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Blogaholic 1 Year Anniversary Cash Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:09:00 +0000

Blogaholic Social Network is celebrating their 1 year anniversary and we have teamed up with them to bring you the chance to win $400.00 Paypal cash! If you have not yet heard- Blogaholic Social Network is an online community where bloggers of all niche's connect and spread the word about their blogs while gaining resources, followers, blogging tips, and much more! You must be a member to win but joining fast, easy and best of all FREE! Join here!

This event is hosted by Blogaholic Social Network, The Organized Classroom Blog, Mompreneur Mogul, Swoon Media, Caffeinated OC Mommy, Terri's Little Haven, and Multi Testing Mommy.

You must be 18 to enter. A valid Paypal account is required. Open Worldwide. Void where prohibited.

This giveaway ends May 31st, 2012 11:59 pm

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Mother's Day Gifts on Ebay

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:27:00 +0000

Mother's Day is right around the corner and you're at a loss about what to get? Well lucky for you that I discovered Mother's Day Gifts on eBay. Gifts she'll remember at decent prices and free shipping. You can't beat that. So don't forget mom, check out eBay's Mother's Day Gifts this year.

Calling All College Students and Parents of College Students

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:15:00 +0000

We all know the expense of college these days so isn't it nice to cut corners where you can? I'm talking about textbooks. Have you priced college textbooks lately? It's a shame really especially when you only need them for a period of time and then they end up collecting dust in your closet or you may get lucky enough to sell them, but lose so much more than you paid. That's where I think CampusBookRentals.com should come in. Think about it, you could rent your textbook at a very affordable price and then return it when you're finished, with the opportunity of free shipping both ways. With CampusBookRentals.com you can save 40%-90% off of bookstore prices.

CampusBookRentals.com is the place to go with all your college textbook needs. They offer flexible renting periods, you're able to highlight in the textbooks, also and this is very impressive they have partnered with and are donating 1,000 life saving cleft lip surgeries this year with a portion of the proceeds going to the Make a Difference Program called Operation Smile.

Operation Smile is an international children's medical charity that heals children's smiles, forever changing their lives. At Operation Smile, we're more than a charity. More than an NGO. We're a mobilized force of medical professionals and caring hearts who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.

Here is a just an example of the money you can save when renting a book. I looked up the book Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment by Charles Zastrow, Karen K. Kirst-Ashman. The purchase price is listed as $130.95. CampusBookRentals.com is offering it to rent for depending on how long you will need it, not over $ 27.00.

Another great perk is that you don't even have to be a student to rent the books, just when you're filling out the application leave it blank where it asks if you are a student. I sure wish I knew about this site when my son and I both were in college, it certainly would have saved a lot of money.

CampusBookRentals.com began renting textbooks in August of 2007. Since then, we've served thousands and thousands of customers on more than 5,000 different college campuses in the fabulous USA. You can be confident in our customer service and reliability. We work like maniacs to get books to our customers on time, make things right when something goes wrong, and provide fast and responsive customer service.

At CampusBookRentals.com we offer virtually any textbook for rent, we pay students for referring friends, we award scholarships every semester, and we contribute a portion of the rental proceeds to a worthy humanitarian project each year. We’ll keep you involved in our humanitarian projects and progress through our “Making a Difference” link.

Renting textbooks makes sense plain and simple. Every rental comes with a worry free guarantee within the first 30 days of your order if you drop your class or change your mind, you keep more cash in your pocket up front, you can order from the comfort of your home or office, it doesn’t cost a penny to return your rented textbooks when you're done with them (we even provide the package), and you don’t have to worry about disappointing buyback prices at the end of the semester. Let us take the risk that your textbook will be worthless next semester; you don’t have to anymore.

We pride ourselves on our customer service and would love to hear from you. Please let us know how we’re doing, offer suggestions, or at least enter to win one of our next scholarships or monthly giveaways. It’s free to enter and there’s no purchase necessary. Hope to hear from you soon.
- The CampusBookRentals.com Team

So I suggest if you have college age children you check out CampusBookRentals.com, you may be very pleased.

