Surf Showstopper Wristband Review

I really love going out and being active,whether its running, hiking, biking or at the beach! Sometimes it isn't always easy to carry along the stuff I need.  That's why I love the Surf Showstopper wristband! I can put what I need inside it, strap it on my arm and go! This allows me to be active while keeping my stuff close by! No worries about dropping stuff out of your pocket or hunting for your keys when you're done! Fashion accessories are a must for every girl, so of course you want to be fashionable while being active! This allows you to do both!

Product Description:
The beach has to be one of the most difficult places to find a suitable bag for. Whether you're a guy or girl, no swimsuit offers enough secure pockets to bring along your valuables.  The Surf Showstopper offers a stylish, safe, convenient bag option for men and women when spending a day at the beach or going surfing. The outer material is water repellant and durable enough for the seaside environment, and the underside is constructed of a "toweling" material that absorbs perspiration while working out. The strap is made of durable velcro with a secure fastener.

Inside, a large pouch can hold an iPhone or mp3 player, while a zippered compartment can hold an I.D., credit card, or cash. There is also an outer zippered pocket for your keys or any other valuable that you need quick access to. The inner compartments are kept secure with a large zippered enclosure, which also features a lip to tuck the zipper away so that it doesn't jangle while jogging or walking. If you're in search of a bag for the beach that is convenient and stylish, the Surf Showstopper is the perfect choice!

 Going Dancing has all sorts of really cool goodies!  They even offer the Showstopper wristband in other colors!  I think the designed ones are better than the plain one shown above, but I like something more girly personally. My favorites are the Pink / Purple Checkerboard Modern Showstopper and the Pink Star Sequin Classic Showstopper.  They are really cute and are more like a small purse you are wearing on your wrist.  I like the smallest version possible too, because I have little wrists so I don't want a big huge thing on my wrist.  There are sizes and colors for everyone, so check them out and see which is your favorite! While you're there, check out the designer handbags and more! 

Get 10% off your Surf Showstopper Wristband (or anything else in on the site!!) and free International shipping with this code: SURF

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Mandy's Thirty-One Gifts Review & Giveaway!!

Just because the holidays are over, it doesn't mean that the gifts have to stop!!  Thirty-One Gifts has a great selection of products perfect all year round!!  And Mandy from Thirty-One Gifts can help you choose the best ones!!  She is a director with Thirty-One Gifts, and she just got started about 7 months ago! Thirty-One Gifts is not only a great place to shop, but you can build your own business for only $99!!   Read Mandy's story by clicking here!

Thirty-One Gifts offers so many great things! Their patterns are super cute and the products are very useful and versatile! Everything looks super nice! And the variety is amazing! Everything from totes to purses, even a flat iron case!! The new expanded size fits a majority of flat irons, making it great for storage or travel!  Many of the products can be monogrammed, making the gift even more personal! These products are great to give, or even great to buy for yourself!!

I love the Mini On the Go Organizer!! This super stylish wallet comes in three prints.  Inside are dividers to help organize whatever you want-business card, coupons, or whatever your wallet holds! I use it to organize all my cards of all types, and store cash and frequently used cards in the very front.  It is a quick way to find what I need without having to pull everything out at the checkout!  The closing clasp is secure, so I don't have to worry about losing anything out of it.  And something I found important is the clear ID holder actually holds my ID.  I got a new wallet for Christmas and haven't used it yet because the spot to hold my drivers license is too small.  This one is the perfect size and I love it! The organizer even has a cute little handle, making it even easier for on the go!  Sometimes I just grab this, my keys and a small chapstick (which I can even stick in the side of the organizer) and I'm ready for the day!

The compact size of the organizer is not too big and not too small.  I am a person who frequently changes her wallet and purse, but since getting this organizer I have used it consistently and just change my purse.  The wallet is just so versatile and pretty much perfect, so why change a good thing?

