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Skinny & Co. Coconut Oil Preview and Coupon Code

Skinny an Co Coconut Oil

If you are in to natural and organic products and solutions, you have probably read about the many uses and benefits of coconut oil.

The benefits of coconut oil include:

● Boosts metabolism
● Supports thyroid function
● Supplies energy to insulin-resistant cells
● Helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels
● Promotes oral health when used in oil pulling

Coming up I’ll have a full review of Skinny & Co. Coconut Oil products.  Till then I invite you to check out the video below.  It showcases Skinny & Co products and talks about what sets Skinny & Co. Coconut Oil apart from other products. [Read more…]

Friday Favorites Linky Party – Week 333 – With New Hostesses and a New Format

Hello everyone!  I’m so excited to welcome you to this week’s linky party!  I think this party is the best one yet, because today we are welcoming new hostesses, and we are also changing our format a little bit.

First, let me talk hostesses, I am happy to report that we have added 6 new hostesses to our party!  Some are veteran visitors to the party, and some are newer bloggers that I’m just becoming familiar with, but I know all of them will be great.  And I think we also got a great mix, as far as niches go.  We have food bloggers, diy bloggers, and lifestyle bloggers.  I look forward to working with all these ladies, and I know they will all bring their own unique perspective and dynamic to the party.

Our new hostesses are Maisy of Becoming Alice, Sheree of Stage Presents, Penny of Penny’s Passion, Amy of A Day of Small Things, Lisa from Condo Blues, and Kelly of Under a Texas Sky.

As for our veteran hostesses, Dawn of LeroyLime is still with us.  Christine of MustLoveHome is now hosting from her new blog Light and Savvy, and Jen formerly of A Heart Full of Love is now joining us from Creatively Homemade.  (And of course, I’m still here! Hehe.)  Please check out everyone’s blog and social media links below and join me in following these lovely ladies!

Now I also mentioned a new format.  The new format is very simple! Instead of each blogger picking a few posts to share on her blog and creating her own post, we are all going to be collaborating to create one post for all of our blogs.  That is to say, each hostess will be choosing one item to feature from the week’s party, and each feature pick will be shared on all of our blogs.  It should make for an interesting party, and bloggers will have a chance to be featured at 10 different blogs, so it’s a win-win.

Now without further ado, please check out this week’s features and join us by linking up your own recipes, projects and tips.

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Please support and follow our lovely blog party hostesses:

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home – Twitter | FB | G+ | Pin | Inst

Christine at Light and Savvy – Twitter | FB | G+ | Pin | Inst

Jen at Creatively Homemade – Twitter | G+ | Pin

Dawn at LeroyLime – Twitter | FB | G+ | Pin | Inst | BL

Maisy at Becoming Alice – FB |  G+ | Pin

Sheree at Stage PresentsTwitter | FB | Pin | Inst | Inst

Lisa at Condo BluesTwitter | FB |  G+Pin | Inst

Amy at A Day of Small ThingsPin

Penny at Penny’s PassionTwitter | FB | G+ | Pin | Inst

Kelly at Under a Texas SkyTwitter | FB | G+ | Pin | Inst | BL

If you are featured this week, be sure and grab a featured button for your blog!

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You can show your love for this week’s favorites by going over and commenting on the posts and by pinning or sharing!

And if you love all of this week’s favorites, please pin, share, and invite your friends to this week’s linky party!

pantry-organization

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home chose

10 Tricks for Pantry Organization from Joyful Homemaking

Jen at Creatively Homemade chose

Homemade S’Mores Dipped Ice Cream Cones from If You Give a Blonde a Kitchen

Homemade-Halvah-Bar

Maisy at Becoming Alice chose

Homemade Halvah Bars by To Simply Inspire

Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream for Dogs

Kelly at Under a Texas Sky chose:

Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream for Dogs from Gluesticks Blog

Friday Favorites

Christine at Light and Savvy chose

DIY Farmhouse Pots from Lolly Jane

 

grilled sesame shrimp and vegetables recipe by Simply Stacie
Lisa at Condo Blues chose

Penny at Penny’s Passion chose
No Churn Chocolate Cake Ice Cream from Simply Stacie


Amy at A Day of Small Things chose

 Whole Wheat Sourdough Pretzels from Creatively Homemade

Sheree from Stage Presents chose

Watermelon Mint Sorbet from Becoming Alice

Dawn at LeroyLime chose
Craft Room Refresh from LollyJane

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Thanks so much for partying with us this week!  Please add your links below.

All family friendly posts are welcome, including recipes, crafts, decor, household tips, and more!

And please support your fellow party goers by visiting other posts linked up to the party!


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Simply Straight Ceramic Straightening Brush – Review and Giveaway

Disclosure: The information, product, gift card, and giveaway have been provided to me by Ontel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Simply Straight Review and Giveaway

I’m so excited about today’s post!  Most of the time when I review hair care products or do any sort of hair related post, I talk about my natural curly hair that I work hard to tame.  It’s definitely not easy, especially since I live in the South, where the humidity makes it almost impossible to maintain a controlled, frizz-free look.

