$15.00 Whale Watching Special- Newport Bay, Calif

Newport Landing Whale Watching has served southern California for 30 years providing whale watching and dolphin cruises. Year around cruises view many varieties of whales including the giant blue whale which is over 80 feet in length (during the summer and fall months), finback whales, grey whales (winter and spring months), minke whales, humpback whales, several types of dolphin (including giant Rizzo dolphin over 14 feet in length), seals, and all sorts of other marine life. Each cruise is a unique experience; you may never know what you might encounter. Newport Landing is located in Newport Bay, Newport Beach and only minutes from most of Southern California. Whale watching in Dana Point and Long Beach.  With a 96% success rate viewing whales and/or dolphin almost every trip has viewing opportunities for these mammals. Whether for an individual or for a larger group looking to join one of the general admission whale watching cruises, Newport Landing Whale Watching takes great pride in sharing the magical experience of our whale and dolphin cruises.  

Newport Landing Whale Watching - $15 Whale Watching cruise special

http://www.newportwhales.com/newport_beach_whale_watch_offer.html 

This sounds like a lot fun!!! I plan to take my kids soon.  I will blog about our trip- so look forward to that as well!  Can't wait- I love the ocean and I want to share that with my family.  

March Is National Frozen Food Month~TIPS

Even if you’re not an extreme couponer, you can still strategize your grocery shopping to save money. Time is another important thing to save.

Coupon site BeFrugal.com founder Jon Lal offers this advice:

1.       Make a list. This basic strategy saves a ton of time and money. One simple way is to use the notes feature of your smartphone and add items to your list as you realize you need them. Since we usually have our phones with us 24/7, the list is easy to manage. When you shop stick to the list to save lots of time and money.

2.       Check your grocery store’s weekly ad in advance. Sunday flyers are available online, so you do not need to buy a paper or wait until Sunday. Look at it online whenever you want and review the sale items while comparing that to your list.

3.       While you are looking at the sales online, now is a perfect time to find coupons for items that are already on sale. Get grocery coupons online; quickly search for the items you have on your list or see as being on sale in the grocery store’s flyer then print them out and you are ready to shop. This eliminates clipping coupons and keeping coupons you may never need in a bulky binder.

4.       Stock up (if you can). Some grocery stores will be having big sales on frozen foods in honor of Frozen Food Month. As discussed in the tip above, you can also get grocery coupons for these items to get additional savings. If your freezer is already full or you do not need these items, skip them – even if they are on sale. It’s not a bargain if you cannot use it!

5.       Consider buying groceries online. In addition to some grocery stores offering online orders and delivery, you can often get great deals buying items online (and getting free shipping on them, of course) when you use promo codes and earn cash back – this is a portion of your total that gets deposited into a free account for you – especially when buying items which grocery coupons are rarely offered on and nonperishable foods. Don’t rule out getting grocery store delivery, either. While there may be a fee of $6-10 for delivery, it may be worth it to you, depending on how much time it can save you.

I did YOGA for the first time!

I'm not sure why I haven't done it before maybe it was too healthy, lol!   Wow, on how I felt afterwards though.  I felt like I was walking on clouds and almost sang all the way home.  I can really get into this!

The class was hard only because my body wasn't used to bending, moving, and stretching in so many different ways.  Next week it will be better, right!  Also I need to work on right and left. Yes, I know my right and left but when someone is calling out stretch your right leg then put your left arm on right knee I get so confused.

The teacher, who is a friend of mine, did warn me I would feel a little sore today.  She was right.  I even took a couple extra minutes in the shower to let the massage hit my shoulders and back.  But I feel good and looking forward to going back next week.

I will have to read up on my YOGO JARGON though because I didn't know any of the poses the teacher was talking about.  I would look around the class to see what everybody else was doing.   What the heck is Downward Dog, Warrior, Half Moon, Cobra, Eagle and I'm sure there were more but I forgot them now!

