Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

*I'm done listening to you!!!*



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PatientStyle Review & Giveaway


A new year is a time for improvements, sometimes which means doing things that are better for your health and sometimes that means hospital stays as well. We're also dead smack dab in the middle of flu season, and people are now stuck indoors with nothing else to do but "conceive" (ever wonder why there are so many August/September/October birthdays?) All of these situations, and then some, warrant reason to hit up PatientStyle.com and do a bit o' shopping. Women's Chenille Lounge Socks

Patient Style is where you can shop online to make your hospital trip, or healing at home, that much prettier. Hospital gowns are, lets face it, ugly- and Patient Style gives you the chance to get a hospital gown of your own, brand new, and in a gorgeous print or color. They also carry items like nursing covers for the ladies about to deliver their babies, pajamas, pillows, slippers and much more. I received their anti-microbial socks that have got to be some of the softest, warmest, coziest socks I've ever worn. With their anti-microbial qualities, who can complain?? Any way to protect yourself and your loved ones even in the slightest is a good thing!!

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Menu Plan Monday

Here we are approaching the next year coming!! 2009 flew by and with all that went on this year, I'm ready to embrace everything that 2010 has to offer!! Menu planning was one of the things that kept my budget on track this year and for that I am ever so grateful!!


Recipes are below!!

Sunday: Ordering a pizza

Monday: Pesto Pasta

Tuesday: Chicken Carbonara

Wednesday: Crockpot Baked Ziti

Thursday: Grilled Cheese & Soup

Friday: Crockpot Beef Stew

Saturday: Pesto Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

Once again, breakfasts are usually cold cereal, oatmeal and sometimes Boug just wants toast and a banana! Lunches usually are leftovers or sandwiches paired with yogurt or fruit generally. My meals are usually a bit heavier in meats and chickens as hub is a butcher and brings so much home for free or next to nothing!! Check out more Menu Plan Monday entries at orgjunkie!!

Recipes::

Chicken Carbonara
1/2 lb. spaghetti
8 slices, chopped bacon
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 cups chicken, already cooked and cut up
1/2 c. grated parm cheese
1/2 c. heavy whipping cream

Cook and drain spaghetti, cook bacon and then drain, save 1 tb. bacon grease. Cook onion and garlic in the reserved grease. Stir in spaghetti, chicken, cheese and cream, stirring well, and occasionally until heated through.

Crockpot Beef Stew
2 lbs. stew beef
pepper to taste
splash worcestershire sauce
3 potatoes, cut into chunks
4 celery stalks, cut into chunks
4 carrots, cut into chunks
salt to taste
1.5 c. beef broth
2 tbsp. minced garlic
1 large onion, cut into chunks
1/4 c. flour

Place meat into crockpot, mix together flour, salt, pepper and mix in with the meat. Stir to make sure meat is coated. Add in remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover and cook on low for 10 hours. Stir and serve!

Pesto Chicken & Sweet Potatoes as referenced from A Year of Slow Cooking

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Play like a pet with Petcentric.com!


We're cat owners here, she's a attitude filled, spunky girl, and even at about 10 years old, she's full of energy. Though one day we do wish we can have a dog, our kitty Sierra is a member of the family. Petcentric by Purina is a new online community that can help you embrace being a pet owner, with all sorts of awesome information.

An older picture of Boug and Miss Sierra the high and mighty cat.

At Petcentric, you can post pictures, interact with other pet owners, and learn so much about being a pet owner yourself. If you're looking for a way to incorporate your pup in your wedding, Petcentric can give you some great ideas. There are fun games like the Dog Speak Translator, that cracks me up, the dog that acts out the actions is too dang cute!! They even have an iPhone app where you can find pet friendly places to head to while out and about.

There's also a Winter Wonderland contest going on through January 15th at Petcentric, where you can enter to win some really awesome prizes for you and your pet!! Also, make sure your following them on Twitter for more fun and games. Also, on their Facebook fan page you can enter their Everyday with Rachel Ray sweepstakes to win a tote full fo pet friendly and fun products!

