Giveaways
Are you a contester who loves to enter, and sometimes wins, giveaways? Do you look for local giveaways at least a few times a week? Do you get a thrill from the congratulations emails in the inbox every few weeks? Here are all the best giveaways we could find to share with you. Enter now and enter often. This is your chance to win everything from books to beauty products, clothing, gift cards, food, household decorations and appliances. Good luck on these popular giveaways at Thrifty Mommas Tips.
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Celebrate All Your Loves This Valentine’s Day
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn has a lot of great quotes, but this one is my favourite. What could be more worthy of celebrating than love? Lately I’ve been thinking about love. There’s love for your husband or wife, significant other; love of your children, your family, parents, and friends. Love of yourself matters too. There are so many different kinds of love, but ultimately love is the thing that motivates us every day. We search for it, and sometimes we let it slip through our fingers, but on Valentine’s Day the best thing to do is celebrate it. This year I have…
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Making Family Memories Through Travel
“The days are long, but the years are short,” That quote by Gretchen Rubin haunts me as a parent. You have no idea how relevant that is until you become a parent and you are staring at a sick infant or a pile of laundry through zombie Mom eyes one moment, followed by the realization that your baby is now graduating from high school but a beat later. Time defies all logic when you are a parent. This is a little piece of why I travel with my family. Making family memories is something that’s especially important these days. I remember a time when I thought my kids would never…
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Self-Improvement for the New Year with DK Canada
This post was sponsored by DK Canada. Self-improvement is always on the top of everyone’s list when the new year rolls around. Whether we’re trying to lead a more healthy lifestyle, balance work and home life, or just broaden our horizons, self-improvement always takes the front spot in our minds this time of year. It’s no different for me and my family. This year, we’re improving ourselves with my favourite publisher, DK Canada. Three Self-Improvement Books for My Family Travel and learning always top my family’s list of ways to improve ourselves, and the books I recently received from DK Canada help us out on those fronts. 15-Minute Japanese My…
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Celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah Joy with Hallmark Now
I am a Hallmark ambassador and this post is sponsored. My opinion is my own. It’s official. We are all about Hallmark this season. Hallmark movies have pulled me in pretty much every night this past 2-3 weeks. I mean, how can you resist? Christmas, plus romance brings all the warm fuzzies. Right now Hallmark is brightening my December, and with their Christmas and Hanukkah home decorations and gifts, they can cheer up any Grinch or Scrooge this season. Christmas and Hanukkah are upon us, and it’s time to spread the joy with Hallmark. Our home has always been full of Hallmark seasonal decorations, but this year more than ever…
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Emergency Preparedness – What’s in Your Emergency Kit?
This post is sponsored which means I received product or compensation. Emergency preparedness is something every family should give some thought to periodically. From severe thunderstorms in the spring to heavy snowstorms in the winter, we’re all at risk for emergency situations. To be honest I didn’t really ever worry much about being prepared for natural disasters or weather incidents until recently. The tornado we had in Ottawa this year really hit home for me. As I watched and worried about several good friends in the Ottawa region, I realized my family isn’t prepared enough for emergencies in general. That got me thinking about preparing an emergency kit and supplies…
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Vacuuming Stairs and Other Hard to Reach Places with Hoover Impulse
Vacuuming stairs is nothing if not a challenge. It’s the hardest spot in your home to vacuum. We have a couple of steep and lengthy staircases and they get a lot of traffic so they need a good cleaning at least weekly. It’s so hard to get stairs clean. Sure many vacuums have hose attachments, but they’re rarely long enough to get all the way up the stairs. Which means at some point, I often do my Amazing Stair Balance Act wherein I simultaneously hold the vacuum in place with my feet while using both hands to vacuum the stairs. Of course, all of this has to happen without me tumbling…
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Quality Insurance and FREE GAS with Desjardins Insurance #GetAQuoteAndWin
This post has been sponsored by Desjardins which means I received compensation. My opinion is my own. Quality insurance is something I’ve always known I would need. As many of my regular readers know by now, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease by the age of 14. It’s a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with no known cure, only management. From high school on I knew any career path I chose would have to be one that offered great insurance I could trust. I have been dealing with insurance companies from the time I was a teen. I used to fill out our insurance forms with my Mom’s supervision. She was a…
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Halloween and Fall with Hallmark Style
This post has been sponsored by Hallmark and it may contain affiliate links too. I received product for consideration and my opinion is my own. It’s almost time to get decorating for Halloween and that makes me happy. When it comes to Halloween I am a bit of a kid again. Halloween and fall go together so well. I’ve made it no secret that summer is my favourite season so when fall comes I sometimes find it hard to transition and I need something to look forward to. Halloween, Thanksgiving and my new love for Fall Camping helps me feel a bit less stressed about pools closing and beach days ending. Of…
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Cozy Camping with Sneaky Snuggler Puffy Camping Blanket
I received product for consideration here. This post also contains affiliate links. Cozy camping is the best. I don’t need to always be in a hotel or resort. In fact I have learned that I love camping and glamping too. But no matter where we are staying and what we are doing this gal needs to be warm. End of story. I just need to be comfortable. Roughing it doesn’t have to mean shivering through the night with a rock grinding into your lower back. That’s just plain masochistic! Instead, my family and I like to either camp in a cabin, a safari tent, a yurt or even an RV. No…
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Deep Cleaning Carpets Quickly and Easily
I am a TTi Floor Care ambassador and as such I receive compensation and various other perks. My opinion is truthful. Deep cleaning carpets is a must if you want to keep your family healthy. Pet owners have dander to think about. People with allergies have to be cognizant of pollen traveling into the house and then settling in the carpet. Carpets feel so cozy on our feet, but really, they harbor all kinds of dirt and other nasty stuff that is sometimes unhealthy and gross. Until now I was outsourcing deep cleaning carpets here. Some weeks I barely have time to vacuum, so I used to pay for a…