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

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

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 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.

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Amazon Gift Card Giveaway–Women over 45..don’t miss out!

Women over 45 and our Younger Friends!  It doesn’t get any better than this!  You’ve already followed most of us on twitter anyway!  So go have a Twitter BLAST and possibly get $100 to boot!
THE GIVEAWAY:

Runs May 15–May31

THE PRIZE:

$100 Amazon Gift Card Code

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$86 Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway

Ends 5-27

$136 Spanx Bra Bra-lly wood Hills Giveaway, Two Winners

Ends 5-20

$400 Louis Vuitton Giveaway Pochette Bag

Ends June 12

$75 Audiobooks com Giveaway

LOW LOW ENTRY!  Ends 5-18

$150 Mountain Khakis Gift Certificate Giveaway 2 Winners

ENDS MAY 18

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Mother’s Day 2012– Outfits Modeled by Women over 45

The Chief Blonde is wearing Shabby Apple “Side Saddle” Dress (c/o), Hanes Silk Reflections Hose in Barely There (c/o), and Tahari Shoes.  Vintage Jewelry–Chief Blonde’s own.

We regularly feature Outfits for Women over 45 and often focus them around holidays or special occasions.  The Chief Blonde LOVES to dress up so, more often that not, she will be in a dress!

My Husband, Son and Daughter took me to Mother’s Day Brunch at Camp Ticondorga in Rochester Hills, MI.  See our Review.

I remember as a little girl going to my Grandma’s House on Mother’s day, bringing her a corsage and taking her to church.  Now people don’t even wear corsage’s anymore do they?  Here’s a closeup shot of my Vintage Earrings and Necklace.

This is my Son and Daughter.  They took me to brunch and then we all went to church together.  I also have two older boys who were not able to be there (they celebrated Mother’s Day with their mom).     All four of my children are in college or will be shortly.  One is studying to be a Lawyer, the next is finishing up a degree in communication and contemplating the Ministry, the next is studying to be a Pharmacist and the final is focusing on becoming Martha Stewart!

My Children are my Jewels and I am the Luckiest Mom in the Whole World!

Did you enjoy your Mother’s Day?
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Ride High in Style with Shabby Apple!

The Chief Blonde is wearing Aquamarine Side Saddle Dress c/o Shabby Apple, Hanes Silk Reflection Hose, and Tahari Shoes (also seen here), Vintage Earrings and Necklace.

The Chief Blonde Remarks:  Today, I’m giving away the Side Saddle dress from Shabby Apple , an online boutique of women’s dresses. This is my first dress from Shabby Apple although I have been stalking the Shabby Apple Site for over a year and admiring their designs on other blogs.  I ordered the Shabby Apple Review Dress in “Side Saddle“,  a lovely aquamarine and light brown dress.  I wore this little ensemble to Mother’s Day Brunch with my kids and it was perfect.  From the second I slipped the dress on, (I ordered my normal size and it fit like a glove), I knew I was in LOVE!  I felt like I was channeling Kate Middleton with the dress’s simple yet elegant design and high quality construction.  It was super duper slimming with its slightly high waist design and the sweetheart neckline emphasized the vintage feel.  The dress was fully lined coupled with quality zippers and seaming.  You can check out my Full Outfit post on the Shabby Apple Review Dress on our Outfits Modeled by Women over 45 Post “A Mother’s Jewels”.  Shabby Apple has moved to the TOP of my favorite Dress lines!

THE GIVEAWAY:

Giveaway is May 14-May 27 11:59 EST

THE PRIZE:

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Can you say Louis Vuitton?

We have an Awesome Louis Vuitton Giveaway for you today.  A Wonderful $400 Louis Vuitton Pochette Bag! Women over 45, you will love this!

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Giveaway will run May 12 12:01 am EST thru June 12 11:59 pm EST

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Spanx Bra Gives Your Girls a Boost this Spring

Blog Note: This Spanx Bra Giveaway is part of the Blog Pop Spring Event.  Once you are done, head over to the Master Linky to enter $100s in prizes.  New Giveaways are listed everyday.

Bra-llywood Hills Underwire Price: $68.00 Style: 1499

Spanx offers the gift of lift with brand-new bra styles to add to your collection for Spring 2012! Whether walking the red carpet or walking the dog, these figure-flattering bras help support and slim. The new array of styles epitomizes SPANX thinnovations with back-smoothing and side-slimming power, and brings new perks to the classic Spanx Bra-llelujah.

The Chief Blonde Remarks: The Bra that I reviewed was the Spanx  Bra-llywood Hills! Side-Slimming Bra. They developed this bra to be a comfortable profile-narrowing, bust-lifting bra.  One feature I like about the bra is  low-cut cups so I can wear it with lower necklines if I wish  ( $68; Offered in Black and Natural 32-36 A-B; 32-38 C-DDD).   I also like the fact that it doesn’t cause that awful “Back Fat” look.  This particular bra really is slimming for those of us who are “built more to the side”.  It gives you the impression of almost a breast lift and a side tuck when you wear it. The Strap is wide enough to accommodate anyone who is well-endowed but the pretty cut of it, doesn’t make you feel like you are wearing a grandma bra.  If you are a fan of Spanx for making your Butt  look good, you are going to LOVE their bras as well.  Women over 45 (and our younger friends) will appreciate the Spanx Bra-llywood Hills! Side-Slimming Bra as well as the Bra-llelujah! Lace Underwire Contour  which features lace cups and the back-fat eliminating band ($68; Offered in black, and natural32-36 A-D; 38 B-D), or the  Bra-liminate Minimizer  which Minimizes the chest by 1”, so there’s no more shirt slack or button bulge ( $68; Offered in Black and Natural 36-44 C-DD; 38-44 DDD)

I also like the fact that TIME named Spanx founder Sara Blakely to the 2012 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Sara is not yet a Woman over 45 (clocking in at a mere 41) but she is the world’s youngest self made billionaire woman as noted by Forbes magazine. Oh..and a Blonde!

