It's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!

GOOD AFTERNOON MY FABULOUS READERS!! It's a beautiful day and it has been a busy morning!  I got a chance to watch the premier of Dog The Bounty Hunter and I absolutely loved it! I love that show. Now I have something to watch almost every night. Tonight it's Braxton Family Values on WETV, so I'll definitely be tuning in!

My morning was busy! I had to take my daughter for her orthodontic check up, for the life of me I can't figure out how one of her brackets broke on her braces, but they're all fixed now and she's got the color changed to purple, real pretty; talk about braces coming a long way! Remember when all they had was the silver train tracks and it looked like you were chewing on a bunch of silver, well isn't advanced technology wonderful!

Today, I'm going to post some sweepstakes and giveaways that's going on from some of the blogs I visit often, so feel free to enter and hopefully win!

Visit Sparkling Creations by Melinda. She just posted some more jewelry for sale; necklace and rings

GiGis Petals has some really cute accessories for boys and girls. Very creative items, be sure to check her out.

SweepTight.com is doing a $50 Review and Giveaway for Uncommon Goods, you can click the button on the sidebar

Nomorerack.com has some CRAZY deals on their website and the items are very reasonably priced. They usually post about nine items everyday and it goes live at noon, so check them out as well. They usually post about nine items everyday and it goes live at noon.

That's just a few so far. This computer seems like it's about to come to a screeching halt and it's time for munckin's nap, that she's fighting! Be sure to follow me on Twitter @afambuswmn

I hope everyone has a great day! Until next post, Be Blessed and Be Safe!!

It's A Great Day

Hello to my FABULOUS readers! It's a great day. Although it's cold outside, I'll take my Carolina weather over Chicago and Milwaukee's weather any day!  I just hate the fact that I have to use my old computer.  This thing is horribly slow. I tried going through the programs and see what I could possibly remove to make it run a little bit faster, but some programs I'm not familiar with and don't want to take the chance on deleting it and then something else isn't working.  It's especially aggravating because I'm not able to really visit my fellow blogger websites the way I want to because if I have too many windows open at once, it gets TURTLE slow! Some things I have to do from my phone, but it doesn't have a 15" screen so I'll just have to make due.

Anyway, it's been a busy day with my little munchkin having the desire to clear off the sofa by throwing everything on the floor, stand on top of my printer, try to type while I'm typing, pressing buttons on the remote and to top it off, this slow computer. But I'm grateful for another day in the New Year. I can say I held her attention by playing some music on YouTube.

I've been debating on going back to school-again. I've been in the Administrative Support field for several years now and I did find a school that has a degree program that's geared toward that field. The school is really cheap, so I'm thinking about looking into it and going for my Associates. I would like to do an online class, but not with this computer-no way!

PROMOTING BLOGS I LIKE

Penny Pinching Polly-she's always got great giveaways and deals on her site. Absolutely love this site-The Queen of Giveaways!

I was able to visit shining2save and sign up to be a product tester for Kids II Generation Moms Network. Visit the website for more info. Also there's a Simon Flash 48 hour giveaway. Be sure to check it out!

Jessica's Coupons has listed two free nail polishes by Zoya a $16.00 value, all you pay is $6.95 shipping; there's a few other great deals on the site as well.

Sparkling Creations by Melinda she designs some beautiful jewelry and the prices are extremely reasonable!You can have jewelry to match every outfit and for all occasions. You should definitely check out her site!

Teething Bling It's fashionable necklaces that's also safe for teething babies. Really neat idea. Check out her site!

Well that's all I have for now. I haven't gotten any new free products in the mail yet, but as soon as I do, I will definitely be posting my thoughts.

Until next post...BE BLESSED AND BE SAFE!

2012-Day Two!

Good Morning, I hope that everyone is having a great morning. It's day two of the new year and I'm up and about. I noticed that a few places may be closed today, due to the holiday falling on a weekend, but thank God SCHOOL STARTED BACK TODAY!!!! SOOOO HAPPY! I'm back on my grind, doing my job hunting. Got big plans for the new year, so I'm definitely on it.

