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The Help Giveaway!

Lisa — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:03:21 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

This giveaway is now over. The winner is Rosanne Morrison. Congrats!

Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The Help is a provocative and inspiring look at what happens when a southern town’s unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship. Here’s a little preview:

I know that I think the movie looks great. The Help will be opening nationwide August 10th. Since this looks like such a great movie, I have arranged for one of my lucky readers to get The Help Prize Pack. In it, you will find:

- THE HELP t-shirt in adult female sizes of S, M, L, XL
- THE HELP pocket jotter & pen
- THE HELP fan
- THE HELP nail file/mirror

Here’s what you need to do:

Leave me a comment telling me why you want to see The Help!

EXTRA ENTRIES:

1. Twitter about this contest. You can do this daily — just leave me a comment letting me know.

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3. Share this post on Facebook

4. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

5. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit. The more posts you comment on, the more entries you get.

6. Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please). Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

Each of these gives you 5 additional entries:

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

2. Subscribe to this blog using either my email or RSS feed

3. Add my badge to your sidebar:

4. Like My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings on Facebook!

Each of these will give you 10 additional entries:

1. Subscribe to my new Oak Lawn Deals site!

2. Subscribe to my new Lisa’s Mom Deals site!

This contest will end on August 18th at 11:59 pm CST! Good Luck!

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State Farm Giveaway!

Lisa — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:53:35 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

This giveaway is now over. The winners are Heather H., shawn, and clarissa. Congrats!

What does your garage look like? Mine is so cluttered that I am way to embarrassed to even take a picture to show you! Yes, it’s that bad. We park the van in one half and the other, well, it looks like a tornado may have hit it. We have stacks upon stacks of miscellaneous stuff. I even think we have a mattress out there! If you are in Chicago (like I am), make sure you check out the Chicago Auto Show from February 11 – February 20, 2011, and explore the State Farm Garage! This will inspire car owners everywhere to transform their ordinary, cluttered garage into something that represents who they are and can call their own. At the State Farm Garage, you will also have the opportunity to enter the Garage Makeover Sweepstakes for a chance to win a brand new garage valued at $35,000. (Anybody not need that? Anyone?) The garage will have fun activities for parents and kids – can you say games and prizes?

Since I don’t have $35,000 to give away to my readers, I’ve arranged the next best thing:

· (1) $200 gas card

· (1) $300 Lowe’s gift card

· (1) Eco Car Care Kit (valued at $49.99)

Since I like to spread the wealth around, I will pick 3 winners. (Each winner will win one of these items: for example, one winner gets the Lowe’s card; another winner the gas card; and so on and so forth.). Here’s what you need to do:

MANDATORY ENTRY

Tell me what you would like to change in your garage.

EXTRA ENTRIES:

1. Twitter about this contest. I’ve made it super easy by adding a tweet button up by the title of this post! You can do this daily — just leave me a comment letting me know.

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3. Share this post on Facebook (you easily do it with the Share This Button at the bottom of this post)

4. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

5. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit. The more posts you comment on, the more entries you get.

6. Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please). Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

Each of these gives you 5 additional entries:

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

2. Subscribe to this blog using either my email or RSS feed

3. Add my badge to your sidebar:

4. Subscribe via Kindle

This contest will end on February 22nd at 11:59 pm CST! Good Luck!

Prilosec OTC Giveaway!

Lisa — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:15:40 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

This giveaway is now over. The winner is abitnerdy. Congrats!

I rarely get heartburn myself — only when pregnant or if I eat cocktail sauce. However, ever since Bill had food poisoning, he gets it quite often. If you can believe it, he even gets heartburn from water (I still can’t figure that one out). One of the ways his doctors have controlled it is Prilosec.

Since this is product known and trusted in our home, I wanted to pass along a great deal and a great giveaway to you all!

For the great deal: Buy two 42-count Prilosec OTC products in a single transaction and get a $25 gift card!

And now for my great giveaway! I’ve arranged for one of my lucky readers to get a special Prilosec OTC gift pack with a $100 AMEX giftcard! Here’s what you need to do:

Leave a comment and tell me your favorite guilty-pleasure food! (mine’s shrimp with cocktail sauce!)

These will give you extra entries:

1. Twitter about this contest. I’ve made it super easy by adding a tweet button up by the title of this post! You can do this daily — just leave me a comment letting me know.

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

4. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit. The more posts you comment on, the more entries you get.

5. Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please). Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

Each of these gives you 5 additional entries:

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

2. Subscribe to this blog using either my email or RSS feed

3. Add my badge to your sidebar:

4. Subscribe via Kindle

This contest will end on January 26th at 11:59 pm CST! Good Luck!

Luvs Giveaway

Lisa — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:37:13 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

This giveaway is now over. The winner is Jennifer. Congrats!

It’s only been a short time since Will was in diapers, so I know what it is like to try and find the best diapers on the market. However, I found that Luvs has been soliciting feedback from current users and due to demand Luvs will be replacing the backsheet currently found on their diaper products with an adorable, new monkey design – (a look that is preferred three-to-one by those surveyed)! The diaper packaging will also received an upgrade that will consist of new, updated photography and an added back package panel that will provide parents and caretakers with additional product information. While our look may be new, the diapers will still be comprised of the same trusted and safe materials used in all previous versions of the product – and will still have the same performance, quality and value parents have come to expect from the Luvs brand.

The new Luvs packs won’t be in stores until later this fall, I have arranged for one lucky reader of mine to receive a sample pack (before they even hit shelves!!). They currently only have them in size 4 to offer right now. Here’s what you need to do:

Tell me one thing you look for in a diaper.

Each of these gives you one additional entry:

1. Twitter about this contest. I’ve made it super easy by adding a tweet button up by the title of this post! You can do this daily — just leave me a comment letting me know.

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

4. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit. The more posts you comment on, the more entries you get.

5. Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please). Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

Each of these gives you 5 additional entries:

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

2. Subscribe to this blog using either my email or RSS feed

3. Add my badge to your sidebar:

4. Subscribe via Kindle

This contest will end on November 15th at 11:59 pm CST! Good Luck!

What would you do with a million dollars?

Lisa — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:13:21 +0000

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings - A day in the life of a busy mom . . .

This giveaway is now over. The winner is Brandy Byrne. Congrats!

What would you do with a million dollars? That is an interesting question, isn’t it? It’s a lot of money, but it’s not. Would you be greedy? Would you donate it? Discover had a great contest that asked this very question, and the winner gets $1,000,000.

After going through over 300 entries, four short-films have made it to the final round of the Discover Card Film Challenge. The films range from funny, to inspirational to dramatic, and most importantly, they’re all original and entertaining. For me, this is my favorite:

Unfortunately, I don’t have a million dollars to give away to a lucky reader of mine. Instead, I do have a 4 pack of tickets to any Six Flags theme park in the United States! (They are good through 1/5/11 and have NO blackout dates). Here’s what you need to do:

Head over to the Discover site and tell me which video is your favorite!

Each of these gives you one additional entry:

1. Twitter about this contest. I’ve made it super easy by adding a tweet button up by the title of this post! You can do this daily — just leave me a comment letting me know.

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

4. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit. The more posts you comment on, the more entries you get.

5. Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please). Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

Each of these gives you 5 additional entries:

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

2. Subscribe to this blog using either my email or RSS feed

3. Add my badge to your sidebar:

4. Subscribe via Kindle

This contest will end on September 2nd at 11:59 pm CST! Good Luck!