Closeup with Animal from THE MUPPETS ... in theatres everywhere this Thanksgiving!

In Disney’s THE MUPPETS (in theatres everywhere this Thanksgiving!) Animal is enrolled in an anger management class. But with help from the Muppets, he has achieved personal & artistic balance. Now, Animal helps you find your inner Animal with ANIMAL’S FIVE RULES OF COOL: A guide to life from Drummer, Rock Icon, Force of Nature and Anger Management Graduate!

·         LIVE LOUD!!!! – Anything worth doing is worth doing at high-decibel. Whether it’s playing drums, singing, expressing your opinion or simply wearing a really loud sports coat, this is a surefire way to make sure the world knows who you are, where you are and in which direction you’re headed. 

·         EAT NOW! – There are those who believe it is important to “stay hungry” in life, to put off rewards and defer gratification. Animal is not one of those. He devours life—literally—which goes a long way towards explaining his mealtime nickname: the Appetite with Legs.

·         FRIENDS! – Good friends watch your back, take care of you and always follow your beat. With his band mates in the Electric Mayhem, Animal has found kindred spirits. (Oh sure, sometimes they yank his chain, but that’s only to make sure he doesn’t miss the tour bus.)

·         ROMANCE! – Animal is not much for subtlety when it comes to finding romance. His idea of flirtatious small talk usually consists of the phrase “WOMAN! WOMAN!” But it works…for him. As for you, may we suggest finding a slightly less assertive approach to finding love.

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·         NICE BUNNY! – Everyone needs a sense of security, a quiet space where they can find peace. For Animal, it’s time well spent with his bunny, whose name is “Nice Bunny.” For you, it can be anything from soaking in pond scum (Kermit) to wearing tapioca-filled tap shoes (Gonzo).  Wherever you find it, embrace your bliss. Just don’t squeeze too hard.

Muppets Animal Videos

Recyclebank - Got a solution for me?

Let me take a second to tell you guys about "Recyclebank". They get the award for being the best all around program I have ever seen to help out with this non-recycling people epidemic! As you all probably know, this blog focuses a lot on doing our part to make the earth more green. As well as talks about sustainability, organics and upcycling. I'm not perfect by any means, nor do I expect you to be. But I do know that I have even tried to talk my neighbors (ahem* and my town more importantly) into it, with little success. What sucks (excuse my language, but no other word will suffice) about being here is when we lived in Groton, Connecticut I actually got introduced to Recyclebank. 

It's a neat idea.. more like coolest thing since sliced bread! It makes recycling easy for the resident. You get a blue large trash can, to place beside your regular trash can. There's no seprating required and it's even picked up on the same day as your regular trash pickup. You just put anything that they tell you can be recycled into that can. That's right! No separating glass, plastics, and bottles. Even more incentive besides having a healthy earth for our children's kids? They pay you to do it in forms of printable coupons, online coupons, and mailed coupons as well as gift cards. 

Once I remember gathering up phone books in navy housing people threw out or were placed on doorsteps of navy houses that were empty.. I put them all in my bin. Ooohhh weee! I got so many points for that. See, they weigh your can as they pick it up and points are deposited into your online account, which you then login and spend accordingly. Even better? Even though I no longer live there- I still get points for participating in their learn and earn activities. 

I have tried to call my city and talk to them about recycling. They do not even offer any curbside.. much less Recyclebank. But to no avail. They said the town hall meeting voted against it. Maybe I should go to one and present an argument. But I am not really the best debater. Maybe I should leave that to my mega intelligent friend Beth Wood. I bet she could convince a rock it was a fossil. In any case. I have lived here for two years and am highly disppointed in this community for not stepping up to the plate. If anyone has any suggestions on how to help this situation out, I am open to them.
Thanks!~
Casey Colette

PS! If just 25% of homes used a hybrid water heater, that would be like taking 360,000 cars off the road, as they cut your homes energy useage by 62%! WOW! Also, bet you didn't know that a hot water heater is the 2nd biggest energy monster in your home. (Only second to the HVAC!) It would also save you upwards of 320$ a year! You would also get a federal tax credit if installed by the end of the year! Something to chew on! PLUS.. G.E. is offering a 200$ mail in rebate from now until the end of Nov 2011. Jump on it! (The mail in rebate is printable on Recyclebank available from Sears and Lowes!)


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#win Sibu Beauty US/CAN 10/28 Rafflecopter giveaway! arv 47$ ***CLOSED!!!***

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SIBU Beauty says its super food for your skin. I was skeptical at first but I'm now a believer! It says it is whole food.

 Sibu Beauty products are made with an ingredient I had never heard of before;  Himalayan sea buckthorn berry. 

What will you win on this giveaway? 

The exact same kit they sent me!

2 Sibu Beauty products:

The Facial Bar and the Hydrating Serum.

ARV 47$!

First lets touch on why their product is awesome, and what I wish I had been sent!


