Does your hair need moisture??

If so, you need to try Garnier Triple Moisture shampoo and conditioner!  I was offered the opportunity to try these through BzzAgent and of course I jumped on the offer!  They sent me a full size bottle of each for me to try and review.  After the first time of washing my hair with the products, I could immediately feel a difference!  My hair was so much softer than normal.  My hair is usually combination (oily at the roots and dry at the ends) and it's hard to find a product that works because it either makes it more oiler or dries it out more.  When I received these, I decided to use the shampoo on all of my hair and use the conditioner on just the ends.  I really think it's making a difference on the ends of my hair.  They feel so soft!  Of course I can't tell how the split ends are doing but I can definitely feel a difference!  I am tempted now to try these on my daughter's hair because her hair is SO dry!  I guess we will see....but in the meantime, if you have dry hair, you should definitely try it!  I think they are great products!!


I received a bottle of shampoo and conditioner in exchange for my review and to spread word about these products.  All opinions are my own and no other compensation has been received.

Loving the Old Navy Style Council!!!

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the Old Navy Style Council at Crowdtap??  Well, I love them!  They have come through again and sent me a sample and share for some of Old Navy's wonderful shorts!  And can I say just in time?  It's getting so hot here that I can't function in the heat with pants.  So this time I went shopping with my friend Carlye who is getting ready to go to Disney and was in need of some new clothes.  We took off (childless) to see what kind of awesome Old Navy deals we could find.  It's hard to miss all the awesome colors that they have for the Women's Printed Shorts.  That is what caught my eye as soon as I entered the store!  I fell in love with the Women's Printed Canvas Shorts and picked them up immediately.  Carlye couldn't decide between two different ones (Women's Perfect Khaki's and the Women's Cuffed Tie-Waste Twill Shorts).  After grabbing about 5 things each, we took off to the dressing rooms.  


After trying on lots of different clothes and shoes, Carlye and I picked the Women's Cuffed Tie-Waist Twill Shorts in black.  We both were very impressed with the way they fit and how comfortable they were.  Not to mention that black goes with everything.  Carlye also ended up picking up a swimsuit from the awesome swimsuits that they have available.  The only complaint that I had about this shopping trip was that I wish that Old Navy had more colors for all the other styles of shorts available.  However, that would just make the choice more difficult ;-)


I am now planning my trip back to Old Navy to pick up more shorts and other wonderful clothing!  I can't seem to get enough of Old Navy!!!


I received coupons for free Old Navy shorts from Crowdtap.  All opinions are my own and no other compensation has been received.

Popcorn Cupcakes

My daughter's birthday is this weekend and for the past few weeks I have been contemplating what I would make for her birthday.  I have tried to get crafty with her cakes in the past and they have been cute but I just wanted something different.  Last Friday, I went to visit a friend who had just had a baby.  She and I were talking about Calleigh's birthday and she asked if I wanted to borrow her book, Hello, Cupcake.  I had looked through the book before when I was visiting and since she offered, of course I was going to take it!  Plus, I just bought a new mini muffin pan that I was DYING to try out!  If you have never seen that book, you should find it and flip through it.  Some of the cupcakes in there are amazing. 

After bringing the book home, I started flipping through it and was immediately overwhelmed.  I truly felt like there was no way that I could make my cupcakes look like that!  After looking through the entire book, I found a recipe that I thought might be easier.  Popcorn Cupcakes.  They weren't the "typical" birthday cupcakes but my daughter would love them since she loves popcorn :-)

When I started making the cupcakes, I decided that I was going to do everything from scratch.  I made banana cupcakes (which were delicious by the way) and thought they would be best with vanilla frosting.  I found a vanilla frosting recipe to try and was on my way.  Well, the frosting was a no-go.  It was so thin and way too sweet so it got tossed!  Next up, cream cheese frosting.  I must admit, the cream cheese frosting was so much easier and SOOOO much better!  Now on to assembling the popcorn...

This was really time consuming...  Not really the assembling, but getting things ready.  I had to cut marshmallows and frost the cupcakes before I could make the "popcorn."  After everything was assembled, I put them in cute popcorn containers that I purchased from Target.  Well, the cupcakes ended up turning out GREAT!  My daughter LOVED them and they were oh so yummy!!  Needless to say, I am super ready to try the next cupcake from Hello, Cupcake!

My favorite tees are....

My absolute favorite tees are from Old Navy of course!

