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The Good, the Bad and the Not So Wonderful: Affiliates and Ads
I have been blogging now for close 18-20 months and I have learned a few tricks along the way. Some are easy to pass on and the results are quick. Like always be true to yourself and your voice. Readers love authenticity. Other lessons are a bit trial and error. Like how do you earn money on a blog? Well there are a few ideas out there and a few revenue streams. Some bloggers run ads and sell privately. For about one year I tried Project Wonderful, but that wasn’t really that lucrative for me so I cut my ties with them earlier this year. It’s not a bad way…
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A Canadian Bloghop
Some amazing friends of mine in the Canadian blog world have started this hop for Canucks only and so I am giving it a whirl. Join in if you blog and find a friend or two..
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Boost Your Blog and A Deal or Two
Hey there. I love this lady over at Design It Chic. She’s a savvy blogger. So today come and join in this bloghop and find a few new friends and don’t forget to leave a comment that you are following so your friend can send you their undying love and support, or whatever! So this weekend Gymboree is still 30 % off everything in the fill a bag sale.Sears Outlet code is 30 % off if you purchase on line and use your Sears credit card. Use this for the code: 941612257.Canadian Tire still has excellent upto 75 % off deals. Northern Reflections is buy one get one 50 %…
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Fisher Price Kid Tough Binoculars: A Review
I am a huge fan of Fisher Price products and I have been since I was a child. Their brand is one I trust. Their products are durable and safe and affordable and innovative as well. We have the Fisher Price kids digital camera and the Fisher Price Kid Tough MP3 player, dubbed the FP3, has been a great hit for my daughter. We sought this product, the FP3 out when she was very small because she has sensory processing disorder and FASD -fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – and she has always been hypersensitive to auditory input. We found early on that giving her this tool helped her to shut out the…
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March Break Madness
Don’t be sad to be in town this March break, there is so much to do in and around the London area, that I am having trouble picking out the best events to hit with the kids on the cheap, of course. I aim to spend less than $100 all week on activities for March break and I am betting this thriftymomma can do it. First off March Break means Sugar bush. There are several around this area. The Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush is fun with guided tours and pancakes. They have a hotline to check conditions and etc. 519-461-1073Also rumour has it this one is a huge hit: Springwater Maple…
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Friday Finds For March Break!
Wow! Can I just say Wow? Apparently retailers everywhere are certain there will be shopping going on this week during the March Break when children are home and Moms are routinely, either: 1. overwrought by being home all day with the children and tired of hearing “I’m bored!” 9,000 times an hour or 2. thrillled they don’t have to get up and shuttle the kids all out the door, lunch in hand and backpack jammed with completed homework. Which one are you? I probably will straddle both categories over the course of the week. I like not making lunches every night and I love to hang out with my kids, but that…
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Vancouver’s Coast Plaza
The View From My Window in Vancouver’s Coast Plaza Hotel Downtown near the shore in Vancouver I discovered this gem by accident really and I was very fortunate, so I wanted to pass it on to my readers. While in Vancouver on business at a conference last week I had the good fortune to stay at the Coast Plaza Hotel on Comox Street, near Denman Plaza. The prices were excellent and the variety of rooms plentiful. I understand there are some folks who live here year round inside the Coast Plaza and therefore some of the rooms are the size of small apartments. I was attending a conference at the…
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L’Oreal Youth Code Review
L’Oreal Canada is one of my go to cosmetic companies for affordable, gentle and quality products. Their facial products work well for my dry and sensitive skin. From time to time I have also used L’Oreal products and the Procalcium moisturizer has been useful for me in the last year or so, as my skin has started to show signs of aging and the stress of life, the environment and the job of being a parent. About one month ago I read on Facebook about this new system Youth Code by L’Oreal. I applied to test it out and was sent this trio of products. Now I have to state upfront…
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Birthdays, Babies, Wishlists and Wendy’s House
My youngest daughter has a birthday this week. In the crazy business of travelling to a conference last week and then coming back just to gear up for March break, the party planning process got put on hold. Yesterday I booked her party, at a local martial arts studio she loves, and quickly filled out the invitations. Then I asked her what she wanted for her big day. The answers were classic Ainsley. It made me laugh out loud to read it, so I thought I’d share it with you. Ainsley’s birthday list:1. Golden retriever.2. Baby Alive (the one that pees, and drinks)3. A baby brother.4. Pokepark for the Wii.5.…
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Follow Me I’m Canadian Bloghop
Canadian? Have a blog? Then follow me on over to the Follow Me, I’m Canadian Bloghop. Enter your blog name and http address and your twitter ID or any other details regarding your social media sites. It’s a great way to meet others who share a common geography. There are no big rules, just the fact that you are Canadian is a ticket to enter this one. Also it’s not one of those stalker type bloghops where people leave you odd messages commanding you to follow them back or else!! In fact the rule here is don’t leave those psycho messages or you’ll be dumped from the link exhange. Sometimes…