Wordless Wednesday 2/22

Puppy Love!

Soggy Doggy Doormat - REVIEW & Coupon Code

I have always had the problem of needing to keep a towel at the door for the dog's paws. This has been more so the case since moving in July than it ever was, for some reason the lawn gets extra soggy by my front door and will occasional flood when it rains. I just kept a towel by the door and made the dogs walk onto it and stand on it, this didn't really do the job as I had to clean up muddy dog prints anyways. I am about to introduce you to the solution to my wet and muddy dog paw problem. (I do find the best products don't I?) This is a really smart idea and makes me wonder if someone from one of the vet tech schools invented it.

Like Lot 18 For a Chance at $500 Ends 2/26

As everyone probably already knows, I love Lot 18 and all the offers they put out. I've ordered from them quite a few times and have been satisfied with every thing I've gotten. Not to mention their customer service is second to none! Now is your chance to win a $500 Lot 18 credit by simply entering through my link and "Liking" their page...

Like them here Lot 18 LIKE Us For A Chance At $500 

disclosure: this link is my personal entry link, I will get credit for your entry. Once you enter you will receive your own link to tweet, email, or post to Facebook to receive more entries

CouponChief.com - Keep Your Pockets Full

In today's economy it feels good to be able to maximize your money, stretch it so to say.. in ways that were not available even as little as five years ago. Even if you haven't studied accounting at accredited online colleges, you can still be great with money. There are rebate sites, coupon bloggers, extreme couponers, and even printable coupon sites.. but what about those non-grocery store purchases? Clothing department stores, computer stores, flowers, and travel expenses? How nice would it be to have a reliable site that would be your go to for coupons for other items that are not of the grocery store nature, knowing that the coupons were put there by other fellow coupon money saving lovers? Well now there is.. this site has over 250,000 visitors per month featuring 50,000 coupons for 1500 stores.  

Let me introduce you to CouponChief.com. CouponChief is literally an online database just FULL of coupon and discount codes for everything from computers to clothing to even travel. CouponChief has been recognized by such sites as Mashable, Wall Street Journal, and Lifehacker as being a "valuable internet resource". Now they have the honor of being featured on Kathy's Calm To Chaos Life as my "GO TO" site for coupons and discount codes!

WIN a Funjet Trip for 4 to HAWAII Ends 3/30/12

I was just in Hawaii a few weeks ago and boy oh boy would I give anything to be able to go back and see more of those beautiful Islands! Here is your chance to win a Funjet trip for 4 to Hawaii. If you're the lucky one to win, you could take advantage of the free article writing services so you could still have fresh content for your blog while you are on the trip! This is a one time entry, so make sure you enter by 3/30/12 and travel must be taken between 5/1/12 thru 5/15/13

Enter at PediPed FunJet Hawaii Trip Sweepstakes

Rules at Hawaii Official Rules

WIN a $1000 on Jetsetter to Boost Your Travel Fund Ends 2/29/12

How would you like to boost your travel fund? How about getting started with a travel fund? If so here is your chance! Jetsetter is giving away TWO $1000 gift certificates to help you cover future travel expenses! All you have to do is enter your email and your done! Ends 2/29/12 - Dailyworth (who is the sponsor) will choose the two winners  March 1, 2012 and notify them by email..

Enter here at Win $1000 Jetsetter Gift Certificate

Rules can be seen here Contest Rules

Twitter Party OR Giveaway for T-Shirts Poll

I'm here to take a poll of my fans and followers! I have a bunch of t-shirts I have won, been given, gotten through promotions that have never been worn. They include Time To Play Shirts, Star Wars, Guinness Beer, Super Bowl Gospel, ect.. Would you like to see me do a giveaway with ten different prizes and the first winner gets to pick their shirt (I will post pictures and sizes of all the shirts) or would you like to see me host my first ever twitter t-shirt party? I am leaving this decision up to my followers seeing if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here, right?

