New Nora Jones Album Review

Order ...Featuring by Norah Jones today!

Norah's latest album is actually in stores TODAY! This is Norah's fifth album. The album is filled with duets and collaborations with Norah and other top artists. Here's the full album listing:

1. Love Me – The Little Willies
2. Virginia Moon – The Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
3. Turn Them – Sean Bones featuring Norah Jones
4. Baby It's Cold Outside – Willie Nelson featuring Norah Jones
5. Bull Rider – Norah Jones and Sasha Dobson
6. Ruler Of My Heart – Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Norah Jones
7. The Best Part – El Madmo 
8. Take Off Your Cool – OutKast featuring Norah Jones
9. Life Is Better – Q-Tip featuring Norah Jones
10. Soon The New Day – Talib Kweli featuring Norah Jones
11. Little Lou, Prophet Jack, Ugly John – Belle & Sebastian featuring Norah Jones
12. Here We Go Again – Ray Charles featuring Norah Jones
13. Loretta – Norah Jones featuring Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
14. Dear John – Ryan Adams featuring Norah Jones
15. Creepin' In – Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton
16. Court & Spark – Herbie Hancock featuring Norah Jones
17. More Than This – Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones
18. Blue Bayou – Norah Jones featuring M. Ward

...Featuring is a star-studded collection of Norah Jones' collaborations spanning her entire career.  The result serves as a kind of parallel history to her four albums, which have sold over 40 million copies worldwide.

“A lot of the people on this record are people I've worshiped since I was a kid, and some of them are younger and more my contemporaries,” says Norah. “Even though the musicians are so varied, the vibe of the songs makes sense when we put them all together.”

 

Disclaimer: I was sent the product named above to review by One 2 One Network. The opinions expressed above are solely my own and yours may differ. Receiving a product will NEVER influence what I write in any review.

Giveaway/Review: My Little Pony DVD

I was recently lucky enough to receive the newest my little pony Dvd to review and giveaway. This is a sweet and lovable story that takes me right back to my childhood when I loved to play with all the My Little Pony toys.

The DVD is the first animated full-length My Little Pony story to come to DVD since 2006’s Princess Promenade, the movie follows the ponies’ journey as they discover what it truly means for wishes to come true.
Twinkle Wish Adventure is jam-packed solid with fun extras including “Elefun and Friends” (a new animated short), “Waiting for the Winter Wishes Festival” (a prequel), six sing-along songs and four downloadable activities including a coloring sheet, a Pony note to Santa and more.

If you would like a sneak peek click on the links below to watch:

http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/mlp/twinkle/MLP-Twinkle_Wish_Dilemma-512K.wmv

http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/mlp/twinkle/MLP-Dreams_Do_Come_True-512K.wmv

If you would like to purchase the DVD just click on the coupon below and print then take to your local Target or Toys R Us to get your discount.

Hasbro and Shoutfactory have provided me  with a copy of this DVD to giveaway to one of my lucky readers. To enter see the rules below.

GIVEAWAY

Enter up to 5 times:

1) Main Entry- leave a comment telling me what your favorite childhood toy was.

2) Post about this contest on your blog and leave a link in a comment

3) Follow this blog and leave a comment telling me

4) Add my button to your page and leave a link in a comment

5) Tweet this contest on Twitter and leave a comment telling me

Contest ends 11/4/09 at midnight EST. Winner will be chosen at random and notified by email within 24hrs. If winner does not claim prize within 48hrs a new winner will be chosen. 

Good luck to all!!

Pebble.com is a must see site for shoppers

I was recently introduced to a great site for comparison shopping. In a time where we are all trying to get the most for our money this site helps us do just that. Sure there are plenty of price comparison sites out there but this one takes it a step further.

All you have to do is  visit Pebble.com and search for any brand or type of product you are thinking of purchasing or that you just want to know more about.  You will quickly receive  a  comparison list from many different merchants with their price and description . With one click you can then visit the merchant of your choice for more information or to purchase the item. You can also ask any additional questions of other consumers that have experienced the product first hand. It’s easy to find a description of a product your interested that was written by the manufacturer on other sites but they aren’t going to include any downsides to it or how it worked in their home. We all know products don’t always turn out to be all they promised they would be. It’s great to be able to ask someone who has used it how it really works once you get it home.

I found this a very helpful and informative site that I’ll be sure to use in the future. I would definitely recommend this site to anyone who wants the best deal for their buck. The best part is its completely free and you can’t beat that!

Childrens Zyrtec Review

I wanted to tell you about a great new product I had the pleasure to review. Zyrtec is a great allergy medicine which I have used before but now they have come out with Perfect Measure pre measured spoons for children. These are great for kids. The ones I received were a tasty grape flavor and the prefilled spoon is so easy to use. I wish someone would have thought of this sooner! Thanks to Zyrtec and Bzz Agent!

