Final Day for Passport for the Planet from Recyclebank!

Click on the image above to go to the last phase of the Passport for the Planet from Recyclebank! you can earn 145 points (including the hidden ones!). 

Not a member of Recyclebank. Join HERE!!  You can earn points to get free products or deep discounts and bargains all with a green theme! Love that!!

Earn Up to 140 Points with Bonus Pledge Opportunities + 5 FREE Rewards

Recyclebank has made available daily bonus offers during the Passport For The Planet Challenge. Some have had trouble finding the hidden bonus points available, so I am making it easy for you. Just click on the image bellow and it will take you to all of them, 28 in total, each worth 5 points. That's a total of 140 more points to add to your account to get some free or discounted products.

Make sure you check out the free rewards they have for you too. They are automatically added to your checkout cart after you complete the pledge or quiz. You'll see this image bellow when they redirect you to claim your points. Just click on it when the page opens and it will explain what the free reward is.

New to Recyclebank? Just click HERE to join. It's free and easy to earn points for some pretty nifty things!

Let's Be Honest & Purex

 

Starting April 30th Purex is starting a special campaign named Let's Be Honest! It will feature some fun videos (I've seen 5 of them so far!) featuring  Second City Comedian Molly Erdman. They are too cute & funny!! There will also be a sweepstakes where every day they will be giving away a years supply of Purex to one lucky winner. WOW!! This will continue until July 24th. That's a lot of free laundry soap and the best there is out there! I love Purex!!

So be watching. I'll be posting more information later. But be on the lookout on the Purex site for more info too. Every few days through mid July they will be posting those great videos with Molly.

I received this information as a member of Purex Insiders. I did not receive payment for this post!

WLM 10k Referral Giveaway

Awesome Giveaway you can enter. There will be 22 winners in all!! TONS of prizes. Please let them know that I referred them to the giveaway!! Use my name, Lois Jones, and not the blog name please!!

Enter HERE!!!

Here is a list of the prizes!!
Random Drawing Grand Prize:

1. GC to Healthy Herbal Nutrients ($30.00 value)
2. Bardot Spiral Bracelet ($49.00 value)
3. Dr. Loretta Skincare System ($50 value)
4. $25.00 Passionately Rivalicious Gift Certificates

Referral Grand Prize:

1. GC to any Mary Kay Product ($30.00 value)
2. Sweet Souls Birthstone Color Set March & Pear-Shaped Ring with Jacket Set ($49.00 value from AVON)
3. OcuFresh tote bag filled with natural eye care products ($50 value)
4. $25.00 Passionately Rivalicious Gift Certificates

Rest of the prizes:

1. Full Size Bottle of Imari
2. Paypal Cash ($25.00 value)
3. Pig-Scriptives Wrinkle Warfare ($72.00 value)
4. Flip Flop Hair Bloom
5. Coupon Envelope ($30.00 Value)
6. Amazon Gift Code ($5.00 value)
7. Fabric Rosette Necklace
8. One Spittie of Choice and Free Shipping ($14.00 value)
9. Paypal Cash ($10.00 Value)
10. Loaded Coupon Binder
11. Children’s Book Bundle
12. Let Go & Let God Necklace
13. Restaurant.com GC ($25.00 value)
14. Coupon Envelope ($50.00 Value)
15. Dr. Loretta Skincare System tote
16. OcuFresh tote bag filled with natural eye care products
17. Teach My kit of choice ($50 value)
18. Sterling Silver Ring
19. Heart shaped sugar cookies (2 Dozen)

Win A $500 JC Penny Gift Card!!!

Welcome to the $500 JC Penney Gift Card Giveaway, presented by CouponTrade.com and Moms with Voices Media!

CouponTrade.com is your new source for coupons that MATCH discounted gift cards! Sell your unwanted gift cards and name your price today!

One lucky winner will receive a $500 Gift Card to JC Penney! Just enter on the Rafflecopter form. Good Luck and have fun!!

An Organizers Dream!!!

Had to share this photo with you. I haven't found where it is from, but man do I ever want something like this in my house!! Now if I could only talk my husband into it!

Take A Load Off Sweepstakes!!!

I have to admit I have been a bit of an eco nut for a very long time. In fact it was well before it became "the thing to do" that I was big on recycling and more. I was raised that way. it has been a part of my entire life to care for nature around me and to be responsible with the things I have getting the most use out of them and finding new life for them when they were worn out and old. One thing we have done in our family has always been to wash in cold water unless it was absolutely necessary otherwise. So when Tide introduced Tide Coldwater I was thrilled.

