Buy something, win something, find something new

How cool is this? Someone bought something from one of the sites I posted just because they read about it on my site. Love it! I am having so much fun sharing some of my favorite things with y'all.

Now its time to share some more blogs with you. This week I have a theme. Well kind of sort of maybe. Here are a few of my favorite shopping/contest/giveaway/new stuff blogs.

And to one of my dear friends - yep more shopping site for you. Tell your hubby not to get too mad at me when the credit card bill comes in.

Bloggy Giveaways - Every day a new giveaway. Every day another chance to win. Even if you don't win almost every post includes some type of discount for the company sponsoring the giveaway.

Goody Blog - contests, crafts and cool stuff!

Cool Mom Picks - a new contest everyday and links to some of the cutest stuff on the web. Geared towards those with younger kids but every now at then you find a gem like Lesser Evil Christmas Coal. I know what Unc is getting this year.

More of my blogroll

More of the blogs that I read everyday. Yes every single day.

• Rocks in my Dryer - also know as the home of "Works for Me Wednesday" (WFMW) and "What I'd like you to know". Today is a great day to check out this site. WFMW is up and as of this posting there are links to 178 WFMW posts.
• Perez Hilton - Now you know who to come to if you want to know all the details of Heidi and Spencer's wedding. I know. Don't judge. It's my guilty pleasure.
• I Need a Martini Mom - I love the stories this Kindergarten teacher has to share. And her insight to raising teenage girls, I'm taking notes.
• Big Mama - I am in awe of the way this woman writes. She has a gift for telling a story and often has one to tell that I can relate to.

My last link for today is very important this time of year. Not only is it the holiday season; a chance to spend quality time with your family. It's also the holiday movie season! One of my favorite tradition is checking out ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas and setting the DVR. Nothing better then curling up on a cold raining day watching Christmas movies.

Saving you time and money

You have to check this out.

Jo-Lynne from Musings of a Houswife has taken the time to search to the end of the Internet to find some of the best and most unique holiday gifts. There is a section for men, women, kids, jewelry, stocking stuffers and everything in between. My favorites are here, here, here, and if you know the Hubby tell him to go here. Make sure you click on the button above to check out the guide and look for special discounts codes on many of the products.

Mommy Blogs

On Wednesdays I am going to share some of my favorite websites and this week it's all about the Mommy blog. I don't know how this all started but I think the first Mommy blog I read was Mama's on a Playdate's blog about her daughter Allie. I clicked a link on a sidebar to another site and then another and I have been hooked ever since. I have a very large blogroll that I'll share with you. I check their site almost daily. I try to comment as much as possible especially after one of the bloggers posted about how comments are like pats on the back and make the posters feel better and I am all about making someone smile. Almost every day someone posts something I can totally relate to and make me feel like I am not alone out here.

So here are a couple of my favs for this week:

• Musings of a Housewife - She tells it like it is and every week she tells a story that makes me laugh or nod in agreement because my kids just did the same thing. She's also the one that introduced me to Twitter.


• I Should be Folding Laundry - An amazing women who has been through some tough times lately and has blogged it all. She open, honest and OH MY you HAVE to check out her photography.


• The Daily Mish Mash - This lady cracks me up! She is hilarious. You must be sure to stop by her site every Friday for some eye candy.


• Bakerella - You probably don't know this but I want to grow up to be the Ace of Cakes or Bakerella. I want to make everything she posts about but I just know it won't be that cute. I will be trying her cupcake pops this holiday season.


• WantNot.net - I check this site every day to find some of the greatest deals on the web.

So there you have it, the first 5 on my blogroll. Oh but wait there is more, much, much more.