Joshua Bell “At Home With Friends” CD Review

For those of you unfamiliar with Joshua Bell, he is a famous violin player who has been playing since the age of 14. His musical collaborations and intense passion have earned him respect in the classical music arena as well as receiving the 2008 Academy of Achievement award for exceptional accomplishment in the arts.

I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the latest album, At Home With Friends, which showcases his talents along with vocal duets by Chris Botti, Sting, Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, and many more.

At Home With Friends, is such a relaxing and fun CD. It is one of those CDs where you get a different vibe in each song. I can’t really say which one is my favorite, but I do like the song with Sting. I also like the collaboration with Regina Spektor. He even has a cool Sitar-Violin mix thrown in, and a nice opera piece with Josh Groban.  You can check out a sample of each song, here.

This CD really has something for everyone, and is great as a background to a nice evening with friends. In fact, it has so much energy in the songs, it is probably a great CD to play while cleaning up the house or having a romantic candlelit dinner.

Other links:
Joshua’s website: http://www.joshuabell.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Joshua-Bell/62686889648?Ref=ts
Joshua’s Widget: http://bit.ly/JoshuaBellWidget

Album Tracklisting (Originally performed by):
I Loves You Porgy featuring Chris Botti, trumpet
Come Again featuring Sting, vocals  
Oblivion featuring Carel Kraayenhof, bandoneon  
Cinema Paradiso featuring Josh Groban, vocals
Para Tí featuring Tiempo Libre, various
My Funny Valentine featuring Kristin Chenoweth, vocals
Maybe So featuring Edgar Meyer Sam Bush and Mike Marshall, strings
Grieg: Sonata No. 3 featuring Sergei Rachmaninoff (Zenph re-performance)
Eleanor Rigby featuring Frankie Moreno, piano & vocals
O, Cease Thy Maiden Fair featuring Nathan Gunn, baritone
Il Postino featuring Carel Kraayenhof, bandoneon
Left Hand Song featuring Regina Spektor, piano & vocals
Chovendo Na Roseira featuring Dave Grusin, piano
Look Away featuring Edgar Meyer, bass and Chris Thile, mandolin
Variant Moods: Duet for Sitar & Violin featuring Anoushka Shankar, sitar
I'll Take Manhattan featuring Marvin Hamlisch, piano
Left Hand featuring Regina Spektor, vocals

Book Review: “Once in a Blue Moon” by Eileen Goudge

Thanks to One2One Network I was recently able  to review the newest novel by Eileen Goudge “Once in a Blue Moon”. I had not read any of her previous book but was very pleased with this one. I am a big fan of mystery/suspence novels and this one definitely fit the bill. After reading this one i will have to check out the rest of her previous and future books. You can find out more about Eileen and her newest book at the following sites:

Eileen's website: http://www.eileengoudge.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eileen-Goudge/132678273034?ref=search&

Twitter: http://twitter.com/eileengoudge

Check out a quick description of “Once in a Blue Moon”

Sisters Lindsay and Kerrie Ann have known hardship from an early age. Without guidance from their neglectful mother, their only aid came from an unlikely source, a retired exotic dancer by the name of Miss Honi Love. When the girls’ mother was sent to prison, Miss Honi tried unsuccessfully to save them from being separated and sent into foster care.

Thirty years later, Lindsay is still trying to reconnect with her sister. The owner of a bookstore in the sleepy California seaside town of Blue Moon Bay, she was lucky enough to have been adopted by a loving couple. Unbeknownst to her, Kerrie Ann has suffered a very different life. Bounced from one foster home to the next, she ran away as a teenager before becoming a drug-addicted single mother. Now, newly sober, Kerrie Ann is fighting to regain custody of the little girl who was taken from her.

Neither sister’s expectations are met when they’re finally reunited. But as the two sisters engage in the fiercest battles of their lives, they are at last drawn together despite their differences, restoring belief in the unshakable bond of family.

Break Pal Review and Giveaway

I was recently contacted by the people at Break Pal to review their program. They gave me a free membership to their program to use along with their desktop widget. All i had to do was download the small widget from off of Yahoo and set it to pop up while I am working at my desk as often as I wanted. I chose every 30 minutes. It pops up and says “Its time to exercise !”  It then gives you a choice of several different types of exercises that you can do from your desk or with little room. Its a great way to get your daily dose of movement and keep your energy up too.

No Time To Exercise? Then Deskercise

• Desk Exercises let you get in Shape Right at Your Desk!
• Get the Same Results as if You Drove to the Gym every Day and did a 45 minute Aerobics Class. (Without driving to the gym or spending 45 minutes.
• Have better mental clarity throughout the day.
• Get more done.
• Avoid desk related health problems
• All with a very simple idea

Discover The Fastest, Easiest, Most Convenient Way To Get Into Fantastic Physical And Mental Shape.

