This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

What would you do with a $5000 yard makeover?  We have a place in our yard where there used to be a tree. I would love to plant a new tree there and surround it with a bed of flowers.  It would also be great to have some flowers around the mailbox and do some work on our flower beds.

Did you know that fall is the time to plant bulbs so that you can have beautiful blooms in the spring? Head over to Curbside Chaos and select the flowers you wish to plant, along with your region, and the month you wish for your flowers to bloom, and you will get a planting guide telling you when and how to plant your bulbs.

I created a gardening plan for Hyacinths to bloom in North Alabama in May:

And you can visit www.digdropdone.com to learn more about bulbs and get great planting tips and charts, and also learn other ways that you can use bulbs aside from gardening!

Also, get tips from the Dig. Drop. Done. Ladies.  They are Marcy the Super Mom, Julia the Fashionista, and Evelyn the Emptynester.  (Being a homemaker, I idenitify most with Marcy.  How about you?)

Aside from helping people to make their yards beautiful, Dig. Drop. Done. helps those in need through Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit, working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities.

For every share on twitter with the hashtag: #CurbsideChaos, Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done.” will donate $1.00 to Rebuilding Together.

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kmart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

With the fall season fast approaching, you might be starting to think about holiday shopping and gift giving.  If you are on a budget, layaway is a great option to help you to buy the things you want for your family and friends.

Did you know that Kmart has free layaway?  And did you know that they offer layaway year round on all merchandise storewide?  For these reasons and more Kmart’s layaway program far exceeds the programs of its competitors:

I think electronics make great holiday gifts.  I recently saw a great deal on a television at another store but was unable to buy it that day.  By the time I returned to the store, the television  was sold already.  Kmart has a great selection of televisions.  One, in particular, that I’d like to get is this 32 inch LCD tv/dvd combo:

I also tend to eye the computers around the holiday season.  Here’s a great one I found from Hewlett-Packard:

Right now you can win great prizes with Kmart’s Big Layaway Giveaway. The event is taking place September 9 through November 17.  There’s a giveaway being held each week in every Kmart store nationwide! No purchase is necessary. Just visit your local Kmart location or check out their website for rules and details!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of My Well-Being Powered by Humana for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I'm always interested in checking out health and wellness websites.  Recently I visited My Well-Being. They offer quality content on a variety of health topics, and the what's unique about the site is that it not only focuses on well being in terms of your physical well being but also focuses on other aspects of your life such as mental health and circumstances that can affect your health such as your social well being and financial well being.

To access their content, all you have to do is sign up for a free membership.  And guess what?  If you sign up to be a member of their site, you can get a FREE Dummies book.

The site also offers a free assessment where you answer some simple questions to find out how well you are doing in these areas of your life and find out what you need to improve upon.

After completing the assessment you can find content that’s personalized for you, including expert articles, videos, and daily tips—essentially creating the website you want.

I'm interested in a lot of the social health articles.  I looked at an article called "The Guide to Dealing with Negative People" and another called "Add Color to Your Life."  This explained  the effects that various colors have on people and what different colors say to people. Interesting!

And apart from their quality content, the site also has a marketplace which has offers and discounts just for members, as well as fun games and polls.

Here's a video overview of the site:

About MyWell-Being from mywell-being on Vimeo.

I encourage everyone to sign up to be a member of My Well-Being and pick up your FREE Dummies book today!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

This fall get you your kids ready to go back to or back to campus with great Back to School Saving from Dollar General.

For school snacks and lunches and dorm room snacks, you can stock up on products from brands like Kellogg’s, General Mills and Nabisco.

Dollar General also has great products Proctor & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, and Unilever to help you stock up on health and beauty products or send you kid off to college with all the toiletries he/she needs.  Having shopped for dorm room supplies before, I know the bills can add up, and it really helps if you can save on the essentials like soap, shampoo, toothpaste, shaving cream, skincare and paper products.

And I’ve always loved going to Dollar General for school supplies.  They have everything you need, and you get it all quickly and conveniently.  I love one-inch 3-ring binders, and they have these for just $2.75 each on their website, and if you need several for more than one kid or if you just want to stock up, you can order these and other items by the case from their website.

Another thing that has always been important to when shopping for school supplies is getting the perfect writing instruments.  For this, Dollar General has a great selection of pens and pencils, including mechanical pencils, plain/yellow pencils, rollerball pens, retractable pens, ball point pens, and colored gel ink pens.

And part from Dollar General’s everyday savings, you can now save even more with the changing Back to School mobile coupon available for mobile phones by scanning their QR code:

Or you can get the coupon by texting "bts" to 34898 from your mobile phone.

Go by and check out your local Dollar General to find great savings for back to school!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Famous Footwear for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

There is nothing like a nice new pair of shoes to get your kids sent off to school in style!  But with growing kids and the need for multiple kinds of shoes like dress shoes, tennis shoes, boots, and more, it can get expensive very quick, but you can save big this fall at Famous Footwear. 

They have hundreds of brands and thousands of styles, and yet their store is designed to help customers get in and out as soon as possible so they can get on to their other errands.  And if the shoe you want is not in store If the shoe a customer wants is not in store, they will get it for you through home delivery or on www.famous.com. Customers can also order shoes online at famous.com and have them shipped to their favorite store for pick-up at no charge.

They consider all this a victory, and to  celebrate this victory, they are offering their customers a Buy One, Get One Free deal, plus 15% off.  Just present this BOGO + 15% off Famous Footwear Coupon.

Print this coupon and redeem it anytime between August 2 and August 18 to take advantage of great Back to School savings.

Also, get more great savings when you join Famous Footwear's Rewards program. You can earn 1 point for every $1 you spend in-store or online and use these points to earn certificates up to $100 a year, and you also get discount offers and other perks just for joining.

Here's just a few pairs of shoes that I love from their site: