Review: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Skincare

I love makeup and I love skin care even more! Anything to help stop the aging process is number one with me. Recently I had the opportunity to review a product that I've mentioned before here on the blog (read the post here)- a new line of bareMinerals Skincare from Bare Escentuals.

Here's a bit about bareMinerals Skincare, from its website:

This 30-day cleanser, moisturizer and eye treatment trio is the perfect introduction to bareMinerals Skincare. Our Purifying Facial Cleanser removes makeup and impurities while also hydrating and renewing skin. Our Purely Nourishing Moisturizer keeps your skin moisturized and protected so you can have younger-looking skin day after day. Our Skincare Firming Eye Treatment, completes your routine, restoring firmness and reducing puffiness around the eye area. All 3 formulas are powered by our 100% pure RareMinerals ActiveSoil Complex clinically proven to deliver incredible skin-renewing benefits, including faster cell turnover, smaller-looking pores, increased luminosity and antioxidant protection.

What a power punch! Bare Escentuals has done it again with a breakthrough beauty product. For my review, I received the Naturally Luminous Skin Renewing Trio, collection includes:

• Purifying Facial Cleanser (60 mL / 2 Fl. Oz.)
• Purely Nourishing Moisturizer: Combination Skin (30 mL / 1 Fl. Oz.)
• Skincare Firming Eye Treatment (5 mL)

My Thoughts

After a week of using bareMinerals Skincare products my face is noticeably softer. The Purifying Facial Cleanser is on the thick side and it does not produce a ton of soapy bubbles. But it does its magic and cleaned my skin, taking off my daily make-up and grime. I have a combination skin type more on the oily side and it did not dry my skin out.

The Purely Nourishing Moisturizer is by far my favorite product. Just like the cleanser it goes on thick, non-greasy, and left my skin feeling great. I just wish it contained an SPF in it for those days when you don’t want to ware any make-up. Again, the smell could be improved upon.

The Skincare Firming Eye Treatment cream is light and creamy. I could see a noticeable difference in my puffiness and the skin around my eyes. The skin became softer and firmer.

All of products have a light scent that could be improved on and I wish they contained SPF in them. As a working mom and I don’t have a lot of time to spend on skincare and beauty routines. I look for products that pack a power punch and multitask to quickly show results without requiring a commitment. I was highly impressed with Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Skincare and I’d love to try more of their products.

Disclosure: I received the products discussed above to review for myself. I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions posted here are mine and mine alone.

Mother’s Day & Heart of Haiti

As Mother’s Day is approaching us, I think of the many ways my mother has helped me over the years. My mother has quickly become the entire family matriarch and has done so much our family especially during my aunts illness. She has taken over every aspect of my aunts life and at the same time helped me during my own health scare. Plus she still watches over my son while I'm at work. Superwoman indeed.

Our bond is special that we speak to each other daily just to chat. Why is that so special? Well, because we visit each other daily, she lives five houses down from me and we still talk on the phone. I know that I can always turn to her for anything. Without me even knowing it, over the years my mother has become my best friend.

This Mother’s Day I want to give her a gift that truly gives back as a reflection of her steady support. The Heart of Haiti offers the first sustainable income since the earthquake; artists create handcrafted masterpieces and sell them to support their families. The artisans receive 22% of the retail prices for each item in the collection. The initiative allows people of Haiti to generate income to repair homes, pay for school and clothe their families. We can all help and support Heart of Haiti buy purchasing one their handcrafted masterpieces available at Macy's. To learn more about the Heart of Haiti visit here.

Heart of Haiti is currently offering a limited time 15% off code! You can use it to purchase your Macy's Mother’s Day gift!

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Disclosure: I was selected for this very special “CleverHaiti” opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity. All opinions are my own.

Blog absence

Sorry for not writing a blog post. I recently went back to work after a long break. I was pretty much gearing up for the return to work. I was not sure if I was ready to hit it full swing but I'm glad that I did. I realized that I do love to work and have a small break from baby once in a while. Mommy Time.

However, that being said. I do miss my Monkey something terrible. I'm back to calling my mom (Monkey stays over at grandma's house while I work. FREE daycare!!) during my lunch break to hear him babble and see if he learned anything new. When I miss something I am secretly jealous of my mom.

I do like to work, I don't love my job but I want to. I spoke with my best friend over the weekend, a HS teacher, and she went on and on about all the stress she but it's all worth it because she loves her job. I quietly wish i felt the same way about my job. I guess deep down I just want to be a stay at home mom and maybe work part time somewhere. We want to expand our family this year so there is a lot to consider. Then again the bills need to be paid and Monkey needs new clothes, shoes, toys, etc.

Ah, but to dream.

Friday Blog Hop

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Free Trees at Lowe's - Earth Day

In celebration of Earth Day, on Saturday April 23rd Lowe's will be giving a way 1 million trees. What a great way for the whole family to celebrate the Earth or plant a tree in honor of a loved one.

You can bet we'll be up early for this one. We would like to plant a tree in honor of my aunt who is currently battling cancer.

Wordless Wednesday

My Monkey just loves hats so much that when he can't find on he will make at hat out of just about anything. Yes, even PJ bottoms!

When a Negative Equals a Possitive

In my previous post, which you can read here, I discussed my fears with my son's weight issues. He is a small boy for 17 months and has not gained any weight in the past few months. Last week his doctor took blood samples from his little arm for lab review.

I had the entire weekend for my mind to wander and my heart to race with thoughts of "What IF"! Arr, those two word can really open up a can of worry worms. Early this week I could not stand to wait for the results. I needed to know that my son's health was okay. So being the crazy worry new mommy, I called the office to see if his results arrived. The polite receptionist stated they had and she could not reveal the lab results to me and his doctor would call us back later in the day.

Naturally, that only made me worry more! Why is the doctor calling me and not the nurse? If the doctor is calling it must be bad news right? Again with the crazy worried new mommy syndrome. I made myself have a worry fest. I immediately called my mom and my husband to say a prayer for my monkey and thus made my mom worry a bit as well. But she being a veteran mommy of two, she told me that I was making myself worry too much needed to take a deep breath and relax.

Then a few minutes later my phone rang, it was the doctor! She told me that they received the lab results and they all came back normal. I felt a ton being lifted off my heart and sighed with relief. My monkey is okay and just a small boy. She recommend we put some weight on him with more snacks and a kid friendly fiber/protein shake. (Of which we had bought over the weekend).

Needless to say, Monkey is getting spoiled now a days with both healthy and sweet treats to help put the weight on him. Monkey get your snack on!

All You Coupons – May 2011

I just go my May issue and it contains over $85 in coupon savings! This is magazine that I make sure to renew every year since it has so many high value coupons. You can only obtain All You from purchasing at your local Walmart or by subscription.

Here is a list of all the coupons you can look forward to:

