Make Your Summer Fun With EBay – Win a $100 Gift Card

May 19, 2012 by 67 Comments

My small people are officially out of school for summer vacation.  And they don’t go back for almost 90 days.  YES, NINETY!  Do you remember that feeling?  When Summer stretched out in front of you like one long, lazy day… full of sunshine and endless possibilities?

For me, it means no alarm clock, no school lunches, lots of pool time, a new summer wardrobe (gosh – those kids keep growing!) a few family vacations and a new idea I’ve stolen from a good friend – a series of day ‘field trips’ around St. Louis to keep everyone on their toes. There will be a lot of time spent in our car.

I’m excited about the freedom and THRILLED about the memories I know we will create, but I also wanted to come up with a way to fund these extra plans since I knew they were just that – extra.  You’ve heard me talk about ebay as a way to ‘find’ money at home and that’s just what I’m doing.  Maxi dresses I won’t wear anymore?  Electronics the kids have outgrown? Those winter coats I KNOW we won’t wear again?  All making their way to eBay.  My goal is to make $500 by the end of July.

What is on your family’s agenda?  A road trip?  A STAY-cation? A trip to the beach? Summer Camp? Do your small people need new pool gear? Start looking around your own home for the unused items that could finance all the things you want to do with your family. If you are stuck…can’t figure out what to sell…. head to eBay’s Selling Inspiration House for ideas.

To help you on your way, I would like to give one of you the opportunity to win a $100 eBay gift card.

Here’s how to enter:

  • You MUST include your eBay User ID in your entries
  • Tell me about an item you have recently sold/are about to sell OR
  • Share a story about an item you have purchased on eBay OR
  • Share your family summer goal and how you plan to reach it with eBay
  • For ADDITIONAL entries, you can
  • ‘Like’ eBay on Facebook (you must come back and post it in the comments – include your ID)
  • Follow eBay on Twitter @ebay (you must come back and post it in the comments – include your ID)

DON’T FORGET YOUR eBay User ID WHEN YOU ENTER!

Good luck and have fun!  Cannot wait to hear what treasures you have found in your home (and how close it is getting you to your family summer goals.)

No purchase necessary to enter. The ‘Make Your Summer Fun With EBay” Giveaway will fun begins on Saturday, May 19th, 2012 and ends on Saturday, June 9th, 2012 at 11.59pm CST. ExtraordinaryMommy.com is not responsible for prizes that are shipped from outside vendors or sponsors. All entries will be pooled together and one (1) winner will be chosen using Random.org. The winner will have three calendar days to reply via email. Unclaimed prizes will be placed for availability to newly chosen winners after that time. Giveaway is open to all U.S. residents only, must be at least 18 years old to enter.  Relatives and employees of ExtraordinaryMommy and 330Media are not eligible to participate. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered.

Disclosure: I am working with eBay on their eBay Parent Panel and am compensated as such.  As you know by now…. all opinions shared by me on this site are my own.

 

 

 

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Gussy Sews – Show and Tell and Giveaway

March 7, 2011 by 56 Comments

Every once in a while, you are so blown away by someone’s talent that you simply can’t help but stop people on the street just to share.  That’s what this is…..  this is me, virtually stopping you on the street to say, “LOOK AT THIS!”

I’m talking about Gussy Sews, the delightful brainchild and brilliant handiwork of Maggie Whitley.  Tote bags, makeup cases, laptop bags…. even the e-reader case I have been DYING FOR. (Yes, I’m dramatic) I first encountered Gussy through my friend Heather. Despite my best efforts, Heather was unwilling to allow me to pilfer any of her Gussy Products.  Rude, I think. :)  But I will let it slide as I am now a proud owner all.by.myself.

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Smiling Makes It Better – New Bliss TV Episode + Invisalign Giveaway!

January 18, 2011 by 4 Comments

Insecurity may well have been my middle name when I was in middle school and high school. For those current High School Facebook friends stopping by – the picture you see here definitely looks like the ‘Danielle’ you knew then – certainly not the ‘me’ I see in the mirror now, but it doesn’t take much to remember how it felt to have BAD teeth, BIG HAIR and well, the shoulder pads and the polka dots?  I have no excuse.  And in that picture?