Scarfles.com Review & Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:19:00 +0000

The giveaway has ended and winner has been chosen.

I love to surf the internet for new websites with unique and different products. Well I came across the website Scarfles.com.

I bet you're asking yourselves what are Scarfles? Scarfles are adorable accessories for little girls. It's the perfect accessory for any outfit. I think they are the neatest thing since sliced bread. I contacted the owner of the website and she agreed to let me do a review and giveaway of one of her Scarfles.

Scarfles.com is a family owned and operated business. All of the Scarfles are hand sewn by the mother-daughter team of Rebecca and her mom Donna. The whole idea came about because Rebecca's 5 year old daughter was wearing random fabric pieces tied around her neck and Rebecca was worried about a possible strangling hazard. So they searched the internet for something that could take the place of the random fabric pieces with no luck. They put their heads together and came up with Scarfles. I just love the name, it's very cute.

When I gave the very first one to our five year old, she said "This is the most beautifulest thing I have ever seen," and proceeded to wear it everywhere she went. My seven year old instantly wanted one too and we ended up making 8 of them for Christmas presents.

Since Christmas, both of our daughters wear them everywhere they go, and people stop them and ask what they are wearing and where they can get their own. The answers to their questions are: They are Scarfles and you can get them here.

Here is what they look like around the neck.

As you can see they come in many different colors to match any outfit. They are sold for $10.00 a piece but you can always win one from my blog. All you have to do is visit Scarfles.com and learn one piece of information about them and come back and share it. (MANDATORY AND MUST BE COMPLETED FOR ALL OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT)

EXTRA ENTRIES: (LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY (meaning following GFC then you comment 5 separate times that you are a follower-gives you more ways to win) AND LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU)
1) "Like"Scarfles" on Facebook and leave your Facebook name (5 extra entries)
2) Follow my Blog via GFC (5 extra entries)
3) "Like" my Blog Facebook Page (5 extra entries)
4) Follow me on Twitter and leave your Twitter name (3 extra entries)

Giveaway Open to Continental US only
Giveaway Ends March 27th
Leave a way for me to contact you.
Winner will be chosen by random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to my email or the prize will be forfeited and another winner chosen.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated monetarily for this post however I did receive a product for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own. Thank you to Scarfles for supplying the product for me to review and the prizes for the winner. You can read the rest of my disclaimer here.

Guest Post: Boosting Nutrition in Children's Meals

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:53:00 +0000

Boosting Nutrition in Children's Meals:

Boosting Nutrition in Children's Meals

A mother is often looking for ways to feed children – who have high nutritional needs but may have small appetites – to provide maximum nutrition in each meal. There are several possible strategies that may work for your family: adding nutrient-dense foods to common foods, adding extra nutrition to beverages and upgrading conventional dietary items.
Nutrient-dense foods are those that provide maximum nutrition in comparison to their caloric content for each serving. A slice of whole grain toast is a better choice, for example, than a white flour bagel. Nut butter instead of butter on that toast provides vitamins and protein. Vegetables and dip are to be preferred over chips and crackers with the same dip. Most children like fruits, and a piece of fresh fruit such as an apple provides vitamins, minerals, and fiber as well as a sweet taste. Add a piece of cheese and you’ve just increased the calcium, provided protein, and some healthy fat to your child. Or dip the apple slice in a little almond butter mixed with honey and sprinkle it with sesame or sunflower seeds. Almost all children like cookies; try cookies made with sunflower seeds, dried fruit chips and nuts instead of chocolate chips. Adding fruits that are high in antioxidants can help guard against cardiovascular disease, cancer such as various types of mesothelioma and dementia.
You can often cut the sugar in half without eliciting groans from your children.

