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Re: The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle: Oh @#*! Icing

GwynneL — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:42:00 -0000

Okay, so I freaking LOVE those cookies! I may just have to make some of those for when I'm aggravated with the peeps around here, which is quite often LOL

Re: Yummification - Journal - Super Easy Tart Cookies

GwynneL — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:50:46 -0000

That's one of the things I love about homemade pop tarts! The possibilities for fillings are endless!

Re: Yummification - Journal - Easy Peasy Homemade Pop Tarts

GwynneL — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:02:23 -0000

Yep, you can freeze and reheat them, if they last long enough without getting eaten!

Re: Yummification - Journal - Homemade Mayonnaise - Easier than you think!

GwynneL — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:32:42 -0000

Definitely start with cheaper ingredients, then as you become more comfortable with making it, branch out to better and better oils, flavored vinegars, and other stuff added to it.

I hate the Miracle Whip/Salad Dressing stuff, it just tastes so fake to me!

Re: Yummification - Journal - Caramel Candies aka The Diet Busters

GwynneL — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:15:03 -0000

The advantage of making your own is that you get to decide how hard or soft to make them. Lower temperatures will result in a softer caramel; higher temperatures result in a harder caramel.

Re: Mom Gets Fit - Blog - BMI and the Obesity Scale

GwynneL — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:56:04 -0000

It is a bit of a slap in the face to see that number sometimes, especially when you learn what those numbers mean. People around me, trying to be helpful, will often say, "You're not that big," not realizing that yes, I really am that big. In the past, I was Morbidly Obese. Gain just 15 pounds, and I'd be there again! I'm still obese. And not just obese, but Class II. Often, when we think of obese, we think of the 500 pound people you see on TV all the time, but obesity starts at a much lower weight than most people realize! I'm 5'4" tall, and I won't fall out of the obese range until I'm below 180 pounds!!!

Re: Yummification - Journal - Nutella Pop Tarts

GwynneL — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:07:09 -0000

They never last long around here!

Re: Popchips: Review & Giveaway (it’s big!)

GwynneL — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:53:51 -0000

I'd love to try the sea salt and vinegar. I've always adored salt and vinegar chips!

Re: Exploitation? Elle Mag Hires Homeless Blogger for Pocket Change

GwynneL — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:25:46 -0000

As someone who is monthly on the verge of homelessness, I don't really see this as exploitation. $150 is more than most internships pay, and the potential for more opportunities will MORE than make up for the lack in pay. There are many highly intelligent homeless people who have just never had a break in life, and would happily take that chance for $150 a month. The exposure to her alone will help catapult her into a new life.

Re: Not My Child Monday

GwynneL — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:59:44 -0000

Your 11-year-old sounds like my 11-year-old... he's pulled stunts like that. Regular showers and clean clothing are a constant, ongoing argument for us LMAO It really makes me mad, because everything is washed in my little hand-crank, non-electric washer, so darnit, if I'm going to the trouble of washing them, he'd darn well better be WEARING the clean clothes!

Re: Go Green with Kroger Giveaway: $25 Gift Cards

GwynneL — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:41:10 -0000

I subscribed!

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Re: Go Green with Kroger Giveaway: $25 Gift Cards

GwynneL — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:29:25 -0000

I have two barriers, actually, but working on them both. The first is budget. Reusable bags are inexpensive, yes, but I made less than $10,000 last year, and I'm a single mom, so it's sometimes hard to come up with even an extra dollar! But I'm starting to make some of my own reusable bags (I cut plastic grocery bags into strips and then crochet them into a sturdier reusable bag!)

And also, remembering to take the reusables to the store can be a tough one! But I'm getting better about that. When I walk to the store, I have a little go-getter cart that I take with me, and I store the reusable bags right in that, so they are ready to go when I am! Now to work on remembering to take them when [ex] Husband gives me a ride to the grocery store!

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Re: Coming Soon: Helping you find YOUR prefect date based on analyzing your tweetstream

GwynneL — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:41:02 -0000

LOL, maybe, but I'm not exactly in the market ;) Already in a complicated non-relationship.

Re: Coming Soon: Helping you find YOUR prefect date based on analyzing your tweetstream

GwynneL — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:16:50 -0000

LOL Love it! Not sure it would be all that great though... I'm not exactly dateable...

Re: What Bloggers want Companies to know!

