This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pier 1 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. We have a good sized balcony here at our apartment, and we have a few chairs and a rug that were left outside over the winter and now they really need replaced. I was browsing around at Pier 1 Imports and instantly fell in love with several of their outdoor furniture pieces. I think what really attracts me is many of their pieces would work great indoors or outdoors. Therefore, in the winter Read more [...]

The hairfree winner is #32 Carrie I learned that the damage from a flat iron does not show right away, but you are actually burning your hair everytime you use it The stork gifts winners are #90 and #81. Marysa N and Brenda Congrats to the three of you! You have all been emailed. Check out the rest of my giveaways 🙂 Barbar eco-8000 hair dryer (4/1) T shirt of choice from goodjoe (4/4) Chicken soup greiving and recovery. 3 winners, us/canada. (4/6) $20.00 gift card to Read more [...]

Sodastream is an at home soda maker that is eco-friendly. Instead of purchasing bottles or cans of soda from a store, you purchase the soda maker, c02 container, and bottles of flavoring from sodastream. When you want to make a soda, you fill one of the soda bottles with regular tap water, and attach it to the sodastream machine to add carbonation. Then you add a cap full of flavoring, gently shake the soda bottle and it's ready to drink. Soda streams regular soda flavors have no high fructose corn Read more [...]

When a family member gets unable to live on their own, it's never an easy choice to decide what to do for them. Most of us hope that we are never in the position of not being able to live fully independently, but we all know that for a lot of people that doesn't happen. I hope to know what my parents' feelings are about their living situations, before a choice needs to be made for them. When my grandma got sick with cancer, she expressed that she wanted to be cared for in her home until she passed. Read more [...]

I recently was given another gift card to review items at csn stores and I got a goofy assortment of things this time around. That's one of my favorite things about csn stores, you can get most anything you need all in one place. For my review I was sent a bathroom trash can, a dish brush scrubber, vacuum sealer bags, and a mat. The trash can I got is the Sparco rectangular wastebasket, which is a basic bathroom trash can in a thick, durable plastic. I haven't put this to use yet because I thought Read more [...]

I beleive that it's impossible to have too much clothing. Especially basic, staple pieces. I was sent a great staple item from impel clothing for review. Their Favorite V Neck Tee is one of those items that everyone should have at least one of in their closet. The v neck is super comfortable and nice and long. Impel focuses on clothing that is basic and modest, yet stylish and their clothing is a great mix of both worlds. I get bored with plain t shirts, and the v neck adds just a bit of personality. Read more [...]

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of NMEDA for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Ryan's dad became wheelchair bound about six months ago. Since then, we have realized how the huge majority of the world just isn't set up for wheel chairs. Ryan's dad is in his 50's and of course wants to still be out and about like he used to be, but it's hard for him to get in and out of cars, and we've found that it's hard to get around even when we arrive somewhere. I've been amazed at how Read more [...]

I think that most of my favorite chicken soup for the soul stories are about bad situations. Sure, inspiration can be found in great situations, but when you find yourself struggling with something it's so comforting to hear about another person who was struggling in a way that was similar to you, that made it out. When I received the Grieving and Recovery book, I was pretty sure I would love it, and I was right. Not long before this book arrived, Ryan's dog Maggie had been hit and his mom was Read more [...]

Whenever I shop online, I always do a quick google search for promotional codes first. In the past I've found codes that got me free shipping, up to 20% off, and once even a free small gift with purchase. For those of you who enter gift card giveaways, you will find that you can usually use promotional codes even with your gift card. In the past I've won gift cards from giveaways and then used a free shipping code as well, so I get the most possible products from the gift card amount. A few websites Read more [...]