Mamarazzi's Red, White, and Blue Swap

Mamarazzi at Dandelion Wishes is hosting another swap! I've participated in two of her previous swaps (you can read all about them here and here), and they are loads of fun. They fill up fast, so I'm off to RSVP now!

Camera Critters

Gotta clean up!

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Company Girl Coffee

Grab a cup of coffee or a soda, and come on in! Last year, I was a regular participant in Home Sanctuary's Small Things, but the beginning of 2009 brought many changes and uncertainties in my life. Since school is out (half day Friday for teachers), I have started focusing on Rachel Anne's daily Small Things challenges. I am back in the swing of things, finally!

This week, we have tackled laundry, summer reading, picking up the floor, and cleaning up our computer desktops. All really easy tasks that when put together, help to create some peace and order in our lives. If you've never checked out Home Sanctuary, I hope you will. Whether you do the small things or not, there is wisdom to be had on Rachel Anne's blog.

My favorite thing this week by far was getting a start on summer reading. I have so many books to read! I recently finished The Other Boelyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (which I highly recommend) and I read The Beach by Alex Garland in a matter of days. Next on my list is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers, followed by The 8th Confession by James Patterson. Oh, there are so many more I want to read! You can check out my Goodreads page to see my to-be-read page. Also, you can check out the online book club I belong to, Readers Anonymous.

Click over to Home Sanctuary and check out some other participants who are having Company Girl Coffee!

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Lose Weight with Celebrate Chocolates - Giveaway

Huguette is the winner! Congratulations! Less Hunger. More Energy.

Expose your taste buds to something new!

Eat chocolate and lose weight? Actually, yes. With Celebrate Premium, 100% all natural Chocolates. How does it work? Celebrate's website states, "Joining the chocolate melting across your tongue are Celebrate Chocolate's unique trio of natural plant oils. We add just the right amount of our special blend of Avocado, Macadamia nut, and Hemp seed oils. "

"When you savor one or two Celebrate Chocolates about 20 minutes before a meal - when your stomach is not full - it passes more quickly into your intestinal tract. There, as it is digested, along with the natural cocoa oils, it begins to tell your body you are beginning to get full.
Somewhere in the middle of your meal you will notice your appetite fading away. As a result, you eat less. Meal after meal, eating less means less weight, greatly aided by the trio of natural oils."

I say they taste great! I even let my 13 year old daughter try one. She liked it, too. When I ate a chocolate 20 minutes before mealtime, I did notice that I felt fuller faster, so I ate less. And if I got hungry later, I ate a chocolate, and I soon felt satisfied.

What I really love about them is they contain concentrated nutrients from 59 whole foods. They boost your Omega 3/DHA and anti-oxidants. They are also low glycemic for people who need to watch their blood sugar.

They have so many products available, you really need to have a look at their site!

The sponsor, Celebrate LifeNutrition, is giving one lucky reader two sample boxes of Celebrate Chocolates. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post. For extra entries, do any or all of the following. Please leave a separate comment for each entry. Make sure I have a way to contact you. This giveaway will end at midnight on June 12, 2009.

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Mamarazzi's Favorite Things Swap

What a great swap! This is my third swap and my second time to particpate in Mamarazzi's Favorite Things Swap. The concept is simple: She partnered everyone, and we purchased a box of our favorite things to send to our partner. I was lucky to get a great partner that I was already quite familiar with, Tamy of 3 Sides of Crazy. I have followed her blog for a long time, and I know a lot of you that read my blog (if there is a lot) also follow here.

Here's what she sent me!

2 Journals - one lined and one handmade by her

Spice seasoner

Cinnamon candle (mmmmm!)

Disney train ornament set and 2 ball ornaments (cute, cute! And I didn't already have them.)

Bath soak, foot soak, aqua leaves, a bath sponge, and 2 handmade soaps

A copy of The Notebook (I loved the movie, and I bet the book is better!)

Notecards

Crystal necklace and earrings

Pink ribbon, fabric, and Jolee's stickers for scrapbooking

Hand-knitted cozy

Mini picture frame

This was so much fun! Turns out her favorite things are also some of mine. And since I know she's received her package, here is a photo of the gifts I sent her.
It included Bath and Body Works Sea Island Cotton bubble bath, Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea candle, a notebook with a kitten on it, a Martha Stewart scrapbook kit, the current Women's Day magazine, and a 3 Musketeers candy bar. I also made a poem/song lyrics for her that you can see on her website.

Thank you for all of my goodies, Tamy! And thank you to Mamarazzi for organizing the swap! I will definitely participate in more swaps in the future.

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