Recipe Contest for Healthy Aging Month

In an effort to promote wholesome eating and in honor of Healthy Aging Month, BrightFocus is holding a recipe contest. Your recipe should include at least three ingredients from the list below that are believed to be beneficial to brain and/or eye health. Visit www.brightfocus.org/recipes to learn more.

Avocados Bell peppers Berries Broccoli Brussels sprouts Canola/ olive oil Cantaloupe Carrots Cauliflower Citrus fruits Collard Greens Flaxseed oil Fortified dairy Fortified milk Green beans Kale Legumes Lima beans

Mango Nuts Oily fish (tuna, salmon, sardines) Okra Oysters Peas Poultry Red grapes Spinach Squash Strawberries Sweet and white potatoes Tomatoes Wheat germ Whole grain Yellow corn

Avoid foods that contain saturated fat and sugar.

Your recipe should benefit our audience of older Americans who are experiencing problems with vision or mental functioning and may need help following the recipe or shopping for ingredients.

The contest will run from September 1, 2015 - September 30, 2015.  Three winners will be chosen by BrightFocus Foundation. Each winner will receive a $100 Amazon.com gift card and BrightFocus prize pack.

Review and Contest Information: Maty's Medicine at its Natural Best

I am a person who doesn't like to use medicine.  Not for religious reasons.  It is more for fear of unwanted chemicals in my body.  I worry that medicine has too much chemicals.  So, when I was asked to review Maty's all natural vapor rub, I was kind of cautious because I am not quick to run to medicine for myself, or until I do careful research when it concerns my child.

Maty's all natural vapor rub is just pure awesome.  It is made of pure ingredients, meaning with natural ingredients!  Yes, natural ingredients!!!  I read the ingredients--they were words I can actually pronounce and understand like Sunflower Oil and Coconut Oil, and even Vitamin E.  

The vapor rub even has a eucalyptus, wintergreen, and peppermint smell to it as well.  Smells that I and my child can tolerate.   Not that bad chemical smell.

The baby chest rub is good for any child 3 months and older. The chest rub has won 3 awards including the "2013 KIWI Magazine's Best Natural Cold & Flu Products", "2012 National Parenting Publications Award" and "2011 Parent Tested-Parent Approved Award".

Maty's products are more effective and work faster than any cough medicine too.  There as a study done by Penn State University back in 2007 that concluded buckwheat honey was more effective at quieting a cough than dextromethorphan, a popular cough medicine.  Maty loaded their cough syrup with 8-9 other immune boosting ingredients.  People even take the cough syrups daily as an immune booster.

You  will need to become a fan on Facebook to enter the contest. To learn or enter the contest Click on the link: http://woobox.com/4a4e3j 

 

Check out the links below for more information. 

 

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MatysHP

Twitter Account:  https://twitter.com/matys_cares

Pintrest Page:  http://www.pinterest.com/matyshp/

Website:  http://matyshealthyproducts.com/

FTC: I was sent a sample product of Maty's all natural vapor rub to review for compensation.  All opinions are my own.

Life Moments for Women celebrates National Girlfriends Day and National Sisters Day with a new Girlfriends and Sisters Life Moment Contest!

August is a terrific month for women! It begins with National Girlfriends Day and a few days  later, on August 5, both National Sisters Day and National Friendship Day are celebrated. In honor of sisters and girlfriends everywhere, the authors of the recently published Life Moments for Women book, a sweeping collection of personal turnings points of 108 extraordinary women from all over the State of California, want to celebrate by sharing a fun contest with you!

Life Moments for Women came into being through the friendship between authors, Patty DeDominic and Maureen Ford. Many of the stories of the remarkable 100+ women in the book revolve around girlfriends, sisters and friendship, just as many of our lives revolve around our girlfriends and our sisters, who are often one and the same. It’s time to celebrate them!

Life Moments for Women wants to celebrate girlfriends and sisters by reading one of your “life-moments.”

