On the Subject of Retirement – Guest Post by Bob Curtis

“On the Subject of Retirement”By Robert Curtis I have been with the Utah Transit Authority as a bus operator now for over three decades. How the time has flown! I have seen many come and many go over the years. But I have just begun to notice, in recent months, how many are retiring that […]

Softlips PURE Winner!

Thank you so very much to Laura of Robin Leedy & Associates and to Softlips for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway! It’s been a pleasure! The winner of the Softlips PURE pack is: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 182 Timestamp: 2009-11-26 03:54:28 UTC #182 StrangeDaze Woohoo! & CONGRATS to you on winning, your […]

Golden Moon Tea Winner!

Thank you to the Golden Moon Tea Company for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway! Keep an eye out for my upcoming review of five of their teas! The winner of the Golden Moon Tea Sample Pack is: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 36 Timestamp: 2009-11-23 20:51:29 UTC #36 Melody Woohoo! & CONGRATS to […]

Follow Your Passion – Guest Post by Nancy A. Kaiser

I came out of the womb with an innate love for animals – all animals. As a small child vacationing in Florida, my folks took me to a dolphin show. We went each night. The owner felt sorry for my folks and stopped charging admittance. It is apparent to me that my passion was firmly […]

Anti-Monkey Butt Powder Winner

Thank you to Anti-Monkey Butt Powder for sponsoring this fun giveaway! The winner is: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 22 Timestamp: 2009-11-16 19:05:20 UTC #22 JenniferB Woohoo! & CONGRATS to you on winning I will be contacting you shortly to confirm your email so that I can forward it to prize fulfillment! […]

Why I love reading the old-fashioned way – Guest Post by Katherine Swarts

They predicted a “paperless society” for the Internet age. Like space colonies and household droids (both once expected to be commonplace by 2009), it’s been slow to happen. I’m in no hurry for it. Nothing personal against the electronic world; to read the daily news, I’ll gladly go online rather than juggle floppy, smudgy newspaper […]

Pay It Forward Event at Amanda’s Fun Stuff!

My favorite cousin Amanda is having a really neat giveaway on her blog! It’s called Pay It Forward! The gist of it is that the first 5 people who leave a comment on her Pay It Forward post will win an original handmade gift from her! How neat is that! She’s so creative and I […]

Can I ask a favor? Or bribe you into it?

My sister over at Just Contest Stuff asked me to vote for her today. to win a prize pack. I did! YAY! I noticed she had some stiff competition so I thought I might ask beg all of you awesomely, wonderful, beautiful readers for some more votes! :) Does bribery work? How about cookies? no? […]

Uprinting.com 100 Flyers Winner

Thank you to UPrinting.com for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway! Their printing options and the quality of their products are both outstanding! The winner of the 100 UPrinting.com flyer giveaway is: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 2 Timestamp: 2009-11-10 03:47:13 UTC alwayshopeful CONGRATS to you on winning :) I will be contacting you […]

Unexpected Joys – Guest Post by Carrie Howe

If you had asked me three years ago if I saw myself loving and serving teenagers, I would have laughed you out of my house. However, my oldest son became a teenager and I wanted to know where he was, what he was doing and who he was hanging around. So, in the words of […]

The Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence by MADD

On October 27th Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Nationwide Insurance launched a new program called “The Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence by MADD™.” Parents can go to thepowerofparents.org to find a variety of resources and communication tools that can help stop teen alcohol use, the No. 1 youth drug problem in America. The […]

PUR Flavor Options Pitcher Winner

Thank you so much to PUR and DeVries PR for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway! I’ve loved using my pitcher and will continue to do so for a long time! Yum! I also think this would make a great gift item! Go back and read my review if you missed it to learn more about this […]