I will be at Forest Yoga  with my girl Aviva-Breathe In Love  at 7:30pm next Tuesday!

BLOGGERS: The Blog Workshop Conference (online)- May 17th-19th

The Blog Workshop is a 3 day ONLINE conference for bloggers and vloggers providing information that will allow them to take their blogging/vlogging ventures to the next level. The Blog Workshop will help bridge the gap between bloggers, brands, PR professionals and more. "Where Blogging Meets Business" The Blog Workshop is the ultimate conference for bloggers, from newbies to experienced bloggers, wanting to develop their brand.

Who wants to go???  ME! ME! ME!  Raising my hand real high- GUESS WHAT... I CAN!  In the past I've been unable to attend due to childcare issues and no way I can afford to take off from work to go.  I came across the PERFECT conference that I can stay at home plus the best part is it's AFFORDABLE! 

When I looked at what was on the agenda I knew I needed to attend!  Here is what will be discussed:

• Blog Design
• Blogging and Writing
• Blogging for Business
• Chats
• Classes
• Giveaways
• Marketing
• SEO
• Vlogging
• Workshop

Every single topic I want to know more about so this conference is for ME!  Click HERE to see the agenda.  There will be speakers from IZEA, Blog-Trends, The Blog Frog and more!  Click HERE to see the list of speakers.  Wow, I'm impressed and can't wait for this to happen.

They are also have Grant and Scholarship programs.  Check them out!

You can also purchase discounted tickets through their Indiegogo campaign perks~ check out the video to learn more then GET YOUR TICKET! Also please SHARE this information with your readers! 





So who is with me~ Sign up TODAY!!!  Click HERE to register!

Ways to CONNECT with The Blog Workshop:
Like on FACEBOOK 
Follow on TWITTER
Hang Out on Google+

Money Monday Coupons: Coffee-Lunch-Kids

COFFEE!!!

• $1.00 off 1 MAXWELL HOUSE Single Serve Cups
• $1.00 off on any ONE (1) GEVALIA Coffee

Personal Care

• $1.00 off any two (2) REACH Floss Products
• $1.00 off any 1 LISTERINE Mouthwash 1L or larger
• $0.50 off one Softsoap Body Wash
• $3.00 off ONE (1) AVEENO Eczema Therapy Care Kit

There's even lunch!

• $1.00 off 2 LUNCHABLES Combinations with Smoothie
• $0.50 off any 3 Campbell's Chunky™ soup or chili
• $1.00 off any Life Choice™ 5-count box

And, the kids would LOVE these!

• $5.00 off Laugh & Learn™ Love to Play Puppy
• $5.00 off Fisher-Price Poppity-Pop™ Musical Dino
• $10.00 off Laugh & Learn™ Stride-to-Ride Puppy
• $3.00 off any Fisher-Price Giggle Gang

Gotta feed the cat!

• $1.00 off any ONE bag of Meow Mix dry cat food

Remove Stains and Protect... Must-Have Supplies for EVERY Monday!

• $1.00 off Scotchgard Fabric & Upholstery Protector
• $1.00 off Scotchgard™ Oxy Carpet Stain Remover

Cree and Scooter Parent Ambassador-Join for FREE!

To become a parent ambassador one simply needs to have a passion for helping others most specifically the youth. Parent ambassadors are responsible, goal-oriented individuals who unite members of their community. They are active and good communicators who serve to make a difference in the lives of children. Parent ambassadors will take part in our online community at FanCorps where they will participate in tasks to earn credits to redeem for rewards and prizes.

After parents join Cree and Scooter’s FanCorps online community they can complete tasks that are sent out by Cree and Scooter.

