Catching Up!

As I have been falling behind in rebuilding a home life in the new home we've moved into, today's post will be short, and there will be no post tomorrow. I still have boxes to unpack, numerous things to shop around for, and a ton of other work to do to get things up and running here. Rebuilding our lives is a much longer, and much more difficult process than I had ever anticipated it would be!

One thing I have to say, is that this whole process has been an enlightening experience. A person really builds a home through a process of years and years. It seems it would always be there. Yet, once it's gone in an instant, starting over is not as easy as it might seem it could be. All the little things you know and love, often so seemingly simple, even trivial perhaps, mean so much. Yet, there are literally hundreds of them.

Though putting it all back together, at least in some semblance of the life you've had, is really tough, it must be done in order to maintain the level of success that you've known and loved and lived all along. It is through what you know that one succeeds in life and living. Once you've achieved a particular level, you can then move on to the next. Once your foundation is shattered, recovery is imperative, in order to move on.

These things are all a part of the journey. I share my journey in this blog, not to gain sympathy, but to shed light on the experience. There are so many, many others who have lost the lives they've known, and their homes to violent storms. I know I am not alone. Yet, the most one usually hears about these things is a short blurb on the news. I wanted you to know just a little bit more.

Thank you for reading my blog.


With this, I leave you with the chance to win $10,000!


Celebrate the Holidays Sweepstakes



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More Help for the Holidays!

Today's sweepstakes offer all kinds of help for the holidays! First is cough drops for those ever-present holiday coughs, along with a check to follow in March. Then, there's help to make it to your destination, with an awesome navigational tool, plus a good movie for the passengers to pass the time along the way.

Next up is literally millions of dollars in debit cards up for grabs, to make that holiday gathering a success. Whether your headed home, or hosting, there's a prize for you!


Ricola Ricollection Promotion

This sweeps has a memory game consisting of "rounds." Round one is practice. Round two is the instant win portion, which uses pre-determined "random win times" to determine the winners. You must then win round three in order to gain your daily entry for the grand prize drawing.

* 100 Round 2 prizes awarded each week, each a free bag of Ricola cough drops. ARVs range from $1.97 each, to $2.29 each.

* Grand prize is a check for $2,500. ARV $2,500.

One play per person/email address per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, 18 or older. Ends March 31, 2016.


VACATION Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is a Garmin nüviCam all-in-one premium navigator with built-in dash cam and driver awareness features, and a Blu-ray combo pack of VACATION. Total ARV $399.99.

* 30 runner up prizes, each a copy of VACATION on Digital HD. ARV $19.99, each.

One entry per person/email address. Open to legal U.S. residents, 18 or older. Ends December 1, 2015.


The following two sweepstakes are both accessed from the same landing page. You can enter either one, or both.

SC Johnson Happy Thanksgathering Help Get Me Home Instant Win

* 3,000 prizes, each a $1,000 Visa gift card. ARV $1,000, each.

Limit of one prize per person/email address/household.

One play per person/email address per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., at least 18 and the age of majority. Ends November 25, 2015.


SC Johnson Happy Thanksgathering "Help Me Host" Instant Win

* 200 prizes, each a $250 pre-paid debit card. ARV $250, each.

Limit of one prize per person/email address/household.

One play per person/email address per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., at least 18 and the age of majority. Ends November 25, 2015.





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Win Holiday Gathering Essentials!

Are you the type of person who loves throwing holiday parties? Maybe you're more of a social butterfly, and enjoy flitting about from one intimate gathering to another? Is your holiday schedule filled to the brim with simply being the life of the party, instead?

Well, then you're in luck! Today's sweepstakes offer timely essentials, to make any holiday gathering a hit! Whether you're attending one and bringing along a hostess gift, or if you are the hostess and are looking for something new to serve your guests, or if you just need a ride to flit about on, you'll find it all here!

Have fun!

Bonne Maman Thanks-GIVING Giveaway

* One winner each day will receive two jars of Bonne Maman Spreads for Cheese (7.9oz) and 2 coupons for FREE President cheese. Total ARV $29.98, each.

Limit of one prize per household.

One entry per household per day. Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends November 30, 2015.


Avon Entertaining Essentials Holiday Set Sweepstakes

* 10 Grand prizes, each consisting of: one Wine Glass Plates & Stemless Beverage Glass Set, which includes: Four Glass Plates and Stemless Beverage Glasses; one Set of 3 Cookie Stamps; and one Bell Pewter Ornament. Total ARV $ 47.97, each.

One entry per person/email address, with bonus entries available. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends November 30, 2015.


Fraternal House Publishing Sweepstakes: Mack-Motors 'Downtown' Buddy Scooter 170i

* Grand prize is a Mackle-Motors Downtown SCOOTER 170i. No ARV is stated.

One entry per person per 24 hours. Open to legal residents of the United States, D.C., Guam,Virgin Islands American Samoa and Puerto Rico, 13 or older. Ends December 30, 2015.

Find this, and more Avon products at my Avon eStore!.

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Fizzilicious Giveaway! Three Winners!

Today brings yet another wonderful giveaway, this one courtesy of IHeart-Motherhood! We sure have a great group of bloggers, don't we? Thanks to everyone for all your support!

