Dore's Diaries Blog Anniversary Giveaway

Dore's Diary is celebrating its 1 year blog anniversary! Wish her congrats and go enter her giveaway!! Check out this Prize List!


Giveaway Part 1 - US RESIDENTS ONLY

**First Place**
~Cosmedicine Healthy Face Regimen ($102 value)c/o Beauty Junkies Unite
~Your choice of Custom Blogspot 3 column Blog Design
($75 value) OR a Portrait Tile Pendant ($50 value) c/o Angela Vinez Design

**Second Place**
~Microfiber Camisole and Thong Set ($60 value) c/o My Adea
~Free Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Decor Canister coupon
($5.49 value) c/o Clorox

**Third Place**
~Baby Basket w/ Lavender Chamomile Baby Lotion 8oz, Baby Fresh Whipped Body Butter 8 oz, Baby Bum Rub Ointment, and Chamomile Glycerine Baby Soap ($46.00 value)
c/o Vital Earth Traditions
~Free Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Decor Canister coupon
($5.49 value) c/o Clorox

**Fourth Place**
~Savorings Serving Tray Gift Set c/o Pillsbury
~Shirt of your choice ($24 value) c/o Leave Me B

**Fifth Place**
~Savorings Wine Bag Gift Set c/o Pillsbury
~Shirt of your choice ($24 value) c/o Leave Me B

**Sixth Place**
~Pillsbury Home is Calling Gift Basket c/o Pillsbury
~Shirt of your choice ($24 value) c/o Leave Me B

**Seventh Place**
~Lure for Him and Lure for Her Gift Set ($38 value)
c/o Eden Fantasys, an awesome place for Adult Toys

**Eighth Place**
~"Gift of Beauty" ($35 value) c/o It's A Glam Thing

**Ninth Place**
~$20 Gift Certificate c/o Vital Earth Traditions

**Tenth Place**
~8 oz. Soy Candle ($15.75 value) c/o Lorain's Touch
~PureSilk Moisturizing Shave Cream Sample c/o Barbasol Pure Silk

**Eleventh Place**
~Spinlash ($15 value) c/o Spinlash
~PureSilk Moisturizing Shave Cream Sample c/o Barbasol Pure Silk

**Twelfth Place**
~Bitch Balance Butter ($9 value) c/o Vital Earth Traditions
~PureSilk Moisturizing Shave Cream Sample c/o Barbasol Pure Silk

**Thirteenth Place**
~Free Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Decor Canister coupon
($5.49 value) c/o Clorox
~2 oz. Soy Candle ($3.25 value) c/o Lorain's Touch

**Fourteenth Place**
~Free Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Decor Canister coupon
($5.49 value) c/o Clorox
~PureSilk Moisturizing Shave Cream Sample c/o Barbasol Pure Silk

**Fifteenth Place**
~Free Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Decor Canister coupon
($5.49 value) c/o Clorox

Giveaway Part 2 - OPEN TO EVERYONE!

**First Place**
~Custom Banner ($149 value) c/o Bannerwind.com
~5,000 EC credits c/o Paperkraft.net

**Second Place**
~Professional Logo ($99 value) c/o Logowind.com
~2,000 EC credits c/o Random Detoxification
~1000 EC credits c/o Freaky Frugalite

**Third Place**
~10,000 EC credits c/o Kampanye Damai Pemilu Indonesia 2009
~1,000 EC credits c/o A Grateful Heart
~The All-New DIL Rules eBook ($14.95 value) c/o Sally Shields

**Fourth Place**
~2,000 EC credits c/o Seek No More
~1,500 EC credits c/o PolitEkon
~1,500 EC credits c/o Nesting Buddy
~By the Book: How to Take Care of MY Kids eBook ($9.95 value)
c/o Karmel Publishing

**Fifth Place**
~2,000 EC credits c/o Windmill on the Hill
~1,500 EC credits c/o Things About Computer

**Sixth Place**
~1,500 EC credits c/o A Simple Life
~1,500 EC credits c/o Mature Not Senile
~1 month 125x125 ad space on PR3
c/o Better Interpersonal Communication

**Seventh Place**
~2,000 EC credits c/o Moms... check nyo
~500 EC credits c/o Legal Cat-astrophe
~1 month 125x125 ad space on PR3 c/o Dore's Diaries

**Eight Place**
~1,000 EC credits c/o Indo Contest
~500 EC credits c/o Affiliatizer
~500 EC credits c/o Rapid Shoots
~500 EC credits c/o Scandals Prime dot COM
~250 EC credits c/o Stay at Home Mom
~1 month 125x125 ad space on PR3 c/o Symphony of Love

**Ninth Place**
~2000 EC credits c/o DB Comix
~500 EC credits c/o AllBlogContest
~1 month 125x125 ad space on PR2 c/o Free Famous Quotes

**Tenth Place**
~1500 EC credits c/o Mommy's Little Corner
~500 EC credits c/o My Kids Are My World
~1 month 125x125 ad space on PR2 c/o Gift Reviews

**Eleventh Place**
~1000 EC credits c/o East Coast Life
~500 EC credits c/o Vanilla Seven
~200 EC credits c/o Margie and Edna's Basement
~1 month 125 x 125 ad space on PR2 c/o Blog Friendly PR

**Twelfth Place**
~1000 EC credits c/o Life's a Pizza Pie
~500 EC credits c/o Make Every Day Your Lucky Day

**Thirteenth Place**
~1024 EC credits c/o The Matthias Chronicles

**Fourteenth Place**
~250 EC credits c/o Pregnant with Cancer
~250 EC credits c/o Nothing Off Limits


Great list, isn't it?! What are you waiting for? Go enter!!

