Bounce It Off Millions

Bounce wants you, yes, YOU, to get involved in their new initiative called Bounce If Off Millions.  Bounce asked people to choose between Bounce dryer sheets or dryer bars, and now, Bounce wants to offer millions of Facebook users to help you decide something important in your life.  Baby names, vacation destinations?  How would you like to have millions of Bounce fans help you decide? 

Just go to Facebook.com/Bounce and click on the "Bounce It Off Millions" tab.  Then submit a choice or decision you need help making in your life.  Your question will be turned into a poll, and Bounce fans can vote and give their opinion.

Bounce will then choose the four most interesting polls to be featured in a Facebook ad, so your question or choice could go out to the entire Facebook world...that's over 150 million! 

Bounce fans can also enter in a sweepstakes for the chance to win two Bounce Dryer Bars.  One to keep, and one for a friend.  There will be 5,000 winners chosen.  Hopefully one will be you! 





* I participated in this campaign as a member of One2One Network and am eligible for a prize drawing. All opinions stated in the post are my own.

Centrum: Get Fit

Centrum® is sponsoring a new healthy living contest to GET FIT for summer and win a trip to LA and a one-on-one training session with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, creator of the 5 Factor Diet! 

To enter the contest, all you have to do is text the word "CENTRUM" along with an image of a Centrum multivitamin bottle to 89800 for a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles to receive a personal training session with Harley himself, trainer to Jennifer Hudson and Lady Gaga to name a few. Contest ends June 14, 2011.


Good luck!

Right now you can also head over to Centrum's Get Fit site for a $2 coupon, and if you're one of the first 25,000 to print, there is a $3 coupon available if you like them on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/Centrum.



*I received no compensation for this post, however I may be entered to win prizes from the One2One Network for sharing this information.

Don't Fret the Sweat

Do you have tweens or kids who are quickly approaching tween years?  If so you know how critical self esteem is at this tender age.  Unilever, the makers of Degree, Dove and Suave deodorant offer support for these difficult times with Don't Fret the Sweat.

The tween years are full of changes.  Whether or not parents are ready, their kids’ bodies are trying to tell them something. Increased hormones are causing noticeable differences like growth spurts and strange new odors. But don’t let the unexpected stink scare you; it’s just a sign of great things to come. 

Unilever - the maker of Degree, Dove and Suave deodorants - wants to ensure parents and kids remain cool, calm and confident throughout the day - especially during those sweat-inducing moments.

Check out Facebook.com/DontFretTheSweat for money saving offers and expert tips, tools and real life stories about how parents are communicating and transitioning their tweens into confident and self-reliant teens. 

*I received no compensation for this post, however I may be entered to win prizes from the One2One Network for sharing this information.

Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living

I have been a fan of Home Ec 101 for years.  Home-Ec 101 is a site dedicated to teaching a broad range of life skills to adults in a conversational and entertaining manner.  While I learned nearly everything I could ever need or want to know about keeping house from my own mother and grandmother, I still found it helpful to read Home Ec 101 and I have learned many tips and tricks from Heather and Ivy that I might never have known about before.  When I read regularly, I also find that it helps to keep me just a little more organized.  I find motivation there.  I *wish* I was a true modern retro housewife.  I strive to be close to that someday.  That's what originally appealed to me about Home Ec 101, the simple retro graphics on the page, they drew me in and the content kept me there.  Aside from being about to find anything and everything you ever wanted to know about about the domestic arts, I appreciate the light-hearted humor found there. 

When I received the opportunity to possibly review Heather Solo's new book, Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living through the One2One Network, I jumped on it.  Unfortunately I did not get selected to review the entire book, but they were kind enough to give me a sneak peek! 

