Snow in the forecast - Need boots

Snow & cold in the forecast and I could use some new boots.

momma told me is giving away Manitobah Mukluks. ends 12/1

Money for after my trip to Chile

Now it's only 1 day. So I'll need money when I get back for presents.

The Suburban Jungle is giving away a $200 Amazon cert. ends 11/17

Horseshoes is giving away a $100 GC to Target. ends 11/13

Giveaway Blogdom has several GCs to give away for Black Friday. ends 11/10
Giveaway Bandit  also has several GCs to give away for Black Friday. ends 11/10

With less than 2 weeks til I leave I keep thinking about something I need or want to buy when I get there. So more money is always helpful.

This Mama Cooks is giving away $50 GC. ends 11/4

Win $100 Mary Kay basket from BlogHer

 Mary Kay has also teamed up with BlogHer, to show you how to look your beautiful best.  This fall, twelve bloggers are trying some of the fabulous products Mary Kay has to offer.  Get their exclusive product reviews below.  To make things even more exciting, each blogger is giving you a chance to win a Mary Kay gift pack, filled with *$100 worth of fabulous products!  ends 11/18


leigh vs laundry admits that "I felt pretty saucy in my newly made up face. My husband said that he thought I looked cute! The TimeWise Set left me feeling radiant, really, like an inner light came shining through!"
Creating Motherhood shares that "this serum was super light and absorbed into my skin instantly. (my biggest problem is that the scrub made my face so smooth that I kept touching my cheeks to feel the softness)!"

Athena in the Middle loved "the way my skin felt after this easy two-step process.The microdermabrasion beads did not hurt my delicate skin and the replenishing lotion smelled great. My skin feels so soft!"
A Girl and a Boy loves using the exfoliating face wash.  "Generally use exfoliators with bigger, softer beads, so I was surprised by the superfine crystals and how much it felt like they were really scrubbing my skin. Honestly, I was a little afraid I'd turn into a raw and peeling mess...which is another way of saying I loved it. I loved it because I knew it was working!" 
A Few Of My Favorite Things shares  she has never found a mascara "worthy of a pricey purchase. But Mary Kay pulled out the big guns and surprised me with the Lash Love Mascara. Awesome flexible wand. No clumps. Glides on smoothly, and I actually think my lashes looked longer!"  

Pistols and Popcorn  started incorporating the TimeWise set into her skincare routine.  "I tried the Mary Kay Microdermabrasion Set and I must say, hats off, Ms. Mary Kay. Turns out that a good scrub (step one) followed by a rich moisturizing serum (step two) is a nice addition. I will definitely continue to use this set. You should too."
Momma Go Round  adores the Mineral Cheek Color in Cherry Blossom. "I found to be great! I’ve always wondered how to get that fresh, dewy, rosy cheek look. This color is it! It blended great with my foundation and gave great color throughout the day. Definitely a new fav for me!"
Clover Lane divulges that "the step one and step two fancy soap and lotion didn't leave my face tight or dry but feeling soft and smooth (all my wrinkles instantly disappeared it was amazing!-not exactly but it fooled me into thinking so which is just as important), the mascara wasn't clumpy and sticky, but smooth and even."

Whatever shares that "the Mary Kay Compact Mini is so cute!  These colors will be so great for FALL!  It fits in the palm of your hand so it's small enough to take with you anywhere you go. I love that I will be able to have what I need ON THE GO without carrying a bulky makeup bag!'"
Joyful Abode says that she almost never wears mascara either, but "this was really easy to apply and I like the way it made my eyes POP!"

More money for my trip to Patagonia

We're down to only 17 days so a bit more money would come in handy:
Win $200 from Mommy Had Deals ends 10/31

Trick or Tease Hop & Win | Win $100 HalloweenMart GC (US & Can)

Welcome to Trick or Tease Blog Hop hosted by Just Married with Coupons, Sweep Tight, This Lil Piglet, Makobi Scribe and Simply Stacie!

