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Spread The Love With Private Selection Upside Down Cakes

At our house we love cooking, baking, making candy and getting creative in the kitchen. But what about all the times that life just gets too busy and we can’t find time to bake something homemade for dessert after a carefully crafted dinner or we get invited to a dinner and we are asked to bring yummy dessert? We now have a to go option that is just so scrumptious you will be begging for more…Private Selection’s Upside Down Cakes!

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VIPRE Internet Security Review – The Award-Winning Antivirus Sofware That Has It All

I am always looking for great internet security for our PC’s. Working from home and on a computer all day I need to make sure that I am protected from everything. I found VIPRE Internet Security the other day, downloaded it. It only took me about 5 minutes to get it up and running and and so far its great!!

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Get Inspired with Miracle-Gro – ‘The Gro Project’ Inspirations

Now that Spring is here and the trees and flowers are starting to bloom I want to plant pretty flowers and make the inside of my house like the outside all pretty with colorful flowers and plants!

I am very inspired by Spring but I have no idea where to begin!! Miracle-Gro is helping me with that this Spring with The Gro Project. The Gro Project helps me to understand that garden projects should not be complicated! Miracle-Gro is simplify gardening for for people like me and showing that it can be easy, fun and enjoyable!

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12 Year Old Scientist Quickly Raises Over $500 Towards her Goal for her Possum Vision Science Fair Project

Back in the day when I was a child.. way back, the most significant science project I submitted was probably my bounce shelled egg project. I’m sure anyone could google “bouncing egg science project” these days and be done with the project in 15 minutes. In fact, the bouncing egg project appears to

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My Cleansing Journey – Why I’m Cleansing and What I’m Using

Before I had my son 13 years ago, I weighed 95-100 lbs and never thought about weight. I was not judgmental about people who carry extra weight in the least. I never thought a thing of it. I had small friends, big friends, and very big friends and looked at them all the same. Long story

Enter to win Cooper Tire’s My Every Day Road Trip Contest.

Cooper Tire has been making tires for life’s road trips for nearly 100 years. They have a full product portfolio, fitting most vehicles on the road today; Cooper Tire manufactures quality passenger, light truck, sport utility, performance and winter tires. , Cooper Tire is commemorating life’s every day road trips with an exciting opportunity to earn an entire year of free gas during the Cooper Tire’s My Every Day Road Trip Contest.

Starting March 1st, Cooper Tire Facebook fans may submit their not-so-every day road trip stories on by writing a story, or sending in a photo, or a video. Winners will be selected based on criteria such as originality, creativity, and their passion for Cooper tires and compelling content.

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NMEDA – Helping People with Disabilities for Over 20 Years

My Grandmother is in a wheelchair. Which sometimes makes it difficult for her to get around to doctor appointments, the store and just out and about in general. We would a vehicle equipped to just roll the wheelchair in, strap it down and go. We would love to be able to get her out more. Transportation is the key to freedom and NMEDA help with that!

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A Peek into my Life through my Playlists. What’s in your Playlist?

I never sang out loud to a song in front of other people, in a car for example, until I met my husband. Our first ‘date’ was us driving his sister home from an Alanis Morisette concert. We were listening to a Madonna CD and my husband and his sister started singing.. out loud.

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A 2-Minute Sneak Peek Video of my Life

It’s been about 3 weeks since I started using the HTC OneX+ I’ve been talking to so much about. Well, I decided to share a 2 minute documentary of our lives here at the Hagan house featuring photos taken on the HTC OneX+. This video by no means shows you what our every day life

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My 5 Small Steps Toward a Healthier Lifestyle = 1 Giant Step Toward Sanity + $1000 Gift Card Giveaway!

All of my friends and family know that I’m on the brink of losing my mind about 80% of my waking hours. When I say losing my mind I mean, losing control. I hate feeling out of control. Since having kids, I have lost control of so many aspects of my life and myself including

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Relax and Getaway with a Day at the Winery

We often forget to take time for ourselves. We go about our busy schedules, take care of everything and everyone else and usually end the day exhausted. With the price of gasoline being so expensive we’ve even begun to limit “family vacations” and “Staycations” are the new wave; often traveling short distances or staying in

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Win an HTC One X+ Android Phone Optimized for AT&T!

Over the last couple of weeks you’ve learned about the HTC OneX+ from this post and this post here on TheMommyInsider.com and this post, and this post on my other site, GadgetGoddess.com. By now, surely you know how much I LOVE this phone. Go ahead.. read any of those posts to learn why I love the HTC OneX+. Being

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Help White Cloud and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals create miracles in the lives of children

White Cloud, the maker of premium quality paper products from bath tissue to wipes, is teaming up with Children’s Miracle Network (“CMN”) to create miracles in the lives of children receiving treatment in its 168 U.S. member hospitals. These kids have put their creativity and imaginations to work by illustrating a template that may become a new White Cloud Facial Tissue box design!