I have such a hard time shopping for myself simply because I have a "curvy body."  Luckily I have one store where I can go and always find something that fits.  That's Old Navy!  I can always find something that fits right and that looks good when I shop at Old Navy.  That's why I love being being on the Old Navy Style Council with Crowdtap.  If you follow my blog, you know that I received a new jacket from Crowdtap and Old Navy back in October.  This time I was chosen to go shopping with one of my friends and pick out new tanks and tees.

I decided to take my friend Stacey since she is pregnant and quickly outgrowing all of her clothes.  Stacey and I finally got a few hours without the kids so we took off to go shopping.  After arriving at Old Navy, we immediately found a salesperson to make sure that we were looking at the right shirts.  I picked out the Women's Perfect Rib-Knit Henley and Stacey liked the Women's Perfect Crew-Neck Tees.  After deciding on the shirts, we headed to the tank table.  We ended up picking the Women's Perfect Fit Rib-knit tanks that we can wear separately as well as under our new shirts.

We both LOVE our new shirts and we have worn them already!  Stacey loves the fact that the tank is long enough to cover her growing belly.  We both truly love the fit of our new shirts.  They are form fitting and flattering!  If I ever needed convincing about Old Navy's clothes, this trip did it!   There were so many options as far as style of shirts and color of shirts that it made it so difficult to choose.  Stacey and I found ourselves going back and forth to the different tables of shirts because we were having such a hard time choosing.  I could easily have spent $50 + in Old Navy on shirts that day!! 


I received coupons for free Old Navy tanks and/or tees from Crowdtap.  All opinions are my own and no other compensation has been received.

Who wants to dance...of course I mean Potty Dance!!!

Thanks to Houseparty, I was able to have a little get together with some of my friends yesterday to learn how to do the Potty Dance.  I must admit, at first I had NO clue what I was supposed to be doing and neither did Calleigh (my daughter who is potty training).  None of my friends have started potty training yet so I knew that they had no clue.  On Friday morning, I was busy getting everything together and by 11am it was starting to look like a party.  Everyone arrived around noon (as did the pizza and drinks) and the party began.  First, we watched a video of the potty dance on YouTube, just so that we would know what we were supposed to be doing.  Then our tummies took over so we had to take a break and eat something.  After some pizza, cookies, m&m's and drinks, we got back to dancing!  My friend Stacey and I (along with our daughters), finally figured out the Potty Dance and our girls LOVED it.  They kept asking us to play it again so they could keep dancing!!  My son (who is a little old for the Potty Dance) had fun with the guitars.  Then we had the kids color some pages printed from the Houseparty website while us ladies discussed potty training.  I made up a list of topics and we just took our time talking about things that we had heard, seen or read about that seemed to be important in potty training.  We discussed timing (the age and readiness), techniques, problems that arise, and anything else that we could think of.  The ladies loved the party packs which included coupons, their own dvds, dance mats, rewards charts, stickers and more!!  Overall, I think the dance was the biggest hit!  The girls still talk about it and I know I am not the only mom that can't get the song out of my head!!!  I must say, Pull-ups had a great idea when they came up with the potty dance.  It truly caught these little girls' attention!!  Thanks Houseparty and Pull-ups for giving me the opportunity to share this experience with my daughter and some of our friends!!!

I received a party pack from Houseparty containing items regarding potty training from Target and Pull-ups.  As always, all opinions are my own and no other compensation has been received.

Am I getting it back???

I think I might be!  I am talking about couponing.  Before we moved in December, I had at least 1 transaction a week where I spent less than I saved (by pretty decent amounts).  Since the move, I have not been able to get my grocery trips and coupons to work out right.  It was really starting to get on my nerves and I was starting to wonder if it was the area or if I was loosing my skill.  Anyway, my trip to Publix this evening made me reconsider my though process.  I purchased...

• 10 boxes of Morningstar Farms meatless entrees
• 2 boxes of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cereal
• 1 jar of Barilla pasta sauce
• 1 bottle of Lysol multi-purpose

I spent a total of $15 and saved $43!!!  I am super excited that I may actually be getting back into the groove!  We will see what happens next week :-)

Anyone want biscuits???

We absolutely love biscuits...I mean, who doesn't!?!?  The only problem is that I refuse to buy canned biscuits simply because I can make them for cheaper myself...but, who really has time in the morning to make homemade biscuits.  I know I don't!  So, when I saw this recipe from Mommy Octopus, I knew I had to try it.  So, yesterday I spent a few minutes making Freezer Biscuits.  That was the best idea!!  We baked some of them this morning and they were so tasty!  This is definitely going to be a staple at our house!  Thanks Mommy Octopus for such a great and easy recipe!