Break Pal is offering a free Lifetime Membership and download to their program to one lucky winner! Contest ends 10/6/09.Winner will be chosen at random and notified within 24 hrsby email and on this blog.

Enter up to 5 times:

1) Go to Break Pal’s website and come back here and tell me something you found out about them in a comment.

2) Add my button to your page and leave a comment with a link to your page.

3) Follow me and leave a comment telling me.

4)Blog about this contest and leave a comment with a link to your post.

5)Tweet about this contest or link to it on Facebook and leave a comment telling me about it.

We have a winner!!

Brenda (bitabuns at yahoo)is the winner of the Zhu Zhu pets Giveaway!!! Congratulations Brenda!

 

Thanks to all who entered! Stay tuned for more contests coming up very soon!

Hurry and enter to win YoBaby Gift Set!!!! Ends in a few days.

Hurry and enter to win a great YoBaby Gift Set from Stonyfield Farms. Go HERE to enter up to 5 times. Contest ends this weekend!!!!

Rock Of Ages Musical CD Review

New Line Records just hammered the in-store release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of five-time Tony Award nominated "ROCK OF AGES." For those of you not in the know, Rock of Ages is the new Broadway musical starring American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis. Set in 1987 in a legendary Sunset Strip rock club, a small-town girl meets a big-city dreamer and they fall in love to the greatest metal songs of the 80's. The musical is an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and more.

My Opinion:

I was so happy to participate in this review sent to me by One2One Network. I love 80’s music! After all, I was a teenager in the 80’s so it really takes me back to those carefree days. The songs on this album were all my favorites back then and I still love them now. It was great to hear a slightly different version of my favorite 80’s big hair band hits. I have never been to a musical but after listening to this cd I would definitely be interested in going to my first one. It takes you on a fun and exciting trip back in time with great performances from a talented cast. I would definitely recommend this cd to anyone who loves 80’s music.

You can buy the album HERE

Here is a video of the Making of the Soundtrack:

Tracklisting
Just Like Paradise / Nothin' But A Good Time
Sister Christian
We Built This City / Too Much Time On My Hands
I Wanna Rock
We're Not Gonna Take It
Heaven/More Than Words / To Be With You
Waiting For A Girl Like You
Wanted Dead Or Alive
I Want To Know What Love Is
Cum On Feel The Noize / We're Not Gonna Take It (Reprise)
Harden My Heart / Shadows Of The Night
Here I Go Again
The Final Countdown
Any Way You Want It / I Wanna Rock (Reprise)
High Enough
I Hate Myself For Loving You / Heat Of The Moment
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Can't Fight This Feeling
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Oh Sherrie
The Search Is Over
Don't Stop Believin

Boston Market Review

I was recently given the opportunity by Boston Market to eat at one of their restaurants. I was very happy to do so since I had eaten there years ago and remembered the food as being very good. I was not let down this time either. Boston market is not your average fast food restaurant. They have fast food pricing but the food is exceptional. It’s like eating what you would make in your own home.

I had the meatloaf meal like the one seen below. It was delicious. Everything was cooked just right and made me feel as I was at grandmas house eating Sunday dinner. I will definitely be returning in the future to try more of their diverse menu.

The only downside I could find is the lack of locations in my area. If they could open a few more stores that would be great!

LTD CHIX T-SHIRT Review & Giveaway!

I was recently contacted by LTD Chix about their great line of products which include long and short sleeve t-shirts, thermals, and shopping bags. I was excited to receive my very own t-shirt to review. I chose a light blue short sleeve t-shirt from the laundry line. Here is a picture of the adorable print on the shirt:

 

They offer many different clever and funny designs all made with the life of a busy mom in mind. I was pleased to see they have sizes to fit everyone from x-small to 3x in a broad range of colors and cuts.

I was very impressed with the look and feel of mine. I have had quite a few responses from friends and family about how cute it is. It has quickly become one of my favorite shirts.

Now is your chance to have one of your own! LTD CHIX is giving a Laundry t-shirt to one lucky winner. See below for several ways to enter!

You can also go to their website to shop now and get 15% off any purchase with a special coupon code: CRAZY(enter all in caps). Coupon will be good from 7/24/09 - 8/7/09.

Contest starts 7/24/09 and ends 8/7/09. Winner will be listed here and notified by email. If winner doesn’t contact me within 48hrs a new winner will be chosen. Good Luck!

Enter up to 5 times:

1) Visit the LTD CHIX website and come back and leave a comment telling me which item you liked the most.

2)Hit the follow me button on the right of this page and become a follower and add a separate comment telling me.

3)Grab my button and add it to your blog or website and send the url address of your blog in a separate comment.

4) Blog about this giveaway on your blog and put a link to it in a separate comment.

5) Go HERE and vote for LTD Chix in the Home Based 100 Contest and come back and send a comment telling me you did.

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Click on comments button below to enter up to 5 times!