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Thursday, February 23, 2012

True Confessions of a Blogger {and a Giveaway}





It feels like I haven't blogged in forever! It's nice to be back... well, honestly if you told me I could jump on a plane now, I'd grab my suit and be gone in an instant.  Mexico was insanely awesome.  I'm going to do a whole post on it next Monday!

So we're supposed to be giving interesting statistics this week... I've got a good one for ya! 


The Disappearing Giveaway...  If you've followed us since the very beginning you might remember a post about our Design Challeng{ed} contest... Or maybe you don't remember because not one single person entered. Ha! We'd only been blogging about two months and it was a major flop! It sure makes us laugh though!

Famous Angelina... Jess wrote a cute post about Cam's 3rd birthday party last year.  It was a cute Angelina Ballerina theme. The post is fine, but nothing over the top.  We didn't have great lighting and all the pictures are so-so... however, thanks to the post's title it was in our top 15 posts for landing pages! So many people have Googled Angelina Ballerina and found us! Ha! 

So maybe we laugh a lot and blush a little over these silly posts, but it reminds us of the amazing road this blog has taken.  We can't wait to look back next year and see what 2012 had for us! 

Now, get ready for some stinkin' awesome giveaways! 
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We have three awesome giveaways for you today! The giveaways are separate entities (in other words, if you win, you don't win them all, but you can enter all three!) Please let us know which giveaways you're gunning for in your comments.

My Best Friend's Hair Giveaway
My Best Friend's Hair is our most recent sponsor and it's the coolest concept! Their site can help you find the best stylists all over the country and get ratings and reviews.  Want to find the best stylist in your area that can deal with insanely thick, unruly hair (that would be my wish)? They can help you with that! They also have tons of info about the hottest cuts and styles- so fun! 
Today they're giving away a Neuma Beauty Hair Products gift set.  I don't know about you, but I love using high quality hair products, and getting them for free is even better! 
To enter: (This giveaway is now closed)
1-Like My Best Friend's Hair Facebook Page and leave us a comment letting us know. 
2-For an additional chance to win,  head over to the My Best Friend's Hair website and either search for a stylist in your area or leave a review of your stylist and then leave a comment letting us know you did. 


Scentsy Giveaway
I must have been living under a rock for a while, because I had never tried Scentsy until Breanne joined our blog last fall.  Honestly, I wake up, walk down stairs, and turn my warmer on immediately, my kids take turns picking out the scents we should use.  It's awesome!  Breanne is giving away one warmer and scentsy bar of your choice! 


To enter: (This giveaway is now closed)
1- Go to Breanne's Scentsy website and then tell us in a comment what scent you'd love to try.  
2-For an additional chance to win Follow RHBC on Twitter and leave us a comment letting us know. 



Kotton Pickin' Kute Hat
My poor kids were all born well before the world thought to make amazingly cute hats- boo! I honestly don't think there's anything cuter than a baby with a sock monkey hat! Krista hand knits all of her hats and lucky for us, she's giving one away! Don't have an itty bitty baby? No worries, she can make them in child and even adult sizes.  I just might buy the hubs a sock monkey hat... actually, I won't because I could possibly die of laughter.  



To enter: (This giveaway is now closed)
1- Go to Kotton Pickin Kute's Etsy Store and then tell us in a comment what hat you love!
2-For an additional chance to win like Kotton Pickin' Kute on Facebookand leave us a comment letting us know. 


Giving things away is so darn fun! I can't wait to announce the winners tomorrow! Hope you're enjoying our week of giveaways just as much as we are!

AND NOW FOR THE WINNERS FROM YESTERDAY!

The winner of the Thirty-one Gifts giveaway is: Dwell Wool Knits! Congratulations! 

The winner of the Dream Dinners meals is: Whitney! (and I promise I didn't cheat just because she's having her first baby! Congrats Whitney!)

(email us your address so we can get you your prizes!)




jess&Monica

58 comments:

  1. Totally would love the sunkissed citrus scentsy scent and the heirloom warmer is GORGEOUS!!

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  2. I like my best friend's hair on Facebook!

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  3. I found one salon in my area on My Best Friend's Hair website, but no reviews. :(

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  4. already follow you guys on twitter. though i'm still not sure how that works :)

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  5. kotton pickin' cute..alreayd LIKE'd them on fbook..love the aviator hat

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  6. I liked my best friends hair on facebook.

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  7. I checked out my best friend's hair website for my state and town, but did not find a salon in my town or the salon I would recommend. :( But would love to win the prize package!

