review

TJMaxx Spendervention (Part 1)

July 2, 2009 review

A few weeks ago the good people at TJMaxx and Marshalls asked if I would like to help them with their SPENDERVENTION push. They said they’d send me two giftcards to do a shopping experiment. UHM. Giftcard? TJMAXX? I’m there! So, I decided to play a little game and have a contest with my husband. [...]

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A Review & A Giveaway: The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita K Paul

June 26, 2009 me

A review? A giveaway? What happened to your bloggy manifesto, Amanda? Well, I already had about 4 or 5 things to review sitting on my virtual desk when I wrote my manifesto. But regardless I would have accepted this book because I LOVE IT. A few years ago I picked up Donita K Paul‘s first [...]

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Little Debbie Muffins (*a giveaway*)

June 15, 2009 food

So, a few months ago I went to this conference. When I got my sweet pink swag bag, one of the yummies inside was an entire box of Little Debbie 100 Calorie Pack Triple Fudge Brownies. I was totally excited to open up that box and scarf one down. When I opened it and saw [...]

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If Tomorrow Never Comes: A Giveaway

April 3, 2009 books

Contest closed…the winner is Katie from All Places In Between! When I was packing up for the cruise, I stuck a few books in my bag. I’m going to be sharing most of them with you in the next week or so. But this one book, If Tomorrow Never Comes, I was supposed to share [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Day With a Perfect Stranger

March 6, 2009 books

Random House sent me a short little book entitled, Day With a Perfect Stranger. I think it was the title that hooked me. Doesn’t it sound mysterious and fun? Anyway, it’s a small novella about a girl named Mattie who sits next to a guy on a plane. They strike up a conversation and suddenly [...]

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When The Soul Mends

December 12, 2008 books

(stay with me, there’s a giveaway involved!) When I was in about 6th grade, we went on a big road trip vacation. We drove from Atlanta up the coast to New York, then straight across to Michigan. Then straight down to Georgia. We went to so many fun places and go to see a huge [...]

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Things I Love: Frozen Dinners

November 21, 2008 baby

OK, well, maybe not those Salisbury steak ones with the mac and cheese that comes out of it’s little container in one big blob. But generally speaking, hot food that is ready when I’m hungry, I likey. So, I was pretty excited when Happy Baby foods contacted me to try out some of their food. [...]

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