Smoothies are a good way to add extra nutrition and many children will finish a drink even when they don’t finish a meal. Smoothies made with yogurt, bananas and other fresh fruits can convince even the most fruit-avoidant child to take in those vital nutrients. Carrot juice is surprisingly sweet and can often replace most or all the sweetener you might otherwise put in orange juice smoothies. Silken tofu can be blended into a smoothie. Nut butter can add a favorite flavor and some extra protein to a smoothie. Use whole milk; children need the extra nutrients and fat whole milk provides.
Choose basic staple ingredients for maximum nutrition. Cooking brown rice instead of white will increase B vitamins and add fiber to the meal when compared to white. Also replacing white flour with whole wheat when making breads and even cookies can make it that much healthier. Start with a mixture of half of each kind of flour and gradually increase the whole grain flour to accommodate the slight differences in taste and texture to easier to wean them off what they may be used to. Many types of pasta are available in whole grain forms.

Kristin Wells is a recent college graduate from The University of Georgia and an aspiring writer. She wants to make a difference in people's lives through her writing. Kristin also likes competitive cycling, running, and traveling as much as possible.

Hope the article helps. I found it very interesting! Thanks Kristin!

We Have a Winner!

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:43:00 +0000

The winner of the Alexa's Angels Giveaway has been drawn and contacted and I heard back from her. It was #10. Congrats Amber!

Happy New Year,

Alexa's Angels Review and Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:49:00 +0000

Beth Lang President and CEO of Alexa's Angels has been selling her inspirational jewelery at art shows all across the country since 1995. Each piece of her jewelery is thoughtfully designed to evoke heartfelt emotion. The line offers something for everyone such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, angel pins, handbags and accessories.

I chose the Mom and Daughter Dog Tag Two Toned Necklace Set. I chose this because I had been estranged from my daughter by her choice, and one day out of the blue she contacted me on Facebook. Now keep in mind I haven't heard from or seen her in over a year. She contacted to let me know I was a grandma again. I had a new grandson. I was ecstatic first to know she was safe and alive and 2nd to know I had a new grandson.

Due to events when she was a young child we never had a great relationship and I thought sending her the daughter necklace from the set would be so appropriate at this time. She loved it. It comes in a box that also has an inspirational message on the inside lid.

She loved the message. She wears the necklace all the time and we talk almost everyday and sometimes more than once a day. Here is a picture of the necklace, it's so pretty and can be worn with anything.

Her tags say FRIEND JOY, DAUGHTER, LOVE. My tags say WISDOM GRACE, LOVE, MOM. I'm not saying that the necklace fixed all of our problems but it did get a message across that I was unable to do with my own words. I want to thank Alexa's Angels for helping me with a very difficult and what I thought was impossible situation.

Alexa's Angels is giving away the same Mom & Daughter Dog Tag Two Toned Necklace Set. All you have to do is tell me what message you are trying to get across to your daughter when you give her the Daughter Necklace. This is mandatory and must be completed for all other entries to count.

EXTRA ENTRIES:

"Like" Alexa's Angels page on Facebook
Follow Alexa's angels on Twitter
Follow me on GFC
"Like" my Blog Facebook Page
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Giveaway for US only
Giveaway ends Christmas Day (Dec. 25th)
Please leave a way for me to contact you.
Winner will be chosen by random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to my email or the prize will be forfeited and another winner chosen.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated monetarily for this post however I did receive a product for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own. Thank you to Alexa's Angels for supplying the product for me to review and the prize for the winner. You can read the rest of my disclaimer here.

It's good to be back!

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:22:00 +0000

Hello everyone! I've missed you all. I'm sorry I haven't been around but I've had some interesting months the last 4 months. I haven't been around because I've had a double lumbar spinal fusion and revision of an old spinal fusion I had done in 2007. So I had to give up the blog world for for awhile but now I'm back. I'll have some giveaways up as I go along, it's almost like starting over. Just give me time, please don't give up.

I was in the hospital for about 4 days, the surgery took a lot longer than they expected, and they had to remove all the old hardware and there was a lot of scar tissue, I had a blood transfusion, went through in home physical therapy and now out patient PT. Just to give you an idea here is a picture of what they removed and replaced with 3 times as much not to mention a new product called Opti Mesh, which is mesh bags filled with cadaver bones to place instead of disks.

