Thursday, September 30, 2010
BUZZ on by Thursday 9-30-2010
Blog hops, I'm told, are a great way to start connecting with other bloggers. I'm adding my link to this Blog hop in hopes to increase my number of followers as well as find blogs to follow myself.
Introduction
'Ello! Did you just say hello? No, I said 'ello, but you're close enough!
An introduction is generally the best place to start a new journey and blogging is my new journey. My name is Billie. I'm 31 years old and I live in Iowa. I was born in Iowa, lived in Oklahoma long enough for my brother to be born, and then moved to Georgia where I lived until I was 11 when we moved back to Iowa. Even though I've lived in Iowa far longer now than Georgia, I still like to say I'm from there. I loved Georgia! I tolerate Iowa, though I detest winters.
I'm married to a 33 year old, 6'1, mostly bald, broad shouldered, foul-mouthed, video game obsessed, man-child with Peter Pan Syndrome that makes me roll my eyes, laugh until my sides hurt, and takes care of me like noone else ever has, whom I love dearly. We've been together almost eight years. He's addressed my cards to the "Ball and Chain" since April 2008. We met when I was 14 and he was 16. We dated briefly back then and found our way back to each other many years later.
My husband, Richard has two sons. Jake is 13 and lives with us full-time. His mother has been MIA since he was 9 months old and has had very little contact with him. Sad for Jake, good for me, no baby mama drama. Jake started calling me Mom the day Richard and I got married. Jake and I have a fire and ice relationship. One day I'm his best friend and the next I'm the most hideous evil step-mother ever to step foot on the planet. This is largely due to me being the disciplinarian. I like to think he'll thank me one day. I love that kid as much as any mother could. Richard's other son is 10 and lives in Colorado, I've yet to meet him. His mother refuses any contact with any of us.
I've no biological children...yet. That's a whole blog post to itself. I do have four furbabies. I have three cats, Brutus (8), Roman (7), and Little Man (7). I also have a chocolate lab Asia (5) who is also referred to as The Beast. More on them later.
I work full-time at a casino as a slot attendant, which basically means casino b!t*h. I fix slot machines, pay jackpots, make change, get drinks, run errands, and babysit machines. I'm a shoulder to cry on and a high five to slap. My job is interesting to say the least and a constant source of entertaining stories and sore feet.
I've been struggling with anxiety since I was 17 and OCD since I was 21. Posts on those at a later date.
Well there's me in a few paragraphs, though there's loads more. I'm sarcastic, opinionated, fiercely protective, curious, lazy, skeptical, hopeful, and here's to my blogging journey!
~Billie
An introduction is generally the best place to start a new journey and blogging is my new journey. My name is Billie. I'm 31 years old and I live in Iowa. I was born in Iowa, lived in Oklahoma long enough for my brother to be born, and then moved to Georgia where I lived until I was 11 when we moved back to Iowa. Even though I've lived in Iowa far longer now than Georgia, I still like to say I'm from there. I loved Georgia! I tolerate Iowa, though I detest winters.
I'm married to a 33 year old, 6'1, mostly bald, broad shouldered, foul-mouthed, video game obsessed, man-child with Peter Pan Syndrome that makes me roll my eyes, laugh until my sides hurt, and takes care of me like noone else ever has, whom I love dearly. We've been together almost eight years. He's addressed my cards to the "Ball and Chain" since April 2008. We met when I was 14 and he was 16. We dated briefly back then and found our way back to each other many years later.
My husband, Richard has two sons. Jake is 13 and lives with us full-time. His mother has been MIA since he was 9 months old and has had very little contact with him. Sad for Jake, good for me, no baby mama drama. Jake started calling me Mom the day Richard and I got married. Jake and I have a fire and ice relationship. One day I'm his best friend and the next I'm the most hideous evil step-mother ever to step foot on the planet. This is largely due to me being the disciplinarian. I like to think he'll thank me one day. I love that kid as much as any mother could. Richard's other son is 10 and lives in Colorado, I've yet to meet him. His mother refuses any contact with any of us.
I've no biological children...yet. That's a whole blog post to itself. I do have four furbabies. I have three cats, Brutus (8), Roman (7), and Little Man (7). I also have a chocolate lab Asia (5) who is also referred to as The Beast. More on them later.
I work full-time at a casino as a slot attendant, which basically means casino b!t*h. I fix slot machines, pay jackpots, make change, get drinks, run errands, and babysit machines. I'm a shoulder to cry on and a high five to slap. My job is interesting to say the least and a constant source of entertaining stories and sore feet.
I've been struggling with anxiety since I was 17 and OCD since I was 21. Posts on those at a later date.
