The Evolution of a Sweepstakes Hobby

August 27, 2010 by Sweetie

This story has two parts, the way I used to enter sweepstakes and the way I enter now. It is also about what I used to win, how much and what I win today. Like with anything we do in our lives, things change and evolve over time as we learn more about them, mature, Read More…

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

November 26, 2009 by Sweetie

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I just wanted to take a moment between eating turkey, watching football, and entering the Comedy Central Thankxgiving Wiikend, to let you know how much I appreciate having readers who take time out of their day to visit my site, chat in the chatroom, and help by finding answering, sending in sweepstakes, or codes. I Read More…

Sweetie’s Wins List for 2008

January 5, 2009 by Sweetie

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Now that the new year of entering online sweepstakes, blog giveaways, text sweeps, Twitter contests, local giveaways, and mail-in sweepstakes to win fabulous prizes has started I thought I would give you a recap some of the prizes I won in 2008. Overall it was a good year of winning prizes in our household. We Read More…

What are you Hooked On?

October 16, 2008 by Sweetie

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It’s Friday and we’re playing “What are you hooked on”? Join in at HookedonHouses.net Today I am hooked on this picture. It is of my #2 son, Dan, who arrived back from Iraq just 2 days ago. He is with his wife Lauren and our granddaughter Ava. In this picture he is giving Elmo back Read More…

Bloggers have the power to influence shoppers

October 14, 2008 by Sweetie

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It seems that as a blogger we have a lot more power than we thought. Blogging helps us create communities. That is why we have followers. There are people who look to us for advice, information, guidance, and now, it seems, where to shop and what to buy. The most recent report interviewed 17,000 people Read More…

My New GIG at Makeuseof.com

October 6, 2008 by Sweetie

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Well, I have finally arrived and it only took 3 months to do it. I am now a paid writer at a Tech site called MakeUseOf.com. MakeUseOf.com is a pretty large blog with over 20,000 readers signed up and 200 people “live” on their site most of the time. My first article came out today. Read More…

Camera Critters #26: Tiny Fall Critters

October 4, 2008 by Sweetie

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My husband and I were working out in the yard today since it was a perfect Fall day here in New England and I discovered very tiny bugs that are hanging on for that last little bit of warm weather before it turns cold. Some of these critters were very tiny even though they seem Read More…

Camera Critters #25: Honey Bees

September 26, 2008 by Sweetie

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They say that honey bees are on the decline but I found a few this summer buzzing around some colorful flowers. Take a look. Remember to click on a picture if you want to see it larger. Camera Critters is a weekly Meme. Take a picture of your favorite critters and put it on your Read More…

BizLaunchBlog: The Adventures as a New Online Business Owner

September 26, 2008 by Sweetie

Blogging for a Living?

September 24, 2008 by Sweetie

Camera-Critters #24: Barnyard Critters

September 20, 2008 by Sweetie

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It’s that time again – time for another heaping of Barnyard Critters. I love taking pictures and the latest ones are from our local agricultural fair just a few weeks ago. This is an annual even that brings out “all of the townfolk” and something not to be missed. You see people at the fair Read More…