Tropicana Trop50 + $50 Spa & Wellness Gift Card Giveaway - 3 WINNERS!

With so many of America's population being over weight it's no wonder why weight loss is one of America's number one New Year's resolutions...including mine!  Sadly,  it was the same New Year's resolution I had last year.  This year is different though,  I am going to exercise more,  and follow a healthy diet and lucky for me Tropicana  is going to help me do just that!  

How,  you may be wondering?  Well,  it just so happens that Tropicana has just released Trop50 a refreshing line of juices that contain 50 percent less sugar and calories and no artificial sweeteners.  In fact,  they are naturally sweetened with PureVia.  Each 8 oz serving only has 50 calories,  and has a full days supply of vitamin D,  now that's something you can be proud to give your family.  They come in many different fun and tasty flavors to offer you plenty of  variety.  So to aid in my weightloss and becoming more healthy I am going to start replacing my regular juice with the new Tropicana Trop50 juice and you should too!  

Lucky for all of you Tropicana would like to help you with your New Year's resolution!  Head on over to http://facebook.com/trop50 and share your New Year's resolution and you will earn a $1.00 off coupon for yourself and a .50 cent coupons for up to 50 of your friends!  On top of that weather you submit your resolution or not you can enter to win a sweepstakes for a $1,000 gift card.


WIN IT: Tropicana is graciously providing my readers with the chance to win a $50 Spa & Wellness Gift Card! And even better,  there will be not one,  not two,  but three lucky winners!  


*Disclaimer - I am publishing this post as part of the Trop50 campaign, which is post one out of three.  I will be receiving a coupon to review the item on my blog and they are sponsoring my giveaway.  In no way did this alter my opinion of their products.  All of my opinions are one hundred percent honest and true.*

What's In A Name

It wasn't until I was graduated from high school that I got my first puppy,  which just so happened to be a Chihuahua.  He was black and white with brown accents all over his body and to me he was the cutest little puppy I had ever laid my eyes on.  I remember he fit perfectly in the hoody of my husbands sweater,  he was so tiny and cute.  I wanted to find a name that suited his personality so I waited about a week before deciding to name him Chico.  


I chose to name him Chico because in Spanish it means "boy" and that described him to a tee!  I mean he definitely acted like a boy and  he marked his territory like a boy(hahaha!).   Not to mention the fact that he's a Chihuahua,  so the name "Chico" was perfect for him.  As he grew a little bigger we realized that he was becoming lonely so we decided to get him a girlfriend,  so before we knew it we had another dog and another dog to find the perfect name for.  


The second Chihuahua was little and petite and very girly.  She pranced around like a little princess and was so dainty that we decided to name her "Tinkerbell".  After a while calling her Tinkerbell just seems to long,  so we ended up nick naming her "Tink".  Her name actually comes from Walt Disneys Peter Pan films.  But if you want to go back,  all the way back to 1904 "Tinkerbell" actually comes from a fictional character from J.M Barries play - Peter Pan.   She plays an animated fairy who leaves a trail of pixie dust behind.  


After the two dogs moved in as I like to call it we thought we had enough dogs,  but that was until we met "Peanut".  A friend of mines uncle had won her in a poker game,  but the dog seemed to have been abused,  so of course we decided to keep her too.  Naming her was somewhat harder than naming the other two because she was different than the other two.  She was a mixed breed of what we think to be half Chihuahua and half Dachshund.  Her head is small, while her body is long and sets very close to the ground.  Because her head is so small and she is very similar to a peanut in color we thought an appropriate name for her would be "Peanut". 




So three dogs later and after that we thought we were finally at our limit of dogs until little tink got pregnant!  Turns out Chico and Tinkerbell had been a little busy,  so it resulted in one of the cutest little male puppies we had ever seen.  It was a white pure bread Chihuahua with patches of blue(Gray).  It was full of energy just like Tink and Chico and looked like a mix of the both of them. We really wanted to keep him,  but we just didnt have enough room for another dog.  Once he was old enough to sell we decided we wouldn't sell him at all we would give him a good home at my older sisters house,  someone that is a huge dog lover.  


So, we knew the puppy would need a good name,  but after two months we still didn't have a name chosen for him,  so we left it up to my sister to decide.  Because she already has a bunch of other bigger dogs she thought that "Little Dude" would be a perfect name for him.   Little Dude is the smallest of all of their dogs and to them a "little dude".  Because my great nephew(who is just one), can't say his name fully he made a nick name up for him "lil dew".  Little Dude still comes to visit and play with him mom(Tinkerbell) and father (Chico) from time to time.


Naming your pets can be alot of fun and there are so many different names and meanings to choose from that you can be sure to find one to suit your pets personality such as we did with the four dogs mentioned above.  


I am sharing this story about my dear pet as a part of the “What’s in a Name?” Campaign hosted by DogFenceDiy, the invisible fence alternative. No matter the name, DogFenceDiy cares about the safety of dogs everywhere.

*Disclaimer - I received a Amazon gift card in exchange for this post as part of my participation in "What's in a Name" Campaign.  In no way did this alter my opinion of their products.  All of my opinions are one hundred percent honest and true.*

Spread The Love, Share Some Comfort Campaign - BEARPAW

We all know times are hard this holiday season,  and many families have fallen on hard times,  so what better of a Christmas gift then to provide a worthy family in need with a BEARPAW gift package!  Thanks to BEARPAW,  eight families are each going to  receive a wonderful gift package containing 2 pair of BEARPAW Boots for each member of the family,  a $250 Target Gift Card,  BEARPAW Teeshirts and Apparel provided by Aventura. 

So spread the love this holiday season and nominate a admirable family who is in need of a bit of help.  I know you probably know atleast one family that fits in this category,  as I know atleast three of them. 

My aunt takes care of a huge family with no help from the noncustodial fathers,  by working hard and always being their for her family.  Not only that,  but she took in her brothers teenage son and is raising him as her own.  She is so stretched for money,  but she still took him in and treated him like her other children.  Unfortunately,  she recently lost her father,  who she also took in and was taken care of.  She is a hard working family oriented woman who has fell on hard times.  She currently is trying to support all her children on a small paycheck and all she can think about is keeping her family together.  Her family has took in her good morals and ethics and are very good people just like her. She has kept the entire family together with nothing but L-O-V-E and I believe she deserves a little bit of L-O-V-E back.  I think she deserves a little pick me up during these hard times,  don't you agree? 

To nominate a family that you believe would be a good fit for this campaign,  you will need to download and fill out a nomination form and then email it back. For more information please visit this link:  http://bearpawstyle.com/2011/11/spread-the-love-share-the-comfort-campaign/.

This contest will end on December 23, 2011 (right before Christmas).

Please read the terms and conditions below.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ONLY RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 13 AND OLDER, WHO MEET THE OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA BELOW, ARE ELIGIBLE.


*Disclaimer - I am receiving a teeshirt in return for promoting this campaign.  In no way did this alter my opinion.  All of my opinions are one hundred percent honest and true.*