OK friends! I sure hope you have ahd the chance to see the awesomeness that is the new Cottonelle ad campaigns! If not, check this gem out (it's my favorite of a whole campaign full of great ads):
The #CottonelleCleanCrew wants us all to think about why we think it is ok to wipe our tushies with dray paper towels. Wouldn't a wet option work better? Well, the#CottonelleCleanDrew adn #Crowdtap send me some Cottonelle to test that out.

I was sent the following items:

• One 18pk Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper (for me) 
• Two 4pks of Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper (for two friends) 
• Three tubs of Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Wipes (for me and two friends)

Oh My Goodness! I just might be addicted to Old Navy...really. I love it. I feel like most of my clothes are Old Navy. So, I am always excited when I get the chance to score some FREE ON clothing AND to get something free for a friend too!

In case you have not read my previous posts about this, let me explain: I have been a member of Crowdtap (which is a place you get to share your opinions and sometimes even get to sample awesome items) for quite a while now. I love all the different things I get to discuss, review and try out through them. My favorite things though are always the Old Navy sample and share programs. If chosen, you get a coupon for a free item for yourself and a free item for a friend. I have been lucky enough to do quite a few sample and share projects. I reviewed Old Navy Jeans, Old Navy Outerwear/coats, Old Navy Shorts, Old Navy Dresses, and Old Navy Active Wear. My most recent opportunity was for an Old Navy Perfect Tee Shirt Sample and Share and I want to tell you all about it!

I have a terrible admission to make about this Sample Share opportunity. In spite of my great excitement, I did not make it to Old Navy before my coupon expired. It was a sad blow, but I was so excited about the Old Navy perfect Tee's that I wanted to make sure to go get one (or 3) anyway! So, I headed to Old Navy to shop for MY perfect Tee. I also brought my sister-in-law with me. In the end we found a lot of FABULOUS tee shirts there and I bought a few (3) for me, one for my sister-in-law and one for my daughter. I want to share with you all some of the pictures of the great shirts I tried on:







And here are the 3 shirts I bought for myself:



My sister-in-law got a shirt like the v neck ones I bought, but hers was red. She is going to send me a picture of it and I will add it to this post when it comes.

My daughter's name means Peace, and she LOVES Peace signs. So when I saw this shirt in the Graphic Tees section I had to get it for her:

All in all I have to say, Old Navy has lots of great shirts-different styles and options. There really should be something for everyone I believe! And for you deal loving friends out there I have to tell you that I was in there the other day, and lots of their Tee shirts are on sale for FANTASTIC prices (like $5-$6.)

This has nothing to do with the tee shirts, but I have to tell you that when you head over to Old Navy to check out the AWESOME Tees, (or for any other reason) make sure you head to the back of the store and check out the current clearance section. Look at the skirt I am wearing in this picture:

I got it in the clearance section for (you'll never believe it) $.97 (gasp)! For real! It was marked down and I like it even more and feel it is all the more fabulous for the fact that is was such a FAB DEAL!!!

***By way of Disclosure, I was given a coupon for me to get free ON shirts, as well as a free coupon for a friend. Though I did not use them and bought my own shirts, I still want to thank CrowdTap and Old Navy for this fun experience and these free coupons!!***


If you also want the chance to become a Crowd Tapper so you can apply for future sampling events, please join through my referral link here and we can start tappin together! :)

I know I am a loser blogger and I have some stuff to catch up on. I will, but it may be a few days-life is crazy trying to buy a house and move!

However, I felt I should share this because it is good only today and is awesome!

Today only you can get 25 free 4x6 prints at Walgreens Photo using code PICTURES25 at checkout (NOT valid on the mobile app-FYI) So head over here to Walgreens photo and get some free prints TODAY!!!

As I have mentioned before, I am a Purex Insider and as such I get to try a lot of awesome products. Most recently I was sent some Soft Scrub Total All Purpose Bath and Kitchen Cleanser to test out! (Make sure you check out the Sweepstakes info at the end of the post!!)

What is it?

 Well, first, as the ads say, Soft Scrub "Makes Surfaces happy!" :)

 Here are a few other things I learned about Soft Scrub Total All Purpose Bath and Kitchen Cleanser:

• Improved formula with superior cleaning power (more whitening power and less residue for better rinsing)
• All new bottle design  & New cap (for improved dispensing, preventing spills)
• Fresh Lemon Scent

As I have mentioned before, I am a Purex Insider and as such I get to try a lot of their awesome products. Most recently I was sent some Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blend to try out (because Purex and HBofO is working together with Outrigger in Waikiki on a "Tropical Trio Sweepstakes"-read more about that in this review!!)

What is it?

To quote them "Take your taste buds to the Tropics!" This Tropical Blend of Honey Bunches of Oats has crispy Mango flavored flakes combined with real coconut shavings and coconut flavored granola clusters. Here are a few of the nutritional facts:

• 10 g Whole Grains
• 120 Calories
• 6g sugar
• 9 Essential Vitamins and minerals including 60% Daily Value of Iron
• 4 Wholesome Grains
• Heart Healthy (0g trans fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 0mg Cholesterol)
• WIC Eligible!

Am I the only one super excited to see the #MonstersUniversity movie?! Check out the newly released posters:

 YEAH!! So excited! This should be good!