I hope that you have been checking out some of the blogs that I have suggested. I'm still entering giveaways and sweepstakes, I haven't won anything yet, but I'm keeping the faith. Can't wait to do my next round of grocery shopping because I've activated a few 'ecoupons' from savingstar.com, so as soon as I reach 5.00 in my account, I can choose a payout. It's a good way to shop and get money from it.

I had a great day on yesterday. Church service was really nice and then in the afternoon, I participated in my first concert. I really had a great time singing with some great voices and the food was good too. I must say, I'm so glad the holidays are over and now to the next big event, my baby girl's birthday. I can't believe a year has passed already. The time has gone by so quick. I was gathering all of her clothes that are too small for her now, but I just had to keep the little hospital hat and tshirt. I'm getting all the hugs and kisses now because soon she'll be in her teen years. I can't believe my oldest is going to be 15 this year. Time just goes by so fast and we truly need to cherish every moment with our babies because they don't stay babies for long.

That's my general blog post for the morning. I thank everyone who stops by. Please feel free to leave comments. I have over 500 views to my blog and it would be great to know who some of you are. Until next post Be Blessed and Be Safe!

Back Up n Running!

Greetings to my FABULOUS readers! I am back up and running. I had to pull out the 'old faithful' computer.  It's slow, but it works. Trying to blog from my phone was not working! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday week. The middle of the week is almost here already and this year is pretty much over.

I must say I am truly thankful and grateful that my munchkin is all better. I'm grateful for the tests and trials that I've endured this year. We have truly been blessed as a family and individually and for that, I'm truly thanking God for all that He has done and is yet to do in the coming year. Whatever happened in 2011 and previous years is over and done, there's no turning back.  All we can do is move forward and be better. I'm looking forward to being elevated mentally and spiritually and using my gifts and talents that I have been blessed with in hopes that someone will be inspired and motivated to move forward and thank God for all that He has done.

I'm thankful for the small things in life. We get so focused on big things and what we don't have, until we forget just how blessed we are. So before we complain just say I'm thankful and this is only a test. There's brighter days ahead.  I've always said 'Look for your rainbow in the midst of your rainstorm.' Find a song to sing even when it's raining and get the strength to smile when it's cloudy, because trouble doesn't last always.

I hope that everyone continues to enjoy the rest of the year. Please be safe and above all things, Be Grateful!

Until next post....Have A Blessed Evening!

Just Want to Be Better...

Hi all!! It's been a couple of days since my last post, so I just wanted to let you all know that all is well. I'm still enjoying married life-the family is great as well.

I've been looking back over this year that is pretty much over and I must say it's been a great year. I look at my baby and can't believe that she is almost 10 months old and becoming such a big girl. I told my husband I wanted another baby and he gave me a quick 'no', didn't take two seconds to think about it, but it's fine. I'm 38 and I'm done having babies. I'm just enjoying my baby while I can. She's starting to babble a couple of words, I think 'da-da' is a universal word. She's even starting to stand by herself for a few seconds. I can say that it has been a great year. My daughter was born in February, I got married in November, and I started this blog. I am truly grateful to have been home for almost the entire first year of my little one's life to watch her grow and reach those many milestones that occur within the first year. I also have two interviews set up for Monday, so I'm also excited about that. I'm sure I'll be returning to work soon which is really bittersweet, because I know I'm going to miss my munchkin but we have goals that we want to accomplish in the coming year, so I need to return to work.

I'm looking forward to 2012. Everything that happened in 2011 is over, done, finished, it happened, on to the next year. My goal is not to be bigger, because I've never been the kind of person that needed my name in bright lights or my name on a billboard, but I do aspire to be better. I want to grow spiritually and become a better mother, wife, friend, daughter and sister. I want to do more next year than I did this year. Whatever I may be knowingly or unknowingly holding onto, I want to let it go. Life is too short and the end of the day is not promised.

I would love to hear your thoughts, comments, and your aspirations for the coming year.

Until next post, Be Blessed and Be Safe--Look for your Rainbow in the midst of your Rainstorm.

