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Denise Austin's GET ENERGY! Review and Giveaway!

With busy schedules, demanding careers, and little time, many of us battle just to stay awake. But energy is something that is in our control, even when time is short. Now 50 years young, fitness guru Denise Austin shows readers how to super-charge their lives, using her innovative lifestyle plan. She eats the right foods at the right time of day. She uses the power of stretching and breathing to feed her body with energy-enhancing oxygen. She uses mini-workouts to get energy even on her busiest days--and now you can too!

Denise shows how simple changes can add up to increased energy levels throughout the day. From the foods they consume to the way they sit in their chairs, readers won't believe how Denise's quick and easy plan will dramatically increase their energy levels. In as little as a week, results will be felt: radiant skin, more restful sleep, and a sharper mind...so follow Denise Austin and prepare for a fitness wake-up call!

Find Denise Austin on:

DeniseAustin.com
Facebook
Twitter

Also, you can download the FREE iPhone App.

My Thoughts:
I am always ALWAYS tired. This book appealed to me because I know that some of my habits aren't very healthy and are probably..okay definitely not helping me feel more energetic in the long run. I rely very heavily on caffeine.

For example, yesterday my coffee maker died. All heck broke loose. I drove..very erratically..to the Dollar Store down the road to get a temporary machine. They didn't have a SINGLE ONE! I was grouchy, headachey, and just plain acting like a nightmare. That is not healthy at all!

This is why I like this book. It give tons of good advice on how to get energized the healthy way. Denise Austin gives good advice usually and she does not fail in this book. I've been trying to incorporate the stretches, eating tips, and trying to get to bed earlier (This last bit is SOOO hard in this house!) Each day I take a little break and stretch. It's been a good energy booster.

I may never give up my coffee, I love it too much; but I do think I will use the tips found in GET ENERGY! to help me when my energy levels dip too low!

Good News! Three (3) Copies of this book can be won! Yup! I'm giving them away! Wanna Get your hands on some energy? Here's How!

1. 1 entry (EACH) for being a follower GFC, twitter (@lexley) -leave follower ID
   
2. Blog about it-5 entries (please leave link)
3. Tweet about it (please include @lexley and leave the link) 2 entries
4. Take My Button (post link to where I can find it) 3 entries

That's all! Easy! Please leave a comment for each separate entry. (Example-5 entries =5 comments)

Fine Print:
-Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win
-No P.O. Boxes, please.
-Only one book will be shipped per household. If you win this book on another site you will only receive one copy.
-Contest STARTS Dec. 21 and ENDS Dec. 28

Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Giveaway

To help grow kids’ love of reading at a young age, this fall Cheerios^® is once again inviting families to start the day with a nutritious breakfast and a new book. As part of its ongoing commitment to nurturing young bodies and minds and helping families connect by fostering a shared love of reading, Cheerios will provide more than six million children’s books, free inside Cheerios boxes, through its Spoonfuls of Stories^® program. Over the past nine years, Cheerios has distributed almost 50 million children’s books in-pack.

This year’s free in-pack book offerings, appropriate for children ages three to eight and written in both English and Spanish, include:

• All the World, by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee, which discusses the many wonderful things a child can encounter in the world as well as the commonalities all the world shares.


• Chaucer’s First Winter, by Stephen Krensky and illustrated by Henry Cole, follows a bear named Chaucer, who knows he is supposed to sleep through the winter but feels it’s much more fun to stay up and play.


• Jump!, by Scott M. Fischer, chronicles the adventures of a bug, a frog, a cat, a hound, a crocodile, a shark, and a whale, who all love to jump!


• No T. Rex in the Library, by Toni Buzzeo and illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa, is a story about a little girl named Tess and her adventures in the library with a boisterous T-Rex.


• The Purple Kangaroo, by comedian Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Peter Brown, which is a vivid and humor-filled story that tricks the reader into thinking about a purple kangaroo.

As studies have consistently shown, children with greater access to books and other print materials are more successful in school and in life. However, one recent study revealed that in low-income neighborhoods, there is only about one age-appropriate book for every 300 children,* a statistic that exposes one of the biggest barriers affecting literacy today – lack of access to books. In an effort to help combat this issue, Cheerios, as part of its Spoonfuls of Stories initiative, will also make a $300,000 financial donation to First Book, an award-winning national nonprofit that helps get books into the hands of children in need. Cheerios has donated more than $3.5 million to First Book over the past nine years.