I've passed Petcentric on to so many friends so far, especially a dear one who lives a bit far. We've been friends for years, but I was so happy for her when she opened her own doggy-babysitting style business. She was even finding stuff on Petcentric that she didn't know about!

Would you like to win a Nikon Coolpix 10.0 megapixel digital camera to capture all your pet memories?? Leave a comment here with something from the Petcentric site that you found to be helpful or fun!!

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Hopefully the last bitchfest of 2009

I don't expect everyone to be like me. Not in the least. But there are some things that just seem to me should be automatic. Like taking care of your children. I've been biting my tongue for years now and each encounter with this person makes it harder and harder to keep my mouth shut. Tonight is the final straw, and I'm not even directly involved. Thankfully I wasn't even there when things were being said, and plans were being made, because Lord knows, there would have been a brawl. When your priority is to go out and get drunk, singing kareoke, albeit with family, instead of staying home with your child who had surgery just over 24 hours ago. There's something not right there. It not only makes me angry, it makes me sad. That's a sad thing, when at 2 years old your kid is the one drinking sprite out of a baby bottle. Its a sad thing that your other child is so desperate for attention. Its a sad thing when you'd rather go out versus stay home with your child who literally had surgery for a hernia just over 24 hours ago. At this point, I don't give a f*ck what the doctors orders are, they could have said he could jump off of a bridge today and be fine. I just would NOT leave my child at this point, I don't care how stressed I am or how much I deserve/need a break to let loose a bit. Its a sad, sad situation that angers me deeply.

And then, the only other thing I'm going to bitch about...

*edited...

I'm going to head off to a tropical island, leave everyone behind, drown my sorrows in the crystal blue oceans with a fruity drink with an umbrella in my hand.

Wishful thinking. Lets hope this is the last bitchfest of 2009.

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Give a gift of knowledge with National Geographic Kids!

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One of the items that I'm most excited for Boug to find under the tree is the new National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010! My girl is such a little learner, she loves nothing more than to sit and read, expand her knowledge and ask TONS of questions about all the new things that she's learned. Another part of the reason I'm excited about it, is because I know that this is something that we can share and enjoy as a family. Instead of being your average kids book, the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010 is something I know we'll all enjoy reading together.

The book itself is loaded with tons of pictures, which are so clear and vibrant, and make learning that much more fun- even for me! The tons of facts that are jam packed into the book are simply awesome, and things that I didn't know, and that I know Boug is going to be thrilled to learn about! Stuff like underwater pumpkin carving contests and how far a person walks around the world in a lifetime (3 times around!!) The games, crafts, stories and more in the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010 is going to be sure to keep our attention for a long long time!

The National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010 is available for purchase here. If you're looking to pick it up as a great last minute gift, its also available at Barnes & Noble.

Want to win a National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010?? Let me know what your favorite thing about National Geographic is, is there something you learned at some point in your life that you will always associate with National Geographic? Or you can head over to the National Geographic shop and browse around, leaving a comment with something else that you'd love to get your hands on!

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Wordless Wednesday

Align CenterIts been so cold here, I have to warm things up with a summertime pic of my babes!!
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

These are definitely Nacho Mama Tees!!

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There's nothing like comfort. And it always helps when that favorite comfortable tee is awesome at the same time. Say bye bye to other random tees that have no personality and perk up your wardrobe with tees from Nacho Mama Tees that are LOADED with personality! I love these tees cause not only is there one for everyones personality, they're seriously comfortable. Their soft cotton is definitely a must have while wearing a shirt that says "If you can read this, then you're in my roundhouse kick range." Witty comments like that crack me up!!

Nacho Mama Tees carries tee shirts that are funny, some that could be termed "slightly offensive", vintage style tees and more, in sizes for women as well as, of course, for the menfolk. Like tonight, when we ran out of toilet paper, I immediately wished that I had the "What Would McGyver Do" tee. That's just how my sense of humor rolls!!

