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It's Our Birthday! Review/Giveaway *Queen of Your Own Life: The Grown-Up Woman's Guide to Claiming Happiness and Getting the Life You Deserve

Saturday, July 3, 2010

When I first saw this book, I knew I had to read it! I also saw how perfect it fit in with this blog, so I contacted Kathy and Cindy on their Facebook page.
This book made me laugh and cry, but most of all I felt empowered again...and I didn't feel alone in what I was feeling lately. While I was reading it in the bedroom, I was yelling "yes, yes, YES..." which made my guy come running in, all excited, thinking perhaps he was going to see something other than me with my nose in a book! He turned away saying "oh, that queen book again". This book will make you rethink everything and make you KNOW that you are a Queen...no matter what age you are in numbers. Run, jump, play in the puddles, if you are so inclined to- it's OK!
Here's a description of the book from Amazon:


Discover the Seven Best Gifts You Can Give YourselfQueen of Your Own Life is a philosophy, a decision and an invitation to happiness for women who have made the tough but rewarding journey to the midpoint in their lives. Kathy Kinney (best known as Mimi on The Drew Carey Show) and Cindy Ratzlaff (marketing genius behind the launch of The South Beach Diet) have been best friends for more than thirty years, and have helped each other navigate the ups and downs of their lives with humor and grace.
In this entertaining and inspiring book, they share the tried-and-true techniques they call "the seven best gifts a woman can give herself." They reveal how they learned to value themselves just the way they are—women in full bloom, sensual, vibrant, wise and more beautiful than ever—and they'll show you how you can, too.
With these seven gifts you'll discover how to:
• Claim your beauty and feel your power
• Clean your mental closet and find your queen voice
• Admire yourself for who you've become
• Build deep, fulfilling friendships with other women
• Establish firm boundaries that will strengthen all your relationships
• Learn the simple trick to finally being happy
• Place the crown firmly on your head
With humor, comfort and inspiration, Queen of Your Own Life offers easy step-by-step actions to blast away at the societal tall tale that young is beautiful and old is just old. If you've been feeling that the best part of your life may be behind you, then this book will prove to you just how untrue that is, and that the door to being happy is not only never closed, but just waiting for you to fling it open. Remember, you don't have to be twenty to have your whole life ahead of you. Now is the time to become Queen of Your Own Life!

Kathy and Cindy would like to give one of my readers their own copy Queen of Your Own Life. All you have to do is go to Queen of Your Own Life website and sign up for their newsletter! Just doing that, you will be a winner, because you will be then welcomed to the rest of your life! (This is also required for entry and for all other entries to count.)

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Giveaway open to Continental US only
Giveaway ends July 9th
*Please tell me how to contact you you in comments
Giveaway is over and Randomizer has spoken... #15
 Winner has been notified.
 

DISCLOSURE: I have not received any monetary compensation, however the company did send me the product to review which will be mine to keep, for my honest, unbiased opinion as seen in my full disclosure.
PRIVACY POLICY: Reinventing Myself holds all blog reader information collected for giveaways in the strictest confidence. I will not sell or share email addresses or mailing addresses with any other entity. All winner's information such as email address, mailing address, and at times, phone numbers is collected for companies at their request honoring the giveaways. All photographs are my property and are not to be taken without my permission.


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All You magazine

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

All You (1-year)
While I am getting my other reviews and giveaway together, I thought I would take a moment and share some of the things in my life that I just could not do without. The first one that comes to mind is All You magazine.
I subscribe faithfully year after year and have never been let down. It's like a friend that has come to visit when it comes in the mail! I have to have that cup of tea, my afghan of love ( my mom made it and it's all mauvey colors) and peace and quiet. I do grab it and take it with me when I am on the go too, for some quick reads, but then I always go back and reread it.
It's FULL of information! So full, that I have a notebook too when I read and here's why...It's also FULL of coupons, websites and *here it is* places to get freebies, and oh, yeah, I did mention coupons. I do have a subscription but sometimes the coupons are so great, I do go and buy another magazine. The notebook- I found that I have to write some things down because if I tear out a page, well, then the coupon is torn on the other side or vice versa, so I just write it down.
I can't say enough about this magazine though. I have gotten it for gifts, even for a housewarming gift- it's perfect! I was thinking with Mother's Day coming up, it would be great for a mom...It's not age trageted either, which is just another thing that I love about it.
Ok, enough about All You (1-year) I was just reading it today and had to share what a fantastic magazine it really is!

