Updated Thoughts on a New Year! Welcome to 2010!!!

The holidays were wonderful. I shared some special times with family and friends. Now, I'm looking forward to the new year. It started out with a fun-filled weekend away celebrating my friend's birthday. We gambled, ate, and generally partied our hearts out. Now for the past week, I've been stuck at home sick. Yeehaw! (you think... a week off from work), but nope, I'm starting to go batty. Now, I'm on antibiotics and steroids and hoping to get over this bronchitis, but in the meantime, the meds are making me both loopy and restless. At least I'm catching up on my emails and all of the movies I've missed. Thanks for listening, and everyone out there stay happy and healthy in 2010!

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Metal Clay Book Giveaway

My husband has recently really become interested in jewelry making. He has mostly worked in fused glass and is verging on obsessed with his new hobby. The other day, told me about another medium that he wants to try out. It's called Precious Metal Clay. The "clay" is a polymer that consists of precious metals and a binding agent. After firing in a kiln, only the metal remains. Well, lo and behold, I stumbled across a giveaway for a book about this craft. Take a look at http://www.favecrafts.com/sweeps/Metal-Clay-Book-Giveaway# where they are giving away a copy of Metal Clay, Beyond the Basics, By Carol A. Babineau. It looks like a great book and would definitely be a great present under the tree for my husband.

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HP Touchsmart 600 Desktop PC Giveaway!

Wow! Run, don't walk, over to Jolly Mom (http://www.jollymom.com). (button on my blog too). She is giving away a fabulous brand new hi-tech all-in-one HP Touchsmart 600 Desktop Computer HP ( http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/touchsmart/ ). Yes!!! I can't begin to explain how cool this computer is. HP and Microsoft worked together to develop a computer that bundles all of the components into one thin screen. Yep, the computer is IN THE SCREEN. It is a a massive space-saver, not to mention a very powerful computer.

Those of us who have gotten hooked on the touch-screen features of our smart phones, now have that same (and MORE ADVANCED) technology in a desktop computer. It also comes bundled with the new Windows 7 OS and lots of cool software and games.

It's a fantastic giveaway! Good Luck to everyone.

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Dado Blade Giveaway at Home Construction Improvement (dot com)

Woodworking is one of those hobbies that is addictive. Every trip to the home improvement store yields more fun gizmos and gadgets to help us with our projects. Well, Todd at http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/ has a giveaway up for us woodworking fiends. He's giving away a Stacked Dado set to one of his VERY LUCKY readers. For folks that aren't familiar with this type of blade "set" make sure that your read Todd's review. He will fill you in on how the Stacked Dado blade can accomplish so much more than your average table saw blade.

here's a link to the blog and giveaway! http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/delta-stacked-dado-set-giveaway/

The winner will receive the Delta 8″ Stacked Dado Set Model #35-7670! It's a $150 value!!!

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Lenovo IdeaPad U350 Review & Giveaway!

Wow, I can't believe this wonderful giveaway. Yes, I am a techno-geek and I love that so many other folks are also getting more interested in computers. The greatest thing about computers is that they are really getting so easy to operate that they practically take care of themselves. There is a lot less "operator-error" to deal with.

Head over to www.mommypr.com and check out there great giveaway. They are giving away a Lenovo IdeaPad U350!!! Yes, a free Computer! The IdeaPad is perfect for us bloggers on the go. According to MommyPr's review, it is lightweight and even has a cool new feature called "veriface". The laptop literally takes a picture of you with it's webcam and then uses that photo to verify that the operator is the owner. How cool and Star Trek-like is that?

While you are over at MommyPr, check out the rest of the blog. There is a lot going on over there, and it is a great resource, especially with the holiday season coming up.

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The Dremel 4000 Giveaway at Home Construction Improvement

Any of you who read my blog will know that one of my favorite blogs is at http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/ . Todd Fratzel runs a great site with tips on home improvement and also sends out an informative newsletter. Yeah, yeah, I've written about Todd's site before, but trust me, you are gonna want to head over there right now to get entered into his newest giveaway.

Homeimprovement.com is giving away a brand new Dremel 4000. This is the latest and greatest in the Dremel line of rotary tools. Just reading his review got my mind to wondering about all of the tasks that I could take on (and actually complete!) with this handy little (yet powerful!) tool. One of the greatest things about dremels is all of the cool attachments you can get for them. They basically become a small everything-power-tool. You can use cutting wheels, polishing discs, sharpening blades, drill bits, and even router bits. Gotta love the multi-tasking ability of this dynamo. So... yeah, get over to homeimprovement.com and read the whole review and sign up for Todd's newsletter!

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Oreck Halo Vacuum Cleaner Giveaway at MommyGoggles!

Anyone who knows me knows that I have two cats, a husband, and a four bedroom house. I am also always on the go and often entertain. I really need some help keeping our castle in order and ready for guests. Well, I love the idea of the new Oreck Halo Vacuum. It actually KILLS GERMS!!! Yes, it knocks those dustmites and germies right out! This is about the coolest vaccum that I have heard of. Considering that our vacuum is more of a dust-blower, I am very intrigued by the wonderful features of this Oreck vacuum.

Well, go on over to www.mommygoggles.com ( http://www.mommygoggles.com/oreck-halo-vacuum-cleaner/#comment-79857 ) and read Tanya's great review of this vacuum. Even better, enter her contest. Yep, she's giving away a free Oreck Halo Vacuum to one of her readers. Yeah, yeah, I really want to win it for myself, but fear not dear readers, you can throw your hat into the ring for the competition too. Oh, and while you are over at MommyGoggles, take a look around her blog. It is really worth a read!

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Life has been exciting and busy...

Yes, my adventure of a life has been continuing at full-speed. In the last month, I have gone to NFL football games, NHL hockey games, the symphony, lots of dinners out, and 2 vacations. Yep! that's right two vacations. The first was a quick weekend away with my husband and friends for his birthday. We headed down to Tunica, MS and did a bit of gambling and playing. I always describe to to friends as kind of like "Chuck E. Cheese" for adults. You pay money to play games, eat lots of food, and well since we're adults, drink free drinkees. It's a blast and really a great way to get rid of some stress.

Our other vacation was to beautiful Taos, New Mexico. We had never been their before, and I can definitely recommend it as a gorgeous place to visit. We spent three luxurious nights at the El Monte Sagrada resort and spa. Boy, oh Boy, that place treated me like a queen. It is so relaxing and quiet with beautiful views of the mountains. We also visited the Indian Pueblo, some art galleries, and the surrounding countryside. The beauty was almost overwhelming. I will attach a photo to give you just a hint of how special a place Taos is.

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