Organize in 2011 with A Bowl Full of Lemons

oooo....i love a new year and especially a challenge!

My NY resolution for 2011 (besides losing my "baby" weight) is to ORGANIZE my millions of photos and do something creative with them! So when I saw the challenge at A Bowl Full of Lemons I had to jump on the bandwagon!

The new year is a perfect time to get organized and if I organize more i will have more time to take more pictures!! Best part-she is doing a giveaway! I <3 giveaways!


So head over and join today!

Holiday Cards by Shutterfly

Under The Mistletoe Christmas 5x7 folded card

Shop Shutterfly for elegant custom Christmas photo cards.

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Shutterfly Holiday Cards + 50 free for bloggers

Shutterfly has so many choices for your holiday cards! They come in all sorts of shapes, colors and sizes!! They each hold 1-10 pictures! It's a great way to share this years memories with family and friends! I personally love the colorful happy, healthy holiday ones!! Theses will definitely not see the trash of your recipient!!

Here are a few of my favorites:







I've used shutterfly's fast dependable service for stationary cards and loved the outcome! My picture was printed on sturdy card stock and prefolded. It was perfect for a personalized message inside! The picture quality was just as beautiful as their prints!

Need a last minute gift to include with the beautiful cards? No problem!

Check out their handy desk calenders or always dependable photo mugs.

My favorite is the beautiful gallery wrapped canvas. It would make a great addition to anyone's art collection.

The best part is free shipping on orders over $30. Promo code: SHIP30

For my fellow bloggers you can earn 50 free holiday cards by signing up at http://bit.ly/sfly2010

FREE at Office Depot

I can't believe all these products are FREE at Office Depot this week! Wow!



Be sure to check out all these free porducts here!

Not a Worklife Rewards member! NO PROBLEM! It's fast and free to sign up!

Trust me you don't want to miss this! I go everytime for the boxes and batteries!

Birthday Banner

Many thanks to Bullfrogs and Butterflies Baby and Digital Room for this wonderful giveaway!

It's a 2' X 3' full color, vinyl banner complete with grommets! She loved looking at a larger than lifesize picture of herself!! It will be perfect for her 1st bday coming up! Now that it has arrived I can't wait for the party!

I want it I want it! Hats By Heidi Giveaway!

Check out Lil Monkey she is giving away an adorable hat by Hats by Heidi!!

Since I can't knit/crochet YET this is perfect for my lil angel! :) I just hope it fits. My daughter is 9 months old but has a HUGE head. lol. Goodluck!

my lil star

 

So this picture is straight out of my camera! seriously. i don't know how it happened but i love it! there was like 20 kids and at least 10 moms calling them in all different directions. poor kids. there was no way we were gonna get them all looking at one camera, but i love this one!!

Crawling

 

Until now, Maddie has been doing the army crawl, making my arms tired, just watching her! lol. Today she started up on both hands and knees. Watch out world! I thought she was fast before. Now there is no stopping her!

Brian Joseph "If I Never Sleep Again" CD

At the kick off of Pregnancy Awareness Month in Beverly Hills I got to this great CD to preview and although i had never heard of the artist I could wait to rip it open and listen to it!



I'm a totally by the cover girl. I put down most boring cover books/cd/movies before giving them a chance! lol.

The music is a nice soft rock vibe, no bad words, but not ALL G rated. lol. This is my fav song so far! Take a listen! Let me know what you think! :)
YouTube was the only place I could find it, and it's not a great copy but i'm sure you will still enjoy it!


Share with friends and family. It make a great baby shower gift! Or if you just wanna buy one track you can find it here

Home Depot Coupons

So about a month ago I signed up for the Home Depot Garden Club and have recieved many many wonderful coupons. Now they have a Home Improver Club! Sign up here I'm sure you won't regret it.

Some of my favorite coupons I've gotten so far...
-Buy one get one FREE house plant
-Buy one get one FREE tree

So if you haven't signed up for the Garden Club be sure to do that too!