I was able to read through chapter 20, which is titled "Meal Planning: Not Just for the Control Freaks."  They must be a little bit psychic over at One2One Network when they decided to send me that particular chapter, because oh boy, is that ever something I struggle with.  The chapter starts out talking about the 5:30 stare.  Yeah.  I know you know what I'm talking about.  When you realize it's 5:30 and you poke around in your kitchen opening cabinets and the fridge and/or freezer and just hoping that something jumps out at you and you're able to pull a full meal together in as little time as possible.  In my case, I usually have two little ones right behind me asking me what's for dinner and if they can have a snack (and the dog is usually right behind them, because hey, food!).

This chapter of Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living covers everything you might possibly need to know about forming the habit of meal planning.   It's informative, packed with tips and tricks, suggestions, recipes, as well as simple, down to earth ideas for weekly menus, and of course, the wit and humor that made me a fan of Home-Ec 101 in the first place.  I *love* that Heather writes like she is speaking directly to you.  She is in your kitchen, chatting you up and offering you guidance with this chapter, and I imagine the rest of the book is the same. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. 

The perfect manual for college grads, newlyweds, all the way to the more seasoned homemakers, this book has something to offer everyone.  From the simplest how to's (ever meet a 20 year old who can't pre-heat an oven?) to how to be a fabulous host at your housewarming party, Heather offers practical, relevant advice for all ages. 



*I was provided with a digital copy of Chapter Twenty of Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living.  I received no other compensation, however I may be entered to win prizes from the One2One Network for posting this review.

Yanni - Truth of Touch - Album Review and Giveaway!

Truth of Touch is Yanni's first instrumental release of original compositions, in over eight years.  This new album marks his return to the genre that Yanni actually helped to create and advance. 



“I work the rhythms in this album,” explains Yanni about the new material.

“There is a beautiful complexity in these rhythms, a new sound design. I think the melodic content is very strong and very memorable. I was having fun with this album and that’s going to become apparent.”

Truth of Touch was released on 2/8/2011, and includes the following tracks:

• 01. Truth of Touch
• 02. Echo of a Dream
• 03. Seasons
• 04. Voyage
• 05. Flash of Color
• 06. Vertigo
• 07. Nine
• 08. Can't Wait
• 09. Guilty Pleasure
• 10. O Luce Che Brilla Nell'Oscurita
• 11. I'm So
• 12. Long Way Home
• 13. Yanni & Arturo
• 14. Mist of a Kiss
• 15. Secret

I received a copy of this album in MP3 format to enjoy, and enjoy I did.  I have always loved instrumental music.  I will admit I am not very familiar with Yanni, but I'm happy to have been properly introduced to his music through this new album and I look forward to finding some of his earlier music.  While Truth of Touch is certainly more electrical than orchestral, I found this album to be very refreshing.  The music is relaxing, and yet also has an upbeat and energetic vibe to it.  If I have a moment to close my eyes, each track has the ability to take me on a journey...an adventure... to somewhere new, with flawless transition.  I think my favorite on the album might be Voyage, though there really isn't a track that I *don't* like (though I think my least favorite is "I'm So").  Truth of Touch is mainly instrumental, but there are a few tracks with lyrics.  Can't Wait, is one and it is beautiful.  I normally would not appreciate a random song with lyrics in the midst of what I thought would be an instrumental album, but somehow it just adds to the "story" of Truth of Touch.

Kicking off in Peoria, IL, on March 22, Yanni launched a 40-date tour of the US. The tour will take him through theaters in major cities across the US including Radio City Music Hall in NYC and the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.  Many of these venues are already sold out.   

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Do you like Yanni?  Never heard his music but enjoy instrumentals and would like to give it a chance?  Either way, you're in luck!



We have one copy of Yanni's new album, Truth of Touch, to send to one lucky Flip Flop Reviews reader!

This giveaway is open to the US. 

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This giveaway will end on 4/14/2011 at 8pm EST. Any entries after that will not count.  Please make sure that you leave an email address or some way to contact you in your comments.  If we can't figure out how to get in touch with you, you can't win!  :o)  Good luck! 



*I received a digital copy of this album to aid in this review.  I received no monetary compensation, though I may be entered to win prizes from the One2One Network.