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The Day Isn't Over Yet

Greetings!! I'm so late with today's post. By this time I will have done all of my internet deal hunting and have settled down for a movie. I intended to make my 'end of day' post last night, but after contending and wrestling with my mobile monster, I was to tired to even type a typo.

Well I've had a full day so far and as I sit here with conditioner in my hair, and my baby banging on the window, and pulling at my blinds, I'll try to get this one in.  I had a meeting at my teen's school today, which was a great meeting. They all had such wonderful things to say about her (I wondered if we were even talking about the same child) but they truly love her, so I guess I'm doing something right.

I have a job interview tomorrow, which I'm happy about, although I'm truly enjoying these days at home with my little sweet pea and blogging but if I get the job I'll be happy, but I will not neglect my readers so I'll still be doing my daily posting.

In preparation for my interview tomorrow, I had to do something to my hair! It had gotten totally out of order and disrespectful! Me and the little one took a stroll to the store, I had to get her some more snacks. This time I got the Cinnamon Maple and the Veggie Dip. She likes the Veggie Dip!! I was kind of nervous because she goes crazy of the Cinnamon Maple. I was going the get the generic brand but it had 40 mg of sodium. I thought that was a bit much for an infant snack. After we got back she went through her 'I'm so sleepy, but don't want to really go to sleep, but I can't fight it anymore' act and finally took a nap. It was a race against her 'nap'. I had to try to hurry up and relax my hair before she woke up and before it started burning. I used the TCB Naturals regular strength hair relaxer. I feel so much better. I was going to wait until my daughter got home but if my hair is going to air-day I needed to have it done by a certain time. So that's all done now, and I think I'll go ahead and settle down. Of course, I need to do a little research on the company I'm going to interview with so I'll be prepared.  Wish me luck!

So Grateful!

Good Morning all....I am going to start off by saying how grateful I am to have been blessed to wake up to see another day and that my family is alive and well. My teen is off to school, the baby is up and on the move, so I don't know how much I'll get done today. I wanted to do a 'good nite' post before going to bed last night, but by the time the little got through with me I was done for. I did get a chance to watch a couple of movies while she took a 'real' nap, so that was a plus for me.

While scouring the net yesterday I came upon a few links I would like to share with you.  I'm not sure if anyone has heard of them or used them before, but you can always pass it along.

With the holidays coming up it seems like alot of our fellow bloggers are hosting some great giveaways. So yesterday I entered the $500 Ziploc give away that was on my facebook page.  I also entered to win a $100 Amazon Gift card from www.bloggiveawaydirectory.com. There's a lot of nice sweepstakes and it doesn't take much to enter. Usually I just like them on facebook and then enter the contest. I don't like to sign up for a lot of things that will flood my email, although I do use a separate email account for things like that. I'll be scouring the net again for some more neat giveaways and be sure to post them here.

Until next post...have an awesomely blessed day.....

Latest Sign-Ups...

So I signed up for Business2Bloggers today, you will see a 'button' if you want to check it out, or you can visit http://www.business2bloggers.com/

This webiste is truly awesome! It offers great advice on blogging, campaigns and how to get paid for your blogging where they will send companies to you that will pay you for your reviews.  I'm very excited about this. I actually found it through one of my fellow bloggers at http://www.armywife101.com/

I also signed up at http://www.swagbucks.com/ where you can earn 'virtual money' through surveys, offers, searching online, etc. So far I have about 614 swagbucks. My goal is to get up to about 1,000 so I can really get some nice items.

I also registered with http://www.inboxdollars.com/ This site is similar to swagbucks but it pays real cash to  do basically the same thing you would do on swagbucks. If you get a total of $30 in inbox dollars you can request them to send you a check for the cash amount. Some of the offers really don't pay a whole lot, but in this day and time, every little bit helps.

Has anyone ever heard of http://www.billmyparents.com/? Well it's a prepaid debit card for your teens.  I signed up for it through swagbucks. I think it will be a great way to teach adolescents real-life money managing and budgeting skills. The offer requires your teen have an email address, which I just went to yahoo.com and signed up for a free email address and their own cell phone number. The cell phone number can't be the same as the parent's. Also they require a credit card which I gave them the card information from a prepaid Wal-Mart Card that I also signed up for on swagbucks. With the holidays coming up, just load up the card and it's the ultimate gift. I think it will make a great gift for our teens.