To learn more about the Spoonfuls of Stories program or to donate to First Book, visit www.spoonfulsofstories.com beginning November 1.


Giveaway Details:

1. Mandatory: How often do you read to your children? (this can include nieces and nephews, etc)
2. Follow me on GFC (new or old follower) +1
3. Follow me (@lexley) and tweet about this contest (Please link back and include the hash tag #myblogspark and @lexley) +2
4. Blog about this contest and leave link +3
5. Take my Button and put it on your blog (please leave link) +3

That's it! Also please remember to use separate entries for each(ie-if it says +2 leave two comments, etc) Good Luck!!!
Contest Ends November 20th

Contest and information provided from Cheerios by MyBlogSpark.com

Dakota's Personalized Gifts-Review and Giveaway

Last week I told you guys about how I was offered a chance to review and AWESOME product from Dakota's Personalized Gifts and the above gorgeous necklace was my selection! Not only did the necklace blow me away, but it arrived so very quickly! It's a beautiful addition to my jewelry collection! The engraving is very well done and adds a special personalized touch to the piece. This necklace is called the "Key to My Heart." I got my husband's initial engraved. :) All in all, I love my beautiful necklace! They have tons of awesome gifts that you can personalize! If you need something for that special someone you can search through their many categories; Engraved Jewelry, Embroidered Gifts, and even, Holiday Gifts! (There are more selections so you should give them a look see!)

Here are some coupon codes that the nice people at Dakota's Personalized Gifts are letting me pass along to you guys! (please note these expire on Aug. 31st)

code 10-AUG31 offers $10 off $50 purchase
code 15-AUG31 offers $15 off $75 purchase


About Dakota's Personalized Gifts:
We started in a spare bedroom about 5 years ago more as a part time hobby than a business with The Anniversary Rose making roses for the traditional anniversary gifts (i.e. 1st year paper, 2nd year cotton, 5th year wood etc) cutting rose petals by hand with scissors. It quickly grew from a part time hobby to a full time business, adding help and equipment to keep up. Then, we started expanding into personalized anniversary gifts. We started getting many requests from our customers for personalized wedding, Mother’s & Father's Day and Christmas gifts etc. That's when we started Dakota's Personalized Gifts. Soon the business took over a second bedroom and the garage, the following year it occupying two bedrooms, the garage & a full basement. With no room left to expand we were forced to move into a commercial location in 2009. We continue to expand with new products and updated equipment all the time which allows us to produce most of the personalized items in house.


Giveaway Details:
You can win a $50 gift certificate to Dakota's Personalized Gifts! This included free shipping (to the US only!)

**Important*** Please leave your email info with each entry comment.

Entries:

• Visit Dakota's Personalized Gifts and tell me what you would pick if you win-1 entry
  
• GFC follower-2 entries
• follow me on twitter (@lexley) and tweet about my comment (Link please)-1 entry
• blog about my giveaway (link please) -4 entries
• grab my button-(link please) -2 entries

That should be a total of 10 entries possible for everyone! Contest ends July 31st at midnight CST and winner will be notified on August 1st-2nd. Good luck!

New Contest!!

See I told you guys that I'd have something to giveaway! So here it is!

The folks at Uprinting.com are giving away THIS super awesome prize:

• 500 Business Cards for One (1) Winner
• Sizes: 2 x 3.5”, 2 x 3”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.5 x 3.5” (slim card)
• Paper: 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock
• Specifications: Full Color Both Sides; Offset Press; 3 Business Day Printing
• Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping
• Eligibility: Limited to US Residents only

Uprinting.com is a super cool website that you can use to make custom Business Cards online and all your other Promotional printing needs.

Giveaway Entries: (gonna keep it simple)

• +1 for being a twitter follower (let me know your twitter name)
  
• +2 for being a follower (both old and new)
• +3 for linking my giveaway somewhere (please include a link)

There! That's all you have to do! This giveaway ends on March 21st at midnight (CST) and the winner (ONE WINNER) will be notified on the 22nd and given 24 hours to respond.

Have fun!

Sweet Contest Over at Crazy Book Slut!!!

Check out this HUGE list of books she's giving away! Holy Jeebus!