So all I ask is give me some time to get my blog back up and running and I will have some great giveaways for you! I will work as hard as I can, which obviously won't be as hard as before right away but I will get back there soon!
Thanks for your support!

Trick or Treat

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:33:00 +0000

As kids, we all remember the houses that gave out good Halloween candy, and the ones that stiffed us with a toothbrush or a handful of change. Now, neighborhood kids are sizing us up based on the treats we give out every October 31st. Below is an infographic detailing what your choice in Halloween goodies says about your personality to help you make sure you keep your homes from coming under attack by unruly Trick-or-Treaters.

What the Halloween Candy You Give Out Says About You By Ultimate Coupons

Do We Really Know What We're Eating Everyday?

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:35:00 +0000

   MENACING MEALS (YOUR QUICK GUIDE TO FOOD DANGERS)
   Everyday there seems to be something in the news about food being recalled
   and people becoming very sick and even dying. Well read this infographic and
   maybe learn something that could save your life!

"Meanacing Meals" infographic courtesy of WEBstaurant Restaurant Supplies

The Hystory of the Small Business Administration (SBA)

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:34:00 +0000

History of the Small Business Administration (SBA)

Winners, Winners, Everywhere!

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:48:00 +0000

Share Your Love of Cereal Week One Winner- #22- KAREN-

Share Your Love of Cereal Week 2 Winner-#41 PAULA

Share Your Love of Cereal Week 3 Winner-#8 DDDIVA

Share Your Love of Cereal Week 4 Winner- #5 DEB C.

CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS FOR THE SHARE YOUR LOVE FOR CEREAL WEEKS 1-4

AMERICA'S FAVORITE CEREAL WINNER- #10 EMILY

Helzberg Diamonds Pearl Earrings Being Given Away

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:33:00 +0000

Lesson's Learned a new Blog a just found tonight is holding a giveaway for Pearl Earrings from Helzberg Diamonds.. It's a great blog that I just started following and plan on going back. So go and enter to win. She uses Rafflecopter to make entering easier. Just click on the banner and go and enter!

So, I've gotten to 500 (503 to be exact) followers...I'm not sure what you all see in my little old blog - but I LOVE YOU FOR IT!!!

In celebration of all of you - my wonderful bloggy buddies - I am giving away a pair of pearl earrings from Helzberg Diamonds...why?! Because I think you all are the most fabulous peeps EVER! Come on over and fill out the Rafflecopter info below...I will pick a winner on October 1st and announce on October 3rd.

Has 9/11 Changed the Way You Travel?

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:22:00 +0000

I've been wondering since 9/11 has passed about how many people who used to fly a lot still fly as much as they used too since the attack on 9/11. I know after that time I had to take a plane for work and I have to tell you, I was a nervous wreck. It wasn't my first time for flying either. So I'm curious, share with us are you nervous?

Osama vs Travel – The post 9/11 effect on travel

What Editors DoYou Use?

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:24:00 +0000

If you're and avid reader of my blog posts you'll notice that I use quite a few pictures in my posts. I just feel it gets the point across more efficiently. But I can't take the credit for how well they turn out. I use a photo editor called Paint, also one called Gimp sometimes. They are so easy to use and fix your picture to make it look exactly like you want it too. I used to use Photshop on an older computer when I got it from a friend (free) but lost it when my computer crashed.

Now it was a bit different with my Vlog movies. Those were edited by a movie editor called Muvee Reveal that I reviewed in 2009. It's a good if you're just starting out and learning out how to use a movie editor. I was able to make photos into home movies, and even funny stuff. I really enjoy doing that and wish I had more time to learn more. Now let's hear what you use as your photo and movie editors and do you like them. Share it here in the comments with us.

Looking for Men's Wedding Bands?

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:45:00 +0000

If you're ready to tie the knot and are shopping for men's wedding bands, men's tungsten rings just might be for you. I perused their website and they have some very classy looking rings and you'll still have that money to take your extravagant honeymoon. Here are a few of the rings they carry. Some are fancier, but my husband would choose just the plain band.

