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Skin Cancer Awareness Month, RePin To Stop Skin Cancer

[ 2 ] May 19, 2012 | Shelley Zurek

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month

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Summer is right around the corner so it’s no surprise that May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The focus of the campaign is to highlight prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer. In the US, each year, two million people are diagnosed with nonmelanoma skin cancers (mostly basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas). These cancers, while highly treatable, can lead to disfigurement when left untreated. The most deadly form of skin cancer is Malignant melanoma with 57,000 diagnosed and 9000 deaths from the disease in 2008. This figure continues to rise.

RePin to Stop Skin Cancer

Each year, a blogger I try to post about the Skin Cancer Awareness cause in May. As Blog readers and Bloggers, I am asking you to do your part to Stop Skin Cancer. You can protect yourself by avoiding prolonged exposure to the sun and staying out of tanning beds. When you must be in the sun, cover up, wear and reapply sunscreen, and don’t forget your hat. You can help protect others by Repinning (to Pinterest) any or ALL of the following Skin Cancer Quotes to increase awareness as we roll into the summer months.

If you need a Pinterest invite just leave your email in the comments below. We’ll get you one right away. If you are a blogger and would like me to design a Skin Cancer Awareness Pin/Quote for your blog, just send me the quote and I will gladly put you one together so you can increase awareness from your blog!!

Pale is the New Tan Melanoma Awareness

States Melanoma Awareness

Ban Tanning beds Minors

UV Exposure Melanoma Awareness Month

Now give this post a Thumbs up on Stumble Upon, so that people all over the internet can get this important message!

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Nature’s Hand Granola Review and Flash sweep (Starts Tonight at 5:00PM)

[ 49 ] May 18, 2012 | Shelley Zurek

Nature’s Hand Granola Enhances your Breakfast and Recipes

Flash Giveaway for Two Packages of your Choice Starts Tonight starts at 5:00PM

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Nature’s Hand Granola (note the almost empty bag..We couldn’t even wait to eat it to take the picture !)

Nature’s Hand Granola — A Whole Lot of NO!

What I first noticed about Nature’s Hand Granola was all the things it DIDN’T have. NO Artificial Colors or Flavors. NO Preservatives. NO Sodium. NO TransFats. NO High Fructose Corn Syrup. Well..YEAH! Sounds like a great snack. But really, without all of those things..how did it taste? At 140 Calories for a 1/4 cups serving, I was hoping for a great flavor punch. I first sampled the Wild BlueBerry Flavor of Nature’s Hand. Oh Boy..I had to stop myself as I wanted to use it in this recipe for Baked Oatmeal and I had to have enough to use the Granola to top the recipe. (Aside>> this Baked Blackberry Granola Oatmeal recipe was super delicious with the Wild Blueberry Granola by Nature’s Hand!) The Maple Pecan was Very Mapley…In a good way. We tried the Maple Pecan as a stand alone cereal and also over salad..both good choices. The other flavors of Granola they offer are:

- Original Vanilla Almond
- Cranberry Delight
- French Vanilla Almond
- Raisin Hazelnut
- Cinnamon Apple

Women Over 45 (and all our younger friends)– If you love granola like my family, the way you might enjoy it the most is the old-fashioned European way for breakfast sprinkled over yogurt. My husband thought the granola was the best this way and he even added a little Tangerine Balsamic Vinegar over the whole mixture! You can also cruise over to http://www.natureshand.com/ for some great recipes like Ice Cream Pie, Chewy Granola Cookies, and Caramel Apple Treat. I want to send them my Baked Blackberry Granola Oatmeal (you can submit your recipes too! info@natureshand.com) Join Nature’s Hand Granola’s growing Facebook family and Twitter followers.

THE GIVEAWAY:

Giveaway is for 31 Hours Only. Ends May 19th at 11:59 PM

THE PRIZE:

1 Winner will take home 2 full size bags of Nature’s Hand Granola in the Flavor of their choice!

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Disclosure:This review was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. All prizing for MSM giveaways is handled by a third party unless otherwise noted. For this reason prize fulfillment can take up to 90 days after the winners information is received.

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$68 Bloom Black Ties Review and Giveaway

[ 46 ] May 18, 2012 | Shelley Zurek

Introducing the Serpentine Black Ties from Bloom

Blog Note: Bloom Black Ties Giveaway is part of the Oh! So Pretty Hop hosted by How Was Your Day? and Saved By Grace. All of the blogs below have joined forces to bring you beauty-related giveaways. Once you’ve entered here, be sure to hop along to all the others on the linky at the end of the post.

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Antique Black Ties ($34) INTRODUCING Serpentine Black Ties ($34)

Bloom Black Ties has had a whirlwind launch year starting with the lines debut at PROJECT Las Vegas and highlighted by stories on Yahoo! Shine, Oprah Blog, InStyle Magazine, Still Blonde after all these YEARS (here and here) and RealSimple. For the kickoff for their second year, Bloom is introducing the Serpentine Black Tie. These new lines are now being showcased at www.jewelrybybloom.com

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still blonde Chief Blonde Remarks: We adore Bloom Black Ties! I tried these when they introduced them just exactly a year ago. I received four last year to try in the Gala and Braid styles. As you know, I have super thick hair so I never expected the Bloom Hair Ties to last a whole year, but a year later, the Bloom Black ties look just as good as the New Antique Style and the newly introduced Bloom Serpentine Ties! I find the new Serpentine design to be exciting. As you can see, the philosophy behind the Bloom Black Ties is that you can wear them in a fashionable manner around your wrist and then when you need a hair tie, you can take it off and put it in your hair…Fashionably. Still Love! Still Recommend!