Thanks ALL YOU!









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Winner of Banderas Bay Salsa Review and Giveaway

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The great randomizer has spoken...#8 is the winner for the Banderas Bay Gourmet Salsa and Hot Sauce and that is
cdziuba@_____
her comment: follow on twitter cdziuba

As with all giveaways on my site will be, the winners have 48 hours to claim their prizes before a new winner will be chosen. All winners will be contacted in every way I can locate you in...Facebook, Twitter, Email..etc.

Thanks to all of you that have entered and follow! Without you I couldn't do what I do. This is the first review and giveaway...and I am learning- so thank you again, for your patience!

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Banderas Bay Salsa Review and Giveaway

Monday, April 26, 2010

I would like to apologize in the delays in getting this posted. It's the first review and giveaway- had a bit to learn first. So, without further ado...


Nicole of Banderas Bay Salsa
sent me some of her amazing salsa to try.  We tried the Mango


and the Fresh Tomato Salsa


Here are their descriptions- I wish you could just dip your fingers in this...the desciption doesn't do it justice!
Mango Salsa...
Chunks of sweet mango and a kick of lime blend with just the right heat from serrano peppers and a refreshing hint of mint. Use it as a relish on fish or chicken or as a topping for vanilla ice cream.
Fresh Tomato Salsa...
Medium salsa bursting with the flavor of chunky tomato, fresh cilantro and garlic, with just the right amount of jalapeno heat, which keeps you coming back for more.

This is not your average, everyday salsa! Nope, I didn't even want to just try it on chips. We tried it on Cheeseburger Pie, brats and I even scooped some cucumbers in it! The Tomato Salsa tasted fresh out of the garden and was mild enough that even children would like it on hotdogs. In talking with Nicole, that is how she started her company. She was looking for salsa that didn't have any preservatives and additives and something her "picky" child would eat. She couldn't find, so she just made it...and then she just kept going! I love that and the fact that she is an entrepreneur with that spirit!
Onto the Mango Salsa...I had to keep myself from just not eating it out of the jar! When is the last time you could say that about a salsa? It reminded me of the sweet relish on Chicago Dogs- with just a tiny kick, so I dipped cucumbers with it too. This stuff is not your mama's salsa!
Nicole is generously giving away to one lucky follower, a salsa gift pack of their choosing!
Some to choose from are:
Mango Salsa
Black Bean Salsa
Pineapple Salsa
Fresh Tomato Salsa
Garlic & Habanero Salsa
Roasted Garlic & Habanero Hot Sauce
and Special Select Mild Pepper Sauce

and she's growing!

All you have to do is visit Banderas Bay and tell me what Salsa you would like.  Then tell me something about that salsa. (This entry must be done for any others to count)

EXTRA ENTRIES:
1) Fan Banderas Bay on Facebook
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5) Follow me on Twitter
6) Blog about the giveaway and link to Banderas Bay and me and return with the URL
7) Tweet about the giveaway and return with the URL
Giveaway open to Continental US, Canada, and all International
Giveaway Ends May 3, 2010
Please leave a way for me to contact you in your comments.


Disclaimer:
I was not paid in any form of cash for this posting.
I did receive product or services to keep for my testing purposes, the information and Banderas Bay Gourmet Salsa and Hot Sauce were given to me from Banderas Bay Gourmet Salsa and Hot Sauce.
The product itself did not persuade my personal beliefs or views.





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