The Sweetest Sensation !!!

Click here to learn about the Sweet Sensation Giveaway

What a fantastically fun giveaway this was for me... I met so many new bloggers and so enjoyed reading each and every entry -- Clearly we have A LOT of really sweet sensations out there!!

With a whopping 40 Nominees, and the vote of each of our judges, LyndsAU, Mrs. Newlywed and Mojito Maven... (thanks, again, ladies)

Puttin' on the G.R.I.T.S. was voted the Sweet Sensation!!

G.R.I.T.S. -- Clearly this definition of a Sweet Sensation fits you...

This blogger exudes kindness, support of other bloggers and spreads their sweetness like wildfire. While appealing to their audience, they are honest, sincere and stay true their authentic self. Their blog not only entertains, it also offers resources to help people excel in their lives such as using their blog to promote charities, spread the word about bloggers who want to become more well known and doing surprisingly kind things for no reason other than to 'pay it forward' --

This blogger is without a doubt an all around Sweet Sensation.

This is what you'll be receiving!!!

SATIN LIPS... Given by my good friend, Elizabeth:

HOT HEART... Given by my BFF Leila:

I personally own both of these products and L.O.V.E. them!

THANK YOU, AGAIN, LADIES FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!

And... of course, last but definitely not least, a $25 gift card to Starbucks!!!

CONGRATULATIONS G.R.I.T.S. -- You've gotta a lot of love coming your way... Hope this makes your Valentine's Day :)
(Email me your info so I can get this out to you right away)

Giveaways and Change Bandits

It's seems a hacking, change bandit visits my sight once a month and mixes things up I can't get comfortable with the way my blog looks, so I keep changing it -- I really should just give into having someone take it over and really make it look good... but I'm too OCD for that :)

OK... onto to bigger, better and more important topics -- LIKE THE SWEET SENSATION GIVEAWAY!!

Deadline: February 12th (tonight), Midnight, Eastern Time

ENTER YOUR NOMINEE NOW!!

Don't Tell Dad the Babysitter's Dead

Elly is technically my puppy, but seeing I work every day, whether it be 9 - 2 or 8 - 8, depending on the day, I'm not usually the one home -- D only works 10 of 12 months a year because of his occupation and so he's home with her every. single. day. loving her, feeding her, playing with her and teaching her all sorts of fun tricks:



Today I'm home sick -- I never get sick. ever. -- I hate the feeling of being laid out on a couch feeling so horribly that I can't even concentrate on what I'm reading, watching or typing -- It just so happens that D did have something to do today and guess who that leaves to take care of our precious rambunctious, muffkin naughty, baby pee and poop machine

It doesn't take long to realize Dad is gone and Mom has taken over the babysitting responsibilities:

Who? Me?

I don't even want to know what the house will look like if we have kids...

Be sure to Nominate and spread the word about the Sweet Sensation Package being given away to the Sweetest Sensation on Blogger!

Sweet Sensation Giveaway!

*****UPDATED***** I've gotten several requests for the HTML of the picture so they can post in on their blog -- Not sure how to do do that, but what I do is right click on the picture, save it into your pics -- To add it to your side bar, go to "Add a gadget and then "Add a picture" and then enter the link to this post -- Hope this helps :) I'm so excited to see all the entries already!!

I recently did a small, but fun giveaway last week and this is what happened -- But this isn't where it ended! Brooke, who was the final winner (and gives me a SERIOUS amount of blog love... I'd consider following her!) of the $25 Starbucks Gift Card wrote back to me and said "I love that I won, but I really want you to take it and do something inspiring with it" -- Well, that through me for a loop, yet I gave it a lot of thought and this is what I came up with...

Instead of this giveaway being about those who enter, this is an effort to nominate and recognize the "Sweet Sensation" of our blog world -- Your job is to nominate the blogger you believe fits this criteria:

This blogger exudes kindness, support of other bloggers and spreads their sweetness like wildfire. While appealing to their audience, they are honest, sincere and stay true their authentic self. Their blog not only entertains, it also offers resources to help people excel in their lives such as using their blog to promote charities, spread the word about bloggers who want to become more well known and doing surprisingly kind things for no reason other than to 'pay it forward' --
This blogger is without a doubt an all around Sweet Sensation.

How would one nominate their favorite blogger?

1. Nominate one blogger by telling why they should receive the Sweet Sensation Award and include their link in your comment
   
2. Let your blogger know they've been nominated!
3. Promote your nominee!! The more nominations they receive, the more likely they are to win!! (check out my sidebar to see how I would promote my nominee if I were nominating someone)
4. Nomination will close February 12th and the judges* will take the top 3 most nominated blogs and choose the winner of the Sweet Sensation package**
5. The winner will be announced Valentine's Day, February 14th

*Notice I said judges? Well, I have 3 fantastic blogging friends, LyndsAU over at All Things Fluffy..., Mrs. Newlywed of MisAdventures of a Newlywed and Mojito Maven over at Make Mine a Mojito who have agreed to help me in picking the winner -- Once all the nominations are in, I will figure out the top 3 most nominated bloggers and then each of us will read through these top 3 blogs and pick who we believe to be the Sweetest Sensation!!!

**WHAT? you ask is up for grabs for this Sweet Sensation? I'm so glad you asked!

I have two fabulous, and clearly generous, friends who wanted to be a part of knocking the socks off our Sweet Sensation:

Elizabeth is a MaryKay Consultant and specializes in empowering women through bringing women's inner beauty outward -- She has donated this!

Want Satiny smooth and kissable lips? Satin Lips from Elizabeth is the set for you...

Next up! Leila is a Slumber Party Consultant and specializes in empowering women in the bedroom ;0) and she has donated this!

The Hot Heart from Leila is the only way (well, in my opinion) to soothe aching muscles, relieve period pain or add some oil and massage your partner ;0) THIS THING IS AWESOME!

I personally own both of these products and L.O.V.E. them -- Valentine's is upon us so go visit their sites and see if they can meet your needs!

THANK YOU LADIES FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!

And... of course, last but not least the Sweet Sensation will be receiving that ever coveted $25 gift card to Starbucks!!!

GET OUT THERE AND START NOMINATING THE SWEETEST SENSATION IN BLOG WORLD!!!