Share a story about a turning point in your life with your girlfriend and/or sister and your story will be posted on the Life Moments for Women blog. Plus you’ll win a $100 Amazon gift certificate or have $100 donated to the non-profit of your choice that serves women.

Here’s your chance to tell the world about that special moment you shared with your girlfriend and/or sister. Write the story in 350 words or less in a Word file or in an email and send it to lifemomentsforwomen@hotmail.com. Include your contact information and make sure it is sent no later than July 31.

Our independent judges will pick the best story, and it will be announced on our website on August 3, 2012 as well as in a press release distributed over the Internet, and posted on the www.lifemomentsforwomen blog*. The winner will receive a copy of Life Moments for Women signed by the authors and be interviewed by Patty De Dominic for a radio feature on the Life Moments for Women website. The winner will also receive her choice of a $100 Amazon gift certificate or have a donation made in your name to your favorite non-profit that serves women.

Send in your Life Moment story today: Contest ends on July 31 at midnight! For more information go to www.lifemomentsforwomen.com

Contest rules:

1.             Entries must be 350 words or less

2.             Entries may be in a Word file sent as attachment or included in your email

3.             Entries must be RECEIVED no later than midnight, July 31

4.             Entries must include a short bio of the author

Eighth Annual Cheap Chic Weddings Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Rolls Out

Can you use toilet paper to make a beautiful wedding dress? If you can, you might win $2012.  

Everyone likes to save money here and there. And for some, saving money on weddings is more than a hobby, and a little less than an obsession. Laura Gawne, Roxie Radford and Susan Bain operate the popular website Cheap-Chic-Weddings.  

The Eighth Annual Cheap Chic Weddings “Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest” is sponsored by Charmin. The contest began April 18,  and winners will be announced at an event hosted by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditorium on June 27, 2012. Cheap Chic Weddings also welcomes new sponsor Life In Mobile, Inc. to this year’s contest.

The Grand Prize winner will receive $2012, the second place winner will receive $1000 and the third place winner will receive $500.

Here’s How to Enter:

First: Plan your design.

Second: Enlist a friend’s help (optional).

Third: Grab some Charmin Toilet Paper, Tape and/or Glue and/or Needle and Thread (that’s all you can use)!

Fourth: Make the dress on your model or mannequin and take some digital photos (front, back and side). Video clips are welcome but not necessary.

All photos and video are to be submitted to Cheap Chic Weddings at TPdresscontest@gmail.com by June 1, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. There is no entry fee. The Judging Panel at Cheap Chic Weddings will judge the digital photo entries.

“Each year, the contest gets better and better. We are all excited to see the fantastic entries!” said Laura Gawne of Cheap Chic Weddings.

View top and winning entries:

http://www.cheap-chic-weddings.com/wedding-contest-2011.html

Official contest rules along with lots of other wedding cost saving tips and information can be found at www.Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com.

Last year’s Grand Prize winner Susan Brennan created a playfully sophisticated dress, which was inspired by her love of flowers

2011 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Winner Susan Brennan’s Entry  

Enter Pillsbury's Rookie Bake Off!

Grab your aprons and start your ovens! Pillsbury´s first-everRookie Bake-Off® Challengehas just begun!

The Rookie Bake-Off® Challenge consists of six weekly challenges, each providing you with a chance to win $500, 5 doable new recipes to vote on and use each week, and even inspiration from guest bloggers!

To enter for your chance to win each week, visit BakeOff.com to check out the weekly challenge and submit your entry! Just keep in mind...

• The whole shebang! Submit a recipe, story, and photo.
• A quick fix! Prep time in 30 minutes or less.
• A lot for a little! Five ingredients, including at least one Pillsbury refrigerated dough product.
• All that and more! Keep in mind creativity, consumer appeal, appearance, and include an inspiring story.

To find more information and contest rules, visit BakeOff.com.

