And the winner is…

Congratulation Kathy!

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Thank you to all who entered! Look for my $10 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway to be posted later this week.

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I absolutely love to give to others, especially when the perfect item presents itself. Yet, when it comes to being the receiver of a gift I find myself a bit reluctant.

Usually.

There was the awesome Christmas gift my friend Laura gave me one year. I still haven’t been able to locate the picture of me, but will be going through my boxes of crap momentos soon.

Then there was this year.

This year Dwayne bought me the most awesomist [hush] gift!

Just what I wanted.

Completely unexpected.

Tell me this isn’t sweet! I dare ya.

Just what I wanted, yellow neoprene seat covers for my most awesome yellow Jeep.

And Mother Nature finally gave us a break here in Virginia. Last weekend Dwayne, Amanda, and I had the opportunity to install them. Can’t wait to put the top down so everyone can see them.

Now to save up for the back seat!

Disclaimer: Affiliate link used in this post.

Put on Kelly Green
No pinching, kiss me instead
It’s Saint Patrick’s Day!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m still working on my Haikus. One of these days I will get the hang of it and maybe I’ll even go to a poetry slam. Wouldn’t that be something?

Want more than just the same old green shirt?

• Why not some shamrock earrings?
• Or a lucky clover necklace?
• Or, maybe make your very own Bailey’s Irish Cream!

I’m a teetotaler myself, but this may be something I just have to try. After all, I’m all about making it homemade these days.

Get your very own FREE downloadable eBook with crafts and recipes just for St. Patty’s Day!

This isn’t for the little kids, though.

After looking through this 41-page eBook I can honestly say this is not for the crafty faint of heart. But, if you love crafts, cooking, and decorating this is just the thing for you!

A few tips on the download:

1. The first page is a pop-up to sign up for a newsletter. Remember, you can always opt-out of this.
2. Next, you will be taken to a page requiring other information about you. Look toward the top for a link that says SKIP THIS AND GO STRAIGHT TO EBOOK DOWNLOAD [or something along those lines]. You do NOT need to enter any shipping, phone number, or other info.
3. Click on the book you want. There are other books besides the St. Patty’s Day one.
   
4. Make sure your pop-up blocker is off.

Now get your own St. Patty’s Day Craft & Recipe eBook and get your green on!

Oh, and if you want to make your very own and unique t-shirt, that’s in there, too!

Disclaimer: This is an affiliate offer courtesy of Logical Media.

No minimum purchase to get in on these savings

Right now Kroger is having a Cart Buster Savings Event where many of your favorite brands are on sale. Unlike many other promotions, you do not need to buy 5 or 10 items to save. Well, just because you don’t have to buy so many doesn’t mean you won’t want to, am I right?

But you have to hurry, because the Cart Buster Savings Event ends March 14th.

Highlighting the deals

My favorite place to find all the deals for Kroger is MommySnacks.net. Andrea does an amazing job of putting together sale items, coupon matches, AND catalina deals. Here are a couple:

$2 Smart Ones Entrees 4.4-11.5 oz
$3/10 Smart Ones Products 1/10/2010 SS Insert (exp 4/30/2010)
Free Smart Ones Flatbread Product (up to $3.89 value) wyb 3 Smart Ones Products 1/10/2010 SS Insert (exp 4/30/2010)
Free Smart Ones Breakfast Product (up to $3.89 value) wyb 5 Smart Ones Products 1/10/2010 SS Insert (exp 4/30/2010)
$1/5 Weight Watchers Smart Ones frozen products, any January 2010 All You Magazine (exp 3/31/2010)
Net Price $1.20 – $1.70 each

Valid 2/21/10 – 3/13/10 | Weight Watchers Smart Ones: Buy any 5 and receive a $2 Catalina; Buy any 6 and receive a $3 Catalina; Buy any 7 and receive a $4 Catalina.

$2.29 Nature Valley Granola Bars 5-8.9 oz
$0.70/2 Nature Valley Granola Bars in the 2/7/2010 GM Insert (exp 4/3/2010)
$0.50/1 Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bars in the 2/7/2010 GM Insert (exp 4/3/2010)
$0.40/1 Nature Valley Granola Bars, any
$0.40/1 Nature Valley Granola Bars, any
$0.40/1 Nature Valley Granola Bars, any
:: $0.40/1 via Cellfire eCoupons
Net Price $1.49 – $2.49 each

Valid 2/22/10 – 3/21/10 | Nature Valley Granola Bars: Buy any 2 and receive a $1 Catalina; Buy any 3 and receive a $2 Catalina; Buy any 4 and receive a $3 Catalina.

