What I Used My $500 gift card on: FREE JEWELRY!

As you may have already guessed, I am a big fan of CafeMom.  They have what is called an "Influencer Program" where you can be randomly chosen to try out new products.  I've tried out things like laundry detergent and the new Oil of Olay regenerist line when it first came out, but never anything HUGE, although I've always been grateful and I love giving my opinions on products knowing that the company gets my feedback.

Well recently, CafeMom and Gemvara.com were gracious enough to provide me with a $500 gift card to customize my own jewelry on Gemvara's website.  I chose sterling silver that was reminiscent of a Celtic knot design and the stone is green tourmaline, which is one of the birthstones for my little boy.  Then...I waited..and waited...and yesterday it finally came!  

I made this video so you guys could see the great unveiling with me! 




I am beyond ecstatic with the finished product, and not just because it was free (haha).  If I had paid full price for these items, I still would have been excited.  They look exactly like the picture looks (when you're on the website and you customize, it updates what your jewelry will look like as you go).

If you haven't already, and have some time to spare, get lost in designing your fantasy pieces on Gemvara.com.

The process was very easy and the customer service was superb!  Since I'd never owned jewelry before, I had NO CLUE what my ring size was...and had to use the sizing chart. Kind of depressing to be almost twenty-nine and have no idea what your ring size is!

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Friday, May 28, 2010 at 4:53 PM , 0 Comments

CafeMom Gear I Can Tote Around

As many of you know, I love the website Cafemom.  I own a couple of groups there and definitely would have had a much harder pregnancy if it wasn't for the advice and support I received from the ladies there.  It's an amazing site...kind of like a MySpace for moms (ignoring how lame MySpace is).  There are groups for everything, from tv shows to debate groups..if you can think of it, there's probably a group for women who love it.  Point is...one of the things they do is give things out that they get from their advertisers.  I've been the recipient of some pretty cool stuff from them in the past; laundry detergent, beauty products, etc.  Recently, for being a member of a group of moms that love shopping at Kohl's, I got a great tote bag.  Here's for going green using something from two of my favorite places!



It's super sturdy and I can use it for my frequent library trips.  My town library is teeny tiny and so I have to reserve books and then pick them up en masse.



 Thanks to CafeMom and Kohl's!


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Monday, May 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM , 0 Comments

Making "Play Clay" With My Son

Here's a video from yesterday of me and my son doing a super fun and cheap activity together.


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Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 9:14 PM , 0 Comments

I've got to get myself a life!

So Jordan is at his grandmother's house on his fathers side.  It'd be nice if I had something to do to constitute the babysitter...but instead I'm sitting home re-doing my blog, watching the pilot of LOST (seriously what will I do once it ends tomorrow??) and just playing around on the internet....
I seriously need to get myself some business.

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New Beginnings

I've chosen to start a new blog because I find myself yet again at the beginning of a new chapter in my life.  So far, it's not looking as sunshine and lollipops as I'd hoped for, but I'm confident that things will eventually start to look up.  I hate to jinx myself and say I can't imagine they'd get much worse, so I won't.  I have horrible luck and I'd rather not tempt the Gods at this point.


I have certain goals for myself...things that...well, bother me about myself and so I'm focusing on getting where *I* feel I need to be.  For so long I've worried about how others viewed me, and have recently realized that I have spent the last few years running in circles, accomplishing absolutely nothing.


So my first goal for myself is to find a job here.  Not just any job.  But a job that doesn't make me want to stab my eyeballs out with a rusty spork.  I keep working these "just for the time being" type jobs, and a certain amount of laziness comes with a job you know you don't want and using only as a means to an end.  I want a job that will enable me to pay my own way to finish my degree.  Not having a degree is a big self confidence let down.  

I will do this.  I can do this.  I'm not sure how...quite honestly I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.  But I truly believe that if I just keep on keeping on, someday that light will be a dim light, which will eventually become a future for me so bright it will never die.



Here's hoping.

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