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Dedicated to the Cause, Holiday, Sponsored Post

Join Us for the #HoliSPRAY Toy Donation Exchange

I am excited to announce that we have teamed up with Old Spice for their #HoliSPRAY Toy Donation Exchage to benefit Second Chance Toys.

Toy Exchange

Second Chance Toys is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping plastic toys out of landfills by donating them to children in need throughout local communities in the U.S.

The inaugural Old Spice HoliSPRAY Toy Donation Exchange, runs from Dec. 3 through Dec. 15, and encourages moms and dads to donate their children’s gently used plastic toys in exchange for Old Spice Re-fresh Body Spray, the gift that keeps on giving one spray at a time.

We are happy to be hosting a toy donation exchange in our community and can’t wait to kick things off. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, nearly 14 million children in the U.S. – 22 percent of all children – live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level. This has been a driving force behind Second Change Toys since the organization was established in 2006. In our home, you will find toys scattered throughout our home all day, every day. Toys are what inspire our children to learn, create and imagine and every child should have the opportunity to experience that joy.

Old Spice has recruited actor Nolan Gould of ABC’s acclaimed hit comedy, “Modern Family,” and Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa to act as HoliSPRAY Toy Donation Exchange Ambassadors. On Dec. 10, Gould and Mustafa will host a toy collection event at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, which will serve as one of many toy collection locations across the U.S. participating in the program.

Please visit us on Facebook for more information on making a donation if you are local to Green Bay.

You can find a list of donation locations throughout the US on the Second Chance Toys website.

Get Rewarded with Suave Family Perks at Walmart

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*This post is made possible by participating in a blog campaign by Global Influence on behalf of Suave and Walmart. I was compensated for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.*

In the past, I have written about Suave products and how we use them in our home. For us, Suave is a household name and brand that we really do love and enjoy. I also have a slight addiction to Suave Tropical Coconut Shampoo and Conditioner. Addiction meaning I buy some during every trip to Walmart which means, we are pretty well stocked.

If you aren’t aware, Suave recently launched a Suave Family Perks program that always you to earn Suave Family Perks points for rewards! For us, this is really good news and we will be racking up points and redeeming rewards in no time!

It’s super easy to earn points and get credit for them. So if you purchase a Suave product, your earn points as follows:

After your purchase your products, you upload a picture of your receipt to the site and wait for it to be reviewed and once it is processed you will receive a text telling you the amount of points you have earned.

Once you have enough points in your account, you can redeem them for your reward!

This program is so easy to earn points, you will be redeeming them for rewards in no time!

Suave and Walmart what to help you get a headstart on earning points and are offering you the chance to win a $50 Walmart gift card! Think of all of the great Suave products you can get for $50! You can enter for your chance to win by entering below.

Suave Family Perks – Resourceful Mommy

For Our Furry Friends, Lunchbox, Sponsored Post

Don’t Leave the Pups Beggin’ for Purina this Halloween, Be Prepared

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*This is a sponsored post brought to you by Lunchbox on behalf of Purina and Walmart. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.*

Halloween is right around the corner and we are busy getting ready. We’ve been doing a few little decorative things around the house, watching some movies with the kids, trying on costumes and the only person who seems to be struggling with what to be this year is Bubba.

Should he be a Viking?

Should he be a hotdog?

Should he be a shark?

Although he is confused as to which costume he’s going to wear, the one thing he does know is that he is looking forward to enjoing some more Beggin’ Strips, the Official Dog Treat of Halloween.

Be sure to pick up some Beggin’ Strips from your local Walmart and share some with your furry friends this Halloween! Bubba’s favorite are the bacon cheese flavored Beggin’ Strips.

You can celebrate Halloween with your furry friends this year with Beggin’, the Official Dog Treat of Halloween. Bubba loves his Beggin’ Strips soooo much that we thought we should share the Treat Seeker game at the Purina Pet Park, where you can win one of 25,000 treat samples for your pet.

Win It

In addition to strutting around the Purina Pet Park, you can also enter for your chance to win 1 of 5 $50 Walmart gift cards!

Health, Sponsored Post

Teach Your Teen to Properly Care for Their Contacts

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*I wrote this review while participating in an Influencer campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. and received a promotional item from Mom Central to thank me for participating.*

Prior to Zack starting 7th grade I caved and took him to the eye doctor for an exam and a fitting for contact lenses. Yes, he was young but he was going to be playing football and we decided that contacts were his best option. He wore contacts for the duration of the football season and then he went back to his glasses.

Now that Zack is a sophomore in high school he is back in contacts full time however it wasn’t an easy road back. When we went in for a new exam and then back to pick up his new contacts, we had to go through the education of caring for his contacts and his eyes again.

Zack’s current contacts are Acuvue Oasys which he wears for two weeks at a time and tosses. In the beginning, I tried to get him on a schedule so he would get in the routine of taking them out every night, cleaning his case regularly and throw them away every two weeks.

For the most part, he’s done pretty well at caring for both his contacts and his eyes but I have had to remind him a few times to toss them after 2 weeks of use as well as cleaning his case on a regular basis.

To ensure he is taking care of things in a timely fashion I recently registered him with ACUMINDER, a free service that will send him a reminder via text and email when it is time to replace his contacts, order new ones or when to schedule an exam.

You can get friendly reminders emailed or texted to you or your child by signing up with ACUMINDER.

For those who need a little refresher on caring for your eyes, vision and contacts, check out this great guide for Healthy Vision & Contact Lenses.

Is your teen properly caring for their vision and contacts?

It's All About Me, Sponsored Post

Celebrate Real Beauty with Dove & Dollar General #DGFeelBeautifulFor

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*This post is made possible by participating in a blog campaign by Global Influence on behalf of Dove and Dollar General. I was compensated for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.*

A few weeks ago, before I made my way down to Milwaukee for an event, I decided it was time to make time for me. I made an appointment at my favorite salon and finally got my haircut and styled. It was amazing. It was at that moment that I decided it was time for me, to feel beautiful, for me.

Now don’t get me wrong, Alex tells me all the time that he thinks I’m beautiful and that he loves me without the makeup, hair pulled back in a ponytail or bun, wearing my glasses and lounging in yoga pants and a tank top or t-shirt.

It makes me happy to know that he always sees the beauty in me but it is something that I definitely struggle with. After having 5 kids, gaining a lot of weight from pregnancies, depression and my addiction to delicious food, I need to do what makes me feel beautiful.

After I attended that event in Milwaukee and I saw this picture that my friend and fellow blogger Maureen had snapped of me, I felt beautiful that day.

In this picture, I don’t feel fat. I don’t see the acne on my face. I don’t see the gray hairs on my head. I don’t see a mom who spends most days in her jammies eating chocolate while being exhausted and depressed.

What I see here is me, happy, having fun and feeling beautiful. That day, that was a good day!

Dove and Dollar General what you to feel beautiful with their latest deal! Now through October 19th, you can save $2 instantly when you spend $7 or more on any Dove or Vaseline products in-store.

So, what makes you feel beautiful?