Tide and Future Friendly have launched the Take A Load Off sweepstakes to encourage cold water washing. Make the promise to switch to washing in cold water on the Future Friendly Facebook page and you'll be entered to win a High Efficiency Washer and Dryer and a one-year supply of Tide Coldwater! You can enter once per day to increase your chances of winning. A new winner will be picked each week through May 13th.

Did you know that when doing laundry, heating waster can account for up to 80pecent of the energy used per wash load in the US? If one household switched to washing in cold for one year, they would save enough energy to watch TV for 1,363 hours? Making the switch to washing in cold is an easy change to make with Tide Coldwater, which is specially formulated to get clothes clean in cold water. 

I learned about the Tide Coldwater sweepstakes from SheSpeaks.

Bright Starts Ultimate Baby Shower Event

The Bright Starts Ultimate Baby Shower Event is a free blogger event. You will receive one link at no cost as a thank you for participating in this event.

Prize: Bright Starts Sunnyside Safari Collection including the Chair Top High Chair, Plug in Sway & Swing, Portable Swing, Playard, and Saucer!

Open to: US only

The event dates: May 7 at 12:01 am to May 25 11:59pm

Blogger Note – (Canadian bloggers may participate in this event if you have a large number of US readers/traffic)

Link options are: GFC, Email, RSS, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Vote (as long as it is a no signup or like required, example picket fence). G+ is not allowed as it is against google rules.

What is required to join? 

• Post about the event with the button above linking back to this post. Easy copy paste text below along with the button.

Bright Starts, Mom to Bed by 8 and Iowa-Mom is excited to present the Baby Shower Event from May 7^th to May 28^th. This is a free blogger event and accepting signups now.

Join the Bright Starts Ultimate Baby Shower Giveaway event today, grow your readership and offer one amazing baby shower gifts giveaway!

• If you do not wish to post the announcement, send the $5 via paypal to goodnightmommyboutique@gmail.com with your email address and Baby Shower April Event in subject line or notes portion of the form.
• Once you have posted your announcement or sent the paypal payment, fill out this form with your information!
• You will receive an email from me with 72 hours, confirming your participation. If you do not, please email me at teri@momtobedby8.com and I will check into it for you.
• Then on or around May 4^th you will receive another email from me with the html code for publishing the giveaway.  Note it is required that you publish the giveaway html in full to be included in this event. I will verify links on May 7^th around 10am central and if you have not done so, your link on the rafflecopter will be removed. This keeps this event fair for all who joins.

Amazing Video From Greenworks!!

Greenworks has an awesome program called Reverse Grafitti. You have got to watch this video. It is awesome!! I would love to go see this in person. I love Greenworks, but now I love it even more!

I Love Saving Money...But FREE Is Better!!

Today I went shopping for just a few things I need for a party this weekend. I decided since I was in town that I would go ahead and pick up a few other things too, free things! I have been saving up some of my coupons for free items to pick up in one trip. Well I didn't use all of them because we didn't have time and WalMart has a 40 coupon limit and I have way more than that!  But I did get to experience something fun.

Here is a picture of everything I got for free today.

Not a huge haul, but a fun haul. Let me explain. The easy things are the two 12 packs of soda. They each cost $3.98. The coupon for each gave me $3.98 off. Three cups of Meow Mix Cat Food were $0.48 and $0.48 off each. Two 20 oz. Diet Cokes were $1.58 and $1.58 off each.Three Silk Fruit & Proteins were $3.78 and $3.78 off each. One Silk Pure Almond Milk was $3.18 and $3.18 off. Four Zone Bars were $0.98 and $0.98 off each. So when you add all that up it would have cost me $31.10 with the tax. But with the coupons it cost me the $0.10 in tax alone!!

But it gets better. The Reach Dental Floss was $0.97 and I had a $1 coupon, so with the tax it cost me $0.04!!! And the 20 lb bag of Purina Dog Chow was $11.72 and with tax would have cost me $12.54. BUT I had a coupon from Klout that gave me $15.99 off. WalMart's policy is to give the full value of the coupon so it really cost me negative $3.45.

So grand total for all my freebies is negative $3.31!!! They paid me $3.31 to buy all of it. WhooHoo!!! My husband was with me and he was thrilled. We don't often shop together, but he has decided maybe he will more often if this is what happens all the time. I wish it was what happened all the time. Sadly it is not, but today I am going to enjoy it and and feed my dogs! LOL!!

So what has been some of you fun shopping trips? I would love to hear about them.

Holmes Air-Purifier Giveaway!!