TODAY.com's DIY Style Week & Contest! Oct. 24-28

TODAY.com, the online home of America’s No. 1 morning program, kicked off TODAY DIY Style Week (October 24-28) today with creative do-it-yourself projects from leading style experts, including TODAY style editor Bobbie Thomas.  TODAY DIY Style Week showcases the rise of DIY style and offers viewers “how to” tutorials for making their own jewelry, fashion and technology accessories.  

TODAY DIY Style Week features the following DIY tutorials on TODAY.com:

·         Monday: Bobbie Thomas, TODAY style editor. See how to make foiled fashion.

·         Tuesday:  Eric Domesek, PS I Made This.  Learn how to make an iPad cover.

·         Wednesday: Geneva Vanderzeil, A Pair and A Spare.  Find out the simple steps for making a scarf watch.

·         Thursday: Kristen Turner, Glitter ‘n Glue.  Get the scoop on how to make a faux fur collar.

·         Friday: Jenni Radosevich, I Spy DIY.  See the simple steps for making rhinestone earrings.

TODAY.com is searching for the next DIY star.  Viewers can enter the TODAY DIY Style Week Challenge now through Friday, October 28, 2011 at 5 p.m. (ET).  Viewers can submit photos and videos of their best DIY fashions and related accessories by going to TODAY.com.  The best submission will win a DIY prize from TODAY style editor Bobbie Thomas and a DIY tutorial on TODAY.com.  The winner will be announced on TODAY.com on Tuesday, November 1.

"Style is the way you speak to the world without words," said Bobbie Thomas, TODAY style editor. “This modern view of self-expression encourages everyone to not only be unique, but resourceful. The mantra, rethink, reuse, and reinvent is great not only for the environment, but your bank account. Why wouldn’t you want to DIY?”

“We’re very excited to host such a talented lineup of DIY style bloggers,” said Rina Raphael, TODAY.com style editor. “We hope to inspire readers to get creative and share their unique, personal projects with our online community.”

In addition to the DIY tutorials and DIY style slideshows, consumers can share information about the series using the hashtag: #DIYWeekTODAY as well as through the TODAY Facebook page, TODAY Style Pinterest, and TODAY Tumblr pages.

The week-long series of DIY tutorials, photos, videos and more can be found at TODAY.com as well as TODAY's Facebook andTwitter pages. Consumers can find complete details on and enter the TODAY DIY Style Week Challenge by visiting TODAY.com. 

Win $15K in Prizes from the THQ uDraw Your City Art Contest!

From historic Beacon Hill, the ageless Green Monster at Fenway Park, fall leaves in vibrant colors, and to crew boats gliding through the Charles River, Boston brims with landmarks that define it.  In fact, unique inspiration can be found in every community, all over the country. 

Inspired by this, uDraw Your City has launched a nationwide art contest, in which young artists  ages 6 to 17 years old have the opportunity to share what they love most about their city through art.  Contestants can use a uDraw GameTablet to illustrate what they love most about their city - though entries may also be created in traditional print formats using any artistic medium. 

THQ and uDraw invite kids to embrace their artistic inspiration and to share "what your city, your town, or your community means to you." Maybe it's the silhouette of your favorite building, a drawing of your friends at the park, or a stencil of your favorite local athlete. 

The submission period runs through October 31, and the grand prize winner will receive a package worth more than $15,000, including a uDraw, and a $10,000 cash prize that the winner can choose to apply toward a college scholarship.  Additionally, THQ will donate $10,000 to the winner's school of choice to help support its art program. Entries are judged on artistic merit (based on age group), creativity, and adherence to the overall city theme.
Click here to learn more and enter! 

Best Friends Getaway Contest

To celebrate the fall 2011 launch of the exclusive Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Collections, Kohl’s Department Stores is launching a Facebook contest, offering 15 lucky winners a chance to live it up with their best friend in New York City. While it’s apparent that Jennifer and Marc have a lot of love for each other, Kohl’s is launching an online contest to find out who has the most love for Jennifer and Marc. The “Best Friends Getaway Contest,” invites participants to submit a creative video to show why they love Jennifer and / or Marc. Fifteen winners will be selected to win an all-expense paid trip to New York City with their best friend to experience everything that Jennifer and Marc love about their hometown of New York City. 

