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$200 #Back2School Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Started back to school shopping? Would a $200 Amazon gift card help you out? There are lots of things you’ll need for your back to school shopping (school supplies, new shoes, clothes, mittens, books- it adds up quickly!) so a bunch of bloggers have joined to offer this fabulous giveaway to our US and Canadian […]

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  • Chrissy Nestor

    I would get my daughter the PS3 she’s been wanting.

    chrissylea1979 (at)gmail(dot)com

  • sheila tf

    I would purchase a Kindle.

  • Sarah Vm

    I would get a Kindle Fire.

  • anita

    vitamix blender! imnotarunner at gmail dot com

  • Jennifer

    I would start with back to school clothing for my kiddos- we are moving 1300 miles away and are totally not prepared for actual cold weather!

  • darlene bohannon

    id get printer ink and paper

  • Katy P

    I would get the Household Essentials StowAway In Wall Ironing Board, White Finish !!

  • i would use it to help pay for the tria laser hair remover

  • I would get a Kindle

  • Jayne G

    I would get a DVD player.

Preschool = Germs

Little man starts school in a few weeks, and I have to admit, one of my biggest concern is germs. I am a super clean person who keeps a super clean home, with antibacterial soap everywhere, and I’m not fond of the idea of him getting sick from other kids (he has only been sick […]

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  • We love Wet Ones!! They are awesome! 🙂

  • Wet ones are super important for preschool – and also for older kids too! I have a box in my daughter’s book bag already. High school? LOTS of germs!

  • Oh the innocence of children and sharing! It’s just no wonder they get sick as often as they do!

  • I can only hope they wash their hands often!

  • April Decheine

    My kids all had wet wipes all through school, my daughter started using hand sanitizer’s in Junior High that she carried in her purse.

  • It’s hard, especially when they aren’t in your care. Just equip him with what he needs and send constant reminders to him and his teacher 😉

  • I always keep them handy, in the house, car, etc.

  • I teach my children to wash their hands, but I have never been one that worried about germs. I mean don’t get me wrong when I see babies chewing on shopping cart handles I cringe but I think overall kids will bring home their share of sickies.

    I have one child that was sick constantly and the other two rarely get sick. I guess they just have a better immune system.

  • I need to pick up some Wet Ones!

  • My kids brought home every virus possible when they were in daycare. Blech!

  • What a great idea! I hadn’t thought of sending Wet Ones to preschool with my daughter but I’m definitely going to do that.

  • I always have Wet Ones in the diaper bag!

  • Germs are such an icky part of school. I try to teach my children to wash their hands frequently, use sanitizer in class and I even go so far as to include a mini hand sanitizer in their lunchboxes each day!

Lessons in Beauty

Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick. ~ Gwyneth Paltrow “Where should one use perfume?” a young woman asked. “Wherever one wants to be kissed.” ~ Coco Chanel High heels put your ass on a pedestal, where it belongs. ~ Veronica Webb There are no […]

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Why Rob Pattinson Shouldn’t Take Kristen Stewart Back

So I’m sure everyone has heard the news- Kristen Stewart cheated on her immortal beloved, Rob Pattinson, upsetting Twihards everywhere, not to mention a lot of regular folks who just happen to think Rob Pattinson is an all ’round nice guy that didn’t deserve this. They seemed to have a sweet courtship, one that they […]

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  • anprincesa

    Ok kristen and robert were never a serious comitted formal couple.There are even journalist in the past claiming nobody would believe what kind of unusual “couple” they are. Technically kristen didnt cheat on anyone. Rob and kris are acting like a couple because of the marketing from summit entertainmet and their fields. Maybe they did have something more. i do think so. But never official. And its being said that Rob is not a saint either! Another tibdit is that everything that is being said on media about the cheating scandal, has been planned by their publicist. Thats what hollywood does after all.