• $1/1 A Kiss of Smoothness Hydrating Lip Care
• $1/1 Advil, Advil PM or Thermacare
• $2/1 Amdro
• $0.50/1 AquaNet Silver Beauty
• $1/1 Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 12 lb
• $1/1 Banana Boat
• $0.50/1 Birds Eye Voila
• $0.50/1 Brach’s Candies
• $1/1 Caltrate or Centrum Multivitamin, 60 Count +
• $1/1 Carapelli Olive Oil
• $10/$25 Catherine’s Purchase
• $3/1 Celebration Foods Ice Cream Cakes (Including Carvel, Snickers Brand, or Oreo)
• $2/1 Claritin D
• $1/1 Colgate MaxClean Toothpaste
• $1/1 Colgate 360 Surround Toothbrush
• $1/1 Country Crock Spread
• $0.75/1 Dole All Natural Fruit Jars
• $1/1 Dole Real Fruit Bites
• $2/1 Dove Swirl
• $2/1 Dr. Scholl’s Fast Flats
• $1/1 Eucerin Protective Body Lotion SPF #15
• $10/$25 Fashion Bug Purchase
• $1/1 Finesse
• $1/1 Ghiradelli Squares Chocolate
• $1/1 Hawaiian Tropic
• $1/1 Healthy Choice Steaming Entrees
• $5/1 Just My Size
• $2/1 Kiss My Face
• 30% Off Lane Bryant Entire Purchase
• $1/1 Lindt Classic Recipe
• $1/1 Lysol No Mess Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner
• $1/1 Marie Callender’s Bakes
• $1/1 Marie Callender’s Dinners
• $1/1 Marie Callender’s Pies
• $1/2 Maxwell House
• $1/1 Melatonin
• $3/1 Neutrogena Cosmetics
• $0.50/1 New York Brand Dip N’ Sticks
• B1G1 ($1.72 Value) NYC New York Color
• $1/1 Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons
• $1/1 Playtex Personal Cleansing Clothes
• $1/1 Playtex Sport Body Wipes
• $1/1 Playtex Sport Tampons
• $3/1 Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation
• B1G1 Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Gel get $3 off Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush
• $2/1 Sevin
• $0.55/1 Sister Shubert’s Rolls
• $1/1 Six Star Whey Protein Plus
• $0.50/1 Texas Toast Croutons
• $0.50/1 Texas Toast Tortilla Strips
• $1/1 Touch of Smoothness Moisturizing Body Wash
• $1/2 Weight Watchers Cheese Wedges
• $1/1 White Cloud Ultra Bathroom Tissue
• $0.30/1 Yardley London

Tiny Prints | More $.99 Mother’s Day Cards! {Last Day}

Today, 4/19, is the last day that Tiny Prints is offering Mother’s Day Cards for only $.99 each ! Make sure to head over and create yours. There are tons of sweet and fun cards. Use coupon code AFFMDAY at checkout to receive your discount.

If you ship them to yourself first you will not have to pay shipping, or you can ship directly to the recipient for only $.44 for a card.

Facebook Lysol $1.50 Coupon offer

Hurry over and Like Lysol on Facebook and you can print a coupon for $1.50 off Lysol Disinfectant wipes! At Target the Lysol wipes are on sale this week for $1.89 and after the $1.50 coupon they are just $0.39.

Facebook Finish Quantum $1.75 Coupon offer

Go to Facebook and “Like” Finish Dishwashing to get this awesome $1.75/1 Finish Quantum Dishwashing Detergent coupon. It will probably go fast so print twice!

Free Crayola Color Explosion On The Go Packs At Walgreens

Here’s a hot deal at Walgreens! The Crayola Color Explosion On-The-Go packs are 2/$3.00.

Use the $2.00/1 4/3 SS coupon to get them FREE (if your store will adjust down the price of the coupon) or buy (2) and use (1) coupon to get them for $0.50 each. Great Easter bag filler!

Baskin Robbins 31 cent Scoop Night April 27th

Mark your calendars because April 27th from 5pm – 10pm Baskin Robbins is hosting 31 cent scoop night!

Go here to find a location near you.

*HOT* Facebook Coupon Bird’s Eye Viola Save $2

Hurry over to Birds Eye Facebook page and print your coupon for $2 off a Voila! Family Size Skillet Meal!

Remember to click you "back" button after printing and it will print out a second one!

Free Austin Area Easter Events

Austin

Easter on Ice - Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Event included in the price of admission. Admission is $6 and skate rental is $4 for children and adults. Kids under 5 years of age skate for only $5, including skate rental. Get $2 off of general admission when you bring in 2 canned food items to be donated to Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. Chaparral Ice, 14200 IH35 North, Austin. Schedule:
11 a.m. - Meet ‘n’ Greet the Easter Bunny
12 p.m. - Egg Hunt
12:30 - 3 p.m. - Ice Skating with the Easter Bunny
Live Bunny Exhibition
Slice of Austin’s Pizza & drink $2
Call 512-252-8500 ext 124 for info.