To enter, legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, 18 and older, can submit a video on the Kohl’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/kohls), starting July 11 at 12:00 p.m. CT and ending at 11:59 p.m. CT on July 30, 2011. Facebook users, who haven’t done so already, must “Like” the Kohl’s Facebook page to unlock the entry form.  Only one entry per person is permitted. The winning videos will be selected based on four equally weighted criteria, including: originality / creativity of the video submission; personality of the entrant; level of enthusiasm expressed during the video; fan voting by their peers within the Kohl’s Facebook community. To view a complete listing of the contest rules and to enter to win, visitwww.Facebook.com/kohls.

The 15 winners will be announced on August 12, 2011. In addition to winning an all-expense paid trip for two to New York City, including airfare, hotel and transportation, contest winners will receive star treatment for the day, including:

• Entry to a star-studded NYC Fashion Week event in September
• Dinner at one of Jennifer and Marc’s favorite NYC restaurants
• A pampering session at an NYC salon
• A $500 Kohl’s gift card
• $500 spending cash
• A flip cam to document their travels / experiences to be shared via Kohl’s online and social media sites following the event.

The Jennifer Lopez Collection includes contemporary sportswear, dresses, handbags, jewelry, shoes, and sleepwear along with a home collection of bedding and towels. The Marc Anthony Collection consists of sportswear, dress shirts, neckwear, accessories, suit separates, sport coats, and shoes. Both collections will be available at Kohl’s stores nationwide and Kohls.com beginning this September. 

MadeJustRight.com™ Launches Spring To Life Recipe Contest

MadeJustRight.com, an Earth Balance-hosted online community passionate about cooking and the quality and source of their food is launching the Spring to Life Recipe Contest in conjunction with EQAL, a media company. The competition runs from April 11-May 8 and asks cooks nationwide to enter their best plant-based recipes made with Earth Balance® products for the chance to win the grand prize; a trip for two to New York City with eco-friendly accommodations, an Aveda spa day, and dinner at popular vegan restaurant Candle 79. The winner’s dish will be featured on Candle 79’s prestigious menu for one night.

“With spring comes new, fresh and exciting recipes,” said TJ McIntyre, vice president general manager of Earth Balance.  “We’re excited to launch a contest that encourages health enthusiasts, foodies and home cooks to showcase their best of the season. We can’t wait to see the creative, delicious and healthy dishes our members submit."

Throughout the four week contest, a team of culinary experts will evaluate the recipes based on appeal, ease of preparation and creativity to select two winners every week, for a total of eight. They will each receive a year’s supply of Earth Balance® products, a Forks Over Knives DVD and t-shirt, and the opportunity to win the Grand Prize to New York City. 

To qualify, recipes must be plant-based, contain an Earth Balance® product, including spreads, sticks, nut butters and soy milk and feature one or more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans nuts or seeds. Each week, cooks will compete to have the top recipes in a different category. Following is the recipe category schedule:

• April 11-17: Appetizers
• April 18-24: Side dishes
• April 25- May 1: Entrees
• May 2- May 8: Desserts

The eight winners will be considered for the final grand prize for a glamorous trip to New York City. All winners will be announced the week of May 9, 2011.

More information about the Spring to Life Recipe Contest is available at MadeJustRight.com.