(Disclosure: I received the product below for the purpose of this review. Additional compensation was received, however all opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for supporting my blog!)

Do your children like to drink a lot of soda or juice? Maybe they have a hard time taking daily vitamins or eating all their fruits and veggies at dinner? Are you worried they aren't getting the proper nutrients? 

I know my children struggle with all of the above, I think most kids do! I was recently introduced to fizzilicious, and after reading about their fizzy vitamin drink tablets, I knew my children had to give them a try! 

Thanksgiving Sweepstakes!

Consider this the "Black Friday" before Halloween, with today's sweepstakes breaking into the Thanksgiving holiday! Will you be out trick-or-treating with the kids tomorrow? Perhaps you will be attending an adult costume party? Maybe you'll be passing out candy at home? Do you simply like to sit in a dark house while all the ghouls and goblins pass right by your door?

Whatever you'll be doing tomorrow, you have the chance to win some great Thanksgiving sweepstakes today!


Thanksgiving Pier 1 Imports Good Housekeeping Sweepstakes

* 5 winners will each receive a $1,000 Pier 1 Imports gift card. ARV $1,000, each.

One entry per person. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C., and Canada (excluding Quebec), 13 or older. Ends November 16, 2015.


Ultimate Thanksgiving Essentials Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is $3,000 and a Thanksgiving Essentials Toolkit from the Food Network Store. Total ARV $3,500.

One entry per person/email address per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 21 or older as of October 15, 2015. Ends December 1, 2015.


The Green Bay Packers & Levi's Thanksgiving at Lambeau Sweepstakes

* Grand prize consists of 10 tickets to the Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears game at Lambeau Field on 11/26, one gameday parking pass, a fully catered Thanksgiving tailgate spread setup with Levi's Airstream trailer, one Levi's merchandise item per ticket holder (10 total), and one $500 Packers Pro Shop gift card. Total ARV $5,300.

Transportation is not included.

One entry per person/email address, with one bonus entry available. Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, Canada, American Samoa, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherland, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, US Virgin Islands, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom, 18 or older. Ends November 9, 2015.



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Win an Exotic Vacation!

With the blustering winds, cold rain, and chilly temps in this area today, it seems like the perfect time for the fabulous chance to win an exotic vacation! A cruise with Practical Jokers from Miami to Cozumel would certainly be something to smile about! Yet, a luxurious stay at a Sandals Resort would definitely be as delightful!

Either way, it would warm the heart and soul, and be a good way to take the chill out of winter!


Impractical Jokers Cruise - TruTV Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is one balcony stateroom for two on board the Impractical Jokers Cruise, sailing on January 11-15, 2016. Includes up to $600 in air fare for winner and guest. Some exclusions do apply, so be sure to check the rules for details. Total ARV $3,750.

No entry limit stated. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 21 or older. Ends November 15, 2015.


Sandals Love Nest Suites & Beaches Suites 2015 Sweepstakes

* 50 Sandals prize winners will each receive a five day/four night stay for two in one of 10 Love Nest Suites at any Sandals Resort. Total ARV $4,156, each.

* 25 Beaches Concierge Level Winners will each receive a five day/four night stay for up to four people (max two adults) in one of 10 Concierge Level Rooms at any Beaches Resorts. Total ARV $4,239, each.

* 25 25 Beaches Butler Suites Winners will each receive a five day/four night stay for up to four people (max two adults) in one of 10 Concierge Level Rooms or Butler Suites at any Beaches Resorts. Total ARV $7,624, each.

Air fare is not included.

One regular entry per month, and up to 5 bonus entries per month. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C., and Canada (excluding Quebec), 21 or older. Ends December 31, 2015.



Good Luck!

Check out Reviewsio, to Get Products for Review!

Today I wanted to take a few moments to share a recently launched website with you.

As some of you may know, I truly enjoy doing product reviews and book reviews. You may wonder how this works, and if you could do it, too. Well, the answer is yes, you could!

As far as how it works, generally speaking, a person receives a product, either free or at a deeply discounted price, in exchange for an honest review. The previously mentioned website is one of the places that can connect you with retailers who are looking for reviewers. It's called Reviewsio.

The site is simple to use. Once you've registered, then you can browse available products to pick and choose what you'd like to review. Request to review the items you'd like, by a simple click of the mouse. Once approved, the vendor then sends you a voucher code to use at checkout, that will reflect the applicable discount.

Another nice feature of Reviewsio, is that you can browse and comment on reviews done by other members. This is a fun way to learn more about different products, and to get to know other members. An added benefit to leaving comments, is that you get to earn reward points!

Reward points are earned in a number of ways. One is by commenting, as I've mentioned. You can also earn them for simply checking in on the site each day, and for referring friends, and more. Once you've accumulated enough points, you can then redeem them through the rewards store. Current rewards are $50 and $100 Amazon gift cards, though they intend to add more.

Reviewing products is really a fun and rewarding experience. Try a new product, find a better brand of something you already use, get what you need through reviewing it. It's all worth it!



Disclosure: I received reward points and a sweepstakes entry in exchange for this post, and the post contains my referral link. All opinions are my own.


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