  • Kay

    Wow. Clearly you’ve never been in a relationship before. So I guess the 30-80% (Wall St. Journal) of people who repair their marriages after infidelity are fools? mkay

  • CommittedforLife

    It’s absolutely possible to repair a marriage after cheating. Depending upon how you approach the situation, it’s possible to work to repair your relationship and in the process make it stronger. Some people cheat. Some people make mistakes. I don’t think that my husband cheating once in a moment of sheer weakness would ever negate the entirety of our relationship. Especially if he approached me afterward and came clean. I also think it’s complete rubbish when you mentioned he will now be more likely to cheat because he was cheated on.

  • Penelope

    He isn’t married to her, and she didn’t come clean, she was caught. I hope he doesn’t change who he is as a result, he seems like such a nice guy.

  • CommittedforLife

    The marriage is irrelevant. Hurt is hurt. Married or not. Cheating when you’re dating and cheating when you have children and are married are two worldly different situations, yes. But, the pain that you feel is the same. The worst thing I have ever dealt with married is different than the worst thing you have ever dealt with dating perhaps, but the feelings are the same, it’s the worst thing ever.

    So you do agree then that trying to continue a relationship after cheating isn’t something that should immediately be avoided married or not?

  • Penelope

    I’m married, and my perspective is as a married woman…if someone had cheated on me while dating, I would have felt blessed to discover it before we got married, because I think looking at a person’s character is very important when deciding who to marry. When I was picking the man who is going to be the father of my children, it wasn’t going to be someone who felt it was ok to treat me and our relationship that way…there are too many men in the world for me to have settled for a cheater (and it doesn’t matter if he maybe didn’t do it again…the likelihood was higher so I wouldn’t have taken the chance).

    I’m sure the pain is bad either way, but the options are different in many cases. And I would never tell another married woman what choices to make with her marriage, but I would definitely tell people dating that staying with a cheater is a risk, because you already know they are capable of cheating on you.

  • euST

    How do you know she never apologized to Liberty? Because she didn’t make a public statement about it? Or maybe because the “sources” remained quiet?

    Rob should take her back if he thinks he can FORGIVE her and trust her again. Power full this thing called forgiveness is.
    Or he should not take her back if Rob thinks it’s for the best.

    But nobody knows what them better then themselves. We know nothing about their private life. We don’t know how much Rob loves her. So if he wants to take a risk because he doesn’t want to live with the What if’s then I’ll respect him even more. Because it wouldn’t be about what “fans” want or think he should do. It’s about what he wants to do regardless how his decisions will be viewed by the public.

My #BlogHer12 Memories In Photos @CoolGearInc

BlogHer 12 is over for one more year, and I love that it was in New York this year! While I felt crazy busy throughout the blogger convention event, now that it’s over, I kind of miss it. I had a very good time! My sponsor this year was Cool Gear Inc, a conscious company […]

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  • Thanks for the inclusion, Penelope! Was so great meeting you again, and my wife seriously loves the Cool Gear mug. She has tea in it every morning!

  • Penelope

    That is awesome! I use mine for coffee (I need lots of caffeine)

  • I didn’t get to attend BlogHer but I’m still yearning to try the CoolGear products!

  • Like Marcie, I didn’t attend either, but someday…perhaps. 🙂

  • Wish I had bumped into you! These look like awesome mugs!

  • Great shots and what a great sponsor I love their products!

  • Those look like great mugs! Also, great pics!

  • Aw, so cool that you got to go and share the Cool Gear Love.

  • So much fun! Love those cups! 🙂

  • I love my cupe, now I need to get some more. Love that mug!

  • Looks like you met some great people. Glad you had a great tiem 🙂

  • Fantastic pictures! Looks like it was a real good time. Happy for you!!

    Madison

  • I have a secret obsession for reusable cold drink cups, I use them all.the.time at college. Love the photos!

  • Looks like Cool Gear was a hit! So fun to meet so many people!!

  • You gave away some great stuff!

  • How fun to interact with so many bloggers in person that you talk to online! Those mugs look so functional and stylish – I love the colors!

  • Donna

    I need a mug for coffee. Great pics!

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