I hope you will find this information very helpful and feel free to post your comments and suggestions.

She's Sleeping!

...And now I can get some work done. Good evening--late evening, but I hope that everyone had a great day today. The family went to church and enjoyed a nice service. Unfortunately my fiance had to work today, but I won't complain, doing what he gotta do...a big KISS to him!

Today's news......I bought my baby some more of the Li'l Crunchies by Gerber. I bought the Cinnamon Apple and I also bought some wagon wheels. She didn't care too much for those, maybe they looked funny. I also think they were a little bit to hard for her, being that she only has 1.25 teeth. I think the Cinnamon Apple snacks were a little bit softer and easy for her to chew. They also have a veggie garden flavor which I may try. She also has some of the yogurt snacks that melt in her mouth. It took a little bit of getting used to but now she eats them with no problem.

I also wanted to talk about generic formula versus Enfamil. One day I was in my local Food Lion and was looking at the selection of formula when I saw the Home 360--it said compare to Enfamil. Needless to say, I picked that one right up it was a larger can and it was cheaper and she had no problems with it. They also have the Gentle Formula and Soy Based. I have been using this for about 4 months now. When I first started using it, it was a little bit cheaper but now it costs about as much as Enfamil but like I said it is a bigger can so that definitely makes it worth it.

Well readers it's waaaaay past my bed time. I hope you are all enjoying my posts. Feel free to share on Facebook, Twitter, leave me any comments or suggestions. Until next post...HAVE A WONDERFULLY BLESSED NIGHT!

Doggie Doo-Ewwwww

So I've been seeing this commercial come on TV for a game called Doggie Doo. You feed the dog roll the dice, squeeze the handle and yes, the dog poops. I think that's taking 'poop' to a whole new level when you put it in a game. What do you guys think? I don't think it's something I would put on my Christmas list.

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Could Have Been Worse

As my fiance was getting ready to leave for work, he calls me and says 'well, somebody stole my radio out the truck' in a calm voice...I don't see how he stays so calm...but anyway, I'm saying 'what!'. He said the whole console was snatched out. Now mind you, it wasn't any type of fancy hi-tech radio system, just a regular digital radio. I mean there's a huge hole where the radio, 4x4 and 2x4 switch is supposed to be. When I think about it, I just thank God, because it truly could have been worse. Supposed for some reason he got up and looked out the window and saw whoever in the truck and went out to confront him/them or the truck was stolen. Although we have insurance, we like our truck. It was truly a blessing and has been a blessing to us. I'm just grateful that all will be taken care of and in spite of it all, we still have our life, health strength and our truck. So, I'm still smiling and thanking God.  Until next post.....Be Blessed!

Reaking Havoc!

My 9 month can single-handedly reak havoc on a house. I had my papers stacked under my desk 'semi-neatly' and she just comes right on over and pulls all of the paper out. It's not good enough that she has toys to play with.....oh noooo, rearranging mom's work space is so much more fun. Never seen a baby that can totally tear up a house single-handedly! She loves paper and anything else she's not supposed to put in her mouth. Gotta love her!

Until next post..........Be Blessed!

Veteran Discount and Freebies

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Here is a link to a few posts about military discounts and freebies.

Morning Greetings!

Good Morning all! HAPPY VETERANS DAY! Thank you to all of the awesome men and women for the sacrifices they are making. May God continue to bless you and your families!

Decisions! Decisions!

Okay, so I've been scouring YouTube to find some ideas for some half-wigs and lace-fronts for my 'Spice Me Up' stage and I've found some really extremely cute and reasonably priced half wigs that I know would look good on me. I really like one called Isabel from the Isis Collection and another one called Stelle by Outre. Both of these are in a beautiful and bouncy spiral curl style and looks extremely natural and you can style them in some really cute ways. I think I'm going to check out my local beauty supply and see what I find. I think I'll be rocking some 'new hair' for a long time.