First United Methodist Church - Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bring your own blanket and lunch and a dozen empty plastic eggs. After eating and visiting, there will be some family-friendly races and then the egg hunts. Children will be divided into age groups. Approximate schedule of activity times: 11 to 11:45 a.m. lunch; 11:45 a.m. Easter Bunny arrival and family races; 12 p.m. youngest group egg hunt; and 12:15 p.m. older groups hunt. 1201 Lavaca.

Bethany Lutheran Church - Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. - noon. Celebrate Easter with an egg hunt, a moonbounce, a barrel train, games, activities, and more. The event is open to little ones up through 4th grade. The egg hunt will begin at 10:15 a.m. Free. 3701 W. Slaughter Lane.

Easter Eggstravaganza 2011 - Saturday, April 23, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Join Riverbend Church for a free community egg hunt. Activities will include Moonjumps, Inflatables, Petting Zoo, Kiddie Express Train, Face painting, and over 12,000 eggs. Kids 5th grade and under are invited to join in the egg hunt. Riverbend Church, 4214 Capital of Tx Hwy North.

Hancock Recreation Center - Friday, April 22 at 10:30 a.m. Family Easter Egg Hunt. 512-453-7765. 811 E. 41st Street.

Montopolis Recreation Center - Friday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. Easter Celebration with Easter eggs, candy and fun. 512-385-5931. 1200 Montopolis Drive.

Gus Garcia Recreation Center - Saturday, April 23 at 11 a.m. Family Easter Egg Hunt. Bring the family for a traditional Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt is for walking toddlers and kids up to 11 years old. Bags will be provided for collecting eggs. The Easter Egg hunt will begin at 11:00 a.m. sharp (rain or shine). 512-339-0016. 1201 E. Rundberg Lane.

Dottie Jordan Recreation Center - Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Family Easter Egg Hunt. 512-926-3491. 2803 Loyola Lane.

Cantu/Pan Am Recreation Center - Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt. 512-476-9193. 2100 East 3rd Street.

Pioneer Farms - Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. Easter Celebration for children of all ages. A festive, old-fashioned Easter egg hunt at 2 p.m. both days on the native prairie, just like your great-grandmother enjoyed. With live music and prizes. Egg-stra special family fun. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular admission. General admission prices are $8 for adults, and $6 for children. Children 2 and under are free.

Easter Egg Design Contest & Dye-O-Rama - Friday, April 22, from 12 – 4:00 p.m. Students from the University of Texas School of Architecture and School of Fine Arts are invited to compete for prizes with their Easter egg designs. Kids of all ages are also invited to come learn about the art and history of Easter egg decoration. Supplies will be provided – free of charge – for everyone to dye and decorate eggs. Centennial Terrace at the Neill-Cochran House Museum, 2310 San Gabriel Street (corner of 23rd and San Gabriel). Free parking is available behind the House. (Map is available at www.neill-cochranmuseum.org.)

Buda

Community Wide Egg hunt - Saturday, April 23, from 9 - 11:30 a.m. Festivities will include an egg hunt, bouncy castles, face paintings, arts and crafts, trackless train ride, petting zoo, and rock climbing. This event is a joint effort with the City of Buda Parks and Recreation Department, YMCA, and Fellowship Church. For more information call the Buda Parks and Recreation Department at (512) 312-0084. Buda Sportsplex, 310 Buda Sportsplex Drive.

