Category Archives: Holidays

Use Springpad to Organize your Holiday Gift List and Win a $500 Shopping Spree

Christmas is LESS than 2 weeks away. AHHH!!!! And I bet I am not the only one still shopping. It can be hard to keep track of things if you are not organized. And in my opinion photos are always better than text. We thrive on visual stimulation. So instead of grabbing a pen andContinue Reading

The LAPTOP Magazine 2012 Gadget Guide

The LAPTOP Magazine 2012 Gadget Guide

Still looking for ideas for some awesome gadgets to get for your family and friends?? How about a WHOLE magazine dedicated to just that! The LAPTOP Magazine 2012 Gadget Guide is stuffed full of the hottest gadgets released in 2012. Items range from $10 to $10,000,000. Yes… it really covers EVERYTHING! I had the pleasureContinue Reading

Enter the Staples Wish List Giveaway Contest!

We all love getting awesome things from Staples. It is an amusement park of office supplies and technology! Staples is choosing one winner each week until December 22 to win their entire wish list in Staples gift cards up to $2500. That makes my eyes sparkle. Sign me up!! I created my wish list today.Continue Reading

Counting My Blessings This Holiday Season

Counting My Blessings This Holiday Season

Each year at this time we all experience more stress than usual. There is the stress of decorating, or the stress of seeing family that we may not have seen all year. And of course there is the stress of purchasing Christmas presents for our loved ones. That last one provides the most stress. WithContinue Reading

The eBay Holiday Gift Guide

The eBay Holiday Gift Guide

Christmas time is here. That means shopping, shopping, and more shopping. I have started already. YAYYY! I have gotten a few things for my kids here and there, but I have yet to make a real list. I could use some help figuring out the perfect gifts to get my kids. Let’s face it… afterContinue Reading

Black Friday Deals to Catch without Leaving Home!

Black Friday Deals to Catch without Leaving Home!

This morning while thousands of others are out hitting stores like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy to catch Black Friday deals on everything from toys to televisions, I am still home in my pajamas. I have never gotten up to shop on Black Friday. I almost went last year… but then I changed my mind.Continue Reading

Organize Thanksgiving with Springpad & Win a Breville Immersion Blender

Organize Thanksgiving with Springpad & Win a Breville Immersion Blender

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away??? 2012 has really flown by. Before you know it, it will be Christmas! Thanksgiving is my 2nd favorite holiday behind Christmas. And yes… it is all about the food. I love cooking Thanksgiving dinner and having leftovers for days. When most people are getting sickContinue Reading

Start Planning Those Holiday Cards with Tiny Prints

Start Planning Those Holiday Cards with Tiny Prints

Can you believe that in only one week it will be November? I cannot. This year has flown by way too fast. As with every year around this time I start thinking “Hmm.. what will I do for holiday cards this year?” I have really, really cute kids (LOL!!)…. so I am a big fanContinue Reading

Call for 2012 Holiday Gift Guide Items for Review

Call for 2012 Holiday Gift Guide Items for Review

Each year for the past three years I have published a gadget gift guide for the holiday season. The guide is created to highlight some of my favorite tech that I have encountered throughout the year. Plus, I look for a few new items to add to the list. This year I am planning onContinue Reading

My Ideal *Treat* For Mother’s Day + Quick Giveaway from Treat.com

My Ideal *Treat* For Mother’s Day + Quick Giveaway from Treat.com

Tonight I am hosting a dinner for myself and 9 blogger friends here in Chicago to celebrate Mother’s Day. The dinner is brought to us courtesy of Treat.com and my friends at Flavor 180. Why? Because moms deserve to be treated of course! What would be your ideal treat for Mother’s Day? On the newsContinue Reading

How About a New Watch for Valentine’s Day?

How About a New Watch for Valentine’s Day?

Along with all my other many fetishes I have one for watches. Nice big silver watches. Why only silver? I don’t really know. I stopped wearing gold several years ago and just never went back to it. I just find that silver-tone goes better with just about everything. However, I will wear one with goldContinue Reading

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