Style Made Easy With No nonsense Tights and Leggings!

My day usually goes something like this: Get up, throw on some clothes, get kids lunches made, get breakfast made, bring older child to school, back home to get younger child and bring to school, go home work for a couple of hours and start picking up the kids from school. I spend 3 hours a day in the car (minimum) driving my kids back and forth to school, so I need my clothing to be easy to put together in the mornings.

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NEOSPORIN® ESSENTIALS™: A Great Skincare Solution For Eczema!

I have issues with eczema all year long. I am always trying to find solutions to help me relieve the dryness, itch and irritation!

About 35 million Americans: 1-3% of adults, and 10-20% of children have eczema. Seventy percent of cases start in children younger than 5 years old, and about 60% of infants who have eczema continue to have one or more symptoms in adulthood. My son had eczema really bad when he was a baby and still has issues every so often with it now.

Great Holiday Gifts from The Sharper Image | @TheSharperImage

Need some last minute gifts for those hard to shop for people in your life? Visit Sharper Image website for great gift ideas. My husband is the hard person to buy for in my family and I always find the perfect gift for him at Sharper Image!

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Droid Incredible 4G LTE Smartphone by HTC for Verizon – Review and #Giveaway | @HTCUSA

A couple of years ago, HTC’s Droid Incredible launched with great reviews and high sales. The 4G LTE version is the third model in the line of Droid Incredibles, and is a very well designed phone. The HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE is available on Verizon, and is a great family smartphone. The phone itself

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Get your Geek on with this 9” Android Tablet for only $109.99 @Sears – #dealsoftheday #spon

Don’t have a Tablet yet? Get your hands on this 9” Android 4.0 ICS Tablet PC Capacitive Touch Screen with 1.3GHz 4GB, 512MB DDR RAM & WiFi Camera for only $109.99 at Sears now! If you don’t have a tablet yet you have to jump on this amazing offer! $109.99 for a 9″ tablet!? Here

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Pantech Flex Smartphone for AT&T – Review And #Giveaway | @PantechUSA

Pantech Flex Review The Pantech Flex is a great new Android smartphone that is available through AT&T Wireless. The device is loaded with a wide variety of great features, boasts a bright touchscreen and sports a wonderfully thin and unique design. It is the ideal smartphone for first time Android users and is perfect for

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Vivitar 8MP Digital Camera Binoculars only $29.99 @Sears | #Dealsoftheday #spon

It’s clear you should capture this deal! Don’t miss the Vivitar 8 MegaPixel Digital Camera Binoculars with 12x Magnification, Continuous Shot Mode & 1.44″ LCD Screen for only $29.99 at Sears. My son loves to watch birds and prove to me that he knows more about birds than I do. It’s a spotted Pomeranian blue

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A smart buy! Get Baby Genius Ultimate Children’s Library @Sears for only $29.99 – #dealsoftheday #spon

A smart purchase indeed! My daughter loved Baby Genius DVDs . They were just about the only thing that would get her to be quiet and still for a few minutes. If you are looking for a way to get a few minutes of quiet time while you work, do laundry, cook dinner, or just

Thumbnail image for Help Change the World with these Holiday Gifts + #Giveaway from @WorldVisionUSA

Help Change the World with these Holiday Gifts + #Giveaway from @WorldVisionUSA

I remind my kids often that they are lucky to have a roof above their heads at night, two cars to travel in, food to eat, and clean water to drink. They look at me like I’m crazy. I can’t emphasize enough to them that their life is easy. This holiday season I will have

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Pants on the Head.. a New Winter Trend?

I’m pretty certain that my son will pursue a career such as with the Coast Guard or being a naturalist but I’m not quite sure down what career path my daughter might head. She is only 6 so I’m not reading into her future career path too much. However, I can’t help but think with

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Make Money with the Shop Your Way Personal Shopper Program | #PersonalShopper

With the holidays approaching quickly, ’tis the season for shopping, right? Whether it is online window shopping or finding and buying the perfect gift for friends and family, I spend a good amount of time every day ‘shopping’. It addition to having a deep love for online shopping, I also enjoy sharing my opinion.

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Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Have Done It Again With Their Newest Book: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Download the Weird!

It all started in 1918 when Cartoonist and adventurer Robert Ripley began drawing his daily feature. Now for over 90 years Ripley Entertainment Inc. has entertained visitors around the world, with over 90 exciting attractions in 10 countries, along with best-selling books, a network television series in more than 70 countries, and the longest continuously published newspaper comic in history.

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