Order four tees or more and get free shipping from Nacho Mama Tees!! Their Nacho Christmas daily shirt deal is also going on now where you can get a shirt for $6.99 and 15% off of everything! Of course don't forget to check out their daily facebook trivia for a chance to win a free Nacho Mama Tees shirt!! Freebies are also given on twitter from time to time and there's even a chance to win just by being an email subscriber!!

Opinions are my own, I was provided items free of charge to review (by Nacho Mama Tees), which in no way changed the way I feel about the product!

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Be beautiful with Dr. Perricone No Foundation Foundation

I'm always saying that I'm not an overly done up, makeup wearing, matching socks, girlie chick. I'm quite simple and basic. I've been known not to have the same socks on at times and I seldom wear much makeup. I'm more for feeling as comfortable as I can in my own skin, and as I've been bringing you giveaways from Dr. Pericone, I'm becoming more and more happy with the way I feel about myself.

My new Perricone MD cosmeceuticals discovery? Their No Foundation Foundation. Its so convenient for me, because not messing around with a whole bunch of products to look good makes me happy. As a mom of 2, "me" bathroom time to get ready is virtually nonexistant. The No Foundation Foundation has kept me feeling good about myself, with its antioxidant benefits, it also has awesome translucent coverage, corrects the uneven tones of my splotchy skin, and keeps my skin moisturized- which I adore especially during this extremely cold upstate NY December!! Of course with its non-chemical SPF 30, the No Foundation Foundation is going to be such an asset in the summer months as well!

Would you like to win the Perricone No Foundation Foundation?? Leave a comment here with what your skins biggest woes are, or what's a product that you tried that didn't help?

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Menu Plan Monday

Last week wasn't as busy as usual, which is nice, since this week is going to be insane!! Here we go... I have to pick up my grandparents from the airport Monday night from their month long vacation, my uncle and his family come into town on Tuesday from Texas, Tuesday night we have a holiday get together with the family and friends that come up from the city. Wednesday is a half day for Boug at school, and then Thursday, Christmas Eve, I'm hosting the get together at my house. Thankfully I'm keeping it small. Then Friday being Christmas, Saturday being another party and then my family going back to Texas on Sunday. Then Monday, hopefully things will start back to normal!!


Recipes are below!!

Sunday: Grilled Cheese & Soup

Monday: Pesto Pasta (if we make it home for dinner)

Tuesday: Out at mom's, bringing 2 crockpots of lasagna

Wednesday: Cheese Quesadillas

Thursday: Christmas Eve smorgasbord! I told everyone I wasn't cooking an actual meal and that we could do appetizers and fingerfoods, my kitchen is just far too small for real entertaining!
-brie, procuitto, crackers
-ultimate party meatballs
-mexican fondue w/crusty bread
-honey bbq wings
-beef biscuit cups
-ranch ham roll ups
-spinach cheese swirls
(and no, crap- I haven't come up with anything good for dessert yet, and no, no one has offered to be the dessert bringer as of yet... give me some easy easy easy dessert recipes!!)

Friday: Christmas at moms

Saturday: Out- party at a friends house

Once again, breakfasts are usually cold cereal, oatmeal and sometimes Boug just wants toast and a banana! Lunches usually are leftovers or sandwiches paired with yogurt or fruit generally. My meals are usually a bit heavier in meats and chickens as hub is a butcher and brings so much home for free or next to nothing!! Check out more Menu Plan Monday entries at orgjunkie!!