Bee and Rose 100th Post Giveaway!

Dawn over at Bee and Rose is celebrating her 100th post with a fabulous giveaway! She's giving away over 20 items! Vera Bradley goodies, Philosophy Amazing Grace, Burt's Bees lip balm, UglyDolls, and Rosebud Salve just to name a few! Go check it out and wish Dawn congrats!!

Blog Giveaways

I wanted to share some great blog giveaways I've found! Good luck everyone!


Vino Bodega is giving away a wine goodies prize pack. (Ends Monday 4/6 at 10pm est)

Chic Galleria is giving away a $15 Starbucks gift certificate. (Ends 4/9)

Feisty, Frugal and Fabulous is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Clippopotamus. (Ends 4/15)

Jaime's Precious Peas is giving away a $30 Stitcheroos gift certificate. (Ends 4/16)

Design {for} Baby is giving away 25 free cards from Peek-a-boo Paperie. (Ends 4/18)

Jolly Mom is giving away a Bibbie from Dilly Dally. (Ends 4/20)

Go Graham Go is giving away a handmade birthday shirt from Polka Tot Boutique. (Ends 4/20)

PrissyGreen is giving 6 winners a shirt of their choice from Eco-Gear. (Ends 4/20)

A Giveaway Addicted Mom is giving away a $50 Photofiddle gift certificate. (Ends 4/20)

The Mom Buzz is giving away a Panosonic Inverter Microwave! (Ends 5/2)

TV Thursday!

**SPOILER ALERT! Don't Read if you don't want to hear about what happened on the last American Idol or Grey's Anatomy!!**

I watch a lot of tv. Probably more than I should. We watch reality shows, dramas, comedies, news specials, talk shows, etc. I will admit that we DVR everything and I don't always watch the tv live, but we do our best to stay caught up.

I was looking for something fun to talk about on Thursdays, and I decided to chat about tv. With all the tv I watch, I should never be at a loss for something to say!

Lost: Check out this funny idea for a Lost spinoff called Lil' Lost. If you watch Lost, this is going to crack you up! I'll let it speak for itself, but notice the great illustration. Love the polar bear!

American Idol: Did anyone watch last night? Megan Joy was eliminated from the competition last night. Let me just vent about it a bit. When Megan was put in the bottom three, Ryan asked Megan what she thought about Simon's harsh critique the night before. She said, "I love you Simon, but I don't really care." Now granted, we all know she DID care. Of course she did. She wanted to win this competition and change her life. But she talked back to Simon and said she didn't care. My problem last night, was with the way Simon responded. When Megan was announced as the one to go home, Ryan asked Simon if the judges were considering using the new "save" rule to save Megan. Simon responded to Megan, saying "With all due respect, Megan, you said you don't care, and nor do we." He then said that they weren't going to even consider saving her, so she should just enjoy her last song. I thought that was very childish of Simon. There was no reason they couldn't have told her to do her best and then they'd decide, even if they'd already made up their minds. I thought Simon took offense to Megan's remark and then he acted like a child. I know Simon's job is to be blunt and harsh, but I think he took it too far last night.

Grey's Anatomy: I loved McDreamy's proposal!! I think it was so funny how the Chief kept Meredith from getting on the wrong elevator, and then when the right elevator opened, How good did Derek look?! I don't think I ever noticed the grey streak in his hair before. Maybe it was the dark outfit he was wearing, but he looked good! It will be interesting to see what happens this week after Izzy's surgery and Christina's breakup. I also loved the interaction between Callie and George. I think they had a great dynamic during that episode.

Ok, that's all for TV Thursday...feel free to let me know what shows you all want to talk about! Chances are, I watch them too!

Happily Handmade Giveaway!

The 2009 Happily Homemade Giveaway has begun! They are giving away over $8000 worth of indie products to 25 lucky winners! You can enter once on each of the indie sponsors' websites, so make sure you check out these shops! That's 42 entries!! You can maximize your chances to win while checking out some great indie shops. These shops really offer some wonderful, unique items! Find the list of participating shops here. Find everything from jewelry to art to handbags. Really wonderful stuff. But don't take my word for it!

Each site has different forms, so make sure you fill out the necessary info. First and Last name and email address are required for each entry. Some sites also require subscribing to their mailing list, but remember you can always unsubscribe when the giveaway is over. But I don't think you'll want to once you see the beautiful items these shops are selling.

Entries are open from April 1 to May 13. Winners will be notified on May 18 via email. All winners must respond within 72 hours to claim their prize. So please make sure you enter the correct email!

But you all can read the rules yourselves! The important thing is that you enter!!

Go enter NOW!!

Recycle and You Will Receive

Origins is introducing its Return to Origins Recycling Program. Starting tomorrow, April 2nd, you can bring your empty cosmetic bottles, jars and containers to Origins to be recycled or used for energy recovery. It doesn't matter what brand! Cosmetic bottles, tubes and caps are not easily recognized so they aren't always excepted by neighborhood recycling companies. This is a great opportunity to do some good. And for your effort, Origins will give you a sample of your choice of one of Origins' skincare products. Some stores are even having special guests and giveaways! Check the schedule here.

So go do your part tomorrow and get something in return for your good deed!

Wordless Wednesday -- Lucky

This is my first wordless wednesday, so I'm cheating a bit I think by posting a video but I found this on youtube and it was so cute I couldn't resist sharing it. Happy April everyone!

To see other Wordless Wednesday entries visit Wordless Wednesday and 5 Minutes For Mom.