Well there's me in a few paragraphs, though there's loads more. I'm sarcastic, opinionated, fiercely protective, curious, lazy, skeptical, hopeful, and here's to my blogging journey!
~Billie
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Recent wins
Since I've started entering blog sweepstakes, which I think has been about a month maybe a little more, I've won 4 times! I won Pigtail Pals, Dermacyte, and two others that I'll post when I receive them. I keep bonking myself on the head, why was I avoiding blog giveaways? I want to start working on setting up a blog for myself and perhaps next year I can be a blog that is hosting the reviews/giveaways too.
Win from August
I forgot to post about my AmericInn win! I was at work checking Facebook on my break and I was scrolling through the status updates and saw one for AmericInn about the winner of their scavenger hunt, it had some other name. I kept scrolling and the first prize winners names were listed next. I saw my name! I posted on their Facebook page that I was happy I had won and sent them an email asking if they needed any information from me. I got a response I think that night or the next day saying that they would send my prize to the address I had signed up with and that it would require a signature! I had my prize within the next three days! This is my biggest win so far. It was a $100 Visa gift card (which has already been used, I treated the family to Famous Dave's) and two $100 gift certificates to AmericInn.
This is such a neat win because when my husband and I first got together we actually stayed at an AmericInn suite.
This is such a neat win because when my husband and I first got together we actually stayed at an AmericInn suite.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Mailbox
I received the Xeko trading card game recently. It comes in an extremely nice wooden box, with playing cards and game how-tos inside. The concept of the game seems like it would be close to Pokemon or Magic. It's an eco-animal adventure where you play with your friends or online in a virtual world and it saves REAL animals like tigers, polar bears, and pandas. I want to give this to my nephew Marcus for the holidays. I think he might be a little young to understand it completely, but I think he'll have fun playing with it and learning about the animals. http://xeko.com/
I received the Pigtail Pals shirt, it's so cute! It has a little girl in a fireman's outfit and says "I look good in red." It also came with two pencils and some stickers. I love the idea of encouraging girls to be anything that they want to be. Actually, I love the idea of encouraging everyone to be whatever they want. If you want to check out their website it's http://pigtailpals.com. They have a wide variety of products including shirts, hat, and school supplies. This was a blog win from http://confessionsofanover-workedmom.blogspot.com/
I received two full size Dermacyte products in the mail today. http://www.buydermacyte.com/ My mom wanted to get a little plastic surgery done last year, but she ended up unable to get it done. When I got the email that I won these, I was so excited because I could give it to her for the holidays. One product is Oxygen Concentrate and the other is Oxygenating Eye Complex. The blog that I entered the giveaway at gave rave reviews on both, so I'm hoping my Mom will enjoy a little luxury. The blog hosting the giveaway was http://www.candidclevercosteffective.net
I received a nice sample size of Redkin shampoo that I gave to Jake. I think it's half empty in the shower already.
As you can guess, I love getting the mail. I love getting freebies, samples, prizes! Most of the time these outnumber the bills so I still get the mail with a smile on my face.
I received the Pigtail Pals shirt, it's so cute! It has a little girl in a fireman's outfit and says "I look good in red." It also came with two pencils and some stickers. I love the idea of encouraging girls to be anything that they want to be. Actually, I love the idea of encouraging everyone to be whatever they want. If you want to check out their website it's http://pigtailpals.com. They have a wide variety of products including shirts, hat, and school supplies. This was a blog win from http://confessionsofanover-workedmom.blogspot.com/
I received two full size Dermacyte products in the mail today. http://www.buydermacyte.com/ My mom wanted to get a little plastic surgery done last year, but she ended up unable to get it done. When I got the email that I won these, I was so excited because I could give it to her for the holidays. One product is Oxygen Concentrate and the other is Oxygenating Eye Complex. The blog that I entered the giveaway at gave rave reviews on both, so I'm hoping my Mom will enjoy a little luxury. The blog hosting the giveaway was http://www.candidclevercosteffective.net
I received a nice sample size of Redkin shampoo that I gave to Jake. I think it's half empty in the shower already.
As you can guess, I love getting the mail. I love getting freebies, samples, prizes! Most of the time these outnumber the bills so I still get the mail with a smile on my face.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Recent wins
I won a Xeko Trading card set, which I have to research because I have no idea what it is! It was from the Quicken Loans instant win. 8-30-2010 11:46pm
Today I received an email for my first blog win! It's for a shirt and back to school set from Pigtail Pals through the blog Confessions of an Overworked Mom! I plan on giving this to my neice Brianna for the holidays.
Today I received an email for my first blog win! It's for a shirt and back to school set from Pigtail Pals through the blog Confessions of an Overworked Mom! I plan on giving this to my neice Brianna for the holidays.
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