Crockpot Lasagna recipes:
Crockpot Veggie Lasagne
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
1 zuchhini sliced
4 carrots grated
2 cups baby spinach
1 onion sliced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 jar(28 ounces) spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup water
16 ounces cottage cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated

Break noodles in half. Place half of the noodles in bottom of greased 4-quart slow cooker. Stir Italian seasoning into veggies and spread half over the noodles already in slow cooker. Then layer half of the sauce and water, half of the cottage cheese, and half of mozzarella cheese over beef. Repeat layers. Cover and cook on low heat for 4-5 hours. Do not cook more than 5 hours.Makes 6-8 servings.

Crockpot Lasagna (from A Welcoming Heart)
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
1 pound ground beef, browned and drained
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 jar(28 ounces) spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup water
16 ounces cottage cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated

Break noodles in half. Place half of the noodles in bottom of greased 4-quart slow cooker. Stir Italian seasoning into meat and spread half over the noodles already in slow cooker. Then layer half of the sauce and water, half of the cottage cheese, and half of mozzarella cheese over beef. Repeat layers. Cover and cook on low heat for 4-5 hours. Do not cook more than 5 hours.Makes 6-8 servings.

Recipes for Christmas Eve smorgasbord:::

Ultimate Party Meatballs

Honey BBQ Chicken Wings (From MomAdvice)

3 lbs chicken wings
1 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup BBQ sauce
1/8 cup vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, minced

Season wings with salt & pepper. Place frozen wings on broiler pan and broil for 12-15 minutes on each side. Transfer wings to the slow cooker. Combine ingredients and pour over wings. Cook on high two hours or low for four hours.


Mexican Fondue with Crusty Bread
Amish Country Bread: (from One More Moore)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 teaspoons salt
1.5 c. hot water
2 tablespoons rapid rise yeast
5 c. flour

Put all ingredients into a mixer except flour and let sit to activate the yeast. Add the flour in small batches until mixed. Place into a greased bowl and let sit for about 30 minutes or until doubled in size. Punch down and divide in half, place onto a cookie sheet and cut decorative slits on top. Allow to rise again. Add an egg white wash on top and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Mexican Fondue:
1 can cream corn
1 can diced tomatoes
3 tablespoons chopped green chilies
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 packaged (16 oz.) velveeta cheese cubed

Spray slowcooker with cooking spray and combine corn, tomatoes, green chilies and chili powder. Stir in the cheese. Cover & cook on high for 1.5 hours, stirring every 30 minutes or so until cheese is melted. Serve with the crusty bread cubed!

Beef Biscuit Cups
1 lb. ground beef
1 jar spaghetti sauce
2 tubes of refridgerated biscuits
1 c. shredded cheddar

Brown beef and drain, stir in the spaghetti sauce and cook til heated through. Press biscuits into muffin cups, making a well- pushing the biscuits down and up the sides. Fill the well with about 2 tablespoons of the beef mixture. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15-17 minutes, add the shredded cheddar on top and bake for an additional 3 minutes.

Ranch Ham Roll Ups
2 8oz packages cream cheese softened
1 packet ranch dressing mix
3 chopped green onions
11 flour tortillas
22 slices deli ham

Combine cream cheese and salad dressing mix til smooth, add in the green onions. Lay out the torts and spread cream cheese on. Top with your ham, and then roll up. Wrap in plastic and refridgerate until firm. Cut 1" thick pieces and serve!

Spinach Cheese Swirls
1 tube pizza crust
1 package frozen chopped thawed spinach
2 c. shredded mozzarella
1 c. fine chop onion
1 minced garlic clove

Lay out your pizza crust. In a bowl combine all other ingredients, spread overtop of the pizza crust and roll up like a jelly roll. Bake seam side down in a 400 degree oven for 27ish minutes or until golden.

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Get crazy tees from Crazy Dog T-Shirts!

