Bonggamom's Friday Finds: list your giveaways here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! I'm glad so many of you are finding this to be a useful way to get more traffic to your giveaways. And as a person who loves entering giveaways, I have to admit it's a great, easy way to find out where all the best giveaways are. So feel free to leave links to your giveaways, everyone. And don't forget...

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Slim down with Skinny Tees

Let's face it, I'm not getting any younger and when it comes to looking as young as I feel, I need all the help I can get.   I used to wear tank tops all the time, but with the sagging boobs and belly rolls, I've been layering them under cardigans and shirts more often than not. I hate wearing girdles and other shapewear -- but now that I've...

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American Girl launches the BeForever collection

There's something big happening in the American Girl world!  Today American Girl relaunched their Historical Doll line with a fresh new look and a new name: the BeForever Collection.  This line of historical dolls, books, clothes, playsets and accessories includes the following characters: Dolls Addy Caroline Josefina Julie Kaya Kit Rebecca Samantha Yes,...

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Filter your drinking water 10X faster with the CamelBak Relay pitcher

Do you ever get irritated when you find your water pitcher empty?  This happens to us constantly, and it drives Alfie crazy.  He's constantly having to refill the pitcher himself, no matter how many times he tells the kids to refill it when they empty it.  I don't think he'd mind so much, but it always seems to happen when he wants...

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Stop snacking spills with Snackeez 2-in-1 drink and snack holder

Like all kids, mine love to snack. They're always on the go, so smaller meals combines with healthy snacks makes perfect sense. It also means that the back seat of our van is all too often an icky, sticky mess. The cup holders are always full of crumbs and wrappers and squeezed-out juice boxes (with juice dripping and puddling at the bottom of the...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds: list your giveaways here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! I'm glad so many of you are finding this to be a useful way to get more traffic to your giveaways. And as a person who loves entering giveaways, I have to admit it's a great, easy way to find out where all the best giveaways are. So feel free to leave links to your giveaways, everyone. And don't forget...

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Republic Wireless: making the most of WiFi & Cellular to offer cheap plans, great service

Tired of paying big bucks and signing your soul away into a long-term phone contract?  Youve got to check out Republic Wireless.  They have phone plans starting at $5 per month!  Republic Wireless sent me a Motorola MotoX phone to try out with their $40 plan (unlimited talk, text and 4G data on WiFi and cellular networks), and I...

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Kia Soul: High End Feel, Low End Price

I tend to do a lot of driving during the weeks leading up to the First Day of School.  There's so much to do to prepare-- the last of the summer camps, Back to School Shopping, PTA volunteering -- and let's not forget the One Last Summer Road Trip that we just have to squeeze in before school starts again! I've spent a LOT of time in the car...

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Banish Back-to-School tangles with The Wet Brush

I received a sample for review Our school year begins tomorrow, and in just about 12 hours we are going to wake up to the sound of an alarm for the first time in 10 weeks.  Goodbye, lazy summer, and hello, rush-rush-rush school morning routine!  The Pea and I will soon be racing against the clock to eat breakfast, pack a lunch, and look...

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Back to School with ApparelnBags.com

Back to school shopping can be tiresome and expensive, but there's a great online site that makes it easy for busy parents to outfit their whole family in timeless basics for the whole year.  ApparelnBags.com carries over 100 brands and hundreds of thousands of items -- tops, bottoms, outerwear, bags in all kinds of styles and colors, for men,...

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Bonggamom's Friday Finds: list your giveaways here

Welcome to Bonggamom's Friday Finds! I'm glad so many of you are finding this to be a useful way to get more traffic to your giveaways. And as a person who loves entering giveaways, I have to admit it's a great, easy way to find out where all the best giveaways are. So feel free to leave links to your giveaways, everyone. And don't forget...

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Use social networking to help raise money for your child's team with PearUp.com

With 2 parents who love soccer, it was almost inevitable that 3Po and Jammy would play soccer. they started when they were about 2, when they would sit on the sidelines as their big sister played soccer with her kindergarten friends. The Pea's coach saw how eager the boys were to play, and bless his heart, he let them join. At that time, the soccer...

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Find some Runs Worth The Drive with the Buick Verano Turbo

I've been running to stay in shape for almost 20 years now.  It's free, it's easy to learn (not so easy to do!), it's great at burning calories -- and I love the runner's high I get that makes me feel like I could conquer the world! Most of the time, all I have to do is step out of my front door and start my workout.  But convenient as...

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DreamWorks Dragons Adventure: World Explorer launches for Windows phones and tablets (win 2 movie tickets!)

Have you watched How to Train Your Dragon 2?  We loved the first movie and the book series, so of course we had to watch the sequel, and we enjoyed it every bit as much as the first movie.  It's thrilling, funny, and heartbreaking at the same time.  I highly recommend it! If your child liked How to Train Your Dragon, he or she will...

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