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Win $100 Mary Kay gift pack from BlogHer & Mary Kay

Mary Kay has also teamed up with BlogHer, to show you how to look your beautiful best. This month, seven Bloggers are trying some of the fabulous products Mary Kay has to offer. Get their exclusive product reviews below. To make things even more exciting, each blogger is giving you a chance to win a Mary Kay gift pack, filled with *$100 worth of fabulous products! ^{*estimated retail value.} ends 10/16

PinQue shares that "This is a great addition for my purse or gym bag to keep me looking fresh all day long!
Newlyweds Next Door loves using the exfoliating face wash and then the replenishing serum to prepare for her high school reunion. "The set really made my skin feel fresh, energized, and glowing!"

The Less Than Domestic Goddess started using the TimeWise set a few days ago. "So far, so good. It does an amazing job of gently exfoliating, and my face feels smoother and looks clearer already!"
Raising Colorado confesses that she "couldn’t stop using this Replenish serum, y’all! It made my face soft and seemingly un-35 years old. This is the highest compliment I can give a beauty product." See what else she loves from Mary Kay!
Then Heather Said admists that her favorite product is the was Mary Kay TimeWise Microdermabrasion Set, hands down! "As a matter of fact, the first day I used the set before work, two people in my office commented on how pretty I looked that day! I can definitely see myself using the Mary Kay Time Wise Microdermabrasion Set from here on out!"
Little Miss Momma shares that "the sure fire way I knew this make up is totally awesome…when I walked down the stairs after putting it on and the hubby says,
'Woah, what’s the occasion, hubba hubba!'"
The Daily Julie shares that she's "really impressed with this new generation of Mary Kay products. Those ladies know what’s up and really got me to step outside my makeup comfort zone and try some new colors and products and I love it!"

Win a $50 GC to Drugstore.com from Olay & BlogHer

Enter to win a $50 gift card to Drugstore.com from Olay! ends 11/03

Enter to win a $50 gift card from Olay!

10/6/11 10:27am by Courtney

For as long as I can remember I have struggled with my skin. I have what is called “combination” skin. It is sensitive, dry at times, and also extremely oily. On top of that I have gotten acne since I was 11 years old. Now at 32 years old, I still struggle with my skin. As I am getting older taking care of my skin has become my top priority. I want healthy, soft skin, while also keeping it clear and shine free. Finding products that do all of these things has been a challenge.

It's gentle on "more mature" skin.

9/29/11 10:19am by Jessica Smith

I was recently given the opportunity to try out the Olay Professional Pro-X Clear Line. Since Olay is a name I trust when it comes to caring for my skin, I was excited to try it out. This particular line is specifically designed to control acne, help minimize the appearance of pores, and refine texture in as little as four weeks. Truth? I don't actually deal with much in the way of acne. I didn't deal with much in the way of acne as a teenager, either. Nonetheless, my "normal/combination" skin isn't perfect! I deal with tight dryness if I skip a moi

Olay Product Pleases Me… and you get the chance to win!

9/29/11 10:13am by Just me (In this wonderful life)

Olay recently introduced its Olay Professional Pro-X Clear Line and I was given the opportunity to try it! I've tried and reviewed several newer Olay products and have been pleased with them all. Therefore, I had no doubt with this one. I really did notice a smoother texture to my skin! It's a simple three-step process ... I was very happy with it! Read more

This system was dummy-proof!

9/28/11 3:56pm by Alise Leslie

I was looking through some old pictures from high school and college and I saw myself in various fun situations with long forgotten friends. Even though those were some wonderful times, I wouldn’t go back to those times for anything. Wait! I lied. It happens quarterly. I actually did want one detail back: MY SKIN! My complexion was to die for. Okay, you may not have laid down your life, but I love hyperbole AND my retro-skin.

Right off the bat, they had me with their packaging.

9/28/11 3:48pm by Mindee Myers

"Adult" and "acne" are not two words that belong in the same sentence. Yet they do - and that sentence has been written across my face for twenty years. I have tried every over-the-counter product made. I have gone to several dermatologists and spent the big bucks for prescriptions. I have even mail-ordered products that promised to work miracles.There are no miracle products for adults with acne folks. None at all. Plus, what I have found through the years is that the bulk of products are aimed at teens.

