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As you all can probably tell by now, I am a Mary Kay fan. I use their products, promote their products and tell everyone about them! This blog has become a wonderful platform for promoting Mary Kay and I am really pleased to once again bring you a review of a new skin care line from Mary Kay that I LOVE! The month of February marks the kick-off of the brand new Mary Kay Botanical Effects Skin Care Line ...products that will be sure to make your skin smile! Before I do that, I want to let you all know of a special sweepstakes that Mary Kay is hosting from now until February 29th. You only have a few days left so get your entries in TODAY!! This sweepstakes is in celebration of the Botanical Effects Skin Care and here is all you need to do to enter: ~ "Like" Mary Kay on Facebook ~ Click "Enter" on the Fresh Face Sweepstakes Banner The winner of this awesome sweepstakes will receive an entire line of Mary Kay Botanical Effects Skin Care products in the...

Back in my days of being an administrative assistant, I remember well what I was looking for when I was job searching. It was not easy to try to find a position that I wanted partly because I was picky about the type of job I would secure. There are so many things that I was looking for in a job but I will tell you that the first thing I wanted was flexible hours. Because I was still a college student, I needed something that would accommodate my busy school schedule. Also, due to my church schedule I needed Sunday off as well as Wednesday night. These types of needs really narrowed my search down greatly. The next thing that I was looking for was a great benefits package. I was still living at home at the time but wanted to start a 401K and I was also looking to get better benefits than I had with my dad's insurance. This was also a difficult hurdle to maneuver because most employers do not have really wonderful benefits and it is hard to qualify for benefits when you are ...

~VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT GUIDE~ If you are running out of ideas for Valentine's Day gifts , have you thought about treating your Valentine to a special breakfast? Maybe even breakfast in bed!! Oooo...now that is something that I would love. :) I remember as a child making my mom breakfast in bed. Oh my, the things we would think of to put on her tray! I think we included foods like Pringles, toast, cereal, juice, eggs, etc. Looking back, she was always sooo gracious and would never complain about the menu (even when we poured the milk on her cereal 1/2 hour before we took the tray to her.). Bless her heart. :) I cannot remember the last time I got breakfast in bed; usually I am up getting the children breakfast before hubby wakes up so I have yet to experience this! If I were to be treated to such a luxury, I know I would want a nice hot cup of coffee on my tray. So, if you are looking to surprise your Valentine with a special morning, I have a wonderful coffee company...

Here in our house, we are big yogurt fans. I don't remember loving yogurt when I was growing up though...not sure why but now I love it! I have also found that my children, from the time they are introduced to solid foods, love it as well. My daughter is a bit more picky than my son as she does NOT like chunks of fruit in her yogurt. So, I usually give her vanilla, key lime pie or another flavor that doesn't have chunks in it. My son doesn't care what is in the yogurt though...he is a food hound and LOVES anything that he gets in way of breakfast foods. :) I am so glad that my children love their yogurt because I know that it is very good for their digestive systems and because my children do not enjoy drinking milk, this is another way for them to get those important vitamins. My love for yogurt has really blossomed during this particular pregnancy as it is a great source of protein and my body is just CRAVING protein right now. I am not sure if you have ever hea...

~VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT GUIDE~ Being a woman, and being the "bling lover" that I am, I love jewelry! This was evident when I went on a missions trip back in my early 20's. I went to the Dominican Republic and being the island that it is, you can just imagine the jewelry that they make there! So, it is no wonder that I came home with a whole bag full of beautiful beaded necklaces for souvenirs. Beaded jewelry really is beautiful and when designed correctly, looks so stunning with any outfit for any occasion. This Valentine's Day, I have the perfect company to introduce you to that allows YOU to design and create your own pieces of beaded jewelry! MakerCraft is a company that is allows customers to design their own jewelry on their iPads, by dropping and dragging beads from the available selection and customizing their design. Then, the customer pays for the design, MakerCraft assembles it and ships it out! Simple! Here is a bit more about this comp...

