A free Old Navy dress courtesy of Crowdtap and Old Navy...yes, please, and Thank you!!

Being picked to receive a free dress from old navy by crowdtap made me so happy! I could not wait for the coupons to get here to be able to go pick out a new dress since it had been a long time since I had purchased a new dress. It was made even more special since it was the first dress I was purchasing since losing 45lbs, so I was super excited :). I enlisted my bestie to come with me to help me pick out a new dress. I decided to make it a surprise for when I met her that she would also be getting a brand new dress for absolutely free. Ah free…our favorite price ;) Not only was she now more enthusiastic about our shopping trip, she was also very appreciative of receiving a dress that had a regular price of $30+ for free! There was a fair selection of dresses, however they were kind of hard to locate since they were not all in one location but instead spread throughout most of the department. Some of the dresses we found to be kind of plain and ugly, but we were able to find a few that were to our personal liking. It was a hard decision but we narrowed it down and after looking around the store, we made our purchases and received our free dresses and left very pleased! I already wore it for a Thanksgiving event at a friend’s house, and I can’t wait to flaunt it again for our upcoming company Christmas party. Although I was displeased with some of the experience, overall I like my dress…especially since it was free ;)

Burt's Bees Intense Hydration BzzCampaign!!

I was so excited when I received the BzzCampaign invite for Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration face care line! Then I received my BzzKit and I could not believe how great the full size products just for me to try out were, I became even more excited to try them out!! I started using them right away and almost immediately had great results. These products deliver such great hydration leaving you with great feeling skin. The products I tried also smell great. I am especially glad to have them to use now that the weather is getting cold, which is when I tend to experience dry skin the most.

The BzzKit also included samples of both the Intense Hydration day cream and day cream to hand out. Attached to each of the samples was a great $3.00 money saving coupon. I do have to admit that according to the price of most of the products listed in the BzzGuide, I am not sure if my friends/family that I gave samples to would have even considered buying had such a coupon not been involved.

This Intense Hydration face care line is:

-         Clinically proven to intensely hydrate skin

-         Helps reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles

-         Is dermatologist-tested and noncomedogenic

-         Is 99% natural

-         Enhanced with probiotic technology

-         Can be found in mass retailers (like Target and Walmart), drug stores, grocery stores and natural health food stores nationwide.

I REALLY want to thank BzzAgent for picking me for this BzzCampaign!!! And Burt’s Bees, at least I think they had something to do with it? I am really not sure, but anyway… I had a lot of fun with this one and many people who were interested and hope to receive more campaigns like this one J

I LOVE being a BzzAgent!

Well, excuses excuses, but seriously the main reason I have not blogged in almost 3 weeks is since Halloween is such a hectic time for my family! First of all Halloween is my husband and I’s second favorite holiday, so decorating is an event all in its own! But the main reason we are so busy is since we both work for an ice/dry ice company. In case you do not know, many people use dry ice for Halloween and their Halloween parties to make the spooky fog that rolls along the ground. It is super cool looking!! Needless to say this meant we worked some longer hours and weekend which we do not normally work.

Since the Glade BzzCampaign, I am excited to announce I have been selected to do 3 MORE BzzCampaigns!! I am so stoked, J especially for the first one which is Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration line of facial care products. On Friday the 26^th I received over $45 worth of Burt’s Bees products, can you believe it!?! I was so surprised, not only at the fact that I got such awesome stuff to try, but that this stuff was so expensive! According to the BzzKit info, the cream cleanser which has a value of $9.99, and the night cream and hydration mask are valued at $17.99! (I have not yet looked at it in store to see how the pricing compares). They also sent 5 samples of the day cream and 5 samples of the night cream to pass out that had $3 off coupons attached to them. I know that what I received was already great, but I kind of wish they would have included the day cream for me to, only because how am I supposed to recommend the day cream to people if I have not yet tried it myself? Nonetheless, so far I LOVE these products, granted I am not sure I would be personally willing to pay the price.

The second campaign is for Alexia Frozen Foods. I just received my BzzKit for that this past Saturday. It included 3 free coupons for foods for my family to try, and $1 off coupons to share with friends. It also included a re-usable grocery bag, which I thought would have been one of the freezer ones since it is for FROZEN food, but it is nice and I will use it regardless. We were able to pick up the sweet potato fries and waffle fries for us to try, but could not yet find the dinner breads, hopefully they are available at Kroger, we have yet to check. At our local Wal-Mart both types of fries were $2.98, and the bags are kind of small. We are going to try them tonight, so I will let you know of course how they taste.