Body After Baby

Good week, not because the scale said so, but because my commitment to the gym was fierce! I did turbo kickboxing 4 X's this week and loved every class!! The scale barely budged at 0.5 lbs down but I felt amazing! I'm not loving the weight watchers online program. Plan to switch to meetings after my 3 months has ended.

Thanks to Samantha at Body after Baby for the questions/challenges. This week question was "what motivates me?"

I have a new baby girl so of course i want to be healthy so that I can set a good example for her as she grows into a lady so that she does not struggle with weight as I have, but I also have superficial reasons as well. one word: SUMMERTIME! It's not just about the bikini. I want to feel/look good in a tank top and shorts too!!

Looking forward to a new week! Hope everyone is still going strong!!

Babies R Us online coupon

$5 off $25 online purchase!! Plus they are having lots of clearance deal! Check out Babies R Us!

Also dont forget to use your 20% coupon that starts today!! Check out in store deals here.

My fav is the $15 box of earth's best diapers!! I work today but i hope they still have some when i get off!!

Everything Vinyl

Everything Vinyl has everything you need to add a punch to your home decor! At $4 per square foot you can do alot of decorating!!

She is also hosting a giveaway for $25 in free vinyl! I especially like this one!! If I win I plan to order something like this...



Visit her website for more details! If you can dream it, she can make it!

Got boxes of old photos??

Sent in about 400 pics to be scanned before Christmas and I love love love the job they did!! about 2 years ago I bought a $150 scanner all in one, but it takes time to get rid of some of the scratches and spots on aged photos! So i only scanned what I needed for my video montage and stopped.
Scan Cafe scanned ALL of my pics and I got to choose the one I wanted to keep!! So cool!

VisitScanCafe for more details and don't forget to use the code "twentyoff" on orders over $75!! Hurry this deal ends soon!

Let me know if you know of any other sites you prefer for scans, because I still have TONS of old pictures!

Body After Baby -Week Two

The Goal- Drink 8-10 cups of h2o a day recording each one in my food journal. Work out at gym at least once.

Success! Although I dont feel very successful!! No weight loss this week! Even though I did 3 days of turbo kickboxing and serious saw my belly shrink before my eyes. Seriously, my baby blob, seems to be firming up a bit. Thank goodness!

Reflecting on the week I realize just how much of an emotional eater I am. I had one bad day at work and it practically ruined the whole week. I didn't just jump back on the horse like I had the week before with chinese food. This time I was feeding my emotions. BOY are they HUNGRY! lol. Anyways. It's a new week and I plan to keep going.

What is your favorite part of your workout? I would have to say my me time. I just posted this on my facebook "i thought working out with a baby would be more challenging, but it's actually more tempting. I get to leave the lil munchkin with daddy while i take a kickboxing class and hit a store on the way home! It's the best kind of me time!!"

My goal this week- Eat a healthy breakfast every morning!! It is the most important meal of the day! Make a habit!

Thanks to Samantha over at MamaNotes for posting the question of the week and I look forward to the mini challenges!

Free $15 GC at Target

This is perfect for the new year!! Target is offering a $15 Giftcard **while supplies last! To everyone 18 and older who tries out the WiiFitPlus!! I've been thinking of getting one so it's perfect i get to try it out first!! One per guest so bring the whole family!!

Plus they have it on sale for $99 this week so if I like it I will be getting one for $69. But even if I don't me and the hubby will have $30 to spent at Target! woohoo

Click here to find out the details/locations.

Body After Baby -Week One

The Goal: Start my food journal! Write everything I eat! No exceptions! Work out at the gym at least one time.

Success! My weekly goal obtained PLUS 3 lbs down. I know you are not supposed to rely on the scales as they can be deceiving but it sure feels good when they show you what you wanna see!! lol.

Like every weekend, I splurged. Had Chinese food (practically a buffet) with the family. Can never say no. But I jumped back on the horse by dinner. Before if I ate bad for one meal I would let it ruin my diet for the entire day or week even! But this time I just picked right back up.

Keeping my WW food journal is really my key to success. I only made it to the gym one time this week, but I am on my way to a 9am Core Central Class as soon as I post this!!

Hope everyone had a great week! Keep up the good work ladies!