

Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog and leave me the link to your post. (1 entry)


That's 6 chances to win! Good luck!




Disclosure: I was provided with these products for free for review purposes. The views and opinions expressed in this review are my own and I was in no way persuaded by the company involved.