BlogHer 2010 is next week, I'm so excited! Every year I wish the same thing - that I could lose 25 or 30 pounds in the week before. Obviously that's not going to happen, but thanks to Healthy Choice and BlogHer, I am going to get a chance to learn about new items in the Healthy Choice frozen entree line, meet some of the people who create Healthy Choice meals, and consult with a dietician about how to make better choices in my diet. Healthy Choice will be working with me and a group of bloggers for the next 90 days, providing me with free product coupons, financial support, and tips for success. They'd like me to replace one meal a day with a Healthy Choice meal, I'll most likely do lunch since I usually either skip it or go out for fast food with Kaitlyn. Here's some tips from nutrition expert Tara Gidus, known as "The Diet Diva". She'll be meeting with us during a special lunch Healthy Choice is holding for us during BlogHer. Eat light and often. Eat only what you need … [Read more...]
Friendly Friday 07/30/10
I almost forgot about Friendly Friday! It's been a busy day here. I decided we needed to do a thorough cleaning of the kids' playroom today, and we spent three hours filling boxes for Goodwill, dusting, moving furniture, and vacuuming. It was exhausting and I was achy by the time we stopped but it felt good to be so productive! I most likely won't be putting up a Friendly Friday linky next week since I"ll be in New York for BlogHer '1o and will have a jam-packed schedule. If I do get a chance I'll put one up. Remember, YOU can host the link list on your blog, too! Just click "Get the code here..." at the bottom of the list. The code is different every week, so be sure to get the new code when hosting Friendly Friday on your blog. Hosting the list is a great way to get even more traffic to your blog and make Friendly Friday more beneficial for everyone. There are two "rules", more like suggestions, for participating in Friendly Friday. First, join Google Friend Connect and post … [Read more...]
Update on my American Girl Doll Giveaway
I was looking for a way to boost the number of entries in my American Girl Doll giveaway, so I emailed a popular giveaway blogger who gets hundreds of entries on every giveaway and asked her for suggestions. She asked if she could give me some feedback. I said of course she could! She told me that the main entry requirement for the giveaway was too complicated. That it sounded like entries needed to be an impassioned plea and that I would pick the "best" entry as the winner. That was totally my fault for not explaining it correctly. American Girl is encouraging girls to be active in their communities, to help others. What I SHOULD have said in the main entry requirement is "tell me who you'll give this doll to if you win, and whether they do anything to help their community, such as helping with food drives, giving unwanted clothes and toys to Goodwill, etc." I use a plugin called "And the Winner Is" to choose the giveaway winner, it searches through the comments on the post … [Read more...]
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