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One can never have too many tees, especially ones that get the comments, the laughs and that fit the wearers personality perfectly. When I saw the tees at Crazy Dog T-Shirts, it was damn near impossible to pick one, there was one for so many people in my life- including myself, but of course, 'tis the season and I grabbed the "Keepin' it classy" t-shirt as a gift for my mom. There's a stoyr behind it of course, she's kinda ocd with her red plastic disposable cups. She washes them, reuses them and naturally drinks her red wine spritzers from them... so yes, she does in fact "keep it classy." It was a tough choice, because the tees that Crazy Dog Tees offers are hilarious, witty, and really extensive. They even offer $9 tees for those of us on a budget who still want those giggle worthy items! I really can't stop saying "oooh I want that one..." each time I browse the site. They have tees that feature the one and only Chuck Norris, ones that reference The Office, Bayside Tigers tees for the Saved by the Bell fans, and seriously so much more. A great place to start browsing is Crazy Dog T-Shirts "Best Sellers" section!!

Want to win a tee shirt from Crazy Dog T-Shirts?? Simply head over to their site and browse around, what catches your eye? Leave a comment here letting me know!! One winner will receive their choice of tee from Crazy Dog!

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Bling it on with gifts from Joolwe!!

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Though its not an exact percentage, I'd say that about 89% of my family is women and young ladies. Between me, my cousins, neices, nephews, children etc, only two of them are boys. One being my son, one being my nephew. Yes, the men in our extended family are often outnumbered. But with the holidays nearly upon us, and so many ladies to shop for, I always know that I can't go wrong with jewelry gifts and Joolwe is an awesome place to shop online for them!!

Joolwe has all the selection that you need for gift giving, even if you're gifting yourself! They carry everything from necklaces and pendants, to rings, bracelets, and designer items from Elle and the Athena collections. I've been able to find so much that I know so many people that I care about would just adore. As for me personally, I'm lusting for the sterling silver and diamond accent orb necklace, I simply adore it!!

And whether you're a jewelry addict or a here and there type of shopper, you can always reward yourself with Joolwe's reward program. For each dollar spent at Joolwe, you'll receive 1 point toward your future purchases, you can possibly get future purchases for FREE!!

Joolwe is also doing a wonderful thing with their selfless women award, where they acknowledge amazing women doing amazing things. Be sure to check out the recipients of the awards!

Sign up for Joolwe's newsletter, because all subscribers are entered into their biweekly jewelry giveaway!! Make sure you follow Joolwe on twitter, you never know when you'll see them tweet a discount, promotion or limited time deal!!

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Please pardon me...

I believe that I gave myself "blogger burnout"... between the overwhelming holiday gift guide, life at home in general and going back to work- all on top of family coming into town for Christmas and getting prepared for that, I had put my site on the back burner for a bit. For that, I apologize. So here I am, waiting for the snow to start flying... 12:12 am and still haven't put my 'jamas on because once I do, I'll fall asleep and I have so many posts that I need to do!! So... bear with me while I play a bit of catch up and we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming soon!!

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

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Ever since we moved and our new cable company offers The Disney Channel, Miss Boug has been obsessed. I'm sure this isn't the first time that I've mentioned that. I too love The Disney Channel cause I do feel good sitting with her and watching the shows that she loves so much, and with all the movies that they have its definitely win-win. Of course, perfect time of year for The Wizards of Waverly Place movie to come out, just about a week before Christmas- so it can be stuck under the tree and Santa will get all the credit for delivering a definite wish list item!

The storyline is cute, with the family, of course, running into their mishaps- in this movie is where Alex pretty much threatens her families existance! Watching the kids try and keep the parents together, all while using each and every trick that they know how to, in order to get the "stone of dreams" to reverse the spell. The Wizards of Waverly Place movie had Boug riveted, she simply adores Selena Gomez in her role, and the movie was definitely something that we could all be interested in as a family, which was nice instead of suffering through yet another kids movie!

Of course coming with a "stone of dreams" was a big highlight to Boug, she absolutely loves anything that makes her feel like a part of the movie. She's been obsessed with carrying it around for days!

You can pick up your copy of The Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie at Amazon.com


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Impress your guests with President Cheese!