OH THE BRACES!!

I simply had no other options.  My teeth were a mess.  Not to mention, one of my front teeth had been knocked out in a ‘I-can’t-believe-the-bar-just-collapsed-gymnastics-accident’…. my temporary tooth was not pretty.  So my smile? Even WITH braces? Not pretty.  And yet, there I am – all of 13 years old – smiling.

But  after the braces came off….  when my teeth were fixed?  I simply. couldn’t. stop. smiling.  My teeth were smooth.  They were together – and nothing to be self conscious about.

I am a smiler.  At anyone.  At everyone.  At you…And you.  It is in my nature.  I think smiling brings us together, brightens our days and encourages us to be kinder and gentler with each other.

Smiling is important.  It is the self-confidence builder I intend to instill in my children.  I’m delighted to share our latest episode of BlissTV – where we talk about just this: self confidence, your smile and our kids. (You remember to stick around for the outtakes, right?)

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Pledge To Love Your Kitchen Campaign

November 18, 2010 by 25 Comments

When I was a little girl, I had a list of chores I had to do every Saturday morning.

Weeding the flower beds was my LEAST favorite.  It took forever.  I was positive the weeds multiplied as I worked.  And no matter how many I pulled, there were always more to get.

But, dusting was the best.  It was the smell.  Pledge.  That Lemony scent always made me feel like I was cleaning.  And even as I kiddo, I delighted in watching the dust disappear.

Even today, that yellow can makes me smile.  Especially now that I know I can use it for more than dusting. (Did you know that?  Did your mom tell you that?  It can clean marble…stainless steel….even leather.  Mark it down)

And that yellow can is getting ready to make someone smile A WHOLE LOT. With the Pledge to Love Your Kitchen Contest, one lucky mom is going to get a brand new Kitchen.…  the contest offers moms the chance to win $15,000 in retailer gift cards to update their kitchen – we’re talking granite, marble and stainless steel…as well as a year’s supply of Pledge…..

In order to enter, you need to download 2 pictures and provide a 75-word essay on why your kitchen could use a little love. The “Pledge to Love Your Kitchen” contest runs through December 10, 2010. The winner of the “Pledge to Love Your Kitchen” will walk away with $15,000 in kitchen improvements.

You heard me! $15,000!

And just for fun – we’re doing a little giveaway right here too….  no – not the $15,000 kitchen – you have to go here for that.  And I suggest you do….  because, really?  Who wouldn’t want a kitchen make-over?

One lucky winner will receive a prize pack full of Pledge product (ARV: $40)

In order to enter:

  • Tweet the following: Enter the “Pledge To Love Your Kitchen” Contest for a chance to win a $15,000 kitchen upgrade. Visit http://bit.ly/bMhDSU #pledgecontest
  • Leave a comment sharing what you would do if you won $15,000 in kitchen improvements from the “Pledge to Love Your Kitchen” contest.

Our contest will run until Monday, November 29th at 12:00amCST.

ExtraordinaryMommy.com is not responsible for prizes that are shipped from outside vendors or sponsors. All entries will be pooled together and one (1) winner will be drawn. The winner will have two calendar days to reply via email. Unclaimed prizes will be placed for availability to newly chosen winners after that time. Giveaway is open to all U.S. residents only, must be at least 18 years old to enter. One entry per person, entries accepted through November 29, 2010 ending at exactly 11:59 CST. This contest is sponsored by Pledge. I was compensated for my participation in the Pledge to love your Kitchen campaign

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Performance Bike Giveaway for 4 to 8 year old

September 29, 2010 by 100 Comments

Watching my husband teach my daughter to ride her bike was easily one of the greatest joys of my past year.

(And if you watch the video – you will see it was also one of his greatest and one of her greatest!)

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A shopping trip with my Girl (or how you can win $150 to JCPenney)

September 24, 2010 by 288 Comments

When she was just this little blinking heart beat on a screen…..from the moment the doctor said, “you are having a girl!”….I began to have admittedly superficial Mother-Daughter dreams.