Neurotica- Sue Margolis

See Jane Score- Rachel Gibson

Mystic River- Dennis Lehane

If Looks Could Kill- Kate White

A Kingdom of Dreams- Judith McNaught

Smart Women- Judy Blume

Over the Edge- Jeanie London

All Shook Up- Susan Andersen

Virgin- Rob Weisbach Books

Any Better Thing- Monica Wood

The Memory Keeper's Daughter- Kim Edwards

Body Check- Deidre Martin

Hung Up on You- Holly Jacobs

Wild and Wicked- Joanne Rock

Wanted: An Intresting Life- Bev KatzRosenbaum

Life According to Lucy- Cindi Meyers

Pop Up Dating- Natalie Stenzel

See Jane Date- Melissa Senate

Little Earthquakes- Jennifer Weiner

Farm Fatale- Wendy Holden

A Girl Named Zippy- Haven Kimmel

Jemima J- Jane Green

Little Black Girl Lost- Keith Lee Johnson

Backpack- Emily Barr

Getting Over It- Anna Maxted

Milk Run- Sarah Mlynowski

Carolina Isle- Jude Deueraux

The Gift- Danielle Steel

The Dogs of Babel- Carolyn Parkhurst

Tell Me Something True- Leila Cobo

Evenings at the Argentine Club- Julia Amante

Dama, Drama and Ana Ruiz- Belinda Acosta

The Red Tent- anita Diamant

The Stand- Stephen King

The Mists of Avalon- Marion Zimmer Bradley

Benny and Shrimp- Katarina Mazetti

Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini

To Desire a Devil- Elizabeth Hoyt

Sins of the Flesh- Caridad Pineiro

Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie Montana- Tricia Goyer

The Cowboy Christmas Miracle- Raeanne Thayne

Social Security- Robert James Karpie

The Bride Backfire- Kelly Eileen Hake

The Transformation- Terri Kraus

Bo's Cafe- John Lynch

In the Eyes- Charles Toftoy

The Blue Umbrella- Mike Mason

Crossed Wires- Rosy Thornton

Stretch Marks- Kimberly Stuart

In the Arms of Immortals- Ginger Garrett

The Source of Miracles- Kathleen McGowan

Feelin the Vibe- Candice Dow

Double Cross- James David Jordan

Tidings of Great Boys- Shelley Adina

Emmy's Equal- Marcia Gruver

The Last Word- Kathy Herman

If Mama Don't Laugh It Ain't Funny- Lucy Adams

An Embarrassment of Riches- Gerald Hansen

Life After Genius- M. Ann Jacoby

Letter's to Rosy- C. Ellene Bartlett

Contest will end on 2/28/2010 so go over there and enter!!! Here is the LINK

Tynga's 300 Followers Contest

This contest is awesome! Check out what you could win!

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

Skinwalker by Faith Hunter

Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper

Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper

Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper

Storm Born by Richelle Mead

Dark Visions by L.J. Smith

Fade Out by Rachel Caine

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Marked by P.C. Cast

Flesh Circus by Lilith Staintcrow

Hunting Grounds by Patricia Briggs

Playing With Fire by Gena Showalter

There are all brand new!!

There will be a total of 4 winners

1st winner - 3 books of their choice

2nd winner - 2 books of their choice

3rd winner - 1 book of their choice

See what I mean? Contest ends December 23rd. So get your butt over there and enter! Let them know that Melissa C sent ya (pretty please)

CONTEST PAGE

Winner! -Strange Future

CONGRATULATIONS
TO
Elaina!!!!

Giveaway-The Maze Runner

I just so happen to have received an extra copy so I'm passing the second one off to you guys! So here you go! ***The book is an ARC so the cover is different.

Book Description:
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.

Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve closed tight. And every 30 days a new boy has been delivered in the lift.

Thomas was expected. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers.

Thomas might be more important than he could ever guess. If only he could unlock the dark secrets buried within his mind.

Giveaway Rules:

1. blog about this giveaway-(post link) 3 entries
2. tweet about it (post link)-2entries
3. follow me (or be a follower)-1 entry
   

I am sending this book out with my own money so I have to restrict this one to just the U.S. Contest ends on August 11th and winners will be announced on the 12th! Good luck!

Winner! -The Hunger Games

To my very first Giveaway Winner! Thanks to everyone that entered! The number picked by Random.org was 32 and the lucky person who had that number was........

Anita Yancey!!!!
Yay! Congrats to Anita!!!