Balance Bar is one of America’s original nutrition/energy bar leaders, is offering its first-ever Father’s Day Gift Set. It’s the ideal choice for busy, on-the-go dads who appreciate great taste, healthy nutrition, energy and convenience.

Balance Bar & Fabulous Deals and Steals has teamed up with Coupon Nurse, Georyl, Heavenly Sweets, Money Saving Parent and Caremen’s Coupon Blog to bring you this Fabulous giveaway.

You can read the review and find more info about he Balance Bar Bare at Fabulous Deals and Steals here.

The limited-edition Balance Bar Father’s Day Gift Set includes:

· fifteen BARE Balance bars in three delicious flavors – Sweet & Salty Peanut Butter; Sweet & Salty Chocolate Almond; and Blueberry Acai.

· an exclusive Balance Bar water bottle with a special built-in compartment perfect for storing a BARE bar

· a playful “BARE Hug” Father’s Day card

The items are wrapped together for an extra-special presentation and neatly boxed for free ground shipping.

You can join via the Rafflecopter below:
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There’s a new trend in online giveaways in contests. If you haven’t heard by now, most bloggers are now giving away free links to their giveaways in exchange for the other bloggers help in promoting the contest.

Most online contests that giveaway customized gift cards, small amount of Paypal cash, department or online store cards, and other less expensive items go via this route. It’s the easiest way to earn more Facebook fans and Twitter followers for bloggers!

Have you done this before? Do you think this is a great new trend? Care to share your thoughts?

Are you or someone you know troubled by muscle, joint and body, respiratory, arterial, digestive tract widespread body cell inflammation and its related health problems? Well, a tasty wellness drink called Nopalea (No-pah lay’uh) just might help you.

Nopalea brims with the health benefits of the Nopal fruit. For centuries, the Nopal cactus (Opuntia Ficus Indica) has been known and relied upon for its healing properties by native peoples, and they are now available in each 32-ounce bottle of Nopalea.

Trivita, the manufacturers of Nopalea, claims that this product contain rare and potent antioxidants called betalains that have been scientifically proven to help the body reduce inflammation – thus, helping your body neutralize its inner toxins and reduce its inflammation. In addition to reducing inflammation, the manufacturers claim that taking Nopalea daily can help your body cleanse itself of daily toxins and promote optimal health.

Over 3 million bottles of this anti-inflammatory wellness drink have been sold already and now, you can try Nopalea for free (how’s that?) by calling 1-800-203-7063. (just only pay $9.95 for shipping). Don’t miss out on this chance to try this anti-inflammatory wellness drink for free. Remember, inflammation is a leading cause of pain – and Nopalea can help reduce inflammation.

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You can contact me for other giveaway ideas and proposals. Thank you!

This is just a short note to greet all the mothers worldwide, happy mothers day!

Last week, I mentioned about vision changes during pregnancy. Now, another change is beginning to happen which is also just normal for pregnant women: my feet are getting larger.

According to studies, pregnant women’s shoe size usually changes (for the bigger) because of three reasons: edema, weight gain, and relaxin. You might already be familiar with the first two causes. Edema is the swelling caused by fluid retention while weight gain is putting on additional weight (sometimes excessive) which is usually caused in pregnancy by eating too much without exercising to shed some calories off.

Relaxin, on the other hand, is a pregnancy hormone that loosens the joints around the pelvis so that the baby can make his way down the birth canal. However, it does not only target the pelvis area exclusively; it loosens the ligaments throughout the body including the feet. Relaxin cause the foot bones to spread which could sometimes be permanent although oftentimes, it is not.

It’s a good thing I kept all those shoes that I bought when my shoe size became bigger during my first pregnancy. Now, I just need some leather dyes to make them look like new. Oh well, maybe a shoe shine will do, wink!

Do you watch The Voice?

The Voice is a vocal competition shown at NBC. The show’s innovative format features three stages of competition: the blind audition, a battle phase, and finally, the live performance shows.

Today, the final four gave their all in the grand finals of the show. Jermaine Paul represented Team Blake (coached by Blake Shelton) with the song I Believe I Can Fly. Chris Mann sang You Raise Me Up from Christina Aguillera’s Team Xtina. Ceelo Green’s team (Team Ceelo) has Juliet Simms singing Free Bird while Adam Levine’s team, Team Adam, showcased Tony Lucca’s rendition of 99 Problems.

Here are the video of the final four’s finale performances:

Jermaine Paul – I Believe I Can Fly

Chris Mann – You Raise Me Up
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Juliet Simms – Free Bird
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Tony Lucca – 99 Problems
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Who’s your bet? You can still vote for them until tomorrow, Tuesday, 10 AM EDT. Visit this link to vote for your The Voice favorite contestant.

I thought I needed a new pair of eyeglasses because lately, I’m having some blurred vision. There are times that I feel that it’s because the eyeglasses that I am currently using does not fit my eye grade anymore.

I dropped by the clinic to get a new prescription but I was advised to wait until I have the baby (I’m pregnant, by the way – in case you’re just new in this blog). Having some difficulty with my vision and having dry, irritated eyes are just common symptoms of pregnancy. I was told that it is normal for many women to experience changes in vision during pregnancy. These are temporary and my vision should be back to normal after the delivery.

I was asked if I have blurring, dimming vision, spots, and floaters that don’t go away, or double vision that persists for more than two hours – and I don’t have them. The doctor said that if I have those symptoms or problems with my vision during pregnancy, I should call my practitioner because these serious vision problems could be a sign of gestational diabetes or high blood pressure.

Oh well, I probably just am so excited to have a new pair of glasses knowing that there are lots of cheap (in price but not in quality) eyeglasses at Zenni Optical. Their products are stylish and fashionable at really affordable prices.

My husband and I were watching Hawaii Five O last night, a tv show set in Hawaii and I marveled at how picturesque some of the places looked.

Breathtaking!

I guess it’s one place that there’s a lot to see. Wish I could visit it someday.

Guess what we had during my recent birthday celebration? Some sushi overload!

My relatives and friends are not here with me and I spent my birthday with my husband’s sister and her family. Just a simple get-together with lots of sushi. My husband initially thought of an eat-all-you-can night out in a Japanese restaurant but it seems that our schedules won’t jibe so we just ordered some sushi and took them to my sister in law’s house.

Sushi is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients (and the most common of which are seafood). In North America and Europe, variations of sushi were created (such as california and other popular rolls) but in Japan, the most common types of sushi are narezushi, nigirizushi, oshizushi, chirashizushi, inarizushi and makizushi.

Sushi is one of the few foods that women are advised not to eat when they are pregnant for health reasons. This is because some large fish, such as tuna (especially bluefin), can harbor high levels of mercury. In addition, if not properly handled, it can be a cause of food poisoning and parasite infection risks. I am almost halfway through my pregnancy right now and I admit that I am quite guilty when it comes to sushi eating because I love this Japanese food a lot!

Do you also love sushi? When was the last time you ate it?