8 Christmas themed Blogs worthy of mention!

For the last few days as I waltzed my way through the various Blogs, I was wondering how many of you actually are feeling any sort of Christmas Spirit right now. Of course this developed into this month Blogs worthy of mention post. Allow me to point out that finding 8 Christmas “Themed Blogs” was extremely difficult to find on Entrecard. I would say, that most people are just no longer in the Christmas Mood or I am way too early! So without further ado, here are the 8 Christmas Themed Blogs worthy of mention.

1. http://chica-pumuckl.blogspot.com/ (Cat Lovers need to take a look at this cuter then dickens Blog. Thanks for always bringing a smile to my face when I need it the most)

2. http://lingzspot.blogspot.com/ (Not particularly “Christmas fancy”, but I did appreciate the “Christmas Graphics Comments”

3. http://www.singaporeaninlondon.blogspot.com (For the Santa Claus Photo and Blog Post about Christmas coming to Selfridges in Oxford Street)
4. http://amylilleydesigns.blogspot.com (check out Red, Red, Red…. Those Ornaments are darling!)

5. http://sewingmom.com (Well MOM knows how to sew, and since I love to put needle and thread to material myself as often as possible, this blog with their ideas for Christmas got my attention. Happy Holidays “mom”.)

6. http://gruggersway.today.com (ok, maybe not the way I was thinking, but this is definitely “Christmas themed”, this Gent talks about a few very pertinent ideas in regards to Christmas)

7. http://www.thriftymommaramblings.com (Again no cute holiday graphics on this one, but a lot of fun information for your shopping and making ends meet pleasure)

8. http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog (Just read the post http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog/177/spread-the-christmas-spirit-and-positive-wishes.html and you will understand)

The original Idea was finding 30 of them, but after surfing for 2 hours I gave up on the idea. To be honest, it was getting rather depressing. Not that I have anything to say here, my blog is not particularly Christmas Themed either.

So this is your big chance dear fellow Bloggers, do you know of any Christmas Themed Blogs worthy of mention? Please don’t just nominate your own Blog here either (yes you can tack your URL in here so you can have a link out, but you have to nominate at least 1 other Blog that does not belong to you!).

This Posting will be cross posted at one of my other Blogs: http://www.ReginaSunderland.com so you have two chances of getting your Blog and that of those you admire known!

Merry Christmas Theme hunting everyone!

Getting ready for Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner again and I am wondering just how many of us really feel thankful for what has happened this year.
It is extremely difficult to fell grateful when you or your spouse lost their job, when another person in your family died, or you are just about to lose your home.
It is difficult to remember that there is someone that loves us, when depression is eating away on your mind and soul. It is even more difficult when you can't even put the traditional meal on your table to feed those that are going to pretend to be grateful.

But perhaps there is something we have to be grateful for afterall. If you are reading this Blog Post right now, you can be grateful that you have access to a way to gather information regardless how useless you may find it at the moment.
If you still have a roof over your head that keeps you warm at night and dry in the rain, the you can be grateful because there are so many people out there who don't.
If you are currently depleting your savings account just to make ends meet and buy food or pay those bills, then be thankful that you even still have that savings account to use.
If you have a family that is still together even in these hard times, then you better hit the ground and thank whomever you believe in because they have not deserted you when times got tough.
Thursday is Thanksgiving in my house and I have been watching my income drop daily, my bills are barely paid and the food that I have in the house is not easy come by. But I have a family that I can feed on Thursday even if it is only 2 people left to me, I have a meal that may not be as huge as it once was, but it will feed them easily. I still have a roof over my head and I still have loving arms that can hold those I care about then times make it tough to remember what we should be grateful for.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I am going to make this year a hand crafted Gift year only!

I don’t know about you, but I love hand made items. To me they are a lot more personal then store bought. Not to mention in most cases they last longer and are cheaper. I keep hearing about the great Change that is coming, but I don’t think that it will come in time for the Christmas / Winter Holidays.
For that reason I have decided that this year it all I am giving to anyone are hand crafted Gifts. Sorry, but that is all I can afford and that will have to be just good enough.

So here are my Gift Ideas that I have come up with so far.

1. Hand sewn and decorated pretty Pillows for the couch or seat cushion for a Chair.
2. Specialized candles
3. Table Decorations
4. Hand sewn Table Runners
5. Body Mists or gently perfumed lotions
6. Skirts with bead work
7. Hand drawn Shirts (purchase a blank T-shirt at Micheals and draw my own designs on it)
8. A copy of my own Self-published Books
9. A hand made coloring book for the littlest friends
10. Doll Clothing
11. Paintings

Oh and in case you wonder, here are a couple of samples of my handy crafts. Some of my stuff is for sale through my Ebay Store as well.

Baby Diapers, coupons and yes an affiliate link.

Todays Post is a bit of everything really and it is all about Baby Diapers, something that I haven't had to deal with in a long time. Yet today after reading some writing and receiving an Affiliate Offer in my Email it brought me back to those times when I would rip my hair out trying to safe whatever penny I could on Baby Products while still making certain that my kids had what they needed.

Baby Care is never easy and the cost of Diapers is often out of the Roof Top. I remember when my kids were still little I often ended up clipping coupons from Parenting Magazines, or try to trade information with other Mothers to find my favorite Diapers at the cheapest possible price.

I still remember my first time in an american store and looking at the overwhelming selection of disposable Diapers. I was feeling lost and didn't know where to start. Pampers are well known in most Countries of the World and so those were the first I purchased.

I remember thinking of the disposable Diapers automatically as Pampers. It seemed that Pampers had become the default name for Diapers for me, but when I tried them I didn’t find them to be any better then Huggies. The large difference was that Huggies more often give free coupons, discounts, and specials.

A definite plus for those of us parents who have to make due on a bit tighter budget. More often then not you can find off brand Diapers at extremely cheap prices, but even there not all off brands are created equal. Evenso some are just as good as the Brand Names others are truly a poor choice.

These days, with the internet being easily accessable to all of us, we have even further ways of finding savings.

The following is going to be a list of the savings I found by searching a little. Some of them have nothing to do with me while others are found while looking through my Affiliations. I hope you can find some new savings venues for you and if it helps me out at the same time let me say thank you right from the beginning.

Huggies will send you savings coupons if you sign up for their free Newsletter. (Not one of my Affiliations)

Pampers offers a Rewards Program and Sweepstakes. If you are interested in this you can sign up for Free by clicking here. (Not one of my Affiliations. Please make certain you have your Pop up Blocker working otherwise you have quiet a few pop ups.)

This is an official Diaper Site. Safe some money on Diapers and time by setting up direct delivery to you. Take a look by clicking here! (Again not one my Affiliates)

(This is one of my Affiliates. Be aware that you will have to fill out a few surveys and try a few trials. If you are planning on doing this, I suggest you write down when the trial starts so you can cancel it at the end unless you want to keep it. They are good at following through with their offer. If you are are willing to do this, or are just curious about more information, please help me out by using my Affiliation Link / Banner. Thank you!)

For our Canadian Friends only: Enter here for hottest parent offerings from Canada (Another Affiliation of mine. This will allow you to access freebies and coupons for all sorts of Parenting needs and Baby Products.)

If you have any other leads to savings please pass them along for others.