GwynneL — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:32:34 -0000

I've done giveaways on my blog, Connecting2Give (http://www.connecting2give.com) and until I did those, I had no clue just how much goes into them. They are time consuming! I hope to do many more on that blog, as well as on Lemonade Mama, but companies need to realize that as much as we love doing giveaways, they are hard work, and a product sample is really fair, and inexpensive, compensation for that hard work! If I'd gotten an hourly rate for the work that I put into the giveaways at C2G? I'd have probably made enough to pay my bills the next three months...

And I don't think a lot of companies realize just how GREAT giveaways are for raising awareness and bringing in new customers. I recently bought a WonderWash, after having seen it on the giveaway at Resourceful Mommy. I'd never heard of it before that, and it fits my needs PERFECTLY. Giveaways are such a great way to get the word out about a product, with less cost than more traditional ways of advertising.

To ask a blogger to do a giveaway without a product sample is, to me, a bit silly. First, if I can review the product as part of the giveaway, it makes it so much easier for me to build hype. I'm a hyper-excited person anyway, and if I'm excited about a product, I will happily tell everyone about it not just on my blog, but on Twitter as well. So if I've got the product in my hands, and can really share the benefits, I can get more people excited about the giveaway, and bring that much more attention to the company.

For whatever reason, companies seem to think blog giveaways are easy, and they aren't. I spent hours upon hours prepping the recent giveaways at C2G, and after that experience learned a lot, but I know it's hard work!

Re: Twitter Starts Serving Ads For Third Party Apps (But They Aren't Charging For Them)

GwynneL — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:28:17 -0000

They're small, unobtrusive, and they don't interfere with the stream. As long as they stay relevant and don't offend me (like the massive number of weight loss ads I get on MySpace... come on, I know I'm fat and on a diet, quit reminding me...) I'm happy that Twitter can find an income stream. Because if I lost Twitter? I think I'd probably lose my mind, and if they don't make money, they ain't stickin' around!!!

Re: On Choosing and Being Chosen

GwynneL — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:36:06 -0000

I was 18 when I got pregnant with my son, so I totally understand where you're coming from! Getting married wasn't an option for me, bio-dad disappeared for four years, but even if it had been an option, I likely wouldn't have taken it.

My family spent my entire pregnancy trying to convince me I'd made the wrong choice in continuing and choosing to keep my son, but everyday, I reminded them that it was MY choice, not anyone else's choice.

And now, over 11 years later, everyone finally realizes that my choice was the right one. It's knowing, even when no one else knew, that I made the right choice that has kept me going over the years!

Re: Confessions of a Chubby Mom Blogger

GwynneL — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:25:18 -0000

I know the feeling of growing up thin, and then gaining. I was always the super skinny, couldn't gain weight no matter how much I ate, kid. Until my junior year of high school. Been chubby ever since!

I don't let it hold me back. I have no problem posting full body pics of myself on my blogs, and have done so many, many times.

But I'm also aware that being heavy has limited me in some ways. People look at me differently, and treat me differently. And it's a cultural perception that is unfair. We just have to ignore it and live our lives without worrying about that though!

Re: Single Moms Only Giveway: George Foreman Grill

GwynneL — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:49:45 -0000

I'm a single mom! I used to have a George Foreman grill, and I LOVED it! But... I lost it in the divorce LOL It was one of the very few things he wanted to take with him, so I let him have it :D

Re: Who Should Pay On A First Date?

GwynneL — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:42:46 -0000

It's been a long time since I dated, but even then, and if I do date again, I followed the whoever asked pays rule. Even now when my [ex] Husband and I go out, if it was my idea, I pay. If it was his idea, he pays. It works out just about even with us. Though in the past, I've dated guys where I ended up paying regardless of who asked, and that ends up being the last date. I simply don't ask someone out if I don't have the money to pay for both of us, let alone pay for myself, and I would expect the same from someone else!

Re: Beyond TweetBacks: Introducing TweetSuite

GwynneL — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:03:34 -0000

Loving it. Great job. I've tried several Twitter plugins for wordpress, but this one is the best I've seen so far!

Re: Why I should win the #SugarMagic HP Giveaway

GwynneL — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:06:17 -0000

There really aren't enough technology training programs for women out there, and it's so good to see someone who wants to expand that!

Blessings and good luck!

Re: Would you like a Free Pass to the Incubator?

GwynneL — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:02:06 -0000

I'd love a chance at this. I've always got so many ideas brewing, but never really any idea where to take them. I particular like to focus on simple living, and how to work at home with little to nothing to start with.