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  8. I checked out my best friends hair....no Salon near here ...at least 2 hours away :) but always love hair products :)

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  9. Would like the Home Sweet Home scent!!

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  10. The Cinnamon Vanilla scentsy sounds yummy.

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  11. I love Kotton Pickin' Kute's Matching Cocoon and Hat Combo! So adorable!

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  12. I liked Kotton Pickin' Kute on Facebook, too!

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  13. They are all so adorable...hard to choose! I pick the crocheted flower hat in navy and white<3

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  14. Love, love, love Scentsy! Home Sweet Home please;)

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  15. The Scentsy Hazelnut Latte sound good! and I would follow you on twitter but I'm not on twitter lol

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  16. All Kotton Pickin Kute's hats are cute!

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  17. I'd like to try Baked Apple Scentsy

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  18. I'm following y'all on Twitter via @dotinthecity

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  19. I always love new hair products, as far as the hats, it is IMPOSSIBLE to pick the cutest one, they are all soooo adorable. Makes we want to have a baby just to put one of these hats on them...

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  20. I would love to try the lemongrass scent

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  21. WOW! Lots of stuff today! New hair products rock....those hats are way too precious and I love scentsy stuff! I love the manly scents that smell earthy. I think I have done everything required of me to enter all contests!!! Oh, and twitter too!

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  22. what have you against bad lighting and so-so pictures!??! :P lol I kid - thanks for sharing your journey

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  23. Hmmm Scentsy! Love that stuff! I know what I usually use, but I'd really like to try Cucumber Lime.

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  24. Love to try Pixie and Lucky in Love, tracietrump@yahoo.com

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  25. Follow you via twitter@sweepswin55, tracietrump@yahoo.com

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  26. I have bought more Scentsy for other people than I have of my own (I only have 1 plug in warmer!). I would love to try the Simply Irresistible scent! What great giveaways! Thank you

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  27. I'd love to try the praline scent :)
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  28. I follow RHBC on twitter
    family74014 at gmail dot com

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  29. I already like Kotton Pickin Cute on facebook, but I really want one of her pixie hats for the new baby. I will be buying it regardless, but it would be really nice to win it!

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  30. Oh you should have that design challenge again! I live in Bucks county so if I win maybe you can come to my house! hahaha

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  31. Liked my Best Friend's Hair on Facebook.
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  32. Searched for a stylist near me.
    kelliemae00atlivedotcome

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  33. I LOVE the Newsboy hat!!! :)

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  34. I love the sock monkey hat, but honestly I love them ALL!

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  35. I like kotton pickin kute on fb :)

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  36. Just liked Kotton Pickin' Kute on FB!

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  37. We get to pick just one hat? They are all ADORABLE!!! Love the hat and diaper cover combo. If I couldn't get it without the flower I'd give it to my sister as a photo prop for her photo business :)

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  38. "Liked" Kotton Pickin Kute on FB :)

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  39. Love the idea of My Best Friend's Hair. I just entered the gal that cuts my unruley main or as my dad use to call it Led Zeplin hair- yeah a bit curly, thick and out of control. But my gal Kristen at Juut can work miracles and I love the cut she does!! Gotta love free hair products!!

    Welcome back from your trip!!

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  40. i would love to win something from scentsy! im one of those people that has to smell everything, but the spa scents all sound amazing!
    Tonya T.

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  41. The Sweet Pea & Vanilla sounds wonderful!

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  42. ohhh.... my best friends hair?!? So great, what a fun pampering pick me up!

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  43. I LOVE the Kotton Pickin' Kute flowering ear flap hat. It would be so cute on our newest little girl!

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  44. Love the Kotton Pickin'Kute hats!!! What a TALENT :) My husband and I are expecting our first and it would just be precious for our new born!
    Lyndsay S.

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  45. I would like to try the Cinnamon Vanilla Scentsy. Thanks!

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  46. Ok, so those hats from Kotton Pickin' Kute are incredible! I would love an aviator hat for one of my boys....oh I hope I have a girl baby one day to put one of those hats on!

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  47. Liked Kottin Pickin' Kute on FB. Thanks!

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  48. LIKED Kottin Pickin' Kute on FB!!

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  49. I added Kotton Pickin Cute to my favorites on Etsy and I LOVE the Aviator hat...precious :)

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  50. AND I liked Kotton Pickin on Facebook too :)

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  51. I know winter is almost over but I'd love to try the scentsy "christmas cottage" smell. I love scentsy!

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