Tiff's Reviews and Giveaways

Purina Pro Selects Review & Giveaway

2011-05-02T07:00:00.006-05:00

This is a sponsored review by BlogHer and Purina.

Our dogs mean the world to us—they are like four legged children who think we do no wrong!! They can’t see our flaws, their always happy, they know when we are sad, and a lick on the cheek can make any day better. They are spoiled—they know it—and we are ok with that J Our dogs are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms!

I can’t imagine our infertility journey without these three dogs—especially for me. There have been endless nights that I’ve spent in tears with all three pups by my side! One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us!

I watch my dogs--They throw themselves into everything they do; even their sleeping is wholehearted. They aren't waiting for a better tomorrow; or looking back at their glory days—everyday is a good day that they enjoy thoroughly.

They are amazing creatures who give unconditional love! That’s why there health means the world to us!! With our first dog, Peanut, we struggled with what type of food to feed her; it seemed as though everyone we tried made her sick…that was until we tried Purina; from then on out that’s was all our dogs ate, from puppies to adults; Purina all the way!!!

So when I was contacted by BlogHer about doing a review for Pro Plan-Selects I couldn’t pass it up!! Humans watch what they eat; it’s important for you to give the same care to your dogs!!

We choose Natural Salmon and Brown Rice Formula for our beloved four legged children—

Can I just say they LOVED it! They pretty much love anything honestly, but you can tell when they devourer there dish in under 5 seconds that they are digging it J

Click here for a coupon for yourself!!!

BlogHer was so generous to provide one lucky readers with a $100 visa gift card!!

Ways you can enter:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post

b) Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post

c) Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post

d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

Giveaway dates: May 2nd-31st

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older.

Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.

You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

General Mills Review

2010-06-09T22:08:00.003-05:00

Recently I was given the opportunity to do a review for General Mills Convenience Store Sweet and Salty Snacks.

Our little goody package came with:

Cocoa Puffs Treats Triple Chocolate, Bugles Hot Buffalo, and Nature Valley Oats N' Dark Chocolate Crunchy Granola Bars... the day after I received this package Zach was heading out to IL to see his family. I was packing him a 'munchie basket' for the car ride there, and thought what better than to pack this in his basket. I kept myself a package of the Bugles because I haven't had them in forever, and I was dying to know how the Hot Buffalo tasted....can I just say TO DIE FOR! I love chips with a little 'kick' to them and thats exactly what these had!

Zach called me on his way there and said that the Cocoa Puffs Treats were amazing, tasted just like the cereal in the box and it made his morning (great! I'm glad I packed it for him!!!) He also loved the Natures Valley Oats N Dark Chocolate...he is all about high in fiber and protein and he basically feel in love with this treat!

And as an added bonus they sent us this awesome shirt (which is too big for me but Zach loves it) and a mug for our coffee (which Zach's dad begged him for one...I might need to contact them and see if I can get an extra one to send his dad as a surprise...haha!)

The prize packs and information were all given to me from General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

WINNERS WINNERS EVERYWHERE!!!

2010-05-05T07:00:00.000-05:00

I am SO excited to announce the winners of all the amazing products from the Giveaways during National Infertility Awareness Week.

BUT Before I do so I wanted to tell each and every one of you THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for participating in NIAW. Infertility has been one of the most trying journeys my husband and I have been down; however it has also been rewarding in so many ways…one being getting to know each one y’all!

((ALL Winners, PLEASE contact me at tapifer(at)grandecom(dot)net with the item that you won in the subject line; please give me your shipping address as your first and last name. If I do not hear from you within a week, I will draw for a new winner))

ALL winners were drawn via random.org

So, with that said…the winners are:

The winner of the adorable note pad from Lydia And Pugs and book mark from GeekMarks is:

JENNIE at THE HEIRT'S HAPPENINGS

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The winner of this beautiful hope/wish necklace from Moon Over Maize is:

MEGAN at INFERTILE MYRTLE

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The winner of this amazing onsie that Kristin made from Summer Suzette Couture is:

R-M VAL at CAFE DE VALENTINE

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The winner of the 20.00 gift certificate to ImBlessed to pick out the item of your choice is:

LYNDSIE at a LOVE WORTH WAITING FOR

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And the winner to this amazing fertility jewelry from Fezinafelina's little shop of good intentions is:

MICHELE at THE STORY OF US

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CONGRATS!!!!!

Remember to email me your information and I will get these items sent to you soon!

Thank you again to everyone and CONGRATS to the WINNERS :)

Fertility Jewerly-GIVEAWAY

2010-04-30T07:00:00.000-05:00

Felina, at Fezinafelina's little shop of good intentions; has been EVER so gracious to donate the following two items for a giveaway this week as well in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week!!!

The below pendant is a lovely gift to any intended or expecting mother in your life. The pendant is made up of gemstones associated with promoting fertility, healthy pregnancy and protection during childbirth (Moonstone, Amethyst, and Rose Quartz) it's finished with sterling silver heart charms and silver components!!

The below earrings are amazing...the winding design on the bottom of the earrings is a symbol for the long and winding road some of us must walk before we reach our dream of motherhood.