Below is a picture of me with my curls.  This is what happens when I just scrunch a little mousse in my hair and let it go.  I like it okay, but curly haired girls always want straight hair! [Read more…]

New Driver Gift Basket Tutorial

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #CelebrateAmazingBDays #CollectiveBias

American Greetings Lilypad cards

Don’t you just LOVE birthdays?  As a wife, mom, and all around girly-girl, I love gift giving, and I believe great looking wrapping paper, packaging, and the perfect card are an essential part of the gifting process and the whole celebration!  American Greetings has some fabulous product offerings to help you celebrate everything from birthdays, to anniversaries, new babies and more!  Above I’ve shared a photo of a few American Greetings cards I have on hand!  Aren’t they adorable?  They are from the Lily Pad Press line of American Greetings.

Boy by Wall

We have a few summer birthdays in our family, but the one that definitely gets the most attention is our teenage son, Noah’s.  Noah will be 16 in just 2 weeks!  And you know what that means…it’s driver’s license time!  His car is being delivered to us on Saturday, but because I love shopping for gifts, I couldn’t wait…I had to get new some special new driver gifts to go with the car!  Today I’m going to show you everything that went in to making his New Driver Gift Baskets!

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Easy DIY Cat Toys & Tidy Cats Lightweight

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Easy DIY Cat Toys and Tidy Cats

If you follow my blog and my Instagram account, you will quickly become familiar with the Simply Sweet Home cats!  My kitty cats love being the center of attention, and they always welcome the opportunity to star in my latest post, give their opinions on products, and more!  Today we’re going to take a closer look at the cat stars of Simply Sweet Home, and I’ll be sharing how we give our cats the star treatment with great pet products from Kroger, and DIY Cat Toys! [Read more…]

Summer’s Eve Review and Giveaway

The information, products, gift card, and giveaway have been provided to me by Summer’s Eve®. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Summers Eve Review Giveaway

If you want to be a good wife, parent, and home manager, it is important to adopt healthy habits and good hygiene.  Summer’s Eve has been helping women to feel fresh, clean, and confident for years, but what you may not realize is that the brand offers way more than douche products.  In fact, the brand offers an array of products for 24/7 hygiene, including bars, body powder, deodorant spray, bath & shower gel, cleansing washes, and cleansing cloths.  Recently I received a package of Summer’s Eve Products.  Today I’m going to share these with you, and I’m giving you a chance to win your own box of Summer’s Eve products! [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 332 – With Breakfast Delights

Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s Friday Favorites party! This week I’ve been busy preparing for our son’s first day of school next week.  We’ve paid his school fees, picked up his schedule, purchased clothes and shoes, and tomorrow I’m picking up the rest of his school supplies.  With all this back to school preparation, I’ve got breakfast ideas on my mind, so this week I’m featuring a few yummy “breakfast delights.”  Not only would these make for some yummy breakfasts for the kids, but they would also make great mid-morning or mid-afternoon snacks for Mom!  Hope you enjoy them!

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Simply Sweet Home
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MustLoveHome

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Creatively Homemade

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Homemade & Yummy
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Mexican Pizzas

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Mexican Pizza with Pace Salsa

The countdown to back to school is officially on.  Next week we are going to pay our son’s class fees so that he can get his school schedule, and then we’ll be buying school supplies and shopping for new clothes.  And even though we’ve still got a couple of weeks to go, I’m already thinking of menu ideas for all those back to school weeknights.  If you read my blog regularly or just look at the title, you will know that I embrace simple solutions, and that includes simple meal ideas.  Simple meals made with simple ingredients not only save me a lot of time and hassle, but they make my family happy.  And the great thing about some of our favorite meals, is that I can easily change them up to create all new favorites!

One of my son’s favorite meals is tacos.  I think he would eat tacos every single day if we would let him!  While I don’t want to cook tacos every night, I do enjoy coming up with similar alternatives to tacos such as quesadillas and Mexican Pizzas!  Today I’m going to show you how we make our Mexican Pizzas, and I’ve also got some coupon deals on Campbell’s products like Pace Chunky Salsa! [Read more…]

Friday Favorites – Week 331 – With Decor Projects

Hello all. Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Favorites.  This week for my features I’ve chosen some really great decor and decor projects.  As someone who loves making improvements and buying new things for my home, I love seeing everyone else’s projects.  It gives me so much inspiration.  I hope you get inspired by these ideas as well!
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Hosted by:

Simply Sweet Home
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MustLoveHome

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Creatively Homemade

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Our Secondhand House
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Homemade & Yummy
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LeroyLime
Twitter | Facebook | Google + | Pinterest | Instagram | BlogLovin [Read more…]

Nudges® Wholesome Dog Treats #NudgeThemBack

Jerri and Shadow Dog

If you visit my blog enough, you will become familiar with my little Shadow.  She’s the little doe-eyed Chihuahua mix I’m holding in the picture above.  Shadow is currently the baby in our family, and as such, she is quite often the center of attention.  At any given time of the day, someone in our household is likely playing with her, snuggling her, letting her sit on his or her lap, or feeding her.  And despite her small size, she definitely loves to eat!  And we love showering her with delicious and nutritious treats. [Read more…]