Thirty-One Gifts also has beautiful organizational baskets, perfect for all your home organizing needs! I love the Medium Magazine Basket! It is great for the bathroom-it holds a roll of toilet paper for easy dispensing, plus storage for extra rolls and reading materials!  Their variety of basket styles and sizes will keep your house organized and clean while looking stylish!

Small Lunch Tote

And for those of you who love a great picnic like me, they have an insulated picnic thermal tote!  Keep the hot things hot or the cold things cold! This is one of the products from their thermal collection! Thirty-One gifts has different sized thermal totes, great for lunches, travel and more!!!  The lunch totes are great for school, work, or on the go!!

If you would like to join forces with Mandy and make some money, click here to join her team!!  Earn money and rewards as part of a great team, led by a fabulous director!!

Mandy has graciously offered to giveaway a small lunch tote!! Here is how to win!!:
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PART 1:  Tell me one product that caught your eye from their catalog!!  Leave your answer in your comment!

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 No email=no prize!

For all other entries, leave a separate comment for each entry, and if it says more than entry for doing something, leave an individual comment for each of those entries and label them #1 #2 and so forth.
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Contest begins now and ends January 28, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Winner will be selected via Random.org and will be notified by email. Winner must respond within 48 hours or forfeits prize.  Open to US Only!

Mandy Haffner provided me with an organizer in exchange for a review on my blog. I was not obligated to give a positive review. I was not compensated in any other way for this post. Photos from

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New Look-for me and my blog!

 

Before

 AFTER

I am not always a big fan of change.  It can be good but sometimes its just plain scary. Like my hair.  If any of you are my friends or former classmates, you probably remember me for my crazy hair.  Big, poofy, frizzy, and out of control.  Being called names like afro, poodle, and frizzball were daily occurrences.  Well, fast forward to now.  Over the years of course I learned how to control it, style it and make it look normal.  I have had the same hair style since I met my husband-long,curly, kind of frizzy and usually up in a ponytail.  It was too long to wear down cause it just got in the way.  6 1/2 years later, I decided to go for it and change to a whole new style!! I chopped my hair to midway between my shoulders and my chin.  I look like a whole new person and I feel great! I guess this is how they feel when you go on TV and get a makeover! You feel refreshed and beautiful!  The best part is I can do so much with it and instead of being so curly like when I was younger, my hair has turned wavy.  So I am feeling fabulous,even if it is Monday!! ☺ 

You may have also noticed changes to the blog! We changed the color scheme to a brighter color (although of course its still pink!!) and added some great ads and sponsor ads!!  We are really growing now, so thank you to all the great supporters who have shared our blog via twitter, facebook and your own blogs!! It is great and I am having fun!! Keep entering the contests because this week we will have some really big ones coming!!!

eShakti Review

If you are like me or many other moms, you probably aren't the same size or shape that you were before your little bundle of joy came along. So that often means staring longingly at clothes that don't fit the way you want them to and trust me, I know the frustration of that. Well the clothes Gods have answered our prayers ladies. I give you: eShakti, a site dedicated to helping you find beautiful clothes that truly fit you. You can adjust the neckline, sleeve type and length of your tops, adjust for cup size, choose the length of your skirts, and even customize the waist type and the length of your pants!!!! This site truly understands a woman's needs when it comes to clothes!!

I was truly excited when eShakti contacted me to review their site!! I chose the

Raw-Edge Ribbon Jersey Tee and had them make the top hip length. I gave them other sizing info and was thrilled with the quick arrival time!! Only a few days! The shirt fit amazingly, I couldn't have asked for better sizing!

Here is an up close view of the detail of the Raw-Edge Ribbon Tee

I love their quote on the top of their Web Page

"ONLY at eShakti: Complete range of sizes from size 0 to size 26W on every style. And custom sizes too.

And custom styling as well: you like a style, but want the sleeve, neckline or length to be different?
Easy as 1-2-3. Only at eShakti"

I also wanted to share the info from eShakti's About Uspage:

Our Mission:

To make every customer look her absolute best by providing amazing drape and always carrying any size she wants, and by letting her change the style too to suit herself.

