This is a compensated post written by me on behalf of Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you’re anything like me then you have tried lots of different diets.  I know I have bought just about every diet pill out there to try and see if it would help me to lose some weight.  And also spent a lot of money on those various diet pills out there.

I was recently given the opportunity to try Walgreens Brand Green tea Dietary Supplement so of course I took it.  Sometimes I am a bit wary of using store band items instead of name brand items.  But given the price of the name brand pills I didn’t think it could hurt to try Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products.  I had tried name brand products like this before but had never tried the Walgreens Brand Green tea Dietary Supplement.  It’s a natural dietary supplement.  If you use diet and exercise along with it, it will help burn calories and curb your appetite.

With the rising cost of everything theses days it’s nice to be able to save some money.  At Walgreens you can buy their store brand over the counter medications with confidence- they usually contain the same ingredients as the name brands, they are recommended by the pharmacists and have a 100% satisfaction guarantee.  Not only that but there is the Walgreens Way to Well Fund™ that is doing good works.

Before spending a lot of money on name brand products be sure to check and see what Walgreens has to offer.

This post brought to you by Express. All opinions are 100% mine.

In a way I am ready for summer- I am stick of the cold weather and the snow.  I really want to be able to go outside without having to bundle up in my coat or be freezing cold.  But on the other hand I am not really ready for summer yet because I still haven’t lost the weight I was trying to lose last year.  So to give myself some motivation to get on the treadmill and start eating healthy I was looking at women’s swimwear today.  It’s a little scary to think about wearing a bathing suit in front of others.

There are some amazing bathing suits at Express that I enjoyed looking at.  If you sign up for the Express e-mail you will have a chance to win one of ten $200 gift cards to Express… and who couldn’t use that?  Make sure you check the sweepstakes rules and remember that it ends on April 21st at 11:59pm EST.

There are a lot of different choices available and tons of great accessories to pick from to really dress up whatever you pick and make you look your best this summer.  I have to get to work on my weight loss and getting in shape so I can look good this summer.  Here is something I would feel comfortable wearing this summer:

This post brought to you by Pier 1. All opinions are 100% mine.

Yesterday it started out warm and rainy.  All of our snow was pretty much gone.  As the day went on the rain changed to snow.  We woke up this morning to about a foot and a half of snow and a state of emergency in our county.  I don’t know about you, but I am so tired of winter and snow.

So to ease my pain I looked at some outdoor furniture at Pier 1.  Last year Rich rebuilt and extended our deck then we added new furniture and made it look wonderful!  This summer I am hoping Rich will be building the patio we talked about adding last summer.  And once he does I can go a little crazy with new furniture, like the Kalika Folding Table- that would look so nice on the patio I have in my mind.  I’m going to sign up for the Pier 1 Outdoor newsletter so that I can get a special in store offer for the weekend of March 18-20, and you should too!

There are also going to be some Pier 1 Tweetups- you’re going to want to check and see if there will be one in your area.  How fun would that be?

Let the countdown for spring start!  Shopping plans are forming in my head for the beautiful new patio I hope to have this summer. 

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Are you always on the go like I am?  It seems like I am always running somewhere- taking Hailey to her morning preschool class, picking her up, getting groceries, going to an appointment, meeting friends for lunch, going to the library, taking Hailey to dance, etc.  Sometimes I feel like I spend more time in my car than I do anywhere else.

That’s where Evie comes in handy.  Evie an app for your iPhone that uses voice commands.  If I needed to call Rich while in the car I could just say, “Call Rich.”  And my phone call would be placed completely hands free.  If I wanted to listen to some music I could just say what i wanted to hear and there it would be.  If I was low on gas and not sure where the nearest gas station was, I could just ask my phone.  I could even listen to my friends updates on Facebook.  All of this would be wonderful to have.  Since I spend so much time in the car and I want to be safe and not try to use my phone while driving having Evie would really be wonderful.

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So if you spend as much time as do in the car you’ll want to check out Evie!