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I'm not usually the one who does the holiday entertaining, but this year we'll have about 18 people at our holiday gatherings instead of the usual 10 or so. Tasks have been delegated and I'll be having people at my house on Christmas Eve... Yes, I'm a bit nervous, as my first (and only) attempt at hosting a holiday was Christmas of 2004 and I feel like I failed miserably. This time around, I'm running the show a little bit untraditionally, I'm doing a finger food/appetizer style evening and if my guests don't like it, too bad! I don't know how they wouldn't though, I've got a few really great ideas planned!!

One of which is going to be an awesome cheese spread, thanks to President Cheese. They have the best brie that I've had in a while and I can't wait to put it out for my guests! The resources that they have at their site are so valuable to me, and I know that I'll be able to put out a great cheese board for the family that will be hanging out with us that night! I've been scouring through the recipes at the President Cheese site and I'm looking forward to adding the President Brie log en Croute with Shallots and Tarragon to the menu, among the other awesome recipes that are available.

Anything that can make my life easier is welcome of course, and the President Cheese site has, and will continue to be, a big giant help! I love that they provide wine and cheese pairing suggestions, tips for creating your spreads, how to videos, and even more party and occasion tips! Being on a strict budget, the site has helped me know what to buy, so that I'm not overspending on these fabulous recipes. I've always hated spending more then I need to in order to make something phenomenal! I'll be making fabulous, phenomenal items that fit my price ranges!

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Few more winners!

The holiday gift guide and other giveaways have produced a few more winners here!!

A Very Monkey Christmas: Cakeblast CLAIMED

Glade Candle: Sohamolina CLAIMED

Coleman Gift Card: Jennifer CLAIMED

Fresh Organic Baby: 409cope CLAIMED


Check your emails- you have 48 hours to claim your prizes!! Congrats winners!!

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Some last minute gift ideas!

I found a couple great last minute ideas that I'd love to share with you!!

You can get Seinfeld Monopoly game for $4.99, marked down from $34.95.... cause you know, maybe the dingo ate your baby? Or there's no soup for you?

For the Twilight-aholics, amazon.com has select Twilight items marked down 60%. You can see all those blood sucking, hot items here: Twilight Markdowns

Friggen' LOVE this- A disposable plate that fits on top of a can or a beer bottle, awesome for those holiday gatherings that you just don't have enough table space for everyone to sit and eat. Or people who are too busy mingling with others to sit and eat! Check out the Go Plate here: The Go Plate

And with amazon.com you have 2 days left to order with FREE super saver shipping to ensure Christmas arrival. Get on it!!

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Give a hug with a Bee Well Wishes gift!

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Gifts with extra meaning are always so rewarding to give, whether it be a charity that a company stands behind or an amazing story about the companies start- I'm always more tempted to purchase from places like that. When Bee Well Wishes had contacted me about getting involved with the gift guide, I read up on their story, and at the same time, I teared up... (and yes, I actually did have tears in my eyes.)
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The story behind the company is deep, and I admire Tina, the founder of Bee Well Wishes, for perservering. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor while 8 months pregnant. Her sweet Elizabeth was born and her brain tumor was removed, but for another 8 month recovery, she had to relearn how to swallow, walk, talk, see and she couldn't hold her baby. With all the get well gifts that had come in, a pair of pajamas was her favorite- the most useful, which inspired Bee Well Wishes. Their line of gifts are perfect for those times where you just don't know what to do.
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Their products are like a hug, the sleep shirt that I got, was the type of comfort that one always looks for. Of course, products aren't limited to just that sleep shirt, as wonderful as it is, they have items like pillowcases, onesies, tees, pants, and a fabulous sweatshirt blanket that I'm lusting for.

Want to win a Big Bee Tee from Bee Well Wishes?? Simply head over to their site and browse around, what catches your eye? Leave a comment here letting me know!!

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Opinions are my own, I was provided items free of charge to review (by Bee Well Wishes), which in no way changed the way I feel about the product!

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