Olay and a giveaway!

9/28/11 3:38pm by Busy Mom

I may be getting on in years, but I still have acne. Yes, wrinkles AND acne, SO not fair. I've struggled with acne for many years, I was even on some very powerful medicine at one point. Additionally, over the years the way my acne behaves has changed, and the things that used to help don't always help anymore. My face is very sensitive to medicines and lotions, so I'm wary of trying new things when I've found a routine that works.

Olay benefits sensitive skin like mine

9/28/11 3:30pm by Lulu del Rosario and Kaye Cloutman

Most of the time, red is good. In fact, I love red - it's one of my favorite colors. Red makes you stand out. Red sometimes makes heads turn, it's easily recognizable. Sometimes, though, I have a slightly little problem with red. Especially when it's in my face and there's a medical term associated with it. Like rosacea which I had previously mentioned here. As a photographer, with this kind of 'redness,' I prefer to stay behind the camera.

Avoid flare-ups and enter to win!

9/28/11 3:25pm by Jacquelyn Davoli

A couple of months ago I was approached to do a review of a new acne product, the Olay Professional Pro-X Clear Line. My skin is relatively calm but I do get flare-ups every month or so. The reason my skin stays fairly decent outside of the flare-ups is due to a short course of prescription acne medication and now, follow-on maintenance and care. Still, I am always on a quest to find a product that will prevent even the flare-ups.

Adult skin is different from a teenager's

9/28/11 3:15pm by Calliope

There is just something uncomfortable about having to shop within THAT row of THAT aisle. While most women my age are moisturizing away wrinkles with lotions in grownup jars I'm over in the teen section looking for something that will kill a monster pimple on my chin. The acne fighting products available on most drugstore shelves are clearly being created and sold to a different generation - I know because I have been buying and using zit cream since I was 13 years old and the hot pink and neon blue boxes are exactly the same.

Blackheads are gone. Come enter to win a gift card!

9/28/11 3:10pm by Mama M.

You know, when a girl reaches a certain age, she should be able to say good-bye to certain things. Zits are at the top of that list. As a girl (girl, ha! I can hardly use that term anymore!) who's never had great skin, to continue to suffer from acne into my 30s is like a kick when I'm already down. While my acne has never been terrible (aside from those early teen years. Ugh.), I really thought that by the time my OWN kids had acne, that I'd be done with it

I really like this skin care system

9/28/11 3:04pm by Mandy Chan

If you remember a few weeks ago, I told you all I was in Florida for Mia's second birthday. We had a great time in the sun and with Mickey Mouse, but the Florida weather left its mark on my skin. The humidity is not something I miss from living there, but I will say that it made my hair look absolutely fantastic. I wish I could say the same about my skin, though. A few of you warned me about the effect it would have on my face....and I should have listened. I never do. Listen, that is.  Read more

Pimple in a wrinkle? Not fun.

9/28/11 3:01pm by Zakary Watson

As I get older, my skin is beginning to revolt. I have more breakouts now at 35 than I did as a teenager. My new personal favorite: Getting a pimple in a wrinkle. Not awesome.  I was recently given the opportunity to try the new Olay Professional Pro-X Clear Line, which is oil-free and specifically designed with the needs of mature skin in mind. It also contains clinically proven fancy face technology to control breakouts PLUS reduce the appearance of pores and refine texture in less than a month.  Read more

Face Matters … and Olay helps!

