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Stylish Recycling Containers at Hayneedle (Giveaway)

Going glam and being green don’t need to be mutually exclusive, especially when it comes to decorating your home. Makers of recycle bins and kitchen compost bins have started incorporating modern materials into their products, allowing consumers to have greener households without compromising their personal style.

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Beneterre Reusable Snack and Sandwich Bags Review and Giveaway

Very few people send their children to school with disposable lunch bags these days.  Most kids have a favorite character lunch bag or box, that they tote along each day and carry their meal with them.  But what about inside?

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EatSmart Precision Voyager Luggage Scale Review & Giveaway

Luggage fees when flying has been at the forefront of my mind right now as we get ready to pay the rest of our Alaskan Cruise down, and start looking for flights to Vancouver.  It costs us enough already to fly out of our rinkydink airport and I don’t need to worry about whether my luggage is overweight and get slapped with yet another fee.  A new product makes it easier than ever to make sure your luggage doesn’t go over the weight limit.

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Park Avenue Shirt Co. Review

Park Avenue Shirt Co. has t-shirts with fun designs and some that are right over the top!  When I was asked to review one, I was first going to let my husband choose, but then I found a perfect one for him, the ‘Alaska Come for the Adventure’ t-shirt.

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Telenovelas – Popular Spanish TV Viewing

Each year millions tune into Univision and Telemundo to watch the latest prime time telenovelas.  Having always been popular in Central and South America, telenovelas have gained greater popularity in the United States over the last few years, with many telenovelas now offering English subtitles so non-Spanish speaking viewers may enjoy the shows.  Here are a few of the telenovelas that are airing in 2011:

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Sweet Baby Shower Giveaway-Baby Bottle Pop Rattlerz & Candies

While today’s economy continues to put extra stress on most Americans’ wallets, those preparing to welcome a new child into the family experience the added pressure of a whole new set of expenses, and it can trickle over onto those close to them too.  I’m talking about the ‘Baby Shower’.  

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My 12 Seconds of Fame

How long does it take to read a word?  Probably less than a second for those of us fluent in the language it’s written in, but for this measurement let’s just assume it’s about a second.

So with that figure, I proudly announce my 12 seconds of fame as a blogger featured in a national publication; ‘Woman’s World’.  For those of you unfamiliar with Woman’s World it’s a weekly publication with a readership of over 7 million!!  (Okay enough of the blatant bragging…)

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Easy Santa Fe Stuffed Tortilla Bake – Recipe

I love cooking up new recipes in my kitchen.  I have a collection of cook books, magazine clippings and bookmarked sites with waaaaay more recipes then I could ever use.  For the most part I have a few criteria that makes me save them:

1. They have to contain ingredients that I recognize
2. I have to be able to modify it, because my family is picky
3. It has to be non-labor intensive

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FIRST Wild Card Tour: In the Shadow of Evil

SHORT BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Informed by the real-life fallout of the U.S. economy and devastation caused by multiple hurricanes along the southern coast, In the Shadow of Evil tells a modern day story involving the exposure of a building rebound scam. Amidst the layers of unethical practices, supply shortages, and excess murders, a top Louisiana homicide detective loses his heart to a charitable contractor while uncovering a secret about his tragic past.

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Philadelphia Cooking Creme Giveaway

If you’re looking for a cooking product that helps you make quick, delicious meals, you need to try new Philadelphia Cooking Creme

You don’t have to be a celebrity chef like Emeril Lagasse, as a matter of fact, just see how easy it is to make creamy chicken Florentine with it – so easy Emeril’s attorney can do it!

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