Cedar Park

Easter Eggsperience - Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Live Oak Church and partner stores at 1890 Ranch are hosting this free event featuring a trackless train, face painting, crafts, live music, games, giveaways AND Easter Egg hunts every 15 minutes! Free. 1890 Ranch, in front of Cinemark, 183A and 1431 (Whitestone Blvd.). Easter egg hunt schedule:
10:15/11:15/12:15 (ages 3 and under)
10:30/11:30/11:45 (ages 4-6)
10:45/11:45/12:45 (ages 7 and up)

Celebration Church - Sunday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m. There will be a helicopter egg drop during the Easter service. Go here for details. 2121 Cypress Creek.

Elgin

Elgin Community Easter Egg Hunt - Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The egg hunt times will be staggered by age. For more information, contact the Elgin Parks and Community Development Department at 512-281-5724 x 3 or visit www.elginpard.com. Free activities, games, food and door prizes. Thomas Memorial Park at Madison Street and Hall Street.

Georgetown

Celebration Church - There will be a Helicopter Candy Drop during all Celebration Easter Services. Friday, April 22 at 6 p.m., Saturday, April 23 at 3 and 5 p.m., Sunday, April 24 at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. There will also be a Spanish service on Sunday, April 24 at 2 p.m. Westinghouse Campus, 1202 Rabbit Hill Road.

Hutto

Easter Egg Hunt in Fritz Park - Saturday, April 23, from 9 - 10:15 a.m. Greet the Easter Bunny and Hutto Hippo and hunt for goodies on the hill at Fritz Park! Prize eggs will be hidden on the hill for hunters to find and turn in to claim a prize. Hunts are split into age groups: 0-3,4-6, 7-8, and 9-10. For more information, please contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 512-759-4000. The flyer has specific age times listed. Fritz Park, 306 East Live Oak Street.

Kyle

Kyle Easter Egg-stravaganza - Wednesday, April 20, from 5 - 8 p.m. Age appropriate egg hunts, free carnival games, music, inflatables, food and more. Gregg-Clarke Park.

The Big Hunt - Saturday, April 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free for the entire family at
Thunderhill Raceway. Enjoy over 30,000 candy and prize filled eggs, two HUGE age-divided egg hunts at 11 a.m. and noon, the Easter Bunny, live music, inflatable games, puppet shows and racecars on display. Thunderhill Raceway.


Pflugerville

Easter Eggstravaganza - Saturday, April 23, from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Breakfast is $2 for adults and $1 for children. Breakfast and bake sale begin at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m. there will be an Easter Movie. Egg hunts begin at 10:45 a.m. First Baptist Church of Pflugerville, 306 South 10th Street. Schedule:
10:45 a.m. - Toddler Egg Hunt
10:50 a.m. - 2s and 3s Egg Hunt
10:55 a.m. - 4s and Kinder Egg Hunt
11 a.m. - 1st - 6th Grade Egg Hunt

Helicopter Egg Drop - Saturday, April 23 at 12:30 p.m. Free admission and hot dogs. 20,000 eggs! North Metropolitan Park, Pecan Street & Toll Road 130.

First United Methodist Church Picnic & Egg Hunt - Saturday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. If weather permits, the event will be outside on the lawn. If not, the event will move into the Family Life Center. Bring your own picnic, blanket and camera. Enjoy free Easter games and activities. 500 East Pecan Street.

Round Rock

Easter Egg Hunt - Saturday, April 23, from 9 - 10:30 a.m. Children are divided by age groups for hunting. Each age group, up to 12 years old, will have lots of candy to hunt and a chance to find special prize eggs. Only one parent per child for the infant through 4 age hunt may enter the hunt area. Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled hunt time to get in line for the hunt. Due to the number of hunters for the 0-4 year olds, there are two hunt times for that age group. Please hunt only once for 0-4 year olds to ensure every one has the opportunity to find candy and eggs. Free. Old Settlers Park. Schedule:
9 a.m. - infant-4 year olds (One parent per child allowed in hunt ring)
9:30 a.m. - 5-7 year olds
10 a.m. - infant-4 year olds (One parent per child allowed in hunt ring)
10:30 a.m. - 8-12 year olds