See more match-ups at Andrea’s Kroger snack page.

More reasons to love shopping at Kroger

• March to Savings Event with over 80,000 prizes [so far I have won a free King Size Reece and any size California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizza]
• eCoupons – load these directly onto your customer loyalty card and save when you scan your card. Don’t forget to sign up for Cellfire, Shortcuts, and Upromise for more great eCoupons to load and help you save.
• Fuel Saver Rewards – earn 1 point for every $1 spent [before coupons] at Kroger, earn 100 and save 10¢ per gallon when you fill up at any Kroger fuel station and scan or enter the phone number associated with your card. Earn even more when you use your Kroger 1-2-3 Rewards Mastercard [15¢ per gallon]. You can save up to $1 per gallon of gas. That’s what I call a value added benefit!

Want another great reason to love shopping at Kroger?

How about free groceries?

Oh yes it is! It’s giveaway time!

Thanks to the Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills through MyBlogSpark I have a $25 Kroger Gift Card for one of my lucky readers.

So, this means if you live near any of the Kroger Family of Stores, which includes Kroger, Ralph’s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith’s, Fry’s, QFC, Baker’s, Owen’s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott’s Food & Pharmacy you are eligible to enter this giveaway.

Giveaway Rules:

Let’s keep this simple, shall we?

1. Tell me what you plan to stock up on during this event.
2. Fan me on Facebook.
3. Follow me on Twitter & tweet about this giveaway [may do this as often as you like, but at least an hour between tweets]. Be sure to include a link to your tweet for verification. {ask me if you need help with this}

Leave a comment for each thing you do. This giveaway will end Saturday, March 13th at midnight EST.

Good luck!

Disclaimer: I received a $25 Kroger gift card for my own use as well as being given the opportunity to give one away to one of my readers. Thanks to the Kroger Family of Stores and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

Outside the Box Challenge

Starting Monday, March 1 and ending Saturday May 1, Rachel & Leah are going to give us a new “outside the box” task to complete.

Week 1 – Frontier Girl [Guy] Test

The challenge: Make something from scratch that you would normally buy [and don't make regularly].

This was so much fun to read and do! I found a bunch of great healthy recipes I just have to try now. And that’s saying a lot for a picky [and I mean don't like eggs, beans, or most of the healthy foods picky] eater like me.

Check out my Sesame Wheat Bagels. Tell me these don’t look store bought. I dare ya. And they were quite tasty, too.

Week 2 – The Core Fusion Shock Your Body Test

The challenge: Try a new workout. It can be a new machine at the gym, a new DVD, a class you’ve never tried before, or just a new and different way to do cardio or strength training. To make sure you really shock your body, it should be something you haven’t done for the past three months! [as taken from OTBC]

And to my surprise and delight the Core Fusion Collection is on sale right now at Amazon for $19.49. This was just over $32 the last time I looked. Oh, and with a free trial to Amazon Prime I’ll get this by Wednesday. Sweet!

Update [3/10]: Hard Core! Core Fusion Pilates Plus is five 10 minute workouts that will kick your butt! I made it through the first 2 sessions before crying uncle. I watched the third and thought Oh My Goodness, they want me to do WHAT?!?!?! But I ♥ pilates and core work is right up my alley. I haven’t done the plank in a long time. In my best days I could hold it for a good 2 minutes; today I was so glad it was a short 30 seconds then child’s pose.

Break up with your routine

I’m going to keep a link to this post in my sidebar and update as each weekly challenge is posted then share a link to how I completed each week’s challenge.

Want to join in? Just submit your photo, video, or post about how you completed each week’s challenge. And be sure to check out what everyone else is doing and get inspired!

Oh, and I ♥ comments! Why not leave me one below and tell me what you’re doing to break up [with] your routine. And let me just say THANK YOU in advance.

Disclaimer: I am a participant in the OTB Challenge only. No compensation was received for writing this post. All opinions are 100% my own. Amazon product links within this post. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.