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Weight Watchers On Line – One Month Update

June 17, 2013 By Anne

I am working with Weight Watchers on a review.

So it’s been a little over a month following Weight Watchers on line and I lost 5 pounds!

I wish I could say I lost like 10 pounds, but I really don’t need to lose that much and I know slow and steady is better than fast and quick.

I love using Weight Watchers on line and feel like I’m making better choices than before. I am exercising everyday sometimes twice a day. That exercise could be just a long walk or a video. And then we walk as a family sometimes in the evening.

Weight Watchers is so easy to use. Just plug in what you eat and how much activity you do. It guides you and tells you how many points you can eat every day. (I always go over..)

I hope I lose another 5 pounds next month! Stay tuned!

I have received a free 3-month pass to experience Weight Watchers online. I am not being paid to use or endorse Weight Watchers and thoughts are my own.

 “People following the Weight Watchers plan can expect to lose 1-2 pounds per week.”

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Bomb Pop into Summer – Publix GC (Giveaway)

June 16, 2013 By Anne

I am working with Bomb Pop and Publix to share summer entertaining ideas using the information and products they provided me.

Summer is officially here. The kids are out of school and that means lots of outside playing and firing up the grill!

Remember those fun wacky Holidays I told you about for the month of June? Well, National Bomb Pop Day I June 27th. What are Bomb Pops? They are those delicious read, white and blue frozen treats that you used to get on the ice cream truck. Now you can get them at your local grocery store.

Weather you are having a 4th if July party or just hanging out with the neighbors these will be a big hit at your next party.

I was sent a gift pack from Bomb Pop and Publix to use for a party and I just happened to have one this weekend! They sent me some frozen Bomb Pops, decorations and a Publix gift card. The kids loved the Bomb Pops and my daughter couldn’t get over the round Paper Lanterns. She loves them!

Publix and Bomb Pops would like to give one Mommy Has to Work reader a gift pack too! See Details below.

Patriotic Prize Pack

2 Bomb Pop packages (free product coupons)
American Summer Fans
Red Striped Popcorn Boxes
Red Paper Straws
$25 Publix Gift Card

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I am working with Bomb Pop and Publix to share summer entertaining ideas using the information and products they provided me. However, my opinions are entirely my own and I have not been paid to publish positive comments

Anne

Cascade Platinum #MyPlatinum

June 15, 2013 By Anne

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Cascade. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

I use to buy whatever dishwasher detergent was on sale or if I had a coupon for it. Then we had some problems with streaking and a white film on glasses. We had the contractor over for something else and he told us that we were supposed to be using Cascade for our dishwasher. It says so right in the manual. I had never heard of such a thing. But there it was right in the dishwasher too. Cascade.

So we started buying the Cascade tablets. Love them! I’ve noticed the white film is no longer on our glasses.

I was excited to get to try the new Cascade Platinum. They are so pretty! We were sent a small back to try out for a couple of weeks and while I don’t see a difference between my other Cascade tablets, the New Platinum works great!
Have you seen all the foodie photos all over Facebook and Instagram? Gail Simmons, Top Chef judge and editor of Food & Wine magazine tells why presentation is just as important as preparation. I need some good tips for this. Some of my recipes pictures are lacking, okay most of them. Gail Simmons says sparkling dishes and shining flat ware can really make a difference it making great photos.

Cascade has a great contest going on right now. It’s a four-week Instagram contest where you can upload pictures relating to the theme of the week. Two winners will receive a Whirlpool Dishwasher each week! One Grande Prize winner will receive a kitchen makeover! Just go and register at http://tinyurl.com/PlatBlog and upload a picture using the hashtag #MyPlatinum and tag @MyCascade.

Week 1 is over but Week 2 goes until 6/16 and the theme is My Platinum Bite using your most creative use of silverware.

Week 3 (6/17-6/23) is My Platinum Clink – show off your favorite concoctions in sparkling glasses.

Week 4 (6/24-6/30) My Platinum Table – show off your sparkling table for your special celebrations!

Check out Cascade on Facebook too!

Anne

My Penguin Cake

June 6, 2013 By Anne

I thought I had posted this but when I searched my blog I realized I hadn’t. Last year for my son’s 12th birthday he asked me to make him a penguin cake. Not just any penguin though. A ninja penguin. He got this little guy at school.

So I looked and searched online and this was the beast I could come up with. I made 2 cakes and cut the pieces to make a body, fins and feet. Make sure to freeze the cake before frosting. You can also add a some layer prior to freezing. This makes it easier to frost.

This is the final product. It was yummy and he was happy! What more can you ask for? Of course I think it looks like a duck…

What was the strangest cake you’ve made?

Anne

Wacky Holidays for the Month of June

June 5, 2013 By Anne

I’ve seen a few wacky holidays and decided to look them up and see what was coming up that we could have fun and celebrate. There are a lot of wacky holidays. I only picked a few that I thought we could play along with.

June 5th – Hot Air Balloon Day – (make a hot air balloon craft?) Found a cute one here.

June 7-8 – Donut Day – (take the kids for donuts)