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Couponizer Giveaway Winner: #13: Mommyof2girlz said...

I follow :)

June 22, 2009 1:26 PM

EcoStore Giveaway Winner: #4: Tucan Samantha said...

I follow your blog (duh) :)

June 21, 2009 5:17 PM

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Giveaways!

Reminder of the awesome Couponizer and Ecostore giveaways currently going on... don't forget to enter... HERE!

Isabella Tuesdays

My Bella post of this week... not too much new with this busy girl this week. She spent yesterday morning at my friend Jessica's house since Grandma Becca was busy. Jessica has a 1 year old daughter, named Jasmine and they are great friends! It was so cute to see them playing together and Jessica does such a wonderful job taking care of the girls! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful friend! She made her fresh buckwheat pancakes for breakfast... which was new food to Bella, but she loved them!

Bella also met a Bosnian cousin this weekend- Semir who came to visit. He is related from Nana's side of the family. It was great to meet him!

I bought some fabric and props today too so that I can continue to practice my new found love for photography. I have been reading books on digital photography that I got from the library as well and plan on actually taking some formal 9 month portraits of Bella myself sometime this week. I'm excited already :)

Motivation Monday!

Start the week off right, everyone!

What did you guys to motivate yourself today??

One thing I did to motivate myself today was eat a healthy breakfast. I always feel so much better when I start the day off right. This morning it was oatmeal, egg beaters and berries! Yum!

Jerry's First Fathers Day

Today was Jerry's first Fathers Day as a Daddy. I am really taking up photography as another one of my hobbies and I really love it. Now that we have

a nicer camera, I am reading and learning as I go. Here are some moments I captured today. Enjoy :)

Couponizer Review and Giveaway!

You guys all know by now my new obsession with coupons and bargain shopping. Thanks to my friend Amy introducing me to the Grocery Game and many many other Moms around the blogging world, I don't go anywhere without a coupon these days! I get excited when we stop to get a soda even and I can pull out some savings from my purse ;) The only problem is that even with my cheap file folder that I've been using for organizing, I've found it to be overflowing and hard to manage every week. Its also big and bulky and expired coupons seem to hang out. Not to mention the fact that when I'm grocery shopping alone with Bella, she likes to try to steal all the coupons from me and eat them -- so needless to say-- sometimes sorting coupons in store is just not happening because fighting with her is not worth it!

So-- I was VERY excited to have the opportunity to experience the Couponizer for myself. This handy dandy item was created by a Mom of 3 who realized that busy Moms everywhere were sacrificing savings because of lack of time and organization. The Couponizer isn't only a coupon holder, but also an entire system to help us save money! I have to say the one thing I LOVE about the Couponizer is that its the perfect size-- it fits in my purse. It has pockets for everything you can imagine-- and not only groceries-- also entertainment, restaurants, rebates and more. There is also a sleeve for your receipts. The front of the Couponizer also has sleeves for your coupons that expire that month, to make sure you use them in time-- and then has the sleeves for coupons you intend to use during the shopping trip to help minimize sorting (aka Bella stealing) during the shopping trip.

The Couponizer also has a shopping list, carrying case AND small pair of scissors with it. It also features the patent pending Coupon Sorting cards-- which enables you to clip and sort faster and more efficiently when that Sunday paper arrives! I was pretty excited when I had the chance to try this product out and I have nothing but good things to say about it. No more shuffling, dropping coupons and wondering where to put my restaurant coupons when I have them. Now everything goes in ONE place and is always with me! Awesome!

The lovely founders of Couponizer have graciously offered one lucky Fitness & Family winner a FREE Couponizer! Yahoo! Are you excited?! You should be! To enter this contest, leave a comment and tell me why you would benefit from winning this couponizer. This entry is mandatory. You may win additional entries by any or all of the following:

1. Follow or Subscribe to my Blog

2. Follow me on twitter and tweet about this giveaway (May tweet once/day--leave a comment for each tweet)

3. Add my blog button to your blog

4. Blog about this giveaway with a link back

This giveaway will end Sunday, June 28th at 12 NOON. A winner will be selected randomly using random.org. Open to U.S. residents only.

Good luck and happy commenting!

Ecostore Giveaway!

I had the privilege of trying some products from a earth-friendly company, Ecostore, USA. EcoStore USA produces eco friendly, plant-based household cleaning products, as well as baby care and pet care products that are as effective as popular store brands but are made without any harmful chemicals. All Ecostore products are free of perfumes, dyes, free of sodium lauryl sulphate (a surfactant which is widely used in cleaning detergents and body care products), no phosphates, chlorine, ammonia or its derivatives, no parabens and no propylene glycol. To keep with their "green" ways, Ecostore products are also packaged in 100% recyclable materials—all the way with the packing box and paper that it came mailed in!

Now, I had the privilege of trying the baby wash as well as the pet shampoo myself. Both products arrived promptly after I was contacted by Ecostore, and came in easy to read and recyclable bottles. Both the baby care and pet care wash smell fresh but are not overpowering. Bella seemed to like the baby wash. And let me remind you that I am very picky about my baby skin care products. ONLY Arbonne has touched this baby's skin since she was born because she has very sensitive skin like her Mommy, and only the best for my little girl ;) But I highly recommend this baby wash. It was tearless, smelled fresh and free of all the harsh chemicals and toxins that I like to keep away from her!

The dog shampoo was also very fresh smelling and non-irritating to my two crazy dogs! Both products are very affordable as well. While most organic and completely green products tend to be a bit on the pricier side, the baby body/hair wash is only $10 for a bottle.

Ecostore, USA has decided to give away one lucky Fitness & Family winner a FREE product of their choice! To enter this giveaway, please visit www.ecostoreusa.com and comment back here on what other product you would like to try other than the two mentioned in this review. Then to receive other entries, you may do any of the following—be sure to leave a comment for each entry. This contest will end on Sunday, June 28^th at 12:00PM (NOON).

1. Twitter about this giveway with a link back
2. Add my blog button to your blog
3. Subscribe or follow my blog
4. Follow me on twitter
5. Follow Ecostore on twitter

Happy commenting and good luck!