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I am a big believer in trying a natural remedy before turning to over the counter stuff. Such as the subject of Ear Candles. Instead of Ear Wax Removal or going to a doctor to have them water blast it out (had to actually have that done once years an years ago but it hurt so bad), I tried the beeswax ear candles. They honestly do work. This is what they look like: photo credit: Amazon

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Sign up for Swagbucks and earn free points and you can pick one of those gift cards free.  Just sign up here  and get started/ Completely Free. No Strings Attached. Swagbucks is a loyalty program where you can earn free stuff including 1,000′s of products including gift cards to places like Amazon, CVS, Barnes and Noble, and more places. Today is Mega Swagbucks Day!   Earn a MEGA swagbuck (

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This post is to inform others that there is an alternative to disposable items. My question is... Did you know there are alternatives to pads or tampons or have you thought about trying an alternative? There are items on the market as alternatives to those. Such as... The Keeper A (After giving birth) The Keeper B (Pre-Birth - before giving birth) Those are meant to be washed and

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I just signed up the other day and already have some points. So they gave me some invite tokens to share with y'all. If one doesn't work try another one as someone may have already used that one. http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/bazn42good until 1/28/11 http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/iw40vf good until 1/28/11 http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/pjxyhm good until 1/31/11 http://

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I’m sad to announce that another giveaway went without a winner: Win a Fuller Brush Company Original Wood Floor Cleaner full size product.

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I am so sad that no one entered the giveaway of Win a Fuller Brush Co. Original Premium Floor Care full size product.

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I am wishing and hoping for snow, more than we have had this winter.  I know I’m weird but I love it.  Anyone else wishing for snow or have you had enough of it?

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It’s that time of year again. The time the seed catalogs start filling my mailbox. The glossy pages entice me with new seeds and fruit trees. I’ve already took inventory of the seeds we have on hand and have a few areas to fill in. The anticipation of Spring planting and getting garden areas underway sure is dancing around in my head. The crazy weather we are having which feels like late

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Sign up for Swagbucks and earn free points and you can pick one of those gift cards free.  Just sign up here  and get started. Swagbucks is a loyalty program where you can earn free stuff including 1,000′s of products including gift cards to places like Amazon, CVS, Barnes and Noble, and more places. Today is Mega Swagbucks Day!   Earn a MEGA swagbuck (points) for searching using the

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Febreze is one of my favorite products. I love it’s ability to get rid of funky smells and make everything smell nice and clean.  With boys in this house who have some funky smells at times (hence feet ugh), Febreze makes it a nice little product to have in the house. Well now they have a car freshener. Yep, a little vent clip air freshener. Just clip it onto the air vent and let it start making

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I don’t talk politics very often on this blog, but this blog and many many others as well as regular sites, etc.  are at risk of being censored if the SOPA or PIPA (it's partner in the Senate) passes today. If you don’t know what SOPA  is, watch this..   Read here on more of the strike: http://sopastrike.com/  and Stop American Censorship   If this passes, all you will see on my blog and

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This giveaway is now closed. Yesterday, I told your about the  Premium Floor Care product that I received.  I was also sent a bottle of the Original Wood Floor Care  to try out.  It is safe to use on sealed wood and laminate flooring.  This one is not to be used on any other type of flooring except those two. This product is just as good at the Premium Floor Care product which is for many

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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED:  No one entered, thus no winner to announce.  I was sent a bottle of the Premium Floor Care to try out.  It is safe to use on no-wax vinyl, laminate, linoleum, tile, marble, slate, and sealed wood.  We just put  wood flooring in our living room, dining room and hallway last year and with six growing children still at home, it’s a chore to keep it clean. This

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Today is a very welcomed day of rest. The last two weeks have been rough with 6 children sick as well as myself. I apparently taught them well as they shared with me. After rounds of antibiotics, etc. we are now recovering. One visit with four children then had to go back with all six of them sick and this last time with just two of them who can’t seem to kick this mess.  The children’s doctor

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Shop Amazon's New Year New You - Everything You Need to Start the New Year Off Right

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Learning Herbs now has a Herb Energetics Course that you can sign up for. You can sign up and receive access to the FREE Module 1 of  Herb Energetics Course. From the company: In our video course with Kiva Rose, you’ll discover how Herb Energetics is… Easy to learn. For beginner and experienced herbal learners alike Practical. First aid to nourishment to advanced

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Today is Mega Swagbucks Day! "Swagbucks is making Friday the 13th a lucky day this week, as they hold a Swag Code Extravaganza, which means more opportunities to get reward points towards free stuff! It starts at 7am Eastern Time - throughout the day there will be 8 different Swag Codes, and if you can get them all, you'll have an extra 60 Swag Bucks in your account. Swagbucks is a loyalty

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I have been told many times over the years, that I should write a book. I have never thought about writing a book before now and with someone mentioning it to me not long ago, it's been swirling around in my head ever since. I have a couple of ideas on what to write the book on and they all go hand in hand with one another. I have no problem writing, etc. but how do I go about getting the

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My children have been enjoying a fun and educational online freebie from the National Park Service.  It is called WebRangers.  The children can make their own ranger station, take quizzes to learn about the national parks, and more. Plus when they answer a certain number of the quizzes correctly they can receive a patch in the mail from the National Park Service along with earning online rewards.

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In June 2009, we started eating organically. I lost 10 pounds shortly after that time and I gained it back due to still eating processed food we had in the house, etc. I continued to lose 10lbs again a few times and each time gaining it back because we still hadf some processed foods in the house and the more than should have been soda intake, etc. This cycle continued until earlier this year

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The Winner of the Review & Giveaway: Molly’s Digest: 2012 January Digest- Molly Saves! While Keeping Healthy and Fit is…   Linda Kish said... 5 To get organized. lkish77123 at gmail dot com   The digest will been sent to your email.     Congratulations and Enjoy!!

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Sunday’s shouldn’t be the only day we are in the Word. We should be in the Word of God every day. I admit that I am slack on my reading lately. I can tell it too.  I  get out of the word and my attitude changes.  I am crankier, testier, grouchier, etc. I can tell and so can my family when I don’t get my reading and alone time with God in. I’m being brutally honest here. I am a Christian but I

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I stumbled upon this Live Camera Network. Live Network of Webcams and Streaming Video Cameras – EarthCam Ever wonder what it looks like in other parts of the world right now where you are? Click the link above and check out various cities in other states and around the world. The children and I have visited New York City; Hamburg, Germany; Abbey Road in London; Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam; a

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Today is Mega Swagbucks Day! Swagbucks is a loyalty program where you can earn free stuff including 1,000′s of products including gift cards to places like Amazon, CVS, Barnes and Noble, and more places. Sign up here to get started. No credit card required! It’s totally free!

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I love to shop thrift stores for my growing family for not only clothes, household items etc. but for homeschool items. Yes. Homeschool items. I have found school supplies from crayons and markers to pencils, erasers, and sharpeners, rulers, notebooks, educational games as well as items such as little plain ceramic houses still in the cellophane, little blank wooden birdhouses, etc. that the

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