When I was a teenager, I was constantly trying to lose weight. I come from a family of stockier people and we all struggle with our weight. In fact, my mom lost over 80 pounds after the birth of my youngest brother. She was struggling with severe health issues due to her weight and was not doing well at all. So, she was the first in our family to try to lose weight. Years later as my sisters and I were well into our teenage years I was the first of us to go on a diet. My first experience with dieting entailed utilizing a Richard Simmon's diet plan (my mom's idea). It was a great plan and I lost weight...but didn't keep it off. So, bored with the diet plan, I moved onto the next diet! My mom was a member of Taking Off Pounds Sensibly which is another very popular diet program and she encouraged me to try some of the tips and hints that they gave her. She also helped me get into a healthy regimen of eating and helped me choose healthy foods. Food preparation was always ch...

~VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT GUIDE~ Please note: This post contains content that is for mature adults only. While this blog is family friendly, I am married and did make an exception for this post in honor of my Valentine's Day Gift Guide as the product itself is geared towards married couples and does not represent inappropriateness. Ahhh Valentine's Day . The perfect day for couples to spend precious time together and enjoy each other's company. I for one look forward to opportunities to spend time with my husband. I am a stay at home mommy of two busy little toddlers and when hubby gets home from work, it is so good to be able to talk to an adult!! :) When it comes to our date nights , we love to go out to eat as it usually means a sitter for the children and several hours to shop, eat and be together without having to worry about bibs, sippy cups and wiggly children. I don't know about you but that is WONDERFUL for me! I am sure that you have all heard...

Do you all remember back in December I conducted a Purex Triple Action Detergent Review ? Well, my bottle of detergent is almost gone *sad face* and I am ready to go stock up on some more very soon! Purex Triple Action Detergent is a wonderful  product that should be hitting the store shelves this month and I love it! In fact, the Purex brand is all I use when it comes to my laundry supplies . You know you really love something when you buy it after you review it and that is ALL you use. :) Anyway, Purex has sent me 3 coupons to giveaway and these coupons are for one full-sized free bottle of Purex Triple Action Detergent ! So, that means that three of you now have the opportunity to WIN your very own bottle and see just how great this stuff is! So, here are your entry guidelines and again, I am using Rafflecopter for this giveaway (do you love Rafflecoplter or what?!?!). Hope you all win! :) Disclaimer: I received no monetary compensation for this post. As a Purex In...

I appreciate the guest post, Vito Rivers There are few things my family needs more than  quiet time . I feel like ever since we moved all anyone does is yell at each other and if the kids aren’t arguing about their board game it’s something else and I’m about to lose my mind. I went to  www.expertsatellite.com  to get us some additional cable channels and cable boxes because I knew they were going to argue over who got to control what was on the TV but that doesn’t help. Since we got in this new house where they have to share rooms you wouldn’t believe the fights we’ve fielded – it’s like they’re war enemies instead of siblings. I think this move is going to be a good thing in the long run but as of now I’m really questioning whether or not we made the right decision. I love that there are so many things my family has in common but at the end of the day I think we’ve got a long way to go before everyone is happy, you know?

Back when I was a teenager, I was informed that I would have to have my wisdom teeth extracted. Oh dear...I had heard so many different horror stories about having this done and I was not very happy with the fact that I had to have mine out. But, given the risks of not having them out I guess I "agreed" to have them out. They were not causing me any trouble at that point but I knew that if the teeth weren't dealt with, they would cause trouble down the road. So, the day of my surgery arrived and I was a bit unsure of what to expect. I had told the oral surgeon that I didn't want to know anything so whatever he had to do to make that happen, would be great! :)  He had assured me that I would receive laughing gas to "knock me out". I was like "Wow...this ought to be fun!"! Mom drove me to the dentist that morning and I waited for my turn in the waiting room. It wasn't long until they called my name and back to the sedation room I went! (I think...