Attend official Cree & Scooter events

Post a picture holding your Cree and Scooter book

Like Cree and Scooter on Facebook

Follow Cree and Scooter on Twitter

Blog About Book/Parent Ambassador Program

Social media involvement- retweeting, uploading pictures, sharing posts, etc…

Purchasing the book or merchandise

Referring people to Cree and Scooter website

Cree and Scooter will reward their Parent Ambassador advocates for their efforts and influence. Aside from gaining exclusive access to the community they will earn virtual currency for completing promotional tasks. Credits earned can be redeemed for a variety of rewards, prizes, and content.  

• Attend official Cree & Scooter events
• Getting a Cree and Scooter Book
• Cree and Scooter merchandise
• Popular brand merchandise
• Money gift cards
• Restaurant gift cards
• Tickets to concert
• Spa gift cards
• Amusement & Attraction passes
• Family Vacations
• And lots more

Join the Cree and Scooter Community! 

Like on Facebook and Follow on Twitter 

Living Social 20% Off Code @ Befrugal.com expires 2/22

Feeling bored or broke?  Beat the winter blues! Daily deal sites have fun events, food and fitness discounts so you can try new things and save money.

Save even more with coupon codes and cash back when you make your purchases!

Coupon & cash back site BeFrugal has these 2 offers:

·   Living Social coupon code for 20% off any order. Valid on orders up to $100. Excludes Escapes & Events. Only for first 10,000 orders. 1 use per credit card. Expires: 2/22. Earn up to 10% Cash Back with BeFrugal.

·   Gilt City coupon code for 25% off sitewide. Exclusions may apply. Expires: 2/24. And get up to 15% Cash Back with BeFrugal.

Cash back rates can change from day to day. These rates were valid 2/20. 

Join now for free and earn cash back when you shop!

Never miss a deal! Coupon site BeFrugal.com offers the free Browser Add-On with Couponomatic^TM that magically powers every promo code entry box (at checkout), by turning the promo code box into a dropdown list of valid promo codes at 3,000+ stores like Best Buy, Macy’s and more.

Getting Married? Need a Free Website?

Do you need a wedding website? Would you like one that matches your Save the Date cards, invitations, etc.? How about getting one for free?



Wedding Paper Divas has what you need! A free wedding website to go along with over 40 of their most popular wedding invitations. This means that you can now easily create an ad-free personal wedding website complete with online RSVP capabilities and more—and keep it FREE for one year! 
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• Guest comments
• Music and Video
• Online RSVP, Blog, Password protection, guest list manager, and much more.

Get started now to ensure that everything will be beautifully designed and perfectly coordinated as you prep for your big day. 

Kids and Homework- Oh My!

I feel like I'm back in school and I have no idea WTF to do!  My 5th grader is bringing home math homework that looks foreign to us.  My husband and I both look at each other as to see who can help our child but we both know we can't.  It's straight crazy!  I'm thinking in the 5th grade either I was flirting with the boys too much or I actually got it back then.

Last night it was my turn to help with homework so I looked at the page and just went blank!  I looked at the examples and them proceeded to do it, hoping I was right.  After going through the steps with my son at least 5 times he still didn't GET IT.  My patience by this time was gone because I feel he was using me to do his homework.  I gave him to his dad at this point, using the "I need to make dinner" excuse.  Dad didn't even understand so the child was left doing it on his own which ended up being 3 hours of "I don't understand" fit. He wouldn't even give it a try- he just wanted US to do it for him and I wasn't falling for it again!  We tried to reason with him and I think he was super tired but just wouldn't calm down.  At that point (it's 8:30pm  and we have been doing this since 4:30) I gave up and told him I would wake him up early so we can tackle it then.

Why is homework so STRESSFUL!!!!

Totsy President's Day Sale-Maternity, Baby, and Kids!

Totsy offers moms on-the-go and moms-to-be access to brand-specific sales, up to 80% off retail, just for them and the kids, ages 0-7. Top brands for mom, baby, and child. Prenatal care products, baby gear, travel accessories, bedding and bath, children's clothing, toys, DVDs, and educational materials are just a sampling of a selection that promises only the best in quality and designer brands.

Go to TOTSY!