Related articles

• Fresh List of Entrepreneurial Contests (businessinsider.com)

WAT-AAH-FACE! Photo Contest

WAT-AAH-Face!, (What A Face!), is a nationwide photo contest where kids, and any kids at heart, are asked to wear a WAT-AAH! tattoo on their faces, are instructed to "pose, pout, amuse and/or shock" in front of a camera and submit their photo onto WAT-AAH!'s Facebook page. The contest was inspired by thousands of kids who willingly and naturally posed and put out memorable and amusing faces after wearing a WAT-AAH! neon-colored tattoo, featuring the brand's screaming boy logo. WAT-AAH!'s Facebook fans will be asked to vote for their favorite photo and the winner will receive a cash prize of $2,500. Kids who entered on behalf of their schools will have a chance to win for themselves and also have their prize be matched and donated back into their schools.

The contest will run on Facebook for three months, ending June 30^th, 2011.Participants can request for a tattoo through Facebook, receive one during WAT-AAH!'s many sponsored events nationwide, or by visiting a select number of stores, distribution outlets and schools who have joined WAT-AAH! on this initiative. A list of these events, stores and schools is available on WAT-AAH!'s Facebook.

CLICK HERE to enter and show us your best WAT-AAH-Face!

Teachers: Keep Students Safe Online & Win!

The Internet can be a pretty crazy place. With so much in the news about cyberbullying, it’s important your students know how to stay safe and secure when they are online. As a teacher, you and your students can help keep the Internet a safer place for everyone, especially children. If you do, you could with $10,000 for your school

How? As a class project, help your students create and share a quick video (30 seconds to 2 minutes) about staying safe and secure online. Submit it to the “What’s Your Story?” Internet safety video competition on whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com.

The competition is open to everyone 13 and older living in the US, UK and Canada (excluding Quebec), so feel free to let other teachers and parents know.

The deadline for submissions is April 5, 2011, so make sure to get started soon. Head to whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com to find out more and submit your Internet safety video.

Related articles

• New Kid Friendly Website to Prevent Cyberbullying (prweb.com)
• Time to take the 'cyber' out of cyberbullying (news.cnet.com)
• Parents Are Key to Ending Cyberbullying; Monitoring Internet Activity and Interactions, Essential (prweb.com)

Win a Free $595 Custom Frame in Our "Re-Spec Yourself" Contest

Two top designs will win a free custom frame hand-crafted by Indivijual Custom Eyewear.

Top ten designers will win a free design consultation by the professional design team of Indivijual, with recommendations of the best frame style and color for you or for a person designated by you.

How to Enter: Rules and Instructions  

1. Eyewear designs must be created using the DesignYourOwnEyewear.com eyewear design app. You may enter as many as five designs.  All designs must be created for yourself and must be superimposed over a photo of your face that you have uploaded to the DYOE app. When you are finished with a design, you must send that single design  from the DesignYourOwnEyewear website via a single email copied to a minimum of three friends in addition to the contest email address: DesignContest@DesignYourOwnEyewear.com
2. All designs must be an all plastic frame created solely on DesignYourOwnEyewear.com. In order to win, it must be a design that can be constructed soundly by Indivijual Custom Eyewear.
3. Winning designs will be judged by the professional design team of Indivijual.  Winners will be notified by May 1, 2011. 

RE-SPEC YOURSELF: Eyewear Design Contest Sponsored by

Indivijual Custom Eyewear and DesignYourOwnEyewear.com 

Win A Custom Bag’ Competition

Lotuff & Clegg Leatherworks had their company's 1 year anniversary.  They are celebrating by running a contest:    2011 ‘Win A Custom Bag’ Competition! 

Anyone can enter, just become a fan on our facebook page and tell us a story about your most memorable experience with your favorite leather bag (on our facebook page wall) and you could win!

The contest will run from January 4^th to February 4^th and the winner will be announced in the days following.

THE Cover FX HUNT IS ON!

Starting today until Saturday, Cover FX will be placing treasure boxes throughout selected cities across the US. Fan Cover FX on Facebook to learn specific clues and locations on where you can find the hidden treasures in a city near you. All packages include the new Eye Prep FX, and some lucky winners may receive gift cards up to $100 for Sephora!  Let the games begin!http://www.facebook.com/CoverFX 





Discloser: I am being compensated for posting about FX.