HOLMES AIR- PURIFIER GIVEAWAY

STARTS 4/21 12:01 AM/EST  -- - Ends 4/27 12:01 AM/EST

Scarlets Screamin' Deals Giveaway Event

Winner will be chosen at random and prize will be mailed by Scarlets Screamin Deals

**IMPORTANT * - Entrants must "like" all fan pages and complete thier email to enter. Also winner must like all pages at time of drawing and verification. If anyone is found to have liked then just unliked pages they will be disqualified.

* Simply Let the rafflecopter open below to enter !

The Munchies: People's Choice Food Awards

You came, you ate, and now it's time to vote! From world-class restaurants to food trucks, and everything in between, help decide who's truly the 'best of the best' across 20 categories in the world of food in the first ever The Munchies: People's Choice Food Awards.
 General Mills' Tablespoon.com is honoring the most delicious food experiences America has to offer - from the most iconic burger, to the best local farmers market, to the best chef. Featuring some of their favorite food people from TV, blogs, books, restaurants and beyond, Andrew Zimmern, Chef & James Beard award-winning television personality, and a panel of celebrity chowhounds have developed the list of nominees across three groups:

~ Terrific Tastemakers- the media and personalities that make the food world sizzle, from Favorite Food TV Personality to Favorite Food
~Blog Best Bites- the most delectable interpretations of our favorite foods, like Most Iconic Burger and Best Cookie
~Delicious Destinations- the establishments that keep us coming back for more; think Coolest Coffee Shop or Most Intriguing Cocktail Bar

The nominees were chosen by a panel of culinary celebs, but it's now up to the real experts out there - namely, you - to choose the winners! Vote for your faves once per day (even recast your whole ballot with just a click!) at Tablespoon.com/themunchies now through April 30th. Encourage your readers, friends and family to do the same, and don't forget to check back in May to see who the winners are!

 While celebrating food, they're also fighting hunger. On behalf of the expert panel and all of the voters, Tablespoon.com is donating $15,000 to Feeding America, the nation´s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. One good meal deserves another, so head on over to Tablespoon.com/themunchies to vote now!

The information about The Munchies: People´s Choice Food Awards has been provided to you by Tablespoon.com through MyBlogSpark.

Trying Something New & A Giveaway!!

I have to admit that sometimes I just am a little skeptical about trying some new foods. If it looks unusual and says it can be used like something else you are used to, well.... BUT, and you knew that was coming, trying things that are better for me and going to really make a difference in my diet and health, well I am a little more open to them. 

I received something that I have yet to fully understand how to use and all the many ways it can be used. The more I learn the more I realize there is to learn. It's Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. It has been an interesting process learning this product and all it can be used for. I do love substituting it for the regular cooking oil I have been using. It seems to give a much lighter flavor to food. You don't end up with a heavy greasy flavor at all! That to me is wonderful, and knowing it is better for me makes it even more enjoyable!

So what makes Gold Label Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil of a higher quality vs. Refined Coconut Oil?  It has to do with the way the coconut oil is extracted from the coconut.  The most common way to extract the oil is through a method called "RBD" meaning Refined, Bleached, and Deodorized.  This method is however can result in the product containing  hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats which are harder for our bodies to break down and burn off.

They use the process called Wet milling.  And even the Tropical Traditions way has their own more higher standard in wet milling, which they have labeled the Gold Label Standard. 
First they collect the coconut meat from the coconut, then express the coconut milk from the coconuts.  Next they let the coconut milk settle down.  This settling down allows the different parts of the coconut milk to separate.  The coconut meat particles rise to the top while the heavier elements of the coconut milk settle down.  In between these two is a thin layer of coconut oil.  The oil is then heated for a short time to get rid of any other liquids besides the oil.  This heat also increases the antioxidants within the oil itself.  Lastly, the oil is then filtered.  This process ensures that what we have is only the finest high-quality virgin coconut oil.  In this process, the taste and smell of fresh coconuts are preserved.

When I first got the jar I have to admit I looked at it and was very skeptical. But then I read and read a lot and learned that it is something so easy to use and my family love it. But it has taken me some time to work it into our regular use.  My husband was very leery of it, but now is enjoying it. Sometimes us old timers are hard to convince that something that looks different and sounds different is really better.

Now I could sit here and give you all the ways I used it and you may look at the list and think none of it is for you. I did something similar. But then I looked over this huge amount of information HERE and was shocked, amazed and enthralled! I found so many different ways to enjoy this amazing product and found that it was the best way for me to pick out what i thought would work best for my family! (although I will say cooking eggs in it is yummy!!)

Want to learn a little more. Watch this awesome video to learn how it is made and the history behind the company!  Watch this video, it's pretty neat!


So check it out yourself. I have a feeling you will be just as convinced as I have been. I know we will be making coconut oil a part of our diet from now on and will encourage others to do so as well!

