August 2010

Peddler’s Village: Bloggers Day and a Giveaway

August 31, 2010

Recently I attended a blogger’s day out at Peddler’s Village. I’ve always heard wonderful things about it, but we’ve never been. This was the perfect opportunity to see Peddler’s Village, and we couldn’t have had better weather or company. Our first stop was Giggleberry Fair, and as my kids pointed out how could you not [...]

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Back to school: and they’re off

August 30, 2010

It’s sort of a bittersweet seeing the kids off to school today. Yes, I’m excited to have alone time to work (And some quiet time with my 4 year old for half the day), but I think I may miss them. It’s going to take me a bit to adjust. I’m so used to the [...]

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Gap Give and Get: Benefits charity of your choice!

August 27, 2010

Update! This deal is on again! November 11-14th-see details about Give & Get here. Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy are offering a Give & Get discount now- August 29th. You GIVE 5% of sales to a non-profit of your choice, and you GET 30% off! Here’s how it works: Sign up here. Choose your [...]

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Back to School Fashion Friday

August 27, 2010

Have I mentioned back to school? I may be a wee, tiny bit excited that the kids will be back to school next week. See here. While I typically haven’t had to do much shopping for back to school, our hand me downs have pretty much run out so all 4 kids needed a few [...]

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Chocolate Indulgence giveaway from Oikos

August 26, 2010

One of my favorite indulgences is greek yogurt. You can buy it in non and low fat versions so you can satisfy your desire for something creamy without all the fat. It’s become such a popular snack and breakfast food that Stonyfield has started offering various versions of Greek yogurt, under their brand Oikos. The [...]

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Good Humor review: We all scream for ice cream

August 26, 2010

The end of summer is fast approaching but we still have a few days left to hold onto summer. One of our favorite ways to end a hot summer day is to have a little treat. Sometimes it’s watermelon complete with a seed spitting contest, and sometimes it’s something a little sweeter like ice cream. [...]

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Guest post: Nothing Comes Between Me and My Wranglers

August 25, 2010

Kosmo is an aspiring novelist, vehement opponent of the designated hitter, student of true crime, and plays the keyboard for The Soap Boxers – an eclectic, team-written web magazine. I have always been a person who values comfort over fashion. This is probably a good thing, since I have absolutely no sense of fashion. When [...]

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Centsible Blogging: Thesis for WordPress

August 24, 2010

I often questions about blogging. How I blog, what I use, how I earn money, and more. Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing my experiences, so if you have a topic you want me to cover contact me with questions and comments via email or in the comments. If you’re a blogger or [...]

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Fill the Backpack Giveaway #1

August 23, 2010

Have you read about my Fill the Backpack project? I teamed up with 7 other awesome bloggers to bring you 16 (yes SIXTEEN!) backpacks stuffed with over $300 in awesome products and coupons to help you get back to school. One top of that we also teamed up with Class Wish to give two teachers [...]

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Mom Monday: Back to School

August 23, 2010

It’s almost time for back to school. For many parents that means a time for tears. They might be tears of joy, or maybe tears of relief after a very long summer. for our family it means big changes. For the first time since I’ve been a mother I will have all 4 kids in [...]

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