Host a T-Shirt Twitter Party OR T-Shirt Giveaway

• T-Shirt Twitter Party
• T-Shirt Giveaway

Poll Widget.org

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Master Lock - Random Acts of Kindness Week 2 Feb 13-19

This coming week brings about Master Lock's Random Acts of Kindness Week 2. It begins tomorrow, February 13th and goes until February 19th. A little kindness to others can go a long way, it can not only make you feel better, but can also make the person you're spreading kindness to feel better. Not only is Master Lock spreading a little kindness they are also encouraging people to keep their New Year's Resolutions, so if you are struggling to keep your New Year's resolutions this is the week for you to "lock them up" and stick to them! Do you know that Research shows that by February, 36 percent of people have abandoned their resolutions, and by April, that total increases to 54 percent. Do you fit into these statistics? If so, this is your chance to make that permanent change in your life and get back on track with your resolutions. 

As put by Master Lock's Vice President, Marketing - Rebecca Smith

“A New Year’s resolution to positively change or enhance your life is an admirable goal if you can stick to it,” “We feel National Random Acts of Kindness Week is a great opportunity to spread a little kindness by providing consumers with added motivation, tips and products needed to maintain their goals for the year.” 

My Hawaiian Adventure & The Week After

I am finally now getting around to catching up on my blogging, up to and including this post that so many have been asking about. My Hawaii Trip! It was beautiful, magical, unbelievable all in the same sentence and also took a turn for the worst the last day there.

This trip was a gift, so to say, my good friend Christine won the trip through Bud Light Lime Snap Tag contest and I was lucky enough that she asked me to go. We counted the weeks, days, and then hours until we left and even did an airport check in at every stop. She had created a Facebook group for the winners (that we knew of) so we could arrange meeting each other. Quite a few of them were on our plane from Atlanta to Honolulu so we were able to spend time with them at the Atlanta airport. It was like meeting people you've known your whole life, but never met. We met some wonderful awesome and amazing folks from all over the country making new and probably life long friends just by the binding of all us being on the same trip. Of course there were a few people in there who rubbed me the wrong way, but I knew that was coming anyways.

Light Up Your Dog for Safety Dog E Glow - REVIEW & GIVEAWAY

Winner Comment #101 Congrats!

Have you ever walked your dog at night and worried that traffic might not see you? That is my problem being here in this complex. The buildings themselves have lights on them, but the horse shoe road and center cut through road have no street lights. I have resorted to carrying a flashlight at night when I take Zero for her nightly walks. Being I'm a night owl we tend to go out for a walk or to potty all hours through the night. A few times now I've had my flashlight batteries die and this complex has traffic through it all hours of the night and day, I've been coming through the center road when someone has been walking their dog and have to admit it was hard to see the dog. I now have a resolution to this night time walking issue, let me introduce you to Dog-E-Glow!

Progresso "Souper You" Contest & Printable Coupon

Do you love to eat Progresso Soups? I sure do - I love the vast assortment of flavors they offer and also love how they are good for you. I am going to tell you about an opportunity for you to enter a contest courtesy of Progresso Soups and also the added bonus of a printable coupon offer! Entry deadline for the "Souper You" contest is February 22, 2012 so get your entries in now!

Thank You to MyBlogSpark for providing the following information:

"Are you ready for a new look this New Year? Progresso^® has announced the return of their Souper You^® Contest giving you the chance to win an incredible makeover! By telling Progresso why you deserve a makeover and what you love about their soup, you could have the chance to win an ultimate makeover experience in Hollywood this Spring! 

Now that the ball has dropped and the confetti has settled, it´s time to consider how you will stick to your resolution for the New Year and maintain your weight management plan, without sacrificing on variety or the taste of foods you love. Thanks to Progresso^®, you can have your soup and eat it too!

With 40 delicious soups with 100 calories or less per serving, Progresso Soup has a variety of offerings that help you beat diet boredom and satisfy your taste cravings, while helping you stick to your weight management calorie goals. Progresso soups are packed with hearty ingredients like pasta, beans, rice, meat and vegetables that suit your taste buds and make you feel good about including it in your meal choices. 

o This year, the Souper You^® Contest will provide three lucky winners with an ultimate makeover experience in Hollywood; this includes a trip for 2 to Los Angeles, California where the winner will receive a head-to-toe makeover including hair and makeup, guided shopping spree with a $1,000 fashion retailer gift card, $1,000 spending money and 2 tickets to this season´s live finale of NBC´s The Biggest Loser

o Progresso is asking fans to visit www.SouperYou.com and submit their photo with a brief essay about why they love Progresso soups and why they deserve a makeover, by no later than February 22nd

o Fans can check back on March 12th for the announcement of the top ten finalists, and to vote for their favorite finalist until March 25th

o Also, tune into The Biggest Loser on NBC Tuesdays at 8/7c "

Now for the coupon - prints are limited to make sure to get your coupon printed asap!