They also carry black tungsten rings for men. Men might be more likely to choose one of these for their band thinking they are more manly. They are classy yet more manly looking in my opinion.

So after seeing a few of each what do you think?? Which one do you like? The regular men's tungsten rings or the black tungsten rings for men? Which one do you think your husband would choose? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Have You Ever Dealt With an Annoying Real Estate Agent?

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:07:00 +0000

Several years ago when my sister-in-law was looking at houses to buy she had what I thought was the most annoying real estate agent. She was nice enough and not really pushy but brought my sister-in-law a plant and every now and then we would all come home from work to a plant on the steps.

When my sister-in-law finally found the house she wanted, it was a beautiful Town home in a really nice area.
After deal went through and everything was over the real estate agent received her commission the plants stopped showing up.    It just annoys me because it seems like she was just "buying" her business or like bribing her to not go with another real estate agency. I hate that quality in sales people no matter what they sell.

So what do you think, do you have any stories to share with us about annoying real estate agents? Am I right to feel with way? Do you think she was "bribing" her to use her as her agent? That's what it sure looked like to me. Or am I just a little touchy on about the subject? Let's hear what you have to say!

What Companies are Doing to Keep Their Employees Safe Behind the Wheel

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:49:00 +0000

How many times have you been driving behind a car that is either driving a lot slower than the traffic is moving or is all over the road? I used to think they were drunk but now the first thing that pops into my mind is their on their cell phone. As we pass them due to safety sure enough they are talking on a cell phone.

I have to be honest I tried talking on a cell phone 1 time (I was a manager of an endoscopy center) and it was a business and I live in Maryland and it was rush hour traffic. I will NEVER do that again. I almost slammed the back of the car in front of me and had to slam on my brakes and turn my wheel so I ended up over on the shoulder. I swear I don't know how people do it, I couldn't pay attention and talk and it scared me so bad I never talked on my phone while drving after that. So below is an infographic on how employers are protecting their staff:

How to Stay Cool in the Summer Months

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:51:00 +0000

Here are a few ways to keep yourself cool in the summer months. Some of us have a harder time dealing with summer and some of us love summer. Anyhow some summer days can bring on some health issues so here are just a few ways to help with that.

Companies Customer Service

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:18:00 +0000

A great example is what I just went through with Verizon on Sunday evening. Our router stopped working and my husband after trying many things to get it working again, ended up calling Verizon. The guy was really nice and had him try all kind of things and then decided the router was not working. He told my husband he would send another one and it would take about 3 days to arrive.

The router arrived today and my husband hooked it up and followed all of the instructions with the disk that was sent with it. He still couldn't get it to work so he ended up calling Verizon once again and the customer service gentleman talked with my husband for a few minutes and told my husband that he had to turn off the whole package off from their side. By whole package I mean phone, TV, and Wireless router. After he did that it worked, we were able to connect to the internet.

He thinks that is all that had to be tried to get the router working and that we really might not have had to even get a new router. So I have to say I was quite impressed with the customer service we received today. I admire companies that go out of their way to make sure the customer is happy. They may possibly use customer management software along with the surveys, or questionnaires. However they handle treating their customers with that customer experience management will make a company look very professional and will go far.

The Hot Flash and Why We Have Them

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:06:00 +0000

I know most of you women out there have experienced the hot flash. Some ladies call it a "summer moment". I call it HELL. I have hot flashes but since I went through Breast Cancer Treatment such as Chemotherapy and now take a daily medication that as the doctors said will "make my hot flashes 100 times worse than normal ones" and they were not kidding. It's not only uncomfortable but embarrassing to sweat that much and has kept me from some social activities. Here is an infographic of the Science behind the Hot Flash:

Are Digital Signatures For You?

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:59:00 +0000

As you can tell I have some paid ads listed on my blog. When I have corresponded with the PR Rep I have always signed the contracts with digital signatures. They have always been accepted and I have never had a problem using them. I prefer the digital signatures, they are just like a conventional hand written signature, but unlike a hand written signature the digital signature is even safer due to the encrypted information that is unique to the signer. Much easier and I recommend it to all.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are some companies out there that according to their laws they will use signature revocation. That is where the digital signature will be revoked and you will have to actually sign a contract and fax, or mail it back but I have never had that happen at all. I haven't heard of anyone else having that problem either. So Are Digital Signatures for you?

