Well, I love my puppy.  And my kitty.  Let’s not forget my hamster so I love this new campaign that the AKC and ADT have put in place!  I was sent a bunch of ‘window clings’ to put my pet info on and I put them at the entries to my home and handed the rest out to my neighbors.

I travel.  A lot.  My entire family travels and while we have neighbors checking in daily on our pets, there’s just no telling what can happen when we’re out of town.  I couldn’t bear the thought of coming home to find a house full of memories burned to the ground but more than that, I couldn’t possibly stand the loss of my pets.

The American Kennel Club (AKC) and ADT Security Services have declared July 15th as National pet fire safety day to help save the estimated 500,000 pets affected in home fires each year. With an ADT fire monitoring system in a home, activated smoke and heat detectors alert trained professionals working 24/7 in one of seven interconnected monitoring centers across North America. They promptly contact a nearby fire department to report the alarm.

One of the hallmarks of responsible dog ownership is keeping pets safe and planning for unexpected emergencies. As part of this public awareness campaign we are pleased to distribute ADT pet alert ‘window clings’.

ADT is celebrating National Pet Fire Safety Day with a “Your Pet: Busted!” contest! “Like” the ADT Facebook page (www.facebook.com/adt),  submit your favorite “candid” photo of your pet and then get folks to vote for your pic. Or just browse the gallery and vote for your favorite. The highest rated photo could win you a gift basket full of perfect prizes for your pet (a $375 value), courtesy of ADT Pulse Interactive Services, a new line of home management and remote security systems from ADT.

Hey there, everybody!  I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July for all of my readers in the U.S.A and for everyone else I hope you enjoyed your weekend!

My holiday celebration couldn’t have been better.  I live in South Carolina, where fireworks are legal to purchase and use.  Every year, all the folks in my small neighborhood donate money and the guys go crazy buying the best fireworks around.  Since it’s mighty hot outside at this time of year, the party usually starts around five o’clock in the evening.   To start, everyone sets up tents, tables and chairs and we even have a bounce house for the kids!

Oh, it was so amazing.  We had great people, tons of activities and fun and amazing food!   I was lucky enough to be chosen my Johnsonville to work on a very fun summer campaign that I’ll tell you about in just a little bit but they also provided us with some great grilling items for the festivities and coupons to try out some Johnsonville products! (more…)

I wiped my address out, unless you want to bring presents

Congrats to Candice on your win!

Okay, now how cute is this?  My little man is graduating from preschool in May, but since my family is coming to sunny South Carolina for the Fourth of July weekend, we’re hosting his graduation party then.  Photo Card Creations graciously offered me to review the wide array of custom card creations they have like Birth Announcements, Graduation Cards , Birthday Party Invitations , Bar & Bat Mitzvah Invitations , Thank You Cards and Holiday Cards and I am so proud of my little man, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to show him off!

The picture really speaks for itself.  You choose the color and design options and can either choose the wording for the invites or use a template (which I did and modified) and now my friends and family who can and can not attend at least get this wonderful picture of Jacob and my email and address so they’ll always know where to send the presents!  (more…)

Gatorade is looking for the ultimate high school locker room ritual to help celebrate the launch of its G Series, and Mobile Locker Room, through a unique photo contest. The Gatorade G Series photo contest will allow athletes (or their parents, friends, loved ones) to enter for a chance to have the G Series Mobile Locker Room come to their school! Simply submit a photo and brief description highlighting your school or teams signature locker room ritual on the Gatorade Facebook fan page.

The G Series Mobile Locker Room is a state-of-the-art facility and fully functional locker room that will be a place for the G Series Mobile athletes to prime themselves before, rehydrate during, and recover after training and competitions.

The Mobile Locker Room will travel to at least eight handpicked schools nationwide between March and May, and students from those participating schools will be some of the first athletes to test the new G Series products, designed by Gatorade scientists in collaboration with the worlds greatest athletes to provide fuel, fluids and nutrients before, during and after workouts, practices or games. This photo contest will determine the 9^th stop on the G Series Mobile Locker Room tour!

G Series Mobile Locker Room Contest Details:

•    The contest is hosted on our Gatorade Facebook fan page (via the Locker Room application): http://www.facebook.com/Gatorade

•    Simply submit a photo and brief paragraph highlighting their teams signature locker room ritual

•    The winner will receive a visit from the G Series Mobile Locker Room for their school, and a $500 gift card for themselves

• Submissions accepted until April 11, 2010

To learn more about G Series Mobile Locker Room contest, visit: http://www.facebook.com/Gatorade

This post is a sponsored post by my absolute favorite electrolyte beverage company ever created.  I was not compensated for this post but believe in the message and am excited to share it with you.

Okay, I have something to confess.  When Tide contacted me about Tide Washing Machine Cleaner, my first thought was “Yay!  Awesome treat for my readers!” and my second was “I thought only MY washing machine stank!”.

I’m terrible about doing laundry.  Come on, admit it.  Some of you are like me and run your wash and then completely forget  to put it in the dryer.  Yeah.  I’ve done that.  For like three days.

Don’t you go giving me that whatever negative thing you’re giving me.  We get BUSY.  We forget.  I typically do everything in my power to have someone else do my laundry for me.

I live in a testosterone filled house.  Lids are left up, clothing is left in random places throughout the house and beds are never made.  What I do is put the lid down with my foot because I’m a psycho about that, pick the clothes off the floor and throw them in the washing machine (if I intend to wash them or not) and completely ignore the beds, because I’m just as bad.

Then I open my washer.  Ew.  You know that smell.  Mildew and nasty.  You keep your machines hidden away in the basement or laundry room for a reason.  Clothes STINK.  Stinky clothes will lead to stinky washing machines.

Well, not anymore!  Tide has just come out with the Tide Washing Machine Cleaner that’s been designed to save us from stinky machines!  Here’s some info from the company, because they say it SO much better than I ever could. (more…)