This product is awesome beacuse of many things, one I appreciated most was that Sibu Beauty products are 100% natural. They contain no dairy, wheat, gluten, sodium, yeast or preservatives They are also are free of any and all preservatives. They are also Paraben-FREE and Cruelty-FREE and support sustainability & fair trade! 


I love that they have these supplements. I love supplements and vitamins as most of you know! I spent hours reading about theirs and now I really want them! :) I think that would've been a much better product for me, personally to review. If only I had been asked. 

Lets talk about what I liked and the one thing I didn't.
When a company sends me a free product I really dislike having to say I didn't care for it. I am obligated to say my opinion. As much as I do not want to, that is the point of a review blog. To state your honest-to-blog opinion. But keep in mind, everyone's opinion is not always the same. I might like tomatoes and you might dislike them. Plus, it's not that I don't like it per se`. I love the soap, I just do not appreciate the look and the scent. It smells very citrus pine-y in my opinion. It left my skin feeling slightly dry, which actually- turned out to be a good thing. However as strange smelling/looking as it is, it seems like it really helped clear up some of my pimples I get on my shoulders and back and chest. So I will most definitely continue to use it. The bar is slightly brown/orange/clear with little specks of the sea buckthorn in it. I don't much care for the scent like I said. It is very pine woodsy smelliness with after notes of lemon. 




What I really liked, and also seems to be making a great deal of difference to my facial skin redness, oiliness, and blackheads and pimples is this facial serum they sent. I really like it. I have used it everyday, and I even use it before I put my makeup on, and as a primer for my powder, instead of liquid foundation. It seems to be clearing me up a lot! As I round up to almost 30.. (SHHH!) I have found that I need to start being more proactive about my skin heath. Aging, kids and military life is taking it's toll on my skins over all glow and health. I like that this product seems to be helping out.
Thanks Sibu beauty, seriously. Your products have made an amazing difference on my skins texture and oiliness. 

Sibu Beauty makes MANY other products, here are a few of them:

• Cleanse & Detox Sea Buckthorn Facial Soap - Awaken your skin in the morning or wash away a day of stress and pollutants with pure, simple, clean and powerful Sibu Beauty sea buckthorn facial soap. Lathers thick and rinses with ease to cleanse, detox and moisturize, and repair the skin while creating a protective barrier against UV rays and cell damaging free radicals.
• Repair & Protect Sea Buckthorn Facial Cream - Our sea buckthorn facial cream, with omega 7 fatty acids, helps boost collagen production and creates the perfect barrier to moisturize, rejuvenate, repair and protect. This light, non-greasy cream is ideal for daily use and offers a pleasing, light citrus scent. It is paraben-free and cruelty-free, and contains NO dairy, yeast, wheat, gluten, sodium or preservatives.
• Cellular Support Sea Buckthorn Oil Gel Caps - True beauty begins on the inside. So we’ve created a softgel supplement to nourish and protect the body plus promote healthy hair, skin and nails from the inside out. This dietary supplement is made from a proprietary blend of sea buckthorn fruit and seed oil. It contains no dairy, wheat, gluten, sodium, yeast or preservatives.

The New Miracle Berry, Pt 1. <-- Watch that!

About Sibu Beauty:

Sibu Beauty produces health and beauty products based on premium Himalayan sea buckthorn berry. The 100% natural line contains USDA organic ingredients, no parabens, wheat, gluten, dairy, or yeast. In addition, our products are cruelty-free and have been awarded certification from PETA.

If for some reason after you click "Read More" the widget is not working, you can refresh it once or twice it will usually show up.

If not, email or FB me and I will place entries for you.

Good Luck!~


This giveaway will end on 10/30 at 12:01 am  eastern and the winner will have 48 hours to confirm shipping address before another winner is chosen. The winners name will appear in my Facebook news feed and on this blog post on the Rafflecopter widget!

Disclaimer - I received no monetary pay just product to review for this giveaway!

It's probably cuz

You think your cooler than me,


You & I...

DreamWorks Pictures' REAL STEEL - merch giveaway 10/17 ***CLOSED!!!***

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 REAL STEEL opens in theaters everywhere on October 7th! 
DreamWorks Pictures’ REAL STEEL featuring Hugh Jackman (“Charlie Kenton”), Evangeline Lilly (“Bailey Tallet”) and Dakota Goyo (“Max Kenton”) 

Screenplay by:               John Gatins

Story by:                       Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven

Based in part on the

short story “Steel” by:    Richard Matheson

A action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, “Real Steel” stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money 








piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next.




 When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. 
  
“Real Steel” is directed by Shawn Levy (“Night at the Museum” franchise and “Date Night”).
 
“Real Steel” is about a former boxer (Hugh Jackman) who, against all odds,  gets one last shot at a comeback when he teams up with his estranged son (Dakota Goyo) to build and train the perfect contender for the new high-tech sport of robot boxing.


If you win this giveaway you will win:

An adult sized t-shirt, bottle opener, set of sticker sheets and temporary tattoos!

