25 September 2010
By Amber
In Uncategorized

BROUGHT TO YOU in part BY:
Calgon, the iconic American bath and beauty brand known for the “Take Me Way” slogan recently re-launched with a whole new look and over 30 product skews. Perfect for the “at home” spa experience, products include Epsom Salts, Moisturizing Body Creams, Bubble Bath, Body Mists and Bath Beads in fragrances like Morning Glory and Hawaiian Ginger. To become a Facebook member for beauty tips, updates and discounts, go to: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/CALGON/101719758798?ref=ts
Additionally, the brand just launched the Take Me Away! Moments Contest, an online YouTube video contest, where the Grand Prize winner will receive an experience worth $1,000 specifically designed to meet their personal Take Me Away! needs. The grand prize will be announced in January 2011, and can be anything from a spa trip for a stressed out college grad to a personal shopper for the fashionably challenged. To enter, go to: http://www.takemeaway.com/contest
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SPONSORS
go to
http://www.parkerpronline.com/whos-who
24 September 2010
By Amber
In Blog Awards
You guys are so nice to me, just this week I’ve won 2 different awards! It is a great to have some one choose your blog as one of their top, such an honor.

I got this blog award from Nestyit was delivered to me in a comment and boy was that a fun surprise.
Now I get to tell you 10 things I like in order so here it goes:
1. My God
2. My Hubby
3. My family (and friends that should be family, you know who you are)
4. My Puppy Cooper
5. Paintball
6. Crafting
7. Blogging (maybe that should be higher…)
8. Shopping
9. Sign Language
10. Being Green!
Ok it was hard narrowing down to 10 that is why many of them are very general.
I’m giving this award to
1. Tips 4 Green
2. Craft-O-Maniac
3. Fowl Single File
4. The Hand Me Down House
5. The Creative Crate
6. Sugar Bee~Craft Edition
7. Shannon makes Stuff
8. The iHeart Blog
9. Scrappy Gifts
10. Michele Made Me
To my 10 ‘winners’ here are the rules:
- Post who it was that gave you the award.
- List 10 things that you like.
- Give this award to 10 other blogs and let them know with a comment!
My Second award was from Alissia at Tips 4 Green Thanks hon!

The rules for accepting this award…
1. Accept the award. Post it on your blog with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pay it forward to 15 other bloggers that you have newly discovered.
3. Contact those blog owners and let them know they’ve been chosen.
My winners are:
1. Big Dreams for a Simple Life
2. Clean Mama
3. Envirocraftiness
4. Go Green
5. Going Green with Noah
6. The Green Phone Booth
7. Tales of the Wife
8. Puppies and Pacifiers
9. My 2 Cents Florida
10. Mommy Made Green
11. Nesty
12. Let’s Be Green Together
13. It’s so Very Cheri
14. Homemade by Jen
15. Just Sew Sassy
23 September 2010
By Amber
In You Capture
Since there are no longer live flowers in my neck of the woods I decided to take this time to have some fun with editing. My Photoshop Elements Magazine had perfect timing and had a few tutorials on some special ways to edit photos, here they are:
Free-Spirited Holga

Flashback
to the 1970s


23 September 2010
By Amber
In Thoughts on Thursdays
Marriage is like paintball you need to play as a team and know that your spouse will be there to back you up and ‘do their job.’ The paintball boys have been talking about this a lot lately and I can see how it applies to more than just paintball. In paintball they talk about when you advance on the field you want to know that your teammate is behind you ‘doing his job’.
It is the same in marriage we want to know that our spouse has our back. We need to be on the same page about our plan in this ‘game of life’ and the only way to do that is to talk to each other. Talk to each other set up a game plan, you can win this game if you play together.
22 September 2010
By Amber
In Green
Only 1 week left until the Reuse challenge begins I think I may have a linky party the 2nd week or so. Start thinking of what you reuse now!
I just wanted to show you a few more ways that I ‘walk the walk daily in my house.

(I don’t know why you would I made them just for fun, but if you want a LLG bag or shirt check out my Zazzle Store.)
Some of you may be wondering how this is ‘green’ well let me tell you: no plastic container to be manufactured or recycled. These are made from all natural materials and they are local for me! I buy my soaps from Apple Valley Natural Soap and they are wonderful!



We recycle everything the city lets us! Did you know that many of the boxes you have in your pantry can be recycled with the news papers, magazines, and mail?

