I'm back...

2011-04-01T18:05:00.000-07:00

Just when you thought I'd officially abandoned you, I'm back in the sweeps mode :-)

What is the deal with the big First Giving badge?

2010-03-13T19:30:00.000-08:00

If you've been to my blog recently, you cannot miss my First Giving badge, front and center -- smack in the middle of the home page. Once again this year, I'm participating in Dress Up 2 Cure, the annual fundraiser for the Rett Syndrome charity, Girl Power 2 Cure... which (as a point of disclosure) was founded by my dear friend Ingrid Love Harding after her daughter Sarah was diagnosed with

Prizes come in many forms

2010-03-07T13:22:00.000-08:00

I have to admit, by any definition, it has been a big week on the win front: 1) My application to become a Tropicana Juicy Rewards Insider / Savvy Auntie ambassador was accepted.... so keep an eye out for my #TropJR posts on Twitter... although, I'm sure I'll blog about my adventures here as well. 2) Beautiful Nimli Azuri Organic Cotton Scarf from Natalie Ahotaeiloa's blog, The Adventures of

What is the point of all the tweeting?

2010-01-23T10:05:00.000-08:00

I've been back sweeping for a few weeks now, which has meant a lot of tweeting... but I don't see the point. What is the incentive to an advertiser? Other than another sweeper chasing a prize, who reads it or digs deep enough to explore their brand? What am I missing?

Prize Goal - C and C fun - Sleepsonic For Kids Stereo Speaker Pillow

2010-01-10T04:08:00.000-08:00

When My Liege and Princess Peanut go to sleep, they love to have music or the audio from their favorite TV show (e.g., Little Einsteins) playing. It really does seem to help them chill down. The Sleepsonic for Kids Stereo Speaker Pillow looks like it would be a great for them. Conveniently, Any Lucky Day is currently giving one away this weekend.

New Year's Resolution

2010-01-03T17:39:00.000-08:00

I took several steps back from serious sweeping in 2009. I played scrabble on-line, tended my farm in FarmVille, reaquainted with old friends on Facebook... but I've missed the rush of WINNING! The little thrills when I check my email. So it is 2010... AND I'M BACK! It is time to check out the status of my favorite tools and explore the new tools out there. Part of the fun of this blog

Prize Goal C and C fun - HP TouchSmart 600 Giveaways

2009-12-21T02:36:00.000-08:00

As I've discussed, my niece and nephew are growing up with a strong geek influences. At 3 and 5, they are pretty good with a mouse... but they'd be even further empowered WITH A TOUCH PANEL. I was quite excited to find that five of the bloggers from BlogHer.com were each giving away one of these awesome computers: Kelly’s Korner at http://kellyskornerreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/

WIN REPORT - Week ending 12/19

2009-12-19T22:49:00.000-08:00

I got two notifications this week. Nothing huge, but nothing to sneeze at either: Your entry in the WeShop “Consumer Power” Sweepstakes has been selected as a Weekly Prize winner! It is our pleasure to inform you that you have won: $100 awarded in the form of a check Because you accepted the invitation from ____ on Facebook to join the wimgo Christmas Club, you have won a $100 VISA gift

Prize Goal C and C fun - Sid the Science Guy

2009-12-14T23:19:00.000-08:00

My niece and nephew are geeks. Their mom has dual degrees in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science. Their father is a Ceramics Engineer who teaches high school Physics. Aunt ML is a database admin for an environmental consulting firm, so I'm no help in counterbalancing the inherent geekiness of their parents. It comes as no surprise that Sid the Science Guy on PBS is one of their favorite

Prize Goal - C and C fun -- SweetPea3 MP3 player

2009-12-05T21:53:00.000-08:00

My Liege (CZM) is already attached to his mom's iPod and I fear for it all the time. Before he and his sister, Princess Peanut (CFM), start fighting over it (and break it) I think I'm going to have to invest some Auntie Claus dollars in one of these indestructible mp3 players... assuming I cannot manage to win one from GoGrahamGo of course. To learn more about the SweetPea3 M3 player, go to

Prize Goal - C and C Fun - Disney Bundle

2009-11-29T19:15:00.000-08:00

One of my other favorite things to win are prizes I can use to surprise my niece (CFM, Princess Peanut) and my nephew (CZM, My Liege) with treats any random time I wish. To that end, I was excited to see the Disney bundle that the Dancing Hot Dogs are giving away including: games for the DS like Christmas Carol, Jonas, Tinker Bell Toy Treasure, shirt, Toy Story Wii game, and Disney Sing

Prize Goal - Soda Stream Fountain Jet Starter Kit #2

2009-11-27T00:32:00.000-08:00

Oh yeah... blogger Riding with Jessica has one too as part of her Christmas Best of the Best Bash. This one runs through 11/30. I cannot wait to try making cherry water to rival my addiction from one of the local grocery chains. http://ridingwithjessica.blogspot.com/2009/11/make-your-own-soda-with-sodastream.html If you see a Soda Stream contest that I have not blogged about, please post a

Prize Goal - Soda Stream Fountain Jet Starter Kit

2009-11-22T23:01:00.000-08:00

As sweepers, we go through cycles where there is a prize we are craving to win Lately, for me, that's been a Soda Stream Fountain Jet Starter Kit. Every couple of weeks, another blogger seems to be giving one away. Tonight I saw that Sweeps4Bloggers has one posted which ends 12/2... so now the hoop jumping begins: tweeting, friending, blogging, Feel free to jump in the pool with me. The

Sweeping, but not the floor....