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It’s A Bloom Black Tie Arm Party with the Chief Blonde!

THE GIVEAWAY:

May 18–May 24 11:59 PM EST

THE PRIZE:

1 Winner will win Antique Bloom Black Ties ($34) and 1 Winner will win Serpentine Bloom Black Ties ($34)

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Fifty Shades of Grey Review, Women over 45 Respond (Ellen Degeneres)

[ 27 ] May 16, 2012 | Shelley Zurek

Fifty Shades of Grey Review by E.L James, My Response Exactly!

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Ellen Degeneres, Dramtic Reading of E. L. James, fifty Shades of Grey

Watch the Video below to see Ellen Degeneres take on these smutty Novels that have Women over 45 blushing!

Fifty Shades of Grey Review–The Non-review of this Trilogy

I am not going to go into the detail of these novels, the Shades of Grey Trilogy by E.L. James, other than comment that Erotica, S&M, and sex dominated books are NOT my idea of books that should be occupying the #1, #2, and #3 spot on the New York Times best seller list. REALLY? No… I haven’t read them, nor do I have any interest. Ellen’s response is pretty much my own, but her face and expressions are funnier so I let her say it for me!

I am not even going to ask you what YOU think…But I know you will tell me ANYWAY!

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$150 Complete Idiot’s Guide Review & Giveaway (8 Cookbooks, 1 Winner)

[ 94 ] May 16, 2012 | Shelley Zurek

Get Ready for Summer with 8 Complete Idiot’s guide books

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Blog Note: This Complete Idiot’s Guide is part of the the 2012 Savory Summer giveaway event, sponsored by Measuring Flower, Graphoniac. After entering our giveaway go to the linky at the bottom of the page for a bunch of other awesome blogs bringing you some tasteful food or food-related giveaways. Enter the grand prize HERE, sponsors are Nostalgia Electrics (Margarator) and Ella’s Kitchen (3 month supply of Baby food).

The Complete Idiot Guide Books we are giving away today include:

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to DASH Diet Cooking is packed with over 150 recipes for adding some variety and fresh spring taste to any dish – while sticking to the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. The guide also includes DASH meal plans and exercises specifically tailored to enhance the effects of the diet. ISBN: 9781615641666, May 2012, $19.95

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Eating Paleo provides insight into a fresh, but ancient, style of dieting, which focuses on the foods of our Paleolithic ancestors. They feasted on lean meats, fruits and vegetables, nuts, and seeds. The book includes over 100 recipes and meal plans for sticking to and making the most out of the Paleolithic diet. ISBN: 9781615641499, April 2012, $18.95

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Smoking Foods is the go-to guide for this year’s BBQ season with detailed instructions on smoking with a variety of flavoring and fueling techniques. More than smoking traditional meats, celebrity chef and author, Ted Reader, smokes out unusual food recipes. ISBN: 9781615641550, April 2012, $18.95

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Green Smoothies is filled with hundreds of green recipes that increase energy, boost metabolism, burn fat, and cleanse body toxins. It is an easy to follow guide for the “green smoothie movement,” and is vegan and vegetarian friendly, with additional content on growing and foraging green ingredients. ISBN: 9781615641642, May 2012, $14.95

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Fermenting Foods covers the amazing health benefits of fermented or “living” foods and the techniques for safely fermenting all food types from pickles to sourdough bread at home. ISBN: 9781615641505, April 2012, $18.95

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Sausage Making gives readers the tools to prepare a variety of delicious sausages with easy-to-follow recipes and instructions ranging from traditional game meats to seafood, and even vegetarian sausages. Sausages bought at grocery stores may contain some unwelcome surprises: fillers, artificial preservatives, and extra salt. Skip those store-bought mystery ingredients and learn how to make a healthier homemade sausage. ISBN: 9781615641451, February 2012, $16.95

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Meals in 30 Minutes or Less contains over 500 delicious recipes—from appetizers to full entrees—that will help anyone in a hurry make fresh and healthy meals that are satisfying and delicious. ISBN: 9781615641468, January 2012, $21.95

The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Starting a Food Truck Business explains how making good food is not the only key to success in the food truck industry. This guide breaks down the business into understandable terms with food, marketing, and money saving tips. ISBN: 9781615641628, April 2012, $19.95

The Chief Blonde Remarks: Women over 45, here’s a large grouping of Food Related Complete Idiot’s Guides to Get you through the Summer! See Remarks on the Giveaway.

THE GIVEAWAY:

May 15-May 30 11:59 PM EST

THE PRIZE:

One winner will take home these 8 books: The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Meals in 30 Minutes or Less ($21.95), The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Sausage Making ($16.95), The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Eating Paleo ($18.95), The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Fermenting Foods ($18.95), The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Smoking Foods ($18.95),
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Starting a Food Truck Business, ($19.95), The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Green Smoothies ($14.95), The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Meals in 30 minutes or Less ($21.95),