The combination of Rose Quartz, Moonstone and Silver are meant to bring strength, peace, hope, balance, harmony & fertility to the wearer.

AND ONE of you lucky readers will receive BOTH of these items gift wrapped and sprinkled with baby dust along the meanings of each item!! Talk about an amazing item for yourself or for a present to a friend/family member...

All you have to do to enter into this giveaway is...

~Leave me a comment. (1 entry)

~If you follow my main blog, leave a separate comment telling me that you follow…(1 entry)

~ Twitter about this giveaway---make sure to leave a separate comment stating this as well. (1 entry)

~ Blog about this giveaway—leave a separate comment about this with your URL. (1 entry)

If you do all of the above 4 that will give you 4 chances to win!!!

This giveaway will be closed May 1st at the end of Infertility Awareness Week and the winner will be drawn by Wednesday the 5th...

ImBlessed GIVEAWAY

2010-04-28T07:00:00.000-05:00

Misty at ImBlessed has been so sweet to help me with National Infertility Awareness Week as well...she has amazing products; click here to see more of her store!!!

Is this not the perfect necklace!!

And this bracelet is so chic...it's adorable!!!

Well..you know what??? The lucky winner of this giveaway will receive a $20.00 gift certificate to pick out the item of their CHOICE...

BUT don't wait until the giveaway is over, head over there now and check out her site as she is offering FREE shipping to anyone who tells her you came from MY SITE, just mention 'The Pifer's Journey through Infertility' to her and she will knock your shipping off your whole purchase, how amazing is that!?!?

All you have to do to enter into this giveaway is...

~Head over to her site here ; come back and leave me a comment with the item you would like to have. (1 entry)

~If you follow my main blog, leave a separate comment telling me that you follow…(1 entry)

~ Twitter about this giveaway---make sure to leave a separate comment stating this as well. (1 entry)

~ Blog about this giveaway—leave a separate comment about this with your URL. (1 entry)

If you do all of the above 4 that will give you 4 chances to win!!!

This giveaway will be closed May 1st at the end of Infertility Awareness Week and the winner will be drawn by Wednesday the 5th...

God Answers Prayers-GIVEAWAY

2010-04-27T07:00:00.005-05:00

What better day than 'success stories' to give away such an amazing item!

My sweet sweet friend Kristin has made this adorable onsie--I believe it say's it all! 'I am proof that God answers prayers'....SO very true!!!! And the best part...one of y'all will WIN this!!

This adorable onsie is 3-6 months; it's hand stitched by the amazing Kristin herself and can be for a Girl or a Boy!!

I urge you to visit Kristin's store, Summer Suzette Couture; she is one talented lady. If you don't see what you need email her, she can custom make orders (has plenty of times for me for baby showers)!! Thank you so much Kristin for donating this item in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week!!!

All you have to do to enter into this giveaway is...

~Leave me a comment. (1 entry)

~If you follow my main blog, leave a separate comment telling me that you follow…(1 entry)

~ Twitter about this giveaway---make sure to leave a separate comment stating this as well. (1 entry)

~ Blog about this giveaway—leave a separate comment about this with your URL. (1 entry)

If you do all of the above 4 that will give you 4 chances to win!!!

This giveaway will be closed May 1st at the end of Infertility Awareness Week and the winner will be drawn by Wednesday the 5th...

HOPE-WISH Infertility Necklace GIVEAWAY

2010-04-25T07:00:00.001-05:00

I LOVE this necklace; and I personally have been wanting one for a long time. I think there is something about them that are truly unique!

Well guess what folks!!!??? Thanks to Monica at Moon Over Maize ONE of you LUCKY readers will be receiving this necklace...is it not amazing?!?!

This beautiful hand stamped necklace has been made especially for those who are dealing with infertility.

The stones used in this necklace have been chosen specifically to aid you in your journey.

Moonstone is a beautiful milky white stone and is said to enhance feminine energies (helping with fertility, PMS, pregnancy) and is a stone of protection especially during childbirth and pregnancy.

IS THIS NOT THE PERFECT NECKLACE???? So what are you waiting for....enter into this giveaway ;-)

All you have to do to enter into this giveaway is...

~Leave me a comment. (1 entry)

~If you follow my main blog, leave a separate comment telling me that you follow…(1 entry)

~ Twitter about this giveaway---make sure to leave a separate comment stating this as well. (1 entry)

~ Blog about this giveaway—leave a separate comment about this with your URL. (1 entry)

If you do all of the above 4 that will give you 4 chances to win!!!

This giveaway will be closed May 1st at the end of Infertility Awareness Week and the winner will be drawn by Wednesday the 5th...

Notepad/Book Mark Giveaway

2010-04-24T07:00:00.002-05:00

This is the beginning to National Infertility Awareness week and what better way to start it off then a GIVEAWAY!!!!

ONE lucky winner will receive the following two items!!

Lydia And Pugs has the cutest items; I urge you to check out her site!!

Just look at these ADORABLE notepads? Are they not the cutest ever???

She has been SO kind and sweet to donate the following notepad for this giveaway.... 'Dogs just want to have fun'; How cute is this???