$1.25 off the purchase of four (4) cans of Progresso Soup

Disclosure: I was provided information about the Progresso "Souper You" contest and printable coupon link from MyBlogSpark. Contest information was copied verbatim from the information I received. 

Betty Crocker Printable Coupons!

Are you a coupon-er? Do you love Betty Crocker cookies and cupcakes? Then if you answered 'yes' to both of these questions I have an opportunity for you! Below are links to two printable Betty Crocker coupons. One for Fun da-middles Cupcake Mix and one for Molasses Cookie Mix. These mixes are very helpful for those of us who have not taken cooking classes from online universities!

85 cents off when you buy ONE BOX of Fun da-middles Cupcake Mix

75 cents off when you buy ONE POUCH of Betty Crocker Molasses Cookie Mix

Disclosure: I received the above information and coupon links for Betty Crocker from MyBlogSpark

Do Your Feet LOVE You? Udderly Smooth - REVIEW & GIVEAWAY

Winning Comment #72 Congrats!!

When you lay down at night are your feet happy? Or do they hurt and feel dry? If you say the later then I have a product for you. Udderly Smooth, yes the people with the cow pattern bottles, have a Shea Butter Foot Cream that will just make your feet say I Love You every single night! Being Valentine's Day is just a few days away, now is the time to show your feet some love. Udderly Smoth makes an assortment of products for all types of skin including people with diabetes (that would also be me a type II), but what sets them apart from the rest is their unique bottles and jars that feature the pattern of a cow. After all, Udderly Smooth was originally made for cows udders! Within all those wonderful products is my stand out item - The Shea Butter Foot Cream. 

Diamond Candles $5 Discount Code

I did a Diamond Candles order tonight (see previous review at Diamond Candles - REVIEW ) upon doing the order I was given a code to share with my friends, family, and followers for $5 discount off of their purchase. I was just dying to try their new Valentine's Day scents, so I ordered both the Rosewood and the Orchid Meadow. Orchids being my favorite flower and one of my favorite floral scents and well who could pass up a Rose scent that is coupled with Sandalwood. Sandalwood is said to be Good Luck when burned in a candle!! I'm all for that... So please find below in the link a $5 discount that is valid for the next 5 days for you to place an order with Diamond Candles!

$5 Discount Diamond Candles

Short Hawaii Story - For Now!

Well.. long story short (I will do a much longer post at a later date) I had the time of my life.. Hawaii is beautiful and the Bud Light Lime People treated us like gold! Needless to say Monday morning I received news that my Mother had been rushed to the ER sometime in the middle of the night Sunday going into Monday. She is still in the hospital and we are awaiting on the time for surgery, she has to have her gall bladder out. This could have been much worse than it was, but being 5000 miles away and not being able to get any answers from the Hospital, thank you so much HIPAA, I was going crazy.. it took a ton of phone calls, emails, and texts to get someone to answer my questions. Not to mention my 3 dogs had been alone for 12 hours and were going to be alone until I got home at 10 or 11am on Tuesday, but my Aunt Kathy (yes whom I was named after) and cousin Jason (the wedding post cousin) came through. They came and took care of my dogs, walked and fed all three, then even moved my car to my Aunt's house and she came to get us from the airport. See, my Mom was our ride home... I have come home to one cluster you know what after another since yesterday morning. So if everyone could keep my Mom in their prayers and thoughts it would be much appreciated. Let me mention I now have a brace on my left ankle too! Of course I will get more into that and the trip details at a later date.. but for the mean time let me leave you with a teaser of a picture from Waikiki Beach, Hawaii of the beautiful sunset I got to see every night from our hotel room...

Yes, I took this picture from our 9th floor hotel room at the Modern Honolulu ...