On the Reality TV circuit, I can't wait to see the premier of Love and Hip, It's going to be a bash--literally. If you saw the previews you'll understand.

Celebrity births-If some of you haven't read by now, Nia Long gave birth to a baby boy--Kez Sunday Udoka...Congrats Mommy!

Well folks...until next post...Be Blessed!

Gotta 'Spice Me Up'

Greetings all! I hope that everyone is having an enjoyable day as we embark upon the elements of the changing seasons. The leaves are changing to gorgeous shades or red, orange and yellow. It's amazing that with every season there changes in the atmosphere. As I sit back thinking about the weather related changes, I have been thinking about some changes I would like to make--MY HAIR!! I've worn long hair for over 30 years and it's time for a change. At first I thought about being bold and just going for a big chop, and if I don't like it then I'll just put on a wig. Well after many  'loving warnings' from my friends I've been checking out some you tube videos on sew-ins, quick weaves and half wigs and they have some really cute styles. After watching a few I think I'm going to try a half wig and see how I like it. I was thinking about going with a sew-in, but with the length of my hair, and having to braid it down and then sew it in, no thanks, sounds like it's gonna take too long. I'm not exactly sure when I'm going to do my first 'quick weave test' but I know it will be soon. Feel free to comment and give me your suggestions. I know there are hundreds of different types of hair from color to texture to length. My natural hair is brown, so I definitely don't want any crazy colors. Until next post....HAVE A BLESSED ONE!

Oh So Wonderful

Greetings all! I must say that I feel pretty good today. I got a chance to watch a couple of good movies yesterday on Netflix while the baby was sleeping. The weather is a little bit dreary but the birds are still singing. It's amazing that no matter what the weather is, the birds still have a song to sing. If we can apply that to our lives, I think it would make a great difference. No matter what you're going through, how bad it seems or looks, find a song in the midst of it all.

I think I'll get out with my girls later on. My oldest has a project she has to do for school, so you know I'm going to have to put her on a TIGHT budget, because she will act like she needs everything in the world for this project and send my card into overdrive.....Well be blessed readers and remember, 'LOOK FOR YOUR RAINBOW IN THE MIDST OF YOUR RAINSTORM!

First Day on the Blog!

Greetings everyone! Today is my first day of launching my blog-Multitasking Mom. This is my very first time doing this so any feedback, suggestions ideas, funny stories, random thoughts, inspirations and yes even criticism are welcome! I decided to start this because well, I quit my job. OH yeah! call me crazy, but I had to get outta there. It was a call center and my goodness, I just couldn't take it anymore. I was there for three months and I tell you everyday I would seem to get depressed when I had to go in. I hated the hours and the pay was horrible. I know most of you may say well a paycheck is a paycheck and yes that's true, but my sanity is priceless. I'm also a mom of two girls 14 and 8-1/2 months and I felt like I really needed to be home at least in the evening so I could 'parent' my household. I tried very hard to stick it out at least until the end of the year, but I didn't make it.  I must say I have grateful to have an awesome fiance who is standing by me and sticking with me! We discussed it and he pretty much knew this was coming, yet being the wonderful guy that he is, we're going to walk this road together. I decided to start this blog because I know there are many out there who have to Multi-Task daily, often fulfilling the roles of mom, wife, financial advisor, cook, housekeeper, business woman, and friend in our households all at once! Hi fives to all of my multi-tasking moms out there! Ever tried to feed the baby, while typing and then the baby wants to type too; how about just when you think you've put the baby down for a nap and 'think' you're going to get some work done just for the little one to wake up 10 minutes later? Let's not even talk about trying to cook--yeah right-just when you think you've given him/her enough to stay occupied for at few minutes while you stir the rice and flour the chicken that the 'mobile monster' has crawled off somewhere unknown, spilled their food, or starts to get aggravated because after all, you're hindering their time of exploration and you start thinking things were so much easier when you just laid there and smiled at me, but when the crawling begins look out! The house becomes a daily adventure and they will try to conquer every cabinet, closet, not to mention those little pieces of lint in the carpet that only they can see. As I watch and listen to my little one playing, I'm glad that maybe I'll be at home for a little while to enjoy these moments.