Paula Deen in Search for Super Fan

Paula Deen is in search for the “Real Women of Philadelphia,” an 8-week casting call for fantastic female cooks, culminating in 16 finalists being flow to Savannah to cook for judges including Paula herself!

 Paula Deen is on the hunt for one super-fan from the community to also come to Savannah to be a part of this project!  The winning lady will act as the “Voice” of the community for the cook-off.  She will receive an all expense paid trip to Savannah to spend time with Paula and the finalists and act as the behind-the-scenes ambassador for the entire four days!

Here’s how the super-fan can get involved, and get herself noticed!

 *   On Facebook:  Create Facebook Shares and posts about the site, Paula’s videos, and the videos in the recipe gallery - make sure that when you post to Facebook you put an "@" sign before the word "Philadelphia' so we can see it on our Facebook – www.Facebook.com/LoveMyPhilly
 *   On Twitter:  Tweet about Real Women of Philadelphia and add in the hash tag #RWOP at the end of your tweets.  Philly is on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/LoveMyPhilly
 *   Or just retweets Paula’s videos and videos from all the girls in the Recipes gallery
 *   Leave comments on videos on the site (quality, not quantity!)

To read the official rules of this Voices of RWoP contest, click HERE.

Visit www.PaulaDeen.com/RealWomen to find out more about the Real Women of Philadelphia cooking competition, the search for #17 and to share recipes and tips with other real-life cooks.

Contest ends June 27, 2010.

Pizza Fusion's Earth Day Pizza Contest thru April 30

In the spirit of Earth Day’s 40^th Anniversary, Pizza Fusion has launched a nationwide search for the greenest, most eco-friendly pizza recipe in the country with the Pizza Fusion Earth Day Video Contest.

This isn’t your typical contest.  This contest is an online, 100% paperless competition with earth-friendly prizes and is being judged by a panel including Chef Aaron McCargo Jr., star of Food Network’s Big Daddy’s House and Michael Singer of Bon Appétit Magazine.

The prizes are “green” too.  Included is:

·         Trip for Two to an Organic and Sustainable Vineyard

·         A Year’s supply of Organic Beverages from Honest Tea and Give Natural Spring Water

·         An “Eco-Design” bike from Trek Bikes

·         The winning recipe posted online at www.Pizzafusion.com

·         $100 Gift Card to Pizza Fusion

·         $100 Gift Card to Whole Foods

Here’s how the contest works:

• Participants upload their short recipe video clip on YouTube.
• A panel of judges will review the top five YouTube videos that garner the most views through Friday, April 30^th.
• Participants are encouraged to spread the word about their video to family and friends through social media avenues such as Facebook and Twitter.
• One winner will be announced online Monday, May 3^rd

Joining Vaughan Lazar, president of Pizza Fusion, as a judge will be Chef Aaron McCargo Jr., star of Food Network’s Big Daddy’s House; Michael Singer, online editor of Bon Appétit; and Craig Agranoff, blogger and founder of WorstPizza.com; and Jen Friel, actress and blogger of TalkNerdyToMeLover.com.  They’ll be judging the recipes for creativity, earth-friendly value, overall presentation and edibility.

And to truly give back to the planet, participants and their supporters can also make contributions to Share Our Strength®, a national organization that works hard to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry, in Chef Aaron McCargo Jr.’s name.  During the entire month of April, participating Pizza Fusion locations will set up “dough-nation” buckets where 100 percent of the proceeds go to Share Our Strength as well as online at www.PizzaFusion.com.

Calling All Photographers!

