Caring for My Chaos

The winner of the Lotus Trolley giveaway was Elizabeth D.! Congratulations! Thanks to all that entered!

I thought this would be a good way to kick off the year! Remember my post about the Lotus Trolley Bag? The one that saves tons of plastic bags from being used and are reusable? Well, this fabulous company has made produce bags too! These are very well made with cinch closures at the top. They come in different sizes and are reusable. No more fighting those flimsy plastic bags in the produce section! I've teamed up with Lotus Trolley to bring you this giveaway for a 6 pack of these awesome bags. Just enter below! The giveaway starts today and ends 1/12/2019. I'll be announcing the winner then! Good luck!   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Our winner is Laura! I have emailed her to let her know. Thanks to everyone who entered!!

**I received product in exchange for my 100% honest review. All opinions are my own** I love cookbooks. I love looking through them and I really love it when I find ones with recipes I'll actually make! I was thrilled to be approached to review Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies and Taste of Home's Most Requested Recipes. These are seriously fabulous! Let's start with the Most Requested Recipes. They have over 400 recipes and tips in there. I can't wait to make some of these. There are casseroles, main dishes, breakfasts, desserts, even slow cooker recipes! There are even 30 minute or less meals in here. There's seriously something for everyone in here! I also love that they made these spiral bound books so they lie flat on the counter. I hate having to put something on top of the book to keep it open while I'm cooking. The 365 Days of Cookies is just that; 365 cookie recipes that will suit any occasion. There are recipes for special days like Jelly Bean...

**This is a sponsored post.** It's that time of year! Halloween is coming! Who doesn't love making Jack O' Lanterns? After the messiness of cleaning it out, I mean. This book, Easy Pumpkin Carving, gives you tips and tricks on all different ways to make your Jack O' Lantern special! I was really impressed with some of the ideas in it. I'm not sure if we are doing one this year, sadly; Bubby is "too grown" for these things as he said. And what's even better is they are having a giveaway for a pack of 2 pumpkin carving books from Fox Chapel Publishing! Just go to this website and sign up before October 16! Good luck!

**Amazon sponsored this blog post and is providing the gift card prizes!** Introducing Amazon Prints ! This is a new service through Amazon that is available to all customers, even without Prime. Prime members receive unlimited photo storage and free delivery. Non-Prime members still receive 5 GB of storage and all prints start as low as .09! They have many other products besides just prints though! Canvases, large prints, photo calendar creations, wall decor, cards, photo gifts, many more! They have a huge selection of personalized cards that you can choose from for any occasion. I think those would be fun to do, especially for the grandparents. And what's even better is there's a giveaway! Enter below and you could win the first prize of a 500$ Amazon gift card or one of five 2nd place prizes of 100$ Amazon gift cards! a Rafflecopter giveaway Thanks to Amazon for sponsoring this post and providing prizes for the giveaway!  Amazon, Fire and the Amazon Fire ...

Thank you to all of you who entered! We had a record number of entries for this delicious sauce! But, sadly, only one winner. And that would be.....

Who hates clutter? I do. Who has clutter? Everyone. Now, since moving, I have trimmed down on the amount of clutter we have, but it's still there. You should have seen the amount I got rid of when we were packing. You accumulate a lot of stuff when you live somewhere 15 years.

So, this week is my 40th birthday. Yep, I'm going to be officially old! To celebrate, I thought I would do something for all you wonderful readers and do a giveaway! And also give me an excuse to crochet. (Like I needed one, but still!) This giveaway is for one of those messy bun beanies. I'm sure you've heard about them. I wasn't going to jump on this bandwagon, but a friend of ours asked me to make her one and then I ended up making one for my daughter's roommate's Christmas present too! This will be made out of acrylic yarn, not the color pictured. When I pick the winner on Friday, I will message them and they get to pick what color they want! Enter below and good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway

**The  Purex brand provided me with a sample of Purex plus Clorox 2 detergent in exchange for a product review. All opinions expressed here are 100% my own** I have done my fair share of laundry in my day. It used to be every day, but with the kids getting older, we are down to every other day. My daughters have actually said that I am a stain remover master. Pictured, you will find my son's baseball pants. Now, if you know the south, you know that here in Virginia we have beautiful red clay for dirt. Red. That's right. Red clay that stains everything. And of course, him being 11 and in baseball, it's required to slide into the base, not just run to it. I have a stain removing routine down that I usually use on these pants, but I decided to try it just using the detergent. No Shout, no Fels Naptha. Just Purex plus Clorox 2. And lo and behold, it took the clay right out! First try too! I didn't even pretreat it with the detergent. I love the scent too. I really don...

UPDATE--- Congratulations Morgan! I have contacted you and you will be receiving your necklace soon! So, I was looking through all my posts today, over 1300 now, and realized my blogaversary is coming up! Not only that, my anniversary is right after that! To celebrate all of this, including all my absolutely wonderful, faithful readers, I want to do a giveaway. It's for this lovely necklace that has "Love Beyond The Moon + Stars" stamped into it. It's a metal pendant with a 8" chain. I thought it was very fitting since this time of year in my house is all about love! I want to thank all of you who keep reading my little blog which has grown tremendously since I started it 2 years ago. I love reading your comments and I love seeing the number of my readers grow! Thank you so much! It really means a lot to me. Without further ado, hurry and sign up for the giveaway! It'll end August 1! My 19th anniversary! Entry -Form

Thank you to all who entered! Our winner of this beautiful mint green afghan blanket is---Mary! I have already emailed you to get your address so I can ship it to you! Thank you again!

  I am having a giveaway! This is a 39" round lapghan that I made for my shop,  Not My Mama's Crochet . Made from 100% acrylic yarn, this is a really pretty mint green with a cream edging. Just enter below starting today and then on 6/15 at 11 am EST, I will choose a winner! Enter now! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Alisha is the winner! Thanks so much to all who entered! I really hope you all enjoyed visiting my shop and keep coming back because I'm working on new stuff all the time! Right now, I'm working on a baby star blanket in pink! Congratulations Alisha!

Since my birthday is tomorrow, and you all are the bestest readers a girl could have, I figured I would do a giveaway from my new Etsy shop! This is a vintage inspired cloche hat in dark purple, modeled by my darling daughter. Made from acrylic yarn, it is very cute! And one lucky reader will get it free! Just enter below! The giveaway starts now and ends January 29 at 6 am! Good luck! Entry -Form

Thank you to all who entered! And the winner is............. Elizabeth S.! Congratulations!

I do! I just received a box full of wonderful yarns to play with! So, get ready for a LOT of crochet projects!

*I received these kits for review through BrandBacker . The only compensation I received are these kits. All opinions are 100% my own* Hold on to your hats, Directioners! One Direction has just released into stores on November 15, these new makeup kits!

Thank you to all who entered! The winner is CJ! I emailed you with instructions to get your free coupon code! Congratulations!

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