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Tasty Tuesday – fun, new twist

March 15, 2010

Today we’re putting a new twist on Tasty Tuesday, so read the WHOLE post before linking up.
My sweet, IRL friend, Emily introduced me to this new image linky that I thought I would try for a fun, new twist. It’s really easy, so have no fear.
But, I have two requests for [...]

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Free Product Samples and Coupons – Deals and Steals

December 12, 2009

Can you tell our life has been filled with a bit of bedlam lately? I’ve gotten away from my Saturday Steals and Deals post and know you’ve been missing it. I’ll return to posting more great deals for the new year.

I’ve been receiving wonderful coupon booklets and samples in the mail recently. These are among some of my favorite – tried and true.

1. Sign up for Home Made Simple newsletter and be among the first to know about special offers, samples, coupons, and sweepstakes offers from brands like Cascade®, Dawn®, Febreze®, Mr. Clean®, and Swiffer®.

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Waiting

November 9, 2009

Sitting in the terminal, I love to people watch, don’t you? Watching so many different people, personalities, colors, life choices, attitudes, and reactions, makes me wonder where their peace is found.
Delays happen. Often, delays are neutral, but sometimes, they can be quite painful.
How do we react when unforeseen delays occur? We have that choice every [...]

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I’m leavin’ on a jet plane…

November 8, 2009

don’t know when I’ll be back again.
Right now, I’m in an airplane heading for Ecuador with my precious sister in love. What a privilege to witness first hand a miracle in the making. I can’t wait to introduce you to my sweet new nephew, Edison, and I hope to do it tomorrow. [...]

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Subscribe to Beauty and Bedlam

October 7, 2009

If you currently subscribe to my old site on Blogger, please click here to re-subscribe to this site.
You are now able to receive updates via email. Click here to subscribe to Balancing Beauty and Bedlam by email.

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Welcome to my new home – Tasty Tuesday

October 6, 2009

Welcome to Tasty Tuesday and my new “home.”
Balancing Beauty and Bedlam still has the same feel and the same goals, but our options will help you in the browsing process.
Notice the great little “search” box to the right? How amazing is that? Now you won’t have to spend hours trying to find that one recipe [...]

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Magic Pumpkin Patch Tradition

October 5, 2009

The Magic Pumpkin Patch is another tradition that is sure to spark the magic of Fall/Halloween for your kids!
Tell your children that this year you have found some magic seeds to grow pumpkins.
Gather your kids together and give each child 1 magic pumpkin seed. Have them bury each magic seed in the yard and place [...]

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Creative Meal Planning

October 2, 2009

Welcome to all the Once a Month Mom visitors.
If you’re interested in learning more about my Sister Kitchen Club, search and browse my bulk cooking posts.
Creative Meal Planning – Part 1
Creative Meal Planning – Part 2

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Blogging tips…enable your email feature

September 5, 2009

One of the things that I love most about blogging is the community that can be developed through reading blogs, but mainly through the personal comments that are left at the bottom of the posts.
I used to reply to every single comment, promising to never become “too big” to reply.My heart still desires this, but [...]

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A Sunday Moment

June 7, 2009

It’s interesting to me that so many people view this road as narrow.This narrow path saved our children from danger.My daughter held her daddy’s hand as she hiked this trail in Pigeon Forge.She was safe, secure, and satisfied that he had her best interest at heart.He would not bring her harm, even though she was [...]