Submit by April 10 and You Could Be Part of an Exhibition in San Francisco City Hall

Submit your photography to the International Museum of Women'sPicturing Power & Potential, a new opportunity for photographers around the world to have their work displayed in an exhibition in San Francisco City Hall in the summer of 2010 and online at IMOW.org. Picturing Power & Potential is a collaborative project between I.M.O.W. and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. ELIGIBILITY: All living artists worldwide working in a digital photography format. Special attention will be paid to those who submit work created in the past five years. No entry fee required. SUBJECT MATTER: We are looking for works that demonstrate how women are participating in the current global economy as leaders and agents of positive change. MEDIUM: Photographic works that can be printed via a digital file are eligible. Submit your work through the I.M.O.W. online form. Visit our Call for Submissions for details. The deadline for submissions is APRIL 10, 2010. A project of Economica, this special photography exhibition will include a global celebration of women as economic change-agents. As many as fifty works will be selected from the submissions for display in both the physical exhibition in San Francisco and in a special presentation online at I.M.O.W.'s Web site. For complete submissions guidelines, click here.

Contest: Ready, Go, Play-Doh

Standing the test of time, shaping, molding and sculpting the Play-Doh compound never seems to get old! The creative, tactile experience of producing whatever comes to mind makes for awesome indoor fun with your kids.

Embracing the idea of creating food, Play-Doh has created a "Ready, Go Play-Doh" contest where our kids can come up with their own Play-Doh "food" creations for a chance to win a makeover of both their playroom and their school's playroom. You can visit www.ReadyGoPlayDoh.com to enter by uploading a photo of your child's food-inspired Play-Doh creation along with the "recipe" to make it.

The grand prize winner of the "Ready, Go Play-Doh" contest will win $10,000: $5,000 for a playroom makeover as well as a $5,000 "Doh-nation" to their child's school. Contest entries will be accepted through September 30, 2009. On October 15, 2009, the ten finalists will be posted on ReadyGoPlayDoh.com and the public will vote on who receives the $10,000 prize! The website will also feature a gallery of entries, so even if you don't win, everyone can see your child's creation.

*** CRAZY CLEANING CONFESSIONS*** Are You A Crazy Cleaner?

What is your cleaning profile? Are you proud of your cleaning habits? Or are they so unusual and comical you might be afraid to reveal them?

Cleaning experts say there are several major cleaning profiles including:

One step ahead of the dirt pile

Average, organized cleaners

Queens of Clean

Unusual and Humorous – bordering on Crazy Cleaners

Many women have tips they’ve learned from their mothers and grandmothers – although they might require more time and effort, they are supposed to ensure a thorough cleaning.

Some use unusual products to clean common household stains. While others may use unique cleaning tools and ideas that will sweep you away!

So what type of Crazy Cleaner are you? Noted Expert on Cleaning Dirt & Grime, Amy Clark, will help you decide. She’ll also surprise you with her unique cleaning ideas and advice. Amy is the founder of MomAdvice.com, a community for women looking for ways to stay organized, stay sane and stay within their budget especially when it comes to saving on energy and water to lower utility bills.

She’ll also tell you about a new contest going on now – the Crazy Cleaning Confessions Contest – where you can vote on the winning video where people confess their crazy cleaning habits and demonstrate them – showing some of the most extreme cleaning measures you’ll ever see! You’ll get a laugh out of these crazy videos and will be helping the environment and our communities at the same time – Kenmore will donate $10,000 as well as 50 cents for each video viewed (up to $25,000 for the total donation) to the Jane Goodall Institute for use in its programs.

Listen to Connecting Women Radio, this Thursday night Sept. 17th 9 p.m. CST for more on the Crazy Cleaning Confessions.

Contest: Shower Her With Thanks

From organizing your bridal shower, to reviewing 47 napkin choices, to dancing with that obnoxious groomsman, brides depend on a small army of friends and family to help keep their wedding together. Here’s a chance to thank them.

The simplehuman “shower her with thanks” campaign will award five lovely and deserving wedding helpers with a shower makeover. They helped organize the bridal shower; now brides can thank them by organizing a shower of their own – literally!

Brides-to-be can nominate their friends on simplehuman by Aug. 14 in hopes of winning of our brand new shampoo and soap dispensers.

Here’s the link to the contest: http://tinyurl.com/kjuvg5.