Also, Lee at GeekMark has been so kind to donate a 'hope' book mark!!! These just aren't any book marks--this particular book mark is a sentiment of HOPE. All proceeds from the sale of this GeekMark will be donated to RESOLVE; an organization that provides information and support for families struggling with Infertility.

So there you have it!! YOUR first giveaway of the week....

All you have to do to enter into this giveaway is...

~Leave me a comment. (1 entry)

~If you follow my main blog , leave a separate comment telling me that you follow…(1 entry)

~ Twitter about this giveaway---make sure to leave a separate comment stating this as well. (1 entry)

~ Blog about this giveaway—leave a separate comment about this with your URL. (1 entry)

If you do all of the above 4 that will give you 4 chances to win!!!

This giveaway will be closed May 1st at the end of Infertility Awareness Week and the winner will be drawn by Wednesday the 5th...

Swiffer Sweeper WINNER

2010-04-10T10:00:00.000-05:00

I really loved being able to read everyone's permenant vacation spot they would like to send there broom!!! I used random.org to pick the winner....lucky comment #26 was the WINNING comment....

STEPHANIE CONGRATS!
Please email me by Wednesday the 14th at tapifer@grandecom.net with your address so that I can get this gift-card sent to you!!!

Swiffer Sweeper Review/GIVEAWAY

2010-04-07T07:00:00.002-05:00

UPDATE: Giveaway is now closed! Thanks to all who have entered and GOOD LUCK. I will be annoucing the winner tomorrow.

I have been working on spring cleaning in our house; we only have carpet in one room so all the others are either hard wood floors or tiles…we’ve always battled these floors as they collect dust and dirt easily. Although we do have a vacuum that works on hard floors it’s not very convenient all the time due to plugging in the cord and dragging it around the house…

When we first bought our house we bought one of the old Swiffer SweeperVac’s and can I just say it was Heaven on earth! I used it daily and was very upset the day that I accidentally broke it..,

So I was beyond thrilled when I was recently given the opportunity to work with MyBlogSpark. They sent me a nice Swiffer SweeperVac pack provided by P&G through MyBlogSpark.I was once united with the Swiffer SweeperVac and on top of that this was a new and improved version; the sucking power on this Vac is amazing!

The Swiffer SweeperVac came with a ‘challenge’…it came with 4 mini jars filled with, cereal, food crumbs, dirt and synthetic hair…

Zach and I eagerly poured each of these out on to our kitchen floor and proceeded to see how well this little vacuum would do. The vac was great! It sucked up all these little pieces on the first try…I felt the floor to see if any little particles were left behind and to my surprise our floor was really clean! The soft cloth on the bottom helps to trap in the small particles that the vacuum might miss!

I was highly impressed with our new little Vac; and have since put my Swiffer to much needed use!!!

We sent our broom on a permanent vacation to our shed!!

Another wonderful part of this prize package, I was given the opportunity to giveaway a $40.00 gift card to one of my readers so y’all can go and purchase your very own Swiffer SweeperVac!!!

Would YOU like to win a $40.00 gift card to Wal-Mart??

All you have to do to enter into this giveaway is...

~Leave me a comment telling me where you would like to send your broom to on a permanent vacation

~If you follow my main blog, leave a separate comment telling me that you follow…

~ Twitter about this giveaway---make sure to leave a separate comment stating this as well.

~ Blog about this giveaway—leave a separate comment about this with your URL.

If you do all of the above 4 that will give you 4 chances to win this gift card!

The giveaway will close Friday the 9th at 12:00pm CST and the winner will be drawn this weekend.

I’m excited to hear where you will be sending your broom on it’s permanent vacation!!! :)

(Swiffer SweeperVac, refills, information and Walmart gift were all provided by P&G through MyBlogSpark.)

GIVEAWAY--Hand Blender

2010-01-19T17:59:00.000-06:00

I was recently contacted by CSN Stores regarding a giveaway and review. After looking over there website, I was utterly blown away by there amazing products. They literally have hundreds of items to choose from!!! Bar stools to dining room furniture !! You wanna know my favorite part??? There prices are wonderful!!!

I will be doing my review and giveaway on this Hamilton Beach 2-speed Hand Blender.

This is a very convenient blender! My family as well as Zach’s has one of these and we’ve been wanting one for the longest time. Zach loves making milkshakes and this will be the perfect blender for this!

Anyone can enter to win!! This could make for a great present or item for yourself! This is a short giveaway, so enter now! The winner will be drawn Saturday at noon (12pm CST)!

How to enter...you can have as many as 4 entries per person!

1. Leave a comment on this post! (Counts as 1 entry)

2. Blog about this post. You MUST be sure to link back to my blog for this to count. You will also have to comment me your blog post URL so I can enter your name! (Counts as 3 entries)

I will be using random.org to choose the winner and will announce who the lucky person is Saturday at noon (12pm CST)! -- you will be able to enter up until that point. Make sure you enter now so you don’t miss out on this amazing giveaway!

(We will be getting our blender any day now, I absolutely can't wait to give it a try …It might just be the perfect reason to bake a cake!! I'll post about it once I give it a whirl!)