Upromise is celebrating it's 10th anniversary by offering up the chance for one person to win $10,000! 10 other winners will get $1,000. To enter, upromise wants you to write about your dream and how your parents supported your dream as a kid. Alternatively, if you have a child yourself, ask your child about their dreams. You can write about your child's dreams, and how you'd like to help your child achieve their dreams. Once you have your dream related story written up, you can submit it to the Read more [...]

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was in middle school I had a prepaid phone that cost an arm and a leg to use. It was so expensive that anyone who wanted to use it for more than maybe 100 minutes a month, would be better off getting a contract deal because it would be cheaper. That's not how prepaid phone plans work these days, though. They are actually more affordable than most contract plans. With Straight Read more [...]

Fairies are such a popular theme of choice for young girls right now. Lite Sprites are small fairies that come with a wand that changes their color depending on what color the wand is. To light the wand up in the color green, you simply place the end of the wand onto anything green and hold down a button. To turn it blue, you set it on blue and hold the button down. Once the wand is lit up in the color you want, you point it at a fairy (or other lite sprite accessory) to turn it the same color as Read more [...]

Helen's Homemade's is an etsy shop that sells polymer clay charms, knitted goods like stockings, toys, beaded jewelry and more. Here are some images of the items.   Use the code NEWBIE5 to get 5% off your order! Read more [...]

Welcome to the Fall Giveaway Festival sponsored by RetailMeNot! This multi-blog event features 100+ giveaways each at $25 value or more plus an iPad2 giveaway. RetailMeNot has every online coupon and promo code you could ever hope to find—all in one place. With the help of a dedicated community, RetailMeNot thrives as a money-saving mecca free of full-priced foes. With more than 1,000,000 coupons from over 100,000 stores, RetailMeNot is your go-to site when you want to grab the goods to create Read more [...]

How to get stuff to review: There are a few different methods for connecting with companies who might want to promote here on my blog. Mainly finding pitches from companies, sending pitches to companies, or using sites like profnet. If you want to find companies who are actively seeking out bloggers, you can check out sites like the pitch it to me, blog friendly pr, my blog spark, blogger link up, clever girls collective, mom central, etc. I am a member of all the ones listed except pitch it to Read more [...]

  I remember watching seasonal or holiday movies at the wrong time of year, as a kid. I had teenage step siblings who always were annoyed with my tv hogging, and would nag on me for watching Christmas movies in May or a Halloween movie in February. Kids love holidays though, and holiday movies let us get excited about the Holiday's even if they're months away. Right now, just in time for Halloween I get to giveaway a Spooky buddies dvd! This dvd isn't going to be on shelves until the 20th Read more [...]

When I'm on the go or at school, I like to keep a drink nearby. I recently received two nalgene water bottles for review. I've been using the bottles for a couple of weeks and have really enjoyed them both. I received an On The Fly water bottle for review in Red. The bottle is BPA free and dishwasher safe, making it super convenient to use and wash. The lid has a pushable button that opens the lid, so you can open the lid and drink with one hand. The cap shuts very tightly and has a metal bit Read more [...]

The 3 winners for the chicken soup for the soul preteen book

62 Amanda T

83 library pat

16 Gina Hamm

The winners of the chicken soup for the soul just for teens giveaway are:

92 alicia c

53 beth H

6 library pat

Congrats to all! You’ve been emailed 🙂