The last new BzzCampaign I was invited to was for Kroger Private Selection foods. I don’t have a lot of information on this one yet since I have yet to get my BzzKit, but I can’t wait since the holidays are coming and my hubby and I love to do a lot of entertaining!

Pit Kit For Mountain Dew Insiders!

Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Mountain Dew.

Time for a HOUSEPARTY!

Last weekend I had the honor of hosting a Kleenex Handtowels Houseparty, and it was GREAT! We had such a fun time decorating our boxes and hand soaps for the upcoming Christmas season (can you believe it is right around the corner already!).

I received this opportunity from Houseparty.com (you can also find them on FB and twitter). This was my very first houseparty. They give you goodies for both the host and to share with your guests. For instance, in my kit was a package of Kleenex hand towels for me, and 12 for my guests. They also included soap making kits. You don’t actually make the soap, but they give you a bottle of sugar cookie scented liquid handsoap and some green dye to change the color, and then a pump to pour the soap into after you change the color. Of course there were 13 of those too, 1 to keep and 12 for your guests. The green dye was a little messy, but worth it since it was fun to add a lot or a little dye and then shake it up. Everyone had a great time and was very pleased with their freebies and the activities we did.

  I really hope I have the opportunity to host more Houseparty’s in the future!!! They picked today for a baking one that I really wanted, but was not picked :(. But there are only so many spots per party, and you must be patient. Some houseparties are more valuable than others too, but I am sure they will all be equally fun to host/attend.

Glade Expressions BzzCampain!

I was so excited to be picked as part of the Glade Expressions BzzCampain! I love glade products and have used the scented oil warmers on and off in my home for many years. My husband and I are smokers, so air freshners are a necessary part of everyday life. Oh boy was I happy I was able to receive my product for free, since the oil diffuser was over $8 in our Kroger store with the refills being around $5…ouch! Thankfully I was able to find refills at WalMart for when I am in need that were $3.52. I just hope they don’t sell out! The fragrance mist is much more affordable, but somewhat higher priced compared to other fragrance mist sprays. We tried the pineapple and mangosteen scent in both products; wow, it smells delicious! There are 3 other fragrances available: cotton & italian mandarin, lavender and juniper berry, and fuji apple & cardamom spice. We just love them, especially since they are both refillable products. The Glade Expressions Oil Diffuser has a strong scent at first, that kind of fades a little with time, but it does last the 30 days as stated. The Glade Expressions Fragrance Mist is a fine mist spray you can use to freshen the air periodically. They can be used in conjunction or separately which is also very nice. One of the other great points is the fact that you can just leave them sitting out on a table or shelf, they blend in with the décor very nicely, especially the oil diffuser. I have not been picked for any BzzCampains since I received this one . But I still love being a BzzAgent and having the opportunity to try great products and let everyone know how I felt about them. It is especially wonderful to have great savings to share with others.

in a constant game of catch-up!

Are you like me and feel like you are getting a lot of stuff accomplished, only to turn around and see the "to do" pile is still bigger than ever...and growing! I am finding myself in a perpetual state of trying to catch up only to find myself even farther behind. UGH! Especially after going out of town last weekend. Don't get me wrong the time with family out of town was very enjoyable, but the days ahead and just after our weekend vacay are so stressful! I don't even understand how people could ever find vacations relaxing, for me they create huge piles of laundry!

I am STILL trying to get back into a fitness regimine as well. I am still optimistic that it will happen, I just lack the motivation to make it happen! Ultimately I am the one who makes the decision to blog, look for freebies, or watch TV instead of doing what I should be doing. UGH, I need more of a conscious!!

I am still planning on blogging about my August (which I did not get till September anyway) Pop sugar must have box.  I had to cancel the September one, just didn't have the funds available for such things. I wish I could have gotten it though, the stuff that came it in looked better than what I got, or at least some of it, for me a combo of the 2 would have been perfect lol. I might still try to get one again sometime, especially if there is another deal. And I am praying that I could just win the giveaway on their youtube channel!!!! That would be AWESOME!!!

Till next time kiddos...which should be sooner than later this time...I promise to try harder :)