About Henrietta

Crazy chicken lady? Blogger? Mom? Gramma? Geek? Yep, Henrietta Newman is all of the above. Be sure to subscribe to A Hen's Nest for updates on fun giveaways, recipes, reviews and family travels! Thanks for visiting!

Hen’s Friday #Giveaway Linky 5/24 – 5/30

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Friday, Friday, FRIDAY — WooHoo! It’s time for the Friday Giveaway Linky! Also, it’s an awesome Friday because it’s the last one I’ll spend being 33 since Sunday is my Birthday :) I plan on having a great weekend with my family it may involve my hubby taking me to buy vegetable plants for our [...]

Join me at the Neutrogena #NTGDERM Sunscreen 101 Twitter party!

Neutrogena

(UPDATE: a note from The Motherhood: “Due to the tragic situation in Moore, OK, following Monday’s tornado, Neutrogena and The Motherhood have decided to postpone today’s Twitter Party. I’ll keep you all posted on a date for rescheduling and hope that you can still be involved.  So sorry for the cancellation and I hope that you [...]

Make time for family fun this summer + Enter the Family Playdate Sweepstakes!

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This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Merck Consumer Care. I am so looking forward to summer and being able to spend some good family time exploring our local area. In fact, I’m joining The Active Family Project this year by making a pledge to share quality time with my family! By scheduling “play dates” with [...]

DIY Rustic Wheel Herb Garden How-To #MiracleGroProject

diy rustic wheel herb container garden project

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Gardening should be fun!  I love to garden but I have to admit that I am guilty of having big plans then failing because I forget to keep the plants watered, or I end up watering [...]

Hen’s Friday #Giveaway Linky 5/17 – 5/23

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Hooray for Friday! I can’t believe May is already more than half over! School is winding down and college planning is in full swing for my son! It’s going to be a busy summer and I’m looking forward to it, we just have to get through all this graduation stuff first! I hope you all [...]

Revive Dry Feet and Hands with Tree Hut! #Natural Beauty

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tree Hut for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. School will be out in just a couple of weeks and that means summer vacation is about to begin! I can't wait for the lake to warm up so we can visit the beach and [...]

Mossop Natural Remedies Flower Formulas for a happier you!

mossop natural remedies flower formulas

When Diana Mossop’s son had a bad reaction to vaccines as a child, she did the only thing she could do and took matters into her own hands. She helped her son recover his health with natural remedies. With her lifetime’s interest in the natural healing power of plants and plant essences, Diana has worked over the [...]

Banish Dark Circles and Fine Lines with Belli Skin Care Eye-Brightening Cream

Belli Eye-Brightening Cream

As moms, we know how hard all of the running, errands, and activities can be on our schedules! I know even though my kids are older, I still don’t get enough sleep! Add that to genes and you get some dark under eye circles that are enough to wake the living dead! I try to [...]

Gifts For Book Lovers: Out of Print Coaster Set

out of print coaster set

I have the perfect place to shop, if you’re a lover of books and literature! Out of Print is an online clothing store that offers the “world’s greatest stories through fashion.” Their t shirts feature gorgeous graphic images of iconic and classic book covers, many that are out of print — hence the name.  Browsing around [...]

Hen’s Friday #Giveaway Linky 5/10 – 5/16

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Happy Friday! It’s Mother’s Day weekend, I hope all of you moms spend some time enjoying yourselves and your families! Also, be sure to enter my Mother’s Day giveaways! Several are ending Friday night! Thanks for stopping by to link up! DDPYOGA 5/10 What I Love Journal 5/10 Gardening for Geeks 5/10 SOL REPUBLIC 5/10 [...]

Living with Lactose Intolerance – Did You Know? #LACTAID

LACTAID Products

Ever since my second child was born almost 13 years ago, I have been becoming more and more lactose sensitive each year. These days, I can no longer drink a glass of regular milk and if I eat ice cream… watch out! My almost 18 year old son was born with a lactose sensitivity so [...]

Printable #Coupons: Kashi, Starbucks, K-Cups, Jennie-O, Glade, DiGiorno

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We all love saving money! Here are a few of my favorite printable coupons this week! Favorites      Breakfast $2.00 off any TWO Kashi Cereals $1.00 off THREE BOXES General Mills Big G cereals $1.00 off 1 Marie Callender’s Breakfast Sandwich $1.00 off any 2 Kellogg’s Cinnamon Jacks™ cereal Buy Spooners cereal, get 1 [...]

Create a custom iphone or ipad case from your child’s artwork!

getuncommon.com custom iphone case

Do you have a box full of old crumpled drawing that your kids have proudly brought home to you from school? I do! In fact, I have several boxes full! There comes a point though when you wonder what to do with all of those carefully doodled treasures, especially since they’re packed away. Why not [...]

Our Journey to Homeownership – we’re getting there #GenworthUSA

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Last year, Chris and I thought for sure it would be “THE” year that we finally bought a home of our own. We contacted a real estate agent that my brother-in-law recommended, since they had purchased their home the year prior. She in turn, connected us with an FHA lender to see if we would [...]