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I came across yet another neat giveaway tonight. It’s from Common Sense with Money.

Crocs has sponsered a $50 gift certificate. All you need to do is:

1) Visit Crocs.com and check out the all of the cute designs. Then come back to the blog and share which one model and in which color you would get if you won this giveaway.

2)For up to three additional entries, share the giveaway with others on your blog, Facebook or Twitter.

Enter now

I won a Sansa SlotRadio last month from Blissfully Domestic, along with some other toys. The SlotRadio was one item that I was most excited about and the first for me to play with. It retails for $99 and comes with a pre-loaded music card.

I got it out of the package and followed the instructions to charge it. It comes with a slot Music card pre-loaded with 1,000 songs! I had the slot Radio mix (Billboard chart toppers from Country, Contempory, R&B/Hip Hop, Alternative, Rock, and Workout).  I had a little trouble figuring out which way the little card goes, but once it’s in, I don’t think you need to take it out, so it’s fine.

It has a screen that shows the category and song. It scrolls to show the next song too. You can move between category playlists or stay in the same and move through that list. One of my favorite parts is that you can listen to the FM radio!!! This is something that I have really really wanted. Having my iPod is great, but sometimes I want to listen to the radio. I probably listen to the radio on here just as much as I listen to the songs.

It has a clip that stays on pretty good and I even wore it on the elliptical at the gym today. I just realized that there is a gel sleeve that you can put around it. It says a battery life of 13 hours. I don’t use it for hours at a time, but it has lasted a long time on one charge.

This would be really good for someone who:

• Wants to listen to music or the radio, on the go
• Doesn’t want to worry about hooking it up the computer to load music
• Doesn’t want to buy songs or have a subscription.

I have seen 2 ads for this (Walmart and RadioShack, I think) recently for Father’s Day. For dads that aren’t into Apple iPods/iPhones,  I think this would be a good idea. Or for someone else who doesn’t want to bother with iTunes. You just charge it, slide to either Play or Radio.

Thanks again Blissfully Domestic.

I came across this giveaway on Consumer Queen’s Website. It’s for a Cordless Hoover. It looks neat. Go and enter- ends tonight!!

As I was reading my RSS feed (you should be using one of these too!) this morning, I was reminded of a website I love. A how-to guide for scrambled eggs was posted. I never learned how to make scrambled eggs properly, so I’ll have to try it out now. This post was accompanied by pictures, but the site also has some great videos. Check out Kathy’s site, StartCooking.com.

I still can’t believe it, but I WON the Geek Girl Giveaway from Blissfullydomestic.com.

I got an email from Jenny right before I went on vacation and when I got back, I had 5 packages waiting for me! I have only had a chance to play with 2 of them so far (SlotRadio and the Discovery Bluetooth headset) and I still have 2 more items to arrive.

Here was the giveaway post.

Since I have started my own blog, I have been noticing that a lot of other blogs have giveaways.

Today, I came across a really good one at Blissfullydomestic.com. I’ll be entering in this as many times as I can (and this post counts too).  Included is a bluetooth headset, 1GB flashdrive, SlotRadio, iPopperz air buds, media case, sunglasses with blue tooth, and a laptop bag! Oh Mi!!

I hope I win. You can go ahead and enter too!

Okay, this is a little off the wall- but I like it. I just saw this video posted on Pop Crunch. It’s a 100 women in London dancing to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” song in the middle of Piccadilly Circus. I love that song and the dance and I love London- so it’s a good combo.

Here’s the Popcrunch Link.

Wanted to share some ways to save at Kroger. Most of you that are reading this probably already look at the weekly ad and then compare to find coupons that you have to match up. But I wanted to share some other ways to save at Kroger that came up in conversation with a lot of people at work this week.

Kroger has partnered with several electronic coupon vendors that you can “load” electronic coupons onto your Kroger Plus card so that you don’t have to clip and remember to bring the coupons to Kroger with you. That was the complaint with coupons that people at work had. They were excited and impressed with the electronic coupons.

Here is a listing on Kroger’s website

• There are P&G coupons (Tide, Bounty, Charmin)
• CellFire (Mobile/web coupons- but I haven’t had a chance to try this one yet)
• Shortcuts Website  (GM, Betty Crocker)

I am subscribed to Lowe’s Creative Ideas newsletter (as sometimes they include coupons). Today’s newsletter had a how-to video on making a rain barrel.

A rain barrel is something that I have wanted to make and install. It’s something easy that I can do to conserve water and also use the water for flowers.

The video shows how to make a 2-barrel collection system, but I think one would be enough or maybe make 2 of the single barrels. It’s very product/tool heavy, but it is produced by Lowe’s. Below the video are good instructions and pictures! Enjoy!

Here’s the Video

I got summoned (by a letter in the mail) for Jury Duty a few weeks ago and reported today. There has been some controversy lately regarding a juror twittering about the details of a case, so I was hesitant about posting about this, but I want to provide useful (but not confidential) information to others. I looked up information about what the day (and remaining 2 weeks would entail), but I didn’t find much information about what to expect.

I showed up at 10am, went through the metal detector and followed the signs for “Jury Pool”. The room was huge and the line wrapped around the door. I handed over my paper, got it matched up with the paper I previously signed and mailed back to them. And waited and waited. About 300 people were in the room. I got a name badge with my juror number and group listed. They went over parking information, facilities (food/vending machines), and emergency evacuation route.

Everyone was very nice and welcomed us and also said thank you several times. They gave us a brochure on what she was going to go over. She said that juror lists are taken from voter registration, tax rolls, and drivers license registration. They try to get “all walks of life” and select people from every corner of the county. I took a look around the room, and I would agree with that. She mentioned that this building (and the one connected to it) were the 2 busiest buildings of the state.

By law, we are paid $12.50 for each day we report for jury duty. Each night (for the next 2 weeks), after 6pm, we are to call into a number to see if we need to report for the next day. This is one of the most annoying aspects of it. I don’t know if I will be at work the next day and that makes it difficult to schedule or attend meetings.

After an hour, we were allowed to take a break, and then they started our “check in” process where our number is scanned. They then played a video that said about 8,000 jurors are selected each year. It went over the aspects of a case (Judge, Sheriff’s Deputy, Witnesses, etc) and said that we are the “Finder of the Facts”. We are to listen, look at the evidence, and find the facts.

A judge came in, and welcomed us and said thank you to playing such an important role. I was impressed with how he came across. It was a nice touch for them to do. By this time, it was almost 12. The lady said that she would call off numbers and if your number was called, that you would have an hour for lunch and that we needed to come back- otherwise, you are free for the free.  She went through a list of around 50 people, including me. I went to lunch and came back early to use their wi-fi to catch up on work email. At 1pm, she called off 13 people, not me. She said that she had 2 more potential cases and that she would come back. Around 20 minutes later, she said that they both had been settled and that we were done for the day, but we were reminded to call in after 6pm, to see if we need to report back tomorrow- and the message tonight was:  “All Jurors Must Report by 9am”.