NEW reinvented Dove® Hair Care

As some of you may know I am a member of  Bzzagent a Word of Mouth advertising source where I am sent products to try in exchange for "bzzing" or telling others about my experience.  The most recent product I received was Dove's New Reinvented Hair Care Daily Intensive Treatment Conditioner.  We are a Dove family but for some reason I have never tried their haircare products.  I will say I was a little reluctant when I read the words "IntensiveTreatment".  Those words make me think heavy and greasy.  Dove Intensive Treatment Daily Repair was not heavy or greasy at all!  It has a light and pleasant smell and is very easy to use.  You just shampoo/rinse then add conditioner and leave on for 1minute and rinse.  It rinses completely and left my hair feeling healthy.  I will definitely continue to use it when I need conditioner.



Of course my favorite online shopping source, Amazon.com, has Dove products.  You can pick up a 3pk of 8oz bottles for $18.94 without leaving your home!

Tips for Ensuring a Healthy, Safe and Successful School Year

It seems that the school year just ended yet the start of a new school year is quickly approaching.  Twittermoms and Airwear challenged me to share tips for ensuring a healthy, safe and successful school year.

1. Make sure your child has had their needed physicals including eye exam.
2. Make sure that your child has stayed active during the summer so they will be ready for gym, sports etc.
3. Keep your child reading and involved in learning activities over the summer.
4. I like to send healthy lunches so I am always looking for new ideas via the internet and my fellow bloggers to keep lunch fun.
5. Use reuseable lunch containers that are safety approved for your child's health and to be environmentally responsible.
6. Send a bottle of hand sanitizer with your child in their backpack and or lunch box.
7. Encourage hand washing to avoid the viruses that run wild in schools.
8. Make sure your child has the materials needed for school.  We try to restock paper, check pencils etc.  weekly.
9. Maintain active communication with your child's teacher.  This benefits everyone.
10. My favorite tip is:  Always prepare the night before by making sure backpacks are ready, clothes (incl. shoes) are laid out, all forms are signed etc.  It makes the mornings run much smoother.

Hopefully, these tips will help you have a healthy, safe and successful school year.  I look forward to hearing your tips as well.
Be sure to participate in Airwear’s essay contest at http://www.lightersafergreener.com/. One grand prize winner will be awarded $1,000, while 10 first prize winners will receive vouchers for Airwear lenses valued up to $400.

*“I wrote this blog post while participating in the TwitterMoms and Airwear blogging program, making me eligible to get a $25 gift card. For more information on how you can participate, visit http://airwear.twittermoms.com/about."

Garage Sale Advice?

I am very inexperienced in the area of having a garage sale as I'm not one to easily part with things but when I do, usually donate to various charities.  I have undertaken a massive entire house cleaning project and am in a pinch time wise to host a garage sale to try to make a little cash from the treasures I am parting with.  I would appreciate any advice you may have.  I have been told Craigs List and local newspapers are great ways to advertise.  Any other ideas?  Any tips, tricks?  The last garage sale I had was advertised by the subdivision as a community garage sale and I had less than a dozen customers and was told only a handful in the neighborhood participated. 
BTW: I have already made plans to donate the remainder of items to local charities after the garage sale.

Enjoying Summer

I apologize for the lack of posting lately.  I have had a ton going on this summer some of which I will share with you when the time is right.  I do hope my readers are taking time to enjoy the summer.  Thanks for following my blogging journey.

Happy Fourth of July!

My Pretty Pink Box ~ Winner!

The winner is...

 

Congratulations! smartshopper2/@pellotposy!  Please look for an email from me.  Thank you to MyPrettyPinkBox.com for the giveaway and to all of those who entered.  Keep following more exciting giveaways will be coming your way.

Happy Father's Day!

My Pretty Pink Box ~ Giveaway~Closed

Are you looking for a creative way to market directly to consumers? Why not put your items right into their hands through My Pretty Pink Box? If you're an online business related to beauty (or fashion), you would be perfect for My Pretty Pink Box.

MyPrettyPinkBox.com is offering a $2 coupon for StuffSmart readers. Just enter StuffSmart at checkout for $2 off June's box. Expires 6/25 or when boxes are sold out.  See what type of surprises you might find in June's Box by watching this short video.



MyPrettyPinkBox is a great way to promote your beauty or fashion products as well as a great way for consumers to try new products making it a win/win for businesses and consumers.  MyPrettyPinkBox.com is offering a giveaway, one lucky StuffSmart reader will win a June 2010 MyPrettyPinkBox.  Contest is open to US and Canadian residents.  Contest ends Saturday June 26, 2010 midnight CST.  Winner will be notified by email so make sure your email address is in your profile or comment.

Main entry(required): Visit MyPrettyPinkBox.com and leave a comment telling me a company that has used MyPrettyPinkBox to market their products.  Please try to leave a company that hasn't already been named by other readers.
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5.Purchase a MyPrettyPinkBox June 2010 using the code StuffSmart and give yourself 5 extra comments/entries.

*Disclaimer.  Information in this post was provided by MyPrettyPinkBox.com.  I was offered a giveaway for my readers and a box for myself once the contest is complete.  I am not affiliated with MyPrettyPinkBox.com.

One EskimO Review

As a member of One2One Network I was given the opportunity to review the cd One eskimO by One eskimO.  I hadn't heard of the group or the albumn so I wasn't sure what to expect.  I have added the video for their first single released from this album "Kandi".  The entire album has a pleasant mellow sound.  I would compare their style to Dave Matthews, JohnMayer and the like.  I would say that this is an excellent album to put on and sit down to at the end of the day and relax although it is also a great album for the car.  Listen for yourself.  I would love to hear your thoughts on "Kandi".

Please check out the One EskimO website here.  Follow One eskimO on  Facebook.  One eskimO's You Tube  page.  One eskimO is also available through Amazon by clicking One eskimO.

Band is on tour May/June/July supporting Michael Franti and in addition to festivals and headlining shows

Tour Dates
May 14 Miami, FL Fillmore
May 15 Jacksonville, FL Free Bird Live
May 18 Orlando, FL House of Blues
May 19 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
May 22 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
May 24 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
May 25 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
Jun 01 Toronto, ON The Guvernment
Jun 03 New York, NY The Beach at Governor’s Island
Jun 04 Boston, MA House of Blues
Jun 05 Essex Junction, VT Camplain Valley Expo
Jun 06 Hunter, NY Mountain Jam Festival
Jun 08 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Thtr
Jun 09 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
Jun 12 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
Jun 13 Kansas City, MO Crossroads
Aug 14 Denver, CO Mile High Festival
*Disclosure I was offered a copy of One eskimO for review and entered in a One2One drawing for my participation. The opinions are my own.

Hurry~ Awesome Deal on Club Penguin DS Collector's Edition~ Expired

I don't know how long this GREAT deal will last.  Amazon has the Club Penguin: Elite Force Collector's Edition which includes a club penguin stylus, DS skin and coin card.  This game usually sells for $29.99!  I've been watching since Christmas for it to go down.  Just click the link to the left and take advantage of this deal while they last!


UPDATE:  I just checked and this item has gone back up to $28.  I hope some of you got to take advantage of this excellent deal.