You know….like girl talks, lunches, giggling about boys and, naturally, shopping.

Now that my small girl is 6, she is both sweet and sassy. She is hard at work developing a strong personality of her own and that includes taking ownership for her sense of style.  For the first time, we embarked on a Mom-Daughter Shopping Excursion (courtesy of JCPenney) during which I allowed her to pick EVERYTHING she wanted to try on…..

And this, my friends, was the posing that resulted and
the outfits she chose:

The goal of this shopping trip was to help Delaney discover her style….and, of course, for her (and I suppose me too) to have fun while doing it.  She is not super-girly….she turned up that cute little nose at anything that was too ‘sweet’.  She’ll do glitter.  She will embrace glitzy, but seems to think that a ‘rocker’ edge is more appealing.  And hats?  And ties?  Bring.It.On.

This was such a new experience – she said no to at least half of my ‘what do you think of this?’ displays.  And no amount of , “but I think this would be adorable….” was going to change that stubborn little mind.

I’m not sure where she gets her conviction. But I am proud of her.

Can you stand the smile?  I have to confess I really had so much fun.

To encourage you to help your kids discover their Back-to-School style- we are giving away a $150 shopping spree to JCPenney….

To enter this giveaway:

  • Visit JCP.com and tell us one thing you think your child, tween or tween might love to wear….
  • For an additional entry – subscribe to this blog (very top of the site) or to our newsletter (in the sidebar)

ExtraordinaryMommy.com is not responsible for prizes that are shipped from outside vendors or sponsors. All entries will be pooled together and one (1) winner will be drawn. The winner will have two calendar days to reply via email. Unclaimed prizes will be placed for availability to newly chosen winners after that time. Giveaway is open to all U.S. residents only, must be at least 18 years old to enter. One entry per person, entries accepted through October 4th,  2010 ending at exactly 11:59 CDT. This contest is sponsored by JCPenney.

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Nintendo DSi (Plus GAMES) Giveaway – a $210 Value!

September 16, 2010 by

A few weeks ago my small people suckered me into buying a particular box of cereal – it wasn’t the crazy-sugar-filled-swinging-from-the-chandeliers-kind, but it was a bit sweeter than normal.  Either way, (sucker) I said yes.

The next morning, I came downstairs to find half the box on the kitchen island.  Why, you ask?  There was a picture of a DSi on the outside of the box….so the small girl was CONVINCED there was one inside.

It wasn’t the cereal she wanted at all. So now that DSi is on her Christmas list.

(P.S. She isn’t alone, now is she?)

You want one?

Normally, the Nintendo DSi is $169, but right now Gamestop is offering it for $149. Cool, yes? (Holidays on the mind?)

I have one to give away.  PLUS, BONUS – it will come with TWO Games.

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Nintendo DSi + TWO GAMES = a $210 Value.

If you are feeling particularly lucky (enter the contest here first) but then visit my friends over at TodaysMama….why, you ask?  Because they have the Mother-of-all-Nintendo-DSi-lovers-Giveaways going on right now.

5 DSis + 10 GAMES = all to one crazy-lucky-game-loving-family-time-having-family.  **dousing you with good luck spray**

To enter here, you have to jump through some serious hoops.

Just kidding…..Here’s the dealio:

To enter the Giveaway:

  • Leave a comment here telling me your FAVORITE way to indulge in ‘FAMILY TIME’
  • For an extra entry – Subscribe to ExtraordinaryMommy.com – (Top Right Corner)
  • The Contest Runs until Sunday, September 20th at 11:59pmCST

ExtraordinaryMommy.com is not responsible for prizes that are shipped from outside vendors or sponsors. All entries will be pooled together and one (1) winner will be drawn. The winner will have two calendar days to reply via email. Unclaimed prizes will be placed for availability to newly chosen winners after that time. Giveaway is open to all U.S. residents only, must be at least 18 years old to enter. One entry per person, entries accepted through September 20, 2010 ending at exactly 11:59 CDT. This contest is sponsored by Gamestop.

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