Our Vision (for the future):

The customer determines what she wants to wear, and tells us and we make it just so. Like any other store, we also offer her a very large selection of styles to select from. She sees them and also sees trendy ideas and suggestions to create her own preferred look. She chooses.

Our Belief:

We believe in the internet since it benefits the customers and helps those companies who are customer-centered. The following are two important ways the internet changes shopping:

* The internet has ensured that a brand needs to mean real benefits, and not just advertising imagery. The internet enables the customer to compare different brands quickly, and even talk to other customers. She asks herself, and sometimes even her Net contacts, `Does it really look great on me? Can I get better value elsewhere?! And only if she gets a satisfactory answer does she buy.

* A woman can shop for exactly what she wants - no compromise, no premium to pay. She can ask for the fabric, color, body, styling and sizing that she likes. Earlier the information flowed one way: from the manufacturer to the customer. Now, the customer can talk to the manufacturer and easily specify online what she wants and get the clothing made just for her.

Our belief in the internet is captured in our name: Shakti in Sanskrit means power. Hence by eShakti we mean `The Power of the Net!.

Our policy:

We have given our Mission and our Beliefs above. Our policy is to fulfill our mission and to live by our beliefs.

* We offer trendy, comfortable styles in clothes in a selection of fabrics. To know what our customers like, we run customer panels.

* We offer the full size selection from 0 to 26W. We also offer custom sizes.

* We give the customer the option to change the styling to suit herself. For instance, she can change the length of the sleeve or the body, or the shape of the neckline, in a tunic quite easily during the shopping process.

* We have kept our website and customer policies friendly. We have a no-questions- money-back guarantee on sales returns, for instance.

* Now, we ship in 3 business days. Yes, even custom clothes ship in 3 days. And the transit time from us to the customer is typically 4 days. So in 7 business days or less the customer gets to wear what she has ordered from us.

* And we keep our prices stunningly reasonable.

In short, via the net, we ensure that every garment is uniquely made, for a specific customer. Our service is super-fast. We are accessible by toll-free phone and email. We listen hard, and keep in step with the customer. There is no one else who gives you guaranteed full size selections at all times; in addition we offer custom sizes and custom styles. And we envision doing more, soon.

eShakti is the company of the future, already here today.

And I am blogging here to tell you that they are telling you the truth ladies!! They really do make you feel beautiful by assuring that it fits YOU...and isn't that what we all want?? I cannot wait until payday to place another order with eShakti!!!

Check out eShakti online:

eShakti.com
eShakti on Twitter
eShakti on Facebook

Thanks again eShakti!! Glad you found me!!
All photos courtesy of eShakti I was not monetarily compensated for this review, I only received the above mentioned item for review. These are only my opinions and yours may differ.

Life Verse Jewelry Giveaway!!!

I love accessories!! Especially when I find special ones that can be personalized to fit "me"! That is why I was super excited to receive a bracelet from Life Verse Jewelry, a company started by Christine Smith!!

A little about Life Verse Jewelry Holy Bracelets Company was established in 2006 by Christine Smith, Christian Jewelry Designer and Christian Mom. Christine wanted to remember her favorite life verse, a scripture verse that she carried in her purse, pasted on her mirror and marked in her Bible. Unable to remember the verse reference, Christine invented the exclusive Bible Verse Memory Bracelet collection. Christine's Christian friends were asking her to create beautiful bracelets with their own life verses so they too could remember their favorite sayings and scripture. Each friend wanted a different verse, different color, and different charm so each personalized bracelet became unique to the woman who wore it. Very soon, these women were asking for inspirational bracelets for their friends and giving them as sentimental gifts for mothers who lost their children, gifts of encouragement for friends battling cancer treatment and gifts of love for their own mothers and daughters. As the business quickly grew, the bracelet designs were renamed "Life Verse Jewelry" and Christine registered her company trademark. Every single bracelet handcrafted by Christine inspires emotion. She prays for the mom who needed a leukemia awareness bracelet to give her strength. She prays peace for the man who asked for a rememberance bracelet. Christine pays careful attention to the military sons asking for Psalm 23 bracelets for their Mothers and Sisters back home, encouraging them that God has a plan for them and their families must trust the Lord. While on a family vacation, Christine receives a call for 16 breast cancer bracelets, and an entire family surrounds their sister in love and strength during her cancer surgery. Our business is about helping one another and loving one another with all our heart, all our strength and all our soul. Our company is about our customers and helping them wear the word of God to bring them strength, encouragement and love.