Tropical Traditions has generously offered to give away a 32 oz (quart) jar of their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. Fill in the Rafflecopter bellow for your chance to win!

Tropical Traditions provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Free Blogger Giveaway Event!!

Free Blogger Giveaway Event " Holmes Air Purifier" Giveaway to Celebrate 3,000 Fans!

BLOGGERS - This is a FREE Giveaway Event - There is No Entry Fee's and No prize you need to sponsor - Prize will be for a Holmes Air Purifer sponsored by Scarlets Screamin' Deals-  your FB Fan Page will be listed on the rafflecopter - You will need to use form below to sign up and agree to the terms (below) for promotiong it before being accepted. This will be for Facebook Fans - rafflecopter style giveaway.

Dates April 21-27, 2012

Sign up Form HERE

Terms:

1. Fill out  the Blogger - Sign Up Form
2. Post about this Free Blogger Event on your Blog and FB Fan page- copy and paste this post to yours.
3. Agree to Post 1x Daily During the Event to your Blog and Facebook Fan Page

Free Tully's Coffee 3- Pack K-Cup Sample!!

I love coffee! As far as I am concerned it is the perfect beverage! And free coffee is the best kind, especially when it is good coffee. Tully's has an offer for free samples, but it will go fast. So head on over HERE to request yours!

WARNING!!!! This Is Very Serious!

I am not a panicky person by any means. I tend to remain quite calm in a chaotic situation, so i am careful about getting caught up in things that spread around on the internet. But this story I am going to share is very true. Thanks The Coupon Censation for passing it along!!

Important Warning - Very Real

Kids are putting Drano, tin foil, and a little water in plastic drink bottles and capping it up - leaving it on lawns, in mail boxes, in gardens, on driveways etc. just waiting for you to pick it up intending to put it in the rubbish, but you'll never make it!!!

If the bottle is picked up, and the bottle is shaken even just a little - in about 30 seconds or less it builds up enough gas which then explodes with enough force to remove some of your extremities. The liquid that comes out is boiling hot as well. Don't pick up any plastic bottles that may be lying in your yards or in the gutter, etc. Pay attention to this. A plastic bottle with a cap. A little Drano. A little water. A small piece of foil. Disturb it by moving it; and BOOM!! No fingers left and other serious effects to your face, eyes, etc.

Please ensure that everyone that may not have email access is also

informed of this.

For verification and more information, click

on: http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp

Here is what Snopes says in their article:
1. If you find a soda bottle or any other bottles, examine it carefully before you touch it or get near it. If it shows signs of swelling or melting in any way, DO NOT TOUCH IT! Call 911 and let the police check it/dispose it.

2. If you find a soda bottle that has any liquid in it, DO NOT TOUCH IT! Call 911 and let the police check it/dispose it.

I'd say this is pretty serious. I don't know exactly how many cases there have been around the US, but it only takes the story getting out for there to be more and more! Better to be safe than sorry!!

YES, Even More Points From Recyclebank!!

 

There's exciting news from Recyclebank's Passport for the Planet Challenge: the Americas are now open! Week 3 is kicking off with a bang. There are over 100 points you can earn, and more chances for you to win a trip to Florida and other great prizes! Plus, all the sustainability stories you'll hear about this week will be closer to home, so get inspired!  Click on the picture above to start earning points.

Not a member of Recyclebank? Join HERE!! 

While you are over at Recyclebank make sure you check out their side bar. Lot of extra little ways to earn more points. I just checked and got over 80!! So keep looking, it all adds up to some neat discounts and freebies!

 

A Free Blogger Event: Dyson Housewarming Giveaway!

I don't know about you guys, but I am a clean freak and I am always on the look out for new tools and gadgets that make my life easier. Here is one, A Dyson DC23 TurbineHead Vacuum (retail value $399)! Oooooh!

Mom to Bed by 8 is excited to present the Housewarming Dyson Event from June 1 to June 15. This is a free blogger event and accepting sign ups now. if you have a blog, sign up now to be able to take part before all the spots are full!! Sign up HERE!!

If you sign up. please use my blog name, The Minister's Wife Stamps & Saves, and my URL for a referral!! I would very much appreciate it!! 

Click HERE to get the URL!

April Spring $75 Gift Card Giveaway!!!

Mama to 4 Blessings, Chubby Cheeks Thinks and Rats and More along with several other wonderful bloggers are teaming up to bring you The Spring Gift Card Event (round 2/April)! For the Spring season we will be offering a new gift certificate giveaway each month of Spring! For April we are offering a $75.00 American Express Gift Card!