Flashlight Egg Hunt - Thursday, April 21, at 8 p.m. $5 per child age 3 and up. Bring your flashlight to find eggs filled with candy and prizes at Old Settlers Park in this fun hunt. Meet at the Lakeview Pavillion in Old Settlers Park for check-in before the event. Please arrive 20-30 minutes early for your hunt. Schedule:
8 p.m. - Parent assisted hunt
8:30 p.m. - Children only hunt

Spring Egg Hunt in Cat Hollow Park - Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. - noon. Hunt for eggs and receive a goody bag. Bring your own camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny. A moonbounce, face painting, games and more. Cat Hollow Park, O'Connor Drive.

Thanks, Macaroni Kid for four of these events!

Facebook Schick $3 Coupon offer

Head on over to Facebook and Like Schick Intuition for a $3 off coupon for Schick Intuition Naturals! Then click on the “Coupon” tab on left sidebar to find the coupon!

Remember you can hit the Back button on your browser to print it out TWICE!

Earth Day April 22 FREEBIES

The Disney Store is offering a Free Tote Bag on Earth Day (April 22nd) if you bring in 5 plastic bags for recycling!




Don’t forget to get your free Tote Bag from Target April 17th!

Origins - On Friday, April 22 or Saturday, April 23, bring in any empty cosmetic packaging to your local Origins store to be recycled and receive a free full size facial cleanser! Choose from Checks and Balances frothy face wash or A Perfect World face wash, while supplies last.

Starbucks - Bring in any reusable mug on Friday, April 22 and get a free coffee.

Momma on the Floor

Yesterday, we took my Monkey AKA Lil Baby Booty, to his Dr. appointment for a weight check-in. It seems that he is growing in height but not in weight. Actually, at every Well-Visit his weight has decreased. So our Dr. had us come back for a weight check-in to adjust his progress.

Monkey has been eating up a storm and we stuff him to the point where he says "No". We went to the check-in expecting him to have gained a pound or two. That was not the case. Again he lost weight. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but we do feed our son. He has 15 oz of milk everyday, three full meals, snacks in between, and juice/water drink with his dinner. Dr. said we are doing everything right but they are not sure why he does not gain weight.

Monkey is very active, always running around the house, plays outside, and chases the cats. So we just thought that since Mommy & Daddy are average weight and not six feet tall, that he would just be a "little" guy. The nurse said that he may just be predetermined skinny fellow. But just to be sure she would speak to the Dr.

A few minutes latter, the Dr. said she wanted to draw some blood and run a few test to see what the underlying cause for the weight loss may be. That emediatlly had my heart racing and my thoughts wandering.

They took us to a small room in the back, had Monkey streach out his little arms so they could find a vein. Arr. I personally hate needles and seeing blood. Ever since I was a kid I would faint every time they Dr. drew my blood. So you could imagine my face when I the nurse had Monkey lay down on the table and asked me to pin him down. She poked his little skinny arm and he yelled out a small cry and just cried while she took his blood. When the nurse then laid out FOUR tubes to collect his blood I felt my skin turn cold. That looked like a lot of blood to come out of such a little baby boy. (Monkey is 17 months old). Then to top it off his blood was slow to collect at felt like an hour had passed before they were done.

When the nurse said "All done. You did so good"! I was very proud of my Monkey he did not wiggle or squirm on the table. He just quietly cried. I on the other hand started to feel light headed. My brother accompanied us to the Dr. and said he saw my face turn white. I make sure that he had Monkey and I took seat. The room started to spin, my skin felt cold, and I thought I was going to faint!

Here I am a grown woman and I still can not stand the sight of blood. My Monkey took it like a champ! Then my brother said "You know you got dizzy because in reality it IS your blood too".

Today, we did not receive a call but I understand it takes a few days to process. Now we wait for the results. Hope and pray they all come back normal.

