Caring for My Chaos

**This is a sponsored post. I received product in exchange for my 100% honest review. All opinions are my own** Over Thanksgiving, we ended up having two dinners. My mother in law was sick on Thanksgiving, so we had a second dinner on Saturday. As an appetizer on Saturday, I pulled out my Hormel Gatherings Supreme party tray, in addition to the cheese ball that had been attacked on Thanksgiving. This sucker is loaded! It has Hormel Hard and Genoa Salami, Sargento Colby Jack and Pepper Jack cheeses, 2 sleeves of crackers and assorted olives! I was impressed with how fresh everything tasted, straight out of the package. Everything comes sealed in their own packages, inside the big tray, ready to be served. I love how the salami and cheeses are the perfect size for the crackers. I hate when they are bigger than the cracker, making it hard to eat. Everyone was happy snacking on this before the meal, especially Bubby who is a salami freak. There are two different trays in the Gathering...

**This is a sponsored post** If you love motorsports or have a kid who LOVES cars, NASCAR has an amazing way to share that passion with your kids, thru NASCAR Acceleration Nation . The website and app, which is available on Android and iPhone, features fun games, info on races, details on cars, and learning materials about the science of racing!  Hubby has always been into racing, whether it was NASCAR or Top Fuel. I had never even  been to or watched a race before we started dating! Even the kids have gotten into racing with him, and I didn't realize all that they learn from it! NASCAR Acceleration Nation is a fun, entertaining and educational way for kids to learn about NASCAR! Kids can learn about NASCAR drivers, tracks, the science of speed and more through the website and app. Bet ya didn't think you were going to be learning anything like science from racing did ya? And the kids won't even think they are learning since it's a kids game! They'll ju...

**I received product in return for my 100% honest review. All opinions are my own.** If you have ever had a teenager and/or a husband, you know that clothes can get funky. I mean the ground in dirt, sweaty, oily, smelly kind of funk. You know the kind. And sometimes it takes a couple washings to get the stink out of the clothes if it's really bad. Enter Defunkify! This laundry soap was developed by a small group of scientists, inventors and chemists at the University of Oregon. They got together and came up with this soap that uses the newest in green clean technology. But, even though it penetrates deep into the fibers to get all the stink out, it's still gentle on them. So, of course, just when I need Hunny to be home to be my test specimen, he's not. I used the next stinkiest thing I could think of-towels. You know when the wet towels have sat in the hamper just a bit too long and they have that musty odor that nothing seems to really get rid of? I had a few of th...

**This is a sponsored post. I received product in exchange for my 100% honest review. All opinions are my own.** I love snacks. Probably a little too much. I still shop like my parents are out of town sometimes. So, when I come across a snack that's not only good for me, but also helps others, double win!

**I received product in return for my 100% honest review. All opinions are my own** Meet MetaBall! Ask anyone who knows me, I am not a health conscious kind of person. I have gotten better since I had kids, but there is still a lot of junk food in my house. I love chocolate. Doughnuts are my friends. I have tried some protein bars that tasted like cardboard. And if you're going to eat healthy, you have to like it, right? MetaBall is a snack that is made from plant based protein. All of these snacks are free from peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, dairy, egg, soy, fish, shellfish, gluten, casein, sesame and gmo's. They are allergy friendly and are suitable for vegans! You always feel better when you can pronounce the ingredients! These were developed by a mom, Dr. Susan Abramson, when she was confronted with the dilemma of trying to find a snack for her active kids that was nutritious, but low in sugar that tasted good. Plus one of her children had "an off the chart" alle...

**This is a sponsored post. I was gifted product in return for my honest review. All opinions are 100% my own** I hate ironing. I don't know how women did it back in the day, ironing their mens' shirts every wash day.

**I received a copy of this in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are 100% my own** This book is just absolutely precious! I really wish I had a little one still for this book. But, I am going to keep it for the future grandkids!

ModCloth Make The Cut Contest: 'Prints Charming' Have you always dreamed of becoming a fashion designer? Well now that dream can come true! The ModCloth Make The Cut program is a recurring design contest that invites the ModCloth Community to design garments, graphics, or fabric prints. Its main purpose is to further their mission of democratizing fashion by producing clothing designed by community members. YOU can become a designer at ModCloth ! How does the contest work? Entrants will design a new print for a private label dress silhouette that is already being produced! Contestants have two weeks to submit designs. After the submission period, the ModCloth Creative Team will narrow down the submissions to 20, which will be sent to the guest judge, Amanda Needham, Costume Designer for Portlandia. After Amanda has chosen the 10 finalists, they will be posted on the Be The Buyer page for voting. There will be a week for the Community to vote, then ModCl...

I am a member of Markerly, which is a blogging network who matches bloggers with brands, so the brands can reach their target audiences and get more people to know about their products. They are a great network to work with! And they are always looking for new bloggers!  Sign up is easy! And as soon as you sign up, they begin matching you with brands that your audience would be interested in. This is a great way to get new products free for you to try, like wine from companies like Last Bottle Wines and Invino or cool earbuds from Jaybird or you can work with brands like Levi's, Super Bowl, TruMoo, eMeals etc. Markerly 's network is open to anybody to join that has over 10,000 page views a month or an average of 3 comments per post.Markerly is very focused on quality blog posts and bloggers that have engaged audiences. Influencer marketing is a great way for brands to connect with bloggers and their audiences to sell more products and gain awareness. And it's fu...