( About Us Page on Life Verse Jewelry)

These bracelets make a fabulous gift for any woman (or girl!!) There are literally dozens of designs to choose from and each is customizable with special beads and charms!! Mine is the Pearl Message Bracelet as shown here (without the angel charm):
It has become a staple that I wear daily!! Since the day I got it, I have gotten compliments on it!! It goes with practically any outfit, and is not too heavy. The quality is unmatchable!! I have 3 hyper little girls, and it has outlasted them!! That really says something about the durability! Be sure not to get it wet, and if it does dry immediately! This will help keep it in good condition!

The bracelet can be customized with 3 words on the silver beads. I chose faith, hope and love. Other options include sister, mom, wish, angel, courage, bless. I also love the fact that you can add an AA symbol, the word diabetic, or an awareness symbol. This helps to express you and also your health!! There are many words to choose from, and you choose the bead that you want it on as well! You also get to choose which charm you want, and again the options are endless!! Every detail is superb!! You choose the size and the clasp design, so the bracelet is one of a kind and totally YOU!! You could literally spend hours choosing which bracelet, then another hour just choosing the details!

So now that I have you all drooling over these super cute bracelets, it is your turn to try to win one!! Life Verse Jewlery is giving one lucky winner the bracelet of their choice!!! Here's how to enter!:

***MANDATORY ENTRY***THIS MUST BE DONE FOR OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT!!
Go to Life Verse Jewlry and tell me which bracelet you will choose if you win ( you can always change your mind later!!) You don't have to tell me all the details of the bracelet, just which design you like best.

Want extra entries? What a silly question, of course you do!!
1. Follow Life Verse on twitter (For 1 bonus entry!)

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3. Tweet about this giveaway!! MUST include @FrugalFamilyFun AND @lifeverse to count!
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**Vote and you can earn extra entries!! Click on the link to vote, then come to your favorite giveaway and get 3 extra entries!! Just put "vote # (your vote #), entry 1, (and then 2 and 3 in the following comments) and you are set!!



The contest will begin February 9,2010 and end March 9,2010 at 11:59 P.M. PST. One winner will be chosen via Random.org The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond or they forfeit their prize. In this case a new winner will be chosen! Good luck to all!

Soffe Stuff I L♥ve!!

Here is my latest posting on the Soffe Fan Blog!!

Hello Soffe Fans!!! After a long and trying few months I have returned to share my faves from Soffe!! Even though Mr. Groundhog has predicted that we are going to have 6 more weeks of winter, I am ready for spring!!! So I am choosing great pieces for spring that I love!!!Although I'm not a football fan, I am a jersey fan!! This Soffe Print Football Jersery Tee is a STEAL at only $4.98!! Pair with jeans or a pair ofRetro Jersey Shorts with Stripe (Only $8.99!)

Also be sure to get a Cut Out V Neck Tee for total coverage!! Perfect for cheer practice or working out!!


Once spring hits, the legs come out!! Show off in this cute Soffe Chic Flirt Skirt for $19.99! Made from triblend jersey, this skirt is from the Soffe Chic Collection. Pair with a cute tee and flip flops!! Be sure to paint those toes!!

Also loving the Nylon Sling Sacks for my gym clothes!! I go to college full time and work out 3 times a week! I have the orange butterfly print, and it is perfect to throw in my workout stuff!! They come in 9 different prints, so be sure to check them out!! Only $7.99

Enjoy these great Soffe products and I will be back soon with more Soffe Stuff I L♥ve!!