9/28/11 2:51pm by Jennifer DeCurtins

A few months ago I wrote a post about my struggles with acne as an adult. I was blown away by the response that I received so I wanted to give you an update on how things are going. Here is some background for newer readers. In late 2010 I began to experience breakouts on my face. I have always had the occasional spot here and there but this has been constant for nine months. I honestly can’t remember the last time that my skin was 100% clear.  Read more

Best Face Forward

9/27/11 4:41pm by DeeDee

The one piece of advice that my mother gave me in my youth, that I actually didn't fight her on, was the need to take care of my skin.  From the time I first flirted with baby blue eyeshadow and matching blue mascara for trips to the roller rink, she took the time to instruct me on the importance of always removing my makeup, and washing and moisturizing my skin both morning and night.  Read more

40-something Skin Care

9/27/11 4:39pm by Angie

I have noticed more and more as I creep into my forty-somethings that my skin is undergoing changes. I don't have those horrible acne outbreaks all over my face like I did as a teen - and for the most part I can rejoice that I had a very brief teen acne period - but I have always had the dreaded T zone with my chin, nose and forehead being an oil slick. As I hit the four decade mark I started noticing changes.  Read more

Growing older just like I deserve to.

9/27/11 4:19pm by Alex Iwashyna 

I Ask: What Do You Like About Growing Up? There are a lot things about growing up that aren't cool. Like the gray hairs that showed up in my early 20s. Or the strange stomach pooch that my OB so proudly gave me post-Cesarean. But I comfort myself with my newfound love of my own oddness.  Read more

Your skin will thank you!

9/27/11 4:15pm by Becky

I recently had the opportunity to try the new Olay Professional Pro-X Clear Line.  Did you know over half of women in the U.S. between the ages of 25 and 58 have some form of acne?  The past few weeks I’ve been using these products diligently and have definitely noticed smoother skin and my pores seem smaller! 

It's time to embrace my face

9/27/11 4:12pm by Melissa Stover

The one thing I always wanted was a beautiful, clear complexion so that I didn't have to wear makeup, but I have been plagued by constant, persistent acne all of my life. I spent a couple of my high school years rebelling against makeup altogether, and hoping my skin would miraculously clear up and be beautiful on its own. It didn't. After I got my eleventh grade school pictures back I wanted to burn them. Acne made me feel ugly and ashamed.  Read more

My skin is not what it was 20 years ago

9/27/11 4:06pm by Missy Dollahon

I've mentioned before that one of the most annoying parts of getting older is something I never expected - acne. I have more breakouts now than I ever did as a teenager. One of the greatest signs of being kicked out of Eden is that I am combating gray hair and zits simultaneously. It's just not right.  I've spent a lot of time with recently waxed furrowed brows in the acne aisle at a drugstore trying to figure out how to treat it. Because y'all know, just like everything else the skin is not what it was twenty years ago.  Read more

Pimples have followed me from my teens.

9/27/11 4:04pm by Lindsay Ferrier

When I was a teenager, I comforted myself with the knowledge that if I had to get old, at least I wouldn't have to deal with pimples anymore.  Yeah. Still laughing about that one.  I was lucky not to have a horrible experience with acne during my adolescence, but I can't say the pimples have gotten much better since then, either. In my twenties, a hot humid climate combined with the makeup I wore on television news every day actually prompted me to get a prescription to deal with the pimples. Once I got out of the TV business, the breakouts went away, at least until recently.

I always want to look my best -- read about it and enter to win!

9/27/11 4:01pm by Sharyl Williams 

 

If you have read my blog for any length of time, you know I do a weekly fashion post entitled "Not Your G-Ma's Wardrobe."  I am a 51-year-old grandmother of 6, who wants to stay fashionable and looking my best until I draw my last breath. I don't have my life or value wrapped up in the outward appearance, but I do have the desire to be the best I can be. I want to have my outward image reflect my inward excitement and exuberance with life. 

A solid 9 out of 10!

9/27/11 2:50pm by Kayla Aimee Terrell

I was offered a chance to try the new Olay Professional Pro-X Clear Line and I was really excited about that. Olay products are a big hit around here; I’m well stocked on their sunless tanner. The Olay Professional Pro-X Clear Line is one of the first acne lines made specifically for women. You know, those of us who are walking down the skin care aisle crying “I’M NOT SIXTEEN! WHERE ARE ACNE PRODUCTS FOR ME?!” Or maybe that’s just me.