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Archives for September 2013

B-Daman Crossfire by Hasbro Review & Giveaway

September 30, 2013 by Alison 25 Comments

{I received B-Daman products complimentary from House Party for testing purposes. No additional compensation was received.  Review and opinions are my own and based on my personal experience with the product. } Some of you may remember a couple of weeks back I wrote about the House Party program and how awesome it was and about […]

Filed Under: Kids, Product Reviews

5 Completely Random Facts About Me

September 25, 2013 by Alison 2 Comments

“I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I am out of control at times and hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” – Marilyn Monroe This quote is one of my all time favorites. I think it describes me, […]

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Giving Back to Your Community with United Way

September 23, 2013 by Alison Leave a Comment

“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” – Joel A. Barker   What does your community need and how can you help? There are two questions that we should all be asking ourselves from time to time. To both questions there […]

Filed Under: Community Service & Charities

Surveys – 5 Legit Sites to Make Extra Money from Home

September 20, 2013 by Alison 4 Comments

Who likes free money and cool prizes? This girl!! Making money sitting on your couch playing on the computer while you watch your favorite re-runs of The Walking Dead and Supernatural (or insert favorite TV program here)  – sound too good to be true right? Well let me tell you it is totally possible. Now […]

Filed Under: Saving $$

Now on Bloglovin!

September 20, 2013 by Alison Leave a Comment

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5 Of My Favorite Things About Fall

September 18, 2013 by Alison 1 Comment

“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer” ~ Helen Hunt Jackson Well, its that time of year – schools are back in session, the weather is cooling off, and people are taking a breather before gearing up for the holiday season. Its fall…or […]

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5 Ways To Bomb A Job Interview

September 16, 2013 by Alison 2 Comments

Fortunately I haven’t been out searching for jobs lately, but I have been part of the interview and selection process for new hires at my office recently. When reviewing resumes prior to conducting the interviews there were several applicants that seemed very promising. In fact I found myself wondering how we were able to get […]

Filed Under: Helpful Hints

Friday the 13th – Superstition or Fact?

September 13, 2013 by Alison 9 Comments

Okay – I was going to write about all the bad luck and superstition associated with Freaky Friday the 13th. Then I opened my e-mail this morning and I had one stating that I had won a giveaway that I entered over on another website  and a second stating I had been chosen for my first […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Humor Tagged With: Friday the 13th, Luck, superstition

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades – What does it mean?

September 13, 2013 by Alison 2 Comments

“Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades” – Frank Robinson Some people have asked me how I came up with the name for my blog. Honestly, it was ridiculously hard and somewhat stressful for me. I had quite an extensive list of potential topics long before I settled on a name. Should it […]

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The “Working” Parent…My 2 Cents…

September 10, 2013 by Alison 2 Comments

Do you ever have days when you feel like there’s waaaaay to much to do and you stress yourself out just thinking about how you’re going to get it all done, let alone actually doing it? Yup, today is one of those days. I try to believe in the “this too shall pass” philosophy but […]

Filed Under: Family

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My name is Alison. My favorite color is glitter. I love tattoos and finding ways to simplify life. Life with my husband, two children, five dogs, three cats, and lots of miniature horses is never boring but I still find the time to advocate for brands that I love and share my life, helpful hints, and a laugh or two with my amazing fans! Read More…

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