Blog Hop Time

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Celebrate Mother’s Day with Tiny Prints

Mother's Day is my new favorite Holiday! Love shopping for gifts for my mother and grandmother. Any excuse to shop works for me. Being a new mommy, Mother's Day has more meaning than just another holiday.

My best Mother's day was last year because it was my first Mother's Day. I did receive a few cards from family and friends while pregnant with Lil' Baby Booty. However, it just didn't feel the same as when I celebrated it with him in my arms.

Last year I did not expect anything from family or my hubby. It was a quite day with my family simply celebrating a new chapter in my life. Then I received a call from my mother to stop by her house. So we all packed up the stroller and took a walk to Grandma's House. (My parents live five doors down from us on the same street. Crazy, right? But a true blessing). To my surprise my aunt Anna had flowers delivered to both my mother and myself for Mother's Day. They were the most beautiful flowers arranged in a simple basket with a card from her. Lots of pink, yellow, and purple flowers that smelled so sweet. I called her up right away to thank her for the thoughtful gift.

It really touched my heart that she took the time to think of us and remember this was a new Holiday for me to celebrate. Looking back now it's very bitter sweet because my aunt is battling stage four cancer right now and she may not live to celebrate our next Mother's day with us. So that is why last year was my BEST Mother's Day.



This Mothers Day, Tiny Prints is your place to shop to make any mom in your life feel like a special lady. Tiny Prints has an exceptionally huge selection of Mothers Day Cards for any mom, mommy friends, mother-in-law, grandmothers, and more. You want to tell her she’s doing a great job as a mom or thank her for being there for you? They have the card for it!

Tiny Prints provides simple, modern and unique stationery from Fathers Day Cards to personalized greeting cards to thank you cards, business cards, and even custom wedding invitations or photo birth announcements. Offering exclusive designs from the nation’s top designers, easy card personalization, a powerful preview engine and top-notch customer service and paper quality, their designs have been lauded by numerous television networks, publications and celebrities. With Tiny Prints by your side commemorating every holiday and momentous occasion is a cinch! They offer perfect party invitations for every occasion and memorable personalized photo-gifts like notebooks, photo books and calendars to commemorate the event.

As an extra bonus, from April 6th to April 12th, all Mother’s Day Greeting Cards will be $.99 cents and you can also sign up for a Free Greeting Card Membership, giving you three FREE cards to use right away, as well as discounts on future cards.

Disclosure: No monetary compensation was received for this post. I will be receiving a free product certificate for sharing this with you. All opinions above are my own.

Sunday Blog Hop

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Yanni's New Album Truth of Touch

I enjoy listing to new and relaxing music so I jumped at the chance to review Yanni's New Album Truth of Touch. I found his new album to be just that relaxing! A perfect complement to my afternoon routine. I found myself hitting the replay button a few times while doing my regular house work. I enjoyed listing to Seasons and Voyage. Each track is wonderfully composed with upbeat and relaxing rhythm and tempo. This is Yanni's first instrumental release of original compositions in over eight years and is a return to the genre Yanni helped create and advance.

“I work the rhythms in this album,” explains Yanni about the new material. “There is a beautiful complexity in these rhythms, a new sound design. I think the melodic content is very strong and very memorable. I was having fun with this album and that’s going to become apparent.”

On March 22, Yanni launched a 40-date tour of the US. The tour will take him through theaters in major cities across the US including Radio City Music Hall in NYC and the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. For a list of upcoming concert dates near you click here. To learn more about Yanni and listing to a few music samples visit his website http://www.yanni.com/ . Yanni's New CD Truth of Touch is available right now. Purchase the CD for $14.99 or the MP3 download for only $9.99.

If your a Yanni fan you'll be sure to enjoy Truth of Touch and if you're new to Yanni like I am, you'll be a new fan. I would recommend buying this CD Truth of Touch to add to your music collection.

Disclaimer: I received a product for the sole purpose of my review through the One2One Network. I was not compensated in anyway nor was I obligated to post a positive review or giveaway.