Can’t WAIT to Win It?  BUY IT!

Visit  Spanx to buy it today!

THE GIVEAWAY:

Giveaway runs from May 7- May 20, 2012 11:59 PM EST

THE PRIZE:

Two winners will take home a $68  Bra-llywood Hills Underwire Spanx Bra (Style: 1499)

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Meals in a Muffin Tin

Blog Note: Muffin Tin Chef Giveaway is part of the the Magical Mother’s Day Giveaway Hop sponsored by Planet Weidknecht and Going Crazy!! Wanna Go??!!  After you enter my giveaway here, be sure to use the Linky at the end to visit each participating blog below to enter all the giveaways!

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Muffin Tin Chef  $15.95 by Matt Kadey, Ulysses Press

Muffin Tin Chef–150 Savory Snacks, Adorable Appetizers, Enticing Entrees and Delicious Desserts By Matt Kadey

Chief Blonde Remarks: Muffin Tin Chef  is surprising for the fact you can use  A MUFFIN TIN to create so much good food.  I like the fact that there are so many color pictures of all the different recipes.   Some of the included recipes are Parmesan Hash Browns, 2 Cheese Smokey Chicken Cups, Cheddar Sage Biscuits, Eggplant Parmesan, Spinach Pesto Bacon Pizza, and Sweet Potato Brownies.  Doesn’t THAT lineup make you want to  fire up the oven and start making these lovely minis? Also, a neat little edition to each recipe is a KEY that let’s you know if the recipe is Vegan, Gluten free, and/or freezes easily.  I totally care about the last one as I love to cook and freeze!
An interesting aspect for me was that the shell of the preparations wasn’t always dough, sometimes it was prosciutto, sometimes the preparations were crustless, or even Cabbage was used.  The first recipe I will probably make is the Parmesan Hash Browns but I will probably substitute Spaghetti Squash (cuz I simply CANNOT follow a recipe without changing it)

Can’t Wait to Win it? Buy It!

Purchase the book at Amazon just in time for Mother’s Day!  You can also visit the author’s website, MuffinTinMania.com

THE GIVEAWAY:

Giveaway runs from May 7-14 11:59 PM EST

THE PRIZE:

5 Winners will take home a copy of the Muffin Tin Chef  ($15.95/winner)  $80 Contest Value

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Flash Giveaway– Win this Awesome Book Tonight from 9-12PM EST

April 2012          $29.99          Hardcover          ISBN: 978-1-55783-846-9
192 pages       8.5” x 11”     200 color and b&w photos throughout
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard

THE Flash Giveaway PRIZE:

Dressing Marilyn! How a Hollywood Icon was dressed William Travilla

THE GIVEAWAY:

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Audiobooks.com : As Long as you Have Internet, You have Books

Blog Note: This Audiobooks.com Giveaway is part of the Blog Pop Spring Event.  Once you are done, Head over to the Master Linky to enter $100s in prizes.  New Giveaways are listed everyday.

Audiobook.com First Cloud based Audio Books

Audiobooks.com is the  first unlimited cloud-based audio book service. At $24.95/month, you can use your Apple or Android Mobil device to receive unlimited cloud-based audio content via an Android or Apple, plus there is  no long-term contracts, no reason  to return the books, and no time constraints on use.  Users just use their smart phone, ipad, or other Internet-enabled mobile device to instantly access 1000s of current/popular titles anywhere!  All book reside on the cloud, so storage and downloading are not issues either.

The Chief Blonde Remarks:  Where was this service during the 4 years of driving to North Carolina to visit my daughter in High School?  I listened to 100s of books of tape but had to suffer through the bulkiness of tapes/cds, returning them on time, getting partially through a book and finding out a CD was defective, or losing my place on the CD and trying to figure out where I was.  What I like about Audiobooks.com is their exclusive features where  I can mark my place in an audiobook and resume listening to it in the same spot..no matter which of my internet enabled devices that I am on.  So I can go from my laptop to my Ipad to my smartphone  (well…if I HAD a smartphone!).

Have you been dying to figure out what all the buzz is about with the Hunger Games?   Audiobooks.com, has  Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy available.   With 24 millon books sold in the three-book series, I want to see what all the hype is about…but the only time, I really have time to read is in the car or when I am on my laptop.  Now with Audiobooks.com, I don’t have to worry about transferring the tapes back and forth from the home to car and losing my place.  I just go to Audiobook.com, select the book I was reading and push play.  YAH!  If you read a lot or a little, at $24.95/month..the cost on one high quality paperback, you can hardly go wrong.  Women over 45,  this might just be the way to catch up on all your Beach Reads this summer!

Can’t WAIT to Win It?  BUY IT!

Visit Audiobooks.com and sign up today!

THE GIVEAWAY:

Giveaway runs from May 6- May 18, 2012 11:59 PM EST

THE PRIZE:

One winner will take home a 3 month subscription to Audiobooks.com ($75 Value)

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