Want more info?
“Like” MONSTERS UNIVERSITY on Facebook: http://facebook.com/PixarMonstersUniversity
"Follow" Disney/Pixar on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DisneyPixar
Visit the website: http://www.Disney.com/MonstersU<http://www.disney.com/MonstersU>

Wow! I may mention this far too often, but I LOVE being a CrowdTap member! Really! I get to try out some SWEET things, give my opinions on them and share them with my friends! As a member of CrowdTap and their Verizon Crowdtap VIP's I got to try out the new Microsoft Windows Phone 8X by HTC! And I got to tell lots of friends about it and have a fun Pinterest party all about it as well!

I want to tell you all about my party, but even more than that, I want to tell you all about the phone! WOW.

First things first, the party:

So, I invited 12 people to the party and found I could not find a great night for all the come, so I stuck to my original party night and had the 6 of us that could make it that night come, but then I had some one on one talks with a few other friends about the phone! The party was low key-dinner and a Pinterest party with a focus on learning about and trying out the phone. We spent some time taking some pictures on the phone, testing out how it works with the XBox and looking at the general windows set up on the home page. But I am getting ahead of myself...more on that later! Point is, we had a small but fun party and were able to talk about the phone.

Now, about that phone! First, check it out:

And look how thin it is:

LOVE that part! It is so skinny you can put it in your pocket and forget it's there.

Here are a few awesome features of the phone:

• You can totally customize it! 
• You can create rooms where you can share updates photos and more with specific groups of people
• It can become a control for your XBox!
• There is a Kid's Corner that allows you to set up a separate and secure area for the kids to play with your phone without access to information you have on it.
• You can connect your phone to your XBox Live
• You can use your XBox music on this phone or any capable device
• Office Mobile 365 on the phone lets you easily create, edit and send documents and more!
• The camera is ultra-wide-angle lens camera on the front or back. Photos will be sharp and crisp even in low light!

Last thing I want to talk more about is the camera! The Main Camera is an 8 megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, and BSI sensor (for better low-light captures) and it has 1080p video recording. Um...I know this will make me seem old, but I still own my first digital camera and it was top of the line at like 5 megapixels. I LOVE that my PHONE now has 8! Also, can I just say, the current phone I have taken ok pictures, but they are more often than not really blurry! I have kids-lots of kids-5 in fact. They are young and they do not sit still so when I take a picture, it has to be quick! And my current phone is any thing but quick! With THIS camera phone though it snaps picture fast and is ready fast for me to take another one! Obviously this makes it much easier to get great pictures!

Here are some of the pictures I have taken on this new phone:







Now, If you haven't had the chance to check out a  Microsoft Windows Phone 8X by HTC phone yet you should! Stop me sometime and I will show you mine (which they were nice enough to let me keep for having the party!). Or go check one out at the store!

Hey-just a few more things! If you too might want to do things like this party, please join me on CrowdTap. After you do, you should make sure to become a Verizon Crowdtap VIP!  And if you are so inclined, you ought to Like Verizon on Facebook, Follow then on Twitter @VerizonWireless or @VerizonInsider.

And just by way of disclosure, I was not required to write this blog post, but I WAS given the phone and a $75 Gift Card for having my party about the phone. These were provided to me through  CrowdTap and  Verizon Crowdtap VIP!  As always though, all opinion expressed are my own!

Well. my baby is getting to be an old man at almost 2 years old, but I admit, I still give him these beauties to eat:

In fact my older kids like to bring them in their school lunches too. So, we go through a lot of them. Right now, they are available at Zulily. You can get a number of different flavors, and here is the deal: You get 24 pouches of the flavor you choose for only $14.99. That makes them only just about $.63 each-GREAT price!

Here's how to get them:

1) If you have not joined Zulily yet, please do so here. (The link is a referral link just so you know)
2) Check out the Plum Kids deals here
3) As a side note their other flavors are generally linked at the bottom of the page
4) Order what you want
5) Wait (im)patiently by the mail for them to come!
6) ENJOY! :)

Many, many years ago-in what seems a different lifetime at this point, I was a drama teacher. One of the places I worked was a summer drama camp for kids ranging in age from 5-18. Way back then, the Harry Potter books were new and we were still waiting from book to book for them to come out-there were no movies. I was asked to start a Harry Potter class at this drama camp. It was my favorite job ever-EVER!

We did all sorts of fun things-a sorting hat, played Quidditch, and had potions class (to name a few). I was a newlywed and my husband was a chemistry major in college at the time and he came in and did the potions class each session for me. Probably the favorite activity to do was to make slime out of the crazy ingredients (I think we called them like ogre snot, werewolf dandruff and unicorn sweat). BUT the actual ingredients were Water (unicorn sweat), Elmer's (or white) glue (ogre snot), and BORAX (Werewolf dandruff). That lesson was always a favorite and it made me LOVE the magic ingredient of BORAX!!

So, when my Purex family over at the Purex Insider team asked me to review Borax, I immediately flashed back to that fantastic experience in my life and JUMPED to review it!

Now here is my sad, sad admission, other than using it to make slime, I had no clue what Borax was used for, or really even what it was. So let me tell you what I have learned.

What is it?

From the info provided to me from the Purex Insider:

• 20 Team Mule Borax is 100% natural Mineral from the earth. Once removed from the ground it is washed, dried and boxed for consumers
• Borax is the common name for sodium tetraborate
• NOTHING is added.

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