ITEMS FOR GIVEAWAY:

- REAL STEEL t-shirt in adult  sizes of S, M, L, XL

- REAL STEEL bottle opener

- REAL STEEL stickers

- REAL STEEL temporary tattoos

In order to win, you need to be a public follower of this blog via GFC, leave your email address PLUS do both of these: (For those who do not have a Twitter, get one!)
"Like" Real Steel's Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/realsteelmovie
Follow Real Steel on Twitter @realsteelmovie
 (all three MUST be done in order to place the three comments max allowed!)
(only open to US and Canada please)

WHAT YOU CAN WIN!

REAL STEEL opens in theaters everywhere on October 7th!  Go see it!

Disclaimer - I received no monetary pay or product to review for this giveaway!

Plow & Hearth - 75$ Gift Card giveaway 10/29

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The Plow & Hearth online store carries unique products for the Home, Garden, Yard, and Hearth. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. The Spirit of country living.

 Plowhearth.com is an amazing website! When I first learned of an opportunity to do a review with 
them I was ecstatic! It took me two days to pick an item under 75$! That's how big their selection is! In addition, its super easy to browse by area of interest and price. Here lately I have seen too many websites that do not have user friendly browse & search parameters. You cannot organize by price on some sites. So if you are looking for a birdhouse. you just type in "birdhouse" and organize by price. If say- your Mother wants one for her birthday but you might only have 40$ to spend. 

 Wooden Cape Cod Birdhouse with Real Pine Shake Shingles and Pole Set.  74.90 for the set!

Plow & Hearth has items not only for indoor & outdoors for your home & garden.. but as well clothes and accessories for your person! Shoes, and whatnot. My favorite item there was unfortunately over 75$ so not available for review... but I am seriously considering purchasing it. They carry two different cool touch electric space heaters that look like wood burning stoves. One is very tiny but heats 400 sq ft. It is available in white and black. It has safety features that will flip it off if need be. There is another one that is available for purchase for 150$ that comes in three colors: Red/brown, Hunter green, and Black. Honestly, I think the green is the prettiest! I have included a video and link and images to it below the review of the birdhouse I ordered!

So lets talk about what I picked out.
I chose the   Wooden Cape Cod Birdhouse with Real Pine Shake Shingles and Pole Set.  74.90 for the set!  I liked it because it is so fancy looking and I knew it would make a cute little addition to our yard! Our front yard has trees lining the sides, but none in plain sight. I appreciated that the birdhouse is available for purchase with a pole/pedestal that you can use to set it on! We planted two trees in our yard to offer some shade relief from this severe Georgia/Florida 9 month long summer.. (well- that's what I call it!) heat! We planted a Royal Empress which in not even 4 months is already some 15 ft tall. I also planted a peach tree when we moved here 2 years ago. Even though the Royal Empress is the fastest growing tree in the world.. its trunk is not yet ready for the birdhouse. But one day (sooner than I bet any of you realize) I will be able to put it on the tree. The peach tree will probably never be tall or thick enough for the birdhouse though. 

My two baby trees!

My tree in June was a tiny baby- see?

The assembly.

The birdhouse arrived in pristine condition. A lot of larger items like this arrive damaged or the box damaged from other companies. The pole and house were packed in two boxes inside of another box. They were packaged so carefully with padding and foam I really don't see how they could have got broken.  And they didn't! Yay!

The hubby had a hard time getting the pole in the ground. It comes with a huge white "screw".... I am not a man.  I do not put things together so I do not know what it is called.   
  But he struggled with it and getting it level. Our yard is not very flat. He did say that the screws that come with it, are not long enough to hold it onto the pole, and he had to go buy some that would stabilize it and keep it permanently up.
I haven't seen any birds go in it though. 

It's probably because I have it tooo close to the house. But it looked silly sitting in the middle of my yard all alone, so I made him move it closer to the garden. Perhaps they will use it in the spring? In any case.. it looks amazing. I love it and I couldn't be more pleased. It looks so expensive. I want to add that I think they price they ask for it (right under 75$) is more than reasonable. 


If you are lucky enough to win the gift card, you can pick anything you like from the web-store!

What I am about to buy from them for Devonny's room!

http://www.plowhearth.com/Vent-Free-Compact-Portable-Electric-Stove-with-Stay-Cool-Surface_p12048_S2002_D3050_C3147.html

One lucky person will win a $75 gift certificate to Plow & Hearth!

Extra Entries (available after the mandatory entry above is completed; please leave a separate comment for each entry in order for them to be counted).

This giveaway will end on OCT 29 11:59pm eastern, one winner will be chosen for 1 75$ Gift Certificate. Winners will have 48 hours to respond to winning email with shipping address to claim your prize or another winner will be chosen!


If any of this "giveaway stuff" confuses you- you can find detailed instructions here! http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-win-my-blog-giveaways.html

The views and opinions expressed in this blog are purely my own and any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified by the above mentioned store, PR, or product designer. This post is not endorsed, sponsored or has any connection to twitter, facebook or any other network. This post is solely the property of Locomotion of Expressions and/or its above sponsor. The product itself did not persuade my personal beliefs or views. I was under no obligation to write a positive review .