Number One Online Marketing Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:48:00 +0000

What is one of the major Online Marketing Tools you use to advertise your blog or Home/Online Business? There are so many different tools out there such as Social Media, email blasts, blogging, pay per click ads and several more. I think mine is Social Media. I use Facebook, Twitter and Stumble Upon the most. I also use Digg, Delicious, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, Google +1 and many blogger forums. As for businesses Blogs are a great online marketing tool and can save thousands of dollars in advertising. I believe I get the majority of my traffic from Facebook, Twitter and Stumble-Upon.

Website Search is great for searching for names of blogs/businesses or even keywords to explain what the niche of the blog is or a keyword of the type of business such as hardware if you're searching for Home Depot, or fashion if the blog is more of a fashion blog, or health awareness if it is a health related blog.

So I would love to hear what your number one online marketing tool is. Please leave a comment and let us know.

America's Favorite Cereal-Honey Nut Cheerios

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:11:00 +0000

GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED

Did you hear that Honey Nut Cheerios is America's Favorite Cereal? Well it is! As a special Thank you for making Honey Nut Cheerios cereal America's #1 choice they are hosting a "Billion 'O' Giveaway" providing free samples of Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal (while supplies last). Just click on the America's Favorite Cereal Logo below and it will take you to a page to fill out for your free sample.

Honey Nut Cheerios plans to keep this celebration going all summer long. As I have stated in posts before Honey Nut Cheerios are my favorite cereal not only because they are heart healthy, they are delicious. When I bite into a spoonful of Honey Nut Cheerios it's like a mouthful of goodness especially for me being diabetic. So eating Honey Nut Cheerios for me is like eating a dessert. I can taste the right amount of honey, with the perfect nut taste. Delicious.

General Mills and MyBlogSpark also has a giveaway to share with my readers. They are giving away an America's Favorite Cereal Prize Pack which includes:

1 box of Honey Nut Cheerios cereal

2 cereal bowls
1 Honey Nut Cheerios t-shirt
1 bee antenna headband

The mandatory entry for this giveaway is: Share with us in the comments why you think Honey Nut Cheerios was chosen as America's #1 Favorite Cereal.(MANDATORY AND MUST BE COMPLETED FOR ALL OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT)

EXTRA ENTRIES: (LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY (meaning following GFC then you comment 5 separate times that you are a follower-gives you more ways to win) AND LEAVE A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU)
1) "Like" Cheerios on Facebook and leave your Facebook name (5 extra entries)
2) Follow my Blog via GFC (5 extra entries)
3) "Like" my Blog Facebook Page (5 extra entries)
4) Follow me on Twitter and leave your Twitter name (3 extra entries)

Giveaway Open to Continental US only
Giveaway Ends August 31st
Leave a way for me to contact you.
Winner will be chosen by random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to my email or the prize will be forfeited and another winner chosen.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated monetarily for this post however I did receive a product for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own. Thank you to MyBlogSpark and General Mills for supplying the product for me to review and the prizes for the winner. You can read the rest of my disclaimer here.

Since I Have So Much Time On My Hands Lately

noreply@blogger.com (Ellie-A Little of This and a Little of That) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:02:00 +0000

I thought I would work on some things to fix up my blog and make it look more professional. I just got done creating one of those online forms for PR Reps and Companies to contact me. Before, I just listed my email address for my contact but it made me look like I didn't put any effort into it. So now it's one of the web forms they can fill out and leave their name, email address, subject, message and they have the choice of saying yes or no to sharing the Pitch with other interested bloggers. I used Adobe FormsCentral and it explains everything and it was very easy to use.

It turned out like this and for someone that doesn't know that much about blog design I think it turned out pretty well. If everyone would take a look at it and let me know if I did something wrong or could add or remove something I would appreciate any input. Thanks.